Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  William Preston (1729-1783) — Born in County Donegal,Ireland,December25, 1729.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1765-68, 1769-71.Died while attending amuster of the militia, inBotetourtCounty, Va.,June 28,1783 (age53 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Matthew Clay (1754-1815) — of Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,March25, 1754.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1790-94;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1797-1813, 1815 (at-large1797-1807, 14th District 1807-13, 15th District 1815); died in office1815.Slaveowner. Died suddenlywhile making a speech at Halifax Court House,HalifaxCounty, Va.,May 27,1815 (age61 years, 63days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Pittsylvania County, Va. | | Joshua Mathiot (1800-1849) — of Ohio. Born in Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,April 4,1800.Mayorof Newark, Ohio, 1834;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1841-43.While attending a temperanceconvention, contractedcholera,from which he later died, in Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio,July 30,1849 (age49 years, 117days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio. | | Josiah McNair Anderson (1807-1861) — also known asJosiah M. Anderson — of Fairview,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born near Pikeville,BledsoeCounty, Tenn.,November29, 1807.Whig.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1833-37; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1843-49;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1843-45, 1847-49;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1849-51.Slaveowner. Just after having made a secessionspeech, wasstabbedandkilled,Looneys Creek,MarionCounty, Tenn.,November8, 1861 (age53 years, 344days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Sequatchie County, Tenn. | | Hines Holt (1805-1865) — of Georgia. Born near Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,April27, 1805.Georgiastate treasurer, 1829-32;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1841; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1859;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; died in office1865.Slaveowner. Died while attending stateconstitutional convention atMilledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,November4, 1865 (age60 years, 191days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Columbus, Ga. | | George Washington Smyth (1803-1866) — also known asGeorge W. Smyth — of Jasper,JasperCounty, Tex.Born in North Carolina,May 16,1803.Democrat.Delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Jasper, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1844-45;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845;U.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1853-55; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1866.Slaveowner. Died in session ofstate constitutional convention in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,February21, 1866 (age62 years, 281days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Elisha Hunt Allen (1804-1883) — also known asElisha H. Allen — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in New Salem,FranklinCounty, Mass.,January28, 1804.Whig.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Maine, 1839 (member, Committee on PermanentOrganization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees);U.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1841-43; defeated, 1842;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1849-50; U.S. Consul inHonolulu, 1849-53; became a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii;Minister of Finance for King Kamehameha III; member, Hawaii House ofNobles, 1854-56; Kingdom of Hawaii Minister to the United States,1856-83; chief justice, Kingdom of Hawaii Supreme Court, 1857-77.Died suddenly fromheartdisease, while attending a diplomaticreception at theWhiteHouse,Washington,D.C.,January1, 1883 (age78 years, 338days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| |  Relatives: SonofSamuelClesson Allen and Mary (Hunt) Allen; married1828 to SarahElizabeth Fessenden; married,March11, 1857, to Mary Harrod Hobbes; father ofWilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; grandnephew ofJonathanHunt; second great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin ofGouverneurMorris; second cousin once removed ofElijahHunt Mills; second cousin twice removed ofOliverEllsworth,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofChesterAshley; third cousin once removed ofTheodoreDwight,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,AbijahBlodget,AlbertAsahel Bliss andPhilemonBliss; third cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),ReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,JonathanIngersoll,JaredIngersoll,JosiahMeigs,DanielPitkin,OliverMorgan Hungerford,JudsonH. Warner andJosiahQuincy; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryCabot Lodge Jr. andJohnDavis Lodge; fourth cousin ofJosephChurchill Strong,TheodoreDavenport,ChesterWilliam Chapin,HarrisonBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,WilliamAlfred Buckingham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); fourth cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse,JonathanBrace,MartinChittenden,ReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.,TimothyPitkin,JamesKilbourne,AmaziahBrainard,HenryMeigs,CharlesJared Ingersoll,JosephReed Ingersoll,RalphIsaacs Ingersoll,GreeneCarrier Bronson,CharlesAnthony Ingersoll,JohnAdams Taintor,HenryG. Taintor,JosephPomeroy Root,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,JohnHill Walbridge,EdwardOliver Wolcott,WalterHarrison Blodget,HenryE. Walbridge,EdwinW. Kellogg,AlfredWolcott andSamuelHerbert Kellogg. | | | | Political family:Allenfamily of Northfield, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Barrett Washburn (1820-1887) — also known asWilliam B. Washburn — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Winchendon,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January31, 1820.Republican.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1863-71;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1872-74; resigned 1874;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1874-75.Died suddenly, while seated on the platform at ameeting ofthe American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Affairs, inSpringfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October5, 1887 (age67 years, 247days).Interment atGreenRiver Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass. | | Henry Thomas Ellett (1812-1887) — also known asHenry T. Ellett — of Port Gibson,ClaiborneCounty, Miss.Born in Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.,March 8,1812.