Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Farrand Fassett Merrill (1814-1859) — also known asFarrand F. Merrill;Ferrand FassettMerrill —of Vermont. Born in Montpelier,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,October24, 1814.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Vermont, 1849-53;WashingtonCounty State's Attorney, 1854-56; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1856-57.Died, from astroke orheartattack, in hislaw office, Montpelier,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,May 2,1859 (age44 years, 190days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.| |  Relatives: SonofTimothyMerrill and Clara (Fassett) Merrill; married to Eliza Wright;nephew ofOrsamusCook Merrill; fifth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg; second cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin ofSilasDewey Kellogg andWilliamSheffield Cowles (1846-1923); third cousin once removed ofCharlesKellogg (1773-1842),DanielFiske Kellogg,WilliamPitt Kellogg andWilliamSheffield Cowles (1898-1986); third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles,ThomasSeymour,MosesSeymour,CharlesCollins Kellogg andHenryTheodore Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofIreneEllis Murphy; fourth cousin ofLutherWalter Badger,ElishaHotchkiss Jr.,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofDanielChapin,AbelMerrill,GaylordGriswold,JeremiahMason,StephenDaniel Tilden,MorrisWoodruff,HoratioSeymour,ElishaPhelps,HenrySeymour,OliverOwen Forward,DanielUpson,WalterForward,ChaunceyForward,OrlandoKellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),ArthurTappan Kellogg,SelahMerrill,RowlandCase Kellogg,ArthurBurnham Woodford andBenjaminBaker Merrill. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harvey Myers (1828-1874) — of Kentucky. BornFebruary10, 1828.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1872.Shotandkilled byCol. William G. Terrell, whose wife he had represented in a divorcecase, in the Stevenson & Myerslaw office, Greer Building,Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,March28, 1874 (age46 years, 46days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | | Frank B. Arnold (1839-1890) — also known asMichael Edwards;Benjamin FranklinArnold —of Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in County Clare,Ireland,March29, 1839.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1885-87; memberofNewYork state senate 23rd District, 1888-89; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1890, 1890.Irishancestry.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in hislaw office, Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1890 (age51 years, 257days).Interment atSt.Matthew's Cemetery, Unadilla, N.Y. | | Frank Hatton (1846-1894) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,April28, 1846.Republican.Newspapereditor;U.S.Postmaster General, 1884-85.Died, from astroke,in hisoffice at the Washington Post,Washington,D.C.,April30, 1894 (age48 years, 2days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Charles Henry Voorhis (1833-1896) — also known asCharles H. Voorhis — of New Jersey. Born in Spring Valley (now Paramus),BergenCounty, N.J.,March13, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1864;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1879-81.Indictedin 1881 forbankfraud over his actions as president of two banks, which laterbecame insolvent;triedand found not guilty.Fearing oncoming total blindness, he died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in hisoffice at the Davidson Building, Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,April15, 1896 (age63 years, 33days).Original interment atBayview- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.; reinterment atHackensackCemetery, Hackensack, N.J. | | Charles Augustus Martin (1851-1903) — also known asCharles A. Martin — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,January4, 1851.Head of J. D. Kremelberg & Co.,tobaccomerchants;Consulfor Austria-Hungary inBaltimore,Md., 1883-1903.Episcopalian.A few days after his wedding, while visiting hisoffice, hefell threestories down anelevatorshaft to his death, inBaltimore,Md.,February27, 1903 (age52 years, 54days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Samuel E. Morss (1852-1903) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,December15, 1852.Democrat.Newspaperreporter; co-founder of the Kansas City Starnewspaper,1880; editor and publisher of the Indianapolis Sentinelnewspaper,1888-1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1892(delegation chair),1900;U.S. Consul General inParis, as of 1894-97.Englishancestry.Accidentallyfell fromhis third-flooroffice window to the sidewalk below, and diedsoon after in St. Vincent'sHospital,Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October21, 1903 (age50 years, 310days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Henrique J. Laidley (1828-1904) — also known asHenrique Laidley;HenryLaidley —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inPortugal,June24, 1828.Debtcollector;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1870-1904.EnglishandPortugeseancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in hisconsular office, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December7, 1904 (age76 years, 166days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFrancisco Columbarium, San Francisco, Calif. | | George Wallace Delamater (1849-1907) — also known asGeorge W. Delamater — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,March31, 1849.Republican.Lawyer;banker;mayorof Meadville, Pa., 1877;chair ofCrawford County Republican Party, 1878; Republican PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1880;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 50th District, 1887-90; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1890.