Very incomplete list!in chronological order  |  Joel Barlow (1754-1812) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Redding,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March24, 1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;chaplain;writer;poet;lawyer;U.S. Consul inCadiz, 1792-93; U.S. Consul General inAlgiers, 1796-97; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1811-12, died in office 1812.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.He was sent to Algeria to negotiate for the release of those heldprisoner by the Barbary pirates, and was protected by a detachment ofU.S. Marines. The words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S.Marine Hymn are a reference to this incident.Died, ofpneumonia orexposure,in Zarnowiec,Poland,December24, 1812 (age58 years, 275days).Interment atChurchyard,Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph atGreatPasture Road Cemetery, Redding, Conn. | | | Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827) — of Alabama. Born about 1795. Member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1820-22; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1825-27; died in office 1827.Died, ofpneumonia, February,1827(ageabout32 years).Burial location unknown. | | Lorenzo de Zavala (1788-1836) — also known asManuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala ySáenz —of Mérida,Yucatan;La Porte,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Tecoh,Yucatan,October3, 1788.Active in politics in Mexico, 1812-34;imprisonedin 1814-17 by Mexican authorities over hisadvocacyof democratic reforms;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Harrisburg, 1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Harrisburg, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;VicePresident of the Texas Republic, 1836.Died, ofpneumonia,November15, 1836 (age48 years, 43days).Interment atdeZavala Family Cemetery, La Porte, Tex.| |  Relatives: Sonof Anastasio de Zavala=y=Velázquez and Maria BárbaraSáenz=y=Castro; married1807 to TeresaCorrea=y=Correa; married,November12, 1831, to Emily West. | | | | Zavala County,Tex. is named for him. |
| | Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836) — also known asStephen F. Austin;"Father ofTexas" —Born inWytheCounty, Va.,November3, 1793.Member ofMissouriterritorial legislature, 1814-19;delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Felipe deAustin, 1832; took petition to Mexico City for the establishment ofTexas as a separate Mexican state, 1832;chargedwithattemptingrevolution, andimprisoneduntil 1835;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Felipe deAustin, 1835; candidate forPresidentof the Texas Republic, 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1836; died in office 1836.Member,Freemasons.Died ofpneumonia, inBrazoriaCounty, Tex.,December27, 1836 (age43 years, 54days).Original interment atPeachPoint Cemetery, Gulf Prairie, Tex.; reinterment in 1910 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Moses Austin and Maria (Brown) Austin. | | | | Austin County,Tex. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofAustin,Texas, isnamed forhim. — Stephen F. AustinStateUniversity,Nacogdoches,Texas, isnamed forhim. — AustinCollege,Sherman,Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Handbookof Texas Online | | | | Books about Stephen F. Austin: GreggCantrell,StephenF. Austin : Empresario of Texas |
 | William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) — also known as"Tippecanoe";"OldTip";"Farmer of North Bend";"General Mum";"Cincinnatus of theWest" —of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Berkeley,CharlesCity County, Va.,February9, 1773.Whig.Secretaryof Northwest Territory, 1798-99;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1799-1800;Governorof Indiana Territory, 1801-12; general in the U.S. Army duringthe War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1816-19; member ofOhiostate senate, 1819-21; Presidential Elector for Ohio,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins); candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1820; Presidential Elector for Ohio,1824(voted forHenryClay andNathanSanford);U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1825-28; U.S. Minister toGran Colombia, 1828-29;Presidentof the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; died in office 1841.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumonia ortyphoid,at theWhiteHouse,Washington,D.C.,April 4,1841 (age68 years, 54days).Interment atHarrisonTomb, North Bend, Ohio.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison; brother ofCarterBassett Harrison; married,November22, 1795, toAnnaTuthill Symmes (daughter ofJohnCleves Symmes); father ofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); grandfather ofBenjaminHarrison (1833-1901) andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); great-grandfather ofRussellBenjamin Harrison; second great-grandfather ofWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); first cousin ofBeverleyRandolph andBurwellBassett; first cousin once removed ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; first cousin twice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; second cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph andRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857); second cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; second cousin thrice removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes andWilliamWelby Beverley; second cousin four times removed ofFrancisBeverley Biddle andHarryFlood Byrd; second cousin five times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofRobertMonroe Harrison. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Harrison counties inInd.,Iowa,Miss. andOhio arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofHarrison,New Jersey, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamH. Harrison Taylor—WilliamH. H. Bingham—WilliamH. H. Ross—WilliamH. H. Comstock—WilliamH. H. Bailey—WilliamH. H. Lewis—W.H. H. Eba—WilliamH. H. Wroe—WilliamH. H. Dickinson—WilliamH. H. Gere—WilliamH. H. Clayton—WilliamH. H. Allen—WilliamH. H. Beadle—WilliamH. H. Keeney—WilliamH. H. Varney—WilliamH. H. Cowles—WilliamH. H. Stowell—WilliamH. H. Miller—WilliamH. H. Cook—WilliamH. H. Hill—WilliamH. H. Flick—WilliamH. H. Sieg—WilliamH. H. Slack—WilliamH. H. Webster—WilliamH. H. Fine—WilliamH. Heard—WilliamH. H. Hart—WilliamH. H. Llewellyn—WilliamH. H. Lea—WilliamH. H. Cash—WilliamH. H. Bowen—WilliamH. H. Heath—WilliamH. H. Gardner | | | | Campaign slogan (1840): "Tippecanoe andTyler Too." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William Henry Harrison:Freeman Cleaves,OldTippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time —Norma Lois Peterson,Presidenciesof William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — DavidLillard,WilliamHenry Harrison (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Daniel Dunklin (1790-1844) — ofWashingtonCounty, Mo.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,January14, 1790.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1828-32;Governor ofMissouri, 1832-36.Died ofpneumonia,August25, 1844 (age54 years, 224days).Interment atDanielDunklin Grave State Historic Site, Herculaneum, Mo. | | John William Smith (1792-1845) — also known asJohn W. Smith;William John Smith;"El Colorado" —ofRallsCounty, Mo.; San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Virginia,March 4,1792.RallsCounty Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26;merchant;surveyor;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office1845.Catholic.In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.Died, probably ofpneumonia, in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Tex.,January12, 1845 (age52 years, 314days).Original interment atWashington-on-the-BrazosState Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment atWashingtonCemetery, Washington, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof John Smith and Isabel Smith; married1821 toHarriet Stone; married1830 to Mariade Jesús Delgado Curbelo. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Edward Burleson (1798-1851) — of Texas. Born inBuncombeCounty, N.C.,December15, 1798.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Mina, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835;general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Bastrop, Gonzales and Fayette,1838-39;VicePresident of the Texas Republic, 1841-44; candidate forPresidentof the Texas Republic, 1844; member ofTexasstate senate, 1846-51; died in office 1851.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died ofpneumonia, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,December26, 1851 (age53 years, 11days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | James Sevier Conway (1798-1855) — of Arkansas. Born inGreeneCounty, Tenn.,December9, 1798.Governorof Arkansas, 1836-40.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in Walnut Hill,LafayetteCounty, Ark.,March 3,1855 (age56 years, 84days).Interment atConwayCemetery State Park, Walnut Hill, Ark. | | Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816-1856) — also known asJedediah M. Grant;"Brigham'sSledgehammer" —of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Windsor,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1816.Mayorof Salt Lake City, Utah, 1851-56; died in office 1856.Mormon.Died, ofpneumonia, in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,December1, 1856 (age40 years, 284days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) — of Indiana. Born inGallatinCounty, Ky.,November22, 1810.Minister;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41;U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died, ofpneumonia, in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,March29, 1857 (age46 years, 127days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | George Washington Ingersoll (1803-1860) — also known asG. W. Ingersoll — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in New Gloucester,CumberlandCounty, Maine,August20, 1803.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1854-55;Mainestate attorney general, 1860; died in office 1860.Died, ofpneumonia, in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,March 5,1860 (age56 years, 198days).Burial location unknown. | | John Branch Jr. (1782-1863) — of Enfield,HalifaxCounty, N.C.Born in Halifax,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,November4, 1782.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1817-20;federaljudge, 1822;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835;Governorof Florida Territory, 1844-45.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumonia, in Enfield,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,January4, 1863 (age80 years, 61days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Enfield, N.C.  | Samuel Houston (1793-1863) — also known asSam Houston — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.Born near Lexington,RockbridgeCounty, Va.,March 2,1793.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7thDistrict 1825-27);Governor ofTennessee, 1827-29;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine,1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Refugio, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;Presidentof the Texas Republic, 1836-38, 1841-44; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1846-59;Governor ofTexas, 1859-61.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumonia, in Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.,July 26,1863 (age70 years, 146days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Huntsville, Tex.; statue erected 1925 atHermanPark, Houston, Tex.| | Relatives:Father ofAndrewJackson Houston; second great-grandfather of Jean Houston Baldwin(who marriedMarionPrice Daniel); third great-grandfather ofMarionPrice Daniel Jr.; cousin *** ofDavidHubbard. | | | | Political family:Daniel-Houstonfamily of Texas. | | | | Houston counties inMinn.,Tenn. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofHouston,Texas, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipsSS Sam Houston (built 1941, atHouston,Texas; torpedoed and sunk 1942 in theAtlanticOcean) andSS Sam Houston II (built 1943 at the sameshipyard; scrapped 1959) werenamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:HoustonJustice—SamH. Jones—SamHouston Clinton, Jr.—SamH. Melton, Jr. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Sam Houston: James L.Haley,SamHouston — Marquis James,TheRaven : A Biography of Sam Houston — Randolph B.Campbell,SamHouston and the American Southwest — John F. Kennedy,Profilesin Courage — Jean Fritz,MakeWay for Sam Houston (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | Simpson Harris Morgan (c.1821-1864) — of Texas. Born inRutherfordCounty, Tenn., about 1821.Representativefrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1864; died in office 1864.While en route to a session of the Confederate Congress, died ofpneumonia at Monticello,DrewCounty, Ark.,December15, 1864 (ageabout 43years).Interment atSimpsonH. Morgan Memorial Park, Clarksville, Tex. | | David Funsten (1819-1866) — of Virginia. Born inClarkeCounty, Va.,October14, 1819.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1844-45; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died ofpneumonia, at Howard (now part of Tysons Corner),FairfaxCounty, Va.,April 6,1866 (age46 years, 174days).Interment atIvyHill Cemetery, Alexandria, Va. | | John Jones Pettus (1813-1867) — also known asJohn J. Pettus — of Mississippi. Born inWilsonCounty, Tenn.,October9, 1813.Governorof Mississippi, 1854, 1859-63.Slaveowner. After the Civil War, as aConfederateleader,amnesty wasrefused to him, and he became afugitive;the manhunt continued until his death, frompneumonia, inPulaski County (part now inLonokeCounty), Ark.,January25, 1867 (age53 years, 108days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atFlatBayou Burial Ground, Near Wabbaseka, Jefferson County, Ark. | | George Wythe Randolph (1818-1867) — also known asGeorge W. Randolph — ofRichmond,Va.Born near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,March10, 1818.Lawyer;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Richmond city, 1861;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1862; after the collapse of theConfederacy,fledto Europe toavoidcapture;pardonedin 1866.Episcopalian.Died ofpulmonary pneumonia, near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,April 3,1867 (age49 years, 24days).Interment atMonticelloGraveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.| | Relatives: SonofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andMarthaJefferson Randolph; brother ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph and Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who marriedNicholasPhilip Trist); uncle ofThomasJefferson Coolidge; grandson ofThomasJefferson; granduncle ofJohnGardner Coolidge; great-grandson ofArchibaldCary; second great-grandson ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofFrancisWayles Eppes; first cousin once removed ofDabneyCarr,JohnWayles Eppes andFrederickMadison Roberts; first cousin twice removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke; first cousin thrice removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofDabneySmith Carr; second cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall; second cousin twice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andEdithWilson; third cousin ofThomasMarshall,JohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,JamesKeith Marshall,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin once removed ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,JohnRobertson,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,AlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson,JohnAugustine Marshall andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin twice removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.,WilliamMarshall Bullitt andAlexanderScott Bullitt; fourth cousin ofEdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker,WilliamLewis Cabell andGeorgeCraighead Cabell; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasJones Hardeman,BaileyHardeman,FitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JoelWalker Flood,EdmundRandolph Cocke,BenjaminEarl Cabell andWilliamHenry Robertson. | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $100 notes in 1862-64. |
| | Moses C. Martin (c.1811-1868) — of Missouri. Born in Kentucky, about 1811. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1866-68; died in office 1868.Baptist.Died ofpneumonia, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February15, 1868 (ageabout 57years).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo. | | James Raynor Whiting (1803-1872) — also known asJames R. Whiting — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1803.Democrat.Lawyer;real estateinvestor; Democrat-Hard Shell candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1854; ReformDemocratic candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1856.Died, frompneumonia, in Spuyten Duyvil, New York County (nowpart of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,March16, 1872 (age68 years, 321days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) — also known asSamuel F. B. Morse — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Charlestown, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April27, 1791.Artist;inventorof thetelegraph;Native American candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1836, 1841; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1854.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofpneumonia, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1872 (age80 years, 341days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James Lawrence Orr (1822-1873) — also known asJames L. Orr — of Anderson Court House (now Anderson),AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Craytonville,AndersonCounty, S.C.,May 12,1822.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1844-48;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1849-59 (2nd District1849-53, 5th District 1853-59);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1857-59;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Delegatefrom South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1862;Senatorfrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1865-68; district judge in South Carolina,1868-70; delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1872;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1872-73, died in office 1873.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumonia in St. Petersburg,Russia,May5, 1873 (age50 years, 358days).Interment atFirst Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Anderson, S.C. | | Thomas Henry Selby (1820-1875) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1820.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1869-71.Died, ofpneumonia, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 17,1875 (age55 years, 34days).Burial location unknown. | | Hiram C. Martin (1833-1876) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,August10, 1833.Realestate agent;mayor ofAthens, Ohio, 1869-70.Died oftyphoidpneumonia,February21, 1876 (age42 years, 195days).Burial location unknown. | | David Reed (1821-1877) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November12, 1821.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofJ.Bowman Sweitzer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1874-76.Died, frompneumonia anddigestiveproblems, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February17, 1877 (age55 years, 97days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877) — also known asEnoch M. Marvin — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inWarrenCounty, Mo.,June 12,1823.Democrat.Methodistbishop; chaplain of the Confederate Army during the Civil War;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1876.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Died, ofpneumonia, inSt.Louis, Mo.,November26, 1877 (age54 years, 167days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | E. H. Kennedy (c.1840-1878) — ofHoustonCounty, Minn.Born about 1840. Member ofMinnesotastate senate 10th District, 1859-60; served in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 13, 1867.Died, ofpneumonia, in May,1878(ageabout38 years).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Owatonna, Minn. | | Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (1791-1879) — of New York. Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November29, 1791.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1825-27;collegeprofessor;presidentof Rutgers College (now Rutgers University), 1840-50.Slaveowner. Died, ofpneumonia, in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1879 (age87 years, 87days).Interment atOldDutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y. | | William Hemphill Jones (1811-1880) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,October26, 1811.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1836;mayorof Wilmington, Del., 1852-53.Died, frompneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,April30, 1880 (age68 years, 187days).Interment atWilmingtonand Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. | | George Walton Flower (1830-1881) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Theresa,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1830.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1869-71.Died, frompneumonia, in Union SquareHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1881 (age50 years, 272days).Entombed atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Edwin Belcher (c.1838-1883) — ofWilkesCounty, Ga.; Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.; Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C., about 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1868-72; postmaster atMacon,Ga., 1873-75; delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1876,1880.Africanancestry.Died, fromtyphoidpneumonia, in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,January7, 1883 (ageabout 45years).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Ga. | | Edward T. Backhouse (1806-1884) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1806.Fruitmerchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1851; president,Kings CountyFireInsurance Company, 1861-84.Died, ofpneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1884 (ageabout 78years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Seth C. Hawley (1810-1884) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1810.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1840-41;railroadbuilder; U.S. Consul inNassau, 1863; chief clerk, New York CityPoliceDepartment; the New York Times called him "the brains of thedepartment.".Englishancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1884 (age74 years, 274days).Interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Alfred W. Taliaferro (d. 1885) — of San Rafael,MarinCounty, Calif.Born inGloucesterCounty, Va.Physician;druggist;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 19th District, 1852-53; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1860.Died, ofpneumonia,1885.Interment atMt.Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.| | Epitaph: "Hisvirtue was generosity, his friends are legion, his enemies none— one of nature's noblemen." |
| | Lewis Alexander Brigham (1831-1885) — also known asLewis A. Brigham — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1877;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1879-81.Died, frompneumonia, in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,February19, 1885 (age54 years, 48days).Interment atOldBergen Church Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | Azariah Boody (1815-1885) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Stanstead County,Quebec,April21, 1815.Whig.U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1853; served aspresident of the WabashRailroad.Died, frompneumonia, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1885 (age70 years, 211days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Henry Brewster Stanton (1805-1887) — also known asHenry B. Stanton — of Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.Born in Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 27,1805.Journalist;orator;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1850-51, 1851; resigned 1851.Died, ofpneumonia, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1887 (age81 years, 201days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Susan M. (Brewster) Stanton and Joseph Stanton; married,May 1,1840, toElizabethSmith Cady; fifth great-grandnephew ofRobertTreat; first cousin once removed ofNathanBelcher; second cousin once removed ofErskineMason Phelps; second cousin four times removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin ofEnochC. Chapman; third cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,EdwardWheeler Pendleton andGilesRussell Taggart; third cousin twice removed ofJohnAdams,GeorgeChamplin andJohnBaldwin; fourth cousin ofAlbertGallup; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidHough,JohnTaintor,RogerTaintor,JohnQuincy Adams,ChristopherGrant Champlin,SolomonTaintor,DanielCady,DanielPacker,JabezWilliams Huntington,LorenzoBurrows,AsaPacker,AlbertSmith Gallup andAbialT. Browning. | | | | Political family:Lenoir-Avery-Moreheadfamily of North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Samuel H. Blake (c.1807-1887) — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born about 1807. Republican.Banker;Mainestate attorney general, 1848; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Maine,1868.Died ofpneumonia, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April24, 1887 (ageabout 80years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine. | | John Winthrop Jones (1817-1887) — also known asJ. Winthrop Jones — of Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine; Greenpoint, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine,February14, 1817.Democrat.Schoolteacher;merchant;shipbuilder;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,1860;lumberbusiness.Died, frompneumonia, in Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,September19, 1887 (age70 years, 217days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) — also known asCharles E. Boyle — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February4, 1836.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;lawyer;FayetteCounty District Attorney, 1863-65; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67;candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1876,1880,1888;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87;territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888.Episcopalian.Died, ofpneumonia, in the OccidentalHotel,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December15, 1888 (age52 years, 315days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa. | | John Alexander Martin (1839-1889) — also known asJohn A. Martin — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.Born in Brownsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,March10, 1839.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1859; member ofKansasstate senate, 1859; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kansas,1860,1868(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1880;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster atAtchison,Kan., 1861-74;mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1865; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 1868-70, 1872-;Governor ofKansas, 1885-89.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died ofpleuro-pneumonia, in Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.,October2, 1889 (age50 years, 206days).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan. | | Orlow W. Chapman (1832-1890) — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Ellington,TollandCounty, Conn.,1832.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1868-71; U.S. Solicitor General,1889-90; died in office 1890.Died, ofpneumonia and anearinfection, inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1890 (ageabout 57years).Intermentsomewherein Binghamton, N.Y. | | Grattan H. Brundage (1834-1891) — ofSteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,1834.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1891; died inoffice 1891.Died, frompneumonia,typhoidfever, andheartfailure, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1891 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown. | | Giles Jared Patterson (1827-1891) — of Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.Born in Spartanburg District (nowSpartanburgCounty), S.C.,January10, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;bankdirector; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Chester County, 1882-90; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1884.Methodist.Died, frompneumonia, in Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.,December13, 1891 (age64 years, 337days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Chester, S.C. | | Henry Gould Lewis (1820-1891) — also known asHenry G. Lewis — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September9, 1820.Democrat.Lawyer;wheelmanufacturer;railroadpromoter; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1868;mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1870-76, 1883-84.Died, frompneumonia, in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,December25, 1891 (age71 years, 107days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof William Lewis and Sarah Ann (Calhoun) Lewis; brother ofJohnCalhoun Lewis; married,October5, 1858, to Julia Wright Coley; second cousin twice removed ofJonathanBrace; third cousin once removed ofThomasKimberly Brace; fourth cousin ofDanielKellogg (1791-1875),LeviYale andDanielFiske Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed ofAlbertGallatin Kellogg,JamesRood Doolittle,RussellSage,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),LeviBacon Yale,CharlesKellogg,RobertCleveland Usher andCharlesM. Hotchkiss. | | | | Political families:Kelloggfamily of Vermont and New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Patrick McQuaid (c.1849-1892) — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born inIreland,about 1849.Wholesalegrain andflour merchant;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1886-87, 1888-91; active community leaderduring the 1888 yellow fever epidemic; on June 17, 1890, he wasbrutallyassaulted by City Marshal Stephen Wiggins, who clubbed himrepeatedly on the head until he lost consciousness.Died, ofpneumonia, in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February21, 1892 (ageabout 43years).Burial location unknown. | | Laban Theodore Moore (1829-1892) — also known asLaban T. Moore — of Louisa,LawrenceCounty, Ky.Born inWayneCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January13, 1829.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1859-61; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1860.Slaveowner. Died, ofpneumonia, at Catlettsburg,BoydCounty, Ky.,November9, 1892 (age63 years, 301days).Interment atAshlandCemetery, Ashland, Ky. | | George Henry Sanderson (1824-1893) — also known asGeorge H. Sanderson — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1824.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1891-93.Died, ofpneumonia,February1, 1893 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | George de Benneville Keim (1831-1893) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,January18, 1831.Democrat.Harness andsaddle business; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1887.Died, ofpneumonia, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March10, 1893 (age62 years, 51days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa. | | William Milo Stone (1827-1893) — also known asWilliam M. Stone — of Knoxville,MarionCounty, Iowa; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; district judge in Iowa, 1857-61 (11th District 1857-58,6th District 1859-61); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofIowa, 1864-68; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1878-79; Commissioner of theGeneral Land Office, 1892-93.A friend of PresidentAbrahamLincoln, he was present at Ford's Theater when Lincoln was shot,and helped carry the injured president across the street.Died ofpneumonia, andBright'sdisease, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 18,1893 (age65 years, 277days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Knoxville, Iowa. | | Claude Nicholas Riopelle (c.1845-1894) — also known asClaude N. Riopelle — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1845. Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1869-70.Frenchancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in GraceHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January24, 1894 (ageabout 49years).Interment atMt.Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Eli Wentworth (1830-1894) — of Milton,StraffordCounty, N.H.Born in Milton,StraffordCounty, N.H.,April 8,1830.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 6th District, 1860-62.Died, frompneumonia, in Milton,StraffordCounty, N.H.,October31, 1894 (age64 years, 206days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Needham (1822-1895) — of Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Hartford,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 24,1822.Lawyer;farmer;aide (with rank of Colonel) to Gov.GeorgeS. Boutwell, 1851-53;MassachusettsDemocratic state chair, 1853; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1854; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1857-58; member ofVermontstate senate from Windsor County, 1859-61; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1866-67; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1868-69; director, Boston Safe Deposit andTrust Co.;trustee, John HancockLifeInsurance Co.; director, Peterborough and ShirleyRailroad.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;HumaneSociety.Died, ofpneumonia, in Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February20, 1895 (age72 years, 272days).Interment atGrotonCemetery, Groton, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof James Needham and Lydia (Breed) Needham; married,July 17,1842, to Caroline A. Hall; married,October7, 1880, to Ellen Mary Brigham. |
| | Andrew Jackson Bentley (1827-1895) — also known asAndrew J. Bentley — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January10, 1827.Sailor;shipbroker;lumberbusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1880;mayorof New London, Conn., 1894.Died, ofpneumonia,March18, 1895 (age68 years, 67days).Interment atCityCemetery, Norwich, Conn.  | Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) — also known asWalter Q. Gresham — of New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Lanesville,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March17, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1868;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83;U.S.Postmaster General, 1883-84;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1884;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93;U.S.Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died, frompneumonia, in his rooms at the ArlingtonHotel,Washington,D.C.,May 28,1895 (age63 years, 72days).Originally entombed atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.; reinterment in 1896 atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) — also known asElisha P. Ferry — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.; Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inMonroeCounty, Mich.,August9, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1852;postmaster atWaukegan,Ill., 1853-54;villagepresident of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57;mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1859;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871;Governorof Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget SoundNationalBank;Governor ofWashington, 1889-93.Frenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died ofpneumonia andcongestiveheart failure, on board asteamerinPugetSound,October14, 1895 (age70 years, 66days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.  | John Blackburne Woodward (1835-1896) — also known asJohn B. Woodward — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1835.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;leatherbusiness;importerand exporter; Independent candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1885.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died, frompneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1896 (age60 years, 281days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Woodward and Mary Barrow (Blackburne) Woodward; married,May 31,1870, to Elizabeth Cook Blackburne. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: John B. Woodward: abiographical memoir (1897) |
| | George Tobey Anthony (1824-1896) — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.Born in Mayfield,FultonCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1824.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofKansas, 1877-79; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1885.Died, ofpneumonia, Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,August5, 1896 (age72 years, 57days).Interment atTopekaCemetery, Topeka, Kan. | | Henry Addison Fletcher (1839-1897) — also known asHenry A. Fletcher — of Proctorsville, Cavendish,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Cavendish,WindsorCounty, Vt.,December11, 1839.Republican.Farmer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Cavendish, 1867-68, 1878-82;member ofVermontstate senate from Windsor County, 1886-87;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1890-92.Baptist.Died, ofpneumonia, in Proctorsville, Cavendish,WindsorCounty, Vt.,1897(ageabout57 years).Burial location unknown. | | Mercer Beasley (1815-1897) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1815.Lawyer;Whig candidate formayorof Trenton, N.J., 1851;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1864-97; died inoffice 1897.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February19, 1897 (ageabout 81years).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Trenton, N.J. | | William Wirt Watkins (1826-1898) — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ark.Born inJeffersonCounty, Tenn.,April 1,1826.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1856-60, 1866, 1878;delegateto Arkansas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.Died, frompneumonia, in Harrison,BooneCounty, Ark.,January15, 1898 (age71 years, 289days).Interment atCarrollton Cemetery, Carrollton, Ark. | | John Murray Forbes (1813-1898) — of Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Bordeaux,France,February23, 1813.Republican. President, Michigan CentralRailroad,1846-55; president, Chicago, Burlington & QuincyRailroad;Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1860;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1876,1880,1884.Scottishancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October12, 1898 (age85 years, 231days).Interment atMiltonCemetery, Milton, Mass. | | Theodore Sedgwick Fay (1807-1898) — also known asTheodore S. Fay — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Massachusetts; Berlin,Germany.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1807.Newspapereditor;novelist;U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1853-61.Died, frompneumonia, in Berlin,Germany,November24, 1898 (age91 years, 287days).Interment atFriedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.  | Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) — also known asCalvin S. Brice — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Denmark,MorrowCounty, Ohio,September17, 1845.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;active inrailroadlaw; president ofrailroadcompanies; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1876;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1884;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1888,1892(speaker);member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Ohio, 1888;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1889-92;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1891-97.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1898 (age53 years, 89days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Lima, Ohio. | | Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inOrleansCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1838.Republican.Physician;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, ofpneumonia, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,1899(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married,November14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married,October5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
