Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Selden Palmer Spencer (1862-1925) — also known asSelden P. Spencer — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,September16, 1862.Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,1895-96; circuit judge in Missouri, 1897-1903;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1918-25; died in office 1925; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1920,1924.Died atWalter Reed Hospital,Washington,D.C.,May 16,1925 (age62 years, 242days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) — also known asAlbert H. Vestal;BertVestal —of Anderson,MadisonCounty, Ind.Born in Frankton,MadisonCounty, Ind.,January18, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office1932.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from aheartailment, in theNavy Hospital,Washington,D.C.,April 1,1932 (age57 years, 74days).Interment atMaplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind. | | 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, frompneumoniaand aheartattack, inWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,March11, 1933 (age69 years, 49days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb. | | Herbert Ball Crosby (1871-1936) — also known asHerbert B. Crosby — of Fort Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.;Washington,D.C.Born in Fairmont,RileyCounty, Kan.,December24, 1871.Major General, U.S. Army; Chief of Calvalry;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1930-33.Died, inWalter Reed Hospital,Washington,D.C.,January11, 1936 (age64 years, 18days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Heman Crosby and Jane 'Jennie' (Ball) Crosby; married,February11, 1902, to Catherine Adelaide Dakin. |
| | John Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) — also known asMorris Sheppard — of Texarkana,BowieCounty, Tex.Born in Wheatville,MorrisCounty, Tex.,May 28,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1902-13 (4th District 1902-03, 1stDistrict 1903-13);U.S.Senator from Texas, 1913-41; died in office 1941.Methodist.Member,Woodmen ofthe World;Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;KappaAlpha Order;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from abrainhemorrhage, inWalter Reed Hospital,Washington,D.C.,April 9,1941 (age65 years, 316days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Texarkana, Tex. | | Lee Edward Geyer (1888-1941) — also known asLee E. Geyer — of Gardena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wetmore,NemahaCounty, Kan.,September9, 1888.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1935-37;U.S.Representative from California 17th District, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1940.Died oflungcancer, atWalter Reed Hospital,Washington,D.C.,October11, 1941 (age53 years, 32days).Interment atWetmoreCemetery, Wetmore, Kan. | | Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) — also known asHarry L. Englebright — of Nevada City,NevadaCounty, Calif.Born in Nevada City,NevadaCounty, Calif.,January2, 1884.Republican.Miningengineer;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died inoffice 1943.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Eagles;Redmen;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died, of an acuteheartcondition, atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 13,1943 (age59 years, 131days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.  | Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) — also known asHiram W. Johnson — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,September2, 1866.Lawyer;Governorof California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1912,1920(alternate); Progressive candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1912;U.S.Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidatefor Republican nomination for President,1920,1924.Episcopalian.Member,NativeSons of the Golden West;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, at theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August6, 1945 (age78 years, 338days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) — also known asJames W. Mott — ofClatsopCounty, Ore.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born near New Washington,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,November12, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated inprimary, 1928; died in office 1945.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;SigmaChi;Elks;Kiwanis;Acacia.Died inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November12, 1945 (age62 years, 0days).Entombed in mausoleum atCityView Cemetery, Salem, Ore. | | John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) — also known asJohn H. Bankhead II — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born near Moscow (now Sulligent),LamarCounty, Ala.,July 8,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1903; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1928(alternate),1936,1940,1944(alternate;speaker);U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; candidate forDemocratic nomination for Vice President,1944.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in theU.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 12,1946 (age73 years, 339days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala. | | Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870-1948) — Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,August20, 1870.U.S. Navy officer;Governor ofAmerican Samoa.Died, in theNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January8, 1948 (age77 years, 141days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Holmes Overton (1875-1948) — also known asJohn H. Overton — of Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.Born in Marksville,AvoyellesParish, La.,September17, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;chief counsel defendingHueyLong during his 1929 impeachment trial;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1931-33;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48; died in office 1948; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1936.Member,SigmaNu;PhiKappa Phi;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;American BarAssociation;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 14,1948 (age72 years, 240days).Interment atMt.Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La. | | Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) — also known asLewis B. Schwellenbach — of Neppel (now Moses Lake),GrantCounty, Wash.Born in Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.,September20, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofKing County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1932;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1935-40;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1940-45;resigned 1945;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Elks;Eagles.Died inWalter Reed Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 10,1948 (age53 years, 264days).Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash. | | Paul Humiston Alling (1896-1949) — also known asPaul H. Alling — of Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 15,1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inBeirut, 1924-26, 1927-28;Aleppo, 1926;Damascus, 1926-27; U.S. Diplomatic Agent toMorocco, 1945-47; U.S. Consul General inTangier, as of 1947; U.S. Ambassador toPakistan, 1947-48.Member,DeltaPhi.Died, in theNaval Medical Center, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 1949 (age52 years, 187days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,March 9,1870.Democrat.Playproducer;entertainmentmanager;songwriter;furniturebusiness;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1944.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in theU.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 7,1949 (age78 years, 363days).Interment atMt.Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y. | | James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949) — also known asJames V. Forrestal — of Beacon,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Matteawan (now part of Beacon),DutchessCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1944-47; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1944;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1947-49.Catholic.Jumpedfrom a window on the 16th floor, andfell tohis death, while a patient atBethesda Naval Hospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 22,1949 (age57 years, 96days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Schuyler Otis Bland (1872-1950) — also known asS. Otis Bland — ofNewportNews, Va.;Hampton,Va.Born inGloucesterCounty, Va.,May 4,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1918-50 (1st District 1918-33,at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-50); died in office 1950.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;KappaAlpha Order.Died in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February16, 1950 (age77 years, 288days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Newport News, Va. | | Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) — also known asVirgil Chapman — of Irvine,EstillCounty, Ky.; Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born in Middleton,SimpsonCounty, Ky.,March15, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,1928;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.Disciplesof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaDelta Sigma;PhiAlpha Delta;TauKappa Alpha;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Woodmen;Maccabees;Sonsof Confederate Veterans.Died, from injuries received in anautomobileaccident, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 8,1951 (age55 years, 358days).Interment atParisCemetery, Paris, Ky. | | Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) — of McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December1, 1902.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;automobiledealer;mayorof McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1944;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died inoffice 1951.Protestant.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;PhiGamma Delta;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Lions.Died, fromesophagealand gastric bleeding, in thenaval hospital at Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April27, 1951 (age48 years, 147days).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, AlleghenyCounty, Pa.  | Reid Fred Murray (1887-1952) — also known asReid F. Murray — of Waupaca,WaupacaCounty, Wis.; Ogdensburg,WaupacaCounty, Wis.Born in Ogdensburg,WaupacaCounty, Wis.,October16, 1887.Republican.Universityprofessor;countyagricultural extension agent;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1939-52; died inoffice 1952.Died inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April29, 1952 (age64 years, 196days).Interment atParkCemetery, Near Ogdensburg, Waupaca County, Wis. | | Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) — also known asAdolph J. Sabath;A. J.Sabath —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Zabori, Bohemia (nowCzechia),April4, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1904,1920,1924,1928,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944(speaker);U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7thDistrict 1949-52); died in office 1952.Jewish.Bohemianancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;RoyalLeague.Died in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November6, 1952 (age86 years, 216days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill. | | Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) — also known asJoseph R. Bryson — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born in Brevard,TransylvaniaCounty, N.C.,January18, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,1921-24; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died inoffice 1953.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;JuniorOrder;Redmen;Woodmen;Freemasons;Shriners;Lions.Died in thenaval hospital at Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March10, 1953 (age60 years, 51days).Interment atWoodlawnMemorial Park, Greenville, S.C. | | Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inNorfolk,Va.,December19, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1927-32;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1952;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Order ofthe Coif;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;SigmaPhi Epsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Kiwanis.Died in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 26,1953 (age65 years, 189days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | Charles William Tobey (1880-1953) — also known asCharles W. Tobey — of Temple,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 22,1880.Republican. President, F. M. HoytShoeCompany; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-20,1923-24;Speaker ofthe New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1919-20; memberofNewHampshire state senate 12th District, 1925-26;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1929-31;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1933-39; delegateto Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1936,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1939-53; died in office 1953.