Very incomplete list! | |  Richard Wayne Allen (b. 1951) — also known asRick W. Allen — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,November7, 1951.Republican.Constructionbusiness;U.S.Representative from Georgia 12th District, 2015-.Methodist.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.Still living as of 2024. | | Jefferson Randolph Anderson (b. 1861) — also known asJ. Randolph Anderson — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September4, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;attorney for severalrailroads;director, SavannahBank andTrust Co.; director, SavannahElectric &Power Co.; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1905-06, 1909-12; member ofGeorgiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1907-08; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1912(speaker);member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1913-14.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Edward Clifford Anderson, Jr. and Jane Margaret (Randolph)Anderson; married,November27, 1895, to Anne Page Wilder. |
| | Warren Mattice Anderson (1915-2007) — also known asWarren M. Anderson — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Bainbridge,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1953-88 (45th District 1953-54, 47th District1955-65, 55th District 1966, 47th District 1967-82, 51st District1983-88); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1972,1976,1980;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1985-86.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, in Wilson Memorial RegionalMedicalCenter, Johnson City,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,June 1,2007 (age91 years, 228days).Interment atChenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y. | | Homer Daniel Angell (1875-1968) — also known asHomer D. Angell — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born near The Dalles,WascoCounty, Ore.,January12, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1929-31, 1935; member ofOregonstate senate, 1937-38;U.S.Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1939-55.Member,American BarAssociation;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;HumaneSociety;Alpha Tau Omega.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,March31, 1968 (age93 years, 79days).Entombed atWilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore. | | Charles Shirk Arthur Jr. (1917-2011) — also known asCharles Arthur — of Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.Born in Spirit Lake,DickinsonCounty, Iowa,July 16,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;RileyCounty Attorney, 1949-53;chair ofRiley County Republican Party, 1953-55;mayorof Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1957-65;Speaker ofthe Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member ofKansasstate senate, 1965-69.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.,February16, 2011 (age93 years, 215days).Interment atSunsetCemetery, Manhattan, Kan. | | Lee Atwater (1951-1991) — also known asHarvey LeRoy Atwater — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February27, 1951.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1972;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1989-91.Member,Alpha Tau Omega. Self proclaimed "dirty tricks" political strategist;rhythm and bluesguitarist.Died, frombraincancer, inWashington,D.C.,March29, 1991 (age40 years, 30days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Columbia, S.C. | | Phillip Benjamin Baldwin (1924-2002) — of Marshall,HarrisonCounty, Tex.Born in Marshall,HarrisonCounty, Tex.,December23, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;chair ofHarrison County Democratic Party, 1962-67;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1968-82;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; tooksenior status 1986.Episcopalian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.Died in Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,April20, 2002 (age77 years, 118days).Burial location unknown. | | William Julius Barker (1886-1968) — also known asWilliam J. Barker — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; Bartow,PolkCounty, Fla.; Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,June 25,1886.Lawyer;circuit judge in Florida, 1925-40;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1940-59;took senior status 1959.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;PhiKappa Phi;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.DiedApril13, 1968 (age81 years, 293days).Intermentsomewherein Tampa, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof William Dobbs Barker and Kate (Agricola) Barker; married,October20, 1916, to Pauline Eleanor Bigham. |
| | Bion Lamott Bates (1884-1975) — also known asBion L. Bates — of Ovid,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born in Elsie,ClintonCounty, Mich.,October4, 1884.Republican.Dentist;member ofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1947-50; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1948.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons.Died in Meridian Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,March 4,1975 (age90 years, 151days).Burial location unknown. | | John Stewart Battle (1890-1972) — also known asJohn S. Battle — ofCharlottesville,Va.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,July 11,1890.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1930-33; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1934-49 (27th District 1934-35, 26th District1936-49);Governor ofVirginia, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Virginia,1952;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1956.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons.DiedApril 9,1972 (age81 years, 273days).Interment atMonticelloMemorial Park, Charlottesville, Va. | | Lucius Durham Battle (1918-2008) — also known asLucius D. Battle;LukeBattle —ofWashington,D.C.Born in Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.,June 1,1918.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;Foreign Service officer; personal aide to Secretary of StateDeanAcheson; U.S. Ambassador toUnited Arab Republic, 1964-67.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi;Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, inWashington,D.C.,May 13,2008 (age89 years, 347days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (1928-2019) — also known asBirch Bayh — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,January22, 1928.Democrat.Farmer;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1954-62;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1959-60;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1963-81; defeated, 1980; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1964,1968(speaker);candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1976.