| | Hiram Miller Bledsoe (1825-1899) — also known asHiram M. Bledsoe — of Pleasant Hill,CassCounty, Mo.Born inBourbonCounty, Ky.,April25, 1825.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouristate senate 17th District, 1893-96.Died, frompneumonia, in Pleasant Hill,CassCounty, Mo.,February5, 1899 (age73 years, 286days).Interment atPleasantHill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Mo.; memorial monument atDepot Park, Pleasant Hill, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Hiram Miller Bledsoe (1797-1876) and Susan T. (Hughes) Bledsoe;married1868 to MaryD. Harrison. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Mali (1818-1899) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Verviers,Belgium,1818.Importingbusiness;Consulfor Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1867-98.Belgianancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1899 (ageabout 81years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | John Clarence Keeler (1851-1899) — also known asJohn C. Keeler — of Canton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1891-92.Died, fromheartdisease andpneumonia, in aprivatehospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1899 (age48 years, 244days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.; cenotaph atEvergreenCemetery, Canton, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Amanda (Russell) Keeler and Carlos Cook Keeler; married,February28, 1878, to Ada H. Servis; married,September6, 1888, to Mattie Howard Lynde; nephew ofJohnLeslie Russell; first cousin ofLeslieWead Russell andCharlesHazen Russell; second cousin twice removed ofCalvinFillmore,BenjaminHard andMartinKeeler; second cousin five times removed ofAaronBurr; third cousin ofAlfredWalstein Bangs; third cousin once removed ofMillardFillmore,StephenHiram Keeler,TracyR. Bangs andFrankD. Bangs; third cousin twice removed ofTimothyPitkin,BelaEdgerton,HemanTicknor andGeorgeA. Bangs; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamAnson Floyd andPierpontEdwards; fourth cousin ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell andAnsonFoster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryMeigs,WilliamWhiting Boardman,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,DanielDarling Whitney,EdwinOlmstead Keeler,BurrL. Castle,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andAsburyElliott Kellogg. | | | | Political family:Keeler-Russellfamily of Canton, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Guy Vernor Henry (1839-1899) — also known asGuy V. Henry — Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,March 9,1839.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 1,1864; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofPuerto Rico.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1899 (age60 years, 232days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Seton Henry and Arietta Livingston (Thompson) Henry;married1864 toFrances Wharton; married to Julia McNair; grandson ofJohnVernon Henry andGilbertLivingston Thompson; grandnephew ofMangleMinthorne Tompkins; great-grandson ofSmithThompson,DanielD. Tompkins andHannahTompkins; great-grandnephew ofCalebTompkins; second great-grandson ofJonathanGriffin Tompkins; third great-grandson ofHenryGilbert Livingston; third great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston; fourth great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder; fifth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin twice removed ofJacobLivingston Sutherland; first cousin four times removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andWilliamLivingston; first cousin six times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofEnosThompson Throop,GeorgeBliss Throop,HamiltonFish andIsraelThompson Hatch; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),HenryBrockholst Livingston andEdwardLivingston; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofIsraelDodd Condit,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991). | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Joseph M. Bresler (1868-1900) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1868.Consulfor Nicaragua inDetroit,Mich., 1895-96, 1899-1900;Consulfor Central America inDetroit,Mich., 1897-98;Consulfor Honduras inDetroit,Mich., 1899.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, frompleuro-pneumonia, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March 6,1900 (age31 years, 345days).Burial location unknown. | | George Kyte (1846-1900) — of Fanwood,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1846.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1891-93;UnionCounty Sheriff, 1894-97; mayor of Fanwood, N.J., 1898-1900.Died, frompneumonia, in Fanwood,UnionCounty, N.J.,May 5,1900 (ageabout 53years).Interment atScotch Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J. | | Edwin Parker (c.1830-1900) — ofContraCosta County, Calif.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Compton,Quebec,about 1830.ContraCosta County District Attorney; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 1st District, 1883-85; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1887-88.Methodist.Died, probably ofpneumonia, in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,June 8,1900 (ageabout 70years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif. | | Frederick Smyth (1832-1900) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in County Galway,Ireland,1832.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1876;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1876;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office1900.Episcopalian;laterCatholic.Member,TammanyHall.Suffered a debilitatingattackof vertigo, from which he never completely recovered, contractedpneumonia, and died, in the DennisHotel,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,August18, 1900 (ageabout 68years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Benjamin Douglas Silliman (1805-1901) — also known asBenjamin D. Silliman — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September14, 1805.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County, 1838; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from New York, 1839 (speaker); Whig candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1843;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-66;Republican candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1873.At the time of his death, he was the oldest practicing lawyer in NewYork State, and the oldest graduate of Yale University.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1901 (age95 years, 132days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | William Maxwell Evarts (1818-1901) — also known asWilliam M. Evarts — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February6, 1818.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1860;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Attorney General, 1868-69;U.S.Secretary of State, 1877-81;U.S.Senator from New York, 1885-91.Member,Skulland Bones.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1901 (age83 years, 22days).Interment atAscutneyCemetery, Windsor, Vt.  | Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) — also known as"Little Ben";"KidGloves" —of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in North Bend,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August20, 1833.Republican.Indianareporter of state courts, 1861-63, 1865-69; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1880;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1881-87;Presidentof the United States, 1889-93; defeated, 1892.Presbyterian.Englishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;PhiDelta Theta.Died ofpneumonia, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March13, 1901 (age67 years, 205days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.| | Relatives: SonofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) and Elizabeth Ramsey (Irwin) Harrison;brother ofJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); married,October20, 1853, toCarolineLavinia Scott; married,April 6,1896, to Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick (sister-in-law ofJosephBenjamin Dimmick); father ofRussellBenjamin Harrison; grandson ofWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841) andAnnaHarrison; grandfather ofWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); grandnephew ofCarterBassett Harrison; great-grandson ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andJohnCleves Symmes; first cousin twice removed ofBeverleyRandolph andBurwellBassett; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; third cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857) andCarterHenry Harrison II; fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth cousin once removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes andWilliamWelby Beverley. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminFolsom | | | | Other politicians named for him:BenjaminH. Swig—BenH. Waigand—BenDeHart | | | | Campaign slogan: "Grandfather's hatfits Ben." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Benjamin Harrison: RitaStevens,BenjaminHarrison, 23rd President of the United States — HarryJ. Sievers,BenjaminHarrison : Hoosier President: The White House and After,1889-1901 — Charles W. Calhoun,BenjaminHarrison — Homer E. Socolofsky & Allan B. Spetter,ThePresidency of Benjamin Harrison — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Susan Clinton,BenjaminHarrison : Twenty-Third President of the United States (for youngreaders) | | | | Critical books about Benjamin Harrison:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.;Washington,D.C.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inOntario,August21, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistantcommissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau;real estatedeveloper;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1894.Died, frompneumonia, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January8, 1902 (age80 years, 140days).Interment atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Daniel W. Guernsey (1835-1902) — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.; Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Stanford,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,1835.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;DutchessCounty Judge, 1884-1892.Died, ofpleuro-pneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1902 (ageabout 66years).Intermentsomewherein Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Tully Robinson Cornick (1853-1902) — also known asTully R. Cornick — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December12, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896.Died, frompneumonia, in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August2, 1902 (age48 years, 233days).Interment atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Felix Campbell (1829-1902) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1829.Democrat.Engineer;banker;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-91 (4th District 1883-85, 2ndDistrict 1885-91).Irishancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1902 (age73 years, 253days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James Valentine Wagner (1848-1903) — also known asJames V. Wagner — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,November8, 1848.Cashier, National MarineBank;HonoraryConsul for Nicaragua inBaltimore,Md., 1891-96;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inBaltimore,Md., 1901-03.Died, frompneumonia, inBaltimore,Md.,January31, 1903 (age54 years, 84days). Following his death, it wasdiscoveredthat he hadembezzledabout $30,000 from the bank.Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Edwin Maxwell (1825-1903) — also known as"Old Honesty" — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),July 16,1825.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1863-67, 1887-90 (4th District 1863-67,3rd District 1887-90);WestVirginia state attorney general, 1866;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1867-72; candidate forGovernorof West Virginia, 1884; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1893-94,1903; died in office 1903.Died, frompneumonia, in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,February5, 1903 (age77 years, 204days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va. | | George Calvin Codd (1829-1903) — also known asGeorge C. Codd — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inIreland,May24, 1829.Republican. Postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1879-85.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, frombroncho-pneumonia andBright'sdisease, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February28, 1903 (age73 years, 280days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Stephen Richmond Small (1837-1903) — also known asStephen R. Small — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Gray,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February19, 1837.Banker;Consulfor Argentina inPortland,Maine, 1884-1902.Died, frompneumonia andchronicnephritis, in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,March10, 1903 (age66 years, 19days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Portland, Maine. | | Thomas Bond Haughawout (1845-1903) — also known asT. B. Haughawout — of Carthage,JasperCounty, Mo.Born inLafayetteCounty, Wis.,October14, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;JasperCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1881; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Died, frompneumonia, in Carthage,JasperCounty, Mo.,April30, 1903 (age57 years, 198days).Interment atPark Cemetery, Carthage, Mo. | | Frederic O. Macartney (c.1864-1903) — Born about 1864. Socialist.Unitarianminister; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1900-03; died in office 1903.Died, ofpneumonia,May 25,1903 (ageabout 39years).Burial location unknown. | | George Francis Lincoln (1850-1903) — also known asGeorge F. Lincoln — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February16, 1850.Lawyer;U.S. Consul inStettin, 1880-83;Aix-la-Chapelle, 1883-85;Antwerp, 1892-93; U.S. Consul General inAntwerp, 1898-1902.Died, frompleuropneumonia, in Brussels,Belgium,July23, 1903 (age53 years, 157days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | Colin Macrae Ingersoll (1819-1903) — also known asColin M. Ingersoll — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March11, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1851-55; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1860,1876;AdjutantGeneral of Connecticut, 1867-71.Died, ofpneumonia, in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September13, 1903 (age84 years, 186days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Mason D. Chatterton (1835-1903) — of Meridian Township,InghamCounty, Mich.; Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Holly,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August3, 1835.Republican.Lawyer;InghamCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1864-69;villagepresident of Mason, Michigan, 1872-73;InghamCounty Probate Judge, 1873-80; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1884;president, Farmers'Bank,1886-1903.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, ofpneumonia, in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October27, 1903 (age68 years, 85days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Okemos, Mich. | | William McKendree Springer (1836-1903) — also known asWilliam M. Springer — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born inSullivanCounty, Ind.,May 30,1836.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Committee, 1860-62; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1871-72; defeated, 1860;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1875-95 (12th District 1875-83,13th District 1883-95);U.S.District Judge for Indian Territory, 1895-99.Died, ofpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,December4, 1903 (age67 years, 188days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.  | Edward Shippen (1823-1904) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,November16, 1823.Lawyer;Consulfor Argentina inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1872-88, 1892-95;Consulfor Chile inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1872-98;Consulfor Ecuador inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1873-97.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, frompneumonia, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March14, 1904 (age80 years, 119days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Joseph Galloway Shippen and Anna Maria (Buckley) Shippen;married,June 29,1849, to Augusta Chauncey Twiggs; grandnephew ofEdwardShippen (1729-1806); great-grandson ofEdwardShippen (1703-1781); great-grandnephew ofWilliamShippen; third great-grandson ofEdwardShippen (1639-1712); first cousin once removed ofBerthaShippen Irving; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminChew andThomasWilling; second cousin once removed ofCharlesWilling Byrd; third cousin ofGeorgeHoward,JohnBrown Francis,BenjaminChew Howard andSophiaDallas; third cousin once removed ofJohnLee Carroll andEdwardOverton Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofJamesRieman Macfarlane,JohnHowell Carroll andFrancisFisher Kane. | | | | Political families:Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howardfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Sinnickson-Chewfamily of Salem, New Jersey;Carrollfamily of Baltimore, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Philadelphia Times,December 20, 1891 |
|  | William Russell Grace (1832-1904) — also known asWilliam R. Grace — of Callao,Peru;New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Queenstown (now Cobh),Ireland,May10, 1832.Democrat.Steamshipbusiness;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1888.Catholic.FirstCatholic mayor of New York.Died, frompneumonia andkidneyproblems, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1904 (age71 years, 316days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Timothy John Campbell (1840-1904) — also known asTimothy J. Campbell — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in County Cavan,Ireland,January8, 1840.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1868-73, 1875,1883; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1884-85;U.S.Representative from New York, 1885-89, 1891-95 (8th District1885-89, 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); defeated, 1888 (CountyDemocratic, 8th District), 1894 (Independent, 9th District), 1896(Gold Democratic, 9th District); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1888.Irishancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1904 (age64 years, 90days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Jackson R. Decker (c.1862-1905) — of Sparta,SussexCounty, N.J.Born in Sparta,SussexCounty, N.J., about 1862.Merchant;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1905; died inoffice 1905.Died, fromtyphoidpneumonia, in Sparta,SussexCounty, N.J.,January8, 1905 (ageabout 43years).Burial location unknown.  | Frank Littleton Pitts (1841-1905) — also known asFrank L. Pitts — ofMonroeCounty, Mo.Born inShelbyCounty, Mo.,1841.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;wounded in battle andlost hisright arm;Missouristate treasurer, 1897-1901.Died, fromcatarrhal pneumonia, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February4, 1905 (ageabout 63years).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Paris, Mo.| | Relatives:Married to Laura F. Boulware. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Souvenir of the MissouriLegislature 1897 |
| | | John Wesley Wilcox (d. 1905) — also known asJohn W. Wilcox;"The MariposaBlacksmith" —of California. Born in Kentucky. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 5th District, 1863-67, 1871-73, 1875-77.Died, ofpneumonia, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February5, 1905.Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Wilson L. Cannon (d. 1905) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Member ofDelawarestate senate; elected 1858; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Delaware,1868(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died, ofpneumonia, in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,February9, 1905.Interment atLakesideCemetery, Dover, Del.| | Relatives:Father of Annie Jump Cannon. |
| | George Sewall Boutwell (1818-1905) — also known asGeorge S. Boutwell — of Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,January28, 1818.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1842-50;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1851-53;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1860,1864(alternate);firstU.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1862;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1863-69 (7th District 1863-69,9th District 1869);U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1869-73;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1873-77.Died, frompneumonia, in Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February27, 1905 (age87 years, 30days).Interment atGrotonCemetery, Groton, Mass.  | John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905) — also known asJohn H. Reagan — of Palestine,AndersonCounty, Tex.Born in Sevierville,SevierCounty, Tenn.,October8, 1818.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1847; district judge in Texas,1852-57;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1857-61, 1875-87 (1st District1857-61, 1875-83, 2nd District 1883-87);delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;ConfederatePostmaster General, 1861-65; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1872,1904(HonoraryVice-President);delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1887-91.Methodist.ArrestedbyUniontroops in May 1865, along withJeffersonDavis, andimprisonedfor several months.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumonia in Palestine,AndersonCounty, Tex.,March 6,1905 (age86 years, 149days).Interment atEastHill Cemetery, Palestine, Tex. | | Henry Stetson (1857-1905) — of Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J., January,1857.Democrat.Hatmanufacturer;mayor ofOrange, N.J., 1898-1904; defeated in primary, 1904.Member,Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia, in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,March15, 1905 (age48 years, 0days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Napoleon Stetson and Mary (Leonard) Stetson; nephew of John B.Stetson; first cousin ofJohnBatterson Stetson Jr.. |
| | M. J. Burke (c.1857-1905) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Carleton County,Ontario,about 1857.Newspaperwork; U.S. Consul inSt. Thomas, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.Died, ofpneumonia, in St. Thomas,Ontario,March15, 1905 (ageabout 48years).Burial location unknown. | | Orville Hitchcock Platt (1827-1905) — also known asOrville H. Platt — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 19,1827.Republican.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1857-58; member ofConnecticutstate senate 6th District, 1861-62; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1864, 1869;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1869; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1864,1868;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1879-1905; died in office 1905.Died, frompneumonia, in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April21, 1905 (age77 years, 276days).Interment atWashingtonCemetery on the Green, Washington, Conn. | | William Wallace Armstrong (1833-1905) — also known asWilliam W. Armstrong — ofColumbianaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon),ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,March18, 1833.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1863-65; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1868,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee),1880;postmaster atCleveland,Ohio, 1887-91.Died, frompneumonia, in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April21, 1905 (age72 years, 34days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Tiffin, Ohio. | | Joseph Schulum Jr. (d. 1906) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Cigarmanufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1896-98.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;TammanyHall.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1906.Interment atSalemFields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Schulum. |
| | William Emerson Barrett (1858-1906) — also known asWilliam E. Barrett — of Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December29, 1858.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1887-93;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1889-93;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1895-99;defeated, 1893.Died, frompneumonia, in West Newton, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February12, 1906 (age47 years, 45days).Interment atNewtonCemetery, Newton, Mass. | | Isaac Townsend Smith (1813-1906) — also known asIsaac T. Smith — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March12, 1813.Republican.Banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1864;Consul-Generalfor Siam inNewYork, N.Y., 1887-1904.Member,UnionLeague.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1906 (age93 years, 18days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | John Wheeler (1823-1906) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour),New HavenCounty, Conn.,February11, 1823.Democrat.Hotelbusiness;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1853-57; president,New York City Department of Taxes and Assesments, 1872-80.Episcopalian.Died, frompneumonia, in theHotelSeville, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1906 (age83 years, 49days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William Hughes (1857-1906) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1857.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District 1906, but died beforeelection.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;RoyalArcanum;Elks.Died, frompneumonia, followingappendicitissurgery, in St. Peter'sHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1906 (ageabout 49years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Frank Williams Hunt (1861-1906) — also known asFrank W. Hunt — ofLemhiCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.,December16, 1861.Democrat. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1892; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War;Governor ofIdaho, 1901-03; defeated, 1902; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died, ofpneumonia, in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,November25, 1906 (age44 years, 344days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | Manuel F. Gonzalez (1839-1907) — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,December18, 1839.Vice-Consulfor Brazil inPensacola,Fla., 1874-1902;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inPensacola,Fla., 1875-77.Died, frompneumonia, in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,March 6,1907 (age67 years, 78days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Pedro 'Peter' Gonzalez and Gila (Bonifay) Gonzalez; married toKate Chapman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Benjamin Franklin Tilley (1848-1907) — also known asB. F. Tilley — Born in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,March29, 1848.U.S. Navy commander;Governor ofAmerican Samoa;courtmartialed in 1901 onchargesofimmoralityanddrunkenness;triedand found not guilty.Died, ofpneumonia, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March18, 1907 (age58 years, 354days).Interment atNavalAcademy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. | | Edmund Gibson Ross (1826-1907) — also known asEdmund G. Ross — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born in Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio,December7, 1826.Republican.Delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1859; major in theUnion Army during the Civil War;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1866-71; candidate forGovernor ofKansas, 1880;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1885-89.Presbyterian.Thought to have cast the deciding vote in the Senate to acquitPresidentAndrewJohnson. His grandson, Edmund Fessenden Cobb, was an actor whoappeared in over 200 movies and serials includingCitizen KaneandThe Last Hurrah.Died, ofpneumonia, in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,May 8,1907 (age80 years, 152days).Interment atFairviewMemorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.  | John Lewis Waller (1850-1907) — also known asJohn L. Waller — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.; Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.; Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inslaveryinNewMadrid County, Mo.,January12, 1850.Republican.Barber;lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Kansas,1889;U.S. Consul inTamatave, 1891-93; in March 1895, during France's militarytakeover of Madagascar from the Hova monarchy, he wasarrestedby French forces andtried ina French military court, purportedly for the offense ofcorrespondingwith (orspyingfor) the Hovas, but more likely because the Queen of the Hovas hadgranted him 2.5 square miles, rich with rubber and mahogany trees;sentencedto twenty years in a French prison; his case became an internationalcause celebre, and the U.S. government protested his imprisonment;ultimatelypardonedin February 1896 by French president Félix Faure, and freedafter ten months in prison, in exchange for U.S. acquiesance toFrench rule over Madagascar; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;newspapereditor.Died, frompneumonia, in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1907 (age57 years, 274days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Yonkers, N.Y. | | | Thomas Ruffin Roulhac (1846-1907) — also known asThomas R. Roulhac — of Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.; Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November8, 1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1892(member,RulesCommittee); circuit judge in Alabama, 1894-98;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1902-07.Died, frompneumonia, in Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.,November25, 1907 (age61 years, 17days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery, Sheffield, Ala.  | George Birch Abbott (1850-1908) — also known asGeorge B. Abbott — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brookfield,OrangeCounty, Vt.,September27, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;KingsCounty Surrogate, 1889-1901;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-08; died in office 1908.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaPhi;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, from "blood poisoning" (infection),andpneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1908 (age57 years, 136days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Franklin Abbott and Diancy (Pickering) Abbott; married,November20, 1878, to Eva Topping Reeve. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.) DailyEagle, February 10, 1908 |
| | | George Augustus Vare (1859-1908) — also known asGeorge A. Vare — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February7, 1859.Republican.Contractor;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1892-96; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1897-1908; died in office 1908;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904.Died, frompneumonia andinfluenza,in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February28, 1908 (age49 years, 21days).Entombed atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | Isaac DeGraff Toll (1818-1908) — also known asIsaac D. Toll;"TheGeneral" —of Fawn River,St. JosephCounty, Mich.; Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Glenville,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1818.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1846;member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1847; served in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;villagepresident of Petoskey, Michigan, 1881-83; postmaster atPetoskey,Mich., 1887.Dutchancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia, in Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,March27, 1908 (age89 years, 117days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Petoskey, Mich.  | John Conrad Baumberger (1832-1908) — also known asJ. C. Baumberger;Johann ConradBaumberger —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Dübendorf, Zürich,Switzerland,January10, 1832.Wholesaletobacco business;Consulfor Switzerland inLouisville,Ky., 1883-87, 1895-1908.Died, frompneumonia andinfluenza,in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April27, 1908 (age76 years, 108days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives:Married to Maria Therese Muenchausen. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: LouisvilleCourier-Journal, August 8, 1897 |
