Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Jacob F. Mintzing (d. 1842) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Lumbermerchant; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1820-35;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1840-42; died in office 1842.Lutheran.Died, fromstomach cancer,March14, 1842.Interment atSt. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Roderick White (c.1816-1856) — of Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born about 1816.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1845; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 32nd District, 1856; died in office 1856.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1856 (ageabout 40years).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel White (1798-1871) — of Novi Township (now Novi),OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in1798.Farmer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835;supervisorof Novi Township, Michigan, 1835-36, 1839-40, 1843-45.Died, ofstomach cancer, in Novi,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January20, 1871 (ageabout 72years).Burial location unknown.  | Charles Hoeflinger (1832-1880) — also known asCarl Hoeflinger — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Obermarchtal,Germany,September13, 1832.Democrat.MarathonCounty Treasurer, 1857-63; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1862, 1870;mayor ofWausau, Wis., 1875-76.Germanancestry.Died, fromstomach cancer,September21, 1880 (age48 years, 8days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph Hoeflinger and Josephine Hoeflinger; married to AntoinetteKrembs; married1864 to AnnaKrembs. | | | | Image source: City ofWausau |
| | Samuel Campbell Dunn (1809-1881) — of Indiana. Born near Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,August9, 1809.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1839-40.Presbyterian.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,1881(ageabout71 years).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Franklin, Ind. | | William Wallace Ross (1828-1889) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Huron,ErieCounty, Ohio,December25, 1828.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kansas,1860;mayorof Topeka, Kan., 1865-66.Died, ofstomach cancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 5,1889 (age60 years, 162days).Original interment atEvergreenCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment in 1924 atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Frank McCoppin (1834-1897) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in County Longford,Ireland,July4, 1834.Democrat.Mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1867-69; postmaster atSanFrancisco, Calif., 1894-97.Died, ofstomach cancer, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 26,1897 (age62 years, 326days).Burial location unknown. | | John H. Cox (1833-1902) — of Missouri. Born inBerkeleyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),November10, 1833.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouristate senate 5th District, 1864-66.Methodist.Died, ofstomach cancer, in Trenton,GrundyCounty, Mo.,August2, 1902 (age68 years, 265days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.  | Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) — also known asLew Wallace — of Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.Born in Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.,April10, 1827.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofIndianastate senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1870;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister toTurkey, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Disciplesof Christ. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.AuthorofBen-Hur.Died ofstomach cancer at Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,February15, 1905 (age77 years, 311days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind. |  | Arthur Label Bresler (1862-1908) — also known asArthur L. Bresler — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1862.HonoraryConsul for Hawaiian Islands inDetroit,Mich., 1895-1900;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inDetroit,Mich., 1901-04; manager of DeForestwirelesstelegraphsystem.Germanancestry.Died, fromstomach cancer, at theHotel St.Lorenz, East 72nd Street, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1908 (age46 years, 121days). Initial reports that he had been poisoned were dispelledby an autopsy.Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | John O. Morrison (1836-1908) — of Richland,PulaskiCounty, Mo.;VernonCounty, Mo.Born in Fountain Run,MonroeCounty, Ky.,May 26,1836.Democrat.Banker;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1889-90, 1907-08 (Pulaski County1889-90, Vernon County 1907-08); died in office 1908.Died, fromstomach cancer, inVernonCounty, Mo.,November16, 1908 (age72 years, 174days).Interment atDeepwoodCemetery, Nevada, Mo. | | Lucian Dallas Woodruff (1845-1911) — also known asLucian D. Woodruff — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Landisburg,PerryCounty, Pa.,January8, 1845.Democrat.Printer;newspapereditor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1879-82; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1884;candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1892; postmasteratJohnstown,Pa., 1895-99;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1899-1902; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1904.Died, fromstomach cancer andlivercancer, in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,January27, 1911 (age66 years, 19days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | Samuel Elias Hull (1843-1911) — also known asSamuel E. Hull — of Millbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Millbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August12, 1843.Republican.Cotton andwooldealer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1900-01; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1904;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fifth Worcester District, 1905-06.