Very incomplete list! | |  William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) — also known asW. R. Alstadt — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Thebes,AlexanderCounty, Ill.,October7, 1916.Democrat.Dentist;major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arkansas,1960,1964.Methodist.Member,American Dental Association;Freemasons;Civitan.DiedApril 6,1993 (age76 years, 181days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt; married,August31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness. |
| | William C. Baker (b. 1925) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,July 18,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;dentist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1972.Protestant.Member,OmegaPsi Phi;American Dental Association;NAACP;Freemasons;Shriners;UrbanLeague.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Esau Baker and Ella (Cranfielo) Baker; married1955 to MaeHelen Morgan. |
| | Lawrence L. Belcher (1884-1960) — of Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born in West Virginia,July 30,1884.Democrat.Dentist;candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1928;member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1937-49; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;American Dental Association;Rotary.DiedFebruary8, 1960 (age75 years, 193days).Burial location unknown. | | Stephen Crabtree Bird (1939-2008) — also known asStephen C. Bird — of Harrisville,RitchieCounty, W.Va.; Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.;WirtCounty, W.Va.Born in Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.,March 7,1939.Democrat.Schoolteacher;dentist;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 1972, 1980; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1975-78, 1983-84,1987-90; defeated, 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1984(8th District), 1992 (8th District); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1976.Methodist;laterBaptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Grotto;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion;Amvets;FarmBureau;National RifleAssociation;American Dental Association.Died in Williamstown,WoodCounty, W.Va.,May 9,2008 (age69 years, 63days).Interment atWalnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va. | | Aristo Carranza — ofUnionCounty, N.J.Born in Lima,Peru.Republican.Dentist;candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly 20th District, 2003.Peruvianancestry. Member,American Dental Association.Still living as of 2003. | | Sau Yee Chang (1896-1990) — of Lihue, Island of Kauai,KauaiCounty, Hawaii.Born in Hanapepe, Island of Kauai,KauaiCounty, Hawaii,November19, 1896.Republican.Dentist;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from HawaiiTerritory,1948,1952;delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii,1960.Congregationalist.Chineseancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;American Dental Association.DiedSeptember13, 1990 (age93 years, 298days).Burial location unknown. | | Garrett D. Conover (b. 1895) — of Valparaiso,PorterCounty, Ind.Born in Bradford,StarkCounty, Ill.,October6, 1895.Republican.Dentist;mayorof Valparaiso, Ind., 1943-44.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;American Dental Association.Burial location unknown. | | James Burrows Edwards (1927-2014) — also known asJames B. Edwards;JimEdwards —of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Hawthorne,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,June 24,1927.Republican.Dentist;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1968,1972,1976,1980,1984,1988;candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member ofSouthCarolina state senate 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1975-79;U.S.Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.EpiscopalianorMethodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;American Dental Association.Died, from complications of astroke,in Mt. Pleasant,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December26, 2014 (age87 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) — of Houghton,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born inScotland,June6, 1880.Republican.Dentalsurgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Presbyterian.Member,American Dental Association;Rotary;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Foresters.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married1909 toCharlotte Brimacombe. |
| | Paul Anthony Gosar (b. 1958) — also known asPaul Gosar — of Flagstaff,CoconinoCounty, Ariz.; Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.Born in Rock Springs,SweetwaterCounty, Wyo.,November27, 1958.Republican.Dentist;U.S.Representative from Arizona, 2011-18 (1st District 2011-13, 4thDistrict 2013-18).Catholic.BasqueandSloveneancestry. Member,American Dental Association.Still living as of 2018. | | Thomas P. Gunning (1882-1943) — of Princeton,BureauCounty, Ill.Born near Neponset,BureauCounty, Ill.,June 26,1882.Republican.Dentist;member ofIllinoisstate senate 37th District, 1931-43; died in office 1943.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;American Dental Association.Never recovered fully from surgery to remove a cataract, and diedfrommultipleailments, in Princeton,BureauCounty, Ill.,November8, 1943 (age61 years, 135days).Burial location unknown. | | Blanche Martin (b. 1937) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Georgia,January16, 1937.Democrat.Dentist;member ofMichiganState University board of trustees, 1969-84.Protestant.Africanancestry. Member,Kiwanis;American Dental Association.Still living as of 1984. | | Ronald C. Packard (b. 1931) — also known asRon Packard — of Carlsbad,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Oceanside,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Meridian,AdaCounty, Idaho,January19, 1931.Republican.Dentist;mayorof Carlsbad, Calif., 1978-82;U.S.Representative from California, 1983-2001 (43rd District 1983-93,48th District 1993-2001).Mormon. Member,American Dental Association.Still living as of 2014. | | James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) — also known asJ. Bernard Poindexter — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Guyandotte,CabellCounty, W.Va.,January26, 1902.Democrat.Dentist;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56,1959-66; defeated, 1966.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;PsiOmega;American Dental Association.Died in February,1975(age73years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber)Poindexter. |
| | Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.,August16, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;dentist;farmer;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1949; member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936(12th District), 1960 (13th District), 1964 (13th District).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;PsiOmega;Rotary;American Dental Association.Burial location unknown. | | Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) — also known asRoy O. Woodruff — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,March14, 1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;dentist;mayorof Bay City, Mich., 1911-13;U.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1940.Baptist;laterPresbyterian.ScottishandEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;AmericanLegion;Elks;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;American Dental Association;DeltaSigma Delta.Died inWashington,D.C.,February12, 1953 (age76 years, 335days).Interment atElmLawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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