| | | David Kawananakoa (1868-1908) — also known asDavid La'amea Kahalepouli KinoikiKawananakoa —Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,February19, 1868.Democrat. Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Hawaii Territory,1900.Hawaiianancestry.Died, frompneumonia, atHotelStewart,SanFrancisco, Calif.,June 2,1908 (age40 years, 104days).Entombed atRoyalMausoleum, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. | | Washington Hodges Timmerman (1832-1908) — also known asW. H. Timmerman — ofEdgefieldCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,May 29,1832.Democrat.Physician;farmer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;banker;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Edgefield County,1882-83, 1890-91; resigned 1891; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1891-93; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1892;chairof Edgefield County Democratic Party, 1892;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1893-96;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from EdgefieldCounty, 1895;SouthCarolina state treasurer, 1897-1901; candidate forGovernor ofSouth Carolina, 1902.Baptist.Member,Sons ofTemperance.Died, frompneumonia, in Batesburg (now part ofBatesburg-Leesville),LexingtonCounty, S.C.,July 14,1908 (age76 years, 46days).Interment atTimmerman Cemetery, Aiken County, S.C. | | Eugene Semple (1840-1908) — of Oregon; Washington. Born in Bogotá,Colombiaof American parents,June 12,1840.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;Oregonstate printer, 1870-73;Governorof Washington Territory, 1887-89; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1889.Died, ofpneumonia, in aresthome at San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August28, 1908 (age68 years, 77days).Cremated;ashes interred atWrightCrematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash. | | Alonson T. Dominy (1863-1908) — of Beekmantown,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Beekmantown,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1863.Republican.ClintonCounty Sheriff; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1907-08; died in office 1908.Died, fromappendicitisandpneumonia,September9, 1908 (age44 years, 300days).Burial location unknown. | | Ebenezer Madden Kerr (1841-1909) — also known asE. M. Kerr — of Elkton,HickoryCounty, Mo.Born inMarionCounty, Ohio,August30, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Hickory County, 1891-94,1909; died in office 1909.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died, frompneumonia, in St. Mary'sHospital,Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February27, 1909 (age67 years, 181days).Interment atLehman Cemetery, Elkton, Mo. | | Martyn Livingston Agens (1855-1909) — also known asM. Livy Agens — of Ludington,MasonCounty, Mich.Born in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 17,1855.Republican.Fruitfarmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Mason County, 1905-09; diedin office 1909.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Grange;OddFellows.Died, fromspinalmeningitis andpneumonia, in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,March30, 1909 (age53 years, 286days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Ludington, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander Mason Agens and Georgia (Dean) Agens; married to Eva A.Holmes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edwin Jonathan McIntosh (1826-1909) — also known asJonathan McIntosh — of Lodi,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born in Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1826.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 16th District, 1880-81.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia, in Lodi,San JoaquinCounty, Calif.,April19, 1909 (age82 years, 164days).Interment atMasonicCemetery, Woodbridge, Calif. | | Samuel June Barrows (1845-1909) — also known asSamuel J. Barrows — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1845.Republican. Secretary toWilliamH. Seward, 1867-69;pastor;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1897-99;defeated, 1898.Unitarian.Died, ofpneumonia, in PresbyterianHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April21, 1909 (age63 years, 330days).Cremated. | | James Roach (c.1857-1909) — of Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.Born about 1857. Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,1905-09; died in office 1909.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromtyphoidfever andpneumonia, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,May 16,1909 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Perry Henderson (1842-1909) — also known asHenry P. Henderson — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Tully,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,1842.Democrat.Lawyer;bankdirector; candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1876; law partner ofGeorgeM. Huntington, 1881-88;justice ofUtah territorial supreme court, 1886-89; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Utah Territory,1892(ConventionVice-President; member,CredentialsCommittee).Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, frompneumonia, in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,June 3,1909 (ageabout 66years).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | Francis Wellington Cushman (1867-1909) — also known asFrancis W. Cushman;"Abe Lincoln of thePacific Coast" —of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Brighton,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,May 8,1867.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Washington, 1899-1909 (at-large 1899-1909,2nd District 1909); died in office 1909.Died, ofpneumonia, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1909 (age42 years, 59days).Cremated;ashes interred atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash. | | George F. Turrittin (1844-1909) — of Winnemucca,HumboldtCounty, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in County Donegal,Ireland,February22, 1844.Republican. Member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1880; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);mayor ofReno, Nev., 1903-05.Died, frompneumonia, in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,August26, 1909 (age65 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Henry Gaus (1840-1909) — also known asCharles H. Gaus — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,September1, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;druggist;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1902-08;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1909; died in office 1909.Germanancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in ahuntinglodge on Long Lake, in the Laurentian Mountains,Quebec,October31, 1909 (age69 years, 60days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.  | Eugene Engley (1851-1910) — of Colorado. Born in Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,1851.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;Coloradostate attorney general, 1893-94.Died, ofpneumonia, in Alamosa,AlamosaCounty, Colo.,April18, 1910 (ageabout 58years).Interment atAlamosaCemetery, Alamosa, Colo. | | Charles Willoughby Dayton (1846-1910) — also known asCharles W. Dayton — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1846.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1881;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1884;postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1893-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-10; defeated, 1901;died in office 1910.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1910 (age64 years, 65days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Clarence Lexow (1852-1910) — of South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1852.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofT.Tileston Wells; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1890; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1892;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1894-98 (16th District 1894-95, 23rd District1896-98); chaired joint legislative committee which drafted the billcreating New York City in its present boundaries, including thethen-separate city of Brooklyn; Republican Presidential Elector forNew York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt).Died, frompneumonia, in South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1910 (age58 years, 106days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y. | | Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857-1911) — also known asEdward B. Whitney — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August15, 1857.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1904,1906; appointed 1909; defeated, 1910; appointed 1910; died in office1911.Died, ofpneumonia, in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January5, 1911 (age53 years, 143days).Interment atCornwallCemetery, Cornwall, Conn. | | John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) — of Wheatland,HickoryCounty, Mo.Born near Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,June 26,1841.Democrat.Farmer;lawyer;candidate forMissouristate house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate forMissouristate senate, 1886.Christian.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia, in El Dorado Springs,CedarCounty, Mo.,February10, 1911 (age69 years, 229days).Interment atCityCemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Love Davidson and Mary Jane (Adams) Davidson; married,January24, 1869, to Mary F. Allen. |
| | Tewksbury Loring Swett (1846-1911) — also known asTewksbury L. Swett;Tewksbury L.Sweat —of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Arrowsic,SagadahocCounty, Maine,May 3,1846.Democrat.Shipbroker;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inPortland,Maine, 1880-1904;Vice-Consulfor Norway inPortland,Maine, 1908.Died, frombroncho-pneumonia, in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February28, 1911 (age64 years, 301days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine. | | Melville Reeves Hopewell (1845-1911) — also known asMelville R. Hopewell — of Tekamah,BurtCounty, Neb.Born inMonroeCounty, Ind.,March27, 1845.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; district judgein Nebraska, 1887-96;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1907-11; died in office 1911; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1908.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia,May 2,1911 (age66 years, 36days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Charles Hopewell and Sara J. (Reeves) Hopewell; married,October20, 1874, to Harriet E. Nelson. |
 | Edward Morse Shepard (1850-1911) — also known asEdward M. Shepard — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1850.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Reform candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1901.Died, ofpneumonia, in Lake George,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1911 (age61 years, 5days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) — also known asJohn F. Dryden — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Temple,FranklinCounty, Maine,August7, 1839.Republican. Founder and president, PrudentialInsuranceCompany of America; director, U.S.SteelCorporation; Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1897;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1901;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1904.Presbyterian.Died, frompneumonia two weeks after surgery to removegallstones,in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,November24, 1911 (age72 years, 109days).Entombed atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | William Robeson Holloway (1836-1911) — also known asWilliam R. Holloway — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.,December6, 1836.Republican.Printer;lawyer;private secretary to Gov.OliverP. Morton, 1861;newspapereditor; postmaster atIndianapolis,Ind., 1869-81; private secretary to MayorCalebS. Denny, 1894-95; U.S. Consul General inSt. Petersburg, 1897-98;Halifax, as of 1904-06.Died, ofpneumonia, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December30, 1911 (age75 years, 24days).Burial location unknown. | | Isaac Perry Cocke (1860-1912) — also known asI. P. Cocke — ofLeeCounty, Ga.; Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.Born inBurkeCounty, Ga.,1860.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1900,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, frompneumonia anddiabetes,in Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.,January23, 1912 (ageabout 51years).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Dawson, Ga.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Perry Cock and Almeda Malvina (Griffin) Cock; married toMinnie Huff. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Guy G. Major (1859-1912) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.BornOctober19, 1859.Republican.Mayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1893-97.Died, frompneumonia, at the New York Club, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1912 (age52 years, 103days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio.  | Charles Earl Sapp (1859-1912) — also known asCharles E. Sapp — of Crescent Hill,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Missouri,February15, 1859.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1896,1900;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Louisville, Kentucky, 1899-1901.Republican boss of Louisville, allied withWilliamS. Taylor;indicted,with two others, in March 1902, on federalchargesofextortingpayments from federal employees forpoliticalcontributions;pleadedguilty in March 1903, andfined$500 plus costs.Died, fromdouble pneumonia, inSt.Louis, Mo.,March10, 1912 (age53 years, 24days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives:Married to Nellie Williamson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: LouisvilleCourier-Journal, March 11, 1912 |
| | | Clifford Stevens Walton (1861-1912) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Chardon,GeaugaCounty, Ohio,March 2,1861.Lawyer;Consulfor Peru inWashington,D.C., 1898-1902.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,May 15,1912 (age51 years, 74days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Albert Sidney Brookes (1870-1913) — also known asAlbert S. Brookes — BornAugust14, 1870.AdjutantGeneral of New Mexico, 1910-13; died in office 1913.Died, frompneumonia followinggallstonesurgery, in Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.,November5, 1913 (age43 years, 83days).Interment atSantaFe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.| | Relatives: Sonof Willis Swan Brookes and Elizabeth Elvira (Word)Brookes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Andrew Jackson Clements (1832-1913) — also known asA. J. Clements — of Tennessee. Born in Clementsville,ClayCounty, Tenn.,December23, 1832.Physician;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1861-63; member ofTennessee state legislature, 1870.Died, ofpneumonia, in Central State Hospital (amentalhospital where he was confined due tosenility),Lakeland,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,November7, 1913 (age80 years, 319days).Interment atGlasgowCemetery, Glasgow, Ky. | | Edgar Wilson (1861-1915) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inArmstrongCounty, Pa.,February25, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;banker;delegateto Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890;IdahoRepublican state chair, 1892;U.S.Representative from Idaho at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1901; candidate forjustice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1896.Died, frompneumonia, in ahotelroom in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,January3, 1915 (age53 years, 312days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | William M. Brown (1850-1915) — of New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.Born in Greenville,MercerCounty, Pa.,September20, 1850.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1876, 1880; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 47th District, 1897-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1903-07; electedU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District 1914, but diedbefore taking office.Died, frompneumonia, in theHotelMcAlpin, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1915 (age64 years, 133days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, New Castle, Pa. | | John B. Lynn (1840-1915) — of Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,January26, 1840.Mayorof Winfield, Kan., 1878-80.Died, ofpneumonia, in Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.,February14, 1915 (age75 years, 19days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Winfield, Kan. | | Emmett Robinson Wooten (1878-1915) — also known asEmmett R. Wooten — of Kinston,LenoirCounty, N.C.Born in Fort Barnwell,CravenCounty, N.C.,November2, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,1909-15; died in office 1915;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1915; died inoffice 1915.Member,KappaAlpha Order;OddFellows;JuniorOrder.Injured in anautomobileaccident, sufferedtraumatic pneumonia, and died, in RexHospital,Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,February27, 1915 (age36 years, 117days).Interment atMaplewood Cemetery, Kinston, N.C. | | Henry Bacon (1846-1915) — of Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1846.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1886-89, 1891-93;defeated, 1888 (15th District), 1892 (17th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1892.Died, ofpneumonia, in Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1915 (age69 years, 11days).Interment atSlateHill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y. | | Curtis Guild Jr. (1860-1915) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February2, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1884; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1896(ConventionVice-President); colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1903-06;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1906-09; candidate for Republican nomination forVice President,1908;U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1911-13.Member,Freemasons;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanForestry Association.In 1907, John A. Steele came to the State House with a revolver, andattemptedto kill Gov. Guild; he was subdued and arrested after shootingtwo people.Died, ofpneumonia, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 6,1915 (age55 years, 63days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | Albert Heminway Michelson (1878-1915) — also known asAlbert H. Michelson — Born in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,January16, 1878.U.S. Consular Agent inCharleroi, 1901-06; U.S. Consul inTurin, 1906-12;Hanover, 1912-15, died in office 1915.Died, ofpneumonia, in ahospitalat Cologne (Köln),Germany,June9, 1915 (age37 years, 144days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Lawrence Burnett (1838-1916) — also known asHenry L. Burnett;"Lightning EyesBurnett" —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,December26, 1838.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1898-1906.Investigated the assassination of PresidentAbrahamLincoln, and helped prosecute the conspirators.Died, ofpneumonia, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1916 (age77 years, 9days).Interment atSlateHill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Agnes Suffern Tailer. |
| | John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) — also known asJohn J. Brady — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office1916.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks.Collapsedon atrain returning from Atlantic City, and brought home; died, aweek later, frompneumonia, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1916 (age62 years, 130days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Loran Ludowick Lewis (1825-1916) — also known asLoran L. Lewis — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Mentz,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1825.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 31st District, 1870-73; candidate for Buffalosuperior court judge, 1877;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1883-95; president, ThirdNationalBank ofBuffalo; appointed in 1901 as defense counsel for Leon Czolgosz,assassin of PresidentWilliamMcKinley.Died, frompneumonia, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1916 (age90 years, 304days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | John Harrison Surratt Jr. (1844-1916) — also known asJohn H. Surratt, Jr. — of Surrattsville (now Clinton),PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1844.Postmaster atSurrattsville,Md., 1862-63;dismissedas postmaster in 1863 for allegeddisloyaltyto the Union; became a Confederate courier andspy; heand others attempted tokidnapPresidentAbrahamLincoln; later, the plot to kill the President and othergovernment officials was formulated at his mother's boarding house inWashington; he denied involvement in the assassination, butfledoverseas; he wasarrestedin Alexandria, Egypt, and sent back to the U.S.; tried in a Marylandcourt in 1867 for his alleged involvement in themurderplot, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict, and a mistrial wasdeclared; treasurer of asteamshipcompany.Died, frompneumonia, inBaltimore,Md.,April21, 1916 (age72 years, 8days).Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | William Seward Whittlesey (1840-1917) — also known asW. Seward Whittlesey — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1840.Republican. Postmaster atRochester,N.Y., 1907-11.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, frompneumonia, in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,1917(ageabout76 years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Friend William Smith Jr. (1829-1917) — also known asFriend W. Smith, Jr. — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inDelawareCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1829.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;bankdirector; postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1861-69.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, frompneumonia, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March 3,1917 (age87 years, 296days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to AngelineA. Weed. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Shirley M. Crawford (1872-1917) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,August5, 1872.Republican.Actor;newspaperwriter; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;law partner ofAugustusE. Willson;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inLouisville,Ky., 1901-07; in February 1905, amidst a controversy over theappointment of a new Colonel, a military court of inquiry wasconvened toinvestigatethe officers of the First Kentucky regiment, including a Major andsix Captains, forwillfuldisobedience; all were releived of duty, but Capt. Crawford wassingled out as "an agitator and fomenter of strife, disloyal andinsubordinate to his superior officers," and orderedcourt-martialed;secretary-treasurer and director, Kentucky-ArizonaCopperCompany (engaged inmining andsmelting).Hit bya car while crossing a street, suffered a fractured leg andpneumonia, and died two weeks later, in GermanHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,September6, 1917 (age45 years, 32days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFrancisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif. | | Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) — also known asTheron W. Atwood — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in White Oak,InghamCounty, Mich.,January3, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;TuscolaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-94; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1896,1912;member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1899-1902;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 21st District,1907-08; instrumental in building anelectricrailroad connecting Jackson, Lansing, and Owosso.Died, frompneumonia and complications ofappendicitis,in Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,September27, 1917 (age63 years, 267days).Entombed atIndianfieldsTownship Cemetery, Caro, Mich.  | Cyrus W. Davis (1856-1917) — of Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Buxton Center, Buxton,YorkCounty, Maine,September25, 1856.Democrat.Newspapereditor;investmentbroker; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1901-04;mayorof Waterville, Maine, 1903-05; candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1904, 1906;secretaryof state of Maine, 1911-12;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Portland, Maine, Maine, 1914-17; died inoffice 1917.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Died, frompneumonia, at the FalmouthHotel,Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,November1, 1917 (age61 years, 37days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.| | Relatives: Sonof Cyrus Davis and Harriet A. (Pratt) Davis; married,September25, 1879, to Flora E. Philbrook; third cousin once removed ofFredMelville Libby; third cousin twice removed ofCarlElias Milliken. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Image source: Portland Evening Express,November 1, 1917 |
| | | John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) — also known asJohn D. Crimmins — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1844.Democrat.Contractor;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1912(alternate); Gold Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1896;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Philanthropist. Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1917 (age73 years, 175days).Entombed atCorpusChristi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y. | | David E. Thurber (1846-1917) — of Ingersoll Township,MidlandCounty, Mich.; Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born inCanada,January28, 1846.Democrat.Farmer;president and secretary, Farmers MutualInsuranceAssociation;coaldealer; candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1909, 1912.Methodist.Died, frompneumonia, in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,November19, 1917 (age71 years, 295days).Interment atMidlandCemetery, Midland, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Rebecca Horton; married,July 2,1913, to Mrs. Samantha Oliver. |
| | Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865-1918) — also known asAugustus P. Gardner — of Hamilton,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November5, 1865.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1900-01;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1902-17; resigned1917; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1913; major in the U.S. Army during World War I.Died, ofpneumonia, whilein themilitary service at Camp Wheeler, Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,January14, 1918 (age52 years, 70days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | William Hughes (1872-1918) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Drogheda, County Louth,Ireland,April3, 1872.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;stenographer;lawyer; candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1901;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1903-05, 1907-12;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1916(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); county judge in New Jersey, 1912;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1913-18; died in office 1918.Irishancestry.Died, ofsepsisfrom atoothinfection, complicated bybronchial pneumonia, in ahospital,at Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,January30, 1918 (age45 years, 302days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Elbridge Jackson Broaddus (1835-1918) — also known asElbridge J. Broaddus — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,June 19,1835.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Chillicothe, Mo., 1871-72, 1890-91; defeated, 1891; circuitjudge in Missouri 7th Circuit, 1874-80, 1891-1900; appointed 1891;Greenback candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1878; Judge, MissouriKansas City Court of Appeals, 1901-12.Died, frompneumonia, in Hobart,KiowaCounty, Okla.,March 2,1918 (age82 years, 256days).Interment atEdgewoodCemetery, Chillicothe, Mo. | | Emerson Bristol Terhune (1893-1918) — also known asEmerson Terhune — of Frederic,CrawfordCounty, Mich.; Buckley,WexfordCounty, Mich.Born in Peck,SanilacCounty, Mich.,August12, 1893.Candidate forMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1914.Died, frompneumonia, as asoldierin the basehospital,Camp Custer, Charleston Township,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,October13, 1918 (age25 years, 62days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery, Frederic, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Gillespy Terhune and Deborah J. (Knisley)Terhune. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Reynolds Clough (1875-1918) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,May 10,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died, frompneumonia andinfluenza,in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October15, 1918 (age43 years, 158days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del. | | Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in New York,December5, 1864.Democrat.Glassblower;glassmanufacturing business;U.S.Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15; defeated,1898 (10th District), 1912 (12th District), 1916 (12th District).Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, frominfluenzaandbronchial pneumonia, in St. John'sHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,November1, 1918 (age53 years, 331days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Benjamin Matthias Richardson (1877-1918) — also known asBenjamin M. Richardson;BenRichardson —of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,March 2,1877.Democrat. Postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1914-18.Died, fromdouble pneumonia, in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,December14, 1918 (age41 years, 287days).Interment atAthens Cemetery, Athens, Tex.  | Henry M. Scales (1869-1918) — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,March13, 1869.Lawyer;realestate andinsurancebusiness;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1907-10; resigned 1910.Died, frompneumonia, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,December15, 1918 (age49 years, 277days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.| | Campaign slogan(1907): "Let The People Rule." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
| | John Clay Cowin (1846-1918) — also known asJohn C. Cowin — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights),CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January11, 1846.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died, frombroncho-pneumonia, in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December20, 1918 (age72 years, 343days).Original interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.; reinterment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Cowin and Margaret (Callow) Cowin; married1869 to EllaLeonora Benton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James V. Coleman (c.1854-1919) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born about 1854. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1892,1912(speaker).Died, ofpneumonia,1919(ageabout65 years).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | James B. Allen (1875-1919) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January13, 1875.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District,1909.Died, frombronchial pneumonia due toinfluenza,in BonaventureHotel,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February15, 1919 (age44 years, 33days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Kansas City, Mo.  | William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) — also known asWilliam P. Borland — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,October14, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died inoffice 1919.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in U.S. Army FieldHospitalNo. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz),Germany,February20, 1919 (age51 years, 129days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Emile Stanislas Brus (1847-1919) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Mazamet,France,December13, 1847.ConsularAgent for France inKansasCity, Mo.-Kan., 1900-07.Frenchancestry.Died, fromhypostatic pneumonia, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February27, 1919 (age71 years, 76days).Interment atMt.Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.  | Roger Atkinson Pryor (1828-1919) — also known asRoger A. Pryor — ofPetersburg,Va.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Petersburg,DinwiddieCounty, Va.,July 19,1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1859-61;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1876,1888;common pleas court judge in New York, 1890-95;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-99.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1919 (age90 years, 238days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J. | | Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) — also known asRobert S. McCormick — of Illinois. Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,July 26,1849.Grainbrokerage business; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1901-02; U.S. Ambassador toAustria-Hungary, 1902;Russia, 1902-05;France, 1905-07.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in anursinghome at Hinsdale,DuPageCounty, Ill.,April16, 1919 (age69 years, 264days).Burial location unknown.  | John Coit Spooner (1843-1919) — also known asJohn C. Spooner;"The Tinker ofLegislation" —of Hudson,St. CroixCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,January6, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;private and military secretary to Gov.LuciusFairchild; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1872; general solicitor, OmahaRailroad,1880; law partner ofArthurLoomis Sanborn;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1885-91, 1897-1907; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1888(delegation chair),1892(delegation chair); candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1892.Died, ofpneumonia andapoplexy,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1919 (age76 years, 156days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Frank L. Dowling (c.1865-1919) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1865.Democrat.Boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1918-19; died in office 1919.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1919 (ageabout 54years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Jacob Goldstein (1891-1920) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 31st District, 1916-17.Jewish. Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died, frompneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1920 (age28 years, 261days).Interment atWashington Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Morris L. Goldstein and Rebecca Goldstein. | | | | Epitaph: "In Our Hearts, He LivesForever." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Philip Henry Dugro (1855-1920) — also known asP. Henry Dugro — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;hotelier;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1879;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1881-83; New York Citysuperior court judge, 1887-95;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1920; died in office1920.Alsatianancestry. Member,TammanyHall;PhiKappa Psi.Died, frompneumonia, in his apartment at the SavoyHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1920 (age64 years, 151days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Eugene A. Philbin (1857-1920) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1857.Democrat.Lawyer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1900;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-20; appointed 1913;died in office 1920.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1920 (age62 years, 264days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Bogart (c.1836-1920) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1836.Civilengineer;New Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1888-91.Dutchancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1920 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Henry Bogart; married1870 to EmmaCherrington Jefferis. |
| | William Dean Howells (1837-1920) — of Ohio; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Martins Ferry,BelmontCounty, Ohio,March 1,1837.U.S. Consul inRome, 1861;Venice, 1861-65;author;editor, Atlantic Monthlymagazine,1872-81.Died, ofpneumonia, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1920 (age83 years, 71days).Interment atCambridgeCemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) — also known asAlexander S. Bacon — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,November20, 1853.Lawyer;lecturer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidateforJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),1915 (American); Independence League candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1908;vice-president and director, WebsterPianoCompany.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Attorney for New York Gov.WilliamSulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1920 (age66 years, 191days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y. | | George Romayne Salisbury (1863-1920) — also known asGeorge R. Salisbury — of Schuylerville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Schuylerville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;SaratogaCounty District Attorney, 1899-1903;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1917-20; appointed 1917;died in office 1920.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, frompneumonia, in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1920 (age57 years, 45days).Interment atProspect Hill Cemetery, Schuylerville, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Amos M. Salisbury and Lucinda E. (Welch) Salisbury; married1897 to EmmaIngalls; married1899 to JaneBrewer 'Jennie' Schermerhorn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Arthur Loomis Sanborn (1850-1920) — of Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Brasher Falls,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,November17, 1850.WalworthCounty Register of Deeds, 1875-79;lawyer; lawpartner ofJohnC. Spooner;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1905-20;died in office 1920.Congregationalist.Died, frompneumonia, in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October18, 1920 (age69 years, 336days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Joseph Nicola Francolini (1856-1920) — also known asJoseph N. Francolini — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Corleto Perticara, Potenza,Italy,March29, 1856.Progressive.Banker;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Italianancestry.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1920 (age64 years, 260days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Biagio Francolini and Francesca (Galotti) Francolini; married,September17, 1897, to Marguerite Mackellar. | | | | Epitaph: "An exemplary life he lived:as a citizen gratuitiously he served the state many years: knightedby the King of Italy with the Order ot St. Maurizio and Lazzaro forattainments in a foreign field: in practice love for God and man washis religion." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Casimiro Barela (1847-1920) — ofDenver,Colo.; Trinidad,Las AnimasCounty, Colo.Born in Embudo,Rio ArribaCounty, N.M.,March 4,1847.Newspaperpublisher; member ofColoradostate senate, 1877-1913; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Colorado,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee),1888;Consulfor Mexico inDenver,Colo., 1893-1904;Consulfor Costa Rica inDenver,Colo., 1897-1905; delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1912.Hispanicancestry.Died, frompneumonia, inLas AnimasCounty, Colo.,December18, 1920 (age73 years, 289days).Interment atCatholic Cemetery, Trinidad, Colo. | | David Cyrus Cole (1848-1921) — also known asCyrus Cole — of Hermosa,CusterCounty, S.Dak.; Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.; Silverton,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Lodi,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,1848.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1889-90.Died, frompneumonia, in El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,January8, 1921 (ageabout 72years).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. | | George Washington Fithian (1854-1921) — also known asGeorge W. Fithian — of Newton,JasperCounty, Ill.Born near Willow Hill,JasperCounty, Ill.,July 4,1854.Democrat.Lawyer;JasperCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1876-84;U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1889-95; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916,1920;member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Central Committee, 1919.Died ofpneumonia, in ahospitalat Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,January21, 1921 (age66 years, 201days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Newton, Ill. | | Michael J. Dady (c.1850-1921) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1850.Republican.Contractor;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1900(did not serve); delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1904,1908,1912,1916;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1920.Died, ofpneumonia, in St. Mary'sHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 2,1921 (ageabout 71years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) — also known asArchibald J. Sampson;A. J.Sampson —of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born near Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,June 21,1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Coloradostate attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1897-1905.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromacutenephritis andpneumonia, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December24, 1921 (age82 years, 186days).Cremated;ashes interred atRiversideCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | John Addie Donald (1857-1922) — also known asJohn A. Donald — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire,Scotland,July24, 1857.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;steamshipbusiness; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1917-21.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1922 (age64 years, 173days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Thomas Carmody (1859-1922) — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Milo,YatesCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;YatesCounty District Attorney, 1889; chief examiner, New York StateCivil Service Commission, 1893-96; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1904,1912;NewYork state attorney general, 1911-14; resigned 1914.Catholic.Died, ofpneumonia, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1922 (age62 years, 105days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Penn Yan, N.Y. | | Francis Markoe Scott (1848-1922) — also known asFrancis M. Scott — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornMarch14, 1848.Lawyer;Republican candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1890; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-18; resigned 1918.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1922 (age73 years, 328days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | George Sawter (1857-1922) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,1857.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inGlauchau, 1895-96; U.S. Consul inGlauchau, 1896-99;Antigua, 1901-02.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1922 (ageabout 64years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Henry DeWitt Hotchkiss (1856-1922) — also known asHenry D. Hotchkiss — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1856.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1886;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1912-22; died in office1922; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1913-15.Episcopalian.Member,TammanyHall.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1922 (age65 years, 247days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnCemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.  | Benjamin Bosse (1875-1922) — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.BornNovember1, 1875.Democrat.Financier;furnituremanufacturer;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1914-22; died in office 1922; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);IndianaDemocratic state chair, 1922.Lutheran.Died, frompneumonia, in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,April 4,1922 (age46 years, 154days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Evansville, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Bosse and Carolyn Bosse; married to AnnaSchlensker. | | | | Image source: City ofEvansville |
