Very incomplete list! | |  William Anderson (1888-1975) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October25, 1888.Politicalscientist;universityprofessor; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations,1953-55.Member,American Political Science Association;AmericanSociety for Public Administration;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in May,1975(age86years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Shillingford Babcock (1915-1985) — also known asRobert S. Babcock — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,July 22,1915.Republican.Rhodesscholar; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor; member ofVermontstate senate, 1951-54, 1957-58; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Vermont,1952;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1959-61; candidate forGovernor ofVermont, 1960; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1977-81.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American Political Science Association.Died in Yuma,YumaCounty, Ariz.,September1, 1985 (age70 years, 41days).Burial location unknown. | | Simeon Eben Baldwin (1840-1927) — also known asSimeon E. Baldwin — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February5, 1840.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forConnecticutstate senate 4th District, 1867;lawprofessor;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1897-1907;chiefjustice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1907-10;Governor ofConnecticut, 1911-15; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1912;candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1914.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation;AmericanHistorical Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAntiquarian Society.DiedJanuary30, 1927 (age86 years, 359days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.| |  Relatives: SonofRogerSherman Baldwin and Emily (Perkins) Baldwin; brother of HenriettaPerkins (who marriedDwightFoster); married,October19, 1865, to Susan Mears Winchester; uncle ofEdwardBaldwin Whitney; grandson ofSimeonBaldwin; great-grandson ofRogerSherman; fifth great-grandnephew ofThomasWelles; first cousin once removed ofShermanDay,EbenezerRockwood Hoar,WilliamMaxwell Evarts,GeorgeFrisbie Hoar andHenryde Forest Baldwin; second cousin ofRogerSherman Greene,RockwoodHoar,ShermanHoar,MaxwellEvarts,ArthurOutram Sherman,ThomasDay Thacher andRogerKent; second cousin once removed ofRogerSherman Hoar; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelGager andArchibaldCox; second cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderBuel Trowbridge III; third cousin once removed ofSamuelR. Gager,SamuelAustin Gager,ChaunceyMitchell Depew andJohnFrederick Addis; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles andJohnStanley Addis; fourth cousin ofJohnAdams Dix; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesDoolittle Wooster,DanielUpson,WalterBooth,GeorgeBailey Loring,CharlesPage,ErwinJ. Baldwin,ErnestHarvey Woodford,FrancisEverett Baldwin andClementPhineas Kellogg. | | | | Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:EdwinStark Thomas | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) — of Montana; Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.; East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Finnentrop,Germany,August10, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana,1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,American Political Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, following akidneyoperation, in St. Catherine'sHospital,East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.,March12, 1947 (age77 years, 214days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married,September8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton. |
| | Zenas Work Bliss (1867-1957) — also known asZenas W. Bliss — of Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Edgewood, Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Johnston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January10, 1867.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1903-09;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1910-13; Rhode Island State TaxCommissioner.Unitarian.Member,LoyalLegion;AmericanEconomic Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January10, 1957 (age90 years, 0days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | George Nathaniel Briggs (1874-1952) — also known asGeorge N. Briggs — of Lamoni,DecaturCounty, Iowa.Born in Tabor,FremontCounty, Iowa,May 10,1874.Schoolteacher; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1893-94;superintendentof schools;president,Philippine Normal School, 1909-10;president,Graceland College (now Graceland University), 1915-44; Dry candidatefordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.ReorganizedChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,December26, 1952 (age78 years, 230days).Interment atRose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa. | | Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) — also known asCharles H. Brough — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Clinton,HindsCounty, Miss.,July 9,1876.Democrat.Collegeprofessor;Governor ofArkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1924.Baptist.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen ofthe World;ModernWoodmen of America;ColumbianWoodmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Maccabees.Died, from aheartattack,December26, 1935 (age59 years, 170days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Carol Laise Bunker (1917-1991) — also known asCaroline Clendening Laise;Carol C.Laise —ofWashington,D.C.Born inWinchester,Va.,November14, 1917.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toNepal, 1966-73.Female.Member,American Political Science Association. Died, fromcancer,in Dummerston,WindhamCounty, Vt.,July 25,1991 (age73 years, 253days).Interment atDummnerston Center Cemetery, Dummerston, Vt. | | Clarence J. Coleman (b. 1897) — of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.,December6, 1897.Democrat.Lawyer;WashingtonDemocratic state chair, 1940-44; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Washington, 1944-48; member, Board ofRegents, University of Washington, 1945-51; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Washington,1948.Catholic.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;AmericanSociety for International Law;American BarAssociation;American Political Science Association;Council onForeign Relations;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Coleman and Winfred (Blair) Coleman; married,November15, 1932, to Margaret D. Gwin. |