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,May 18,1911 (age67 years, 279days).Interment atMillbury Central Cemetery, Millbury, Mass. | | Thomas Jefferson Brown (1836-1915) — also known asThomas J. Brown — of Sherman,GraysonCounty, Tex.Born inJasperCounty, Ga.,July 24,1836.Lawyer;law partner ofJamesW. Throckmorton andSamuelA. Roberts; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1889-92; district judge in Texas,1892;justice ofTexas state supreme court, 1893-1911;chiefjustice of Texas state supreme court, 1911-15; died in office1915.Died, ofstomach cancer, in Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.,May 26,1915 (age78 years, 306days).Interment atWestHill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.  | Charles Arthur Conant (1861-1915) — also known asCharles A. Conant — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 2,1861.Democrat. Candidate forMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1886; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1894; delegate toGold Democrat National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;journalist;author;economist;set up the currency system in the Philippine Islands; director of theManilaRailroadand the NationalBank ofNicaragua; treasurer of MortonTrustCompany of New York.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Havana (La Habana),Cuba,July5, 1915 (age54 years, 3days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles E. Conant and Mary Crawford (Wallace)Conant. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, July 1908 |
| | Judson Seymour (1858-1915) — of Day Township,MontcalmCounty, Mich.Born inKentCounty, Mich.,November14, 1858.Farmer; candidate forMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1910, 1914.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Day Township,MontcalmCounty, Mich.,October11, 1915 (age56 years, 331days).Interment atMcBrideCemetery, Day Township, Montcalm County, Mich. | | Lawton Thomas Hemans (1864-1916) — also known asLawton T. Hemans — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Collamer,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1864.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;mayor ofMason, Mich., 1892-93, 1899-1900, 1906-10; defeated, 1893; memberofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1901-04;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,1907-08; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1908, 1910; chairman, Michigan Railroad Commission,1911-16; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1912.Died, ofstomach cancer, in asanitariumat Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,November17, 1916 (age52 years, 13days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | John Wilson (1849-1918) — ofHenryCounty, Ill.; Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February21, 1849.Republican.Deputysheriff;liverybusiness;BuffaloCounty Sheriff, 1889-92; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1893.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofstomach cancer, in Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.,January13, 1918 (age68 years, 326days).Interment atKearneyCemetery, Kearney, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married,May 25,1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
| | Gustavo Preston (1856-1918) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Swampscott,EssexCounty, Mass.Born inArroyoMunicipio, Puerto Rico,August1, 1856.Sugar andmolassesimporter;Consulfor Ecuador inBoston,Mass., 1889-1907;Consulfor Argentina inBoston,Mass., 1898.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Massachusetts HomeopathicHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August15, 1918 (age62 years, 14days).Interment atSwampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Mass. | | Edwin Jones (1862-1921) — of Wellston,JacksonCounty, Ohio; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,December12, 1862.Republican.Coaloperator; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908,1920(alternate).Welshancestry.Died, fromstomach cancer, in GrantHospital,Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,February3, 1921 (age58 years, 53days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Jackson, Ohio. | | Ellzy Van Buren Buckingham (1839-1922) — also known asE. V. B. Buckingham — of Willard,HuronCounty, Ohio.Born in Richmond,HuronCounty, Ohio,August11, 1839.Democrat.Physician;candidate forOhiostate house of representatives from Huron County, 1897.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Willard,HuronCounty, Ohio,June 5,1922 (age82 years, 298days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ezekel Buckingham and Catherine Ann (Williams) Buckingham; married1886 toEffie Wilma Pitts; third cousin of Mary E. Buckingham (who marriedJohnT. Carmody). |