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;IzaakWalton League;Jaycees;FarmBureau;Elks;Freemasons;Alpha Tau Omega.Died in Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.,March14, 2019 (age91 years, 51days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Christie Benet (1879-1951) — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,December26, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1918.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary;PhiDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Alpha Tau Omega;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March30, 1951 (age71 years, 94days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Columbia, S.C. | | Charles H. Betts (b. 1863) — of Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Wolcott town,WayneCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1863.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1904-18;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 42nd District, 1915;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1920-22; postmaster atLyons,N.Y., 1928.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Glenview,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born inOrangeCounty, N.C.,November8, 1871.Lawyer;publisher of Louisville Courier-Journalnewspaper;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate forJudge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1933-37.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Societyof Colonial Wars;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa;Alpha Tau Omega.Died inBaltimore,Md.,December18, 1937 (age66 years, 40days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.  | Walter James Bristow Jr. (b. 1924) — also known asWalter J. Bristow, Jr. — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,October14, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1957-58; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1958-76 (Richland County 1958-66, 21stDistrict 1966-68, 10th District 1968-72, 7th District 1972-76);circuit judge in South Carolina 5th Circuit; elected 1976.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;ExchangeClub;Alpha Tau Omega.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Walter J. Bristow and Caroline Belser (Melton) Bristow;married,September12, 1952, to Katherine Stewart Mullins. | | | | Image source: South CarolinaLegislative Manual 1964 |
| | John Fletcher Bruton (b. 1861) — of Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.Born in Wentworth,RockinghamCounty, N.C.,May 29,1861.Democrat.Lawyer;vice-president, North Carolina HomeInsuranceCo.; director, CarolinaTelephone&TelegraphCo.;;mayor ofWilson, N.C., 1894-96.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Rasbury Bruton and Margaret G. (Nixon) Bruton; married,November15, 1887, to Hattie Tartt Barnes. |
| | Richard Hudson Bryan (b. 1937) — also known asRichard H. Bryan — of Nevada. Born inWashington,D.C.,July 16,1937.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNevadastate senate, 1972-78;Nevadastate attorney general, 1979-83; defeated, 1974;Governor ofNevada, 1983-89;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1989-2001; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nevada,1996,2000.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Alpha Tau Omega.Still living as of 2014. | | Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) — also known asC. Farris Bryant — of Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.,July 26,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1952,1960(alternate),1968;Governorof Florida, 1961-65.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Jaycees;AlphaKappa Psi;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Died, in ahospitalat Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March 1,2002 (age87 years, 218days).Interment atHighlandMemorial Park, Ocala, Fla. | | Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) — also known asGordon H. Butler — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Scipio,JenningsCounty, Ind.,February10, 1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;civilengineer;generalcontractor; president, PolarisConcreteProducts Company;bankdirector; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District1963-64); died in office 1964.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Rotary;Elks;Eagles.Died, ofpneumonia,in St. Luke'sHospital,Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,August1, 1964 (age75 years, 173days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | George Charles Butte (1877-1940) — also known asGeorge C. Butte — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.; Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 9,1877.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1924;PuertoRico attorney general, 1925;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1932.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanLaw Institute;Alpha Tau Omega;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, following surgery for anintestinalblockage, in AmericanHospital,Mexico City (Ciudad de México),DistritoFederal,January18, 1940 (age62 years, 254days).Interment atLive Oak Cemetery, Dublin, Tex. | | Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (1930-1998) — also known asLawton Chiles;"Walkin'Lawton" —of Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.Born in Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.,April 3,1930.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1959-67; member ofFloridastate senate, 1967-71;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1971-89;Governor ofFlorida, 1991-98; died in office 1998; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Florida,1996(delegation chair).Presbyterian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.Died, of aheartcondition, in theGovernor'sMansion, Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,December12, 1998 (age68 years, 253days).Original interment and cenotaph atRoselawnCemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla. | | Robert LeRoy Cochran (1886-1963) — also known asRoy Cochran — of North Platte,LincolnCounty, Neb.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Avoca,CassCounty, Neb.,January28, 1886.