Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  George Wythe (1726-1806) — ofYorkCounty, Va.Born in Elizabeth City County, Va. (now part ofHampton,Va.),December3, 1726.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1758-68;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Virginia,1777;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from YorkCounty, 1788.Episcopalian.Apparentlymurdered—poisoned by his grandnephew — and died two weekslater, inRichmond,Va.,June 8,1806 (age79 years, 187days).Interment atSt.John's Churchyard, Richmond, Va.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | John Gallagher Montgomery (1805-1857) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Northumberland,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,June 27,1805.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1855;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1857; died inoffice 1857.While in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of at a PresidentJamesBuchanan, he became ill with "National Hotel disease" (attributedtopoison, but probablydysentery),and subsequently died, at Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.,April24, 1857 (age51 years, 301days).Interment atEpiscopalCemetery, Danville, Pa.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Anthony Quitman (1799-1858) — also known asJohn A. Quitman — of Mississippi. Born in Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1799.Democrat.Lawyer;cotton andsugarplanter;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1826-27;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1832; member ofMississippistate senate, 1835-36;Governor ofMississippi, 1835-36, 1850-51; state court judge in Mississippi,1838; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate forDemocratic nomination for Vice President,1848,1856;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1855-58; died inoffice 1858.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Slaveowner. While in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of PresidentJamesBuchanan, he became ill with "National Hotel disease" (attributedtopoison, but probablydysentery),and subsequently died, near Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,July 17,1858 (age58 years, 319days).Interment atNatchezCity Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) — also known asEdward A. Hannegan — of Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.Born inHamiltonCounty, Ohio,June 25,1807.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1849-50.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.In May, 1852, during adrunkenargument, hestabbedhis brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, whodied thenext day.Died fromoverdose of morphine (probablysuicide),inSt.Louis, Mo.,February25, 1859 (age51 years, 245days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | David Fullerton Robison (1816-1859) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Greencastle,FranklinCounty, Pa.,May 28,1816.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1855-57.While in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of PresidentJamesBuchanan, he became ill with "National Hotel disease" (attributedtopoison, but probablydysentery),and subsequently died, at Chambersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,June 24,1859 (age43 years, 27days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Greencastle, Pa. | | William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) — also known asWilliam S. Maynard — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inBerkshireCounty, Mass.,April25, 1802.Merchant;villagepresident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66.Congregationalist.Suffering from severe depression, hekilledhimself by anoverdose of morphine or laudanum, in AnnArbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 18,1866 (age64 years, 54days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Henry Connelly (1800-1866) — of New Mexico. Born in Nelson County (part now inSpencerCounty), Ky.,1800.MemberNew Mexico territorial council, 1851;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1861-66.Catholic.Died of anopium overdose, at Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.,August12, 1866 (ageabout 66years).Interment atSanRosario Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M. | | John H. Fitzgerald (1834-1871) — of Wickenburg,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1834.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofArizonaterritorial House of Representatives, 1871.Killedhimself by swallowingstrychnine, at Mill City (now partof Phoenix),MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,July 22,1871 (ageabout 37years).Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin F. Ferris (c.1806-1876) — also known asB. F. Ferris;H. A. Johnson — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York, about 1806. Justice of the Peace, 1853 to about 1860;mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1865-66;banker.While traveling under the pseudonym 'H. A. Johnson',aboard thesteamerAmador on the Sacramento River, hekilledhimself bytaking poison, tying his feet together, andthen jumping or falling overboard todrownin the river, near Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,May 20,1876 (ageabout 70years).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | William W. Lee (c.1817-1882) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born about 1817. Republican. Candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1879.While depressed over the death of his wife, hekilledhimself by taking an ounce and a half oflaudanum, inJersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,December19, 1882 (ageabout 65years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Henry C. Hoffman (c.1827-1883) — ofChemungCounty, N.Y.Born about 1827. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1866, 1880-81.Killedhimself, bytaking strychnine, in Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1883 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown. | | Jacques J. Stillwell (1827-1884) — also known asJ. J. Stillwell — of Gravesend (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in1827.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1881-82.While suffering from anoverdose of chloral hydrate, andfearing the onset of insanity, heshothimself,and died several days later, in Gravesend (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1884 (ageabout 57years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | John Birdsall (1840-1891) — also known as"John Williams" — of Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;merchant;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1880-81.While registered under the assumed name "John Williams," hekilledhimself withilluminating gas in his room at the UnitedStatesHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1891 (age50 years, 191days).Interment atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,N.Y. | | Michael S. Tynan (c.1835-1893) — of Stapleton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born about 1835. Republican.Shoemerchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1885.Reportedly afflicted with "melancholia", he died bysuicide,fromilluminating gas, in Stapleton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1893 (ageabout 58years).Burial location unknown. | | Newton Woodward Hall (1864-1893) — also known asNewton W. Hall — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Birmingham,England,1864.Vice-Consulfor Ecuador inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1891-93;Vice-Consulfor Honduras inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1891-93.Englishancestry.During an altercation with Edward A. Gillespie, hefell orwasthrowndown a flight of stairs, suffered a skull fracture, and died soonafter at ReceivingHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,November27, 1893 (ageabout 29years). Gillespie was arrested and charged with murder, butacquitted at trial in 1894. While in the hospital, Hall also receiveda probably fatal dose ofopium.Burial location unknown. | | Robert F. Kraft (1859-1894) — of New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.Born inJohnsonCounty, Ill., October,1859.Democrat.Shoemaker;candidate formayorof New Albany, Ind., 1894.Killedhimself byswallowing arsenic, in New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,October2, 1894 (ageabout 35years).Interment atFairviewCemetery, New Albany, Ind. | | Edward Augustus Stevenson (1831-1895) — also known asEdward A. Stevenson — ofElDorado County, Calif.;TehamaCounty, Calif.; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Lowville,LewisCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1831.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1854-56, 1860-61 (18th District 1854-56, 13thDistrict 1860-61);Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1860;memberIdaho territorial council, 1866-68, 1876-78;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1885-89; appointed 1885; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1894.Died bysuicide,fromlaudanum, at Paraiso Springs,MontereyCounty, Calif.,July 6,1895 (age64 years, 21days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | Adam Cyrus Reinoehl (1840-1900) — also known asAdam C. Reinoehl — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lebanon,LebanonCounty, Pa.,November14, 1840.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1868,1870-71; postmaster atLancaster,Pa., 1900.Died bysuicide,withilluminating gas, in hisofficeat the Lancasterpostoffice, Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December14, 1900 (age60 years, 30days).Interment atLancasterCemetery, Lancaster, Pa. | | William Henry Abercrombie (1845-1907) — also known asWilliam H. Abercrombie — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1845.Physician;U.S. Consul inNagasaki, 1890-97.He stuffed cotton in the cracks around his bedroom doors and windows,andkilledhimself by turning on theilluminating gas jets, inWashington,D.C.,September5, 1907 (ageabout 62years).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa. | | Charles D. Pierce (c.1848-1908) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1848.Consultingengineer;commissionmerchant; manufacturer ofwell-drilling,excavation,andminingmachinery and supplies;Consul-Generalfor Orange Free State inNewYork, N.Y., 1891-1902.Killedhimself byinhaling illuminating gas, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1908 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown.  | Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909) — of North Carolina; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mocksville,DavieCounty, N.C.,December27, 1829.Author and publisher ofThe Impending Crisis of the South(1857), an attack on the institution of slavery as holding the Southback economically; the book caused a furor, and was banned in theSouth; U.S. Consul inBuenos Aires, 1861-66.Killedhimself withilluminating gas, inWashington,D.C.,March 9,1909 (age79 years, 72days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suitland, Md. | | Jacob H. Hoysradt (1858-1911) — of Ancram,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in1858.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1894.Member,Freemasons;Grange.Killedhimself withchloroform, in Ancram,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1911 (ageabout 53years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married1880 to CarrieMiller. |