| | Samuel Fallows (1835-1922) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Pendleton, Lancashire,England,December13, 1835.Republican.Minister;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;Wisconsinsuperintendent of public instruction, 1870-74;president,Wesleyan University, 1874;bishop;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.Methodist;laterReformedEpiscopal Church. Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September5, 1922 (age86 years, 266days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.| | Relatives:Married to Lucy Bethia Huntington. | | | | Personal motto: "Do with your mightwhat your hands find to do." | | | | Epitaph: "He walked with God - Godtook him." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Robert Porter Bush (1842-1923) — also known asRobert P. Bush — of Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Branchport,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1842.Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;physician;ChemungCounty School Commissioner, 1875-78;ChemungCounty Coroner, 1883; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1886-92, 1894, 1911-13,1916-17; defeated, 1918;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1892; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1896;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1914.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia, in a Arnot-OgdenHospital,Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1923 (age80 years, 283days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Horseheads, N.Y. | | Luke D. Stapleton (1869-1923) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908-17; defeated, 1906;appointed 1908; resigned 1917; Justice of the Appellate Division ofthe New York Supreme Court, 1913-17.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Knightsof Columbus.Died, frompneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1923 (age53 years, 63days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Alexander Peterson Corbit (1864-1923) — also known asAlexander P. Corbit — of Odessa,New CastleCounty, Del.BornFebruary20, 1864.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 13thDistrict, 1907-08, 1919-22; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1909-12;president, New Castle County NationalBank;director, DelawareRailroad.Died, ofpneumonia, in Odessa,New CastleCounty, Del.,February18, 1923 (age58 years, 363days).Interment atCorbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, Del. | | Patrick Murphy Pearsall (c.1859-1923) — ofJonesCounty, N.C.; New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Taylor's Bridge,SampsonCounty, N.C., about 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1880; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1896.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia, in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,February20, 1923 (ageabout 64years).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.  | Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;president, Duluth & Iron RangeRailroad;managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining);universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1899-1902;Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1916.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, frompneumonia, in PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February24, 1923 (age74 years, 313days).Original interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment atWatervilleCemetery, Waterville, N.Y. | | Louis Frisbie Payn (1835-1923) — also known asLouis F. Payn — of Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Ghent,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1835.Republican.Papermanufacturer; founder of theChatham Republicannewspaper;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1872,1892,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920;New York State Insurance Commissioner, 1897-1900.Died, frompneumonia, in Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1923 (age88 years, 51days).Interment atChathamRural Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.  | George Fremont Bickford (1889-1923) — also known asGeorge F. Bickford — of Chehalis,LewisCounty, Wash.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August12, 1889.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inNewchwang, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul inHankow, 1914, 1914-15;Antung, 1914;Shanghai, 1915-17; U.S. Consul inTsinanfu, 1918-19;Antung, as of 1920-21.Died, frompneumonia, in Chehalis,LewisCounty, Wash.,July 22,1923 (age33 years, 344days).Interment atClaquato Cemetery, Chehalis, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Fremont Bickford and Ada M. (Burrows) Bickford; married,April28, 1915, to Edith Lillian Adgey Edgar. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passportapplication |
| | Clinton Fillmore Irwin (1854-1923) — also known asClinton F. Irwin — of Oklahoma; Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Franklin Grove,LeeCounty, Ill.,January1, 1854.Justiceof Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1899-1907; circuit judgein Illinois 16th Circuit, 1913-19.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,November4, 1923 (age69 years, 307days).Interment atBluffCity Cemetery, Elgin, Ill. | | Robert Treat Whitehouse (1870-1924) — also known asRobert T. Whitehouse — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,March27, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;CumberlandCounty Attorney, 1900;U.S.Attorney for Maine, 1906-14.Died, frompneumonia, in Cumberland Foreside, Cumberland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,1924(ageabout54 years).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.  | Edward Everett McCall (1863-1924) — also known asEdward E. McCall — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-13; resigned 1913;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1913; chair, New York State PublicService Commission, 1913-15;removed fromoffice in November, 1915, because heownedstock in a company under commission jurisdiction; president, NewJerseyLifeInsurance Company, 1916.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1924 (age61 years, 66days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Charles Oliver (1865-1924) — also known asDaniel C. Oliver — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1865.Democrat.Dry goodsimporter;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1915-16;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1917-19.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1924 (age58 years, 172days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) — also known asJulian S. Carr;Jule Carr — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,October12, 1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham"tobacco;founder of the DurhamCottonManufacturing Company and DurhamHosieryMills; involved inrailroads,utilities,andbanking;mayorof Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom North Carolina,1888,1904,1912(HonoraryVice-President),1916;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1900.Methodist.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died, ofpneumonia, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April29, 1924 (age78 years, 200days).Entombed in mausoleum atMaplewoodCemetery, Durham, N.C. | | Francis Eddy Lambert (1860-1924) — also known asFrancis E. Lambert — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born inSt. JosephCounty, Ind.,June 4,1860.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1894-98; candidate formayorof South Bend, Ind., 1905; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1908.Member,OddFellows;Elks.Died, frominfluenzaandpneumonia, in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,June 19,1924 (age64 years, 15days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, South Bend, Ind. | | Adolph Bernard Spreckels (1857-1924) — also known asAdolph B. Spreckels — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January5, 1857.Republican. President, SpreckelsSugarCompany; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1884;angered by an article in the San FranciscoChronicle, onNovember 19, 1884, heshotand badly wounded the paper's publisher,M.H. de Young;arrestedandchargedwithattemptedmurder; pleaded temporary insanity;tried in1885 and found not guilty; president, San Francisco and San MateoElectricRailway; vice-president, WesternSugarCompany; vice-president, OceanicSteamshipCompany.Germanancestry.Died, frompneumonia andsyphilis,inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 28,1924 (age67 years, 175days).Entombed atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.| | Relatives: SonofClausSpreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother ofJohnDiedrich Spreckels; married to Alma deBretteville. | | | | Political family:Spreckelsfamily of San Francisco, California. | | | | SpreckelsLake,in Golden Gate Park,SanFrancisco, California, isnamed forhim. — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoorperformancevenue, in Balboa Park,San Diego,California, isnamed forhim and his brother. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | David H. Lane (1840-1925) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1840.Republican. Philadelphia city recorder, 1879-83; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1884,1888,1896,1900,1904,1908.In his will, he bequeathed $500 to every boy who was named for himwhile he was alive; 26 qualified to receive the money.Died, frompneumonia, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January24, 1925 (ageabout 84years).Entombed atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Lane and Isabella (Asher) Lane. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,February 7, 1909 |
| | | William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) — also known asWilliam A. Clark — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born near Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January8, 1839.Democrat.Banker;mine owner;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidateforDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Montana,1892,1904;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1925 (age86 years, 53days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Charles Allen Culberson (1855-1925) — also known asCharles A. Culberson — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dadeville,TallapoosaCounty, Ala.,June 10,1855.Democrat.Lawyer;Texasstate attorney general, 1890-94;Governor ofTexas, 1895-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1896,1904,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee);U.S.Senator from Texas, 1899-1923.Died, ofpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,March19, 1925 (age69 years, 282days).Interment atEastOakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.  | Robert Marion LaFollette (1855-1925) — also known asRobert M. LaFollette;"FightingBob";"Battling Bob" —of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Primrose,DaneCounty, Wis.,June 14,1855.Lawyer;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1880-84;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1885-91; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1904;Governorof Wisconsin, 1901-06;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1906-25; died in office 1925; candidatefor Republican nomination for President,1908,1916;Progressive candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1924.Frenchancestry.Died ofheartdisease complicated byasthmaandpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,June 18,1925 (age70 years, 4days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) — also known asJames B. Duke;"Buck";"Tobacco King" —of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born near Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,December23, 1856.Republican. Organizer and president, AmericanTobaccoCompany, which monopolized thetobaccoindustry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer ofelectricpower companies; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1904.Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University. Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1925 (age68 years, 291days).Entombed atDukeUniversity Chapel, Durham, N.C. | | George Kirkpatrick Denton (1864-1926) — also known asGeorge K. Denton — of Indiana. Born near Sebree,WebsterCounty, Ky.,November17, 1864.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1917-19; candidate forjusticeof Indiana state supreme court, 1924.Died, frompneumonia, in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,January4, 1926 (age61 years, 48days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. | | John Scott Harrison (1844-1926) — also known asJ. Scott Harrison — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Powersite,TaneyCounty, Mo.Born in North Bend,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November16, 1844.Democrat. Nominated in 1893 by PresidentGroverCleveland to be Surveyor of Customs at Kansas City, Mo.; thenomination was rejected by the Senate.Died, frompneumonia, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January8, 1926 (age81 years, 53days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Henry Sherman Boutell (1856-1926) — also known asHenry S. Boutell — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March14, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1884;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1897-1911 (6th District 1897-1903,9th District 1903-11); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1908;U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1911-13;lawprofessor.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;LoyalLegion.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in Sanremo,Italy,March11, 1926 (age69 years, 362days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Westborough, Mass. | | William Virden Sipple (1847-1926) — also known asWilliam V. Sipple — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,October22, 1847.Republican.Stonecutter;marbledealer; postmaster atMilford,Del., 1898-1903.Methodist.Died, frompneumonia, in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,March17, 1926 (age78 years, 146days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Milford, Del. | | William S. Bergundthal (1855-1926) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Powhattan,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,June 24,1855.Republican.Lumberbusiness;real estatedealer;mayor ofTopeka, Kan., 1903-05.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromnephritisandbronchial pneumonia, in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,March23, 1926 (age70 years, 272days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Powell) Bergundthal and Benedict Bergundthal; married toLeonora Neely. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | James Clark Work (1859-1926) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Dunbar Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February8, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofFayette County Republican Party, 1893-95; orphan's court judge inPennsylvania, 1907-26;bankdirector.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died, frompneumonia, in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,March31, 1926 (age67 years, 51days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof John Work and Sarah (McLaughlin) Work; married,April16, 1903, to Elwina (Null) Fuller. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
 | Ernest H. Clinedinst (1884-1926) — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Virginia,September23, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate formayor ofAkron, Ohio, 1921; Democratic candidate for Presidential Electorfor Ohio,1924.Died, fromlobar pneumonia and "La Grippe" (influenza),in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,April 6,1926 (age41 years, 195days).Interment atRoseHill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio; cenotaph atEmmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, New Market, Va. | | Martin Edward Trench (1869-1927) — also known asMartin E. Trench — Born in Dennison,GoodhueCounty, Minn.,November30, 1869.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War I;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands; died in office 1927.Irishancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January6, 1927 (age57 years, 37days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) — also known asHenry E. Huntington — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1850.Republican. Owned and expanded thestreetcarand trolley system in Southern California;real estatedeveloper; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, fromkidneydisease andpneumonia, in LankenauHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 23,1927 (age77 years, 85days).Entombed in mausoleum atHuntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married1873 to MaryAlice Prentice; married1913 toArabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. | | | | ThecityofHuntingtonBeach, California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofHuntingtonPark, California, isnamed forhim. — HuntingtonLake,inFresnoCounty, California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonHotel(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as theHuntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntingtonhotel) inPasadena,California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonLibrary,ArtMuseum, andBotanicalGardens, on his former estate, inSanMarino, California, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) — also known asH. L. Remmel — of Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.; Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Stratford,FultonCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1852.Republican.Lumberbusiness; postmaster atNewport,Ark., 1877-79;financier;insuranceexecutive; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1884; member ofArkansasRepublican State Central Committee, 1884-1927; member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1887; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1892,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1908,1912,1916,1920,1924;candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Little Rock, Arkansas,1897-1902, 1921-27; died in office 1927;ArkansasRepublican state chair, 1900-03, 1910-16, 1921-25; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1916.Died, frompneumonia, while recovering from astroke,in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,October14, 1927 (age75 years, 272days).Interment atOaklandand Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.  | William Knowles James (1852-1927) — also known asW. K. James — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.;AndrewCounty, Mo.Born near Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,August20, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri, 1898-1902; candidate forMissouristate senate, 1906;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Andrew County, 1917-18;defeated, 1918.Presbyterian.Member,FarmBureau;American BarAssociation;Skulland Bones.Died, frompneumonia, in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November11, 1927 (age75 years, 83days).Interment atMt.Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Uriah Thomas James and Eliza Jane (Knowles) James; married,October31, 1883, to Mary Armstrong Tootle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | Nathan Barnert (1838-1927) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan,Poland),September20, 1838.Democrat.Tailor;clothingmanufacturer;real estatebusiness;mayorof Paterson, N.J., 1883-86, 1889-90; philanthropist.Jewish.Died, ofpneumonia, in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,December23, 1927 (age89 years, 94days).Interment atMt.Neboh Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.| | Relatives:Married to Miriam Phillips. |
| | Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) — also known asWoodbridge N. Ferris;"The Big RapidsSchoolmaster";"The Good GreyGovernor" —of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born in alogcabin near Spencer,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1853.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; founder andpresident,Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1912(HonoraryVice-President),1916,1924;Governorof Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big RapidsSavingsBank;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1924.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,March23, 1928 (age75 years, 77days).Entombed atHighlandView Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.  | Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) — also known asChauncey M. Depew — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1862-63;secretaryof state of New York, 1864-65;WestchesterCounty Clerk, 1867; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1868,1892,1896(speaker),1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920(speaker),1924;Liberal Republican candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1872; president, later chairman, New YorkCentralRailroad;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1888;U.S.Senator from New York, 1899-1911.FrenchHuguenot,Dutch,andEnglishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Societyof the Cincinnati;Skulland Bones.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1928 (age93 years, 348days).Entombed atHillsideCemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Depew and Martha Minot (Mitchell) Depew; married,November9, 1871, to Elise Hegeman; married,December28, 1901, to May Palmer; second great-grandnephew ofRogerSherman; second cousin twice removed ofRogerSherman Baldwin,ShermanDay,EbenezerRockwood Hoar,WilliamMaxwell Evarts andGeorgeFrisbie Hoar; second cousin four times removed ofAaronBurr; third cousin once removed ofSimeonEben Baldwin,RockwoodHoar,ShermanHoar,MaxwellEvarts andArthurOutram Sherman; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman andMertonWilliam Fairbank; third cousin thrice removed ofReubenBostwick Heacock; fourth cousin ofJohnFrederick Addis,Henryde Forest Baldwin andRogerSherman Hoar; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAdams Dix,CharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman,CharlesWarren Fairbanks,NewtonHamilton Fairbanks,JohnStanley Addis andArchibaldCox. | | | | Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThevillageofDepew, NewYork, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896) |
 | Waller Washington Graves (1860-1928) — also known asW. W. Graves — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born inLafayetteCounty, Mo.,December17, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri 29th Circuit, 1899-1905;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1905-28; appointed 1905; died inoffice 1928;chiefjustice of Missouri state supreme court, 1917; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1912(alternate),1916(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died, frompneumonia, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,June 17,1928 (age67 years, 183days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Adam Larsh Graves and Martha Elizabeth (Pollard) Graves; marriedto Alice Medora Ludwick. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Russell Harry Dunn (1873-1928) — also known asRussell H. Dunn — of Port Arthur,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born in Texas,April12, 1873.Republican.U.S.Collector of Customs at Port Arthur, Tex., Texas, 1909-10, 1927;delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1916(alternate),1920;realestate agent.Died, fromcholecystitisand post-operativeaspiration pneumonia, in St. JosephHospital,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,June 27,1928 (age55 years, 76days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Groves, Tex. | | Charles Rufus Skinner (1844-1928) — also known asCharles R. Skinner — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Union Square,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1844.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1877-81;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1881-85;New Yorksuperintendent of public instruction, 1895-1904.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1928 (age83 years, 331days).Cremated;ashes interred atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Charles Arnette Towne (1858-1928) — also known asCharles A. Towne — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born near Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November21, 1858.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1895-97;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1900-01; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1904;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1905-07.Died, fromasthmaandpneumonia, in Southern MethodistHospital,Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,October22, 1928 (age69 years, 336days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Park, Tucson, Ariz. | | William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) — also known asWilliam C. Adamson — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.Born in Bowdon,CarrollCounty, Ga.,August13, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;city judge in Georgia, 1885-89; Democratic Presidential Elector forGeorgia,1893;U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofpneumonia, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1929 (age74 years, 143days).Interment atCarrolltonCity Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga. | | Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) — also known asOtto T. Bannard — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;banker;director, NiagaraFireInsurance Co., DolphinJuteMills, and Jersey UnitedGas andElectric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1908,1912,1916;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1909.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, on theoceanlinerPresident Cleveland, en route from Seattle toManila, in theNorthPacific Ocean,January15, 1929 (age74 years, 262days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Oliver Carroll Clay (1849-1929) — also known asOliver C. Clay — of Canton,LewisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 27,1849.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Lewis County, 1919-22.Died, frompneumonia, in Canton,LewisCounty, Mo.,March 5,1929 (age79 years, 282days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Canton, Mo. | | Sandford Hunt Brownlee (d. 1929) —Newspapercorrespondent; member ofUtahstate house of representatives, 1900.Died, ofpneumonia, in Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,April 6,1929.Burial location unknown. | | Valentine Francis Remmel (1853-1929) — also known asValentine Remmel — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March10, 1853.Socialist.Glassworker;unionorganizer; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1900.Germanancestry.Died, fromlobar pneumonia, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 9,1929 (age76 years, 60days).Interment atSouthSide Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | William Andrew Burkamp (1873-1929) — also known asWilliam A. Burkamp — of Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.Born in Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.,August8, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928;member ofKentuckystate senate, 1920.Germanancestry.Died, oflobar pneumonia andacutemyocarditis, in Fort Thomas,CampbellCounty, Ky.,November6, 1929 (age56 years, 90days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Southgate, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Burkamp and Mary (Underholz) Burkamp; married to Rose M.Davidson. |
| | Isaac Lee Patterson (1859-1929) — also known asI. L. Patterson — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born inBentonCounty, Ore.,September17, 1859.Republican.Farmer;chair ofMarion County Republican Party, 1892; member ofOregonstate senate, 1895-98, 1919-21;OregonRepublican state chair, 1924-26;Governor ofOregon, 1927-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1928.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Woodmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Rotary.Died, frompneumonia, inMarionCounty, Ore.,December21, 1929 (age70 years, 95days).Entombed atMountCrest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.  | Charles Phelps Taft (1843-1929) — also known asCharles P. Taft;CharlieTaft —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December21, 1843.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1871-73;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1895-97; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1900,1908,1912;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1905.Philanthropist; owner, Chicago Cubsbaseballteam.Died, ofpneumonia, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December31, 1929 (age86 years, 10days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Sylvester Edwin Megargee (1847-1930) — also known asS. Edwin Megargee — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August6, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer;Consulfor Greece inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1900-04.Catholic.Died, frompneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1930 (age82 years, 195days).Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Sylvester Jacob Megarge and Annie Marie Byrne (Gaffney) Megarge;married to Marie A. Preaut and Adalaide Concetta Piccioli; firstcousin once removed ofSamuelMegargee. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harold Frederick Newhard (1877-1930) — also known asHarold F. Newhard — Born in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,September19, 1877.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inVladivostok, 1909-15; U.S. Vice Consul inVladivostok, 1915-17.Died, frompneumonia, in Shanghai,China,March9, 1930 (age52 years, 171days).Cremated;ashes originally interred atBubbling Well Road Cemetery, Shanghai, China; reinterment tounknown location. | | Stephen Hugh Claycomb (1847-1930) — also known asStephen H. Claycomb — ofJasperCounty, Mo.Born in Missouri,August11, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jasper County WesternDistrict, 1885-86; member ofMissouristate senate 28th District, 1887-88;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1889-93; Democratic Presidential Electorfor Missouri,1912.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage andpneumonia, in Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.,June 6,1930 (age82 years, 299days).Interment atOzarkMemorial Park, Joplin, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof George W. Claycomb and Elizabeth Claycomb. |
| | William Barnes Jr. (1866-1930) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Armonk,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1866.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1892-1914; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1896,1904,1908,1912,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Albany, N.Y., New York, 1899-1911;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1911-14; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1912-16;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1915.WhenTheodoreRoosevelt contended, in 1914, that Barnes was a crooked boss ofthe Republican Machine, in league with the Democratic Machine, hesued the former president for libel, and lost.Died, ofpneumonia, in Armonk,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1930 (age63 years, 220days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) — also known asWilliam B. Thompson — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Virginia City,MadisonCounty, Mont.,May 13,1869.Republican.Miningmagnate;banker;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1920;director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; director, MetropolitanLifeInsuranceCo.Died, frompneumonia,June 27,1930 (age61 years, 45days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | John Thomas Morris Johnston Jr. (1856-1930) — also known asJohn T. M. Johnston — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.;Washington,D.C.Born in Ashland,BooneCounty, Mo.,March17, 1856.Democrat.Merchant;banker;minister;pastor, First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo., 1887-97; chaplainof Missouri Senate and Missouri State Prison; pastor, Delmar AvenueBaptist Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1897-1907;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1904 ;collegeprofessor; president, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,1910-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1916.Baptist.Died, frompneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,September9, 1930 (age74 years, 176days).Interment atNew Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Mo.  | Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) — also known asHerbert B. Shonk — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,October28, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;oilbusiness; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;died in office 1930.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frompneumonia, following aheartattack, in White PlainsHospital,White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1930 (age48 years, 333days).Interment atSt.James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y. | | | Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) — also known asFrancis E. Baldwin — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Lawyer;milkbottlemanufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence League; New YorkProhibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1894; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1900;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibitioncandidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1920.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, frompneumonia, in Mentone (Menton),France,December19, 1930 (age74 years, 111days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Henry Purcell (1848-1931) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Wilna,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1904;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1911, 1914; appointed 1911;defeated, 1911; appointed 1914; defeated, 1914; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for New York,1928.Died, frompneumonia, in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1931 (age82 years, 99days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | John Payne Studley (c.1846-1931) — also known asJohn P. Studley — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn., about 1846.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1901-07; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1912.Died, ofpneumonia, in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,January20, 1931 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Enoch Payne Studley and Sarah Studley. |
 | Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) — also known asAlfred R. Page — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Carlinville,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,October7, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1916-23; law partner ofGeorgeL. Ingraham, 1923-25.ChristianReformed. Member,Chi Psi;Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia, in SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February3, 1931 (age71 years, 119days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page; married,April27, 1886, to Elizabeth M. Rose. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
