Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Adolph Abeles (1817-1855) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Petchau, Bohemia (nowCzechia),April3, 1817.Merchant;member ofMissouristate house of representatives; elected 1850.Jewish.On the inaugural run of the Pacific Railroad, from St. Louis toJefferson City, Mo., he wasdrownedwhen the bridge over the Gasconade Rivercollapsed,sending thetrain into the water, near Hermann,GasconadeCounty, Mo.,November1, 1855 (age38 years, 212days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Robert Hanna Jr. (1786-1858) — of Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inLaurensCounty, S.C.,April 6,1786.Delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816;registerof U.S. Land Office at Brookville, Indiana, 1821-23;registerof U.S. Land Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, 1825-27;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1831-32; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-33, 1836-39; defeated, 1830,1835; member ofIndianastate senate, 1840-41; defeated, 1846; candidate fordelegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850.Killed by a train while walking on the track in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November16, 1858 (age72 years, 224days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Joseph Barker (c.1806-1862) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa., about 1806.Mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1850-51; defeated, 1851, 1852.In 1849, after ananti-Catholicspeech, he wasarrested,chargedwith usingobscenelanguage,obstructingthe streets, andcausing ariot,convicted,andsentencedto a year inprison;elected mayor in 1850 while still incarcerated. While mayor, he wastwicearrestedonchargesofassaultand battery. In 1851, he wasconvictedofriot.Struck and killed by arailroad train, in Ross Township,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August2, 1862 (ageabout 56years).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | William Shepperd Ashe (1814-1862) — also known asWilliam S. Ashe — of Wilmington,NewHanover County, N.C.Born in Rocky Point,PenderCounty, N.C.,September14, 1814.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1846-48, 1858-60;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1849-55 (7th District1849-53, 3rd District 1853-55); president, Wilmington & WeldonRailroad,1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1860;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861; major inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Killed in arailroad accident near Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,September14, 1862 (age48 years, 0days).Interment atAsheFamily Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C. | | George Thomas Cobb (1813-1870) — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,October13, 1813.Republican.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1861-63;mayorof Morristown, N.J., 1865; member ofNewJersey state senate from Morris County, 1866-70; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1868.Killed in anaccident on the Chesapeake & OhioRailroad near White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,August12, 1870 (age56 years, 303days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Morristown, N.J. | | Edward Ball (1811-1872) — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born near Falls Church,FairfaxCounty, Va.,November6, 1811.Farmer;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49,1868-71;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57.Methodist.Accidentally killed by arailroad train near Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,November22, 1872 (age61 years, 16days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Zanesville, Ohio. | | Francis Thomas (1799-1876) — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.; Frankville,GarrettCounty, Md.Born inFrederickCounty, Md.,February3, 1799.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1822, 1827-29;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1829;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1831-41, 1861-69 (4th District1831-33, 7th District 1833-35, 6th District 1835-41, 5th District1861-63, 4th District 1863-69);Governor ofMaryland, 1842-45;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. MinistertoPeru, 1872-75.Episcopalian.Slaveowner.Killed by a locomotive while walking on railroad tracks nearFrankville,GarrettCounty, Md.,January22, 1876 (age76 years, 353days).Interment atSt.Mark's Apostolic Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md. | | LaFayette McMullen (1805-1880) — also known asFayette McMullen — of Rye Cove,ScottCounty, Va.Born inBedfordCounty, Va.,May 18,1805.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1832-35; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1836-47;U.S.Representative from Virginia 13th District, 1849-57; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1852,1856;Governorof Washington Territory, 1857-58;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; candidateforGovernor ofVirginia, 1878.Slaveowner. Killed in arailroad accident in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,November8, 1880 (age75 years, 174days).Interment atRoundHill Cemetery, Marion, Va. | | Webster Wagner (1817-1882) — of Palatine Bridge,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Palatine Bridge,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1817.Republican.Railwaystation agent;inventor;founder of the Wagner Car Company, makers of sleeping cars and"drawing room" cars forrailroadpassenger service; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1871; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1872-82 (15th District 1872-79, 18th District1880-82); died in office 1882; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1880.Germanancestry.Killed in arailroad accident on the Hudson River Railroad, atSpuyten Duyvil, New York County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,January13, 1882 (age64 years, 103days).Interment atPalatineBridge Cemetery, Palatine Bridge, N.Y. | | Gideon Searles (c.1807-1882) — ofCattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born about 1807. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1846;canalsuperintendent.Arrestedin 1863, andchargedwith attemping tobribeAssemblymanEliasM. Bostwick by offering him $500 to vote for the BroadwayRailroad bill.While walking on the Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia railroadtrack, wasstruck and killed by a train, near Franklinville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1882 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown. | | Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born inWashtenawCounty, Mich.,October17, 1828.Lawyer;member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1858;mayor ofOmaha, Neb., 1860-61;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875.Fellfrom atrain and was killed, in Afton,UnionCounty, Iowa,December19, 1882 (age54 years, 63days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. | | Charles Hathaway Larrabee (1820-1883) — also known asCharles H. Larrabee — Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1820.Democrat.Delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; circuit judgein Wisconsin 3rd Circuit, 1848-58;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1848-53;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1859-61;delegateto Washington state constitutional convention, 1878.Was seriously injured in arailroad accident at Telechapi,Calif., which resulted in his death in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January20, 1883 (age62 years, 72days).Original interment atMasonicCemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;reinterment in 1931 atWoodlawnMemorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Thomas Hoyne (1817-1883) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;CookCounty Probate Justice of the Peace, 1845-48;U.S.Attorney for Illinois, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1868;elected (Independent)mayorof Chicago, Ill. 1876, but never took office.Killed in arailroad collision in Carlton,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1883 (age66 years, 166days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) — also known asJudah P. Benjamin;Philippe Benjamin;"Poo Bah of the Confederacy" —of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; London,England;Paris,France.Born in Christiansted, St. Croix,VirginIslands,August6, 1811.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1842-44;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; PresidentialElector for Louisiana,1848;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61;ConfederateAttorney General, 1861;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1861-62;ConfederateSecretary of State, 1862-65.Jewish.Hefledto Europe in 1865 toavoidarrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in theassassinationof PresidentAbrahamLincoln.Slaveowner.Fellfrom atram car about 1880, and suffered multiple injuries;also developedkidneyandheartproblems, and died in Paris,France,May6, 1884 (age72 years, 274days).Interment atPèrela Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France. | | James H. McDonald (1832-1889) — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Inverness,Scotland,March15, 1832.Republican.Railroadbuilder;iron miningmagnate;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1887-89; died in office 1889.Killed in atrain derailment, near Elmwood,IronCounty, Mich.,January19, 1889 (age56 years, 310days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Escanaba, Mich. | | Henry William Lord (1821-1891) — also known asHenry W. Lord — of West Bloomfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,March 8,1821.Republican. U.S. Consul inManchester, 1861-68; Republican Presidential Elector forMichigan,1876;U.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1881-83; defeated,1882.Killed in arailroad accident near Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,January25, 1891 (age69 years, 323days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Thomas Ewing (1829-1896) — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.; Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio.Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,August7, 1829.Democrat. Private secretary to Pres.ZacharyTaylor;lawyer;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1858;chiefjustice of Kansas state supreme court, 1861-62; general in theUnion Army during the Civil War;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Fairfield County,1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-81 (12th District 1877-79, 10thDistrict 1879-81); candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1879.Struck by a Third Avenuecable car, and died soon after, inNew York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1896 (age66 years, 167days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Yonkers, N.Y. | | Owen Brainerd Arnold (1818-1900) — also known asOwen B. Arnold — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,July 11,1818.Banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Meriden, 1861, 1874.Fellfrom atrolley car, and died a few days later as a result, inMeriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August30, 1900 (age82 years, 50days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Jared Arnold and Susanna (Brainerd) Arnold. |