 | Yates Pennington (1871-1913) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,March29, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Baltimore city 2nd District, 1896.Died bysuicide,from inhalingilluminating gas, inBaltimore,Md.,December17, 1913 (age42 years, 263days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Josias Pennington and Elizabeth Ann (Stirling) Pennington;married,January9, 1896, to Anna Genevieve Thompson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September17, 1903 |
| | | Robert Gunn Bremner (1874-1914) — also known asRobert G. Bremner — of Passaic,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Keiss, Caithness,Scotland,December17, 1874.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1912(speaker);U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1913-14; died inoffice 1914.Scottishancestry.Afflicted withcancer,which spread from his neck to his left shoulder, he was treated withthen-experimental radiation therapy. National news media followed hisprogress in detail for weeks. In Dr. Howard A. Kelley'shospital,tubes containing $100,000 worth ofradium (almost half of theentire U.S. supply) were temporarily inserted into the tumor. Thetreatment was unsuccessful and probably harmful, and he died, inBaltimore,Md.,February5, 1914 (age39 years, 50days).Interment atLaurelGrove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J. | | George Gundrum (1842-1916) — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Pirmasens,Germany,January20, 1842.Democrat.Pharmacist;mayorof Ionia, Mich., 1893.Methodist.Germanancestry.Died, fromacute morphine poisoning, probablyintentional,in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,November18, 1916 (age74 years, 303days).Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Ionia, Mich. | | Edward Richard Folsom (1874-1923) — also known asEdward R. Folsom — of Irvington,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in North Urbana,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1874.Charged,in 1894, offorgingchecks,bankrobbery, andarson;pleadedguilty to two charges;sentencedto ten years inprison;pardonedand released in September 1897;coaldealer;mayorof Irvington, N.J., 1923; died in office 1923.Blackmailers threatening to expose his criminal past extorted moneyfrom him until he was nearly penniless;killedhimself by anoverdose of sedative, in Irvington,EssexCounty, N.J.,September26, 1923 (age49 years, 8days).Interment atClintonCemetery, Irvington, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Lewis Folsom and Martha (Layton) Folsom; married to SaraElizabeth Keeler. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) — also known asFrank B. Brandegee — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 8,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1889, 1899-1900;Speakerof the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899-1900;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1892,1900(alternate); member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924.Member,UnionLeague.Killedhimself byinhaling from a gaslight, inWashington,D.C.,October14, 1924 (age60 years, 98days). Five years later, U.S. Sen.ColeBlease of South Carolina received a letter from a woman allegingthat Brandegee had beenmurdered;the letter was turned over to a Senate committee to investigate themystery,but nothing came of it.Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, New London, Conn. | | Asa Francis Smith (c.1847-1925) — also known asAsa F. Smith — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass., about 1847.Lawyer;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1898 (3rd District), 1914 (10thDistrict); Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1902; candidateforJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908, 1918 (Prohibition),1919, 1920 (Prohibition), 1922 (Prohibition).Died, a week after being overcome byfumes from his gas stove,in Prospect HeightsHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1925 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Medill McCormick (1877-1925) — also known asMedill McCormick — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 16,1877.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);member of Illinois state legislature, 1910;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1917-19;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1919-25; died in office 1925.Scotch-IrishandDutchancestry.Died bysuicide,through anoverdose of barbiturates (reported at the time as aheart attack), in his room at theHotelHamilton,Washington,D.C.,February25, 1925 (age47 years, 285days).Interment atMiddlecreekCemetery, Byron, Ill. | | John Alvin Lingo Jr. (1873-1925) — also known asJohn A. Lingo — of Rehoboth,SussexCounty, Del.Born in1873.Republican.Merchant;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District,1925; died in office 1925.