Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Thomas James Roberson Swafford (1849-1884) — also known asThomas J. R. Swafford — BornDecember27, 1849.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1884; died in office 1884;shotthrough his arm by Jeff Dibrell, brother ofGeorgeG. Dibrell;injuredin several other gun and knife fights, in one of which he wounded twoattackers and accidentally killed his father-in-law.Shotandkilledduring an armed confrontation with Monroe Hudson, shopkeeper, who hadordered him to leave hisstore, in Sparta,WhiteCounty, Tenn.,October17, 1884 (age34 years, 295days).Interment atOldSparta Cemetery, Sparta, Tenn. | | James Balbirnie (1838-1899) — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Born inOntario,1838.Republican.Merchant;mayorof Muskegon, Mich., 1899; died in office 1899.Scottishancestry.Shotandkilled byJohn W. Tayer, who had been ousted as city poor director, in hisstore in his store at Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.,June 29,1899 (ageabout 60years). Tayer died by suicide at the scene; he shot himself, thenswallowed carbolic acid.Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Muskegon, Mich. | | Charles Smith Havens (1834-1906) — also known asCharles S. Havens — ofSuffolkCounty, N.Y.Born in Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August26, 1834.Democrat.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County, 1878.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in hisgeneral store, Center Moriches,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April23, 1906 (age71 years, 240days).Interment atMt. Pleasant Cemetery, Center Moriches, Long Island, N.Y. | | James Henderson Hargis (1862-1908) — also known asJames H. Hargis;"BigJim" —of Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.Born in Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.,October13, 1862.Democrat. County judge in Kentucky, 1890; member ofKentuckyDemocratic State Central Committee, 1899-1907.Triedand acquitted for the 1902-03murdersofJ.B. Marcum and two others, but found liable forplottingthe killings in a 1904 civil suit for money damages by survivingfamily members.Shotandkilled byhis son, Beech Hargis, in the Hargis Brothersgeneral store,Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.,February6, 1908 (age45 years, 116days).Interment atHargisFamily Cemetery, Jackson, Ky. | | Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) — of Colorado. Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1856.Physician;druggist;member of Colorado state legislature, 1890.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofcerebralapoplexy, at hisdrugstore in Higbee,RandolphCounty, Mo.,February17, 1913 (age56 years, 331days).Interment atEelRiver Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.| |  Relatives: Sonof David Brown. |
| | Lansing Edgar Lincoln (1842-1916) — also known asLansing E. Lincoln — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Harbor Beach,HuronCounty, Mich.; Omer,ArenacCounty, Mich.Born in Groton,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1842.Progressive. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;farmer;livestockdealer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Huron County, 1885-88;defeated, 1914.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.While entering acountry store, he slipped andfell,never regained consciousness, and died soon after, in Omer,ArenacCounty, Mich.,November4, 1916 (age73 years, 347days).Interment atEvergreen Cemetery, Omer, Mich.  | John Festus Parrish (1887-1928) — also known asJohn F. Parrish;JaddoParrish —of Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.Born in Colorado,July 8,1887.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1928.Shotandkilled,along with his fatherAmosN. Parrish, by the Fleagle Gang, who were robbing the FirstNationalBank, in Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.,May 23,1928 (age40 years, 320days). The gang members were captured in 1929, tried, convicted,sentenced to death and excuted.Interment atFairmount Cemetery, Lamar, Colo.  | Amos Newton Parrish (1851-1928) — also known asA. Newton Parrish — of Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.Born in Missouri,April 2,1851.Republican.Rancher;banker;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1890; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1908(alternate),1912.Shotandkilled,along with his son,JohnF. Parrish, by the Fleagle Gang, who were robbing the FirstNationalBank, in Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.,May 23,1928 (age77 years, 51days). The gang members were captured in 1929, tried, convicted,sentenced to death and executed.Interment atFairmount Cemetery, Lamar, Colo. | | Edwin S. Norton (1864-1933) — also known asEd S. Norton — of Varna,MarshallCounty, Ill.; Pomona,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Illinois,1864.Democrat.Dry goodsmerchant;shoemerchant; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1932.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in the back room of hisshoe store, Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,June 23,1933 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Bell Fancher (1849-1934) — also known asAndrew B. Fancher — of Hawleyville, Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April30, 1849.Merchant;postmaster atHawleyville,Conn., 1901.Congregationalist.Died, fromheartfailure, at hisstore on Main Street, Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March 8,1934 (age84 years, 312days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935) — also known asFranklin S. Billings — of Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 11,1862.Republican. Member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Woodstock, 1910-12, 1921-23;Speakerof the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1921-23;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1923-25;Governor ofVermont, 1925-27;delegateto Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Episcopalian.Died, of aheartattack, in Joseph Carbino'srepair shop, Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.,January16, 1935 (age72 years, 250days).Interment atRiverside Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt. | | Peter A. Abeles (1886-1952) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Oltenitza,Romania,February15, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;accountant;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1919-20; defeated, 1920, 1922;magistrate.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;Freemasons.Died, apparently of aheartattack, in astationery store on Eighth Avenue, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1952 (age66 years, 210days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Aron Abeles and Rebecca (Isser) Abeles; married,November11, 1913, to Minerva Lobel. |
| | Loring Milton Black Jr. (1886-1956) — also known asLoring M. Black, Jr.;"The KidSenator" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6thDistrict 1919-20); defeated, 1920;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1933.One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposedProhibition.Died from aheartattack, in adrugstore atWashington,D.C.,May 21,1956 (age70 years, 4days).Interment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md. | | Abraham Lefkowitz (1884-1956) — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Revisch,Hungary,1884.Schoolteacher and principal; Farmer-Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1922; among thefounders andavice-presidentof the American Federation of Teachers; fought against Communists inthe union.Member,UrbanLeague;AmericanFederation of Teachers.Collapsed and died in abarber shop, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1956 (ageabout 72years).Intermentsomewherein Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas David Craven (1900-1961) — of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.Born in Chaska,CarverCounty, Minn.,March11, 1900.Merchant;mayorof Laramie, Wyo., 1945.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of apulmonaryembolus, at KassisDepartment Store, Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,August14, 1961 (age61 years, 156days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Laramie, Wyo. | | Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.; Clinton Township,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February28, 1935.Realestate broker; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994;candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles;Lions.Died of aheartattack, on anescalatorat the Somerset Mallshopping center, Troy,OaklandCounty, Mich.,1996(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown. | | Edwin Mah Lee (1952-2017) — also known asEd Lee — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,May 5,1952.Democrat.Lawyer; SanFrancisco City Administrator, 2005-11;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2011-17; appointed 2011; died in office2017.Chineseancestry.Collapsed, in a Safewaysupermarket, and died a few hourslater, fromheartdisease, in Zuckerberg San Francisco GeneralHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,December12, 2017 (age65 years, 221days).Burial location unknown.
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