| | John Lewis MacDonald (1838-1903) — also known asJohn L. MacDonald — of Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,February22, 1838.Lawyer;probate judge in Minnesota, 1860-61; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 18, 1869-70; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1871, 1873-76 (18th District 1871, 21st District1873-76); candidate forMinnesotastate attorney general, 1872 (Democratic), 1892 (People's);district judge in Minnesota, 1877-87;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1887-89; defeated,1888.Died from injuries received in astreetcar accident in KansasCity,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 13,1903 (age65 years, 141days).Interment atMt.St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Dwight Loomis (1821-1903) — of Rockville,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Columbia,TollandCounty, Conn.,June 27,1821.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1851; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1856;member ofConnecticutstate senate 21st District, 1857;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1859-63; superiorcourt judge in Connecticut, 1864-75;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1875-91.Died in atrain accident near Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September17, 1903 (age82 years, 82days).Interment atGroveHill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn. | | Jacob Ptacnik Birder (1858-1904) — also known asJacob P. Birder — of Park River,WalshCounty, N.Dak.Born in Bohemia (now part ofCzechia),June2, 1858.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Dakota,1904.As a passenger on a Wabash Railroad train headed for St. Louis, Mo.,he was killed when thetrain derailed on an open switch, fellfrom the tracks, andburned, inLitchfield,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,July 3,1904 (age46 years, 31days).Burial location unknown. | | James M. Varnum (1848-1907) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1848.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1879-80;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1889; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890;NewYork County Surrogate, 1899.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Societyof Colonial Wars.Badly injured when hiscarcollided with astreetcar, and died soon after, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1907 (ageabout 58years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1899 to MaryWitherspoon Dickey. |
| | Lewis Wolfley (1839-1910) — of Arizona. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October8, 1839.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1889-90.Died after having beenhit by a streetcar, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February12, 1910 (age70 years, 127days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.  | Frederick W. Feldner (1865-1910) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 1,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;president, Cape MayHotelcompany; president, Furst-ClarkDredgingcompany;real estatedeveloper;Consulfor Colombia inBaltimore,Md., 1901-07.Along with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and chauffeur, he waskilled when theircarcollided with a fast-movingPennsylvania Railroad train,near Cape May,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,August9, 1910 (age45 years, 69days).Interment atLoudonPark Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Feldner and Dorothea Carolyn (Plitt) Feldner; married,January23, 1888, to Amalia 'Mollie' Rausch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, August 10,1910 |
| | Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912) — also known asRobert C. Wickliffe — of St. Francisville,WestFeliciana Parish, La.Born in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,May 1,1874.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; served in theU.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; district attorney, 24thJudicial District, 1902-06;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1909-12; died inoffice 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1912.While walking on the Southern Railway track in Potomac Park, wasstruck and killed by a train, inWashington,D.C.,June 11,1912 (age38 years, 41days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.  | Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1862-1913) — also known asTimothy D. Sullivan;Tim Sullivan;"Dry Dollar";"Big Tim" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1862.Democrat.Undertaker;saloonpart-owner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1887-93; memberofNewYork state senate, 1894-1902, 1909-12 (9th District 1894-95, 11thDistrict 1896-1902, 12th District 1909-12); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1900,1904,1912;U.S.Representative from New York, 1903-06, 1913 (8th District1903-06, 13th District 1913); resigned 1906; died in office 1913.Irishancestry.Struck and killed by a locomotive, near Pelham Parkway, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1913 (age51 years, 39days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | James Milton Turner (1840-1915) — also known asJ. Milton Turner — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.;St.Louis, Mo.Born inslaveryinSt.Louis, Mo.,1840.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1871-78;stabbedin the chest by George W. Medley, in St. Louis, October 9, 1872.Africanancestry.FirstAfrican-American to serve as a U.S. diplomat.Died, as the result of arailroad tank carexplosion,in Ardmore,CarterCounty, Okla.,November1, 1915 (ageabout 75years).Interment atFatherDickson's Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | James Burdine Hill (1850-1917) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia,March27, 1850.