| | William Aloysious Costello (1904-1969) — also known asWilliam A. Costello — of Minnesota. Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March 5,1904.Newspaperreporter;televisionjournalist; U.S. Ambassador toTrinidad and Tobago, 1967-69.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American PoliticalScience Association.Died, from aheartattack, in Port-of-Spain,Trinidad,June20, 1969 (age65 years, 107days).Buried at sea. | | Wilder W. Crane Jr. (b. 1928) — of Chippewa Falls,ChippewaCounty, Wis.Born in Chippewa Falls,ChippewaCounty, Wis.,April 7,1928.Republican.Lumberbusiness; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Chippewa County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958.Member,Jaycees;American Political Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa;Elks.Still living as of 1958.  | Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911-1993) — also known asThomas B. Curtis — of Webster Groves,St. LouisCounty, Mo.; Clayton,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 14,1911.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1951-69 (12th District 1951-53, 2ndDistrict 1953-69); delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1964,1976(delegation chair); candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1968, 1974.Unitarian.Member,American Political Science Association;PhiDelta Phi;PhiSigma Kappa;Lions;AmericanLegion.Died in Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.,January10, 1993 (age81 years, 241days).Burial location unknown. | | | Frederick Morgan Davenport (1866-1956) — also known asFrederick M. Davenport — of Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,August27, 1866.Collegeprofessor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1909-10, 1919-24; Progressivecandidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1912; Progressive candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1914; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1924,1928;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1925-33; defeated(Republican), 1932, 1934.Member,American Political Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,December26, 1956 (age90 years, 121days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Horace Emerson Deemer (b. 1858) — also known asHorace E. Deemer — of Red Oak,MontgomeryCounty, Iowa.Born in Bourbon,MarshallCounty, Ind.,September24, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1887-94;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1894-1917.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American PoliticalScience Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John A. Deemer and Elizabeth (Erwin) Deemer; married,July 12,1882, to Jeannette Gibson. |
| | Boutwell Dunlap (1877-1930) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,November14, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;historian;nominated forU.S.Representative from California 1st District 1904, but withdrewbefore election;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1909-30.Member,KappaSigma;DeltaChi;Societyof Colonial Wars;American Political Science Association;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in his room at the GraystoneHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,December22, 1930 (age53 years, 38days).Cremated;ashes interred atOld Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof William Dunlap and Sarah Jane (Robinson) Dunlap. |
| | Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Whitemarsh,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March28, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1921-26; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1939-46.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanHistorical Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American BarAssociation;UnionLeague;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown. | | Ernest Carl Fackler III (b. 1943) — also known asErnest C. Fackler — of Dearborn Heights,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August5, 1943.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1970, 1972; delegateto Republican National Convention from Michigan,1972(alternate),1976;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976(voted forGeraldR. Ford andBobDole); member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1979.Lutheran.Member,American Political Science Association;Jaycees.Still living as of 2020.| | Relatives: Sonof Ernest Carl Fackler, Jr. and Emma (Engel) Fackler; married1967 to KarenAnne Wagner. |
| | Houston Irving Flournoy (b. 1929) — also known asHouston I. Flournoy — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1961-66;Californiastate controller, 1967-; Republican Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1972;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1974.Congregationalist.Member,American Political Science Association.Still living as of 1974. | | Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) — also known asCharles L. Follo — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,April 7,1905.Democrat.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County,1961-62.Episcopalian.Swedishancestry. Member,Rotary;American Political Science Association.Died in1979(ageabout74 years).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Escanaba, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo; married to IonaBergman Dixon. |
| | John Fowler (1858-1923) — of Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 9,1858.U.S. Consul inNingpo, 1890-96;Chefoo, 1896-1904, 1908-11;Foochow, as of 1914;Riviere du Loup, 1915; U.S. Consul General inChefoo, 1904-08.Member,American Political Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.DiedDecember31, 1923 (age65 years, 236days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Henry Fowler and Julia A. (Brown) Fowler; married,March18, 1891, to Lydia Marie Loureiro. |