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in hisoffice at the Diamond Banking Building,Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August7, 1907 (age58 years, 129days).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa. | | Paul Charles Barth (1858-1907) — also known asPaul C. Barth — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born inGermany,December,1858.Mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1905-07;removed fromoffice over allegedvotefraud, 1907.Killedhimself bygunshot,in the lavatory of hisoffice, Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,August21, 1907 (age48 years, 0days).Interment atSt.Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Harvey Watterson (1879-1908) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,February12, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1906.While trying to close a window in hislaw office, hefellthrough the window to his death 110 feet below, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1908 (age29 years, 273days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | William C. Mains (c.1872-1909) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1872. Republican.Lawyer;crusader against saloons in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1901.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in hisoffice at Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1909 (ageabout 37years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. George P. Mains. |
| | Henry Bischoff Jr. (1852-1913) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August16, 1852.Common pleas court judge in New York, 1895;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1913; died in office1913.Germanancestry.While taking an ascendingelevatorto hisoffice in the Emigrants Industrial Savings BankBuilding, he got off at the wrong floor, and while trying to re-enterthe elevator, he hit his head on a door frame, smashing some glass,andfell about150 feet down the elevator shaft to his death, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1913 (age60 years, 224days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Bischoff and Amelia (Bolte) Bischoff; married to AnnieLouise Moshier. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) — also known asJohn C. Sheehan — of New York. Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork CityPoliceCommissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1896;vice-president and director, Long AcreElectricLight & Power Company.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromheartfailure, in hislaw office, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1916 (age67 years, 188days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y. | | Owen Thomas Rouse (1843-1919) — also known asOwen T. Rouse — of Paris,MonroeCounty, Mo.; Moberly,RandolphCounty, Mo.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Florence,BooneCounty, Ky.,January4, 1843.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouristate senate 7th District, 1881-84;U.S.Attorney for Arizona, 1885-89.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Suffered astroke ofapoplexy in hislaw office, was found unconscious, anddied a few hours later, in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,September9, 1919 (age76 years, 248days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.| | Relatives: Sonof Joshua Rouse and Tulitha (Souther) Rouse; married to LouiseMosely. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ralph Emerson Campbell (1867-1921) — also known asRalph E. Campbell — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born inButlerCounty, Pa.,May 9,1867.Republican.Lawyer;represented the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and GulfRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma Territory,1904;candidate forjustice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1907;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1907-18;resigned 1918.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshot,in hislaw office, Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,January9, 1921 (age53 years, 245days).Interment atRoseHill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla. | | Nicholas Jay Paul (1841-1921) — also known asNicholas J. Paul — of St. Paul,HowardCounty, Neb.Born inMeigsCounty, Ohio,July 27,1841.Probate judge in Nebraska, 1872-75; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1877;HowardCounty Treasurer, 1880-83;banker.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofapoplexy,at his desk in hisoffice, in St. Paul,HowardCounty, Neb.,July 18,1921 (age79 years, 356days).Burial location unknown. | | Eugene Foster (1860-1928) — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Caroga town,FultonCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor;chair ofGladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1896;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,1907-08; member ofMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1909-12.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Knightsof Pythias;Foresters;Woodmen.Died, probably fromheartdisease, in hisoffice at the Gladwin County Recordnewspaper, Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,October2, 1928 (age68 years, 55days).Interment atHighland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.  | Clarence Elwyn Pitts (1876-1928) — also known asClarence E. Pitts — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.; Stuart,MartinCounty, Fla.Born in New Jersey,March27, 1876.Lawyer;New York Prohibition state chair, 1908-11; Prohibition candidate forJusticeof New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1909, 1910, 1913;Prohibition candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;FloridaRepublican state chair, 1927.Died in hislaw office, Stuart,MartinCounty, Fla.,December22, 1928 (age52 years, 270days).Interment atFernhill Memorial Gardens, Stuart, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Edwin Basil Pitts and Jennie Irene (Scouton) Pitts; married1899 toPearle Stranahan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The NationalProhibitionist, June 11, 1908 |