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1847; member ofMississippi state legislature, 1850.Slaveowner. Died suddenly while delivering anaddress of welcome toPresidentGroverCleveland in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October15, 1887 (age75 years, 221days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | William Windom (1827-1891) — of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born inBelmontCounty, Ohio,May 10,1827.Republican.U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1859-69 (at-large 1859-63, 1stDistrict 1863-69); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Minnesota, 1866-68;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1870-71, 1871-81, 1881-83; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1880;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1881, 1889-91; died in office 1891.Quaker.Fell dead, fromheartdisease, at theannual banquet of the New York Board ofTrade and Transportation, just after finishing a speech, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1891 (age63 years, 264days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December25, 1834.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1872;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1881.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.FirstBlack member of the Indiana legislature.Died of aheartattack while making aspeech, in Brazil,ClayCounty, Ind.,November6, 1892 (age57 years, 317days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.  | Claude Matthews (1845-1898) — of Indiana. Born inBathCounty, Ky.,December14, 1845.Democrat.Farmer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1876;secretaryof state of Indiana, 1891-93;Governor ofIndiana, 1893-97.Suffered astrokewhilemaking a speech in Veedersburg, Ind., and died threedays later,April28, 1898 (age52 years, 135days).Interment atCityCemetery, Clinton, Ind.  | Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) — of Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.Born in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,September27, 1827.Republican.Minister;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMississippistate senate, 1870;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71;secretaryof state of Mississippi, 1873.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.AfricanandLumbeeIndian ancestry.FirstBlack member of the U.S. Senate.Died, from astroke,while attending a churchconference, in Aberdeen,MonroeCounty, Miss.,January16, 1901 (age73 years, 111days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.  | William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as"Idol of Ohio" — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,January29, 1843.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1884,1888;Governorof Ohio, 1892-96;Presidentof the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Shotby theassassinLeon Czolgosz, at areception in the Temple of Music, at thePan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901, and diedeight days later, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1901 (age58 years, 228days).Originally entombed atWestLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 atMcKinleyMonument, Canton, Ohio; statue atLucasCounty Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married toIdaSaxton; first cousin ofWilliamMcKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryPrather Fletcher. | | | | Political family:McKinleyfamily of Canton, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:AlbertHalstead —LoranL. Lewis —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —JohnGoodnow | | | | McKinley County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | MountMcKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by itstraditional name, Denali), inDenaliBorough, Alaska, wasnamed forhim. — McKinleyHighSchool, inHonolulu,Hawaii, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamM. Bell—WilliamM. Branch | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46. | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The FullDinner Pail." | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The AdvanceAgent of Prosperity." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William McKinley: Lewis L.Gould,ThePresidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips,WilliamMcKinley — H. Wayne Morgan,WilliamMcKinley and His America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1901 |
| | John McPherson Pinckney (1845-1905) — also known asJohn M. Pinckney — of Hempstead,WallerCounty, Tex.Born near Hempstead,GrimesCounty, Tex.,May 4,1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; statecourt judge in Texas, 1900-03;U.S.Representative from Texas 8th District, 1903-05; died in office1905.Assaultedand killed at ameeting of the Waller County ProhibitionLeague, Hempstead,WallerCounty, Tex.,April24, 1905 (age59 years, 355days).Interment atCityCemetery, Hempstead, Tex. | | William Amos Poynter (1848-1909) — also known asWilliam A. Poynter — of Albion,BooneCounty, Neb.BornMay 29,1848.Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1885; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1891;Governor ofNebraska, 1899-1901.Whilemaking a speech, in the NebraskaStateCapitol, wasstricken byapoplexy, and died soon after, in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,April 5,1909 (age60 years, 311days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb.  | Timothy Lester Woodruff (1858-1913) — also known asTimothy L. Woodruff — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August4, 1858.Republican. Brooklyn Park Commissioner, 1895; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1896,1904,1908,1912;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1897-1902;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1906-10.Suffered astrokewhile addressing acampaign meeting at Cooper Union, and diedtwo weeks later, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1913 (age55 years, 69days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | George Washington Stone (1849-1921) — also known asGeorge W. Stone — of Michigan. Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,August27, 1849.