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 24,1953 (age73 years, 2days).Interment atMillerCemetery, Temple, N.H. | | Dwight Palmer Griswold (1893-1954) — also known asDwight P. Griswold — of Gordon,SheridanCounty, Neb.; Scottsbluff,ScottsBluff County, Neb.Born in Harrison,SiouxCounty, Neb.,November27, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;newspapereditor; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1921-23; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1925-29;Governor ofNebraska, 1941-47; defeated, 1932, 1934;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1952-54; died in office 1954.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaTau Omega;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April12, 1954 (age60 years, 136days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.  | Cordell Hull (1871-1955) — also known as"Father of the UnitedNations" —of Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.Born in alogcabin at Olympus, Overton County (nowPickettCounty), Tenn.,October2, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1893-97; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-07;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1907-21, 1923-31;defeated, 1920; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Tennessee, 1914-24;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1921-24; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1928,1940,1944;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1931-33;U.S.Secretary of State, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1936.Baptist;laterEpiscopalian.Received theNobelPeace Prize in 1945.Died, ofheartdisease andsarcoidosis,atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 23,1955 (age83 years, 294days).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof William Hull and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull. | | | | Cross-reference:ThomasK. Finletter | | | | Cordell HullDamon the Cumberland River, and its impoundment, Cordell HullLake,inSmithandJacksoncounties, Tennessee, arenamed forhim. — The Cordell HullStateOffice Building (built 1952-54), inNashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — Cordell HullHighway,inBarrenandMonroecounties, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NobelLaureates | | | | Books by Cordell Hull:TheMemoirs of Cordell Hull | | | | Books about Cordell Hull: JuliusWilliam Pratt,CordellHull, 1933-44 | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1963) |
| | | John David Dingell (1894-1955) — also known asJohn D. Dingell — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1894.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died inoffice 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1936,1940,1944,1952;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;InternationalTypographical Union.Died atWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,September19, 1955 (age61 years, 229days).Entombed in mausoleum atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich. | | 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, ofpneumoniaandcongestiveheart failure, in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August5, 1956 (age62 years, 8days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Joseph Raymond McCarthy (1908-1957) — also known asJoseph R. McCarthy;Joe McCarthy;"Tail-Gunner Joe" —of Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.Born in Grand Chute,OutagamieCounty, Wis.,November14, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Wisconsin 10th Circuit, 1940-46; served in the U.S.Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57; died in office 1957; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1948;speaker,1952.Catholic.Claimed in a 1950 speech that he had a list of 205 Communistsemployed in the U.S. State Department; went on to conduct hearingsand investigations into alleged subersive activities and Communistinfluence on society; with his sensationalist tactics and disregardfor fairness and due process, he dominated the American politicalscene for a period of time, now called the McCarthy Era; publicopinion turned against him when he tried to investigate the Army; inDecember 1953, the Senate voted 67-22 tocensurehim for "contemptuousconduct" andabuseof select committee privilege.Died of aliverailment atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 2,1957 (age48 years, 169days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Timothy McCarthy and Bridget (Tierney) McCarthy; married,September29, 1953, to Jean Fraser Kerr. | | | | Cross-reference:L.Brent Bozell —NormanArmour —JosephC. Grew —RobertWoods Bliss —WilliamPhillips —AlbertCohn —CorlissLamont —MerwinK. Hart —CharlesW. Thayer —JohnS. Service | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Joseph R. McCarthy: RichardH. Rovere,SenatorJoe McCarthy — Arthur Herman,JosephMcCarthy : Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most HatedSenator — Ellen Schrecker,TheAge of McCarthyism — Thomas C. Reeves,TheLife and Times of Joe McCarthy : A Biography — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Fiction about Joseph R. McCarthy:William F. Buckley, Jr.,TheRedhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator JoeMcCarthy | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1954 |
 | Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) — also known asMatthew M. Neely — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Grove,DoddridgeCounty, W.Va.,November9, 1874.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;mayorof Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;defeated, 1920, 1946;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1952,1956;Governorof West Virginia, 1941-45.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;DeltaChi;PhiSigma Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Americansfor Democratic Action;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, fromcancer,in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 1958 (age83 years, 70days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Fairmont, W.Va. | | | George Shannon Long (1883-1958) — also known asGeorge S. Long — of Oklahoma; Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.; Pineville,RapidesParish, La.Born in alogcabin, Tunica,WinnParish, La.,September11, 1883.Democrat.Dentist;lawyer;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1920-22; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1948;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1953-58; died inoffice 1958.Member,Freemasons.Died in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March22, 1958 (age74 years, 192days).