Very incomplete list! | |  Fred George Aandahl (1897-1966) — also known asFred G. Aandahl — of Litchville,BarnesCounty, N.Dak.Born in Litchville,BarnesCounty, N.Dak.,April 9,1897.Republican.Farmer;superintendentof schools;chair ofBarnes County Republican Party, 1928-29; member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1931, 1939-41;Governor ofNorth Dakota, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom North Dakota,1948;U.S.Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1951-53; Independentcandidate forU.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1952.Lutheran.Member,Rotary;ModernWoodmen of America;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Delta Sigma Rho;FarmBureau.Died in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,April 7,1966 (age68 years, 363days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Valley City, N.Dak. | | Dean Alfange (1899-1989) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul,Türkiye),December2, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1941 (Democratic, 17th District),1948 (Liberal, 24th District); American Labor candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1942.Greekancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Order ofAhepa;PhiBeta Kappa;PiDelta Epsilon;Delta Sigma Rho.One of the founders of the Liberal Party of New York. Died, ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1989 (age89 years, 326days).Burial location unknown. | | Byron Gilchrist Allen (1901-1988) — also known asByron G. Allen;Barney Allen — of Pocahontas,PocahontasCounty, Iowa; Detroit Lakes,BeckerCounty, Minn.Born in Laurens,PocahontasCounty, Iowa,September13, 1901.Democrat.Farmer;newspapereditor; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1927-32; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1944(speaker),1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); Democratic-Farmer-Laborcandidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1944; candidate forMinnesotastate senate, 1946, 1950; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Minnesota, 1948-55; MinnesotaCommissioner of Agriculture, 1955-61; assistant U.S. Secretary ofAgriculture, 1961-69.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Delta Sigma Rho;Freemasons.Died, in St. Mary'sHospital,Detroit Lakes,BeckerCounty, Minn.,June 10,1988 (age86 years, 271days).Interment atSummit Hill Cemetery, Pocahontas, Iowa. | | Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) — of Glen Ridge,EssexCounty, N.J.; Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1904.Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony VacuumOilCompany, 1930-34; vice-president, VickChemicalCompany, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Warddepartmentstores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,1948-68; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;Chi Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1997 (age92 years, 347days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley; married,September1, 1927, to Ruth G. Wilson. |
| | Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Addison,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,August8, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperbusiness manager;hotelbusiness;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Rotary;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation;Delta Sigma Rho.DiedJanuary5, 1949 (age53 years, 150days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Albion, Mich. | | Robert W. Baldwin (1882-1953) — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Ida,MonroeCounty, Mich.,August10, 1882.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,1945-48.Methodist.Member,SigmaNu;Delta Sigma Rho;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.DiedDecember9, 1953 (age71 years, 121days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Albion, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married to EthelM. Severance. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John W. Barkley (1889-1986) — of Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Braceville,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,September2, 1889.Lawyer;mayorof Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1952-54.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiDelta Phi;PhiGamma Delta;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in September,1986(ageabout96 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Barkley and Josephine A. (Kreitler) Barkley; married,June 2,1917, to Margaret E. Megirt. |
| | Elmer Andrew Bass (1887-1965) — also known asElmer A. Bass — of Red Oak,MontgomeryCounty, Iowa.Born near Oakland,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,November26, 1887.Republican.Farmer;member ofIowastate house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1945-51.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;AlphaZeta;PhiKappa Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;Rotary.DiedJanuary10, 1965 (age77 years, 45days).Interment atEmerson Cemetery, Emerson, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof George Cary Bass and Mary Ellen (Wenner) Bass; married to NellieM. Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) — also known asCarroll L. Beedy — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Phillips,FranklinCounty, Maine,August3, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;CumberlandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21;U.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis;Moose.Died inWashington,D.C.,September30, 1947 (age67 years, 58days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Portland, Maine. | | Samuel Howard Blackmer (1902-1951) — also known asSamuel H. Blackmer — of Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,March 2,1902.Municipal judge in Vermont, 1929-32; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1933-35;BenningtonCounty State's Attorney, 1935-37; executive clerk (personalcounsel) to Gov.GeorgeD. Aiken, 1937-38; superior court judge in Vermont, 1938-49;justice ofVermont state supreme court, 1949-51; died in office 1951.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Rotary;ZetaPsi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died, of aheartattack, in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,December25, 1951 (age49 years, 298days).Interment atOldBennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Huling Blackmer and Fanny Laura (Abbott) Blackmer; married,July18, 1925, to Katrina Roosevelt Schuyler. |
| | Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in East Brady,ClarionCounty, Pa.,June 19,1913.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary ofPennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1948(alternate),1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1952;Pennsylvaniasecretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1960; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; Judge, Pennsylvania CommonwealthCourt, 1972-93.Female.Catholic.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters;Americansfor Democratic Action;American BarAssociation;Delta Sigma Rho;PiSigma Alpha.Died in aretirementhome at Hampden Township,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,July 4,1996 (age83 years, 15days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. | | David Hale Brake (1891-1979) — also known asD. Hale Brake — of Stanton,MontcalmCounty, Mich.Born in Caledonia,KentCounty, Mich.,March 5,1891.Republican.School teacherand principal;farmer;lawyer;MontcalmCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1942;Michiganstate treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1944;candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1954; candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1955;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Gleaners;Grange;DeltaTau Delta;Delta Sigma Rho;Order ofthe Coif;Lions;Rotary.Died in Sheridan,MontcalmCounty, Mich.,April24, 1979 (age88 years, 50days).Interment atForest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Mich. | | John William Bricker (1893-1986) — also known asJohn W. Bricker — of Upper Arlington,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born near Mt. Sterling,MadisonCounty, Ohio,September6, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Ohiostate attorney general, 1933-37; defeated in primary, 1928;Governor ofOhio, 1939-45; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1940,1948,1952(speaker),1960(speaker),1964,1972;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1944;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1947-59; Republican Presidential Elector forOhio,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;KnightsTemplar;DeltaChi;Delta Sigma Rho;Order ofthe Coif;OptimistClub.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,March22, 1986 (age92 years, 197days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | George Washington Bristow (1894-1961) — also known asGeorge W. Bristow — of Paris,EdgarCounty, Ill.Born in Grand Chain,PulaskiCounty, Ill.,September23, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;EdgarCounty State's Attorney, 1920-24; circuit judge in Illinois 5thCircuit, 1927-51; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1942-51;justice ofIllinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1951-61; died inoffice 1961.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.DiedNovember12, 1961 (age67 years, 50days).Intermentsomewhere in Paris, Ill.| | Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington | | | | Relatives: Son of John David Bristowand Fannie (Moore) Bristow; married,June 24,1921, to Beryl F. Love. |
| | Ralph Gilmour Brooks (1898-1960) — also known asRalph G. Brooks — of Wymore,GageCounty, Neb.Born in Eustis,FrontierCounty, Neb.,July 6,1898.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; candidate forU.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1942;Governor ofNebraska, 1959-60; died in office 1960.Member,Lions;Freemasons;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PiKappa Delta;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiKappa Delta.DiedSeptember9, 1960 (age62 years, 65days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Park, Lincoln, Neb. | | Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known asWilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,June 23,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26;Michiganstate attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928;Governor ofMichigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1932,1936,1948,1964(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Delta Sigma Rho;SigmaDelta Kappa;PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Moose;OddFellows.Suffered an apparentheartattack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soonafter, in the emergency room at HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1968 (age74 years, 127days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) — also known asJ. A. A. Burnquist — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Dayton,WebsterCounty, Iowa,July 21,1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 33, 1909-12;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1913-15;Governor ofMinnesota, 1915-21; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932;Minnesotastate attorney general, 1939-55.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation.DiedJanuary12, 1961 (age81 years, 175days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | James MacGregor Burns (b. 1918) — also known asJames M. Burns — of Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August3, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;collegeprofessor;author;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1952(alternate),1956,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1958.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanHistorical Association;American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho.ReceivedPulitzerPrize in history, 1971.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Arthur Burns and Mildred Curry (Bunce) Burns; married1942 to JanetRose Dismorr Thompson; married1969 to JoanSimpson Meyers. |