| | Heaton Willis Harris (1858-1928) — also known asHeaton W. Harris — of Alliance,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born near Alliance,StarkCounty, Ohio,April23, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Consul inMannheim, 1899-1907;Nuremberg, 1907-08; U.S. Consul General in, 1909-12;Frankfort, 1912-17;Stockholm, 1917-18;Havana, 1918-20.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Alliance,StarkCounty, Ohio,July 11,1928 (age70 years, 79days).Interment atMt.Union Cemetery, Alliance, Ohio. | | Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) — also known asCharles H. Thomas — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Yankee Springs Township,BarryCounty, Mich.,1870.Lawyer;BarryCounty Prosecuting Attorney;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,1907-08.Member,Maccabees.Died, ofstomach cancer andheartproblems, in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,November20, 1929 (ageabout 59years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hastings, Mich. | | Levi Sampson Rice (1855-1934) — also known asLevi S. Rice — of Bessemer,GogebicCounty, Mich.Born inLapeerCounty, Mich.,November5, 1855.Democrat.Hotelier;lawyer;postmaster atBessemer,Mich., 1894-97, 1915-18; candidate forMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1906; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1932.Member,OddFellows;Eagles.Died, fromstomach cancer andprostatecancer, in Bessemer,GogebicCounty, Mich.,March 5,1934 (age78 years, 120days).Interment atHillcrest Cemetery, Bessemer, Mich. | | Floyd Björnstjerne Olson (1891-1936) — also known asFloyd B. Olson — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November13, 1891.Governorof Minnesota, 1931-36; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1924; died inoffice 1936.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,August22, 1936 (age44 years, 283days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.  | John Henry Lehr (1862-1942) — also known asJohn H. Lehr — ofCarterCounty, Mo.Born in Jacksonville,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,September4, 1862.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Carter County, 1917-20,1923-26, 1931-32; defeated, 1920.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Van Buren,CarterCounty, Mo.,December31, 1942 (age80 years, 118days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo. | | | Harris Edward Denman (1874-1951) — also known asHarry Denman — of Farmington,St.Francois County, Mo.Born in Marquand,MadisonCounty, Mo.,March23, 1874.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1945-48,1951; defeated, 1948; died in office 1951.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, following surgery forstomach cancer, in BarnesHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,December29, 1951 (age77 years, 281days).Interment atParkview Cemetery, Farmington, Mo. | | Glenn Allan Abbey (1898-1962) — also known asGlenn A. Abbey — of Dodgeville,IowaCounty, Wis.Born in Dodgeville,IowaCounty, Wis.,June 11,1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inJohannesburg, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General inSalonika, 1949-51.Died, fromesophageal cancer, withmetastasisto the liver, in Santa RosaMedicalCenter, San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January28, 1962 (age63 years, 231days).Interment atMissionBurial Park South, San Antonio, Tex. | | Newbold Morris (1902-1966) — also known asAugustus Newbold Morris — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1902.Republican.Lawyer; NewYork City alderman, 1934-37; New York City Council President,1938-45; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1945 (No Deal), 1949 (Republican); NewYork City Parks Commissioner, 1960-66.Died, ofstomach cancer, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1966 (age64 years, 57days).Cremated;ashes interred atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Robert Beck White (1893-1967) — also known asRobert B. White — of Plainville,HartfordCounty, Conn.; East Corinth, Corinth,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in East Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August14, 1893.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Plainville; elected 1926,1928, 1930.Died, fromcancer of esophagus, in Barre CityHospital,Barre,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,November25, 1967 (age74 years, 103days).Interment atEastCorinth Cemetery, East Corinth, Corinth, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred C. White and Hannah Belle (Reese) White. |
| | William Henry Bates (1917-1969) — also known asWilliam H. Bates — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,April26, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1950-69; died inoffice 1969.Died, fromstomach cancer, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 22,1969 (age52 years, 57days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Mass. | | Winston Lewis Prouty (1906-1971) — also known asWinston L. Prouty — of Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.Born in Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.,September1, 1906.Republican. Member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1941, 1945-47;Speaker ofthe Vermont State House of Representatives, 1947;U.S.Representative from Vermont at-large, 1951-59;U.S.Senator from Vermont, 1959-71; died in office 1971.Congregationalist.Died, ofgastric cancer, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September10, 1971 (age65 years, 9days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Newport, Vt. | | Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) — also known asRobert B. Anderson — of Texas. Born in Burleson,JohnsonCounty, Tex.,June 4,1910.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1932; Received theMedalof Freedom in 1955;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Pleadedguilty in 1987 tochargesofevadingtaxes by illegally operating anoffshorebank;sentencedtojail,housearrest, andprobation;disbarredin 1988.Died, of complications from surgery oncancer of theesophagus, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1989 (age79 years, 71days).Interment atRosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex. | | Marshall G. West (1923-1990) — of Oceana,WyomingCounty, W.Va.Born in Guyan,WyomingCounty, W.Va.,July 17,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.Baptist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Moose;Lions;Rotary.Died, ofstomach cancer, in PresbyterianHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,January10, 1990 (age66 years, 177days).Cremated. | | Walter R. Tucker Jr. (1924-1990) — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oklahoma,August27, 1924.Dentist;pastor;mayorof Compton, Calif., 1981-90; defeated, 1977; died in office 1990.