Very incomplete list!See separate pages forlungcancer,tuberculosis,pneumonia,emphysemaandasthma. in chronological order | |  Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797) — of Virginia. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,October14, 1734.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1764;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1778.Died, frompleurisy, inRichmondCounty, Va.,January11, 1797 (age62 years, 89days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Richmond County, Va.; memorialmonument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.  | George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as"Father of His Country";"TheAmerican Fabius" —of Virginia. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va., February 11, 1732/31 o.s. ((February22,1732)).Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Presidentof the United States, 1789-97.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, heserved as thefirstPresident and voluntarily stepped down after two terms. Elected totheHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died, probably fromacute bacterial epiglottitis, atFairfaxCounty, Va.,December14, 1799 (age67 years, 295days).Entombed atMt.Vernon, Fairfax County, Va.; memorial monument atNationalMall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1860 atWashingtonCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1869 atBoston Public Garden, Boston, Mass.| |  Relatives: Sonof Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married,January6, 1759, toMarthaDandridge Custis (aunt ofBurwellBassett); step-father ofJohnParke Custis; uncle ofBushrodWashington; granduncle by marriage ofCharlesMagill Conrad; granduncle ofJohnThornton Augustine Washington andGeorgeCorbin Washington; great-granduncle of Jane Washington AugustaThornton (who marriedJamesBurnie Beck); second great-granduncle ofGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; first cousin six times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin ofHowellLewis; second cousin once removed ofMeriwetherLewis; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1772-1818),SulifandSutherland Ross andDavidShelby Walker; second cousin thrice removed ofWalkerPeyton Conway,HowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker andDavidShelby Walker Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin five times removed ofThomasHenry Ball Jr.,Williamde Bruyn=Kops,HoraceLee Washington,EdwinMcPherson Holden,ClaudeC. Ball,ArthurWesley Holden andFranklinDelano Roosevelt; third cousin twice removed ofHenryRootes Jackson; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill andThomasLeonidas Crittenden. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HenryLee —JoshuaFry —AlexanderDimitry —TobiasLear —DavidMathews —RufusPutnam | | | | Washington counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Md.,Minn.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,R.I.,Tenn.,Tex.,Utah,Vt.,Va. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. — Thestateof Washington isnamed forhim. —MountWashington (highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — Theminorplanet886 Washingtonia (discovered 1917), isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:GeneralWashington Johnston—GeorgeWashington Lent Marr—GeorgeWashington Heard—GeorgeWashington Barnett—GeorgeWashington Davis—GeorgeW. Owen—GeorgeW. Toland—GeorgeW. Lay—GeorgeW. Patterson—GeorgeW. B. Towns—GeorgeWashington Adams—GeorgeWashington Hockley—GeorgeW. Smyth—G.W. Ingersoll—GeorgeW. Hopkins—GeorgeWashington Montgomery—JosephGeorge Washington Duncan—GeorgeW. Kittredge—GeorgeWashington Juden, Sr.—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeWashington Lane—GeorgeW. Harrison—GeorgeWashington Ewing—GeorgeWashington Seabrook—GeorgeW. Morrison—GeorgeW. Woodward—GeorgeWashington Wright—GeorgeWashington Triplett—GeorgeWashington Glasscock—GeorgeW. Schuyler—GeorgeWashington Holman—GeorgeW. Greene—GeorgeW. Johnson—GeorgeW. Wolcott—GeorgeW. Paschal—GeorgeWashington Dunlap—GeorgeWashington Warren—GeorgeWashington Hill—GeorgeWashington Logan—GeorgeW. Getchell—GeorgeW. Wright—GeorgeW. Julian—GeorgeWashington Dyal—GeorgeW. Ladd—GeorgeW. Peck—GeorgeWashington Nesmith—GeorgeW. Morgan—GeorgeWashington Brooks—GeorgeWashington Cowles—GeorgeW. Geddes—GeorgeWashington Whitmore—GeorgeWashington Bridges—GeorgeW. Cate—GeorgeW. Houk—GeorgeW. Webber—GeorgeW. Bemis—GeorgeW. Batchelder—GeorgeWashington Fairbrother—GeorgeW. Glick—GeorgeW. Ryland—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeW. Baker—GeorgeW. Shell—GeorgeW. Anderson—GeorgeW. Crouse—GeorgeW. Hulick—GeorgeW. Allen—GeorgeW. F. Harper—GeorgeWashington Clark—GeorgeW. McCrary—GeorgeW. Gordon—GeorgeW. Kingsbury—GeorgeW. Covington—GeorgeWashington Fleeger—GeorgeW. Steele—GeorgeW. Wilson—GeorgeW. Martin—GeorgeW. E. Dorsey—GeorgeW. Plunkitt—GeorgeW. Furbush—GeorgeW. Sutton—GeorgeW. Curtin—GeorgeW. Ray—GeorgeW. Roosevelt—GeorgeW. Smith—GeorgeW. Kipp—GeorgeW. Campbell—GeorgeW. Taylor—GeorgeW. Stone—GeorgeW. Bartch—GeorgeW. Shonk—GeorgeW. Paul—GeorgeW. Cook—GeorgeW. Clarke—GeorgeW. Murray—GeorgeW. Faris—GeorgeW. Fithian—GeorgeW. Prince—GeorgeW. Buckner—GeorgeW. Cromer—GeorgeW. Donaghey—GeorgeT. Beck—GeorgeW. Aldridge—GeorgeWashington Wagoner—GeorgeWashington Goethals—GeorgeW. Armstrong—GeorgeW. Lovejoy—GeorgeW. Oakes—GeorgeW. Hays—GeorgeW. Edmonds—GeorgeW. Lindsay—GeorgeWashington Jones—T.G. W. Tarver—GeorgeW. Darden—GeorgeW. McCaskrin—GeorgeWashington English—GeorgeWashington Jones—GeorgeW. Mead—GeorgeW. Collins—GeorgeW. Gibbons—GeorgeW. List—GeorgeW. Calkin—GeorgeWashington Sullivan—GeorgeW. Rauch—GeorgeW. Michell—GeorgeWashington Jackson—GeorgeW. Blanchard—GeorgeWashington Herz—GeorgeW. Bristow—GeorgeWashington Hardy—GeorgeW. Ballard—GeorgeW. McKown—GeorgeW. Collins | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 bill. Hisportraitalso appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency,and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about George Washington: RichardBrookhiser,FoundingFather: Rediscovering George Washington — James ThomasFlexner,Washington:The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall,GeorgeWashington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith,Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation —Henry Wiencek,AnImperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation ofAmerica — James MacGregor Burns,GeorgeWashington — Joseph J. Ellis,HisExcellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — David Barton,TheBulletproof George Washington: An Account of God's ProvidentialCare — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Wendie C. Old,GeorgeWashington (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
 | Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) — of District of Columbia. Born inCarrollCounty, Md.,August1, 1779.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1833-41.During the war of 1812, while on a mission to obtain the release of aprisoner from British forces, witnessed the bombardment of FortMcHenry from the deck of the British shipSurprise; thatnight, September 13-14, 1814, he wrote a poem "The Spangled Banner".The poem was published soon afterward, rapidly gained popularity, andbecame the lyrics to the U.S. national anthem.Died, frompleurisy, inBaltimore,Md.,January11, 1843 (age63 years, 163days).Originally entombed atOldSt. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; later interred in 1866 atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; memorial monument atGoldenGate Park, San Francisco, Calif. | | John McNeil Jr. (1784-1850) — also known asJohn McNiel Jr. — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Hillsborough,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,March25, 1784.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1830-41.Died, fromlung congestion, in the IrvingHotel,Washington,D.C.,February23, 1850 (age65 years, 335days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | James Gore King (1791-1853) — also known asJames G. King — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1791.Whig.Banker;president, ErieRailroad,1835-37;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1849-51.Died, fromcongestion of the lungs, in Weehawken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,October3, 1853 (age62 years, 148days).Interment atGraceChurch Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. | | Elisha Mills Huntington (1806-1862) — also known asElisha M. Huntington — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in Butternuts,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1806.