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governor ofNebraska, 1935-41; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Episcopalian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers.DiedFebruary23, 1963 (age77 years, 26days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Park, Lincoln, Neb. | | Harry Buffington Coffee (1890-1972) — also known asHarry B. Coffee — of Chadron,DawesCounty, Neb.; Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born near Harrison,SiouxCounty, Neb.,March16, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;rancher;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1935-43.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;Alpha Tau Omega.Died in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,October3, 1972 (age82 years, 201days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.  | David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) — also known asD. Leigh Colvin — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in South Charleston,ClarkCounty, Ohio,January28, 1880.Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1913;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (15th District), 1922 (11thDistrict); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (LawPreservation); Prohibition candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920; Chairman of ProhibitionNational Committee, 1925-32; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1936.Methodist.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.Died, fromuremia,in LawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1959 (age79 years, 222days).Interment atSummitLawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind. | | | J. Eugene Cook (b. 1904) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Wrightsville,JohnsonCounty, Ga.,April 4,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;Georgiastate attorney general, 1945-65; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Georgia,1952;justiceof Georgia state supreme court, 1965-67.Baptist.Member,DeltaSigma Pi;Alpha Tau Omega;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmen;Elks;Lions.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Monroe Cook and Ida (Preston) Cook; married,June 28,1928, to Julia Adelaide McClatchey. |
| | Hugh Ware Cross (1896-1972) — also known asHugh W. Cross — of Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.Born in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,August24, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1944,1948;member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1949-55;resignedunder fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee onInvestigations toopen aninquiry into theproprietyof his actions influencing the award of a Chicago transportationcontract; the committee later reported that he had "madea mistake andactedindiscreetly".Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,October15, 1972 (age76 years, 52days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill. | | Larry Crow (b. 1959) — of Florida. Born in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,December2, 1959.Republican.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 49th District, 1995-.Baptist.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Still living as of 1999. | | Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) — also known asEwin L. Davis — of Tullahoma,CoffeeCounty, Tenn.Born inBedfordCounty, Tenn.,February5, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1905;circuit judge in Tennessee, 1910-18;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated,1932; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1933-49; died in office 1949;chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1935, 1940, 1945.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,October23, 1949 (age73 years, 260days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn. | | William Raymond Davis (b. 1877) — also known asW. R. Davis — of Chardon,GeaugaCounty, Ohio.Born in Edinburg,PortageCounty, Ohio,June 6,1877.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1912;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1913-14.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Alpha Tau Omega.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dexter D. Davis and Frances Ellen (Turner) Davis; married,July 17,1907, to Jennie E. Turner. |
| | Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) — also known asPeter J. De Muth — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January1, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;real estatebusiness;buildingcontractor; candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 8thDistrict, 1926;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Alpha Tau Omega;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Died inOrangeCounty, Calif.,April 3,1993 (age101 years,92 days).Burial location unknown.  | King Dixon (b. 1908) — of near Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,October2, 1908.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;ice andfuel oil dealer; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,1955-56; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Laurens County, 1960-64.Baptist.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Rotary;BlueKey.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon; married,August14, 1926, to Katharine Simmons. | | | | Image source: South CarolinaLegislative Manual 1964 |
| | | Paul Rand Dixon (1913-1996) — also known asPaul R. Dixon — ofWashington,D.C.; Brentwood,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September29, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Federal TradeCommission, 1961-81; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1961-69, 1976.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Alpha Tau Omega;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.DiedMay 2,1996 (age82 years, 216days).Burial location unknown. | | James Marsh Douglas (b. 1896) — also known asJames M. Douglas — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,January6, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri, 1935-37; defeated, 1930;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1937-47; appointed 1937.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Alpha Tau Omega;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLaw Institute.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Bond Douglas and Francesca (Kimball) Douglas; married,August5, 1939, to Mary Elizabeth Lumaghi. |