| | William M. Bennett (1869-1930) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,July 11,1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1910; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (IndependenceLeague), 1912; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1916; Republican candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary),1929 (primary); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1918, 1920.Suffered astroke ofparalysis in hisoffice, and died soon after in BroadStreetHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1930 (age60 years, 189days).Burial location unknown.  | Edward Gallatin Roberts (1878-1931) — also known asGallatin Roberts — of Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born in Flat Creek,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,October26, 1878.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;BuncombeCounty Attorney, 1907-08; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,1911-16;mayorof Asheville, N.C., 1919-23, 1927-30; as mayor, he found thatmillions of dollars of city money were held in the failing AshevilleCentral Bank and Trust Company; rather than bringing the bank downand losing the money, he helped sustain it for a while by maintainingcity deposits there.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows.Following the collapse of Central Bank and Trust, and the city's lossof $4 million in deposits, he wasforced toresign as mayor, and laterindictedover his allegedmisuseof city funds to support the bank;shot andkilledhimself in anoffice lavatory, Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,February25, 1931 (age52 years, 122days).Interment atGreen Hills Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob R. Roberts and Mary Elizabeth (Buckner) Roberts; married,January19, 1907, to Mary Altha Sams. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Knoxville News-Sentinel,May 13, 1931 |
|  | Edward Frederick Peters (1875-1931) — also known asEdward F. Peters — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January29, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inCincinnati,Ohio, 1902-07;Vice-Consulfor Honduras inCincinnati,Ohio, 1903-04; served in the U.S. Army during World War I.Member,American BarAssociation.Accidentallyordeliberatelyshothimself, in hislaw office, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March 4,1931 (age56 years, 34days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Adolph Peters and Eva (Stermer) Peters; married1900 to BerthaM. Rice. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Cincinnati Post, March 4,1931 |
| | | Homer Hancock (1881-1931) — of Jefferson,JacksonCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,August6, 1881.Banker;mayor of Jefferson, Georgia;JacksonCounty Superior Court Clerk, 1917-20; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1927-30; member ofGeorgiastate senate 33rd District, 1931.Presbyterian.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshot,in thedirectors room of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company,JacksonCounty, Ga.,March28, 1931 (age49 years, 234days).Interment atWoodbine Jefferson City Cemetery, Jefferson, Ga. | | Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) — also known asSamuel A. Kendall — of Jefferson,GreeneCounty, Iowa; Myersdale,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Greenville Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,November1, 1859.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; officer inlumbermanufacturing companies; president of two smallrailroads;vice-president of Citizens NationalBank ofMyersdale, Pa.; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904,1908,1912;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died of aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in the HouseOffice Building,Washington,D.C.,January8, 1933 (age73 years, 68days).Interment atHochstetlerCemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa.  | Victor James Dowling (1866-1934) — also known asVictor J. Dowling — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1866.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofWilliamQ. Titus, 1887-1901; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1894; memberofNewYork state senate 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1911-31.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Stricken with acerebralhemorrhage in theoffice of the Interborough Rapid TransitCompany, and died soon after, in HarborSanitarium,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1934 (age67 years, 246days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling; married,June 16,1891, to Mary Agnes Ford. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: New York Times, March 24,1934 |