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Michiganstate auditor general, 1891-92.Died of aheartattack while playing the drum in an Armistice Dayparade,in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November11, 1921 (age72 years, 76days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.  | Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) — also known asNelson A. Miles — Born in Westminster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August8, 1839.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedalof Honor in 1892 for action at the battle of Chancellorsville,1863; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofPuerto Rico; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1904.Suffered aheartattack and died, while attending acircus, inWashington,D.C.,May 15,1925 (age85 years, 280days).Entombed atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Henry Vroman Borst (1857-1925) — also known asHenry V. Borst — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1857.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1913-25; appointed 1913;resigned 1925.Methodist.Suffered aheartattack whilespeaking at a dinner, in theparishhouse of St. Casimir's Church, Amsterdam, N.Y., and died soonafter, in MemorialHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1925 (age68 years, 144days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Borst and Susan (Vrooman) Borst; married to Alida Yerdon andDaisy Snook. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Oscar Taylor Corson (1857-1928) — also known asOscar T. Corson — of Ohio. Born near Camden,PrebleCounty, Ohio,May 3,1857.Republican.School teacherand principal;Ohiocommissioner of common schools, 1892-98.Presbyterian.DutchandScotch-Irishancestry.Died suddenly whileaddressing a conference at Ohio StateUniversity, Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April14, 1928 (age70 years, 347days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Corson and Elizabeth (McBurney) Corson; married,August2, 1881, to Ella M. Jacoby. |
| | John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Baltimore,Md.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lonaconing,AlleganyCounty, Md.,August31, 1857.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of theUnited States, 1926-29;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Scottishancestry.Died, of astroke,during asession of the House of Bishops, in St. JamesChurch,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,October3, 1929 (age72 years, 33days).Interment atDruidRidge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married,October13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married,December4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
| | James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.; Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich., about 1868.Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company;newspaperpublisher;real estatedeveloper;lawyer;mayor ofRahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906;chargedwithassaultin connection with his participation in aSocialistrally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by sprayingthe speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; Progressivecandidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1924;elected (Democratic)mayor ofLinden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office.Suffered aparalyticstroke, whileaddressing a meeting of the ParentDemocratic Club, and died soon after in St. ElizabethHospital,Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,November12, 1930 (ageabout 62years).Burial location unknown.  | Cuthbert Winfred Pound (1864-1935) — also known asCuthbert W. Pound — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1894-95;lawprofessor;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1906-16;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1915-32;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932-34.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanLaw Institute.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage while speaking at abanquet in his honor, anddied soon after, in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1935 (age70 years, 228days).Interment atCold Springs Cemetery, Lockport, N.Y. | | Paul M. Crandell (c.1877-1935) — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1877.Lawyer;mayorof New Rochelle, N.Y., 1934-35; appointed 1934; nominated, butdied before the election 1935; died in office 1935.After completing a speech at ameeting of the New RochelleTeachers Club, at Albert Leonard Junior High School, suffered aheartattack and died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1935 (ageabout 58years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Edmund Bigelow Chaffee (1887-1936) — also known asEdmund B. Chaffee — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rose Center,OaklandCounty, Mich.,February19, 1887.Minister;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Presbyterian.Dropped dead, whilemaking a speech, at a social workconference in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,September15, 1936 (age49 years, 209days).Interment atRose Center Cemetery, Rose Center, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof John K. Chaffee and Marietta (Bigelow) Chaffee. | | | | Epitaph: "Servant for God and Man,Toiler for Justice and Peace." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George John Schneider (1877-1939) — also known asGeorge J. Schneider — of Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.Born in Grand Chute,OutagamieCounty, Wis.,October30, 1877.Republican.Papermaker;secondvice-president, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-33, 1935-39 (9th District1923-33, 8th District 1935-39); alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1924.Died while attending alabor meeting in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,March12, 1939 (age61 years, 133days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Appleton, Wis.  | Ralph Edward Williams (1869-1940) — also known asRalph E. Williams — of Dallas,PolkCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born inPolkCounty, Ore.,September14, 1869.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1908;member, Arrangements Committee,1936;vice-chair, Arrangements Committee, vice-chair,1940;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Oregon, 1908-40;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1921-40.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, while attending ameeting of the Committee onArrangements for the 1940 Republican National Convention, inPhiladelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 16,1940 (age70 years, 245days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James John Williams and Ralph (Eckersley) Williams; married,December3, 1911, to Grace Noyes. | | | | Image source: Official Report of the21st Republican National Convention (1936) |