| | James Oliver Eastland (1904-1986) — also known asJames O. Eastland;"SlipperyJim" —of Morton,ScottCounty, Miss.; Ruleville,SunflowerCounty, Miss.Born in Doddsville,SunflowerCounty, Miss.,November28, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1928-32; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Mississippi,1928,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1941, 1943-79.Methodist.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.DiedFebruary19, 1986 (age81 years, 83days).Interment atForestCemetery, Forest, Miss. | | Harry Willson Farr (1887-1965) — also known asHarry W. Farr — of Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.Born in Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.,August17, 1887.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1940(alternate),1952;president, HomeLight andPower Co., 1944-61;bankdirector.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;Alpha Tau Omega.DiedMarch 3,1965 (age77 years, 198days).Interment atLinnGrove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo. | | Frank Leroy Farrar (b. 1929) — also known asFrank L. Farrar — of Britton,MarshallCounty, S.Dak.Born in Britton,MarshallCounty, S.Dak.,April 2,1929.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;SouthDakota state attorney general, 1963-69;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1969-71.Presbyterian.Member,Lions;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;Jaycees;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Still living as of 1994.  | Homer Folks (b. 1867) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hanover,JacksonCounty, Mich.,February18, 1867.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 29th District, 1899;president, New York State Probation Commission.Member,Alpha Tau Omega. Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1917 |
| | | Roy C. Fox (b. 1890) — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Cincinnati,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,October10, 1890.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;LincolnCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1920-26;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1926-34.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Alpha Tau Omega;PhiAlpha Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wesley Fox and Sarah Louise (McMahon) Fox; married,May 6,1922, to Frankie A. Juvinall. |
| | Frank Hoyt Gailor (1892-1954) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Sewanee,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,May 9,1892.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1921; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1923;ShelbyCounty Attorney, 1936-41; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1941-42;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1942-48.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;AmericanLegion.Died in1954(ageabout62 years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | Hampson Gary (1873-1952) — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.;Washington,D.C.Born in Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,April23, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;vice-president, Royall NationalBank;director, Guaranty StateBank;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1901-02; member ofTexasDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1902-04; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1908;U.S. Diplomatic Agent toEgypt, 1917-18; U.S. Consul General inCairo, 1917-20; U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1920-21.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Alpha Tau Omega;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.DiedApril18, 1952 (age78 years, 361days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Otis Allan Glazebrook (1845-1931) — also known asOtis A. Glazebrook — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born inRichmond,Va.,October13, 1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; founder of AlphaTau Omega fraternity, while a student at the Virginia MilitaryInstitute;Episcopalpriest;missionary;rector;chaplain;U.S. Consul inJerusalem, 1914-17, 1918-19;Nice, as of 1924-29;Monaco, as of 1929.Episcopalian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.Died inNorthAtlantic Ocean,April26, 1931 (age85 years, 195days).Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Larkin White Glazebrook and America Henley (Bullington)Glazebrook; married,November17, 1866, to Virginia Calvert Key Smith; married1914 toEmalina Adelia Rumford. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) — also known asAlfred T. Goodwin — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Bellingham,WhatcomCounty, Wash.,June 29,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;newspaperreporter;lawyer;circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60;justice ofOregon state supreme court, 1960-69;U.S.District Judge for Oregon, 1969.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;Alpha Tau Omega.Still living as of 2014. | | Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) — also known asRobert K. Goodwin — of Redfield,DallasCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 23,1905.Republican.Farmer;brick and claytile manufacturer;bankdirector; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1952;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.Congregationalist.Member,FarmBureau;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;Elks.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,February21, 1983 (age77 years, 274days).Interment atResthavenCemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa. | | Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) — also known asThomas W. Gregory — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in Crawfordsville (unknowncounty), Miss.,November6, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee),1912(HonoraryVice-President);U.S.Attorney General, 1914-19.Presbyterian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.Died, ofpneumonia,in his room at theHotelPennsylvania, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1933 (age71 years, 112days).Intermentsomewherein Austin, Tex. | | 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,Alpha Tau Omega;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April12, 1954 (age60 years, 136days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb. | | Thomas Guastello (b. 1943) — of Utica,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,1943.