| | John A. Reeve (1859-1935) — of Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 25,1859.Democrat.Farmer;lumberbusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Burlington, 1887, 1929-30;probate judge in Connecticut, 1890.Died, in hisoffice, in Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January15, 1935 (age75 years, 174days).Interment atBurlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn. | | Marion Anthony Zioncheck (1901-1936) — also known asMarion A. Zioncheck — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Kety, Galicia,Poland,December5, 1901.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1933-36; died inoffice 1936.Whilerunningfor re-election, hejumpedfrom the window of hiscampaign office in the Arctic Building,andfell tohis death, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August7, 1936 (age34 years, 246days).Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash.  | Julius S. Berg (1895-1938) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1895.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured in combat andlost aleg; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1923-30; member ofNewYork state senate 22nd District, 1931-38; died in office 1938.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;JewishWar Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Indictedonchargesofreceivingmoney for his aid inprocuringliquor licenses and arranging for concessions at the New YorkWorld's Fair; that same day, hekilledhimself bygunshot,in hislaw office, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1938 (age43 years, 5days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Eugene P. Booze (c.1880-1939) — of Mound Bayou,BolivarCounty, Miss.Born in Mississippi, about 1880. Republican.Farmer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936.Shotby an unknown assailant as he was leaving hisoffice, anddied thenext day in ahospitalat Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.,November7, 1939 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Herschel L. Carnahan (c.1879-1941) — also known asH. L. Carnahan — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill., about 1879.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1928-31; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1940.Suffered aself-inflictedgunshotwound in the head, at his downtownlaw office and diedshortly afterward, at Georgia Street ReceivingHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March13, 1941 (ageabout 62years).Entombed in mausoleum atEvergreenMemorial Park, Riverside, Calif. | | Thaddeus Franklin Daniel (1900-1942) — also known asT. Franklin Daniel — ofLynchburg,Va.Born inBrunswickCounty, Va.,February25, 1900.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Lynchburg city, 1934-42; died inoffice 1942.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;TauKappa Alpha.Shotandkilled,along with Lynchburg city attorney T. G. Hobbs, by Warren Guy Myers,in hisoffice, inLynchburg,Va.,June 30,1942 (age42 years, 125days). Myers was judged to be insane, committed to theSouthwestern State Hospital, and died in 1963.Interment atMacedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brunswick County,Va.  | Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) — also known asChristopher D. Sullivan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1870.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916,1924(alternate),1928,1940;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41;leader of NewYork County Democratic Party, 1940-41.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, of aheartattack, in hisoffice at the Second Assembly DistrictTammany Club, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1942 (age72 years, 20days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Hugh Edgar Exum (1881-1944) — also known asH. E. Exum — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.Born in Lampasas,LampasasCounty, Tex.,June 17,1881.Republican.Rancher;oil and gasproducer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1928,1932,1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1932;TexasRepublican state chair, 1936-44.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Lions.Suffered aheartattack in theoffices of the Tri-County Gas Company,Holcomb, Kans., and died soon after in ahospitalat Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.,May 17,1944 (age62 years, 335days).Interment atLlanoCemetery, Amarillo, Tex. | | | Joseph A. Boyle (c.1883-1948) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn., about 1883.Democrat.Mayorof Stamford, Conn., 1930-34; Stamford Commissioner of Finance,1934-36; Stamford Tax Assessor, 1937-48.Died, from aheartattack, at hisoffice desk, in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 25,1948 (ageabout 65years).Burial location unknown. | | James Everett Sanders (1882-1950) — also known asEverett Sanders — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in alogcabin near Coalmont,ClayCounty, Ind.,March 8,1882.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1917-25; secretary toPresidentCalvinCoolidge, 1925-29;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1932-34.Baptist.Member,Elks.Died, from aheartailment, in hislaw office, inWashington,D.C.,May 12,1950 (age68 years, 65days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.  | George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) — also known asGeorge J. Burke — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Northfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December5, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner ofMartinJ. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual AutoInsuranceCo.; counsel and director, InternationalRadio Co.;director, Ann ArborTrustCompany, Farmers and MechanicsBank,MichiganLifeInsurance Co.; candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1916; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1920;candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1923, 1926; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); served as a judge in the Nuremburgwar crimes trials.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Rotary.Died, in hislaw office, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October3, 1950 (age64 years, 302days).Interment atSt.Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | | Joseph Lawrence Kaminski (1902-1951) — also known asJoseph L. Kaminski — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November2, 1902.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1935-40; defeated in primary, 1940;chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison.Died, from aheartattack, in the Cadillac Toweroffice building, Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich., November,1951(ageabout48 years).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Charles Walter Tillett Jr. (1888-1952) — also known asCharles W. Tillett, Jr. — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Mangum,RichmondCounty, N.C.,February6, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1928(alternate),1944.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Major proponent of the United Nations. While suffering from depression, hejumpedfrom the eighth floor of anoffice building, andfell tohis death, in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,December23, 1952 (age64 years, 321days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C. | | Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) — also known asGuy K. Bard — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Denver,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Ephrata,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October24, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofLancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1932;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1938-39;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;resigned 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.Lutheran.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiKappa Tau;DeltaTheta Phi.Collapsed, probably from aheartattack, in hislaw office, and died en route to JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November23, 1953 (age58 years, 30days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Denver, Pa. | | Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) — also known asClyde R. Hoey — of Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.Born in Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.,December11, 1877.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1904,1940,1944(speaker),1948,1952;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1937-41; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died inoffice 1954.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen;JuniorOrder;Knightsof Pythias;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaChi.Died from astroke,at his desk in his congressionaloffice, inWashington,D.C.,May 12,1954 (age76 years, 152days).Interment atSunsetCemetery, Shelby, N.C. | | Lester Callaway Hunt (1892-1954) — of Lander,FremontCounty, Wyo.Born in Isabel,EdgarCounty, Ill.,July 8,1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;dentist;member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1933-34;secretaryof state of Wyoming, 1935-43; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wyoming,1940,1944(speaker),1948,1952;Governorof Wyoming, 1943-49;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1949-54; died in office 1954.Member,TauKappa Epsilon.In despair over his poor health and threats to expose his son'sarrest for homosexual solicitation, he died fromself-inflictedrifleshot, at his desk in the SenateOffice Building, and diedsoon after, in CasualtyHospital,Washington,D.C.,June 19,1954 (age61 years, 346days).Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. (1884-1956) — also known asJ. B. Adoue, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November4, 1884.President, Dallas NationalBank ofCommerce, 1924-56; chairman, GulfInsuranceCompany; chairman, Universal Life and AccidentInsuranceCompany; director, Graham-BrownShoeCompany; director, First TexasChemicalCompany; director, CosmopolitanHotelCompany;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1951-53; defeated, 1949.Episcopalian.Frenchancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanArbitration Association;Rotary;PhiDelta Theta;NewcomenSociety.Died, from aheartattack, while workingat his bank, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November17, 1956 (age72 years, 13days).Entombed in mausoleum atCrownHill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) — also known asBurton G. Cameron — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.; Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Torch Lake,AntrimCounty, Mich.,February17, 1894.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;defeated in primary, 1924;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died, from aheartailment, in hislaw office, Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,February1, 1957 (age62 years, 350days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married1911 toKatherine Burch; married1945 to HelenM. Brugh. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Lee Knous (1889-1959) — also known asW. Lee Knous — of Montrose,MontroseCounty, Colo.Born in Ouray,OurayCounty, Colo.,February2, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate 17th District, 1930-37;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1937-47;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1946-47;Governor ofColorado, 1947-50;U.S.District Judge for Colorado, 1950.Suffered aheartattack at hisoffice, and died soon after in St. Joseph'sHospital,Denver,Colo.,December11, 1959 (age70 years, 312days).Entombed in mausoleum atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo.  | Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart,Schaffner and Marx,clothingmanufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North WesternRailway;chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; specialassistant to Pres.DwightD. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice PresidentRichardM. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aheartattack, in hisoffice, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December14, 1960 (age64 years, 44days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | | Arthur Francis Lamey (1892-1963) — also known asArthur F. Lamey — of Havre,HillCounty, Mont.; Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born in Big Sandy,ChouteauCounty, Mont.,December24, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;HillCounty Attorney, 1923-27;MontanaDemocratic state chair, 1938-44; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Montana,1940,1944(delegation chair); candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1940, 1948.Catholic.Member,Rotary;Elks;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Died, in hislaw office, Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,June 4,1963 (age70 years, 162days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James H. Lamey and Mary J. (Glassford) Lamey; married to FrancesB. Kasmer. |
 | Leo Bernard (1938-1966) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October24, 1938.Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1964; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964.Shotandkilled,by Edward Waniolek, a former taxicab driver who wanted to "kill someCommunists", in theoffices of the Socialist Workers Party,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 16,1966 (age27 years, 204days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married,March13, 1966, to Garlene Boone. | | | | Cross-reference:JanGarrett | | | | Image source: The Militant, May 23,1966 |
| | | John W. Peters (c.1921-1970) — of Webster Groves,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born about 1921. Republican. Nominated in primary forU.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District 1970, but died beforeelection.Shotandkilledhimself, in hiscampaign office, Brentwood,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,September27, 1970 (ageabout 49years).Burial location unknown.  | Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known asDean Acheson — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,April11, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeLouisD. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933;U.S.Secretary of State, 1949-53.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Council onForeign Relations.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964; received aPulitzerPrize in History, 1970, for his bookPresent At The Creation:My Years In The State Department.Died, probably from aheartattack, over his desk in hisstudy, Sandy Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October12, 1971 (age78 years, 184days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | | Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) — also known asNelson A. Rockefeller;"Rocky" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bar Harbor,HancockCounty, Maine,July 8,1908.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956(alternate),1960,1964(delegation chair);Governor ofNew York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1960,1964,1968;VicePresident of the United States, 1974-77.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias.Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1977.Died, from a massiveheartattack, in hisoffice, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1979 (age70 years, 202days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockefellerFamily Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller;brother ofWinthropRockefeller; married,June 23,1930, toMaryTodhunter Clark; married,May 4,1963, toHappyMurphy (great-granddaughter ofEdwinHenry Fitler; third great-granddaughter ofJohnSergeant; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeBrooke Roberts Jr.); nephew ofRichardSteere Aldrich andWinthropWilliams Aldrich; uncle ofJohnDavison Rockefeller IV andWinthropPaul Rockefeller; grandson of John Davison Rockefeller andNelsonWilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed ofSimonS. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed ofHenryRockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who marriedNinaUnderwood); second cousin thrice removed ofJohnPhillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed ofLewisKirby Rockefeller. | | | | Political families:Rockefellerfamily of New York City, New York;Rockefellerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:StewartG. Anderson —JohnH. Terry | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: CaryReich,TheLife of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer,1908-1958 — Joseph H. Boyd,Oreosand Dubonnet: Remembering Governor Nelson A.Rockefeller |
| | Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (1929-1980) — also known asAllard K. Lowenstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January16, 1929.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1972;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1969-71; defeated,1970, 1972 (primary), 1972 (Liberal), 1974, 1976, 1978 (primary).Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Shotandmortallywounded by Dennis Sweeney, in hislaw office inRockefeller Center, and died about seven hours later, in St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1980 (age51 years, 58days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1955-78; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1961.