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, Pineville, La. | | William Joseph Donovan (1883-1959) — also known asWilliam J. Donovan;"WildBill" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1922;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1922-24; candidateforGovernor ofNew York, 1932; general in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S. Ambassador toThailand, 1953-54.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi.Received theMedalof Honor for action during World War I. During World War II, hefounded and led the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, which laterbecame the Central Intelligence Agency.Died atWalter Reed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,February8, 1959 (age76 years, 38days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Daniel Alden Reed (1875-1959) — also known asDaniel A. Reed — of Dunkirk,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sheridan,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,September15, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1919-59 (43rd District 1919-45,45th District 1945-53, 43rd District 1953-59); died in office 1959.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;DeltaChi;Elks.Died, of aheartattack, inWalter Reed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,February19, 1959 (age83 years, 157days).Interment atSheridanCemetery, Sheridan, N.Y. | | James Gould Polk (1896-1959) — also known asJames G. Polk — of Highland,HighlandCounty, Ohio.Born in Penn Township,HighlandCounty, Ohio,October6, 1896.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1931-41, 1949-59; died inoffice 1959.Died in theWalter Reed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,April28, 1959 (age62 years, 204days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Highland, Ohio. | | George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) — also known asGeorge C. Marshall — of Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,December31, 1880.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;U.S.Secretary of State, 1947-49;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1950-51.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KappaAlpha Order;Societyof the Cincinnati.Awarded theNobelPeace Prize in 1953.Died atWalter Reed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,October16, 1959 (age78 years, 289days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Steven V. Carter (1915-1959) — of Iowa. Born in Carterville (now part of Provo),UtahCounty, Utah,October8, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959; defeated, 1948,1950, 1956; died in office 1959.Died, ofcancer,inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November4, 1959 (age44 years, 27days).Interment atLeonCemetery, Leon, Iowa. | | Jean Thurmond (1926-1960) — also known asJean Crouch;Mrs. StromThurmond —of Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.Born in Elko,BarnwellCounty, S.C.,July 14,1926.Democrat. First Lady of South Carolina, 1947-51; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1952,1956.Female.Died, while undergoing surgery for abraintumor, in theNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January6, 1960 (age33 years, 176days).Interment atBethany Cemetery, Aiken, S.C.; cenotaph atEdgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C. | | Walter Mann Mumma (1890-1961) — also known asWalter M. Mumma — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Steelton,DauphinCounty, Pa.,November20, 1890.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-61 (18th District 1951-53,16th District 1953-61); died in office 1961.Died inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February25, 1961 (age70 years, 97days).Interment atEastHarrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa. | | Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) — also known asB. Carroll Reece — of Butler,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.; Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.Born in alogcabin near Butler,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.,December22, 1889.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47,1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Tennessee,1932,1936,1944,1948(speaker),1956,1960;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1946-48; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1948;TennesseeRepublican state chair, 1958.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanStatistical Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;DeltaSigma Pi;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March19, 1961 (age71 years, 87days).Interment atMonteVista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn. | | Walter Bedell Smith (1895-1961) — also known as"Beetle" — Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October5, 1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1946-48; Director of Central Intelligence,1950-53.Died after aheartattack, atWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,August9, 1961 (age65 years, 308days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) — also known asA. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;shippingbusiness; U.S. Minister toNorway, 1935-37, 1941-42;Netherlands, 1941-42;Yugoslavia, 1941;Czechoslovakia, 1941-43;Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1937-43;Belgium, 1941-43;Netherlands, 1942-43;Norway, 1942-43;Yugoslavia, 1942;Greece, 1942-43;Czechoslovakia, 1943;Spain, 1961.Died, fromlungcancer and aheartattack, inWalter Reed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,November13, 1961 (age63 years, 331days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) — also known asAndrew F. Schoeppel — of Ness City,NessCounty, Kan.; Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born near Claflin,BartonCounty, Kan.,November23, 1894.Republican.Athleticcoach;lawyer;Governor ofKansas, 1943-47;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member,Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta;Rotary;Lions;Freemasons;Shriners.Died ofabdominalcancer, at theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January21, 1962 (age67 years, 59days).Interment atOldMission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) — also known asFrancis Case — of Custer,CusterCounty, S.Dak.Born in Everly,ClayCounty, Iowa,December9, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;newspapereditor and publisher;rancher;U.S.Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegateto Republican National Convention from South Dakota,1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker).Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;PiKappa Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;Freemasons;Acacia;Elks;Rotary.Died, in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 22,1962 (age65 years, 195days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak. | | Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) — also known asJoseph C. O'Mahoney — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November5, 1884.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;vice-chair ofWyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wyoming,1924(alternate),1928,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Sigma.Died in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December1, 1962 (age78 years, 26days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) — also known asEstes Kefauver — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born near Madisonville,MonroeCounty, Tenn.,July 26,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1944(alternate;speaker),1952;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1952,1956;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1956.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Lions;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanPolitical Science Association;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from arupturedabdominal aortic aneurysm, atBethesda Naval Hospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August10, 1963 (age60 years, 15days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver;married,August8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed ofJosephWingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofJamesLawrence Blair,FrancisPreston Blair Lee andGistBlair; fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardBrooke Lee. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Estes KefauverFederalBuilding, inNashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Estes Kefauver: HughBrogan,AllHonorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman,Kefauver:A Political Biography |
| | Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (1908-1964) — also known asA. Walter Norblad — of Astoria,ClatsopCounty, Ore.; Stayton,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,September12, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1935-38; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Oregon,1940(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1960;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated inprimary, 1938; died in office 1964.Swedishancestry.Suffered aheartattack, and later died, in theNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,September20, 1964 (age56 years, 8days).Interment atLoneOak Cemetery, Stayton, Ore. | | Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) — also known asHerbert C. Bonner — of Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.Born in Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,May 16,1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died inoffice 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1944(alternate),1956,1964.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died inWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,November7, 1965 (age74 years, 175days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Washington, N.C. | | John Finley Baldwin Jr. (1915-1966) — also known asJohn F. Baldwin, Jr. — of Martinez,ContraCosta County, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 28,1915.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63,14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966.Member,SierraClub;Kiwanis.Died, ofcancer,atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 9,1966 (age50 years, 254days).Interment atOakmontMemorial Park, Lafayette, Calif. | | Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) — also known asJ. Arthur Younger — of San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,April11, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety;DeltaUpsilon.Died, ofleukemia,atWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 20,1967 (age74 years, 70days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Gordon Leo McDonough (1895-1968) — also known asGordon L. McDonough — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1895.Republican. Candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1937;U.S.Representative from California 15th District, 1945-63; defeated,1962.Catholic.Died, of aheartailment, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 25,1968 (age73 years, 175days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.  | Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) — also known asDwight D. Eisenhower;"Ike" —Born in Denison,GraysonCounty, Tex.,October14, 1890.Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II;presidentof Columbia University, 1948-53;Presidentof the United States, 1953-61.Presbyterian.GermanandSwissancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Council onForeign Relations;LoyalLegion.Died, after a series ofheartattacks, atWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,March28, 1969 (age78 years, 165days).Interment atEisenhowerCenter, Abilene, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower;brother ofMiltonStover Eisenhower; married,July 1,1916, toMaryGeneva Doud; father ofJohnSheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David EisenhowerII (son-in-law ofRichardMilhous Nixon). | | | | Political family:Eisenhowerfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:ShermanAdams —CarterL. Burgess —WoodrowWilson Mann —JacquelineC. Odlum —GeorgeE. Allen —MeyerKestnbaum —BernardM. Shanley —JudahNadich | | | | The EisenhowerExpressway,from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, inCookCounty, Illinois, isnamed forhim. — The EisenhowerTunnel(opened 1973), which carries westbound I-70 under the ContinentalDivide, in the Rocky Mountains, fromClearCreek County toSummitCounty, Colorado, isnamed forhim. — The Eisenhower Range ofmountains,inVictoriaLand, Antarctica, isnamed forhim. —MountEisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78). | | | | Campaign slogan: "I LikeIke." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower:Stephen E. Ambrose,Eisenhower: Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein,TheHidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlod'Este,Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk,DwightD. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T.Buchanan, Jr.,RedCarpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in theEisenhower Administration — Jim Newton,Eisenhower:The White House Years — William Lee Miller,TwoAmericans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1969) |