| | Olger Burton Burtness (1884-1960) — also known asOlger B. Burtness — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.Born in Mekinock,Grand ForksCounty, N.Dak.,March14, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;GrandForks County State's Attorney, 1911-16; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from North Dakota,1916,1936,1948;member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1919-20;U.S.Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1921-33.Lutheran.Member,PhiDelta Theta;PhiAlpha Delta;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Sonsof Norway.Died in Grand Forks,Grand ForksCounty, N.Dak.,January20, 1960 (age75 years, 312days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak. | | John N. Charnock Jr. (b. 1929) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,September17, 1929.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;defeated, 1958, 1960.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;SigmaNu;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion.Still living as of 1960. | | Ray Park Chase (1880-1948) — also known asRay P. Chase — of Anoka,AnokaCounty, Minn.Born in Anoka,AnokaCounty, Minn.,March12, 1880.Republican.Minnesotastate auditor, 1921-31; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1930;U.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35; member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1945-47.MethodistorEpiscopalian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen;AlphaDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in Anoka,AnokaCounty, Minn.,September18, 1948 (age68 years, 190days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Anoka, Minn.  | Theodore Christianson (1883-1948) — of Dawson,Lac quiParle County, Minn.Born inLac quiParle County, Minn.,September12, 1883.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 24, 1915-24;Governor ofMinnesota, 1925-31;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1933-37 (at-large 1933-35, 5thDistrict 1935-37); candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1936.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;ThetaChi;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Dawson,Lac quiParle County, Minn.,December9, 1948 (age65 years, 88days).Entombed in mausoleum atSunsetMemorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Bennett Champ Clark (1890-1954) — also known asJoel Bennett Clark — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Bowling Green,CarolineCounty, Va.,January8, 1890.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1928,1936,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;speaker);U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; defeated in primary, 1944;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;OddFellows;American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 13,1954 (age64 years, 186days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Raphael Floyd Clough (1886-1956) — also known asRay F. Clough — of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa.Born in Sioux Rapids,Buena VistaCounty, Iowa,May 10,1886.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1928(alternate),1932;delegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cerro GordoCounty, 1933; Republican Presidential Elector for Iowa,1940.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons;PhiAlpha Delta;Delta Sigma Rho.Died, fromcancer,in ahospitalat Mason City,Cerro GordoCounty, Iowa,December7, 1956 (age70 years, 211days).Interment atElmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. | | Charles Woolsey Cole (1906-1978) — also known asCharles W. Cole — of Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.; New York.Born in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,February8, 1906.Universityprofessor;Presidentof Amherst College, 1946-60; U.S. Ambassador toChile, 1961-64.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Delta Sigma Rho;AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanEconomic Association.Died in1978(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown. | | William Sterling Cole (1904-1987) — also known asW. Sterling Cole — of Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Painted Post,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-57 (37th District 1935-45,39th District 1945-53, 37th District 1953-57).Presbyterian.Member,SigmaNu;PhiBeta Kappa;PiDelta Epsilon;Delta Sigma Rho;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,March15, 1987 (age82 years, 331days).Intermentsomewherein Bath, N.Y.  | Robert James Corbett (1905-1971) — also known asRobert J. Corbett — of Bellevue,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Ben Avon Heights,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August25, 1905.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1945-71 (30th District1939-41, 1945-53, 29th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71);defeated, 1940; died in office 1971;AlleghenyCounty Sheriff, 1941-45; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1964.Presbyterian.Member,Moose;Elks;Eagles;Kiwanis;Lions;PhiDelta Theta;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiAlpha Theta.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April25, 1971 (age65 years, 243days).Interment atUnionDale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.  | Arthur Griswold Crane (1877-1955) — also known asA. G. Crane — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Davenport Center,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1877.Republican.Secretaryof state of Wyoming, 1947-51;Governor ofWyoming, 1949-51.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiDelta Kappa;Freemasons.DiedAugust21, 1955 (age77 years, 354days).Burial location unknown. | | | Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) — also known asV. P. Crowe — ofGarfieldCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Braymer,CaldwellCounty, Mo.,July 7,1897.Democrat.Lawyer;GarfieldCounty Attorney, 1923-24; candidate forU.S.Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in December,1974(age77years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe; married,November19, 1925, to Katherine Francis Latimer. |
| | John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) — also known asJohn P. Devaney — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Lake Mills,WinnebagoCounty, Iowa,June 30,1883.Lawyer;chiefjustice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.Catholic.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;Delta Sigma Rho;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney; married,February20, 1919, to Beatrice Langevin. |
| | Edward James Devitt (1911-1992) — also known asEdward J. Devitt — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,May 5,1911.Republican.Lawyer;municipal judge in Minnesota, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948; probate judge in Minnesota, 1950-54;U.S.District Judge for Minnesota, 1954-92.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PhiDelta Phi;BetaGamma Sigma;Delta Sigma Rho;BlueKey;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March 2,1992 (age80 years, 302days).Burial location unknown. | | William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) — also known asWilliam C. Dixon — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Dexter,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1939.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association;Delta Sigma Rho;PiKappa Alpha;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon; married,November20, 1934, to Arvilla Pratt. |