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-36; circuit judge inIndiana, 1837-41; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana,1839 (Convention Vice-President); Commissioner of the General LandOffice, 1841-42;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1842-62; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1860.Catholic.Died of alung ailment, in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October26, 1862 (age56 years, 214days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Huntington (1763-1815) and Mary (Corning) Huntington;brother ofNathanielHuntington (1793-1828) andJamesHuntington; married,November3, 1841, to Susan Mary Rudd; grandnephew ofSamuelHuntington; great-grandfather ofHelenHuntington Hull; first cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamBarret Ridgely; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofJosephLyman Huntington; second cousin once removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington andGeorgeMilo Huntington; second cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,HenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,JohnDavenport,EbenezerHuntington,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,AbelHuntington andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelAdams andBenjaminLincoln; fourth cousin ofWilliamWoodbridge,ZinaHyde Jr.,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,TheodoreDavenport,CharlesPhelps Huntington andHenryTitus Backus; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephAllen,ChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,AugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelNicholls Smallwood,PeterBuell Porter,JohnHall Brockway,RobertCoit Jr.,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andWilliamClark Huntington. | | | | Political families:Huntingtonfamily of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntingtonfamily of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lawrence Washington Hall (1819-1863) — of Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio.Born inLakeCounty, Ohio,1819.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1852-57;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1857-59; defeated, 1858.Imprisonedfor allegeddisloyaltyto the Union in 1862.Died of alung hemorrhage, Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,January18, 1863 (ageabout 43years).Original interment atOakwoodCemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio; reinterment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Joseph Pratt Allyn (1833-1869) — also known asJoseph P. Allyn — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March 9,1833.Justiceof Arizona territorial supreme court, 1863-67.Died, probably from apulmonary ailment, in Paris,France,May24, 1869 (age36 years, 76days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | George Dusenberry (d. 1869) — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1868-69; died in office 1869.Died, from apulmonary affliction,August11, 1869.Burial location unknown. | | Anson Burlingame (1820-1870) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in New Berlin,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1820.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1852-54;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1855-61; U.S.Minister toChina, 1861-67.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, fromcongestion of the lungs, in St. Petersburg,Russia,February23, 1870 (age49 years, 101days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Freelove (Angell) Burlingame andJoelBurlingame; married,June 3,1847, to Jane Cornelia Livermore; fourth cousin ofOssianRay; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesMontgomery Burlingame andClementPhineas Kellogg. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecityofBurlingame,California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofBurlingame,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofAnson,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Anson Burlingame (built 1943 atRichmond,California; sold private 1947; sank 1950) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Whiting Boardman (1794-1871) — also known asWilliam W. Boardman — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October10, 1794.Whig. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 4th District, 1830-32; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1836-39, 1845-46,1849, 1851;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1845;delegate to Whig National Convention from Connecticut, 1839 (member,Balloting Committee; speaker);U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1840-43.Died, fromacute bronchitis, in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August27, 1871 (age76 years, 321days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.| | Relatives: SonofElijahBoardman and Mary Ann (Whiting) Boardman; married,July 28,1857, to Lucy Hall; granduncle ofMabelThorp Boardman; first cousin once removed ofWilliamBostwick andDanielWarner Bostwick; second cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin andFrankFiske Bostwick; third cousin ofJabezBostwick andHenryMeigs; third cousin once removed ofHenryMeigs Jr.,JohnForsyth Jr.,EzraBostwick andJudsonB. Phelps; third cousin twice removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821),EliasWilliam Bostwick,EdwardEverett Bostwick,AbelArthur Bostwick,BenjaminLewis Fairchild andCharlesFrancis Bostwick; fourth cousin ofCharlesWentworth Upham,EliphaletAdams Bulkeley,JohnLeslie Russell,HenryTitus Backus andJoshuaPerkins; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,JohnAllen,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin,GrahamHurd Chapin,MorganGardner Bulkeley,LeslieWead Russell,WilliamHenry Bulkeley,CharlesHazen Russell andJohnClarence Keeler. | | | | Political family:Bulkeley-Morgan-Brainardfamily of Hartford, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
| | John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) — also known asJohn C. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January16, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1849-51;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1856;VicePresident of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democraticcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1860;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1865.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in theConfederatemilitary.Fledto Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until1869.Slaveowner. Died, fromlung disease andlivercirrhosis, in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 17,1875 (age54 years, 121days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge andJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married1840 toElizabeth Lucas; married,December12, 1843, to Mary Cyrene Burch (1826-1907) andMaryCyrene Burch (1826-1907); father ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andCliftonRodes Breckinridge; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnWitherspoon; great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich. | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecityofBreckenridge,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofBreckenridge,Colorado, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John C. Breckinridge:William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — Frank Hopkins Heck,ProudKentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 — WilliamC. Davis,Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol |
| | Harvey Gridley Eastman (1832-1878) — also known asHarvey G. Eastman;H. G.Eastman —of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Marshall,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1832.Republican.Collegeprofessor; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1868;mayorof Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1869; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1872, 1874.Died, fromcongestion of the lungs, inDenver,Colo.,July 13,1878 (age45 years, 239days).Burial location unknown. | | James Butler Campbell (1808-1883) — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Oxford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October27, 1808.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1850-55, 1862-64,1865-66 (St. Philip & St. Michael 1850-55, 1862-64, Charleston1865-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1868;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1877-78; candidateforU.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1882.Died, fromcongestion of the lungs, inWashington,D.C.,November8, 1883 (age75 years, 12days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Martin Nachtmann (1836-1886) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inGermany,September29, 1836.Printer;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 8th District, 1869-71, 1877; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1871.Died, frombronchitis, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1886 (age50 years, 69days).Interment atLutheranAll Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas H. O'Neall (1813-1889) — ofTippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Newberry District (nowNewberryCounty), S.C.,September20, 1813.Farmer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1849-51.QuakerorMethodist.Irishancestry.Died, fromcongestion of the lungs, in Stockwell,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,March31, 1889 (age75 years, 192days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Stockwell, Ind.  | Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known asJefferson Davis — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, Miss.;WarrenCounty, Miss.Born in alogcabin, Fairview, Christian County (nowToddCounty), Ky.,June 3,1808.