| | Burton Lee French (1875-1954) — also known asBurton L. French — of Moscow,LatahCounty, Idaho; Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio.Born near Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.,August1, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1898-1902;U.S.Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidateforU.S.Senator from Idaho, 1914.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;American Political Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiDelta Theta;DeltaSigma Rho;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons.Died in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,September12, 1954 (age79 years, 42days).Interment atMoscowCemetery, Moscow, Idaho. | | Harry Augustus Garfield (1863-1942) — also known asHarry A. Garfield;HalGarfield —of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Hiram,PortageCounty, Ohio,October11, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;universityprofessor; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1904;presidentof Williams College, 1908-34; U.S. Fuel Administrator, 1917-19.Member,American Political Science Association;LoyalLegion.Died in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December12, 1942 (age79 years, 62days).Interment atWilliamsCollege Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass. | | Kenneth William Hechler (1914-2016) — also known asKen Hechler — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September20, 1914.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1964,1968,1972,1980,1984;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Civitan;American Political Science Association.Died in Slanesville,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,December10, 2016 (age102 years,81 days).Interment atBranch Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery, ThreeChurches, W.Va. | | Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) — of Hancock,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,February5, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;universityprofessor; Republican candidate forMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 110th District, 1964.Lutheran.Member,PhiKappa Phi;Phi MuAlpha;American Political Science Association;AmericanHistorical Association;Lions;Elks;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married toKatherine Grayson Graham. |
| | Charles Pagelsen Howard (1887-1966) — also known asCharles P. Howard — of Reading,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Tewksbury,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December26, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Seventh Middlesex District, 1923-25; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1924(alternate),1928;president, BlackstoneSavingsBank, Boston, 1940-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World WarII.Member,American BarAssociation;American Political Science Association;AmericanSociety for Public Administration;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in Beachmont, Revere,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 2,1966 (age78 years, 188days).Interment atLaurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Mass. | | Clifford Chesley Hubbard (b. 1884) — also known asClifford C. Hubbard — of Norton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April30, 1884.Democrat.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1944.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Elmer Elston Hubbard and Lucy Amelia (Read) Hubbard; married,June 18,1915, to Edith Adelaide Wass. |
| | Emil Hurja (1892-1953) — of Breckenridge,StephensCounty, Tex.; Crystal Falls,IronCounty, Mich.Born in Crystal Falls,IronCounty, Mich.,January22, 1892.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1936;candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.Finnishancestry. Member,American Political Science Association;AmericanEconomic Association;SigmaDelta Chi.Suffered aheartattack, collapsed and died at the National Press Club,Washington,D.C.,May 30,1953 (age61 years, 128days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Byron Lindberg Johnson (1917-2000) — also known asByron L. Johnson — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October12, 1917.Democrat.Economist;universityprofessor; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1955-56;U.S.Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1959-61; defeated,1956, 1960, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1960,1968.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiKappa Phi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.,January6, 2000 (age82 years, 86days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Philip Mayer Kaiser (1913-2007) — also known asPhilip M. Kaiser — of New York; Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1913.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;economist;U.S. Ambassador toSenegal, 1961-64;Mauritania, 1961-64;Hungary, 1977-80;Austria, 1980-81.UkrainianandJewishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;American Political Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,May 24,2007 (age93 years, 316days).Burial location unknown. | | 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;American Political ScienceAssociation;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from arupturedabdominal aortic aneurysm, atBethesdaNaval 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 |
| | Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956) — also known asHarley M. Kilgore — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Brown,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,January11, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; criminal court judge inWest Virginia, 1933-40;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1941-56; died in office 1956;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1944,1948(speaker).Christian.Member,American Political Science Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;DeltaTau Delta;Freemasons;Elks;Moose.DiedFebruary28, 1956 (age63 years, 48days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Robert Lansing (1864-1928) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1864.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of State, 1915-20.Member,American Political Science Association;PsiUpsilon.Died, ofmyocarditis,inWashington,D.C.,October30, 1928 (age64 years, 13days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Tracy Hollingsworth Lay (b. 1882) — also known asTracy Lay — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.; Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.; Gadsden,EtowahCounty, Ala.;Washington,D.C.Born in Gadsden,EtowahCounty, Ala.,November5, 1882.Newspaperreporter;departmentstore manager; U.S. Deputy Consul General inLondon, 1912-14; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inDublin, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inParis, 1914-15; U.S. Consul inParis, 1915-19; U.S. Consul General inMunich, 1923-25;Buenos Aires, 1926-28.Methodist.Member,American Political Science Association;AmericanEconomic Association;SigmaNu.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Patrick Lay and Laura Josephine (Hollingsworth) Lay;married,October5, 1921, to Marcia Bliss. |