| | William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) — also known asWilliam O. Douglas — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Goose Prairie,YakimaCounty, Wash.Born in Maine,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,October16, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;lawprofessor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-39;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1948.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;UnitedWorld Federalists;American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;PhiAlpha Delta;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1980 (age81 years, 95days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married,August16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married1966 toKathleen Heffernan. | | | | Cross-reference:WarrenChristopher —WilliamA. Norris | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books by William O. Douglas:OfMen and Mountains (1982) —Mywilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) —GoEast, Young Man (1974) —TheCourt Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O.Douglas (1980) | | | | Books about William O. Douglas: BruceAllen Murphy,WildBill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas —Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper,OfPower and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America'sConstitutional Revolution — James F. Simon,IndependentJourney: The Life of William O. Douglas |
| | Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) — also known asF. Ryan Duffy — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,June 23,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1932,1936(alternate);U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;PhiAlpha Delta;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August16, 1979 (age91 years, 54days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis. | | Ed Edmondson (1919-1990) — also known asEdmond Augustus Edmondson — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,April 7,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspapercorrespondent;lawyer;MuskogeeCounty Attorney, 1949-52;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1953-73; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1972, 1974.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation.Died in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,December8, 1990 (age71 years, 245days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.  | Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) — also known asArthur S. Flemming — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio; Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1905.Republican. Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1939-48;president,Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1960;president,University of Oregon, 1961-68;president,Macalester College, 1968-71.Methodist.Member,AmericanSociety for Public Administration;AlphaSigma Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;OmicronDelta Kappa.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1994.Died ofacute renalfailure, at aretirementhome inAlexandria,Va.,September7, 1996 (age91 years, 87days).Interment atMontreposeCemetery, Kingston, N.Y. | | Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) — also known asDaniel J. Flood — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November26, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Delta Sigma Rho;Lions;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Chargedin 1979 withtakingbribes; atrialresulted in a hung jury;resignedfrom the House in 1980;pleadedguilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy toviolate federalcampaignfinance laws, andsentencedto one yearprobation.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 28,1994 (age90 years, 183days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa. | | John Anson Ford (1883-1983) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.,1883.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;advertisingbusiness;chair ofLos Angeles County Democratic Party, 1937-38; candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1937; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1940,1948,1952,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1940; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1956.Member,SigmaChi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in1983(ageabout 100years).Cremated;ashes interred atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.| | Relatives:Married to Lois Goldsmith. | | | | Epitaph: "Public Servant -Humanitarian." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | 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;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiDelta Theta;Delta Sigma Rho;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons.Died in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,September12, 1954 (age79 years, 42days).Interment atMoscowCemetery, Moscow, Idaho. | | Buell Gordon Gallagher (1904-1978) — also known asBuell G. Gallagher — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Granite Springs,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Rankin,VermilionCounty, Ill.,February4, 1904.Democrat.Ordainedminister;collegeprofessor;president,Talladega College, 1933-43; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1948.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in August,1978(age74years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Elmer David Gallagher and Elma Maryel (Poole) Gallagher;married,September1, 1927, to June Lucille Sampson. |
| | Theodore Greenlief Garfield (1894-1989) — also known asTheodore G. Garfield — of Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa.Born in Humboldt,HumboldtCounty, Iowa,November12, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1927-40;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1941-69;chiefjustice of Iowa state supreme court, 1961-69.Unitarian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.DiedNovember4, 1989 (age94 years, 357days).Burial location unknown. | | Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) — also known asRosemary L. Ginn;Rosemary Bewick Lucas;Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,August28, 1912.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1956(alternate),1968,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador toLuxembourg, 1976-77.Female.Baptist.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;AlphaPi Zeta;DeltaDelta Delta;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died in Osage BeachHealthCare Center, Osage Beach,CamdenCounty, Mo.,January3, 2003 (age90 years, 128days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Columbia, Mo. | | Herbert Funk Goodrich (1889-1962) — of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Anoka,AnokaCounty, Minn.,July 29,1889.Democrat.Lawprofessor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1940-62; died inoffice 1962.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiAlpha Delta;AlphaSigma Phi;Freemasons.DiedJune 25,1962 (age72 years, 331days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Herbert Goodrich and Mary Ann (Funk) Goodrich; married toEdith Eastman and Natalie E. Murphy; married,September23, 1940, to Mary Dern Baxter. |
