Very incomplete list! | |  Peter J. Abbate Jr. (b. 1949) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornMarch22, 1949.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 49th District, 1987-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,2000,2008.Catholic.Member,Civitan;Kiwanis.Still living as of 2008. | | A. David Abrams (b. 1919) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November19, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II;furnituremerchant; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961-64;appointed 1961.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;Civitan;Jaycees;Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel I. Abrams and Esther (Block) Abrams; married,August11, 1943, to Ruth R. Levy. |
| | Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) — also known asClarence W. Allgood — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,September12, 1902.Lawyer;trustee, Crippled Children'sHospital;counsel, AmericanHospitalAssociation;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73;took senior status 1973.Member,PiKappa Alpha;American BarAssociation;Elks;BlueKey;Civitan.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,November30, 1991 (age89 years, 79days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Birmingham, Ala. | | 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,AmericanDental 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. |
| | James E. Altmeyer (b. 1938) — also known asJim Altmeyer — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born inOhioCounty, W.Va.,December5, 1938.Republican.Funeraldirector; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1974-76 (Ohio County 1974, 3rdDistrict 1975-76); appointed 1974; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1984.Catholic.Member,Civitan;Knightsof Columbus;Lions.Still living as of 1984.| | Relatives: Sonof John D. Altmeyer and Evelyn (Showers) Altmeyer; married,November30, 1963, to Edith Stoney. |
| | Paul McManus Arant (1910-1963) — also known asPaul M. Arant — of Pageland,ChesterfieldCounty, S.C.Born in Five Forks, Pageland Township,ChesterfieldCounty, S.C.,November1, 1910.Lawyer;farmer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Chesterfield County,1947-58; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1959-62.Member,Civitan. Died in December,1963(age53years, 0 days).Interment atPagelandBaptist Church Cemetery, Pageland, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter M. Arant and Lottie A. (McManus) Arant; married to AlmaMangum. |
| | Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) — of Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.Born in Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.,March20, 1907.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36;Georgiastate attorney general, 1939-43;Governor ofGeorgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1944(speaker);president, DixieInsuranceCo., 1948.Baptist.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Lions;PhiDelta Phi;KappaAlpha Order;PhiKappa Phi;Maccabees;Woodmen;JuniorOrder;Elks;Eagles;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Jaycees;Kiwanis;Civitan.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December13, 1992 (age85 years, 268days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga. | | Victor Henderson Ashe II (b. 1945) — also known asVictor Ashe — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,January1, 1945.Republican. Press aide and legislative aide to U.S. Sen.HowardH. Baker, Jr., 1966-67; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1968-74; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1975-84; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1984;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1988-2003; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 2004-09.Baptist.Member,Civitan.Still living as of 2020. | | Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.,March10, 1882.Republican.Bakerybusiness;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Civitan;SigmaNu Phi.Burial location unknown.  | William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) — also known asW. Wallace Barron;WallyBarron —of Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.Born in Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.,December8, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofElkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;resigned 1953;WestVirginia state attorney general; elected 1956;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1961-65.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Civitan;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Convictedofjurytampering in 1971, andsentencedto five years inprison.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,November12, 2002 (age90 years, 339days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Elkins, W.Va. | | Edmund Roberts Blair (b. 1908) — also known asEdmund Blair — of Pell City,St. ClairCounty, Ala.Born in Leeds,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,July 29,1908.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Alabama,1948;Presidential Elector for Alabama,1948;Democratic Presidential Elector for Alabama,1960(voted forHarryF. Byrd andStromThurmond).