| | 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, fromstomachcancer, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 22,1969 (age52 years, 57days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Mass.  | Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known asEverett M. Dirksen;"The Wizard ofOoze" —of Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,January4, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;merchant;U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1948,1952(speaker),1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,CredentialsCommittee),1964(delegation chair),1968(delegation chair);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.ChristianReformed. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Eagles;Elks;Moose;American BarAssociation;OddFellows;IzaakWalton League.Died, oflungcancer, at theWalter Reed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,September7, 1969 (age73 years, 246days).Interment atGlendaleMemorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill. | | Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) — also known asGlenard P. Lipscomb — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August19, 1915.Republican.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1947-53;U.S.Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died inoffice 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1956,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks.Died, ofintestinalcancer, atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February1, 1970 (age54 years, 166days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) — also known asJames B. Utt — of Santa Ana,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Tustin,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March11, 1899.Republican.Appraiser;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-36;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;IzaakWalton League;Lions;NativeSons of the Golden West;Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheartattack duringreligiousservices at achurchin Washington, D.C., and died soon after atBethesda NavalHospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 1,1970 (age70 years, 355days).Interment atSanta Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif. | | Arthur Ainslie Ageton (1900-1971) — also known asArthur A. Ageton — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.;Washington,D.C.Born in Fromberg,CarbonCounty, Mont.,October25, 1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; rearadmiral; U.S. Ambassador toParaguay, 1954-57;universityprofessor.Episcopalian.Died, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April23, 1971 (age70 years, 180days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971) — also known asHugo L. Black — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Alexandria,Va.Born in Harlan,ClayCounty, Ala.,February27, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;police court judge in Alabama, 1910-11;JeffersonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1927-37; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1936;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1937-71; took senior status 1971.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Ku Klux Klan.Died, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,September25, 1971 (age85 years, 210days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William La Fayette Black and Martha Ardella (Toland) Black;married,February23, 1921, to Josephine Patterson Foster; married,September11, 1957, to Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte. | | | | The Hugo L. BlackU.S.Courthouse, inBirmingham,Alabama, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Here lies a goodman." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books about Hugo L. Black: Roger K.Newman,HugoBlack : A Biography — Howard Ball,HugoL. Black : Cold Steel Warrior — James F Simon,Theantagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and civil liberties inmodern America — Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper,OfPower and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America'sConstitutional Revolution | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Allen Joseph Ellender (1890-1972) — also known asAllen J. Ellender — of Houma,TerrebonneParish, La.Born in Montegut,TerrebonneParish, La.,September24, 1890.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1924-36;Speaker ofthe Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1932-36; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1936,1952;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1937-72; died in office 1972; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Louisiana, 1939-40.Died inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 27,1972 (age81 years, 307days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Houma, La. | | Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October4, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1936,1944,1952,1956;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1960.Special counsel to PresidentRichardNixon, 1970-71.Injured in anautomobileaccident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the homeof Massachusetts Sen.EdwardM. Kennedy, and died one week later, inBethesda NavalHospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January30, 1974 (age64 years, 118days).Interment atNationalMemorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.  | Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) — also known asCharles E. Potter — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.Born in Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich.,October30, 1916.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned1952;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958.Methodist.Member,Elks;Eagles;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets.Wounded in World War II, andlost hislegs.Died inWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,November23, 1979 (age63 years, 24days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) — also known asDonald L. Jackson — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;Washington,D.C.Born in Ipswich,EdmundsCounty, S.Dak.,January23, 1910.Republican.Newspapereditor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member,Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association;MarineCorps League.Died atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 27,1981 (age71 years, 124days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) — also known asJoseph P. Addabbo — of New York. Born in Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1925.