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1890-91.Killed whenstruck by a railroad train, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December3, 1917 (age67 years, 251days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | George Herbert Prouty (1862-1918) — also known asGeorge H. Prouty — of Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.Born in Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.,March 4,1862.Republican.Lumberbusiness; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1896-97; member ofVermontstate senate, 1904;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1906-08;Governor ofVermont, 1908-10; delegate to Republican National Convention fromVermont,1916.Congregationalist.Killed when thecarin which he was riding washit by a train, indensefog, at a grade crossing near Waterville,Quebec,August19, 1918 (age56 years, 168days).Interment atEastMain Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt. | | Stanley Eyre Bowdle (1868-1919) — also known asStanley E. Bowdle — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September4, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914,1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1916.Episcopalian.Struckby an automobile while getting off astreetcar, and died afew hours later, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,April 6,1919 (age50 years, 214days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | James Franklin Hanly (1863-1920) — also known asJ. Frank Hanly — of Williamsport,WarrenCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near St. Joseph,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,April 4,1863.Lawyer;law partner ofWillR. Wood; member ofIndianastate senate, 1890;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1895-97; defeated,1896;Governor ofIndiana, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1908;Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1916.Killed, along with two friends, in anautomobile-trainaccident near Dennison,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,August1, 1920 (age57 years, 119days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Williamsport, Ind. | | Charles Henry Turner (1861-1921) — also known asCharles H. Turner — of Agra,PhillipsCounty, Kan.; Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Taylor,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,January20, 1861.Member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1897-98;horse andmule dealer;mayorof Caldwell, Idaho, 1913-15.Member,OddFellows.Killed in acar-traincollision, at Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho,February16, 1921 (age60 years, 27days).Interment atCanyonHill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho. | | John Powell Irish (1843-1923) — also known asJohn P. Irish — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,January1, 1843.Democrat.Schoolteacher;newspapereditor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1868; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1869-72; candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);candidate forU.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1890; delegate toGold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896.Died from afall whiletrying toboard a moving streetcar, in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,October6, 1923 (age80 years, 278days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Macy Irish and Elizabeth Ann (Robinson) Irish; married,November8, 1875, to Anna McClellan. |
| | George Marsh Long (1863-1925) — also known asGeorge M. Long — of Pompeii,GratiotCounty, Mich.Born in Pompeii,GratiotCounty, Mich.,December1, 1863.Democrat.Farmer;merchant;livestockdealer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1923-24;defeated, 1924.Scottishancestry.Killed, along with his wife and three young girls, when hiscarcollided with aninterurban, at Springer's Crossing, VevayTownship,InghamCounty, Mich.,October18, 1925 (age61 years, 321days).Interment atFulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Mich. | | Thomas William Crawford (1863-1928) — also known asTom Crawford — of Silvis,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Montreal,Quebec,March15, 1863.Railroadshop foreman;mayor ofSilvis, Ill., 1911-13.Struck by a train and killed, in Silvis,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,June 18,1928 (age65 years, 95days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Moline, Ill.  | Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929) — also known asVictor L. Berger — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Nieder-Rehbach,Austria,February28, 1860.Socialist. Emigrated to the United States in 1878;schoolteacher;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1911-13, 1919,1923-29; defeated, 1904, 1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from Wisconsin, 1920; Chairman of Socialist Party, 1927-29.Jewishancestry. Member,InternationalTypographical Union.He andEugeneV. Debs founded the Socialist Party. HeopposedU.S. entry into World War I; in Chicago in 1918, he wastriedandconvictedunder theEspionageAct, andsentencedto twenty years inprison;elected to Congress anyway, he wasdenied aseat in 1919-21 to to allegeddisloyalty.In 1921, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed his conviction; the casesagainst him were withdrawn; he resumed his seat in Congress in 1923.Injured in astreetcar accident, and subsequently died, inMilwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August7, 1929 (age69 years, 160days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Charles H. Manly (1843-1930) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in1843.Democrat.WashtenawCounty Register of Deeds; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1887-88; defeated, 1914;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1890-91.Hit by a train and killed, in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,1930(ageabout87 years).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Richard Nathaniel Lower (1850-1933) — also known asR. N. Lower — of Longwood Township,PettisCounty, Mo.Born inOldhamCounty, Ky.,January15, 1850.Republican.Farmer;banker;member ofMissouristate senate 15th District, 1925-28.Presbyterian.Member,Woodmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Struck by a train and killed, at the Missouri Pacificrailroadstation, in Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.,March29, 1933 (age83 years, 73days).Interment atLongwoodCemetery, Longwood, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof George Lower and Margaret Lower; brother-in-law of Fred MacChesney(nephew by marriage ofJamesPeter Walker); married to Nancy Margaret Godby; married,June 15,1892, to Anna Jane McChesney. |