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JewishWar Veterans;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;PhiSigma Delta;OddFellows.Died, from aheartattack, in hisoffice in the Pan Am Building, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1980 (age79 years, 313days).Burial location unknown. | | Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) — also known asRay C. Bliss — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,December16, 1907.Republican.Insurancebusiness;chair ofSummit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member ofOhioRepublican State Central Committee, 1944-65;OhioRepublican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956(delegation chair),1960,1964,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1952-80;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1965-69;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1960-64.Episcopalian.Germanancestry. Member,PhiKappa Tau;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Suffered aheartattack at hisoffice, and died soon after at Akron CityHospital,Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,August6, 1981 (age73 years, 233days).Interment atMt.Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio. | | Charles Clifton Finch (1927-1986) — also known asCliff Finch — of Mississippi. Born near Pope,PanolaCounty, Miss.,April 4,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1960;PanolaCounty District Attorney; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1971;Governor ofMississippi, 1976-80; candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1978; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1980.Died, of aheartattack, in hislaw office, Batesville,PanolaCounty, Miss.,April22, 1986 (age59 years, 18days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Batesville, Miss. | | Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1921-1994) — also known asEleuthere I. du Pont;"Brud" —of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 21,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;banker;insuranceexecutive;treasurer ofDelaware Republican Party, 1956; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1956.Died, from aheartattack in hisoffice, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,March29, 1994 (age72 years, 312days).Burial location unknown. | | John W. Rollins Sr. (1916-2000) — also known as"Big John" — of Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.; Greenville,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Keith,CatoosaCounty, Ga.,August24, 1916.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Delaware, 1953-57; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1956(alternate),1972;candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1960.Died, while napping in hisoffice, in Greenville,New CastleCounty, Del.,April 4,2000 (age83 years, 224days).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Nichols (c.1937-2001) — also known asAndy Nichols — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born about 1937. Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps;physician;medicalschool professor; member ofArizonastate house of representatives 13th District, 1993-2000; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Arizona,2000;member ofArizonastate senate 13th District, 2001; died in office 2001.Disciplesof Christ.Suffered aheartattack, collapsed in hisoffice at the Arizona StateSenate office building, and was pronounced dead on arrival at St.Joseph'sHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,April19, 2001 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) — also known asArt Teele — of Florida. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,May 14,1946.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;lawyer;director, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1981-83;Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1992;as Miami city commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the CommunityRedevelopment Agency (CRA); aninvestigationof corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led tochargesthat he had accepted $135,000 inkickbacksfrom two construction companies; as a result, he wasremoved fromoffice in 2004 by Gov.JebBush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were undersurveillance, hedrove hiscar at a police detective in an attempt torun himover, and alsothreatenedto kill police officers who had been following his wife duringthe investigation;convictedin March 2005 onchargesrelated to this incident;indictedon July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy andmoneylaundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtaincontracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airportthrough a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reportsrevealed that he had put hismistresson the CRA payroll, that he regularly bought and usedcocaine,and that he frequently made use of a maleprostitute.Churchof God in Christ.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;NAACP;Freemasons.Came to theoffices of theMiami Herald newspaper, andshothimselfin the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later inthe trauma unit of Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,July 27,2005 (age59 years, 74days).Interment atCulley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla. | | Jerry Lamon Falwell (1933-2007) — also known asJerry Falwell — Born inLynchburg,Va.,August11, 1933.Republican.Pastor;televisionevangelist;founder(1971) of Liberty Baptist College, now Liberty University; alsoserved as itschancellor;founder of the Moral Majority, political group advocatingconservative Christian views;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1996.Baptist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Sufferedcardiacarrythmia, collapsed in hisoffice at Liberty University,and died soon after at Lynchburg GeneralHospital,Lynchburg,Va.,May 15,2007 (age73 years, 277days).Interment atMontviewGrounds, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
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