| | Charles Andrew Graham (b. 1908) — also known asCharles A. Graham — ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,January10, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1944.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Andrew Graham and Alice (McClintock) Graham; married,December27, 1941, to Jean Ferguson Charters. |
| | John P. Gualtieri (b. 1903) — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1903.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofMichaelJ. Larkin, 1929-37; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1964.Catholic.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;American BarAssociation;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown. | | Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) — also known asRichard F. Harless — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Kelsey,UpshurCounty, Tex.,August6, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;MaricopaCounty Attorney, 1939-42;U.S.Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; defeated, 1954,1958, 1960; candidate forGovernor ofArizona, 1948, 1950; candidate formayorof Phoenix, Ariz., 1963.Member,SigmaNu;PhiDelta Phi;PhiDelta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;Elks;Woodmen;OptimistClub.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,November24, 1970 (age65 years, 110days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Harry B. Hershey — of Taylorville,ChristianCounty, Ill.Born in Mifflin,RichlandCounty, Ohio.Democrat.Lawyer;ChristianCounty State's Attorney, 1912-20; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Central Committee, 1938;IllinoisDemocratic state chair, 1938-39; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1948;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1940;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5thDistrict 1964-66).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OddFellows;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;Delta Sigma Rho;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown. | | Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) — also known asFrank R. Jeffrey — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,October22, 1889.Republican.Newspaperreporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen.WesleyL. Jones;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Delta Sigma Rho;SigmaPhi Epsilon;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married,November13, 1919, to Ray Rose. |
| | Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) — also known asHarry P. Jeffrey — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,December26, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;Freemasons.Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights. Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,January4, 1997 (age95 years, 9days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | | 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;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiKappa Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.,January6, 2000 (age82 years, 86days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo.  | Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known asLouis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,January10, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1924;National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary ofWar, 1937-40;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaChi;Delta Sigma Rho;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,April24, 1966 (age75 years, 104days).Interment atElkviewMasonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va. | | Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Holum, Hjaltadal,Iceland,July10, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;North DakotaDemocratic state chair, 1920-22;NorthDakota state attorney general, 1921-22;justice ofNorth Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936;candidate forIllinoisstate attorney general, 1944.Lutheran.Icelandicancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiDelta Theta;GammaEta Gamma;Pi GammaMu;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,March10, 1946 (age62 years, 243days).Intermentsomewherein Champaign, Ill. | | Bartel John Jonkman (1884-1955) — also known asBartel J. Jonkman — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,April28, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;KentCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-36;U.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1940-49; defeated inprimary, 1948.ChristianReformed. Member,Delta Sigma Rho;Lions.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,June 13,1955 (age71 years, 46days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | Robert Scott Justice (1912-1992) — ofCassCounty, Ind.Born in Logansport,CassCounty, Ind.,March 8,1912.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1945-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1948;member ofIndianastate senate, 1957-60; defeated, 1960.Presbyterian.Scotch-IrishandEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Rotary;FarmBureau;Toastmasters;UnitedCommercial Travelers;DeltaChi;Delta Sigma Rho.DiedDecember9, 1992 (age80 years, 276days).Interment atKeeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind. | | Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known asGoodwin J. Knight — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Provo,UtahCounty, Utah,December9, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1935-46;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1947-53;Governor ofCalifornia, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1958; Republican Presidential Electorfor California,1960(voted forRichardM. Nixon andHenryCabot Lodge, Jr.).Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;Elks;OddFellows;Order ofAhepa;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 22,1970 (age73 years, 164days).Originally entombed atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in1971 in mausoleum atRoseHills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif. | | Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) — also known asJosh Lee — of Norman,ClevelandCounty, Okla.Born in Childersburg,TalladegaCounty, Ala.,January23, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1940,1956(alternate).Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Forty andEight;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiGamma Delta;Phi MuAlpha;Freemasons.DiedAugust10, 1967 (age75 years, 199days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla. | | William Kempton Kahn Leonhart (1919-1997) — also known asWilliam Leonhart — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,August1, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inBelgrade, 1946-49;Rome, 1949-50; U.S. Consul inTokyo, 1951-54; U.S. Ambassador toTanganyika, 1962-65;Yugoslavia, 1969.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in1997(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Licht (1916-1987) — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,March 3,1916.Law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals JudgeJohnC. Mahoney, 1942-43;lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1949-56; superior court judge in RhodeIsland, 1956-68;Governor ofRhode Island, 1969-73.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;American BarAssociation.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,May 30,1987 (age71 years, 88days).Interment atLincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick, R.I. | | Rush Hudson Limbaugh (1891-1996) — also known asRush H. Limbaugh — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born near Sedgewickville,BollingerCounty, Mo.,September27, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,1931-32;chair ofCape Girardeau County Republican Party, 1934; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1936.Methodist.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,April 8,1996 (age104 years,194 days).Interment atNew Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Hadley Limbaugh and Susan Frances (Presnell) Limbaugh;married,August24, 1914, to Beulah Maude 'Bee' Seabaugh; grandfather of RushLimbaugh. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lee Loevinger (1913-2004) — of Minnesota;Washington,D.C.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April24, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1960-61; member, FederalCommunications Commission, 1963-68.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;SigmaXi;SigmaDelta Chi;TauKappa Alpha;FederalBar Association;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.DiedApril26, 2004 (age91 years, 2days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gustavus Loevinger and Millie (Strouse) Loevinger; married,March 4,1950, to Ruth E. Howe. |
 | Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Wayzata,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Beresford,UnionCounty, S.Dak.,August4, 1878.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 42, 1911-14; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1912(alternate),1916;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated(Independent), 1920; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1928;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republicanprimary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.Methodist.Swedishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Delta Sigma Rho;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.One of 25 passengers and crew killed in thecrashof a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound fromWashington to Pittsburgh, during anintensestorm, near Lovettsville,LoudounCounty, Va.,August31, 1940 (age62 years, 27days).Interment atFortSnelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) — also known asCharles Manatt — of Van Nuys, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 9,1936.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1968(on behalf ofHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie);CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1972,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008;Temporary Chair,1984;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1976-82;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1999-2001.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiKappa Phi;DeltaChi;Freemasons.Died in2011(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Edwin McCammon Martin (1908-2002) — also known asEdwin M. Martin — of Ohio; Paris,France.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,May 21,1908.Economist;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1964-68.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations;AudubonSociety;PhiDelta Theta;Delta Sigma Rho.Died, ofpneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,January12, 2002 (age93 years, 236days).Burial location unknown. | | Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) — also known asS. C. Masterson;"Brick" —of Richmond,ContraCosta County, Calif.; El Sobrante,ContraCosta County, Calif.Born in Touchet,Walla WallaCounty, Wash.,December23, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1948;municipal judge in California, 1950; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1960-72.Protestant.Member,ExchangeClub;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Delta Sigma Rho.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.,1990(ageabout78 years). Hisbody wasdonated to the University of California for medical research.  | Robert Justin Miller (1888-1973) — also known asJustin Miller — of Hanford,KingsCounty, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Crescent City,Del NorteCounty, Calif.,November17, 1888.Lawyer;KingsCounty District Attorney, 1915-18;lawprofessor;AssociateJustice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1937-45;resigned 1945; chairman and general counsel, National Association ofRadio andTelevision Broadcasters.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;Order ofthe Coif;Delta Sigma Rho;DeltaChi;AlphaPi Zeta;PhiDelta Phi;PhiKappa Phi;PiSigma Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Pi GammaMu;SigmaNu Phi.Died, in ahospitalat Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January17, 1973 (age84 years, 61days).Interment atGrangevilleCemetery, Armona, Calif. |  | Harry E. Moats (b. 1913) — of Harrisville,RitchieCounty, W.Va.Born in Harrisville,RitchieCounty, W.Va.,March16, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president and director, RitchieTelephoneCompany; treasurer and director, West VirginiaInsuranceCompany;RitchieCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; member ofWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 1949-60; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1970-76 (6th District 1970-74,7th District 1975-76); appointed 1970.