 | James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) — also known asJames W. Johnson;James WilliamJohnson —of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,June 17,1871.Schoolprincipal;author;lawyer;U.S. Consul inPuerto Cabello, 1906-07;Dakar, 1907-08;Corinto, 1908-09;universityprofessor.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;SigmaPi Phi;PhiBeta Sigma;Freemasons.Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," whichbecame known as the "Negro National Anthem".Killed in acar-traincollision, in Wiscasset,LincolnCounty, Maine,June 26,1938 (age67 years, 9days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Richard M. Robinson (1864-1946) — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.Born inKnoxCounty, Ind.,July 6,1864.Democrat.Farmimplement dealer;farmer;postmaster atVincennes,Ind., 1914-21.Killed in acar-trainaccident,KnoxCounty, Ind.,June 21,1946 (age81 years, 350days).Interment atMt. Calvary Cemetery, Vincennes, Ind.  | George Gilmour (1872-1948) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.;Denver,Colo.; St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Pennsylvania,1872.Democrat.Minister,First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Tex., 1908-21; First UnitarianChurch of Denver, Colo., 1921-32; United Liberal Church(Unitarian-Universalist) of St. Petersburg, Fla., 1932-48;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1928.Unitarian.Scottishancestry. Member,OptimistClub.He and his wife were killed when theircarwashit by a train, the southbound Silver Meteor of theSeaboard Air Line Railroad, at a grade crossing near Frostproof,PolkCounty, Fla.,March12, 1948 (ageabout 75years).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Fort Worth, Tex. | | | Harold William Worzel (1901-1950) — also known asHarold W. Worzel — of Holbrook,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1901.Democrat.Civilengineer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1948.One of 30 killed in thehead-on collision of two Long IslandRailroadcommuter trains, at Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February17, 1950 (age48 years, 191days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Sayville, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof George V. Worzel and Minnie Worzel; married,December27, 1926, to Eleanor Katherine Acker. |
| | Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) — also known asAustin E. Lathrop;CapLathrop —of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova,Chugachcensus area, Alaska.Born in Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich.,October5, 1865.Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Minernewspaper,a chain ofmovietheaters, tworadiostations, twobanks, andthe Healy RiverCoalCompany; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School ofMines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.Killed in arailroad accident, at Healy,DenaliBorough, Alaska,July 26,1950 (age84 years, 294days).Burial location unknown. | | Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) — also known asHenderson L. Lanham — of Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.Born in Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,September14, 1888.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Floyd County, 1929-34,1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1940,1952;U.S.Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office1957.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaChi;Kiwanis.Died in atrain collision with hisautomobileat a crossing in Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,November10, 1957 (age69 years, 57days).Interment atMyrtleHill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. | | Charles W. Anderson Jr. (1907-1960) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 26,1907.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 58th District, 1936-46; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1940.Methodist.Africanancestry.FirstAfrican-American to be elected to a Southern state legislature in the20th century.Killed in acar-trainaccident, in Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,June 14,1960 (age53 years, 19days).Interment atEasternCemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Charles W. Anderson and Tabetha Anderson; married,November25, 1948, to Victoria McCall. | | | | Epitaph: "Champion of Rights andJustice. Lawyer and Civic Leader." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Albert C. Gragg (1894-1965) — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Astoria,ClatsopCounty, Ore.,January28, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atSalem,Ore., 1945-64 (acting, 1945-47).Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Killed in acar-trainaccident, near Brooks,MarionCounty, Ore.,September21, 1965 (age71 years, 236days).Interment atWillametteNational Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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