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate forMississippistate house of representatives, 1843; Presidential Elector forMississippi,1844;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate forGovernor ofMississippi, 1851;U.S.Secretary of War, 1853-57;Presidentof the Confederacy, 1861-65.CapturedbyUnionforces in May 1865 andimprisonedwithout trial for about two years.Slaveowner. Died ofbronchitis andmalariain New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December6, 1889 (age81 years, 186days).Original interment atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument atMemorial Avenue, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married,June 17,1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter ofZacharyTaylor andMargaretTaylor); married,February25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter ofRichardHowell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who marriedRichardBrodhead); granduncle ofJosephDavis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who marriedThomasEdmund Dewey). | | | | Political family:Taylor-Brodheadfamily of Easton, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JesseD. Bright —JohnH. Reagan —HoraceGreeley —SolomonCohen —GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelA. Roberts —WilliamT. Sutherlin —VictorVifquain —CharlesO'Conor | | | | Jeff DavisCounty, Ga.,Jefferson DavisParish, La.,Jefferson DavisCounty, Miss. andJeff DavisCounty, Tex. are named for him. | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:J.Davis Brodhead—JeffersonD. Hostetter—JeffersonD. Blount—JeffersonDavis Carwile—JeffersonD. Helms—JeffersonDavis Wiggins—JeffersonDavis Parris | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Jefferson Davis:TheRise and Fall of the Confederate Government(1881) | | | | Books about Jefferson Davis: William J.Cooper, Jr.,JeffersonDavis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis,JeffersonDavis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoirby His Wife — William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter DonaldKennedy,WasJefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren,JeffersonDavis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway &Richard E. Beringer,JeffersonDavis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen,JeffersonDavis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson,Pursuit:The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release ofConfederate President Jefferson Davis | | | | Image source: Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861 |
| | James Otis (1836-1898) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidateforU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1878; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1884-85.Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromcongestion of the lungs, in Bellport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 22,1898 (age61 years, 283days).Burial location unknown. | | William Selden Gale (1822-1900) — also known asW. Selden Gale — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Adams,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1822.Lawyer;postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1849-53;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Knox County,1862; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1869; Republican PresidentialElector for Illinois,1872;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1880.Died, frompleurisy, in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,September1, 1900 (age78 years, 198days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | Bartlett Woods (1818-1903) — also known as"Grand Old Man of LakeCounty" —of Ross,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Winchelsea, Sussex,England,July10, 1818.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1861, 1865.Member,Grange.Died, ofpleurisy, in Merrillville,LakeCounty, Ind.,May 1,1903 (age84 years, 295days).Interment atMaplewood Historic Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind. | | Samuel Milton Jones (1846-1904) — also known asSamuel M. Jones;"GoldenRule" —of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born near Beddgelert,Wales,August3, 1846.Oilproducer;manufacturer;mayorof Toledo, Ohio, 1897-1904; died in office 1904; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1900.Died, from alung abscess, in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,July 12,1904 (age57 years, 344days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | William Alvord (1833-1904) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1833.Hardwaredealer;banker;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1871-73; San FranciscoPoliceCommissioner, 1878-99.Member,LoyalLegion;AmericanForestry Association.Died, ofheartfailure due tobronchial troubles, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December21, 1904 (age71 years, 353days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | George A. von Lingen (1838-1907) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Bremen,Germany,July4, 1838.Steamshipagent;Consulfor Germany inBaltimore,Md., 1877-1904.Died, fromacute pulmonary trouble, inBaltimore,Md.,June 26,1907 (age68 years, 357days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Sion Hillard Buchanan (1848-1910) — also known asSion H. Buchanan — of Jonesboro, Moore County (now part of Sanford,LeeCounty), N.C.Born in Moore County (part now inLeeCounty), N.C.,September13, 1848.Republican.Merchant;banker;postmaster atJonesboro,N.C., 1872-75, 1875-82, 1882-84, 1897-1901.Died, frompleurisy, inLeeCounty, N.C.,March27, 1910 (age61 years, 195days).Interment atShallow Well Cemetery, Sanford, N.C. | | Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) — also known asLloyd W. Bowers — of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March 9,1859.Lawyer;general counsel, Chicago & North WesternRailway,1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.Member,Skulland Bones.Died, from aheartattack, while suffering frombronchitis, in the TouraineHotel,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September9, 1910 (age51 years, 184days).Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin H. Barrows (1847-1910) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born near Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa,December30, 1847.Newspaperreporter; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1875-76; U.S. Consul inDublin, 1876-86;librarian;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Omaha, Neb., Nebraska, 1903-10; died inoffice 1910.Died, frombronchitis andheartdisease, in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December30, 1910 (age63 years, 0days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof Willard Barrows and Ann Barrows; brother of Caroline Barrows (whomarriedJosephHopkins Millard); married1878 to LizziePhelan; married to Gertrude Carpenter Fitzpatrick. | | | | Political family:Millardfamily of Omaha, Nebraska. |
| | George Birkhoff Jr. (1852-1914) — also known asGerritt Birkhoff Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rotterdam,Netherlands,May15, 1852.Realestate business;Consulfor Netherlands inChicago,Ill., 1888-1904.Died, fromchronicnephritis andpulmonary edema, in Holland Township (partnow in Park Township),OttawaCounty, Mich.,June 26,1914 (age62 years, 42days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Agatha (Van Putten) Birkhoff and George Birkhoff; married1875 toElizabeth Van Winden. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Dwight Alson Dawson (1876-1914) — also known asDwight A. Dawson — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,November9, 1876.Republican. Postmaster atReno,Nev., 1902-14.Member,Elks;Freemasons.Died, fromappendicitisandlung congestion, in St. GeorgeHospital,Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,September10, 1914 (age37 years, 305days).Interment atMasonicMemorial Gardens, Reno, Nev. | | Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. (1833-1915) — also known asRobert J. Breckinridge, Jr. — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,September14, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1868;common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1876; member ofKentuckystate senate 18th District, 1889-90;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1900-02.Died, fromchronic bronchitis, in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,March13, 1915 (age81 years, 180days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofRobertJefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge;brother ofWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; married1856 to KateMorrison; married1889 to LillaMorrison; nephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Stith Bolling (1835-1916) — ofLunenburgCounty, Va.;Petersburg,Va.Born inLunenburgCounty, Va.,February28, 1835.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;tobaccobusiness; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Lunenburg County, 1869-73;postmaster atPetersburg,Va., 1882-85, 1889-1913; candidate formayorof Petersburg, Va., 1888; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for Virginia,1888;delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died, frombronchitis andnephritis,inPetersburg,Va.,November1, 1916 (age81 years, 247days).Interment atBlandfordCemetery, Petersburg, Va. | | John Francis Ahearn (1853-1920) — also known asJohn F. Ahearn — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1853.