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Lions;Moose;Delta Sigma Rho;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Carlie S. Moats and Viola (McDougal) Moats; married,November13, 1948, to Irene Jenney Swiger. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Karl Earl Mundt (1900-1974) — also known asKarl E. Mundt — of Madison,LakeCounty, S.Dak.Born in Humboldt,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,June 3,1900.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1939-48;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1948-73; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Dakota,1956.Member,IzaakWalton League;Kiwanis;Delta Sigma Rho;PiKappa Delta;TauKappa Alpha.Died inWashington,D.C.,August16, 1974 (age74 years, 74days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Madison, S.Dak.  | Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (1877-1942) — also known asR. A. Nestos — of Minot,WardCounty, N.Dak.Born in Voss,Norway,April12, 1877.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1911-12;WardCounty State's Attorney, 1913-16; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1928;Governor ofNorth Dakota, 1921-25; defeated in primary, 1924; delegate toRepublican National Convention from North Dakota,1932.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,PhiDelta Theta;Delta Sigma Rho;Rotary.Suffered astroke,and died three days later, in ahospitalat Minot,WardCounty, N.Dak.,July 15,1942 (age65 years, 94days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Gardens, Minot, N.Dak. | | | David A. Nichols (1917-1997) — of Lincolnville,WaldoCounty, Maine.Born in Lincolnville,WaldoCounty, Maine,August6, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1952;member ofMaineGovernor's Council, 1955-57;MaineRepublican state chair, 1960-64;justice ofMaine state supreme court, 1977-88.Member,Delta Sigma Rho;PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation;Rotary;OddFellows;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedJune 21,1997 (age79 years, 319days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George E. Nichols and Flora E. (Pillsbury)Nichols. |
| | Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) — also known asStanley B. Niles — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant,HenryCounty, Iowa.Born in Nashville,BarryCounty, Mich.,January22, 1896.Methodistminister; Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from EatonCounty, 1933; Commonwealth candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate forMichiganstate auditor general, 1936;president,Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Kiwanis;DeltaSigma Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died, in Methodist Manorretirementhome, Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,December30, 1978 (age82 years, 342days).Intermentsomewherein Tulsa, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles; married,April11, 1919, to Velma A. Thomas. |
| | Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) — also known asRobert E. O'Brian — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Bryant,FultonCounty, Ill.,July 22,1895.Democrat.Locomotivefireman;automobilemechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;pastor;president,Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;secretaryof state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of ameat packingplant), 1944-59; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiDelta Kappa;AlphaPi Zeta;Freemasons;Rotary.Killed when he washit by acar on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,October25, 1977 (age82 years, 95days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married1920 to MabelDay. |
| | Alvin Mansfield Owsley (1888-1967) — of Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.,June 11,1888.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1912-14;DentonCounty District Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I; U.S. Minister toRomania, 1933-35;Ireland, 1935-37;Denmark, 1937-39.Christian.Member,AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Lions;American BarAssociation;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in1967(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown. | | Fred Bartlett Perkins (1897-1969) — of West Barrington, Barrington,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in Burrillville,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February16, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofRhode IslandRepublican State Central Committee, 1946-50;justice ofRhode Island state supreme court, 1952-60.Universalist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;DeltaUpsilon.Died in1969(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred William Perkins and Sophia Louise (Bartlett)Perkins. |
| | Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) — of Enfield Center,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; near Odessa,SchuylerCounty, N.Y.Born in Costello,PotterCounty, Pa.,December10, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;Methodistminister; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofNewYork state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District1955-64).Methodist.Norwegianancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;MarineCorps League;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Grange;Rotary;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | 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,AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma 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. |
| | Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) — also known asStanley M. Powell — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,July 7,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,1932;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,1961-62.Baptist.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;AmericanLegion;PiKappa Delta;Delta Sigma Rho;AlphaZeta.Died inIoniaCounty, Mich.,August25, 1988 (age90 years, 49days).Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Ionia, Mich. | | Byron Benedum Randolph (b. 1906) — also known asByron B. Randolph — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Burnsville,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,June 12,1906.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1931-34;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1935-42 (12th District 1935-38, 13thDistrict 1939-42); defeated, 1942.SouthernMethodist. Member,Delta Sigma Rho;PhiDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ormon F. Randolph and Ella (Benedum) Randolph; married,September16, 1933, to Cathryn E. Thompson. |