| | Isaac Adler (1868-1941) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1868.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1930-31.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Died suddenly while attending acity planning meeting at theChamber of Commerce, Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1941 (age73 years, 45days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | George Otis Smith (1871-1944) — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Hodgdon,AroostookCounty, Maine,February22, 1871.Republican.Geologist;director, U.S. Geological Survey, 1907-30 (except 1922-23); chair,Federal Power Commission, 1930-33; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Maine,1936.Baptist.Member,AmericanForestry Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Suffered aheartattack during ameeting of the board of directors of theCentral Maine Power Company, and died soon after, in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,January10, 1944 (age72 years, 322days).Interment atSouthsideCemetery, Skowhegan, Maine. | | Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) — also known asRalph E. Church — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Catlin,VermilionCounty, Ill.,May 5,1883.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1940.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;DeltaChi;PhiKappa Psi;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in acommittee meeting in the House Office Building,Washington,D.C.,March21, 1950 (age66 years, 320days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.  | Nathaniel John Holmberg (1878-1951) — also known asN. J. Holmberg — of Renville,RenvilleCounty, Minn.Born near Renville,RenvilleCounty, Minn.,July 24,1878.Republican.Farmer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 22, 1907-14; member ofMinnesotastate senate 23rd District, 1915-18; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1934 (Republican), 1936 (Independent);member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1941-47.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons.Died, right after having given aspeech about city parks, intheCity Council Chambers,CityHall, St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,June 13,1951 (age72 years, 324days).Burial location unknown. | | L. Preston Collins (c.1897-1952) — of Marion,SmythCounty, Va.Born inLynchburg,Va., about 1897.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1940,1944(alternate),1948,1952;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1946-52; died in office 1952.Suffered aheartattack, and died, at thededication of the Robert S.Sheffey Consolidated Elementary School, near Austinville,WytheCounty, Va.,September20, 1952 (ageabout 55years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lewis Preston Collins and Ella (Moorman) Collins; married toPauline Hull Staley. |
 | Howard N. Allen (1873-1953) — of Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1873.Republican.Farmer;president, Pawling SavingsBank;director, NationalBank ofPawling; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1923-44.Methodist.Member,Grange;FarmBureau;Freemasons.Suffered aheartattack at a Pawling Savings Bankboard of directorsmeeting, and died the next day, in Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1953 (age79 years, 321days).Interment atPawlingCemetery, Pawling, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Ruth A. Howard. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) — also known asWillis W. Bradley — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ransomville,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1884.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Governor ofGuam, 1929-31;U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Received theMedalof Honor, for action on U.S.S.Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.Suffered aheartattack during the noon recess of a legislativehearing,and died soon after at CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,August27, 1954 (age70 years, 60days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.  | Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) — also known asAlben W. Barkley;Willie Alben Barkley;"Dear Alben";"Little Alby";"Veep" —of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Born in alogcabin near Lowes,GravesCounty, Ky.,November24, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;McCrackenCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,1909-13;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944(speaker),1948(TemporaryChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1952;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1923;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944;VicePresident of the United States, 1949-53.Methodist.Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiAlpha Delta;OddFellows;Elks.Died of aheartattack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University MockDemocraticConvention,Lexington,Va.,April30, 1956 (age78 years, 158days).Interment atMt.Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married,June 23,1903, to Dorothy Brower; married,November18, 1949, to Jane Hadley andJaneHadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who marriedDouglasMacArthur II); grandfather ofAlbenW. Barkley II. | | | | Political family:Barkleyfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbreadracehorse"The Veep" (born 1948), wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly AnnDavis,AlbenW. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and VicePresident — James K. Libbey,DearAlben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,IMarried the Veep | | | | Image source: TrumanLibrary |