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Civitan;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) — also known asWilliam H. Bobbitt — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October18, 1900.Lawyer;superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69;chiefjustice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Civitan.DiedSeptember27, 1992 (age91 years, 345days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C. | | William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) — also known asWilliam A. Bootle — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born in Walterboro,ColletonCounty, S.C.,August19, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; tooksenior status 1972.Baptist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;Civitan.DiedJanuary25, 2005 (age102 years,159 days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Macon, Ga. | | Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known asVernon E. Bradley;BradBradley —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September27, 1912.Republican.Accountant;realtor;realestate developer; candidate formayorof Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Civitan.Died, ofarteriosclerosis,in ahospitalat Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September7, 1990 (age77 years, 345days).Cremated;ashes interred atHillcrestCemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) — also known asCharles F. Brannan — ofDenver,Colo.;Washington,D.C.Born inDenver,Colo.,August23, 1903.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53.Quaker. Member,Civitan;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Americansfor Democratic Action;American BarAssociation.Died inDenver,Colo.,July 2,1992 (age88 years, 314days).Burial location unknown. | | Eugene J. Bryan (b. 1889) — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,June 25,1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1915; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1921-25;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1923-25; member ofTennesseeDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1939; secretary, memberboard of trustees, Baroness ErlangerHospital.Presbyterian.Member,Civitan.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Bryan and Carrie (Burg) Bryan; married,October18, 1912, to Mary Ruth Bates. |
| | Harry L. Buch (b. 1930) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,August31, 1930.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1959-64;defeated, 1964;chair ofOhio County Republican Party, 1969; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from West Virginia,1972.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Jaycees;Civitan.Still living as of 1972.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry F. Buch and Marcella (Sonnefeld) Buch; married1959 toPatricia Griffith. |
| | Thomas Lee Cummings (b. 1891) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in McMinnville,WarrenCounty, Tenn.,May 1,1891.Lawyer;mayorof Nashville, Tenn., 1938-47.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Eagles;JuniorOrder;Civitan.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings;married,November17, 1915, to Ella Connell. |
| | Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) — also known asMarcy B. Darnall — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born inEdgarCounty, Ill.,January27, 1872.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; postmaster atKeyWest, Fla., 1913-21.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Civitan;Elks.Died, in Coffee MemorialHospital,Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,January18, 1960 (age87 years, 356days).Interment atGreenview Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala.| | Relatives:Married to Lutie Milliken. |
 | Scott Eckstein — of Bloomfield,San JuanCounty, N.M.Deputysheriff;mayorof Bloomfield, N.M., 2006-.Member,Civitan. Still living as of 2015.| | Image source:City of Bloomfield |
| | | Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) — also known asDaniel K. Edwards;DanEdwards —of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,February17, 1914.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1947-50;mayor ofDurham, N.C., 1949-51.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;PhiBeta Kappa;Civitan;American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died, at HillcrestConvalescentCenter, Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,July 17,2001 (age87 years, 150days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Durham, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married,December24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin. |
| | William Paul Faust (1929-1995) — also known asWilliam Faust — of Westland,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,March29, 1929.Democrat.Newspapereditor;supervisorof Nankin Township, Michigan, 1963-65; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1964; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1967-94 (13th District 1967-82, 12th District1983-94).Catholic.Member,Civitan.Died in1995(ageabout66 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Paul Joseph Faust and Teresa (Johnson) Faust. |
 | Lynn O. Francis (1906-1992) — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born in Sanford,MidlandCounty, Mich.,August7, 1906.Republican.MidlandCounty Treasurer, 1935-40;lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland County, 1952; memberofMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1955-62; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1966.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Civitan.DiedFebruary19, 1992 (age85 years, 196days).Interment atNewJerome Township Cemetery, Sanford, Mich.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
| | | Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) — also known asPaul V. Gadola — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Corunna,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,February22, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;circuitjudge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation;Elks;Eagles;Civitan;OptimistClub.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,June 23,1968 (age81 years, 122days).Interment atNewCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.  | Denzil Lee Gainer (1913-1972) — also known asDenzil L. Gainer — of Grantsville,CalhounCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inCalhounCounty, W.Va.,September12, 1913.Democrat.Deputysheriff; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;WestVirginia state auditor, 1961-72; defeated, 1972; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1972.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Civitan.Died in1972(ageabout58 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Leonidas 'Lee' Gainer and Laura (Elliott) Gainer; married,March 9,1935, to Lucille Reading. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Patricia A. Gibbons (b. 1947) — of Westland,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March 3,1947.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 18th District, 2000.Female.Member,Civitan. Still living as of 2000. | | Bernard Francis Grabowski (b. 1923) — also known asBernard F. Grabowski — of Bristol,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 11,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;municipal judge in Connecticut, 1955-60;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1963-67 (at-large 1963-65, 6thDistrict 1965-67); defeated, 1966.Catholic.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;PolishLegion of American Veterans;Civitan;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Othniel D. Hall (1902-1983) — also known asO. D Hall — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Odd,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,February9, 1902.Democrat.School teacherand principal;insurancebusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1941-42,1959-60; member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1943-46.Baptist.Member,OddFellows;Elks;KappaDelta Pi;Civitan;Moose;FarmBureau.Died in July,1983(age81years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey J. Hall and Emma B. (Cooper) Hall; married,June 9,1926, to Irene Herndon. |
| | Bolling Hall Handy (b. 1891) — also known asBolling H. Handy — ofBristol,Va.;Richmond,Va.Born in Spring City,RheaCounty, Tenn.,February26, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1920; member, VirginiaState Industrial Commission, 1922-29; chairman, MutualInsuranceCompany of Richmond.Member,AmericanLegion;KappaSigma;Civitan.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas R. Handy and Caroline S. (Hall) Handy; married,October9, 1917, to Ann Roy Johnston. |
| | 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;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died in Slanesville,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,December10, 2016 (age102 years,81 days).Interment atBranch Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery, ThreeChurches, W.Va. | | Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born inAnsonCounty, N.C.,July 29,1914.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1955-59.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Civitan.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,August17, 2001 (age87 years, 19days).Interment atEastviewCemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.  | Francis Cyril Jones (b. 1919) — also known asFrancis C. Jones — of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville),LexingtonCounty, S.C.Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville),LexingtonCounty, S.C.,October10, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;chair ofLexington County Democratic Party, 1952; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Lexington County, 1957-64.Baptist.Member,Civitan;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Cyril E. Jones and Freida (Rutland) Jones; married,November12, 1949, to Marguerite Marshall Watson. | | | | Image source: South CarolinaLegislative Manual 1964 |
| | | Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-1955) — also known asCharles B. Kennamer — of Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Kennamer Cove,MarshallCounty, Ala.,November25, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;MarshallCounty Solicitor, 1905-06; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1906, 1919, 1920;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1912(alternate),1916(member,CredentialsCommittee),1920,1924,1928;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1922-31;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-36;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-55; diedin office 1955.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen;Civitan.Died, from aheartattack, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,June 3,1955 (age80 years, 190days).Interment atGuntersvilleCity Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala. | | Thomas Edmund Knight Jr. (b. 1898) — also known asThomas E. Knight, Jr. — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.,June 19,1898.Democrat.Lawyer;Alabamastate attorney general, 1931-34;LieutenantGovernor of Alabama, 1935-39.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Freemasons;Elks;Civitan;Jaycees;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.  | Edward McIver Leppard (1924-1985) — of Chesterfield,ChesterfieldCounty, S.C.Born in Chesterfield,ChesterfieldCounty, S.C.,November5, 1924.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1963-66.Baptist.Member,KappaSigma;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Civitan;Moose.DiedFebruary15, 1985 (age60 years, 102days).Interment atChesterfield Cemetery, Chesterfield, S.C. | | William John Leppien (1894-1979) — also known asWilliam J. Leppien — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.BornOctober7, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;ice creambusiness;SaginawCounty Clerk, 1947-62;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1963-64.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Died in1979(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V.Sheriff. |