| | Albert Lee Reeves Jr. (1906-1987) — also known asAlbert L. Reeves, Jr. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Steelville,CrawfordCounty, Mo.,May 31,1906.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;PiKappa Delta;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,April15, 1987 (age80 years, 319days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt.Francis Church, Pauma Valley, Calif. | | Michael E. Reiburn (b. 1893) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1893.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1921-22;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1923-26.Member,Freemasons;SigmaAlpha Mu;Delta Sigma Rho;ModernWoodmen.Burial location unknown.  | William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) — also known asChapman Revercomb — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inCovington,Va.,July 20,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia,1920;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1933-34;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1944,1956(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1968,1972;candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1960.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho;Elks;Moose;OmicronDelta Kappa;Rotary.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,October6, 1979 (age84 years, 78days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va. | | Samuel Irving Rosenman (1896-1973) — also known asSamuel I. Rosenman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February13, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1922-26;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-43; resigned 1943;special counsel to presidentsFranklinRoosevelt andHarryTruman, 1943-46.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho.Died in1973(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Leslie Earnest Salter (1895-1964) — also known asLeslie E. Salter — of Flossmoor,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Alva,WoodsCounty, Okla.,May 10,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1920-24; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1948; circuit judge inIllinois, 1953-64.Baptist.Member,Acacia;AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;PhiAlpha Delta;AlphaKappa Psi.Died in Flossmoor,CookCounty, Ill.,February20, 1964 (age68 years, 286days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Charles Smith (b. 1923) — also known asRobert C. Smith — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Fulton,CallawayCounty, Mo.,August16, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Boone County;mayorof Columbia, Mo., 1961-63;chair ofBoone County Democratic Party, 1967.Baptist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Sigma Rho.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Loren Edmunds Souers Jr. (b. 1882) — also known asLoren E. Souers, Jr. — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Mineral City,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,December4, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president and general counsel, ContinentalSteel Corp.;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1948.Baptist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Delta Sigma Rho;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers; married,February1, 1910, to Ilka R. Gaskell. |
 | Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) — also known asHarold E. Stassen — of South St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in West St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.,April13, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;DakotaCounty Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1936,1940(TemporaryChair;speaker);Governorof Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter);president,University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; director, U.S. Mutual SecurityAgency, 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1948,1952,1964,1968,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1958; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1960;Independent Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.Baptist.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Delta Sigma Rho;GammaEta Gamma;Freemasons;Shriners;Council onForeign Relations.Died, at the Friendship Villagenursinghome, Bloomington,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March 4,2001 (age93 years, 325days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn. | | | Mathew Oscar Tobriner (1904-1982) — also known asMathew O. Tobriner — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April 2,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1956;Judge,California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1959-62;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1962-82.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Sigma Rho;Order ofthe Coif.Died, fromhearttrouble, at Mt. ZionHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,April 7,1982 (age78 years, 5days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Van Pelt (b. 1897) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Cambridge,FurnasCounty, Neb.,September9, 1897.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1940,1944,1948.Congregationalist.Member,PhiSigma Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmen;AmericanLegion;Delta Sigma Rho.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof F. M. Van Pelt and Sarah (Simon) Van Pelt; married,June 17,1925, to Mildred Carter. |
| | Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) — also known asEugene G. Wanger;Gil Wanger — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 16,1933.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County1st District, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1966.Congregationalist.Member,Jaycees;PhiAlpha Delta;Delta Sigma Rho;ThetaXi;Toastmasters.Still living as of 1982.| | Relatives: Sonof Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger; married to Marilyn RoseMorris. |
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