 | Sam Baker Cook (1852-1931) — also known asSam B. Cook — ofAudrainCounty, Mo.; Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.,January11, 1852.Democrat.Banker;MissouriDemocratic state chair, 1896-1900;secretaryof state of Missouri, 1901-05; member ofMissouristate senate 27th District, 1917-20.Died, fromhypostatic pneumonia andcoronaryartery disease, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February4, 1931 (age79 years, 24days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William Cook. | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | 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, fromchronicbronchitis andbronchial pneumonia, in Nevada,VernonCounty, Mo.,February8, 1931 (age65 years, 282days).Interment atDeepwoodCemetery, Nevada, Mo. | | Sylvester Baker Sadler (1876-1931) — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,September29, 1876.District judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1916-20;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-31; died in office 1931.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofpneumonia, in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,March 1,1931 (age54 years, 153days).Interment atCarlisleMausoleum, Carlisle, Pa. | | William Francis Rhea (1858-1931) — also known asWilliam F. Rhea — ofBristol,Va.;Richmond,Va.Born inWashingtonCounty, Va.,April20, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;WashingtonCounty Judge, 1880-85; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1885-88;U.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1899-1903.Died, fromlobar pneumonia, inRichmond,Va.,March23, 1931 (age72 years, 337days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.  | Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November5, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1900;defeated, 1897; member ofOhiostate senate, 1901;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1903-13, 1915-31;defeated, 1912; died in office 1931;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1925-31; died in office 1931.Died, ofpneumonia, in Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,April 9,1931 (age61 years, 155days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.  | Augustus Everett Willson (1846-1931) — also known asAugustus E. Willson — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,October13, 1846.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofJohnMarshall Harlan, and later, of Mr.ShirleyM. Crawford; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1884,1888,1892,1904,1908,1916;candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1892;Governor ofKentucky, 1907-11; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1914.Presbyterian.Died, fromlobar pneumonia, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,August24, 1931 (age84 years, 315days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Giles Russell Taggart (1870-1931) — also known asG. Russell Taggart — ofWashington,D.C.; Woodbury,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Clarksboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,July 20,1870.U.S. Consul inCornwall, 1912-17;Fort William, 1917-20;Port Arthur, 1917-20;London, 1920-27;Belize City, 1927-30.Seriously injured and suffered exposure during ahurricane,contractedpneumonia, and died a few days later, in BelizeCity,Belize,September15, 1931 (age61 years, 57days). His heroism in saving others' lives during the storm wasrecognized in 1934 by the U.S. House of Representatives.Interment atMissionBurial Park South, San Antonio, Tex. | | Joseph Gray Armstrong (1867-1931) — also known asJoseph G. Armstrong — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February2, 1867.Republican.Mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1914-18; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1916,1920,1924;chairof Allegheny County Republican Party, 1927.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, ofpneumonia, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November19, 1931 (age64 years, 290days).Interment atSouthSide Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | John Proctor Clarke (1856-1932) — also known asJ. Proctor Clarke — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Florence (Firenze),Italy,of American parents,April23, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-26; appointed 1900;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1905-26.Member,UnionLeague;American BarAssociation.Died, ofpneumonia, in the Murray HillHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1932 (age75 years, 264days).Intermentsomewherein Northampton, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Edwards Clarke and Mary (Proctor) Clarke; married,June 25,1884, to Sarah M. Parker; married,July 8,1924, to Ida (Hatch) Cambell. |
| | John Wesley Langley (1868-1932) — also known asJohn W. Langley — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.; Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.Born inFloydCounty, Ky.,January14, 1868.Republican. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1886-90; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kentucky,1888,1900,1916;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1907-26; defeated,1896; resigned 1926.Convictedin 1924 of conspiracy totransportand sell liquor re-elected while his appeal was pending, butresignedfrom Congress in 1926;sentencedto a term in federalprison. Granted clemency by PresidentCalvinCoolidge.Died, ofpneumonia, in Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.,January17, 1932 (age64 years, 3days).Interment atLangleyCemetery, Middle Creek, Ky.  | Frank S. Gannon Jr. (c.1878-1932) — of West New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Long Island City (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y., about 1878.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1921-22; appointed 1921;defeated, 1921; appointed 1922; defeated, 1922; candidate forboroughpresident of Richmond, New York, 1925.Died, frompneumonia, in St. Vincent'sHospital,West New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1932 (ageabout 54years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank S. Gannon; married to Frances Foler. | | | | Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.)Times-Union, January 19, 1932 |
| | | Arthur Newton Holden (1850-1932) — also known asArthur N. Holden — of North Clarendon, Clarendon,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Shrewsbury,RutlandCounty, Vt.,April23, 1850.Republican.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Clarendon, 1910.Universalist.Died, ofpneumonia, in Clarendon,RutlandCounty, Vt.,January31, 1932 (age81 years, 283days).Burial location unknown.  | John H. Jordan (1848-1932) — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,July 13,1848.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1900;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1909-13.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,February21, 1932 (age83 years, 223days).Interment atBedfordCemetery, Bedford, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Susan (Zembower) Jordon and John Reamer Jordon; married to DaisyHuzzard. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | | Richard Bartholdt (1855-1932) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Schleiz,Germany,November2, 1855.Republican.Newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1893-1915.Germanancestry.Died, frombroncho-pneumonia, inSt.Louis, Mo.,March19, 1932 (age76 years, 138days).Cremated;ashes interred atConcordiaCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | William Holt Gale (1864-1932) — also known asWilliam H. Gale — ofWashington,D.C.; Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1864.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;U.S. Consul inPuerto Plata, 1906-07;Malta, 1907-10;Colón, 1914-15; U.S. Consul General inAthens, 1910-14;Munich, 1915-17;Copenhagen, 1917-18;Hong Kong, 1920-24;Amsterdam, 1924-26;Budapest, 1926-29; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGreece, 1910.Episcopalian.Member,ThetaXi.Died, frompneumonia, in Rome,Italy,April27, 1932 (age68 years, 92days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Alexander Cowan (1874-1932) — also known asAlex Cowan — of North Street,St. ClairCounty, Mich.; Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Born in Clyde Township,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,May 29,1874.Republican.Farmer;insurancebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from St. Clair County 1stDistrict, 1915-18, 1925-28;St.Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member ofMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, frompneumonia, in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,October12, 1932 (age58 years, 136days).Burial location unknown. | | John Louis Engdahl (1884-1932) — also known asJ. Louis Engdahl — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November11, 1884.Telegraphoperator;newspaperreporter; later,writer andeditorfor Socialist and Communist publications;indictedin Chicago, 1918, along with former U.S. Rep.VictorL. Berger, and three others, for makingspeechesthat encourageddisloyaltyand obstructedmilitaryrecruitment;triedandconvicted;sentencedto twenty years inprison;the conviction was later overturned; Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1918; delegate toSocialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1924 (Workers), 1926 (Workers Communist);Communist candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1930; Communist candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1931.Swedishancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Moscow,Russia,November21, 1932 (age48 years, 10days).Cremated.  | Conrad Hasenflug (1863-1932) — also known as"Cooney" — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main),Germany,February27, 1863.Democrat.Wholesaleproduce business;saloonowner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1900-01; memberofNewYork state senate 9th District, 1905-08; defeated, 1908.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen.Died, frompneumonia, in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1932 (age69 years, 271days).Interment atLutheranAll Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Conrad Hasenflug and Elizabeth (Stickler) Hasenflug; brother ofHenryHasenflug Sr.. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Robert Dwight Leeper (1891-1932) — also known asRobert D. Leeper — of Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho.Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,June 29,1891.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;justice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1932; appointed 1932; died in office1932.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, frompneumonia, in ahospitalat Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,December19, 1932 (age41 years, 173days).Interment atNormalHill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho. | | Byron Harvey Combs (1853-1932) — also known asByron H. Combs — of East Berkshire, Berkshire,FranklinCounty, Vt.Born in Richford,FranklinCounty, Vt.,June 17,1853.Member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1898; member ofVermontstate senate, 1902.Methodist.Died, of complications ofpneumonia, in East Berkshire,Berkshire,FranklinCounty, Vt.,December23, 1932 (age79 years, 189days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, East Berkshire, Berkshire, Vt. | | Arthur Conrad Roach (1871-1932) — also known asA. C. Roach;Arthur CyrusRoach —ofSullivanCounty, Mo.Born in Reedy,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,November23, 1871.Democrat.Merchant;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1931-32;died in office 1932.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while suffering frombronchial pneumonia andarteriosclerosis,in ResearchHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December30, 1932 (age61 years, 37days).Interment atThomas Union Cemetery, Harris, Mo. | | Harry P. Hynds (d. 1933) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming,1932.Died, ofpneumonia, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,1933.Interment atOlivetCemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) — also known asRobert R. Butler — of Condon,GilliamCounty, Ore.; The Dalles,WascoCounty, Ore.Born in Butler,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.,September24, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Oregon,1909;circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member ofOregonstate senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; Republican Presidential Electorfor Oregon,1917;U.S.Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office1933.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died ofheartdisease andpneumonia, at ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,January7, 1933 (age51 years, 105days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. | | William Stryker Gummere (1852-1933) — also known asWilliam S. Gummere;"Dollar-A-LifeGummere" —of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 24,1852.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in New Jersey, 1890;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1895-1901; appointed1895;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-33.Died, ofpneumonia, in St. BarnabasHospital,Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January26, 1933 (age80 years, 216days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J. | | Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933) — also known asCorinne Roosevelt — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1861.Republican.Poet;lecturer;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1920.Female.Died, frompleural pneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1933 (age71 years, 143days).Interment atRobinsonCemetery, Warren town, Herkimer County, N.Y. | | Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) — also known asThomas W. Gregory — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in Crawfordsville (unknowncounty), Miss.,November6, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee),1912(HonoraryVice-President);U.S.Attorney General, 1914-19.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, ofpneumonia, in his room at theHotelPennsylvania, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1933 (age71 years, 112days).Intermentsomewherein Austin, Tex. | | Robert Beecher Howell (1864-1933) — also known asRobert B. Howell — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,January21, 1864.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;member ofNebraskastate senate, 1902-04; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nebraska, 1912-24; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1914;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1923-33; died in office 1933.Died, frompneumonia and aheartattack, inWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,March11, 1933 (age69 years, 49days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.  | Charles Nathaniel Haskell (1860-1933) — also known asCharles N. Haskell — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Leipsic,PutnamCounty, Ohio,March13, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;oilbusiness;delegateto Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906;Governor ofOklahoma, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Oklahoma,1928.Died, ofpneumonia, in the SkirvinHotel,Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 5,1933 (age73 years, 114days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Muskogee, Okla. | | Wilfred Eugene Harmon (1856-1933) — also known asWilfred E. Harmon — of Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.Born in Fayette,FultonCounty, Ohio,February7, 1856.Republican.Telegraphoperator;schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;Montanasuperintendent of public instruction, 1905-13; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1920;Montanastate treasurer, 1925-29;secretaryof state of Montana, 1929-32.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia, in Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.,August15, 1933 (age77 years, 189days).Interment atSunsetHills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont. | | John J. Coyle (1863-1933) — of Mahanoy City,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Port Carbon,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,November10, 1863.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1892-94; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 30th District, 1895-98; founder and president,American Catholic Union, 1897-1933; president, Pennsylvania MutualLifeInsurance Company, 1914-33 president, Bell UnionCoal andMining Company, 1914-33.Catholic.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September4, 1933 (age69 years, 298days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Coyle and Julia (Duffy) Coyle; married,December29, 1885, to Mary Groody. |
| | James Gordon (1858-1933) — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,February26, 1858.Physician;mayorof Columbia, Mo., 1919-23, 1931-33.Died, frompneumonia, in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,September29, 1933 (age75 years, 215days).Interment atColumbiaCemetery, Columbia, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Watson Gordon and Mary (Samuels) Gordon; married to Mary RussellGarth. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lewis Heisler Ball (1861-1933) — also known asL. Heisler Ball — of Faulkland,New CastleCounty, Del.; Marshallton,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near Stanton,New CastleCounty, Del.,September21, 1861.Republican.Physician;delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1896,1908(alternate),1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee);Delawarestate treasurer, 1899-1901;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1901-03; defeated, 1902;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1903-05, 1919-25.Died, frompneumonia, in Faulkland,New CastleCounty, Del.,October18, 1933 (age72 years, 27days).Interment atSt. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. | | Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878-1934) — also known asMelvin A. Traylor — of Malone,HillCounty, Tex.; Ballinger,RunnelsCounty, Tex.; East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born, in alogcabin near Breeding,AdairCounty, Ky.,October21, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928,1932;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1932.Died, ofpneumonia, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February14, 1934 (age55 years, 116days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof James Milton Traylor and Kitty (Harvey) Traylor; married toDorothy Arnold Yerby. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Cooper Procter (1862-1934) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Glendale,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August25, 1862.Republican. President (1907-30) and chairman (1930-34), Proctor &Gamble Company, where he established profit-sharing and pensionsystem; director, New York CentralRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1916,1924,1928.Episcopalian.Member,UnionLeague.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in HolmesHospital,Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,May 2,1934 (age71 years, 250days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | William E. Whitecotton (1866-1934) — also known asW. E. Whitecotton — of Paris,MonroeCounty, Mo.Born inRallsCounty, Mo.,December26, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1919-34; diedin office 1934.Died, fromhypostatic pneumonia,peritonitis,andcoloncancer, in ResearchHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September9, 1934 (age67 years, 257days).Interment atSunset Hill Cemetery, Madison, Mo. | | Charles M. Boswell (1860-1934) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Toms River,OceanCounty, N.J.,December28, 1860.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1900 ; corresponding secretary, Methodist Board of Home Missions andChurch Extension, 1906-17; corresponding secretary, MethodistEpiscopalHospital,1917-34; president, Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association, 1925-34.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia, in Methodist EpiscopalHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December20, 1934 (age73 years, 357days).Interment atWestminsterCemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) — also known asJohn E. Andrus;"The MillionaireStrap-Hanger" —of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1841.Republican.Schoolteacher;pharmaceuticalmanufacturer; investor inrealestate,miningclaims, and the StandardOilCompany; owned considerable stock inrailroadsandutilities;director, New York LifeInsuranceCo.; president, New YorkPharmaceuticalAssociation; treasurer, ArlingtonChemicalCo.; director, NationalFuel GasCo.;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1904-05; defeated, 1901; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1904(alternate),1908;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1916.Methodist.Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia DyckmanAndrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation'swealthiest men, he still took the subway to work.Died, ofpneumonia, in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1934 (age93 years, 313days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.  | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) — also known as"The Great Dissenter" — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 8,1841.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1882-1902;chiefjustice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1899-1902;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1902-32; retired 1932.Unitarian.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1965.Died, ofpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,March 6,1935 (age93 years, 363days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Amelia Lee (Jackson) Holmes;married,June 17,1872, to Fanny Bowditch Dixwell; nephew of Ann Susan Holmes (whomarriedCharlesWentworth Upham). | | | | Political families:Uphamfamily of Massachusetts and New Hampshire;Uphamfamily of Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:FrancisBiddle —LaurenceCurtis —LewisEinstein —ErlandF. Fish | | | | See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.:TheCommon Law | | | | Books about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.:Gary J. Aichele,OliverWendell Holmes, Jr. : Soldier, Scholar, Judge — G.Edward White,JusticeOliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self —Sheldon M. Novick,HonorableJustice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes — LivaBaker,TheJustice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver WendellHolmes — James Bishop Peabody,TheHolmes-Einstein Letters : Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes andLewis Einstein 1903-1935 | | | | Critical books about Oliver Wendell Holmes,Jr.: Albert W. Alschuler,LawWithout Values : The Life, Work, and Legacy of JusticeHolmes | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, September 1902 |
| | James Edward Smith (1870-1935) — also known asJames E. Smith;"The StormyPetrel" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Phenix, West Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.,January17, 1870.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1899-1902;assistant district attorney, New York County, 1910-22.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1935 (age65 years, 60days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. | | Warren Delano Robbins (1885-1935) — of Fairhaven,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1885.U.S. Minister toEl Salvador, 1928;Canada, 1933-35.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1935 (age49 years, 216days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Fairhaven, Mass. | | Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inVan BurenCounty, Mich.,November5, 1879.Lawyer;member ofTennesseeRepublican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; Progressivecandidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1912;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;died in office 1935.Member,Elks;Freemasons;OddFellows;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheartailment andpneumonia, in CrookSanitarium,Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,April 9,1935 (age55 years, 155days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn. | | James Marion Whitesides (1879-1935) — also known asJames M. Whitesides — of Layton,DavisCounty, Utah.Born in Layton,DavisCounty, Utah,October14, 1879.Republican. Postmaster atLayton,Utah, 1922-24.Died, frompneumonia, in ahospitalat Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah,April24, 1935 (age55 years, 192days).Interment atKaysvilleCity Cemetery, Kaysville, Utah. | | Louis A. Cuvillier (1871-1935) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inFairfaxCounty, Va.,February4, 1871.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1907-09, 1911-13, 1920, 1922-33, 1935 (New YorkCounty 30th District 1907-09, 1911-13, New York County 20th District1920, 1922-33, 1935); defeated, 1909 (New York County 30th District),1920 (New York County 20th District), 1933 (New York County 20thDistrict); died in office 1935; served in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;TammanyHall.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1935 (age64 years, 103days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | George Blakely (1885-1935) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Toronto,Ontario,April27, 1885.Republican.Bricklayer;plasterer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1914-22 (Westchester County 1st District 1914-17,Westchester County 5th District 1918-22); defeated, 1922.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Knightsof Khorassan.Died, frompneumonia, in GrasslandsHospital,Valhalla,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1935 (age50 years, 86days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Yonkers, N.Y. | | Ira Jennings Kellogg (1848-1935) — also known asIra J. Kellogg — of Stockbridge,InghamCounty, Mich.; Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Wheatfield Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,December25, 1848.Democrat.Merchant;InghamCounty Register of Deeds, 1897-98;mayor ofMason, Mich., 1916-18; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1918.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Died, frompneumonia, in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,December9, 1935 (age86 years, 349days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.  | George W. Carroll (1855-1935) — also known as"The Moneyless Millionaire ofTexas" —of Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born in Mansfield,DeSotoParish, La.,April11, 1855.Lumberbusiness;banker;oilmillionaire; philanthropist; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1902; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1904.Baptist.Died, ofpneumonia, in Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,December14, 1935 (age80 years, 247days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Beaumont, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank L. Carroll and Sarah (Long) Carroll; married1877 toUnderhill Mixson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: American Prohibition YearBook 1912 |
 | Morris Whitridge (1865-1935) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August4, 1865.Investmentbanker;importer;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inBaltimore,Md., 1896-97;Consulfor Denmark inBaltimore,Md., 1898-1904.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,December22, 1935 (age70 years, 140days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | | Henry Hamilton Pulver (1843-1936) — also known asHenry H. Pulver — of Laingsburg,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born inLivingstonCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1843.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1885-86;postmaster.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Laingsburg,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,January25, 1936 (age92 years, 145days).Interment atLaingsburg Cemetery, Laingsburg, Mich. | | Roy Dikeman Chapin (1880-1936) — also known asRoy D. Chapin — of Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,February23, 1880.President, HudsonMotor CarCompany;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1932-33.Member,PhiDelta Theta.Died, frompneumonia, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February16, 1936 (age55 years, 358days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Rasmus Björn Anderson (1846-1936) — also known asRasmus B. Anderson — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Albion,DaneCounty, Wis.,January12, 1846.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1868;universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1885-89;newspapereditor and publisher;insuranceexecutive; postmaster atMadison,Wis., 1910.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March 2,1936 (age90 years, 50days).Interment atLakeRipley Cemetery, Near Cambridge, Dane County, Wis.  | William Patton Kent (1857-1936) — also known asWilliam P. Kent — of Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.;Staunton,Va.;Washington,D.C.Born in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,March 8,1857.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;livestockraiser; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1896;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. ConsulGeneral inGuatemala City, 1906-09; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1906; candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1909; U.S. Consul inNewchwang, 1910-14;Leipzig, as of 1916-17;Berne, as of 1919;Belfast, 1920-23;Hamilton, 1923-24.Protestant.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, frompneumonia, in the Mount Alto VeteransHospital,Washington,D.C.,March 3,1936 (age78 years, 361days).Interment atEastEnd Cemetery, Wytheville, Va. | | | Joseph Bancroft (1875-1936) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Rockford (now part of Wilmington),New CastleCounty, Del.,May 18,1875.Democrat.Chemicalengineer;executive, Joseph Bancroft & Sonschemicalmanufacturing firm; director ofrailroadsandinsurancecompanies; candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1924.Quaker. Member,AmericanChemical Society;ThetaXi;Freemasons;Elks.Injured in afall downstairs, and died a few days later, frompneumonia, in theHomeopathicHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,May 6,1936 (age60 years, 354days).Interment atWilmingtonand Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. | | Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1872.Democrat. President, R. H. Macy & Co.departmentstores; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1933-36.Jewish. Member,Sphinx.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1936 (age64 years, 101days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Oliver Gould Jennings (1865-1936) — also known asOliver G. Jennings — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1916;Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1921;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Fairfield, 1923-24; director,U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company; director, BethlehemSteelCorporation; director,Grocery StoreProducts, Inc.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Skulland Bones.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in the HarborSanitarium,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1936 (age71 years, 169days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn. | | Henry Clay Hall (1860-1936) — also known asHenry C. Hall — of Paris,France;Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Colorado Springs, Colo., 1905-07; member, Interstate CommerceCommission, 1914-28.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Ashfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,November9, 1936 (age76 years, 311days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | Paul Edward Rapier (1875-1937) — also known asPaul E. Rapier — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Alabama,August28, 1875.Democrat.Newspaperadvertising manager; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat NationalConvention from Alabama, 1896;Consulfor Costa Rica inMobile,Ala., 1900-07;accountant.Died, frompneumonia anddiphtheria,along withmyocarditis,in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January18, 1937 (age61 years, 143days).Interment atWestviewCemetery, Atlanta, Ga.  | Elihu Root (1845-1937) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1845.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1883-85;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894;U.S.Secretary of War, 1899-1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1904(TemporaryChair),1912;U.S.Secretary of State, 1905-09;U.S.Senator from New York, 1909-15;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1916;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,UnionLeague;AmericanSociety for International Law;American BarAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Recipient of theNobelPeace Prize in 1912.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1937 (age91 years, 358days).Interment atHamiltonCollege Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y. | | | Charles Fred Staebler (1861-1937) — of Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 27,1861.Democrat.Farmer;president, Ann ArborDairy;supervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1918-19.Germanancestry.Died, frompneumonia andsenility,in Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February8, 1937 (age75 years, 257days).Interment atBethlehemCemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Asa Torrence Wright (1872-1937) — also known asAsa T. Wright — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.BornAugust4, 1872.Mayorof Owosso, Mich., 1917-26, 1932-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1935.Died, frompneumonia, in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,April23, 1937 (age64 years, 262days).Interment atOak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William Wright and Rhoda (Orser) Wright; married to Mary AltaBrown. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John F. Jameson (1879-1937) — also known asBud Jameson — of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1879.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1911; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1920.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died ofbroncho-pneumonia,May 14,1937 (age58 years, 2days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Morgan Joseph O'Brien (1852-1937) — also known asMorgan J. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1888-1906; resigned 1906;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1896-1906; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1912,1920,1924;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1933.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1937 (age85 years, 49days).Entombed atCorpusChristi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Grenville Temple Emmet (1877-1937) — also known asGrenville T. Emmet — of Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1877.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer; lawpartner ofFranklinD. Roosevelt, 1921-23; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1934-37;Austria, 1937, died in office 1937.Died, ofpneumonia, in theHotelBristol, Vienna,Austria,September26, 1937 (age60 years, 55days).Interment atSt.Matthew's Churchyard, Bedford, N.Y. | | Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) — also known asGrayson M. P. Murphy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December19, 1878.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissionerof the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917;financier;director, BethlehemSteelCorporation, GoodyearTireandRubberCompany, Anaconda CopperMiningCompany, NationalAviationCorporation;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1937 (age58 years, 303days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) — also known asFrederick H. Allen — of Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,May 30,1858.Democrat.Lawyer;economist;villagepresident of Pelham Manor, New York, 1904-06;chair ofWestchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1908,1920(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died, frompneumonia, in NewportHospital,Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,December3, 1937 (age79 years, 187days).Interment atBeechwoodsCemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofElishaHunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen; brother ofWilliamFessenden Allen; married,June 30,1892, to Adele Livingston Stevens; grandson ofSamuelClesson Allen; great-grandnephew ofJonathanHunt; third great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed ofGouverneurMorris; second cousin twice removed ofElijahHunt Mills; second cousin thrice removed ofOliverEllsworth,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin once removed ofChesterAshley; third cousin twice removed ofTheodoreDwight,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andAbijahBlodget; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),ReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,JonathanIngersoll,JaredIngersoll,JosiahMeigs andDanielPitkin; fourth cousin ofAlbertAsahel Bliss andPhilemonBliss; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephChurchill Strong,TheodoreDavenport,ChesterWilliam Chapin,HarrisonBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,WilliamAlfred Buckingham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,OliverMorgan Hungerford,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919),JudsonH. Warner,RogerWolcott (1847-1900) andJosiahQuincy. | | | | Political families:Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut;Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Charles William Anderson (1866-1938) — also known asCharles W. Anderson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio,April28, 1866.Republican.Newspaperwork;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at New York City, New York,1905-15, 1922-34; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1908,1912,1916,1920.Africanancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1938 (age71 years, 275days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Anderson and Serena Anderson; married1896 to EmmaL. Bonaparte. | | | | Image source: New York Tribune, March26, 1905 |