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1968;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 71st District, 1969-74; member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1975-82.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega;Jaycees.Still living as of 1982. | | Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) — also known asLee H. Hamilton — of Columbus,BartholomewCounty, Ind.Born in Daytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,April20, 1931.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1968,1996;received theMedalof Freedom in 2015.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;TrilateralCommission;Rotary;Jaycees;Alpha Tau Omega.Inducted into the Indiana BasketballHall ofFame.Still living as of 2018. | | Richard Henry Hanna (b. 1878) — also known asR. H. Hanna — of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in Kankakee,KankakeeCounty, Ill.,July 31,1878.Democrat.Lawyer;justice ofNew Mexico state supreme court, 1912-19;chiefjustice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1917; candidate forGovernor ofNew Mexico, 1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Mexico, 1921; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Mexico, 1928-32.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Bird Hanna and Belle (Hall) Hanna; married,February8, 1905, to Clara Zimmer. |
| | Robert Franklin Hickman (1906-1987) — also known asRobert F. Hickman — of Elizabeth,WirtCounty, W.Va.Born in Elizabeth,WirtCounty, W.Va.,August24, 1906.Republican.Schoolteacher;newspaperpublisher; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 1936; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1939-42.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Alpha Tau Omega.Died in1987(ageabout80 years).Interment atKnightsof Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va. | | Donald E. Holbrook Jr. (b. 1931) — of Clare,ClareCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October29, 1931.Republican.Lawyer;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from IsabellaDistrict, 1961; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 99th District, 1965-72;circuitjudge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1973-74;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;AmericanJudicature Society;Alpha Tau Omega;American BarAssociation.Still living as of 1990. | | Spessard Lindsey Holland (1892-1971) — also known asSpessard L. Holland — of Bartow,PolkCounty, Fla.Born in Bartow,PolkCounty, Fla.,July 10,1892.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Florida,1921-29; member ofFloridastate senate, 1932-40; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Florida,1940(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate; member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1956(alternate),1960,1968;Governorof Florida, 1941-45;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1946-71.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation.Sponsor of 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax. Died in Bartow,PolkCounty, Fla.,November6, 1971 (age79 years, 119days).Interment atWildwoodCemetery, Bartow, Fla. | | Findley Burtch Howard (b. 1885) — also known asFindley B. Howard — of Columbus,PlatteCounty, Neb.; Roswell,ChavesCounty, N.M.; Canal Zone (now part ofPanama).Born in Papillion,SarpyCounty, Neb.,October8, 1885.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toParaguay, 1935-41.Member,Alpha Tau Omega. Burial location unknown. | | Roy Michael Huffington (1917-2008) — also known asRoy M. Huffington — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Tomball,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October4, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;geologist;oil and gasproducer; U.S. Ambassador toAustria, 1990-93.Member,Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Venice,Italy,July11, 2008 (age90 years, 281days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Houston, Tex. | | George S. Hurley (1907-1999) — of Washington. Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,1907.Democrat. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives; elected 1940; defeated, 1950,1954, 1956, 1958, 1964; elected 1974.Member,Alpha Tau Omega. Professionalbaseballplayer on farm teams for the New York Giants and Yankees.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,November2, 1999 (ageabout 92years).Burial location unknown. | | William Kenneth Jackson Jr. (1886-1965) — also known asWilliam K. Jackson, Jr. — of Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Denver,HumphreysCounty, Tenn.,November18, 1886.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for Canal Zone, 1914-15.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Alpha Tau Omega;DeltaChi.Died in June,1965(age78years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Forney Johnston (b. 1879) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.,September9, 1879.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1924.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown. | | Leonard Beck Jordan (1899-1983) — also known asLen B. Jordan — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Mt. Pleasant,SanpeteCounty, Utah,May 15,1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofIdaho state legislature, 1947;Governor ofIdaho, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIdaho,1952,1968;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1962-73.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;PhiBeta Kappa;Alpha Tau Omega.DiedJune 30,1983 (age84 years, 46days).Interment atCloverdaleMemorial Park, Boise, Idaho. | | Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) — also known asJack Kemp — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 13,1935.Republican. Professionalfootballplayer, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70;cofounderandpresident,American Football League Players Association;U.S.Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1988;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidateforVicePresident of the United States, 1996.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Alpha Tau Omega.Died, ofcancer,in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 2,2009 (age73 years, 293days).Burial location unknown. | | William Purnell Lambertson (1880-1957) — also known asWilliam P. Lambertson — of Fairview,BrownCounty, Kan.Born in Fairview,BrownCounty, Kan.,March23, 1880.Republican.Farmer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1909;Speaker ofthe Kansas State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member ofKansasstate senate, 1913-15;U.S.Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1929-45.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;AmericanLegion.Died in Fairview,BrownCounty, Kan.,October26, 1957 (age77 years, 217days).Interment atSabethaCemetery, Sabetha, Kan. | | Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) — also known asOscar J. Larson — of Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu),Finland,May20, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;HoughtonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Minnesota,1912;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Elks.DiedAugust1, 1957 (age86 years, 73days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | Luke Lea (1879-1945) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,April12, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher; founder of the Nashville Tennesseean;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1911-17; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1912(speaker);colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; in January 1919, afterthe war was over, he led a group of U.S. Army officers in anunauthorizedattempt to seize former German leader Kaiser Wilhelm; theyillegallyentered the Netherlands (which wasneutralterritory) usingforgedpassports; he and the others werereprimandedby the Army; following the collapse of the Asheville Central Bank andTrust, he and others wereindictedin 1931 forbankfraud;convictedon three counts; sentenced toprison,served two years before being paroled; ultimatelypardonedin 1937.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Redmen.Died, in Vanderbilt UniversityHospital,Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,November18, 1945 (age66 years, 220days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.  | John Charles Lindsay (b. 1927) — of Bennettsville,MarlboroCounty, S.C.Born in Bennettsville,MarlboroCounty, S.C.,April18, 1927.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;bankdirector; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Marlboro County,1953-62; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1963-76 (Marlboro County 1963-66, 9thDistrict 1967-68, 20th District 1969-72, 9th District 1972-76).Member,Jaycees;Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Still living as of 1976.| | Relatives: Sonof Ross Moore Lindsay, Sr. and Louis (Crosland) Lindsay; married,June 15,1949, to Frances Maxine Bair. | | | | Image source: South CarolinaLegislative Manual 1964 |
| | Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,September14, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1903-04;EscambiaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel anddirector, Florida East CoastHotelCo.; director, GulfLifeInsurance Co.; receiver, Florida East CoastRailway,1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1936.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Alpha Tau Omega;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;BlueKey;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Highlands,MaconCounty, N.C.,September22, 1953 (age75 years, 8days).Interment atOaklawnCemetery, Jacksonville, Fla. | | Clarence Dickinson Long Jr. (1908-1994) — also known asClarence D. Long — of Ruxton,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,December11, 1908.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor;MarylandDemocratic state chair, 1961-62;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1963-85; defeated,1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1964.Presbyterian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Cockeysville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,September18, 1994 (age85 years, 281days).Burial location unknown. | | 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,Alpha Tau Omega.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1989.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, at theWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2001 (age98 years, 203days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frederic Hine Maughmer (1899-1972) — also known asFred H. Maughmer — of Savannah,AndrewCounty, Mo.BornNovember22, 1899.Republican.Lawyer;AndrewCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1938, 1940; circuitjudge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1947-55.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiDelta Phi;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows.Died in June,1972(age72years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | John McDuffie (1883-1950) — of Monroeville,MonroeCounty, Ala.Born near River Ridge,MonroeCounty, Ala.,September25, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1907-11; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1908(alternate),1924;prosecuting attorney, 1st Circuit, 1911-19;U.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1919-35; resigned 1935;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1935-50;died in office 1950.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Elks;Freemasons;Redmen;Woodmenof the World;WoodmenCircle;Alpha Tau Omega.Died in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,November1, 1950 (age67 years, 37days).Interment atPineCrest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. | | Joseph T. Meek — also known as"Mr. Retailing" — of Western Springs,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1954;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1969-70.Member,Freemasons;Alpha Tau Omega;Phi MuAlpha.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | George Stewart Miller (b. 1884) — also known asGeorge S. Miller — of Medford,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 12,1884.Republican.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1932;actingpresident, Tufts College, 1937-38; director, Medford HillsideCooperativeBank.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James H. Miller and Katherine (Stewart) Miller; married,August14, 1913, to Marion F. Stratton. |