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,OmegaPsi Phi.Died, ofstomach cancer,October1, 1990 (age66 years, 35days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas James Mackell (1914-1992) — also known asThomas J. Mackell — of Rego Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1914.Democrat.Policedetective;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1964(alternate),1968;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1967-73.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Lions;Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation.Resignedas District Attorney in 1973, following hisindictmenton charges ofhinderingprosecution in a get-rich-quick scheme; he wastried andconvicted in 1974, but the verdict was reversed on appeal.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Douglaston Manor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1992 (age77 years, 192days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Ann (Keating) Mackell and Peter Francis Mackell; married1939 toDorothea R. Lang. | | | | Epitaph: "Loving Husband, Father andPoppie." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Stephen P. Clark (1923-1996) — also known asSteve Clark — of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.BornNovember19, 1923.Democrat.Mayor ofMiami, Fla., 1967-70, 1993-96; died in office 1996;mayorof Dade County, Fla., 1970-72, 1974-93.Died ofstomach cancer,June 4,1996 (age72 years, 198days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Martin Tymniak (1945-1999) — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1945.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 133rd District, 1995-99; died inoffice 1999.Died, ofstomach cancer, at GreenwichHospital,Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 28,1999 (ageabout 54years).Burial location unknown. | | Doris Allen (1936-1999) — of California. Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 26,1936.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1982-95;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1995; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1990.Female.Wasrecalledfrom office in 1995 after becoming Speaker with mainly Democraticsupport.Died, ofstomach andcoloncancer, at ahospicein Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,September22, 1999 (age63 years, 119days).Intermentsomewherein Cripple Creek, Colo. | | Robert Coldwell Wood (1923-2005) — Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September16, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;collegeprofessor;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969;president,University of Massachusetts, 1970-77.Died, fromstomach cancer, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 1,2005 (age81 years, 197days).Burial location unknown. | | Ann Richards (1933-2006) — also known asDorothy Ann Willis — of Texas. Born in Lakeview (now part of Lacy Lakeview),McLennanCounty, Tex.,September1, 1933.Democrat.TravisCounty Commissioner, 1976-82;Texasstate treasurer, 1983-91; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1988(speaker);Governorof Texas, 1991-95; defeated, 1994.Female.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofesophageal cancer, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,September13, 2006 (age73 years, 12days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.| | Relatives:Daughter of Cecil Willis and Iona (Warren) Willis; married1953 to DavidRichards; mother ofCecileRichards. | | | | The Ann RichardsSchoolfor Young Women Leaders, inAustin,Texas, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Ann Richards:Straightfrom the Heart : My Life in Politics and Other Places(1990) —I'mNot Slowing Down : Winning My Battle With Osteoporosis, withRichard U. Levine | | | | Books about Ann Richards: MikeShropshire and Frank Schaeffer,TheThorny Rose of Texas : An Intimate Portrait of Governor AnnRichards — Celia Morris,Stormingthe Statehouse : Running for Governor with Ann Richards and DianneFeinstein — Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Jeanie R.Stanley,Claytieand the Lady : Ann Richards, Gender, and Politics inTexas — Jan Reid,Letthe People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards |
| | Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) — also known asTom Lantos;Tamas PeterLantos —of Millbrae,San MateoCounty, Calif.; Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.; San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Budapest,Hungary,February1, 1928.Democrat.Universityprofessor;televisionnews commentator; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1976,1988,1996,2000,2004;U.S.Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Mu.Arrestedfor disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking partcivildisobedience action toprotestgenocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudaneseembassyin Washington, D.C.Died, ofcancer of the esophagus, inBethesdaNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February11, 2008 (age80 years, 10days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | 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, fromviralpneumonia, while suffering withstomach cancer, inManhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,2013 (age89 years, 131days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Martin S. Indyk (1951-2024) — Born in London,England,July1, 1951.U.S. Ambassador toIsrael, 1995-97, 2000.Died, fromesophageal cancer, in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 25,2024 (age73 years, 24days).Burial location unknown.
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