| | Charles Howard Brackett (1865-1938) — also known asCharles H. Brackett — of Greenland,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Greenland,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,November1, 1865.Farmer;dairybusiness; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1927; member ofNewHampshire state senate 24th District, 1929-32; member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1933; Dry candidate fordelegateto New Hampshire convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,Grange;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in PortsmouthHospital,Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,March23, 1938 (age72 years, 142days).Interment atProspect Hill Cemetery, Greenland, N.H. | | Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt (1876-1938) — also known asR. S. Reynolds Hitt — of Mt. Morris,OgleCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Paris,France,June7, 1876.U.S. Minister toPanama, 1909-10;Guatemala, 1910-13.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died, frompneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,April16, 1938 (age61 years, 313days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Francis Dore (1881-1938) — also known asJohn F. Dore — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Charlestown, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December11, 1881.Newspaperwork;lawyer;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1932-34, 1936-38; defeated, 1934.Died, from complications ofpneumonia andinfluenza,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April18, 1938 (age56 years, 128days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | Elon Huntington Hooker (1869-1938) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1869.Progressive.Engineer;founder and president, HookerElectrochemicalCompany; Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Died, frompneumonia, in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 10,1938 (age68 years, 168days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.  | Andrew James Peters (1872-1938) — also known asAndrew J. Peters — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 3,1872.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1904-05;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1907-14;resigned 1914; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1914-18;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1918-22; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928.Episcopalian.Died, ofpneumonia,June 26,1938 (age66 years, 84days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr. (1863-1938) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December23, 1863.Democrat.JacksonCounty Clerk, 1894-1900; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1900;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1908-10.Died, ofbronchopneumonia, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 31,1938 (age74 years, 220days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | John Barrett (1866-1938) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Grafton,WindhamCounty, Vt.; Coral Gables,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grafton,WindhamCounty, Vt.,November28, 1866.Newspapercorrespondent;newspapereditor; U.S. Minister toSiam, 1894-98;Argentina, 1903-04;Panama, 1904-05;Colombia, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General inBangkok, as of 1894-98; director general, Pan American Union,1907-20.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia, in ahospitalat Bellows Falls, Rockingham,WindhamCounty, Vt.,October17, 1938 (age71 years, 323days).Interment atGraftonVillage Cemetery, Grafton, Vt. | | Albert W. Twiggar (c.1870-1938) — of Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Croton-on-Hudson,WestchesterCounty, N.Y., about 1870.Dentist;villagepresident of Ossining, New York, 1923; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; LawPreservation candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1933; LawPreservation candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1934.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia, in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1938 (ageabout 68years).Interment atDaleCemetery, Ossining, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Twiggar and Caroline (Tompkins) Twiggar; married to AugustaMeeks. |
 | Frederick S. Burr (1866-1939) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inSuffolk,Va.,September15, 1866.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1913, 1915-19;defeated, 1919.Died, frompneumonia andheartdisease, in St. John'sHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1939 (age72 years, 113days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Nathan Lieberman (c.1888-1939) — also known asLeonard Madden — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1888. Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 17th District, 1921; in March1939, he wascharged,along with two others, over astockfraud scheme; he pleaded not guilty and was released on bail;meanwhile, in a separate case, he wasindictedin Broome County.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, apparently ofpneumonia, while attempting tokillhimself withpoison,in his room at the TudorHotel(where he had registered under the assumed name "Leonard Madden"),Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1939 (ageabout 51years).Burial location unknown.  | Frank Fiske Bostwick (1860-1939) — also known asFrank F. Bostwick — of Mill Valley,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 10,1860.Banker;mayorof Mill Valley, Calif., 1900;HonoraryConsul for Korea inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1903-04.Died, frompneumonia, in Mill Valley,MarinCounty, Calif.,June 14,1939 (age79 years, 4days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Egbert Bostwick and Sophia (Ashley) Bostwick; married,June 12,1888, to Isabella Stuart; first cousin twice removed ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick andDanielWarner Bostwick; first cousin five times removed ofMosesSeymour; first cousin six times removed ofWilliamPitkin; first cousin seven times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin once removed ofWilliamWhiting Boardman; second cousin thrice removed ofHezekiahCook Seymour; second cousin four times removed ofAaronKellogg,HoratioSeymour (1778-1857) andHenrySeymour; second cousin five times removed ofJosiahCowles,ThomasSeymour andDanielPitkin; third cousin once removed ofJabezBostwick,CalebSeymour Pitkin andMabelThorp Boardman; third cousin twice removed ofChesterAshley,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,SilasSeymour andAugustusSherrill Seymour; third cousin thrice removed ofJasonKellogg,DanielChapin,CharlesKellogg,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,OrigenStorrs Seymour,DanielFiske Kellogg,HoratioSeymour (1810-1886),GeorgeSeymour,McNeilSeymour andHenryWilliam Seymour; fourth cousin ofEzraBostwick; fourth cousin once removed ofEliasWilliam Bostwick,EdwardEverett Bostwick,ClarenceHoratio Pitkin,CarrollPeabody Pitkin,AbelArthur Bostwick,CharlesFrancis Bostwick andEldredC. Pitkin. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: San Francisco Call,October 16, 1903 |
| | William Wilson Sale (1869-1939) — ofNorfolk,Va.Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,September30, 1869.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate 31st District, 1904-11; Adjutant General ofVirginia, 1910-18, 1922-31; Democratic Presidential Elector forVirginia,1925(voted forJohnW. Davis andCharlesW. Bryan).Died, frompneumonia, in Fairfield,RockbridgeCounty, Va.,October18, 1939 (age70 years, 18days).Interment atSt. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Goochland County, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah Estaline (Templeton) Sale and William M. Sale; married1909 to EdithDabney Tunis. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Livingston Farrand (1867-1939) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 14,1867.Physician;anthropologist;psychologist;universityprofessor;president,University of Colorado, 1914-19; chairman, Central Committee of theAmerican Red Cross, 1919-21;president,Cornell University, 1921-37; elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,AmericanPublic Health Association;AmericanPsychological Association.Died, ofpneumonia, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1939 (age72 years, 147days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | Frederick Louis Carr (1873-1939) — of Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.Born inPittCounty, N.C.,August7, 1873.Democrat.Farmer;bankdirector; director, WilsonCottonMills; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1904.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons.Died, fromlobar pneumonia, in Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,November28, 1939 (age66 years, 113days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Wilson, N.C. | | South Strong (1880-1939) — of Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.Born in Lost Creek,BreathittCounty, Ky.,July 23,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1912; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1912.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofpneumonia, at Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.,November29, 1939 (age59 years, 129days).Interment atCombsCemetery, Jackson, Ky. | | Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) — also known asHeywood Broun — of New York; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1888.Socialist.Sportswriter;columnistfor New Yorknewspapers;;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1930;founder ofthe American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its firstpresident;expelled from Socialist Party in 1933.Catholic.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpneumonia, in the Harkness Pavilion of theColumbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1939 (age51 years, 11days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Wyndham Robertson Meredith (1859-1940) — also known asWyndham R. Meredith — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,April 6,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromVirginia, 1896.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while suffering frompneumonia andheartdisease, in Johnston-WillisHospital,Richmond,Va.,January12, 1940 (age80 years, 281days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Frederick Leslie Hay (1856-1940) — also known asFrederick L. Hay — of Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio.Born in Girard,ErieCounty, Pa.,December22, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Defiance, Ohio, 1888-92, 1932-34;DefianceCounty Probate Judge, 1893-97; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1900; common pleas courtjudge in Ohio, 1912-18.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, ofpneumonia, in Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio, February,1940(age83years, 0 days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Defiance, Ohio. | | Ernest Willard Gibson (1871-1940) — also known asErnest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Londonderry,WindhamCounty, Vt.,December29, 1871.Lawyer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1906; member ofVermontstate senate, 1908; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Vermont,1912;Progressive candidate forVermontstate attorney general, 1914; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;WindhamCounty State's Attorney, 1919-21;Vermontsecretary of civil and military affairs, 1922-23; appointed 1922;U.S.Representative from Vermont, 1923-33 (2nd District 1923-33,at-large 1933);U.S.Senator from Vermont, 1933-40; died in office 1940.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Woodmen;Redmen.Died, frompneumonia and aheartailment, in Doctors'Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 20,1940 (age68 years, 174days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt. | | Arthur A. Will (1871-1940) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 22,1871.Republican.Builder;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1925-27.Died, frompneumonia, in Pewee Valley,OldhamCounty, Ky.,October8, 1940 (age69 years, 139days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Frank J. Conway (c.1888-1940) — of Derby,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Ansonia,New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1888.Democrat.Mayor ofDerby, Conn., 1923-28.Died, fromdouble pneumonia, in the New Haven GeneralHospital,New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October21, 1940 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) — also known asR. N. Holsaple — of Litchfield,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.; Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.; Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Monroeville,AllenCounty, Ind.,April11, 1876.Republican.Minister;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1940.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died, ofpneumonia, in Pleasant HomeHospital,Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,October31, 1940 (age64 years, 203days).Interment atElklandTownship Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich. | | Jennie Tuttle Hobart (1849-1941) — also known asEsther Jane Tuttle — Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,April30, 1849.SecondLady of the United States, 1897-99.Female.Died, frompneumonia, in Haledon,PassaicCounty, N.J.,January8, 1941 (age91 years, 253days).Entombed atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Delbert C. Miller (1854-1941) — also known asCortes Adelbert Miller — of Monticello,LewisCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Bethel,BranchCounty, Mich.,December12, 1854.Socialist.Schoolteacher; candidate forMissouristate house of representatives, 1916 (Jackson County 2ndDistrict), 1936 (Jackson County 9th District); Socialist candidatefor Presidential Elector for Missouri,1940(on behalf ofNormanThomas andMaynardC. Krueger).Died, fromhypostatic pneumonia, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March10, 1941 (age86 years, 88days).Interment atShawnee Cemetery, Shawnee, Kan.  | George Bliss Agnew (1868-1941) — also known asGeorge B. Agnew — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1868.Republican.Stockbroker;director ofminingcompanies andrailroads;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900(alternate),1904(alternate),1908;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 27th District, 1903-06;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1907-10.Presbyterian.English,FrenchHuguenot,Scottish,andScotch-Irishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, ofpneumonia, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1941 (ageabout 72years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Gifford Agnew and Mary Hervey (Bliss) Agnew; married1908 to EmilyD. Gruban. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | John Thomas Browne (1845-1941) — also known asJohn T. Browne;"The FightingIrishman";"Honest John" —of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Ballylanders, County Limerick,Ireland,March23, 1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;grocer;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1892-96; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1897-99, 1907.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, ofpneumonia, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August19, 1941 (age96 years, 149days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Houston, Tex. | | James Alphonsus Hamill (1877-1941) — also known asJames A. Hamill — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March30, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1902-05;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1907-21 (10th District 1907-13,12th District 1913-21); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1908,1916;corporation counsel of Jersey City, 1927-41.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks.Died, frompneumonia andthrombosis,in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,December15, 1941 (age64 years, 260days).Interment atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | Max Angus Templeton (1879-1942) — also known asMax A. Templeton — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,June 20,1879.Mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1933-41; defeated, 1940.Scottishancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February16, 1942 (age62 years, 241days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | John W. Farley (1878-1942) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.BornMarch 4,1878.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1916; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Tennessee,1916(alternate),1924.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Freemasons.Led drive toestablishthe West Tennessee Normal School (now University of Memphis) in 1912.Died, ofpneumonia and severearthritis,November,1942(age64years, 0 days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (1892-1943) — also known asJoseph W. Bailey, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,December15, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.Marine Corps during World War II.Presbyterian.Diedin military service, ofpneumonia following injuries hesuffered in acollision,in the militaryhospitalat Camp Howze, near Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,July 17,1943 (age50 years, 214days).Original interment atFairviewCemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Francis Marion Taitt (1862-1943) — also known asFrancis M. Taitt — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Burlington,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,January3, 1862.Republican.Episcopalpriest; bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, 1931-43;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1940.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia, in CrozerHospital,Upland,DelawareCounty, Pa.,July 17,1943 (age81 years, 195days).Entombed atSt. Mary's Episcopal Church, Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Floyd W. Annabel (c.1886-1944) — of Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Howard,SteubenCounty, N.Y., about 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1935; appointed 1935;defeated, 1935.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, ofpneumonia, in BathHospital,Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1944 (ageabout 58years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Olive Dutcher. |
| | John J. Curley (c.1873-1944) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born about 1873. Democrat.Grocer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1928;Boston city treasurer, 1932; chairman, Massachusetts Public UtilitiesCommission, 1936.Died, ofpneumonia, in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 26,1944 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Abraham Reuben Garver (1860-1944) — of Tipp City,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Bethel Township,ClarkCounty, Ohio,December20, 1860.Republican. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1915-17.Methodist.Germanancestry.Owned the GarverFurnitureFactory in Tipp City, Ohio.Died, ofpneumonia, in Tipp City,MiamiCounty, Ohio,October30, 1944 (age83 years, 315days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio. | | Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945) — also known asSamuel M. Garland — of Lebanon,LinnCounty, Ore.Born in Amherst,AmherstCounty, Va.,January31, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendent, Umatilla reservation Indian schools; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oregon,1904(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;HonoraryVice-President); member ofOregonstate senate, 1917-25.Suffered an accidentalfall inhis home, sustained a chest injury, and died a week later fromhypostatic pneumonia, in Lebanon GeneralHospital,Lebanon,LinnCounty, Ore.,November3, 1945 (age84 years, 276days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Lebanon, Ore.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. James Powell Garland and Lucy Virginia (Braxton) Garland;married,October12, 1892, to Isabella LeRoy Kirkpatrick; grandson ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880); great-grandson ofDavidShepherd Garland; second great-grandnephew ofPatrickHenry; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; third cousin ofDanielMicajah Pendleton; third cousin once removed ofStephenValentine Southall,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; fourth cousin ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The GarlandBridge,which takes Santiam Highway (US-20) over the South Santiam River, inLinnCounty, Oregon, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alfred Hylas Henry (1865-1945) — also known asAlfred H. Henry — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.; Fruitvale,YakimaCounty, Wash.; Rollingbay,KitsapCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in East Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1865.Democrat.Offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1892.Methodist.Died, frompneumonia andParkinson'sdisease, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,November17, 1945 (age80 years, 227days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof James W. Henry and Serepta Myrenda (Irish) Henry; married,October15, 1891, to Lena Sarah Johnson. |
 | Clyde Barrie (1901-1945) — also known asCecil Burrows — of Harlem, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bridgetown,Barbados,October11, 1901.Republican.Baritonesinger for CBSradio;performed, Republican National Convention, 1940.Africanancestry.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in HarlemHospital,Harlem, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1945 (age44 years, 54days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Percival Leon Burrows and Cecilia Burrows. | | | | Image source: Tribune PhotoArchives |
| | | Frank William Howbert (1858-1945) — also known asFrank W. Howbert;William FrankHowbert —of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Clarinda,PageCounty, Iowa,October26, 1858.Republican.Civilengineer;ElPaso County Clerk, 1888;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Denver, Colorado, 1897-1913,1921-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Germanancestry. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen ofthe World;Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia, inDenver,Colo.,December5, 1945 (age87 years, 40days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Elliott Northcott (1869-1946) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,April26, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1900-08;West VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1904-08;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-09,1922-27; U.S. Minister toColombia, 1909-10;Nicaragua, 1911;Venezuela, 1911-13;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1927-39.Died, ofpneumonia, in ahospitalat Arcadia,DeSotoCounty, Fla.,January3, 1946 (age76 years, 252days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. | | William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) — also known asWilliam B. Barry — of St. Albans, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in County Mayo,Ireland,July21, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4thDistrict 1945-46); died in office 1946.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks.Died, frompneumonia, in St. Vincent'sHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1946 (age44 years, 91days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Frank Graham Finlayson (1864-1947) — also known asFrank G. Finlayson — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Bendigo, Victoria,Australia,March24, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1893-94; superior court judge in California,1911-19;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1919-26;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1926.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia, at Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February9, 1947 (age82 years, 322days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof James Ross Finlayson and Elizabeth (Goodsir) Finlayson; married,July10, 1895, to Agnes Thayer. |
 | Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,April 2,1862.Republican.Universityprofessor; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1888;Presidentof Columbia University, 1901-45; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1904,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928(speaker),1932;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1912; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1920,1928;co-recipient ofNobelPeace Prize in 1931; elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve;blindin his later years.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanHistorical Association;PsiUpsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofbronchio-pneumonia, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1947 (age85 years, 249days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) — also known asRobert L. Williams — of Durant,BryanCounty, Okla.Born near Brundidge,PikeCounty, Ala.,December20, 1868.Democrat.Methodistminister;lawyer;member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory,1904-07;delegateto Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906;justice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oklahoma,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);Governorof Oklahoma, 1915-19;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofpneumonia, at Wilson N. JonesHospital,Sherman,GraysonCounty, Tex.,April10, 1948 (age79 years, 112days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Durant, Okla. | | William Simon U'Ren (1859-1949) — also known asW. S. U'Ren — of Milwaukie,ClackamasCounty, Ore.Born in Lancaster,GrantCounty, Wis.,January10, 1859.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1897-98; Independent candidateforGovernor ofOregon, 1914.Cornishancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,March 8,1949 (age90 years, 57days).Entombed atWilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.; memorial monumentatClackamas County Courthouse Grounds, Oregon City, Ore.  | George Rivet Van Namee (1877-1949) — also known asGeorge R. Van Namee — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofJefferson County Democratic Party, 1908-19;secretary ofNew York Democratic Party, 1912-19; secretary to Gov.AlfredE. Smith, 1919-20, 1922-23; member, New York State Public ServiceCommission, 1923; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928,1932.Catholic.Died, frompneumonia, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1949 (age71 years, 348days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Eugene Clinton Van Namee and Adele (Rivet) Van Namee; married toRose Fallon. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1924 |
| | John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in1864.Republican.Physician;U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1902-03; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1908(alternate),1916(alternate),1920,1932(alternate),1936.Africanancestry.Died, fromhypostatic pneumonia andseniledementia, in the StateHospital,St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,September12, 1950 (ageabout 86years).Interment atAshlandCemetery, St. Joseph, Mo. | | Charles Quinn Hildebrant (1864-1953) — also known asCharles Q. Hildebrant — of Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio.Born in Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,October17, 1864.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1901-05; defeated, 1906;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908,1916;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1915-17; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1926; mayor of Wilmington, Ohio, 1927-41.Died ofpneumonia, Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,March31, 1953 (age88 years, 165days).Interment atSugarGrove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio. | | Daniel Thomas McCarty (1912-1953) — also known asDan McCarty — of Florida. Born in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,January18, 1912.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1937-41;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1941; served in theU.S. Army during World War II;Governor ofFlorida, 1953; defeated in primary, 1948; died in office 1953.Died, ofpneumonia following aheartattack, in ahospitalat Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,September28, 1953 (age41 years, 253days).Interment atPalmsCemetery, Near Ankona, St. Lucie County, Fla. | | Allen Clarence Wilcox (1860-1953) — also known asAllen C. Wilcox — of Swanzey,CheshireCounty, N.H.Born in Swanzey,CheshireCounty, N.H.,January9, 1860.Woodwaremanufacturer; member ofNewHampshire state senate 14th District, 1907-08.Died, frombroncho-pneumonia, in Elliot CommunityHospital,Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.,December31, 1953 (age93 years, 356days).Interment atMount Caesar Cemetery, Swanzey, N.H. | | Arthur Edson Blair Moody (1902-1954) — also known asBlair Moody — of Michigan. Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February13, 1902.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1951-52; defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1952(chair,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, during hiscampaignfor the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, of aheartailment andpneumonia, in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 20,1954 (age52 years, 157days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) — also known asWilliam B. Umstead — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Mangum Township,DurhamCounty, N.C.,May 13,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39;NorthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1945;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1948;Governorof North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Methodist.Died, fromarterioscleroticheart disease andcongestiveheart failure, while also suffering frombronchopneumonia,in WattsHospital,Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,November7, 1954 (age59 years, 178days).Interment atMt.Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C. | | John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) — also known asCarl Hinshaw — of Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 28,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43,20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1948.Died, ofpneumonia andcongestiveheart failure, in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August5, 1956 (age62 years, 8days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Josephine Lamfrom (1879-1957) — also known asJosephine Orell Worthington;Mrs. RudolphLamfrom —of North Baltimore,WoodCounty, Ohio; Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Van Wert,Van WertCounty, Ohio,July 11,1879.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1924.Female.Died, frombronchial pneumonia, in Tempe ClinicHospital,Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February3, 1957 (age77 years, 207days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Robert Knox Hollifield (1868-1957) — also known asRobert K. Hollifield — of Forest City,RutherfordCounty, N.C.Born inRutherfordCounty, N.C.,January20, 1868.Republican.Lumberman;postmaster atForestCity, N.C., 1903-05.Died, frompneumonia andcerebralthrombosis, in Spindale,RutherfordCounty, N.C.,February28, 1957 (age89 years, 39days).Interment atCool Springs Cemetery, Forest City, N.C. | | Otto Emanuel Haab (1880-1957) — also known asOtto E. Haab — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Freedom Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October16, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1916.Died, fromcoloncancer,peritonitisfollowing surgery, andpneumonia, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November15, 1957 (age77 years, 30days).Interment atBethlehemCemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) — also known asJoseph E. Davies — of Wisconsin;Washington,D.C.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,November29, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner ofTimothyT. Ansberry; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair,Federal Trade Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to PresidentWoodrowWilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidateforU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1918;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1936-38;Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister toLuxembourg, 1938-39.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;SigmaDelta Chi.Died, ofbronchial pneumonia following astroke,inWashington,D.C.,May 9,1958 (age81 years, 161days).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C. | | Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Sands Point,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,January5, 1882.Democrat.Newspaperreporter and editor; received thePulitzerPrize in 1917 for a series of articles titled "Inside the GermanEmpire"; executive editor,New York World, 1920-29; under hisleadership, the newspaper won aPulitzerPrize for meritorious public service in 1922, for reporting onthe Ku Klux Klan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1932,1936,1940;elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve.English,German, andJewishancestry.Died, frompneumonia, following surgery for anintestinalailment, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1958 (age76 years, 166days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Swope and Ida Swope; brother of Gerard B. Swope; married1912 toMargaret Honeyman Powell. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Davis Elkins (1876-1959) — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born inWashington,D.C.,January24, 1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;banker;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from West Virginia,1916;major in the U.S. Army during World War I.Died, frombronchial pneumonia,cardio-renaldisease, andsenility,in WestbrookSanatorium,Richmond,Va.,January5, 1959 (age82 years, 346days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Elkins, W.Va.  | John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,February25, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1944;U.S.Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949;U.S.Secretary of State, 1953-59.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Council onForeign Relations.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1959.Died ofcancerandpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,May 24,1959 (age71 years, 88days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Allen Macy Dulles and Edith F. (Foster) Dulles; brother ofAllenWelsh Dulles; married,June 26,1912, to Janet Pomeroy Avery; grandson ofJohnWatson Foster; great-grandnephew ofJohnWelsh; third great-grandnephew ofJoshuaCoit; first cousin twice removed ofLangdonCheves Jr.; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin once removed ofSamuelWelsh; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertCoit Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andAbelHuntington; second cousin five times removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin ofLewisWardlaw Haskell; third cousin twice removed ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,WilliamWoodbridge,ZinaHyde Jr.,IsaacBackus,TheodoreDavenport,HenryTitus Backus andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:EdwardF. Corsi | | | | Washington DullesInternationalAirport (opened 1962), inLoudounandFairfaxcounties, Virginia, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, August 13,1951 |
| | John Randolph Neal (1876-1959) — also known asJohn R. Neal — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Rhea Springs,RheaCounty, Tenn.,September17, 1876.Candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1936 (Independent), 1938 (Independent),1940 (Independent), 1942 (Independent), 1946 (Independent), 1954(Democratic primary); Independent candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1954.Chief defense counsel for John T. Scopes at the 1925 "Monkey Trial". Died, frompneumonia, in ahospitalat Rockwood,RoaneCounty, Tenn.,November23, 1959 (age83 years, 67days).Interment atAult Cemetery, Postoak, Tenn. | | James Melton (1904-1961) — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Moultrie,ColquittCounty, Ga.,January2, 1904.Republican.Professionalsinger;actor;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.Died, fromlobar pneumonia, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April21, 1961 (age57 years, 109days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Ocala, Fla. | | Henry Albon Bailey Jr. (1893-1961) — also known asH. A. Bailey — of Winooski,ChittendenCounty, Vt.; South Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Winooski,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,January22, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1921-24;mayorof Winooski, Vt., 1922; member ofVermontstate senate, 1929-31; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Vermont,1940.Died, frombroncho-pneumonia,uremia,andParkinson'sdisease, in Fairfax,FranklinCounty, Vt.,July 20,1961 (age68 years, 179days).Interment atGreenmountCemetery, Burlington, Vt. | | Margaret Allen Ireland (1894-1961) — also known asMargaret A. Ireland;Peg Ireland;Margaret Allen;Mrs. R. Livingston Ireland —of Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December17, 1894.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1952,1956,1960.Female.Died, frompneumonia, in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,October22, 1961 (age66 years, 309days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Robert Ephram Abell (1887-1963) — also known asRobert E. Abell — of Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.Born inChesterCounty, S.C.,October12, 1887.Democrat.Surgeon;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1940.Died, from a suspectedcoronaryocclusion, due toemphysemaandpneumonia, in MemorialHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 9,1963 (age75 years, 148days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Chester, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Joshua L. Abell and Sophia (Erwin) Abell; married to Alice HallGlenn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) — also known asGordon H. Butler — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Scipio,JenningsCounty, Ind.,February10, 1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;civilengineer;generalcontractor; president, PolarisConcreteProducts Company;bankdirector; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District1963-64); died in office 1964.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;AlphaTau Omega;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Rotary;Elks;Eagles.Died, ofpneumonia, in St. Luke'sHospital,Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,August1, 1964 (age75 years, 173days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | Joseph Russell Knowland (1873-1966) — also known asJoseph R. Knowland — of Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,August5, 1873.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1899-1903; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1903-04;U.S.Representative from California, 1904-15 (3rd District 1904-13,6th District 1913-15); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1914; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1916(alternate),1920,1928,1932,1944.Died ofpneumonia in Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February1, 1966 (age92 years, 180days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapelof Memories, Oakland, Calif. | | Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) — of Elko,ElkoCounty, Nev.;CarsonCity, Nev.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 8,1884.Lawyer;district judge in Nevada, 1945-47;justice ofNevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died inoffice 1966;chiefjustice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Elks;Rotary.Died, fromheartdisease andpneumonia, in ahospitalat Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,April 2,1966 (age81 years, 268days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married,June 29,1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze. |
| | Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) — also known asGarland S. Garriss — of Troy,MontgomeryCounty, N.C.Born in Margarettsville,NorthamptonCounty, N.C.,February23, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65.Methodist.Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion.Died, ofpneumonia andcoloncancer, in Moore RegionalHospital,Pinehurst,MooreCounty, N.C.,July 21,1968 (age60 years, 149days).Interment atGlendonChristian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C. | | Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969) — also known asAllen W. Dulles;"Spymaster" —of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1893.Republican. Foreign Service officer;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1938; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1940;director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1953-61; member,President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY,1963-64.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, frominfluenzaandpneumonia, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,January28, 1969 (age75 years, 296days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Allen Macy Dulles and Edith F. (Foster) Dulles; brother ofJohnFoster Dulles; married1920 to CloverTodd; grandson ofJohnWatson Foster; great-grandnephew ofJohnWelsh; third great-grandnephew ofJoshuaCoit; first cousin twice removed ofLangdonCheves Jr.; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin once removed ofSamuelWelsh; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertCoit Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andAbelHuntington; second cousin five times removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin ofLewisWardlaw Haskell; third cousin twice removed ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,WilliamWoodbridge,ZinaHyde Jr.,IsaacBackus,TheodoreDavenport,HenryTitus Backus andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Randolph Fitzhugh Carroll (1901-1969) — also known asRandolph F. Carroll — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,February23, 1901.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inRotterdam, 1922-26; U.S. Consul inBangkok, 1926-28;Rio de Janeiro, 1928-29.Died, frompneumonia andheart muscledegeneration, in Neulengbach,Austria,March4, 1969 (age68 years, 9days).Intermentsomewhere in Neulengbach, Austria. | | Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) — also known asHarry R. Sheppard — of Yucaipa,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,January10, 1885.Democrat.Railroadworker;beveragebusiness;U.S.Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43,21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65);delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940,1944,1956,1960.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen.Died ofpneumonia at George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,April28, 1969 (age84 years, 108days).Interment atNationalMemorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.  | George Dunlap Hopper (1889-1969) — also known asGeorge D. Hopper — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born in Stanford,LincolnCounty, Ky.,July 13,1889.Lawyer;U.S. Consul inStockholm, 1917-19;Rotterdam, 1920-23;Hamburg, 1923;Dunkirk, 1923-25;Antofagasta, 1925-29;Montreal, 1929-34;Casablanca, 1934-37; U.S. Consul General inWinnipeg, 1937-41;St. John's, 1941-45;Hong Kong, 1945-49.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Freemasons.Died, frombronchopneumonia, in BrentwoodRehabCenter, Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,July 11,1969 (age79 years, 363days).Interment atCalvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof George Dunlap Hopper (1848-1913) and Katherine Elizabeth (Higgins)Hopper; married,June 23,1920, to Minnie Parker Durham; married,July 8,1939, to Sue Cushing Hayes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1918) |
| | | Edgar Willard Hiestand (1888-1970) — also known asEdgar W. Hiestand — of Altadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December3, 1888.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 21st District, 1953-63; defeated,1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1960.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Rotary;JohnBirch Society.Died, of akidneyinfection andpneumonia, at Huntington MemorialHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August19, 1970 (age81 years, 259days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanGabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif. | | Robert Elmer Hollifield (1902-1972) — also known asRobert E. Hollifield — of Forest City,RutherfordCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,May 1,1902.Republican. Postmaster atForestCity, N.C., 1953-65 (acting, 1953-54).Died, frompneumonia andParkinson'sdisease, in RutherfordHospital,Rutherfordton,RutherfordCounty, N.C.,March24, 1972 (age69 years, 328days).Interment atCool Springs Cemetery, Forest City, N.C. | | Thomas John Moore (1903-1972) — also known asThomas J. Moore — of Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.Born in Saratoga,WilsonCounty, N.C.,June 6,1903.Republican.Pharmacist;delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1940,1952(alternate),1956;chairof Wilson County Republican Party, 1952.Died, frompneumonia, possibly withlungcancer, in Wilson MemorialHospital,Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,November2, 1972 (age69 years, 149days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Wilson, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Aurelius Milton Moore and Margaret Cornelia 'Maggie' (Owens)Moore; married to Marjorie Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Kemp Doughton Sr. (1884-1973) — of Sparta,AlleghanyCounty, N.C.Born inAlleghanyCounty, N.C.,May 18,1884.Banker;farmer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1948-57;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57.Methodist.Indictedforbankfraud in 1928;triedand acquitted.Died, ofpneumonia, in ahospitalat Sparta,AlleghanyCounty, N.C.,March17, 1973 (age88 years, 303days).Interment atShilohMethodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C. | | Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) — also known asRay L. Forshee — of Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,March19, 1884.Democrat.Clothingsalesman; candidate forsupervisorof Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941.IrishandGermanancestry.Hislegs wereamputated due to arteriosclerosis.Died, ofpneumonia, in WhitehallConvalescentCenter, Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January5, 1974 (age89 years, 292days).Interment atSt.Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.  | Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known asMiller Dunckel — of Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,February11, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobilewholesaler; member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932;Michiganstate treasurer, 1939-40; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1940.Member,Elks;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Eagles;Moose;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died ofpneumonia in1975(ageabout76 years).Interment atEternalHills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1939 |
| | William Edward Drevlow (1890-1975) — also known asWilliam E. Drevlow — of Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho; Craigmont,LewisCounty, Idaho.Born in Round Prairie,ToddCounty, Minn.,January23, 1890.Democrat. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1947-48, 1951-54; member ofIdahostate senate, 1955-56;LieutenantGovernor of Idaho, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; hisright legwas amputated in 1961.Member,Grange;Toastmasters.Died, frompneumonia, in ahospitalat Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho,August20, 1975 (age85 years, 209days).Interment atLewisand Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho. | | Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith (1898-1976) — also known asGerald L. K. Smith — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.Born in Pardeeville,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,February27, 1898.Pastor;orator;political administrator and organizer forHuey P.Long, 1934-35; as awhitesupremacist, he joined and organized forWilliamDudley Pelley's Silver Shirts of America, an organization modeleddirectly on Adolf Hitler's Brownshirts; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1942 (Republican primary), 1942; founderof the America First party;chargedwithseditionin 1944, as part of an allegedNaziconspiracy;triedalong with many others, but after seven months, a mistrial wasdeclared; America First candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1944; founder of the Christian NationalistCrusade; advocated deportation from the U.S. of Jews andAfrican-Americans.Disciplesof Christ.Died, ofpneumonia, in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April15, 1976 (age78 years, 48days).Interment atChristof the Ozarks Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.  | Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) — also known asAlice Lee Roosevelt;"PrincessAlice" —ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1884.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President;speaker);newspapercolumnist.Female.Died, frompneumonia,emphysema,andcardiacarrest, inWashington,D.C.,February20, 1980 (age96 years, 8days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofEdithRoosevelt; daughter ofTheodoreRoosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt; half-sister ofTheodoreRoosevelt Jr.; married,February17, 1906, toNicholasLongworth; niece ofCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; grandniece ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; grandaunt ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; great-grandniece ofJamesI. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter ofArchibaldBulloch; first cousin ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,EleanorRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Cole andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.. | | | | Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth:Carol Felsenthal,PrincessAlice: The Life and Times of Alice RooseveltLongworth | | | | Image source: Time magazine, February7, 1927 |
 | Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) — also known asManny Celler — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45,15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73);defeated (Liberal), 1972; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;UnitedWorld Federalists;AmericanJewish Congress;AmericanJewish Committee;B'naiB'rith.Died, frompneumonia, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1981 (age92 years, 254days).Interment atMt.Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.  | Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) — also known asR. G. Storey — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.,December4, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1928;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, SouthwesternBellTelephone Company; director and counsel oflifeinsurance companies.Christian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died, frompneumonia andheartdisease, while suffering fromseniledementia, in anursinghome at Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January16, 1981 (age87 years, 43days).Interment atRestlandMemorial Park, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married,July 26,1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel HopeWatson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Eminent Americans(1954) |
| | Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known asMelvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,April 5,1901.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Actor,producer,directorof manymotionpictures; worked inradio,television,andBroadway.JewishandScottishancestry. Member,ScreenActors Guild;Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpneumonia andcardiaccomplications, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1981 (age80 years, 121days).Cremated. | | Edward Brooke Lee (1892-1984) — also known asE. Brooke Lee — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,October23, 1892.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;Marylandstate comptroller, 1920-22;secretaryof state of Maryland, 1923-25; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1940;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1927-30;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1927-30; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1942.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, frompneumonia, in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,September21, 1984 (age91 years, 334days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: SonofFrancisPreston Blair Lee and Anne Clymer (Brooke) Lee; married1914 toElizabeth Summerville Wilson; married to Thelma LouEllen (Lawson)Crawford and Nina G. Jones; father ofBlairLee III,EdwardBrooke Lee Jr. and Elizabeth Lee (who marriedDavidScull); grandnephew ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; great-grandson ofFrancisPreston Blair andDanielRobeadeau Clymer; great-grandnephew ofHiesterClymer; second great-grandson ofRichardHenry Lee andJamesBlair; second great-grandnephew ofFrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee andWilliamHiester; third great-grandnephew ofJohnHiester andDanielHiester (1747-1804); first cousin once removed ofJamesLawrence Blair andGistBlair; first cousin thrice removed ofIsaacEllmaker Hiester; first cousin four times removed ofDanielHiester (1774-1834); first cousin five times removed ofJosephHiester; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; second cousin four times removed ofJohnEager Howard; third cousin twice removed ofJohnLee andWilliamJulian Albert; third cousin thrice removed ofZacharyTaylor,GeorgeHoward,BenjaminChew Howard andHenryAugustus Muhlenberg; fourth cousin ofJosephWingate Folk; fourth cousin once removed ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,TalbotJones Albert,EthelGist Cantrill andCareyEstes Kefauver. | | | | Political family:Cantrillfamily of Georgetown, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) — also known asJohn Y. Brown, Sr. — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Geigers Lake,UnionCounty, Ky.,February1, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;athleticcoach;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49thDistrict 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeatedin primary, 1973;U.S.Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated inprimary, 1980; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1936,1948,1964(alternate),1980;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1939.Methodist;laterChristian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;PhiKappa Tau;PhiAlpha Delta;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Badly injured in anautomobileaccident, which paralyzed his lower body, and died six monthslater frompneumonia, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 16,1985 (age85 years, 135days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky. | | Harley Walter Kidder (1901-1986) — also known asHarley W. Kidder — of Barre,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born in Barre,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,January18, 1901.Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1928; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont,1928.Died, frompneumonia, in BurlingtonConvalescentCenter, Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,March28, 1986 (age85 years, 69days).Entombed atElmwoodCemetery, Barre, Vt. | | Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914-1986) — also known asJonathan B. Bingham;JackBingham —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April24, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary to New YorkGovernorW.Averell Harriman, 1955-59; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1958;U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-83 (23rd District 1965-73,22nd District 1973-83); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1968.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Americansfor Democratic Action;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1986 (age72 years, 70days).Interment atWoodbridge Cemetery, Salem, Conn. | | Richard Morford (c.1903-1986) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Onaway,PresqueIsle County, Mich., about 1903.Presbyterianminister; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party, 1945-49;director, National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1946-80;this organization and its leaders wereinvestigatedforsubversionby the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities;chargedin 1946 withcontemptof Congress for his refusal to provide records demanded by thecommittee;tried infederal court in Washington;convictedin March 1948; his conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court;convictedagain on re-trial;sentencedto three months in prison andfined$250.Presbyterian.Died, frompneumonia, in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,September7, 1986 (ageabout 83years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Aileen Hutson. |
| | Bascom Nolley Timmons (1890-1987) — also known asBascom N. Timmons — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.;Washington,D.C.Born inCollinCounty, Tex.,March31, 1890.Democrat.Newspaperreporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1940,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940.Member,SigmaDelta Chi.Died, frompneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,June 7,1987 (age97 years, 68days).Interment atLlanoCemetery, Amarillo, Tex. | | Inzer B. Wyatt (1907-1990) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,March29, 1907.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1962-77.Died, ofpneumonia andheartfailure, inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1990 (age82 years, 294days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Hope Johnston. |
| | Sigurd Anderson (1904-1990) — of Webster,DayCounty, S.Dak.Born in Arendal,Norway,January22, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;DayCounty State's Attorney, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II;SouthDakota state attorney general, 1947-51; member ofSouth DakotaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1947-48;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1951-55; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1955-64;circuit judge in South Dakota, 1970.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Freemasons;Shriners;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaTheta Phi;PiKappa Delta.Died, fromprostatecancer andpneumonia, in Lake AreaHospital,Webster,DayCounty, S.Dak.,December21, 1990 (age86 years, 333days).Interment atWebster Cemetery, Webster, S.Dak. | | William T. Cowin (1901-1991) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1901.Republican. Legal secretary to U.S. District JudgeGroverM. Moscowitz;lawyer;assistant U.S. Attorney; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WorldWar II; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 13th District, 1956;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1966, 1969-76; defeated,1963, 1964; appointed 1966; defeated, 1966.Jewish.Died, frompneumonia, in Long Island CollegeHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1991 (age89 years, 77days).Interment atHillcrest Memorial Gardens, Leesburg, Fla. | | Victor Laurence August Christgau (1894-1991) — also known asVictor Christgau — of Austin,MowerCounty, Minn.Born in Austin,MowerCounty, Minn.,September20, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 5th District, 1927-29;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1929-33; defeated(Independent), 1932.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, frompneumonia, in George WashingtonHospital,Washington,D.C.,October10, 1991 (age97 years, 20days).Interment atSt. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, St. Paul Park, Minn. | | Frank G. Binswanger (1902-1991) — of Elkins Park,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November12, 1902.Republican.Real estatebroker;real estatedeveloper; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1952(alternate),1956.Died, fromcancer,heartdisease, andpneumonia, in Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November1, 1991 (age88 years, 354days).Burial location unknown. | | Raymond Richard Guest (1907-1991) — also known asRaymond R. Guest — of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.; Bayard,WarrenCounty, Va.; King George,KingGeorge County, Va.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November25, 1907.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1940(alternate),1948,1968;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofVirginiastate senate 24th District, 1948-53; U.S. Ambassador toIreland, 1965-68.Died ofpneumonia, inFredericksburg,Va.,December31, 1991 (age84 years, 36days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, King George County, Va. | | Gale William McGee (1915-1992) — also known asGale W. McGee — of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,March17, 1915.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1959-77; defeated, 1976; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Wyoming,1976.Died, ofpneumonia, following surgery for abrainaneurysm, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 9,1992 (age77 years, 23days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Peter T. Farrell (1900-1992) — of Corona, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1930-36; memberofNewYork state senate 3rd District, 1937-43; resigned 1943; Judge ofQueens County Court, 1943-61;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 11th District, 1961-76.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November9, 1992 (age91 years, 363days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas F. Farrell and Mary (Fitzpatrick) Farrell; married,November11, 1931, to Agnes M. Byrne. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Edmund Burke Jr. (1905-1993) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February5, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1941-43; attorneyfor Texacooil company.Catholic.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation.Died, ofpneumonia, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1993 (age88 years, 97days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edmund Burke and Mabel Jeannette (Rule) Burke; married,July 18,1939, to Marion Hopkins McDonagh. |
| | Dwight Bailey Merrill (1912-1993) — also known asD. Bailey Merrill — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Hymera,SullivanCounty, Ind.,November22, 1912.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1953-55; defeated,1954, 1956.Died, frompneumonia following severalstrokes,in BrentwoodConvalescentCenter, Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,October14, 1993 (age80 years, 326days).Interment atAlexanderMemorial Park, Evansville, Ind.  | Henry W. Maier (1918-1994) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,February7, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;insurancebusiness; member ofWisconsinstate senate 9th District, 1951-60; defeated, 1948; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1956; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Wisconsin,1956;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1960-88; defeated, 1948.Member,AmericanLegion;AmericanFederation of Teachers.Died, ofpneumonia, in Delafield,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,1994(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | | David A. Hess (1908-1994) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Ladue,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born in Cameron,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,March29, 1908.Democrat.Gas and oildealer; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,1933-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMissouristate senate 2nd District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1954;real estatedeveloper.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in St. John's MercyMedicalCenter, Creve Coeur,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,January31, 1994 (age85 years, 308days).Interment atValhallaCemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo. | | Raymond Arthur Hare (1901-1994) — also known asRaymond A. Hare — of Goodman,MarinetteCounty, Wis.; Manchester,DelawareCounty, Iowa;Washington,D.C.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,April 3,1901.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inConstantinople, 1927-29;Paris, 1931-32;Cairo, 1931;Beirut, 1932-33;Teheran, as of 1933-34; U.S. Consul inTeheran, as of 1935;Cairo, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toSaudi Arabia, 1950-53;Lebanon, 1953-54;Egypt, 1956-58;United Arab Republic, 1958-59;Turkey, 1961-65; U.S. Minister toYemen, 1950-53, 1959-60.Died, ofpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,February9, 1994 (age92 years, 312days).Burial location unknown. | | Domenick Gabrielli (1912-1994) — of Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1912.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; county judge in NewYork, 1957-61;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1961-72;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1972-82.Died, of complications ofpneumonia, at Villa Mary ImmaculateNursingHome, Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1994 (age81 years, 102days).Intermentsomewherein Bath, N.Y. | | Richard A. Heyman (c.1935-1994) — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born about 1935.Mayorof Key West, Fla., 1983-85, 1987-89.Gay. One of thefirstopenly gay public officials.Died ofAIDS-relatedpneumonia,September16, 1994 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Chester Earl Holifield (1903-1995) — also known asChet Holifield — of Montebello,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Mayfield,GravesCounty, Ky.,December3, 1903.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940,1944,1948(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1952(alternate; member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956(alternate),1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 19th District, 1943-74; resigned1974.Died, ofpneumonia, in Redlands,SanBernardino County, Calif.,February5, 1995 (age91 years, 64days).Burial location unknown. | | Jerauld Wright (1898-1995) — also known as"Old Iron Heels";"OldStoneface";"El Supremo" —ofWashington,D.C.Born in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,June 4,1898.U.S. Navy Admiral; U.S. Ambassador toChina (Taiwan), 1963-65.Died, frompneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,April27, 1995 (age96 years, 327days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Philip Wilson Bonsal (1903-1995) — also known asPhilip W. Bonsal — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1903.Executive in overseastelephonecompanies; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, 1938; U.S. Consul inMadrid, as of 1947;Barcelona, as of 1947; U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1955-57;Bolivia, 1957-59;Cuba, 1959-60;Morocco, 1961-62.Died, while ill withpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,June 28,1995 (age92 years, 37days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Henry Serrano Villard (1900-1996) — also known asHenry S. Villard;HarryVillard —of New York. Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1900.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inTeheran, 1929-31; U.S. Consul inRio de Janeiro, 1935-36; U.S. Minister toLibya, 1952; U.S. Ambassador toSenegal, 1960-61;Mauritania, 1960.Died ofpneumonia, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January21, 1996 (age95 years, 297days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | MacNeil Mitchell (1905-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 18,1905.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1938-46 (New York County 10th District 1938-44,New York County 1st District 1945-46); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1947-64; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1960,1964.Member,PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died ofpneumonia atNew YorkHospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1996 (age91 years, 152days).Interment atSalisburyCemetery, Salisbury, Conn. | | Cecil F. Poole (1914-1997) — of California. Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,July 25,1914.U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1961-69;Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1976-79;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1979-96.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague.Died, of complications ofpneumonia, in anursinghome at San Rafael,MarinCounty, Calif.,1997(ageabout82 years).Cremated;ashes scattered inaprivate or family graveyard, Sonoma County, Calif. | | Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) — of Kew Gardens, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Richmond Hill, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1913.Republican.Newspaperreporter;advertisingbusiness; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member ofNewYork state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District1945-54);U.S.Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6thDistrict 1963-73); defeated, 1954; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1972(did not serve).Jewish. Member,Elks;B'naiB'rith;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died from complications ofpneumonia, at SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January10, 1997 (age83 years, 52days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Paul Efthemios Tsongas (1941-1997) — also known asPaul E. Tsongas — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February14, 1941.Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1975-79;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1979-85; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1992.Greekancestry.Died ofliverdamage caused bycancertreatment, andpneumonia, at Brigham and Women'sHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1997 (age55 years, 339days).Interment atLowellCemetery, Lowell, Mass.  | Curt Flood (1938-1997) — also known asCharles Curtis Flood — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January18, 1938.Democrat. Professionalbaseballplayer in 1959-71; sued to overturn the reserve clause and makeplayers free agents; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1988.Africanancestry.Died, fromthroatcancer andpneumonia, in UCLAMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January20, 1997 (age59 years, 2days).Entombed in mausoleum atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | | Frank Mariano Tejeda (1945-1997) — also known asFrank Tejeda — of Texas. Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,October2, 1945.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1977-86; member ofTexasstate senate, 1987-92;U.S.Representative from Texas 28th District, 1993-97; died in office1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1996.Hispanicancestry.Died ofbraincancer andpneumonia, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January30, 1997 (age51 years, 120days).Interment atFortSam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex. | | Ural Alexis Johnson (1908-1997) — also known asU. Alexis Johnson — ofWashington,D.C.; California.Born in Falun,SalineCounty, Kan.,October17, 1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inSeoul, as of 1938;Rio de Janeiro, as of 1943; U.S. Consul inYokohama, as of 1947; U.S. Consul General inYokohama, as of 1949; U.S. Ambassador toCzechoslovakia, 1953-58;Thailand, 1958-61;Japan, 1966-69;, 1973-77.Survived acarbombing at the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.Died, ofpneumonia, in RexConvalescentCenter, Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,March24, 1997 (age88 years, 158days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Judson Francis Haggerty (1925-1997) — also known asJudson F. Haggerty — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March19, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1949-50;chair ofMarion County Democratic Party, 1962-64; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1964,1968(alternate).Unitarian.Irishancestry.Died, fromcardiacarrest while suffering frompneumonia, in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,April 5,1997 (age72 years, 17days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Elsie M. (Buyher) Haggerty and Walter Francis Haggerty; married,December8, 1947, to Peggy Jane Hammon; married,April28, 1971, to Beverly Ann Chalfant. |
| | Leo Brent Bozell (1926-1997) — also known asL. Brent Bozell — of Maryland. Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,January19, 1926.Republican. Co-founded the Young Americans for Freedom;speechwriterforJosephR. McCarthy andBarryM. Goldwater; candidate forMarylandstate house of delegates, 1958; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1964.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom.Died, ofpneumonia, at anursinghome in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April15, 1997 (age71 years, 86days).Interment atSt.Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Patrick Layton Paulsen (1927-1997) — also known asPat Paulsen — Born in South Bend,PacificCounty, Wash.,July 6,1927.Actor;comedian;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1968,1972,1976,1992;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1996.Norwegianancestry.Ill withcolonandbraincancer, he died of complications frompneumonia andkidneyfailure, in Tijuana,BajaCalifornia,April24, 1997 (age69 years, 292days).Burial location unknown. | | Benson Ellison Lane Timmons III (1916-1997) — also known asBenson E. L. Timmons;LaneTimmons —of Florida. Born in Sapulpa,CreekCounty, Okla.,1916.Rhodesscholar; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; ForeignService officer; U.S. Ambassador toHaiti, 1963-67.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, of astroke hesuffered while recovering frompneumonia, at SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 11,1997 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Emmet Clarie (1913-1997) — also known asT. Emmet Clarie — of Danielson, Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Goodyear, Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.,January1, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Killingly, 1937-43; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1948;U.S.District Judge for Connecticut, 1961-82.Died ofviral pneumonia, at Day KimballHospital,Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September24, 1997 (age84 years, 266days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Danielson, Killingly, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas C. Clarie and Kathryn (Burns) Clarie; married to GertrudeReynolds. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Emerson Moss (1915-1997) — also known asJohn E. Moss — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Hiawatha,CarbonCounty, Utah,April13, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1952(alternate),1956,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1953-78.Died, from complications ofasthmaandpneumonia, in ahospitalatSanFrancisco, Calif.,December5, 1997 (age82 years, 236days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Lawrence Alioto (1916-1998) — also known asJoseph L. Alioto — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February12, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1968-76; candidate for Democraticnomination for Vice President,1968;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1974.Catholic.Italianancestry.Indictedin 1971 on federalchargesofbribery,conspiracy, and mail fraud; acquitted in 1972.Died, ofprostatecancer andpneumonia, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January29, 1998 (age81 years, 351days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.; cenotaph atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.  | Samuel William Yorty (1909-1998) — also known asSamuel W. Yorty;Sam Yorty;"Traveling Sam" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,October1, 1909.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1936, 1948; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1940 (primary), 1954; served in the U.S.Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from California, 1951-55 (14th District 1951-53,26th District 1953-55);mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1961-73; defeated, 1945, 1973, 1981;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972;talkshow host.Died ofpneumonia, following astroke,in Studio City, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 5,1998 (age88 years, 247days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | | Floyd Kirk Haskell (1916-1998) — also known asFloyd K. Haskell — of Colorado. Born in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,February7, 1916.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1965-69;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1973-79; defeated, 1978.Member,CommonCause.Died ofpneumonia, a complication of a brain hemorrhage whichresulted from afall on anicy sidewalk, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,August25, 1998 (age82 years, 199days).Burial location unknown. | | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. (1907-1998) — also known asLewis F. Powell, Jr. — of Virginia. Born inSuffolk,Va.,September19, 1907.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;member,Virginia state constitutional commission, 1967-68;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-87.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa.Died ofpneumonia, inRichmond,Va.,August25, 1998 (age90 years, 340days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Ralph George Caso (1917-1998) — also known asRalph G. Caso — of Merrick,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1917.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968;NassauCounty Executive, 1970-78; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1974.Died, frompneumonia, in South Nassau CommunitiesHospital,Oceanside,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August31, 1998 (age80 years, 278days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. | | Albert Walter Johnson (1906-1998) — also known asAlbert W. Johnson — ofMcKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Smethport,McKeanCounty, Pa.,April17, 1906.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from McKean County, 1947-63;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1963-77;defeated, 1976.Member,Moose.Died, of complications ofpneumonia, at Boca Raton CommunityHospital,Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,September1, 1998 (age92 years, 137days).Burial location unknown. | | David Worth Dennis (1912-1999) — also known asDavid W. Dennis — of Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.Born inWashington,D.C.,June 7,1912.Republican. Member of Indiana state legislature, 1950;U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1969-75.Died, ofpneumonia, in ReidHospital,Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.,January6, 1999 (age86 years, 213days).Interment atEarlhamCemetery, Richmond, Ind. | | Mills Edwin Godwin Jr. (1914-1999) — also known asMills E. Godwin, Jr. — ofSuffolk,Va.Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part ofSuffolk,Va.),November19, 1914.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1948-52; member ofVirginiastate senate 5th District, 1952-61;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1962-66;Governor ofVirginia, 1966-70, 1974-78; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1968.Christian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Rotary.Died of complications ofpneumonia,January30, 1999 (age84 years, 72days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va. | | Frank Minis Johnson Jr. (1918-1999) — also known asFrank M. Johnson, Jr. — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Haleyville,WinstonCounty, Ala.,October30, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Alabama,1948;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1953-55;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1955-;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1979-81;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-92.Legendary for civil rights decisions; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1995.Died ofpneumonia, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,July 23,1999 (age80 years, 266days).Interment atHillCrest City Cemetery, Haleyville, Ala. | | William G. Kirkland (1913-1999) — of Huntington Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September29, 1913.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;civilengineer;mayorof Huntington Park, Calif., 1952.Died, ofpneumonia, in ahospitalinMartinCounty, Fla.,December15, 1999 (age86 years, 77days).Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean.| | Relatives: Sonof James Allen Kirkland and Nora (Stevens) Kirkland; married,January15, 1938, to Anna Dudley. |