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1882; member ofNewYork state senate, 1890-1902 (6th District 1890-93, 8th District1894-95, 10th District 1896-1902); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896,1912,1916,1920;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1904-09;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Following aninvestigation,Gov.CharlesEvans Hughes denounced his administration as "flagrantlyinefficientand wasteful" and ordered himremoved fromoffice as Manhattan Borough President on December 9, 1907.Following a long legal battle, he finally left office in 1909.Died, ofpleurisy, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1920 (age67 years, 245days).Burial location unknown. | | John Jacob Gatling (1843-1927) — also known asJohn J. Gatling — ofGatesCounty, N.C.Born inGatesCounty, N.C.,January18, 1843.Farmer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Gates County,1879-84; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 1st District, 1893-94.Died, frombronchitis andendocarditis,inGatesCounty, N.C.,February21, 1927 (age84 years, 34days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Gates County, N.C. | | Nathan Matthews Jr. (1854-1927) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March28, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1888;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1891-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1892.Episcopalian.Died, of apulmonary embolism, in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December11, 1927 (age73 years, 258days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Lawrence Wisniewski (1855-1928) — of Foley,BentonCounty, Minn.Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan,Poland),August4, 1855.Democrat.Farmer;BentonCounty Treasurer; member ofMinnesotaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1906-10; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for Minnesota,1908;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 47, 1911-12; president,StateBank ofFoley.Polishancestry.Died, ofpleurisy, in Foley,BentonCounty, Minn.,April 3,1928 (age72 years, 243days).Interment atFoleyCemetery, Foley, Minn.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wisniewski and Katherine (Kruk) Wisniewski; married toPaulina Siegmund. |
| | Lorin Andrews Lathrop (1858-1929) — also known asLorin A. Lathrop — of Paris,France.Born in Gambier,KnoxCounty, Ohio,June 11,1858.U.S. Consul inBristol, 1882-89, 1891-1907;Cardiff, 1907-19;Nassau, 1919-24.EnglishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromcongestion of the lungs, in Paris,France,January22, 1929 (age70 years, 225days).Interment atSaint Germain-en-Laye New Communal Cemetery, SaintGermain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France.  | Henry Roberts (1853-1929) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1853.Republican. President, HartfordWoven WireMattress Company; director, HartfordElectricLight Company; also director of severalbanks;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; memberofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1901-02;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1903-05;Governor ofConnecticut, 1905-07.Congregationalist.Welshancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, fromrespiratory failure, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 1,1929 (age76 years, 99days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | | Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1862.Republican.Lawyer;took part inrailroadreorganizations and the creation of the SouthernRailway;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;AmericanSociety for International Law;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frompleurisy and empyema, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1930 (age68 years, 37days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married1886 to LillyPronich. |
| | William M. Bowker (1865-1931) — of Nevada,VernonCounty, Mo.Born in Carthage,HancockCounty, Ill.,May 2,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate senate 20th District, 1919-22; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1928.Died, fromchronic bronchitis andbronchialpneumonia, in Nevada,VernonCounty, Mo.,February8, 1931 (age65 years, 282days).Interment atDeepwoodCemetery, Nevada, Mo. | | Champe Terrell Barksdale (1853-1933) — also known asChamp T. Barksdale — ofDanville,Va.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,December2, 1853.Republican.Attackedand seriously hurt, in August 1895, when Buford Wimbish struck himover the head with an iron bar; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1896;postmaster atDanville,Va., 1898-1908.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis andlung abscess, in MemorialHospital,Danville,Va.,February12, 1933 (age79 years, 72days).Intermentsomewhere in Pittsylvania County, Va. | | McQuown F. Gose (1859-1942) — also known asMack F. Gose — of Pomeroy,GarfieldCounty, Wash.; Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.Born inSullivanCounty, Mo.,July 8,1859.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofWashington state supreme court, 1910; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Washington,1932.Died, frombronchialasthma andbronchiectasis, in Pomeroy,GarfieldCounty, Wash.,January31, 1942 (age82 years, 207days).Intermentsomewherein Pomeroy, Wash. | | James Vandaveer Heidinger (1882-1945) — also known asJames V. Heidinger — of Fairfield,WayneCounty, Ill.Born near Mt. Erie,WayneCounty, Ill.,July 17,1882.Republican.Lawyer;county judge in Illinois, 1915-26; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1928,1932(alternate);U.S.Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1941-45; defeated,1930, 1934; died in office 1945.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, frompulmonary fibrosis, in Good SamaritanHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,March22, 1945 (age62 years, 248days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Fairfield, Ill. | | John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) — also known asJohn E. Anderson — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,August25, 1879.Mayorof El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947.Episcopalian.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Kiwanis.Died, from aheartcondition andpulmonary edema, in his room at theHotelPaso del Norte, El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,February4, 1947 (age67 years, 163days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married,November19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell. |
| | Mary Estelle Sayers (1864-1955) — also known asMary Sayers — of Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.Born in Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.,March 9,1864.Prohibition candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate 46th District, 1934.Female.Died, fromheart andlung conditions, in Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.,February26, 1955 (age90 years, 354days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.  | Robert Johnson Mitchell (1869-1955) — also known asRobert J. Mitchell — of Verona,LawrenceCounty, Mo.; Marionville,LawrenceCounty, Mo.; Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in New Palestine (now Speed),CooperCounty, Mo.,September24, 1869.Democrat.Schoolteacher;merchant;banker;LawrenceCounty Recorder, 1899-1902; member ofMissouristate senate 18th District, 1915-18; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1924.Died, fromarterioscleroticheart disease andpulmonary edema, in Mount ZionHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,April25, 1955 (age85 years, 213days).Interment atWoodlawnMemorial Park, Colma, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Mitchell and Margaret (Parrish) Mitchell; married,August13, 1899, to Leni L. Smith. | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Frank Hague (1876-1956) — also known as"Sphinx of Jersey City";"TheBoss";"The Leader" —of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January17, 1876.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1916,1932;mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1929-39;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famouslyquoted as declaring "I am the law!"Indictedfor various crimes but never convicted.Died, from complications ofbronchitis andasthma,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1956 (age79 years, 349days).Entombed atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.  | Edward William Fanning (1889-1956) — also known asE. W. Fanning — of Idaho Falls,BonnevilleCounty, Idaho.Born in Idaho Falls,BonnevilleCounty, Idaho,August12, 1889.Democrat.Mayorof Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1940-49, 1951-56; defeated, 1949; died inoffice 1956.