 | Bernard Austin (1896-1959) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;accountant;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died inoffice 1959.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Elks;FederalBar Association.After giving a short speech at theswearing-in of City CourtJusticeLouisB. Heller, he collapsed and died from aheartattack, in the CentralCourtsBuilding, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1959 (ageabout 62years).Interment atBeth-DavidCemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Joe Starnes (1895-1962) — of Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.Born in Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.,March31, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1935-45; colonel in theU.S. Army during World War II.Had a history ofhearttrouble; collapsed in his chair after making an impassionedspeech to theInterstate Commerce Commission, and died in theinfirmary a few minutes later, inWashington,D.C.,January9, 1962 (age66 years, 284days).Interment atCityCemetery, Guntersville, Ala. | | Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) — also known asMarc Boss — of Columbus,CherokeeCounty, Kan.Born in Bremen,MarshallCounty, Ind.,January24, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;CherokeeCounty Attorney, 1931-33; member ofKansasstate senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kansas,1952;Governorof Guam, 1959-60.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheartattack whileaddressing a meeting of the Kansas Businessand Professional Women, and died soon after, in the CityHospital,Columbus,CherokeeCounty, Kan.,March21, 1967 (age66 years, 56days).Interment atCityCemetery, Columbus, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss; married,August11, 1926, to Margery Griswold. |
 | David Scull (1917-1968) — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September16, 1917.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;real estatebusiness;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1962-64; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair,Montgomery County Council, 1967-68.Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a MontgomeryCounty law against racial discrimination in housing.Suffered aheartattack during the noon recess of aCounty Council meeting,in the MontgomeryCountyBuilding, Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soonafter in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January23, 1968 (age50 years, 129days).Cremated;ashes interred atSandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md. | | | James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) — also known asJames B. Utt — of Santa Ana,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Tustin,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March11, 1899.Republican.Appraiser;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-36;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;IzaakWalton League;Lions;NativeSons of the Golden West;Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheartattack duringreligious services at achurchin Washington, D.C., and died soon after atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 1,1970 (age70 years, 355days).Interment atSanta Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif. | | Howard R. Stinehour (1922-1984) — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.BornFebruary25, 1922.Realestate business;mayorof Belleville, Mich., 1983-84; died in office 1984.Died, from aheartattack, during an argument in acity council meeting, inthe BellvilleCityHall, Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.,October1, 1984 (age62 years, 219days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Belleville, Mich.  | John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) — of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inWashington,D.C.,October20, 1903.Republican.Lawyer;professionalactorin 1933-40, appearing inmoviessuch asLittle Women,The Scarlet Empress,TheLittle Colonel, andIn Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51;Governor ofConnecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1952(speaker),1960;U.S. Ambassador toSpain, 1955-61;Argentina, 1969-73;Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1964;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District,1965; Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1980(voted forRonaldReagan andGeorgeBush).Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;PhiBeta Kappa.Collapsed whilefinishing a speech to the Women's NationalRepublican Club, and died less than an hour later at St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1985 (age82 years, 9days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) — also known asR. Budd Dwyer — of Pennsylvania. Born in St. Charles,St. CharlesCounty, Mo.,November21, 1939.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1965-70; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987;convictedin December 1986 ofbriberyand conspiracy in federal court.Baptist.Member,NationalEducation Association;Eagles;ThetaChi;Jaycees.About to besentenced,and widely expected to resign from office, he called apressconference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras,he insisted he was not guilty, and thenshot andkilledhimself, in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,January22, 1987 (age47 years, 62days).Interment atBloomingValley Cemetery, Blooming Valley, Pa. | | Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) — of Florida. Born in Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000 (81stDistrict 1974-80, 86th District 1982-84, 1986-2000); defeated, 1972(81st District), 1980 (81st District), 1984 (86th District); died inoffice 2000.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons;AudubonSociety;AmericanLegion;NatureConservancy;SierraClub;UrbanLeague;CommonCause.While attending a primary victoryrally for Al Gore, sufferedacerebralhemorrhage, and died the next day at ahospitalat Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,March15, 2000 (age75 years, 233days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (1924-2003) — also known asEdward T. Breathitt;NedBreathitt —of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.Born in Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.,November26, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57;Governor ofKentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1964,1972,1980;counsel and vice-president, SouthernRailwaySystem.Methodist.Member,Jaycees;Kiwanis;Elks;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Collapsed whilemaking a speech at Lexington CommunityCollege, and died a few days later, fromheartdisease, in the University of KentuckyHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,October14, 2003 (age78 years, 322days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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