| | James Ward Morris (1890-1960) — also known asJames W. Morris — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Smithfield,JohnstonCounty, N.C.,November14, 1890.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1916,1936(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I;AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1939-60; died in office 1960.Episcopalian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.DiedNovember15, 1960 (age70 years, 1days).Interment atMyrtleHill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.  | Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) — also known asRobert L. Owen — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born inLynchburg,Va.,February2, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Episcopalian.Scotch-IrishandCherokeeIndian ancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;ModernWoodmen of America;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedJuly 19,1947 (age91 years, 167days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va. | | John Malcolm Patterson (1921-2021) — also known asJohn Patterson — of Phenix City,RussellCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.; Goldville,TallapoosaCounty, Ala.Born in Goldville,TallapoosaCounty, Ala.,September27, 1921.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;Alabamastate attorney general, 1955-59;Governor ofAlabama, 1959-63; defeated, 1966; candidate forchiefjustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1970;Judge,Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1984-97.Member,Jaycees;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Woodmen;American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiAlpha Delta;Lions.At 37, he was theyoungestgovernor in Alabama history.Died in Goldville,TallapoosaCounty, Ala.,June 4,2021 (age99 years, 250days).Burial location unknown. | | Cleon W. Raese (b. 1888) — of Davis,TuckerCounty, W.Va.Born in Davis,TuckerCounty, W.Va.,September7, 1888.Republican.Merchant;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Tucker County, 1941-48.Presbyterian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Raese and Minnie (Larue) Raese; married,September25, 1917, to Salena M. Viering. |
| | Claude Trexler Reno (b. 1882) — also known asClaude T. Reno — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Lyons,BerksCounty, Pa.,April 4,1882.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1911-12; common pleas court judgein Pennsylvania 31st District, 1921-29;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1939; appointed 1939; superior courtjudge in Pennsylvania, 1942-43.Lutheran.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph F. Reno and Millie (Trexler) Reno; married,August14, 1906, to May G. Appel. |
| | George Lamb Buist Rivers (b. 1896) — also known asBuist Rivers — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 26,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1924-28; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1930; president,The CentralRailroadof South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and SouthernNationalBank;director, Life and AccidentInsuranceCompany; vice president and counsel ofradiostation WCSC.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers;married,November20, 1930, to Ethel Pinckney Rutledge. |
| | Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) — also known asKenneth A. Roberts — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.Born in Piedmont,CalhounCounty, Ala.,November1, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during WorldWar II;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63,at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964;shot andwounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Ricannationalists, 1954.Baptist.Member,Lions;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Woodmen;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Alpha Tau Omega;PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Potomac,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 9,1989 (age76 years, 189days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Erskine Mayo Ross (1845-1928) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,June 30,1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1880-86;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1887-95;Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit, 1895-1911;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1895-1925; tooksenior status 1925.Member,Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December10, 1928 (age83 years, 163days).Interment atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | William Hodges Samford (1866-1940) — of Troy,PikeCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.,August7, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Alabama,1905;Judge,Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Alpha Tau Omega.DiedFebruary2, 1940 (age73 years, 179days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Troy, Ala. | | Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871) — also known asRobert E. Lee Saner — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Washington,HempsteadCounty, Ark.,August9, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary ofTexas Democratic Party, 1899-1901.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:RobertE. Lee | | | | Relatives: Son of John Franklin Sanerand Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner; married,March31, 1903, to Ileaine Marvin Smith. |
| | Allan Douglas Sanford (b. 1869) — also known asAllan Sanford — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born in Covington,TiptonCounty, Tenn.,July 3,1869.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofWaco, Tex., 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Alpha Tau Omega.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Sanford and Elizabeth (Douglas) Sanford; married,January30, 1900, to Mary Stella Shepard; married,November11, 1903, to Frances Boddie. |
| | Francis Muir Scarlett (1891-1971) — also known asFrank M. Scarlett — of Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.Born in Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,June 9,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1924,1928(alternate),1936;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1946-68;took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-71.Presbyterian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.DiedNovember18, 1971 (age80 years, 162days).Burial location unknown. | | Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) — also known asAlan K. Simpson — of Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born inDenver,Colo.,September2, 1931.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWyomingstate house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;Eagles;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Alpha Tau Omega.Still living as of 2014. | | Milward Lee Simpson (1897-1993) — also known asMilward L. Simpson — of Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in alogcabin, Jackson,TetonCounty, Wyo.,November12, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1926-27; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wyoming,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1952;Governorof Wyoming, 1955-59; defeated, 1958;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1962-67; defeated, 1940.