| | George Michael Leader (1918-2013) — also known asGeorge M. Leader — of Dover,YorkCounty, Pa.; Camp Hill,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Gladwyne,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born near York,YorkCounty, Pa.,January17, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;chair ofYork County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate forPennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1952;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.Lutheran.Member,TauKappa Epsilon;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Eagles;Freemasons;OddFellows;Moose;Amvets;American Political Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Hershey,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,May 9,2013 (age95 years, 112days).Interment atSalem Union Cemetery, Jacobus, Pa. | | Wilbert John LeMelle (b. 1931) — also known asWilbert J. LeMelle — of New York. Born in New Iberia,IberiaParish, La.,November11, 1931.Democrat.Universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toKenya, 1977-80;Seychelles, 1977-80.Catholic.Member,American Political Science Association;Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 1991. | | Robert Luce (1862-1946) — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,December2, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;director, Boston MutualLifeInsurance Company; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Seventh Middlesex District, 1899,1901-08;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1912-13;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13thDistrict 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934,1940.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;American Political Science Association;AmericanEconomic Association;ExchangeClub.DiedApril 7,1946 (age83 years, 126days).Cremated;ashes interred atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Theodore Marburg (1862-1946) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,July 10,1862.U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1912-14.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in Vancouver,BritishColumbia,March 3,1946 (age83 years, 236days).Entombed atDruidRidge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md. | | Charles Edward Merriam Jr. (1874-1953) — also known asCharles E. Merriam — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Hopkinton,DelawareCounty, Iowa,November15, 1874.Republican.Politicalscientist;universityprofessor; Republican candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1911, 1919 (primary); served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I.Member,American Political Science Association. Died, in HilltopHospital,Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January8, 1953 (age78 years, 54days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frederick William Mulkey (1874-1924) — also known asFred W. Mulkey — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,January6, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1907, 1918; resigned 1918.Baptist.Member,American Political Science Association.Died in1924(ageabout50 years).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) — also known asJames K. Pollock — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.,May 25,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County1st District, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,American Political Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;SigmaDelta Kappa.DiedOctober4, 1968 (age70 years, 132days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock; married to AgnesMarie Haun. |
| | Laurence Ingram Radway (1919-2003) — also known asLaurence Radway — of Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.; West Lebanon, Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;universityprofessor;chair ofGrafton County Democratic Party, 1958-62; member ofNew HampshireDemocratic State Committee, 1958-62; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Hampshire,1964,1972(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1972.Protestant.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American Political Science Association;Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromcomplicationsofabdominalsurgery, in Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.,May 7,2003 (age84 years, 94days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Radway and Dorothy Radway; married,August20, 1949, to Patricia Ann Headland. |
| | Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) — also known asC. William Ramseyer — of Bloomfield,DavisCounty, Iowa.Born near Collinsville,ButlerCounty, Ohio,March13, 1875.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;DavisCounty Attorney, 1911-15;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33.Member,American BarAssociation;American Political Science Association.Died inWashington,D.C.,November1, 1943 (age68 years, 233days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa. | | Paul Samuel Reinsch (1869-1923) — also known asPaul S. Reinsch — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 10,1869.Democrat.Universityprofessor;lawyer;U.S. Minister toChina, 1913-19; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1920.Member,American Political Science Association. DiedJanuary26, 1923 (age53 years, 230days).Burial location unknown. | | Jerry D. Roe (b. 1936) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Conrad,PonderaCounty, Mont.,May 18,1936.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,2000(alternate),2004.Methodist.Member,American Political Science Association;Freemasons.Still living as of 2004.| | Relatives: Sonof Howard O. Roe and Ialene B. (Freel) Roe; married1965 toShirley Carol Hands. |
| | James Ralph Scales (b. 1919) — of Shawnee,PottawatomieCounty, Okla.; Stillwater,PayneCounty, Okla.Born in Jay,DelawareCounty, Okla.,May 27,1919.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;universityprofessor;president,Oklahoma Baptist University, 1951-65; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1956.Baptist.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;American Political ScienceAssociation;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiEta Sigma;PiKappa Delta;KappaDelta Pi;Lions.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Grover Scales and Kate (Whitley) Scales; married,August4, 1944, to Elizabeth Ann Randel. |