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Accidentally swallowedpoisonous Lysol disinfectant, and dieden route to a hospital, in his doctor'scar,near Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,December14, 1925 (ageabout 52years).Interment atMillsboroCemetery, Millsboro, Del. | | Maurice Edgar Crumpacker (1886-1927) — also known asMaurice E. Crumpacker — of Oregon. Born in Valparaiso,PorterCounty, Ind.,December19, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1925-27; died in office1927.Visited San Francisco withNicholasLongworth and others; left the group and was found by police,sitting on a curb and claiming he had beenpoisoned by someonetrying tomurderhim; deemed paranoid, taken to a hospital, and sedated; released athis insistence; walking near the shoreline with a friend, he yelled"Tell everybody good-bye!",jumpedinto the water, anddrowned,inSanFrancisco Bay,July 24,1927 (age40 years, 217days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Ezra Andrew Barnes (1879-1928) — also known asEzra A. Barnes — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Scriba,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1879.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S.Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County, 1921-23.Member,American BarAssociation;Grange;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanLegion.Hekilledhimself by opening thegas jets in his room, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1928 (age48 years, 365days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y. | | John T. Manning (1892-1933) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,April26, 1892.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,1921-24; candidate forMissouristate senate, 1932.Collapsed and diedon astreetcar, apparently asuicidefromswallowing poison, inSt.Louis, Mo.,February6, 1933 (age40 years, 286days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward W. Weisbrod (1866-1933) — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,December3, 1866.Democrat.Insuranceagent;real estatebusiness; candidate formayorof Oshkosh, Wis., 1907; candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1916.Germanancestry. Member,Knightsof Pythias;ModernWoodmen.Accidentally killed bycarbon monoxide while painting hisautomobile in his garage, in Black Wolf town,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,February19, 1933 (age66 years, 78days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Rudolph J. Weisbrod and Sophia (Arnold) Weisbrod; married,June 24,1896, to Louise Anna Gustavus; first cousin ofAlbertW. Weisbrod. |
| | Harwood Edward Odery Fish (1875-1934) — also known asHarwood E. Fish — of Roselle Park,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Otterville,Ontario,August23, 1875.Mayorof Roselle Park, N.J., 1912-16.Killedhimself withilluminating gas, in Roselle Park,UnionCounty, N.J.,September4, 1934 (age59 years, 12days).Interment atRosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, N.J. | | Byron W. Austin (1887-1937) — of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1887.Democrat. Electedmayorof Danbury, Conn. 1937, but died before taking office.Died, probably bysuicide,fromcarbon monoxide poisoning, inhis car,in the garage of his hunting lodge, in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn., aboutApril 1,1937 (ageabout 49years).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn.  | Pedro José de Larralde (1880-1938) — also known asPedro J. de Larralde — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inVenezuela,May15, 1880.Physician;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inLosAngeles, Calif., 1927-38.In grief over the death of his wife a year earlier, hekilledhimself, bycarbon monoxide poisoning, inside his garage,in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August8, 1938 (age58 years, 85days).Intermentsomewherein Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Image source:Los Angeles Times, Agust 9, 1938 |
| | 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. | | Edward Joseph Colgan Jr. (1879-1942) — also known asEdward J. Colgan, Jr. — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inHarfordCounty, Md.,May 5,1879.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1940.Died bysuicide,in his kitchen, by turning on (without lighting) all the burners onthe gas stove, powered at the time with deadlycoal gas, inBaltimore,Md.,September19, 1942 (age63 years, 137days). His wife,Marie,apparently tried to revive him, but was overcome by the gas herself,and died nine days later without regaining consciousness.Interment atSt. John the Evangelist Cemetery, Hydes, Md. | | Marie W. Colgan (1889-1942) — also known asMarie Waterhouse;Mrs. Edward J. Colgan,Jr. —ofBaltimore,Md.Born in1889.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1940-42.Female.Apparently tried to revive her suicidal husband,Edward,who had turned on (without lighting) all the burners on the gasstove, filling the room with deadlycoal gas; but she wasovercome by the fumes, and died nine days later without regainingconsciousness, in Union MemorialHospital,Baltimore,Md.,September28, 1942 (ageabout 53years).Interment atBaltimoreCemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Ralph Emerson Bailey (1878-1948) — also known asRalph E. Bailey — of Sikeston,ScottCounty, Mo.Born in Cainsville,HarrisonCounty, Mo.,July 14,1878.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1925-27.Died, fromacute vascularcollapse as a result of anadverse reaction to a bloodtransfusion, in St. FrancisHospital,Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,April 8,1948 (age69 years, 269days).Interment atCityCemetery, Sikeston, Mo. | | Philip Jacob Schupler (1909-1958) — also known asPhilip J. Schupler — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inAustria,February28, 1909.Democrat.School teacherand principal; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1945-53; resigned1953; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1948;member, New York City Council, 1954-57;indictedin February 1958 for allegedly accepting a $6,500bribeto get a grocer's son into medical school.