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Rotary;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Alpha Tau Omega.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in anursinghome at Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,June 10,1993 (age95 years, 210days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Cody, Wyo. | | Amos Morehead Stack (b. 1926) — also known asA. Morehead Stack — of Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.Born inRobesonCounty, N.C.,December8, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; founder andpresident, HerculesSteel Co.;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,1964;member ofNorthCarolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-67.Presbyterian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;YoungAmericans for Freedom.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Amos Morehead Stack and Hannah (McNeill) Stack; married,September15, 1963, to Gillian Rose Scaturro. |
| | John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) — also known asJ. Harold Stevens — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,March21, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County12th District, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Alpha Tau Omega;SigmaNu Phi;AmericanLegion.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April29, 1976 (age81 years, 39days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to MarthaBeal. |
| | James Bond Stockdale (1923-2005) — also known asJames B. Stockdale — Born in Abingdon,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December23, 1923.U.S. Navy pilot and vice admiral; received theMedalof Honor in 1976 for his actions as a prisoner of war inVietnam.; Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1992.Member,Alpha Tau Omega. Died, probably fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 5,2005 (age81 years, 194days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Albert Stubblefield (1907-1977) — also known asFrank A. Stubblefield — of Murray,CallowayCounty, Ky.Born in Murray,CallowayCounty, Ky.,April 5,1907.Democrat.Druggist;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1944;Kentuckyrailroad commissioner, 1951-58;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1959-75; defeated inprimary, 1974.Methodist.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Elks;Rotary.Died in1977(ageabout70 years).Interment atMurrayCity Cemetery, Murray, Ky.  | Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) — of Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa.Born in Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa,January21, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;secretaryof state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.AmericanReformed Church. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Freemasons;Alpha Tau Omega;GammaEta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hugo Synhorst and Ethel Synhorst; married1941 to AliceRossing. | | | | Image source: Iowa Official Register1951-52 |
| | John Bell Tansil (b. 1881) — also known asJohn B. Tansil — of Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born in Dresden,WeakleyCounty, Tenn.,July 13,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;YellowstoneCounty Attorney, 1923-29;U.S.Attorney for Montana, 1935-50.Episcopalian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | John L. Thomas (b. 1926) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April25, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected1952; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWest Virginia,1960;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1967.Methodist.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Andrew Thomas and Jo (Royer) Thomas. |
| | James S. Truman (b. 1874) — of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1925-28.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Lindsay Carter Warren (1889-1976) — also known asLindsay C. Warren — of Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.Born in Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,December16, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofBeaufort County Democratic Party, 1912-25; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1917-19, 1959; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1923;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1925-40;resigned 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1932,1940;U.S. Comptroller General 1940-54.Episcopalian.Member,Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Elks.Died inWashington,D.C.,December28, 1976 (age87 years, 12days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Washington, N.C. | | James Gaius Watt (b. 1938) — also known asJames G. Watt — BornJanuary31, 1938.Legislative assistant to Sen.MilwardL. Simpson, 1962-66;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1981-83.Pentecostal.Member,Alpha Tau Omega.Still living as of 2014. | | Phillip Hart Weaver (1919-1989) — also known asPhil Weaver — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,April 9,1919.Republican.Radioannouncer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;insurancebusiness;automobiledealer;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1955-63; defeated,1962.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Alpha Tau Omega;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in1989(ageabout70 years).Interment atSteeleCemetery, Falls City, Neb. | | Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) — also known asEvelle J. Younger — of California. Born in Stamford,HarlanCounty, Neb.,June 19,1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;FBIagent;lawyer;municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1958-64;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1964-70;Californiastate attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1972;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Alpha Tau Omega;Elks.Died, ofarterioscleroticcardiovasculardisease, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 4,1989 (age70 years, 319days).Interment atLosAngeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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