| | Addison E. Southard (1884-1970) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,October18, 1884.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inAden, as of 1917-20;Jerusalem, as of 1921-22; U.S. Consul General inSingapore, as of 1926-27;Addis Ababa, as of 1929-32;Hong Kong, 1937-42; U.S. Minister toEthiopia, 1927-34.Protestant.Member,American Political Science Association.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February11, 1970 (age85 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | Stephen J. Spingarn (b. 1908) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative assistantto PresidentHarryTruman, 1949-50; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1950-53.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;American Political ScienceAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof J. E. Spingarn and Amy Judith Spingarn. |
| | Neil Oliver Staebler (1905-2000) — also known asNeil Staebler;"Mr.Democrat" —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 11,1905.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Michigan at-large, 1963-65; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1963-67, 1972-75; candidate forGovernorof Michigan, 1964; Democratic candidate for Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1984;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1988.Unitarian.Germanancestry. Member,ThetaChi;AmericanEconomic Association;American Political ScienceAssociation.Died, from the effects ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Glacier Hillsnursinghome, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December8, 2000 (age95 years, 150days).Cremated. | | Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Redfield,SpinkCounty, S.Dak.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.Born near Amanda,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,February20, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member ofSouthDakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90;dean,college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Dakota,1916.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;AncientOrder of United Workmen;American BarAssociation;American Political Science Association.Died in1930(ageabout79 years).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suitland, Md. | | Russell H. Strange II (1934-2001) — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.,September18, 1934.Republican.Treefarmer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegateto Republican National Convention from Michigan,1968.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;SigmaChi;American Political Science Association;Rotary;Grange;Elks.Died in North Port,SarasotaCounty, Fla.,December6, 2001 (age67 years, 79days).Cremated;ashes interred atEpiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden, Venice, Fla. | | Phillips Talbot (1915-2010) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,June 7,1915.Newspaperreporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.Ambassador toGreece, 1965-69.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;American Political Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedOctober1, 2010 (age95 years, 116days).Burial location unknown.  | Elbert Duncan Thomas (1883-1953) — also known asElbert D. Thomas — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,June 17,1883.Democrat.Universityprofessor;U.S.Senator from Utah, 1933-51; defeated, 1950; candidate forDemocratic nomination for Vice President,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,1948.Mormon. Member,AmericanSociety for International Law;American Political ScienceAssociation.Died in1953(ageabout70 years).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | | John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) — also known asJohn G. Tower — of Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,September29, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972(delegation chair),1980;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;KappaSigma;Kiwanis;American Political Science Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors.Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amidallegations of heavy drinking and womanizing.Killed in thecrashof Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of therunway of GlyncoAirport,near Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,April 5,1991 (age65 years, 188days).Interment atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.  | Rexford Guy Tugwell (1891-1979) — also known asRexford G. Tugwell;"Rex theRed" —Born in Sinclairville,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1891.Economist;universityprofessor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised PresidentFranklinD. Roosevelt;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1941-46.Member,American Political Science Association. Died, in CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,July 21,1979 (age88 years, 11days).Interment atEvergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville, N.Y. | | Arthur T. Vanderbilt (1888-1957) — of East Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Short Hills,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,July 7,1888.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofNathanL. Jacobs, 1928-34; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1920(alternate),1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940,1944;circuit judge in New Jersey, 1947-48;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-57; died inoffice 1957.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaSigma Pi;Order ofthe Coif;American Political Science Association.DiedJune 16,1957 (age68 years, 344days).Interment atRestlandMemorial Park, East Hanover, N.J. | | James Eugene Walker (1908-1972) — also known asJames E. Walker — of Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.,July 19,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;writer; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1940; member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1940-54;chair ofOrange County Democratic Party, 1942-44; candidate forU.S.Representative from California, 1944; served in the U.S. Army AirForce in World War II; member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1946-52; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1948,1952(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanSociety for International Law;American Political ScienceAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanHistorical Association;American CivilLiberties Union;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in May,1972(age63years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Sharpless Walker and Gladys (James) Walker; married,June 10,1930, to Murrel K. Knox. |
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