Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) — also known asHenry B. Harshaw — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born in Argyle,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmasteratOshkosh,Wis., 1877-86;Wisconsinstate treasurer, 1887-91.Member,Elks;GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, andlost hisleft arm as a result.Died, oftongue cancer, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December25, 1900 (age58 years, 194days).Cremated;ashes interred atRiversideCemetery, Oshkosh, Wis. | | George Sherman Batcheller (1837-1908) — also known asGeorge S. Batcheller — of Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born inSaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1837.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1859, 1873-74,1886, 1889; resigned 1889; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar; judge, International Tribunal of Egypt, 1875-85, 1898; U.S.Minister toPortugal, 1890-92.Member,LoyalLegion.Died, frommouth cancer, in Paris,France,July2, 1908 (age70 years, 343days).Interment atGreenridgeCemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | | Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (1877-1947) — also known asTheodore G. Bilbo — of Poplarville,PearlRiver County, Miss.Born near Poplarville,Pearl RiverCounty, Miss.,October13, 1877.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;farmer;member ofMississippistate senate, 1908-12;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Mississippi,1912(alternate),1916(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928,1936,1940,1944;Governorof Mississippi, 1916-20, 1928-32;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1935-47; died in office 1947.Baptist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Ku Klux Klan.Authorof the bookTake Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization,which advocated deportation of all Black Americans to Africa. Duringthe 1946 campaign, in a radio address, he called on "everyred-blooded Anglo-Saxon man in Mississippi to resort to any means tokeep hundreds of Negroes from the polls in the July 2 primary. And ifyou don't know what that means, you are just not up to yourpersuasive measures." After he won re-election, the Senate, appalledat hisracistviews and tactics,refused toseat him, and started aninvestigation.Died, ofmouth cancer, in ahospitalat New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August21, 1947 (age69 years, 312days).Interment atJuniperGrove Cemetery, Near Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss. | | George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) — also known asGeorge D. Schermerhorn — of Reading,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Reading,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,October8, 1886.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, AcmeChairCompany; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1928;candidate forMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1932;delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from HillsdaleCounty, 1933; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1947.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, fromcoronaryocclusion and fromcarcinoma of tongue and jaw, in HenryFordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April21, 1954 (age67 years, 195days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich. | | Ralph John Marino (1928-2002) — also known asRalph J. Marino;"Mumbles" —of Muttontown,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1928.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1969-95; resigned 1995.Died, fromtongue cancer, in MercyMedicalCenter, Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 6,2002 (age74 years, 94days).Interment atLocustValley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y.
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