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7thDistrict 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromcancerand aheartattack, inWalter Reed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,April10, 1986 (age61 years, 24days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) — also known asThoroughgood Marshall — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,July 2,1908.Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1961-65; resigned1965; U.S. Solicitor General, 1965-67;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1967-91; took senior status 1991.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP;NationalBar Association;AlphaPhi Alpha;American CivilLiberties Union.ReceivedSpingarnMedal in 1946FirstAfrican-American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.Died, from aheartattack, in theNational Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January24, 1993 (age84 years, 206days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument atLawyers'Mall, Annapolis, Md.| | Relatives:Married,September4, 1929, to Vivien Burey; married,December17, 1955, toCeciliaSuyat; father ofThurgoodMarshall Jr.. | | | | Political family:Marshallfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamCurtis Bryson | | | | See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books about Thurgood Marshall: JuanWilliams,ThurgoodMarshall : American Revolutionary — Randall W. Bland,JusticeThurgood Marshall, Crusader for Liberalism : His JudicialBiography — Mark V. Tushnet,MakingConstitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,1961-1991 — Mark V. Tushnet,MakingCivil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,1936-1961 — Gilbert King,Devilin the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn ofa New America |
| | William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) — also known asWilliam H. Natcher — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,September11, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;WarrenCounty Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1940;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney,8th District, 1951-53;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died inoffice 1994.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Kiwanis;OddFellows.Died, in theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March29, 1994 (age84 years, 199days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married,June 17,1937, to Virginia Reardon. | | | | The William H. NatcherFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inBowlingGreen, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. — The William H. NatcherParkway(opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran throughWarren,Butler,Ohio,andDaviesscounties, Kentucky, wasnamed forhim. — The William H. NatcherBridge(opened 2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River,betweenDaviessCounty, Kentucky andSpencerCounty, Indiana, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier |
| | Norvell William Emerson (1938-1996) — also known asBill Emerson — of De Soto,JeffersonCounty, Mo.; Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,January1, 1938.Republican.U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1981-96 (10th District 1981-83, 8thDistrict 1983-96); died in office 1996.Presbyterian.Died oflungcancer, atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 22,1996 (age58 years, 173days).Interment atHillsboroCemetery, Hillsboro, Mo. | | George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) — also known asGeorge E. Brown, Jr. — of Monterey Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Holtville,ImperialCounty, Calif.,March 6,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960(alternate),1964,1968(alternate),1972,1988,1996;U.S.Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1970.Methodist.Member,UrbanLeague;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Amvets.Died, of aninfectionfollowing earlierheartvalve replacement surgery, atBethesda Naval Hospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 15,1999 (age79 years, 131days).Cremated. | | John Lester Hubbard Chafee (1922-1999) — also known asJohn H. Chafee — of Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,October22, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1957-63;Governor ofRhode Island, 1963-69;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99; defeated, 1972; died inoffice 1999.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, ofheartfailure, at theNational Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October24, 1999 (age77 years, 2days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Kent County, R.I.; statue atColtState Park, Bristol, R.I. | | Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known asLaurie C. Battle — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Alexandria,Va.Born in Wilsonville,ShelbyCounty, Ala.,May 10,1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1956;candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1958.Methodist.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;KappaPhi Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;KappaAlpha Order;PhiGamma Mu;Elks;Eagles;Lions.Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doingbusiness with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibilityto waive the ban.Died, fromcancer,at theBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 2,2000 (age87 years, 358days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known asJohn G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August12, 1930.Member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1965-70, 1979;U.S.Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeatedin Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independentcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1972;reprimandedby the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by hisoffice, which characterized a critic and her supporters withcrudeslurs; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from California, 1982.