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Rotary;Elks.Died, frompleurisy, followinglung surgery, in SaltLake L.D.S.Hospital,Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,March29, 1956 (age66 years, 230days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho. |  | Uel Walter Lamkin (1877-1956) — also known asUel W. Lamkin — of Clinton,HenryCounty, Mo.; Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.Born in California,MoniteauCounty, Mo.,January18, 1877.Democrat.School teacherand principal;HenryCounty School Commissioner, 1902-07;superintendentof schools;lawyer;Missourisuperintendent of schools, 1916-18; appointed 1916;president,Northwest Missouri State Teachers College.Died, from apulmonary embolism due toheartdisease, in Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.,September16, 1956 (age79 years, 242days).Interment atEnglewoodCemetery, Clinton, Mo. | | | Otho Webb Altizer (1888-1957) — also known asO. W. Altizer — of Christiansburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.Born inFloydCounty, Va.,January3, 1888.Republican.Farmer;miller;MontgomeryCounty Sheriff; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1944.Presbyterian.Member,Lions.Died, fromhistoplasmosis of lungs, in Lewis GaleHospital,Roanoke,Va.,June 16,1957 (age69 years, 164days).Interment atSunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Va. | | John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) — also known asJohn C. Porter — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Leon,DecaturCounty, Iowa,1871.Democrat.Telegraphoperator;automobileaccessories business;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.Christian.Petitions for hisrecallas mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his politicaladversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor isincompetent,inefficientandunsatisfactory"and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and itscitizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who soughtto replace him, was defeated.Died, of alung andheartcondition, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 27,1959 (ageabout 87years).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Seth J. Johnson (1901-1959) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Minden,KearneyCounty, Neb.,March19, 1901.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 56th District, 1955-59; died in office 1959.Died, from arespiratory ailment, in Queen of AngelsHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 16,1959 (age58 years, 119days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) — also known asJohn F. Neylan — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1885.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; counsel to, and close associate of,WilliamRandolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member, University of California Board of Regents,1928-55; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1940.Irishancestry.Died, from apulmonary condition, in UniversityHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August19, 1960 (age74 years, 287days).Burial location unknown. | | Willard F. Agnew Jr. (1924-1961) — of Aspinwall,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December30, 1924.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 17thDistrict, 1955-61; died in office 1961.Member,AmericanLegion;SigmaPhi Epsilon;DeltaTheta Phi;Kiwanis.Died, from complications ofacute bronchial congestion, in ahospitalat Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March14, 1961 (age36 years, 74days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Willard F. Agnew and Jean (Fischer) Agnew; married,September13, 1952, to Norma Ann Graham. |
| | Thomas David Craven (1900-1961) — of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.Born in Chaska,CarverCounty, Minn.,March11, 1900.Merchant;mayorof Laramie, Wyo., 1945.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of apulmonary embolus, at KassisDepartmentStore, Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,August14, 1961 (age61 years, 156days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Laramie, Wyo.  | Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) — also known asCharles T. Prescott — of Prescott,OgemawCounty, Mich.Born in Tawas City,IoscoCounty, Mich.,October1, 1884.Republican.Merchant;lumberbusiness;real estatebroker;rancher;cattlebreeder; member ofMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, from apulmonary embolism, in University of MichiganHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October24, 1961 (age77 years, 23days).Interment atMemory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich. | | Oren Ethelbirt Long (1889-1965) — also known asOren E. Long — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Altoona,WilsonCounty, Kan.,March 4,1889.Democrat.Secretaryof Hawaii Territory, 1946-51;Governorof Hawaii Territory, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Hawaii Territory,1952;member ofHawaiiterritorial senate, 1956-59;U.S.Senator from Hawaii, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Hawaii,1960.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;Lions.Died, following an attack ofasthmaticbronchitis, in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,May 6,1965 (age76 years, 63days).Interment atOahuCemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. | | Pross Tid Cross (1876-1969) — also known asPross T. Cross — of Lathrop,ClintonCounty, Mo.Born inCaldwellCounty, Mo.,July 8,1876.Democrat.Farmer;lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Clinton County, 1905-10.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen.Suffered afall,fractured his pelvis, and died a week later, from apulmonaryembolism, in ResearchHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October1, 1969 (age93 years, 85days).Interment atLathrop Cemetery, Lathrop, Mo. | | Richard Folsom Cleveland (1897-1974) — also known asRichard F. Cleveland — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October28, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.Died ofchronic pulmonary illness, inBaltimore,Md.,January10, 1974 (age76 years, 74days).Interment atFowlers Mill Cemetery, Tamworth, N.H. | | David John Pizzoli (1913-1976) — also known asDavid J. Pizzoli — of Atlas,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Atlas,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January16, 1913.Democrat.Auditor;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1948.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, ofheart andlung problems, in Mahoning Township,MontourCounty, Pa.,September3, 1976 (age63 years, 231days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Mt. Carmel Township, Northumberland County, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof David Pizzoli. |
| | Richard Saltonstall (1897-1982) — of Sherborn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 23,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;investmentbanker; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1952,1956(alternate).Unitarian.Died, while suffering fromrespiratory problems, in Sherborn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 4,1982 (age84 years, 285days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall;brother ofLeverettSaltonstall (1892-1979); married,June 18,1921, to Mary Bowditch Rogers; uncle ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; grandson ofLeverettSaltonstall (1825-1895); great-grandson ofLeverettSaltonstall (1783-1845) andAmosAdams Lawrence; second great-grandson ofWilliamAppleton; second great-grandnephew ofBenjaminGorham,LutherLawrence andAbbottLawrence; third great-grandson ofNathanielGorham; third great-grandnephew ofGeorgeCabot; fourth great-grandson ofJamesSullivan; fourth great-grandnephew ofGurdonSaltonstall (1666-1724) andTimothyPickering; first cousin once removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; first cousin twice removed ofJohnQuincy Adams,WilliamEverett,FrancisHenry Appleton andBrooksAdams; first cousin thrice removed ofSamuelAbbott Green; first cousin four times removed ofNathanAppleton,JamesAppleton andNathanDane Appleton; first cousin five times removed ofGurdonSaltonstall (1708-1785); second cousin ofWilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin once removed ofCharlesFrancis Adams,MariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnAppleton (1804-1891),JanePierce andJohnAppleton (1815-1864); second cousin four times removed ofDudleyLeavitt Pickman; second cousin five times removed ofBenjaminGoodhue andJohnWingate Weeks; third cousin ofThomasBoylston Adams; third cousin once removed ofJohnForbes Kerry; third cousin twice removed ofHenryCabot Lodge; fourth cousin once removed ofArthurTaggard Appleton. | | | | Political families:Appletonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts;Appletonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts;Appletonfamily of New Hampshire (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Max Rogers Strother (1908-1982) — also known asMax R. Strother — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Born in Lake Odessa,IoniaCounty, Mich.,October3, 1908.Purchasingagent;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1953-59.Died, from apulmonary embolus and arupturedaortic aneurysm, in MemorialMedicalCenter, Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,December26, 1982 (age74 years, 84days).Cremated.  | Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1909.Democrat.Insurancebroker; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member ofNewYork state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S.Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972,1980;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1946; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1964;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Chi Psi.Died, ofcardio-pulmonaryfailure, in UniversityHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 28,1983 (age73 years, 233days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) — also known asVal Peterson — of Elgin,AntelopeCounty, Neb.; Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.Born in Oakland,BurtCounty, Neb.,July 18,1903.