| | Henry Hammill Fowler (1908-2000) — also known asHenry H. Fowler;Joe Fowler — ofAlexandria,Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,September5, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1956,1960(alternate);U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-69.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PiKappa Phi;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofpneumonia, in anursinghome atFallsChurch, Va.,January3, 2000 (age91 years, 120days).Interment atChristChurch Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Mack Johnson Fowler and Bertha (Browning) Fowler; married,October19, 1938, to Trudye Pamela Hathcote. | | | | Fowler House (office buiding, built 1940,named for Fowler in the 1960s, renamed Connell House 2003), atHarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | David W. Williams (1910-2000) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March20, 1910.Republican.Lawyer;municipal judge in California, 1956-62; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1963-69;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1969-81.Africanancestry.FirstBlack federal judge west of the Mississippi.Died, ofpneumonia, at Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 6,2000 (age90 years, 47days).Burial location unknown. | | Lucy Phelps Patterson (c.1932-2000) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex., about 1932.Republican.Socialworker; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 24th District, 1982.Female.Methodist.Africanancestry.FirstBlack woman ever elected to Dallas city council.Died, ofpneumonia, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 15,2000 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Wallace H. Savage (1912-2000) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornNovember21, 1912.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1949-51; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1954.Died, ofpneumonia and astroke,in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 20,2000 (age87 years, 212days).Burial location unknown. | | Merle C. Hufford (c.1909-2000) — also known as"Hula Hips" — of Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.Born in Milton-Freewater,UmatillaCounty, Ore., about 1909.Republican. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1947-49; candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington, 1948.Died, ofpneumonia, in Puyallup,PierceCounty, Wash.,August6, 2000 (ageabout 91years).Interment atMilton-FreewaterCemetery, Milton-Freewater, Ore. | | Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000) — also known asSidney R. Yates — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August27, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1949-63, 1965-99;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1962; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1964,1996.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation.Died, ofkidneyfailure and complications ofpneumonia, in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2000 (age91 years, 39days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | Walter Patrick McConaughy Jr. (1908-2000) — also known asWalter P. McConaughy, Jr. — of Montevallo,ShelbyCounty, Ala.Born in Montevallo,ShelbyCounty, Ala.,September11, 1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inTampico, 1930-33; U.S. Consul inKobe, as of 1938;Shanghai, 1948-50; U.S. Consul General inHong Kong, 1950-52; U.S. Ambassador toBurma, 1957-59;South Korea, 1959-61;Pakistan, 1962-66;China (Taiwan), 1966-74.Died, ofpneumonia,November10, 2000 (age92 years, 60days).Burial location unknown. | | John Vliet Lindsay (1921-2000) — also known asJohn V. Lindsay — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1921.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1959-65; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1966-73; defeated in Republican primary,1969; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972;candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from New York, 1980.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromParkinson'sdisease andpneumonia, in Hilton Head Island,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,December19, 2000 (age79 years, 25days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Maurice Schechter (1904-2001) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; University City,St. LouisCounty, Mo.; Creve Coeur,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,June 27,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,1935-40; member ofMissouristate senate 13th District, 1961-76; defeated, 1956.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;B'naiB'rith.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in Missouri BaptistMedicalCenter, Town and Country,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,January31, 2001 (age96 years, 218days).Interment atChesedShel Emeth Cemetery No. 2, Creve Coeur, Mo. | | Rosemary DeCamp (1910-2001) — Born in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,November14, 1910.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Died, frompneumonia, in Torrance,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February20, 2001 (age90 years, 98days).Cremated. | | 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, ofrespiratoryfailure frompneumonia, in Torrance,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March29, 2001 (age81 years, 358days).Burial location unknown. | | Jaime Benitez=Rexach (1908-2001) — also known asJaime Benitez — of San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born in Vieques,ViequesMunicipio, Puerto Rico,October29, 1908.Lawyer;universityprofessor;chancellorof the University of Puerto Rico, 1942-66;presidentof the Puerto Rico University System, 1966-71;ResidentCommissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1973-77;defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPuerto Rico,1976.PuertoRican ancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,May 30,2001 (age92 years, 213days).Interment atCementeriode Santa Maria Magdalena, Santa Maria, Puerto Rico. | | Robert Moody McKinney (1910-2001) — also known asRobert M. McKinney — of New Mexico. Born in Shattuck,EllisCounty, Okla.,August28, 1910.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspaperpublisher; U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1961-63.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.During World War II, he helped develop the Tiny Tim rocket, which wasused against German tanks in the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944.Editor and publisher of the Santa FeNew Mexicannewspaperfor 52 years.Died, ofpneumonia, atNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,2001 (age90 years, 300days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Marshall Bagley Sr. (1927-2001) — also known asRichard M. Bagley, Sr.;DickBagley —ofHampton,Va.Born inHampton,Va.,May 14,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1966-85.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners;OmicronDelta Kappa;AmericanLegion;Elks.Died, ofpneumonia, at ahospitalinNewportNews, Va.,December13, 2001 (age74 years, 213days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va. | | Edwin McCammon Martin (1908-2002) — also known asEdwin M. Martin — of Ohio; Paris,France.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,May 21,1908.Economist;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1964-68.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations;AudubonSociety;PhiDelta Theta;DeltaSigma Rho.Died, ofpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,January12, 2002 (age93 years, 236days).Burial location unknown. | | Byron Raymond White (1917-2002) — also known asByron R. White;"Whizzer" —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Fort Collins,LarimerCounty, Colo.,June 8,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1960;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-93.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Professionalfootballplayer for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1938 and for the Detroit Lionsin 1940; lead the league in rushing both years; his $15,800 salarywas then the highest ever paid a player in the National FootballLeague.Died, of complications frompneumonia, inDenver,Colo.,April15, 2002 (age84 years, 311days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt.John's Episcopal Cathedral, Denver, Colo. | | Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002) — also known asPatsy T. Mink;"PatsyPink" —of Waipahu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Paia, Island of Maui,MauiCounty, Hawaii,December6, 1927.Democrat. Member ofHawaiiterritorial House of Representatives, 1956-58; member ofHawaiiterritorial senate, 1958-59; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Hawaii,1960,1980,1996,2000;member ofHawaiistate senate, 1962-64;U.S.Representative from Hawaii, 1965-77, 1990-2002 (at-large 1965-71,2nd District 1971-77, 1990-2002); died in office 2002; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from Hawaii, 1976; candidate forGovernor ofHawaii, 1986; candidate formayorof Honolulu, Hawaii, 1988.Female.Protestant.Asian/Pacificancestry. Member,NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2003.Died, ofpneumonia, at the Straub Clinic andHospital,Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,September28, 2002 (age74 years, 296days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii. | | Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) — also known asWalter H. Annenberg — of Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March13, 1908.Vice-president of his father's company, which published theRacingForm and othernewspapers;he and his father wereindictedfortaxevasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed aspart of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died;founder ofSeventeen andTV Guide; owner ofradio andtelevision stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1969-74.Jewishancestry. Member,NewcomenSociety;PhiSigma Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;ZetaBeta Tau.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1986.Died, ofpneumonia, in Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October1, 2002 (age94 years, 202days).Interment atSunnylandEstate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.  | William Henry Mauldin (1921-2003) — also known asBill Mauldin — of New York. Born in Mountain Park,OteroCounty, N.M.,October29, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Cartoonist,starting in the Army during World War II; worked as an editorialcartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Sun-Timesnewspapers,winning thePulitzerPrize for editorial cartooning in 1945 and 1959; appeared as anactorin two 1951 movies:Teresa andThe Red Badge ofCourage; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1956.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease andpneumonia, in anursinghome at Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January22, 2003 (age81 years, 85days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Frank Edward Moss (1911-2003) — also known asFrank E. Moss;Ted Moss;"TheConscience of the Senate" —of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Holladay,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,September23, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Utah,1952(alternate),1972;candidate forGovernor ofUtah, 1956;U.S.Senator from Utah, 1959-77; defeated, 1976.Mormon. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions.Died, frompneumonia, in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,January29, 2003 (age91 years, 128days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Milford Frank Vanik (1906-2003) — also known asMel Vanik — of Bellevue,KingCounty, Wash.BornJuly 29,1906.Aeronauticalengineer;mayorof Bellevue, Wash., 1977-78.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, at Cascade VistaConvalescentCenter, Redmond,KingCounty, Wash.,January30, 2003 (age96 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Karen Morley (1909-2003) — also known asMildred Linton — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa,December12, 1909.Actress;her career ended in 1947, when she wasblacklistedas asuspectedCommunist; American Labor candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1954.Female.Died, frompneumonia, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 8,2003 (age93 years, 86days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean. | | 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 apulmonaryembolism, while hospitalized forpneumonia and sufferingfromParkinson'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, ofpneumonia andrespiratoryfailure, in ahospitalat San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,October21, 2003 (age99 years, 246days).Intermentsomewherein Ponce, Puerto Rico. | | Ramona Lee Etta Barnes (1938-2003) — also known asRamona Barnes — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Pikeville,BledsoeCounty, Tenn.,July 7,1938.Republican. Member ofAlaskastate house of representatives, 1979-84, 1987-2000; defeated,2000;Speaker ofthe Alaska State House of Representatives, 1993-94.Female.Died, ofpneumonia, in Providence AlaskaMedicalCenter,Anchorage,Alaska,November26, 2003 (age65 years, 142days).Burial location unknown. | | Alphonzo Edward Bell Jr. (1914-2004) — also known asAlphonzo Bell — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September19, 1914.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;president, BellOilCompany, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1956;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1956-59; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1956-59;U.S.Representative from California, 1961-77 (16th District 1961-63,28th District 1963-75, 27th District 1975-77); candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1969; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1976.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in St. John'sHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 2004 (age89 years, 219days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) — also known asRonald Reagan;"Dutch";"The Gipper";"The GreatCommunicator";"The Teflon President";"Rawhide" —of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Tampico,WhitesideCounty, Ill.,February6, 1911.Republican. Worked as asportsbroadcasterin Iowa in the 1930s, doing localradiobroadcastof Chicago Cubsbaseballgames; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professionalactorin 1937-64; appeared in dozens offilmsincludingKings Row,Dark Victory,Santa FeTrail,Knute Rockne, All American, andThe WinningTeam;president ofthe Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1964(alternate),1972(delegation chair);Governor ofCalifornia, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1968,1976;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew);Presidentof the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside theWashington Hilton hotel, he and three others wereshotand wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1993.Disciplesof Christ. Member,ScreenActors Guild;Lions;AmericanLegion;TauKappa Epsilon.Died, frompneumonia andAlzheimer'sdisease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 5,2004 (age93 years, 120days).Interment atRonaldReagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married,January25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married,March 4,1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923;actress)andNancyDavis (1921-2016); father ofMaureenElizabeth Reagan. | | | | Political family:Reaganfamily of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California. | | | | Cross-reference:KatherineHoffman Haley —DanaRohrabacher —DonaldT. Regan —HenrySalvatori —L.William Seidman —ChristopherCox —PatrickJ. Buchanan —BayBuchanan —EdwinMeese III | | | | Ronald Reagan Washington NationalAirport(opened 1941; renamed 1998), inArlington,Virginia, isnamed forhim. —MountReagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — The Ronald ReaganBuildingand International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle,Washington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Ronald Reagan:RonaldReagan : An American Life | | | | Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon,PresidentReagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon,GovernorReagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer,Reagan'sWar : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final TriumphOver Communism — Lee Edwards,RonaldReagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor,Godand Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary BethBrown,Handof Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of RonaldReagan — Edmund Morris,Dutch:A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan,WhenCharacter Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — PeterJ. Wallison,RonaldReagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of HisPresidency — Dinesh D'Souza,RonaldReagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an ExtraordinaryLeader — William F. Buckley, Jr.,RonaldReagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley,Reagan'sRevolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started ItAll — Richard Reeves,PresidentReagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan,MyFather at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N.Bossie,RonaldReagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley,TheReagan I Knew — Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Ronald Reagan:Haynes Johnson,SleepwalkingThrough History: America in the Reagan Years — WilliamKleinknecht,TheMan Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main StreetAmerica |
 | Samuel Schwartzkopf (1916-2004) — also known asSam Schwartzkopf — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,January12, 1916.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Lincoln, Neb., 1967-75; defeated, 1975.Presbyterian.Member,Sertoma;Freemasons.Died, from complications related to astroke,diabetes,andpneumonia,June 5,2004 (age88 years, 145days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilhelm Schwartzkopf and Katherine (Sterkel) Schwartzkopf;married,May 3,1941, to Dorothy June Anderson. | | | | Image source: City ofLincoln |
| | Paul Henry Nitze (1907-2004) — also known asPaul H. Nitze — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,January16, 1907.U.S. Ambassador to, 1986-89.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1985.Died, ofpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,October19, 2004 (age97 years, 277days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Charles County, Md. | | Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) — also known asRobert T. Matsui — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,September17, 1941.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93,5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1988(speaker),1996,2000,2004.Methodist.Japaneseancestry. Member,Rotary;Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofpneumonia andmyelodysplasticsyndrome, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January1, 2005 (age63 years, 106days).Interment atEastLawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif. | | Harry Hunter MacLaughlin (1927-2005) — Born in Breckenridge,WilkinCounty, Minn.,August9, 1927.Lawyer;law partner ofWalterF. Mondale, 1957-60;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1972-77;U.S.District Judge for Minnesota, 1977-92; took senior status 1992.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in Edina,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 3,2005 (age77 years, 267days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | George Crews McGhee (1912-2005) — also known asGeorge C. McGhee — of Texas. Born in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,March10, 1912.Rhodesscholar;geologist;oilproducer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.Ambassador toTurkey, 1952-53;Germany, 1963-68;, 1968-69.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations.Died, frompneumonia, in LoudounHospitalCenter, Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.,July 4,2005 (age93 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, fromrespiratoryfailure andpneumonia, in HuntingtonHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October24, 2005 (age89 years, 256days).Burial location unknown. | | Clarence A. Boonstra (1914-2006) — of Michigan; Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,January5, 1914.Economist;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toCosta Rica, 1967-69; U.S. Consul General inRio de Janeiro, 1970-74.Died, frompneumonia, in Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,March20, 2006 (age92 years, 74days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Caspar Willard Weinberger (1917-2006) — also known asCaspar W. Weinberger;Cap Weinberger;"Cap the Knife" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August18, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-56; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1956(alternate),1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1964; member, Federal Trade Commission,1969-70; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1970; chair, Federal TradeCommission; director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-75;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1981-87.Episcopalian.Jewishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1987. To forestall anyprosecutionfor alleged misdeeds in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, hewaspardonedby PresidentGeorgeBush in 1992.Died, ofkidneyailments andpneumonia, in Eastern MaineMedicalCenter, Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,March28, 2006 (age88 years, 222days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Iona Station,Ontario,October15, 1908.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;economist;universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Scottishancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1946, and again in 2000.Died, ofpneumonia, in Mt. AuburnHospital,Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April29, 2006 (age97 years, 196days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006) — also known asWin Paul Rockefeller — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September17, 1948.Republican.Rancher;ArkansasRepublican state chair, 1994;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1996-2006; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Arkansas,2004.Methodist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Died, from ablooddisorder and complications ofpneumonia, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,July 16,2006 (age57 years, 302days).Burial location unknown. | | Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006) — also known asPat Lawford;Patricia HelenKennedy —of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 6,1924.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1960.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, frompneumonia, in ahospitalat Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 2006 (age82 years, 134days).Interment atSouthamptonCemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; sister ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; married,April24, 1954, toPeterLawford; mother of Christopher Lawford; aunt ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); granddaughter ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) — also known asJoel T. Broyhill — of Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born inHopewell,Va.,November4, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; takenprisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escapedafter six months;U.S.Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated,1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1960,1964.Lutheran.Member,OptimistClub;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association;Freemasons;Moose;Elks;Eagles;IzaakWalton League;KappaAlpha Order.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure andpneumonia, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,September24, 2006 (age86 years, 324days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Calvin William Verity Jr. (1917-2007) — also known asC. William Verity — Born in Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio,January26, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chief executive officer,Armco (steelindustry), 1971-82;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1987-89.Episcopalian.Died, ofpneumonia, in Beaufort,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,January3, 2007 (age89 years, 342days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Calvin William Verity, Sr. and Elizabeth (O'Brien)Verity. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
 | Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) — also known asRobert F. Drinan;"Our Father Who Art InCongress" —of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November15, 1920.Democrat.Catholicpriest;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73,4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1972;lawprofessor.Catholic.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, frompneumonia andcongestiveheart failure, in Sibley MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,January28, 2007 (age86 years, 74days).Burial location unknown. | | | Steven Boghos Derounian (1918-2007) — also known asSteven B. Derounian — of Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Sofia,Bulgaria,April6, 1918.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York, 1953-65 (2nd District 1953-63, 3rdDistrict 1963-65); defeated, 1964, 1966; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1956(alternate),1960(alternate),1964;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1969-81.Episcopalian.Armenianancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,April17, 2007 (age89 years, 11days).Burial location unknown. | | Parren James Mitchell (1922-2007) — also known asParren J. Mitchell — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,April29, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;collegeprofessor;U.S.Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1971-87; defeated inprimary, 1968.Episcopalian.Africanancestry.Died, ofpneumonia, in Greater BaltimoreMedicalCenter,Baltimore,Md.,May 28,2007 (age85 years, 29days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Anne Claghorn Longstreth (c.1921-2008) — also known asAnne C. Longstreth;Nancy Longstreth;Anne Strawbridge Claghorn —of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born about 1921. Republican.Real estateagent; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1960.Female.Died, ofpneumonia, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February10, 2008 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown. | | Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as"Father Nature" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary14, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured duringthe Battle of the Bulge andlost aleg;newspaperpublisher; chairman, ColgreenBroadcastingGroup, owner ofradiostations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profitemployment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager,JohnJ. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1966;producerof several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner ofParks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Died, ofpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 2008 (age88 years, 39days).Burial location unknown. | | Sumiko Biderman (1924-2009) — also known asSu Biderman;Sumiko Fujii — of McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Hayward,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 10,1924.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1996,2000(alternate).Female.Japaneseancestry.Died, ofpostobstructive pneumonia, in VirginiaHospitalCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,March 2,2009 (age84 years, 265days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Rutaro Fujii; married1948 to AlbertD. Biderman. |
| | John J. Marchi (1921-2009) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1957-2006 (19th District 1957-65, 26th District1966, 23rd District 1967-72, 24th District 1973-2006); candidate forboroughpresident of Richmond, New York, 1961; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1968;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1969, 1973.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in Lucca,Italy,April25, 2009 (age87 years, 340days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, West New Brighton, Staten Island, N.Y. | | John Logan Cashin Jr. (1928-2011) — also known asJohn L. Cashin, Jr. — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.;Washington,D.C.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,April16, 1928.Democrat.Dentist; candidate formayorof Huntsville, Ala., 1964; National Democratic candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1970.Africanancestry.Convictedoftheftandperjuryin 1982; served 17 months infederalprison.Died, ofrenalfailure andpneumonia, in SpecialtyHospitalof Washington-Hadley,Washington,D.C.,March21, 2011 (age82 years, 339days).Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (1930-2011) — also known asLawrence Eagleburger;Larry Eagleburger;"The Eagle" —Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August1, 1930.Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toYugoslavia, 1977-81;U.S.Secretary of State, 1992-93; director, PhillipsPetroleumcorporation, 1993-2000.Member,Council onForeign Relations;TrilateralCommission.Died, ofpneumonia, in the University of VirginiaMedicalCenter,Charlottesville,Va.,June 4,2011 (age80 years, 307days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Abramson (1920-2012) — also known asEddie Abramson — of Howard Beach, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 32nd District, 1973-90; defeated in primary, 1990;Majority Whip, 1985-90.Jewish.Died, frompneumonia andkidneyfailure, in Chiangmai,Thailand,May10, 2012 (age91 years, 232days).Intermentsomewhere in Israel.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Abramson and Mollie Abramson; married1948 to GloriaSchwartz. |
| | Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. (1925-2012) — also known asGore Vidal;Edgar Box;CameronKay;Katherine Everard —of Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Ravello,Italy;Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born, in the CadetHospital,U.S. Military Academy, West Point,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1960; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1982.Atheist.Bisexual.Novelist,playwright,essayist,screenwriter,appeared as anactorin several films. Not actually related toAlGore, who he refers to as "Cousin Al".Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 31,2012 (age86 years, 302days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John P. Quimby (1935-2012) — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.; Rialto,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,February12, 1935.Democrat.Radioannouncer;disabledby polio, and used steel braces or a wheelchair; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 72nd District, 1963-74; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968;on August 23, 1970, he wasshotin the chest with a pellet gun by his 15-year-old son, following anargument.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, in ahospitalnear Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,December23, 2012 (age77 years, 315days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (1924-2013) — also known asFrank R. Lautenberg — of Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.; Secaucus,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Cliffside Park,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,January23, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive withAutomaticData Processing, a payroll services company;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1982-2001, 2003-13; died in office 2013;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1996,2000,2004,2008.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee.Died, fromviral pneumonia, while suffering withstomachcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,2013 (age89 years, 131days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Thomas Stephen Foley (1929-2013) — also known asThomas S. Foley;Tom Foley — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.,March26, 1929.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Washington 5th District, 1965-95; defeated,1994;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1989-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Washington,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988;U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1997-2001.Member,Grange;Elks;Moose;Council onForeign Relations;TrilateralCommission.Died, frompneumonia and complications of astroke,inWashington,D.C.,October18, 2013 (age84 years, 206days).Burial location unknown. | | William A. Allain (1928-2013) — also known asBill Allain — of Mississippi. Born in Washington,AdamsCounty, Miss.,February14, 1928.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;Mississippistate attorney general, 1979-83;Governor ofMississippi, 1984-88.Catholic.Died, frompneumonia, in St. DominicHospital,Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,December2, 2013 (age85 years, 291days).Interment atNatchezCity Cemetery, Natchez, Miss. | | Reubin O'Donovan Askew (1928-2014) — also known asReubin Askew — of Florida. Born in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,September11, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1958-62; member ofFloridastate senate, 1962;Governor ofFlorida, 1971-79;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1984.Presbyterian.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion.Died, from complications ofpneumonia and astroke,in ahospitalat Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,March13, 2014 (age85 years, 183days).Interment atBayview Memorial Park, Pensacola, Fla. | | Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr. (1931-2016) — also known asDrew Lewis — of Schwenksville,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November3, 1931.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1964-66, 1970-73;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1965-68; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1968,1972;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1974; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-82;U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1981-83.Died, fromdementiaandpneumonia, in anursinghome at Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,February10, 2016 (age84 years, 99days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Lindsay Lewis and Lucille (Bricker) Lewis; married,June 1,1950, to Marilyn S. Stoughton. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | Warren James Hinckle III (1938-2016) — also known asWarren Hinckle — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,October12, 1938.Executive editor, Rampartsmagazine,1964-69;newspapercolumnist;candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1987.Lostan eye in his youth.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August25, 2016 (age77 years, 318days).Burial location unknown. | | Dennis Banks (1937-2017) — also known as"Nowa Cumig" — Born inCassCounty, Minn.,April12, 1937.Socialist. Co-founder of American Indian Movement; Socialism andLiberation candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2016.OjibweIndian ancestry.Died, from complications ofpneumonia, followingheartsurgery, in theMayoClinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October29, 2017 (age80 years, 200days).Burial location unknown.
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