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom;JohnBirch Society;National RifleAssociation;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;Toastmasters.Died, ofprostatecancer, in theNational Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January10, 2001 (age70 years, 151days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) — also known asJoe Moakley — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April27, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1953-63; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1968,1996;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.Catholic.Died, ofleukemia,atBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 28,2001 (age74 years, 31days).Interment atBlueHills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass. | | Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) — also known asMike Mansfield — of Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1903.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;miningengineer;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; defeated inprimary, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1944,1948,1952,1956,1988,1996,2000;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1977-88.Irishancestry. Member,AlphaTau Omega.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1989.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, at theWalter Reed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2001 (age98 years, 203days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Joseph Phillip Vigorito (1918-2003) — also known asJoseph P. Vigorito — of Pennsylvania. Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,November10, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1965-77;defeated, 1976, 1978.Italianancestry.Died, oflymphoma,inWalter Reed Army Hospital Center,Washington,D.C.,February5, 2003 (age84 years, 87days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | 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, ofpneumoniaandmyelodysplasticsyndrome, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January1, 2005 (age63 years, 106days).Interment atEastLawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif. | | Craig Lyle Thomas (1933-2007) — also known asCraig Thomas — of Wyoming. Born in Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,February17, 1933.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1985-88;U.S.Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1989-95;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007; died in office 2007.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;Rotary;DeltaChi.Died, ofleukemia,in theNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 4,2007 (age74 years, 107days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Cody, Wyo. | | William J. Crowe Jr. (1925-2007) — of Virginia. Born in La Grange,OldhamCounty, Ky.,January2, 1925.Admiral, U.S. Navy; Chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1985-89;U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1994-97.Member,Freemasons;Council onForeign Relations;TrilateralCommission;PhiGamma Delta.Died, inBethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October12, 2007 (age82 years, 283days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, ofcancerof the esophagus, inBethesda Naval Medical Center,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February11, 2008 (age80 years, 10days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Daniel Ken Inouye (1924-2012) — also known asDaniel K. Inouye — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,September7, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofHawaiiterritorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory,1956;member ofHawaiiterritorial senate, 1958-59;U.S.Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Hawaii,1960,1972,1980,1996,2000,2004,2008(delegation chair); Temporary Chair,1968;speaker,1968;Co-Chair,1984;U.S.Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.Methodist.Japaneseancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PhiDelta Phi;Lions.Losthis right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy duringWorld War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000to aMedalof Honor.FirstAmerican of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.Died, fromrespiratoryfailure, inWalter Reed Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December17, 2012 (age88 years, 101days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii. | | Charles William Young (1930-2013) — also known asC. W. 'Bill' Young — of Seminole,PinellasCounty, Fla.; St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.; Indian Rocks Beach,PinellasCounty, Fla.; Indian Shores,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Harmarville,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December16, 1930.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;insurancebusiness; member ofFloridastate senate, 1961-71; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Florida,1968,1972,1976,1984;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1971-2013 (8th District 1971-73, 6thDistrict 1973-83, 8th District 1983-93, 10th District 1993-2013, 13thDistrict 2013); died in office 2013.Methodist.Died, in the Walter Reed Military Medical Center (formerlyBethesda Naval Medical Center), in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October18, 2013 (age82 years, 306days).Interment atBayPines National Cemetery, North Bay Pines, Fla. | | Joseph Robinette Biden III (1969-2015) — also known asBeau Biden — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February3, 1969.Democrat.Lawyer;Delawarestate attorney general, 2007-15; major in the U.S. Army duringthe Iraq War;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008.Catholic.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died, frombraincancer, inWalter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 30,2015 (age46 years, 116days).Interment atSt. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery, Greenville, Del.  | Colin Luther Powell (1937-2021) — also known asColin L. Powell;"Balloonfoot" —Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1937.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Armygeneral; National Security Advisor, 1987-89; chairman, Joint Chiefsof Staff, 1989-93;U.S.Secretary of State, 2001-05; received 3 electoral votes forPresident,2016.Africanancestry.Recipient of theSpingarnmedal, 1991; twice recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom, in 1991 and again in 1995.Died, fromCOVID-19,atWalter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October18, 2021 (age84 years, 196days).Burial location unknown.
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