| | Shirley Love (b. 1933) — of Oak Hill,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Born in Oak Hill,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,May 15,1933.Democrat.Televisionjournalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1972(alternate),1976,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofWestVirginia state senate 11th District, 1994-2008; appointed 1994;chairof Fayette County Democratic Party, 1998-99; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 32nd District, 2017-; candidateforU.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2018.Female.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Civitan;National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2018. | | James Armstrong MacKay (1919-2004) — of Georgia. Born in Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,June 25,1919.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-64;U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.Methodist.Member,Civitan.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,July 2,2004 (age85 years, 7days).Cremated. | | Carrington Tanner Marshall (b. 1869) — also known asCarrington T. Marshall — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,June 17,1869.Republican.Lawyer;chiefjustice of Ohio state supreme court, 1921-26; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1928.Member,Civitan. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wesley Marshall and Rachel Ann (Tanner) Marshall; married1900 to DoraFoltz. |
 | Frank Jarvis Maxwell Jr. (b. 1921) — also known asFrank J. Maxwell, Jr. — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,July 13,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1956,1960,1972.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Civitan;Jaycees;PhiKappa Psi;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) — ofIndependenceCounty, Ark.Born in Lake City,CraigheadCounty, Ark.,November3, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge inArkansas, 1959-79.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Civitan.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,September15, 2001 (age80 years, 316days).Interment atOaklawnCemetery, Batesville, Ark.  | Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) — also known asOgden L. Mills — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August23, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1924,1928,1932,1936;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; major in theU.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,1912; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1926;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.Member,Civitan. Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1937 (age53 years, 49days).Interment atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Ruth (Livingston) Mills and Ogden Mills; married1911 toMargaret S. Rutherfurd; married1924 toDorothy (Randolph) Fell; nephew of Elizabeth Mills (who marriedWhitelawReid); great-grandson ofMaturinLivingston; great-grandnephew ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson ofMorganLewis; second great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813) andEdwardLivingston; third great-grandson ofFrancisLewis andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Younger andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin ofOgdenMills Reid; first cousin once removed ofOgdenRogers Reid; first cousin four times removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofPeterGoelet Gerry; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859) andJohnJacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminTallmadge,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,GerritSmith andElizabethCady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston andHamiltonFish; fourth cousin ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andRobertReginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —FederalReserve History | | | | Image source: Federal ReserveHistory |
| | George Washington Oakes (1861-1931) — also known asGeorge W. Oakes;George Washington Ochs;George W. Ochs —of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,October27, 1861.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1892;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; delegate to Gold DemocratNational Convention from Tennessee, 1896; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I.Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,Civitan;AmericanHistorical Association.DiedOctober26, 1931 (age69 years, 364days).Interment atMt.Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) — of Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.,October19, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofChester County Democratic Party, 1913.Episcopalian.Member,Civitan;Freemasons;KappaAlpha Order;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown. | | James Richard Rood (b. 1906) — also known asJames R. Rood — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born in La Rose,MarshallCounty, Ill.,March31, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland District, 1938;chair ofMidland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1946-48;MidlandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,1961-62;circuitjudge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.Presbyterian.Member,Civitan;DeltaTheta Phi;Elks;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen MargaretCollins. |
| | Roland Savilla (b. 1916) — also known asJoe Savilla — of St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 13,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected1972; member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.Christian.Italianancestry. Member,Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons ofItaly.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married,May 12,1973, to Betty Jo Martin. |
| | Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) — also known asH. Floyd Sherrod — of Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.Born in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,December2, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;school teacherand principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1932(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1968.Churchof Christ; laterMethodist.Member,Civitan;KappaDelta Pi;AmericanLegion;FarmBureau.DiedDecember1, 1977 (age86 years, 364days).Interment atDecaturCemetery, Decatur, Ala. | | David Shumaker — of Bristol,SullivanCounty, Tenn.Mayorof Bristol, Tenn., 2003.Member,Civitan. Still living as of 2004. | | James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) — also known asJames O. Simpkins — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,January29, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;jeweler;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 7th District, 1959.Baptist.Member,Jaycees;Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married1944 toEvelyn Christine Brewer. |
| | Samuel Martin Smith (1903-1963) — also known asSamuel M. Smith — of Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Savanna,CarrollCounty, Ill.,February2, 1903.Republican.Mayorof Three Rivers, Mich., 1955-63.Lutheran.Member,Civitan;Rotary;Lions.Died, from aheartattack, at Three RiversHospital,Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.,September19, 1963 (age60 years, 229days).Interment atRiverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, Mich. | | Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) — also known asMelvin E. Thompson — of Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.Born in Millen,JenkinsCounty, Ga.,May 1,1903.Democrat.Athleticcoach;schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1946-47;Governor ofGeorgia, 1947-48.Baptist.Member,Elks;Woodmen ofthe World;Civitan;Freemasons;Shriners;KappaPhi Kappa.DiedOctober3, 1980 (age77 years, 155days).Entombed in mausoleum atLakeviewCemetery, Valdosta, Ga.  | Curtis B. Trent Jr. (b. 1919) — of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Monclo,LoganCounty, W.Va.,July 1,1919.Democrat.School teacherand principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov.WilliamWallace Barron, 1961;parliamentarianof West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KappaDelta Pi;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Civitan.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent; married1936 to RuthM. Howard. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | George Corley Wallace Jr. (1919-1998) — also known asGeorge C. Wallace — of Clayton,BarbourCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Clio,BarbourCounty, Ala.,August25, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1948(alternate),1956;circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58;Governor ofAlabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated inDemocratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1964,1972,1976;American Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Moose;Elks;Woodmen;Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Worked as a professionalboxerin the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, wasshotby Arthur Bremer; the injuryparalyzedboth legs. Along with Ohio'sJamesA. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.history.Died in JacksonHospital,Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,September13, 1998 (age79 years, 19days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Montgomery, Ala.| | Relatives: Sonof George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married,June 4,1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (niece ofJamesElisha Folsom; first cousin ofJamesElisha Folsom Jr.); married1981 to LisaTaylor; married,May 21,1943, toLurleenBrigham Burns; father ofGeorgeC. Wallace Jr.. | | | | Political family:Wallace-Folsomfamily of Montgomery, Alabama. | | | | Cross-reference:SeybournH. Lynne | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books about George C. Wallace: StephanLesher,GeorgeWallace : An American Populist — Dan T. Carter,ThePolitics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the NewConservatism, and the Transformation of AmericanPolitics — Lloyd Rohler,GeorgeWallace : Conservative Populist — Jeff Frederick,StandUp for Alabama: Governor George C. Wallace |
| | Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) — also known asPhil B. Whitaker — of Riverview (now part of Chattanooga),HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,May 19,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic PresidentialElector for Tennessee,1925;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1948,1952.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Civitan.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker; married to HildaPerry. |
| | E. Dennis White Jr. (b. 1937) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Peytona,BooneCounty, W.Va.,December28, 1937.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1971-72;defeated, 1972.Presbyterian.Member,LambdaChi Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;Moose;Civitan.Still living as of 1972.| | Relatives: Sonof Earl D. White and Rotha Mae (Edleman) White; married,September25, 1965, to Betty Ann Collinsworth. |
| | Robert L. Wiedebusch (1936-1997) — also known asLarry Wiedebusch — of Glen Dale,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born inMarshallCounty, W.Va.,March 6,1936.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 4th District, 1975-86; memberofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1989-97; died in office 1997.Methodist.Member,Moose;AmericanLegion;Lions;Elks;Civitan;Knightsof Pythias.DiedOctober25, 1997 (age61 years, 233days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Wiedebusch and Clara (Bunner) Wiedebusch; married,February26, 1959, to Mary Archer. |
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