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;newspaperpublisher; secretary to Gov.DwightGriswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World WarII;Governor ofNebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on IntergovernmentalRelations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1957-61;Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1960,1972;insuranceexecutive.Lutheran.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease andrespiratory failure, in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,October17, 1983 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Oakdale, Neb. | | Thomas William Greelish (1939-1991) — also known asThomas W. Greelish — of Mendham,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,December31, 1939.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1985-87.Died, from apulmonary embolism, in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,June 23,1991 (age51 years, 174days).Interment atHilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J. | | Ralph Rexford Bellamy (1904-1991) — also known asRalph Bellamy — Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 17,1904.Democrat.Actor;appeared in more than 100 movies; his most famous role was asFranklinD. Roosevelt in "Sunrise at Campobello";boardmember, Screen Actors Guild;president,Actors Equity;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Member,ScreenActors Guild.Died, from alung ailment, in St. John'sHealthCenter, Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November29, 1991 (age87 years, 165days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | John Bowden Connally Jr. (1917-1993) — also known asJohn B. Connally — of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born near Floresville,WilsonCounty, Tex.,February27, 1917.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1961;Governor ofTexas, 1963-69;shotand wounded in Dallas, Tex., November 22, 1963, in the same volley ofgunfire that killed PresidentJohnF. Kennedy;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1971-72;indictedin July 1974 foracceptingthousands of dollars from a dairy industry lobbyist;tried inApril 1975 and acquitted; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1980.Methodist.Died ofpulmonary fibrosis, in MethodistHospital,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,June 15,1993 (age76 years, 108days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue atSamHouston Park, Houston, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof John Bowden Connally, Sr. and Lela (Wright) Connally; married,December21, 1940, toIdanellBrill. | | | | Cross-reference:NellieConnally | | | | John B. ConnallyHighSchool (opened 1996),Austin,Texas, isnamed forhim. — John B. ConnallyMiddleSchool,SanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. — The ConnallyLoop,a portion of Interstate 410, inSanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) — also known asMarguerite Ray — of Washington. Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,September3, 1914.Democrat.Universityprofessor;marinebiologist; host of weeklytelevisionshow "Animals of the Sea," on KCTS-TV in Seattle; member, U.S.Atomic Energy Commission, 1972-75; chair, U.S. Atomic EnergyCommission, 1973-75;Governor ofWashington, 1977-81; defeated in primary, 1980.Female.Died, from abronchialinfection,in Fox Island,PierceCounty, Wash.,January2, 1994 (age79 years, 121days).Interment atFoxIsland Cemetery, Fox Island, Wash. | | Everett D. Mereness (c.1910-1994) — of Sharon Springs,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born about 1910. Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 39th District, 1938;chair ofSchoharie County Democratic Party, 1942.Died, ofpulmonary fibrosis,February12, 1994 (ageabout 84years).Intermentsomewherein Scottsdale, Ariz. | | John Stanislaus Thorp Jr. (1925-1995) — also known asJohn S. Thorp, Jr. — of Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September29, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-75 (Nassau County 6th District 1965, 14thDistrict 1966, 13th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-75);NassauCounty Judge, 1976-85; Judge of New York Court of Claims,1985-95; died in office 1995.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;CatholicLawyers Guild;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society.Died, frompulmonary fibrosis, in MercyMedicalCenter, Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November15, 1995 (age70 years, 47days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. | | Terrel Howard Bell (1921-1996) — also known asTerrel H. Bell — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Lava Hot Springs,BannockCounty, Idaho,November11, 1921.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;Utahsuperintendent of public instruction, 1963-70;U.S.Secretary of Education, 1981-84.Mormon.Died ofpulmonary fibrosis in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,June 22,1996 (age74 years, 224days).Interment atLarkinSunset Gardens, Sandy, Utah. | | Eileen Roberta Donovan (1915-1996) — Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1915.Served in Women's Army Corps during World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Ambassador toBarbados, 1969-74.Female.Died, of chronicrespiratory obstructive disease, in SpringHill,HernandoCounty, Fla.,December19, 1996 (ageabout 81years).Burial location unknown. | | James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) — also known asJimmy Stewart — Born in Indiana,IndianaCounty, Pa.,May 20,1908.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; one ofAmerica's most famousfilmactors;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.Scottishancestry. Member,Moose.Recipient,Medalof Freedom, 1985.Died, frompulmonary embolism andcardiacarrest, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 2,1997 (age89 years, 43days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Thomas J. Bane (1913-1999) — also known asTom Bane — of Tujunga, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Tarzana,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December28, 1913.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1959-64, 1975-92 (42nd District 1959-64, 40thDistrict 1975-92); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 27th District, 1964.Jewish. Member,Lions;Toastmasters.Died, from arespiratory illness, inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,April11, 1999 (age85 years, 104days).Interment atEden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Joseph Francis Smith (1920-1999) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January24, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 4th District, 1971-80;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1981-83.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died, ofrespiratory failure, at NortheasternHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 14,1999 (age79 years, 110days).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick C. Malkus Jr. (1913-1999) — Born inBaltimore,Md.,July 1,1913.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1947-51; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1951-94.Methodist.Died, ofpulmonary fibrosis, at Dorchester GeneralHospital,Cambridge,DorchesterCounty, Md.,November9, 1999 (age86 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | Bill Lancaster (c.1932-2000) — of Duarte,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born about 1932. Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1973-92.Died, of aheartattack while being treated for alung infection, at theInter-Community Campus of Citrus ValleyMedicalCenter, Covina,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January2, 2000 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Robert Hansen (1909-2000) — also known asC. R. Hansen;"Baldy" —of Austin,MowerCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August8, 1909.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;banker;mayor ofAustin, Minn., 1954-62; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1967-76 (5th District 1967-72, 31st District1973-76).Died, fromrespiratory failure, in AustinMedicalCenter, Austin,MowerCounty, Minn.,May 22,2000 (age90 years, 288days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Austin, Minn. | | William Edward Simon (1927-2000) — also known asWilliam E. Simon — Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,November27, 1927.Director, Federal Energy Office ("Energy Czar"), 1973-74;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1974-77.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, of complications frompulmonary fibrosis, Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,June 3,2000 (age72 years, 189days).Interment atLaurelGrove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J. | | Griffin Smith (1915-2000) — of Arkansas. Born in Paragould,GreeneCounty, Ark.,October24, 1915.Lawyer;justiceof Arkansas state supreme court, 1951; defeated, 1958.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, oflungcancer andpulmonary fibrosis, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,July 11,2000 (age84 years, 261days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September29, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;forester;surveyor;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District1965-70).ChristianScientist. Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, ofrespiratory failure, at Northern MichiganHospital,Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,2001(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown. | | Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001) — also known asLeonard Woodcock — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February15, 1911.Democrat.Automobileworker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1968;member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors; elected 1959;president,UnitedAutoWorkers, 1970-77; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1976;U.S. Ambassador toChina, 1979-81.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpulmonary complications, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January16, 2001 (age89 years, 336days).Burial location unknown. | | John S. Justin Jr. (1917-2001) — of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born in Nocona,MontagueCounty, Tex.,January17, 1917.Businessexecutive;mayorof Fort Worth, Tex., 1961-63.Died, ofrespiratory failure, in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,February26, 2001 (age84 years, 40days).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex. | | Frank Marsh (1924-2001) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Norfolk,MadisonCounty, Neb.,April27, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;secretaryof state of Nebraska, 1953-71;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1971-75;Nebraskastate treasurer, 1975-81, 1987-91; defeated, 1990.Methodist.WelshandEnglishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sertoma;AlphaPhi Omega.Died, ofpulmonary fibrosis, Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,March10, 2001 (age76 years, 317days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb. | | Gordon R. Hahn (1919-2001) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Kindersley,Saskatchewan,April5, 1919.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1947-53; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for California,1948.Christian.Died, ofrespiratory failure frompneumonia,in Torrance,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March29, 2001 (age81 years, 358days).Burial location unknown. | | Mary C. Walters (1922-2001) — of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in1922.Lawyer;delegateto New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969; Judge, NewMexico Court of Appeals, 1978-84;justice ofNew Mexico state supreme court, 1984-89.Female.Served as a transport pilot, for the Women's Auxiliary ServicePilots, during World War II.Died, from complications ofbronchitis,April 4,2001 (ageabout 78years).Interment atSantaFe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M. | | Clinton W. White (1921-2001) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.BornOctober8, 1921.Lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1977-78;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1978-95.Africanancestry.Died, ofdiabetesrelatedrespiratory arrest, at Kaiser PermanenteMedicalCenter, Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,May 22,2001 (age79 years, 226days).Burial location unknown. | | John Herbert Holdridge (1924-2001) — also known asJohn H. Holdridge — of California. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toSingapore, 1975-78;Indonesia, 1982-86.AccompaniedHenryA. Kissinger on a secret trip to China in 1971 which laid thegroundwork for PresidentRichardM. Nixon's visit to China the following year.Died, ofpulmonary fibrosis, at Sibley MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 12,2001 (age76 years, 325days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard M. Maher (1933-2001) — of Livonia,WayneCounty, Mich.; Farmington Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February20, 1933.Lawyer;recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1965-68;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1969-74;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-91.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, ofrespiratory failure, in St. Mary MercyHospital,Livonia,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 20,2001 (age68 years, 150days).Burial location unknown. | | William Avery Crawford (1915-2001) — also known asWilliam A. Crawford — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1915.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, as of 1943; U.S. Minister toRomania, 1961-64; U.S. Ambassador toRomania, 1964-65.Died, ofcardio-pulmonarydisease, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December14, 2001 (age86 years, 334days).Burial location unknown. | | Clark MacGregor (1922-2003) — of Plymouth,HennepinCounty, Minn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,July 12,1922.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1961-71; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1964,1968;candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1970.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Chairman of PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign, July to November 1972.Died, ofrespiratory failure, in ahospitalat Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.,February10, 2003 (age80 years, 213days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | William V. Kozerski (1921-2003) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.,February8, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; traffic rateanalyst forChryslerCorporation;mayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 1975-79.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromrespiratory andheartdisease, in Sinai-GraceHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February24, 2003 (age82 years, 16days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) — of Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.; Miami Lakes,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Bayamo,Cuba,November27, 1936.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromFlorida,1984,1988;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,1976.Catholic.Cubanancestry.Died, ofrespiratory arrest andcancer,in Zion,LakeCounty, Ill.,March24, 2003 (age66 years, 117days).Interment atMiamiMemorial Park, Miami, Fla. | | William Thacher Longstreth (1920-2003) — also known asW. Thacher Longstreth — of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.,November4, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;advertisingbusiness; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1955, 1971.Quaker. Member,UrbanLeague.Died, of apulmonary embolism, while hospitalized forpneumoniaand suffering fromParkinson'sdisease, in Naples CommunityHospital,Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,April11, 2003 (age82 years, 158days).Burial location unknown. | | Luis Alberto Ferré (1904-2003) — also known asLuis A. Ferré;"DonLuis" —of Ponce,PonceMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born in Ponce,PonceMunicipio, Puerto Rico,February17, 1904.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from PuertoRico,1964;Governorof Puerto Rico, 1969-73.Frenchancestry.Died, ofpneumoniaandrespiratory failure, in ahospitalat San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,October21, 2003 (age99 years, 246days).Intermentsomewherein Ponce, Puerto Rico. | | Eileen L. Marz (1931-2004) — also known asEileen Marz;Eileen Probst — of Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,1931.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 16th District, 1966; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1972(alternate),1980;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1979.Female.Died, ofrespiratory failure followingheartsurgery,March 1,2004 (ageabout 72years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Harold Probst and Julia Probst; married1955 to RogerMarz. |
| | Edward Ross Roybal (1916-2005) — also known asEdward R. Roybal — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,February10, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 1954; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960,1964,1988(speaker);U.S.Representative from California, 1963-93 (30th District 1963-75,25th District 1975-93).Catholic.Hispanicancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;OptimistClub.Died, fromrespiratory failure andpneumonia,in HuntingtonHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October24, 2005 (age89 years, 256days).Burial location unknown. | | Susan Bieke Neilson (1956-2006) — of Grosse Pointe Woods,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August27, 1956.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1991-2005; appointed 1991;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-06; died inoffice 2006.Female.Catholic.Member,Soroptimists;PhiBeta Kappa;CatholicLawyers Society.Died, ofpulmonary failure due tomyelodysplasticsyndrome, in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January25, 2006 (age49 years, 151days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Ronald Bieke and Sheila Bieke. |
| | Robert J. Thompson (c.1938-2006) — also known asBob Thompson — of West Goshen Township,ChesterCounty, Pa.Born in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa., about 1938.Republican.Photographer;ChesterCounty Commissioner, 1979-86; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 19th District, 1995-2006; died in office 2006.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary.Died, from complications ofpulmonary fibrosis, at theUniversity of PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January26, 2006 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph H. Thompson and Winifred Thompson; married to NancyBlackman. |