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress.Killedhimself, by anoverdose ofbarbiturates, inBrooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1958 (age49 years, 63days).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas Hemphill Elliott (1921-1960) — also known asDouglas H. Elliott — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 3,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;publicrelations business; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 33rd District, 1957-60;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1960; died inoffice 1960.Less than two months after taking office as U.S. Representative, hekilledhimself by draping a deer skin over his head and the tail pipe ofa car, to producecarbon monoxide poisoning, in Horse Valley,FranklinCounty, Pa.,June 19,1960 (age39 years, 16days).Interment atFallingSpring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.  | James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) — also known asJames T. Blair, Jr. — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Maysville,DeKalbCounty, Mo.,March15, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1936,1960;chairof Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;mayorof Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1949-57;Governor ofMissouri, 1957-61.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Sonsof the American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaNu Phi;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;Kiwanis;Eagles.Died, along with his wife, of accidentalcarbon monoxidepoisoning, when exhaust fumes from acar leftrunning in an attached garage entered their home through the airconditioning system, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,July 12,1962 (age60 years, 119days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo. | | Ed Warren (1886-1963) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,1886.Mayorof Cheyenne, Wyo., 1942-43; defeated, 1943.Died bysuicide,fromcarbon monoxide poisoning, inhis car,in the garage of his house, Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.,April15, 1963 (ageabout 76years).Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Inger Stevens (1934-1970) — also known asInger Stensland;"KayPalmer" —Born in Stockholm,Sweden,October18, 1934.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Swedishancestry.Died, fromacute barbiturate poisoning, (later ruled to besuicide),in theambulanceon the way to the hospital, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April30, 1970 (age35 years, 194days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean. | | Sidney Theodore Roebuck (1901-1982) — also known asS. T. Roebuck — of Newton,NewtonCounty, Miss.Born inAttalaCounty, Miss.,1901.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1930;secretary ofMississippi Democratic Party, 1937; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Mississippi,1940.Died from an accidentaloverdose of Coumadin (Warfarin),1982(ageabout81 years).Interment atLakewoodMemorial Park, Jackson, Miss. | | John Porter East (1931-1986) — also known asJohn P. East — of North Carolina. Born in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,May 5,1931.Republican. Candidate forsecretaryof state of North Carolina, 1968; Republican Presidential Electorfor North Carolina,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew);U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1981-86; died in office 1986.Presbyterian.Hislegs wereparalyzed due to polio.Killedhimself bycarbon monoxide poisoning, in Greenville,PittCounty, N.C.,June 29,1986 (age55 years, 55days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James Patrick Screen Jr. (1943-1994) — also known asPat Screen — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.BornMay 13,1943.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1981-88;indicted,along with an aide, in 1987, on a felonymalfeasancecharge over management of a road improvement program; the chargeswere dismissed three days later.Catholic.Died, from adrug overdose, in ahotelroom at New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September12, 1994 (age51 years, 122days).Interment atResthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, La. | | Nathan R. Sobel (1906-1997) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1906.Lawyer;counsel to Gov.HerbertH. Lehman, 1937; County Court Judge;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1962-67;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967;appointed 1967;KingsCounty Surrogate, 1969-76.Died, from anadverse reaction to medication, inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1997 (ageabout 90years).Burial location unknown. | | James J. Eagan (1926-2000) — also known as"The Jolly Green Giant" — of Florissant,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March 4,1926.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Florissant, Mo., 1963-2000.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of anadverse reaction to a prescription drug, in St.John's MercyMedicalCenter,St.Louis, Mo.,November2, 2000 (age74 years, 243days). Hisbody wasdonated to science. | | Rickey Lee Davis (1951-2014) — also known asRick Davis — of Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.Born, in Tunica CountyHospital,Tunica,TunicaCounty, Miss.,February8, 1951.Mayorof Caruthersville, Mo., 1994-98, 2014; died in office 2014.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary.Died, fromsmoke inhalation during afire at hishome, Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.,July 23,2014 (age63 years, 165days).Burial location unknown.
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