| | Faizi Husain (1952-2006) — also known asFaz Husain — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Patna, Bihar,India,January21, 1952.Pizzeriaowner; Independent candidate formayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.Muslim.Indiansubcontinent ancestry.Died, ofidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March 9,2006 (age54 years, 47days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Safdar Husain; grandson of Tajamul Husain. |
| | George William Miller (1925-2006) — also known asG. William Miller — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Sapulpa,CreekCounty, Okla.,March 9,1925.Democrat.Lawyer;executive with Textron, Inc.; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1968;chairman of Federal Reserve, 1978-79;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1979-81.Congregationalist.Died, fromidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, inWashington,D.C.,March17, 2006 (age81 years, 8days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Nicholas Giaimo (1919-2006) — also known asRobert N. Giaimo — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; North Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October15, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1960,1968(alternate).Italianancestry.Died, oflung ailments, in the VirginiaMedicalCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,May 24,2006 (age86 years, 221days).Interment atNew Center Cemetery, North Haven, Conn. | | Thomas Lee Judge (1934-2006) — also known asThomas L. Judge — of Montana. Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,October12, 1934.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1961-65; member ofMontanastate senate, 1967-69;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1969-73;Governor ofMontana, 1973-81.Died, frompulmonary fibrosis, in Chandler RegionalHospital,Chandler,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,September8, 2006 (age71 years, 331days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, Helena, Mont.  | Gerry Eastman Studds (1937-2006) — also known asGerry E. Studds — of Cohasset,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 12,1937.Democrat. Foreign Service officer; member of White House staff duringthe administration of PresidentJohnF. Kennedy, 1962-63; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.HarrisonA. Williams, 1964; state coordinator for U.S. Sen.EugeneJ. McCarthy's presidential primary campaign, 1968; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1968,1996;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1973-97 (12th District1973-83, 10th District 1983-97).Episcopalian.Gay.Firstopenly gay member of Congress.Censuredby the House of Representatives on July 20, 1983, for havingsexualrelations with a teenage House page ten years earlier.Died, ofrespiratory failure, in BostonMedicalCenter, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October14, 2006 (age69 years, 155days).Burial location unknown. | | | Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr. (1941-2007) — also known asCharlie Norwood — of Evans,ColumbiaCounty, Ga.Born in Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.,July 27,1941.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;dentist;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1995-2007 (10th District 1995-2003,9th District 2003-07, 10th District 2007); died in office 2007.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromlungcancer andidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February13, 2007 (age65 years, 201days).Interment atWestoverMemorial Park, Augusta, Ga. | | Covey Thomas Oliver (1913-2007) — Born in Laredo,WebbCounty, Tex.,1913.Universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1964-66.Member,AmericanSociety for International Law;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.Died, ofchronic obstructive pulmonary disease, near Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.,February22, 2007 (ageabout 93years).Burial location unknown. | | Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (1941-2007) — also known asJennifer Dunn — of Bellevue,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 29,1941.Republican.WashingtonRepublican state chair, 1981-92;U.S.Representative from Washington 8th District, 1993-2005; delegateto Republican National Convention from Washington,2004.Female.Episcopalian.Died, from apulmonary embolism, inAlexandria,Va.,September5, 2007 (age66 years, 38days).Burial location unknown. | | Christian Archibald Herter Jr. (1919-2007) — also known asChristian A. Herter, Jr. — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1919.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;administrative assistant to U.S. Vice PresidentRichardM. Nixon, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1956,1960;candidate forMassachusettsstate attorney general, 1958; vice-president, Socony MobilOilCompany, 1961-67; director, BerkshireLifeInsurance Company;lawprofessor.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromchronic obstructive pulmonary disease, inWashington,D.C.,September16, 2007 (age88 years, 230days).Burial location unknown. | | David Dunlap Newsom (1918-2008) — also known asDavid D. Newsom — of California. Born in Richmond,ContraCosta County, Calif.,January6, 1918.Newspaperreporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspaperpublisher; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toLibya, 1965-69;Indonesia, 1974-77;Philippines, 1977-78.Died, fromrespiratory failure, inCharlottesville,Va.,March30, 2008 (age90 years, 84days).Burial location unknown. | | Anthony Tony Tarracino (1916-2008) — also known asTony Tarracino;"Captain Tony";"The Conscience of Key West" —of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,August10, 1916.Beatenand left for dead by Mafia colleagues in New Jersey in the 1940s;charterboat captain;saloonkeeper;mayorof Key West, Fla., 1989-91; defeated, 1991.Italianancestry.Died, from aheart andlung condition, in Lower KeysMedicalCenter, Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,November1, 2008 (age92 years, 83days).Cremated. | | Charles Nesbitt Wilson (1933-2010) — also known asCharles Wilson;Charlie Wilson;"Good Time Charlie" —of Lufkin,AngelinaCounty, Tex.Born in Trinity,TrinityCounty, Tex.,June 1,1933.Democrat.Lumberbusiness; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1961-66; member ofTexasstate senate, 1966-72;U.S.Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1973-96; resigned 1996;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1996.Methodist.Died, fromcardio-pulmonaryarrest, in Lufkin MemorialHospital,Lufkin,AngelinaCounty, Tex.,February10, 2010 (age76 years, 254days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Arthur Hill Christy (1923-2010) — also known asArthur H. Christy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1958-59.Died, fromchronic obstructive pulmonary disease, inManhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 2010 (age86 years, 230days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis T. Christy and Catherine (Damon) Christy; married toMuriel A. Horgan and Gloria Garvin Osborne. |
| | Daniel Ken Inouye (1924-2012) — also known asDaniel K. Inouye — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,September7, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofHawaiiterritorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory,1956;member ofHawaiiterritorial senate, 1958-59;U.S.Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Hawaii,1960,1972,1980,1996,2000,2004,2008(delegation chair); Temporary Chair,1968;speaker,1968;Co-Chair,1984;U.S.Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.Methodist.Japaneseancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PhiDelta Phi;Lions.Losthis right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy duringWorld War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000to aMedalof Honor.FirstAmerican of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.Died, fromrespiratory failure, inWalterReed Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December17, 2012 (age88 years, 101days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii. | | William Dodd Hathaway (1924-2013) — also known asWilliam D. Hathaway — of Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February21, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,1964;U.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1965-73; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1968;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1973-79; defeated, 1978.Episcopalian.Died, from complications ofpulmonary fibrosis, in McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.,June 24,2013 (age89 years, 123days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) — also known asFrank Mankiewicz — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1950;lawyer;author;press secretary forRobertF. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1968;campaign manager forGeorgeMcGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,National PublicRadio,1977-83.Jewish.Died, ofheartfailure while suffering fromlung problems, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,October23, 2014 (age90 years, 160days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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