Very incomplete list! | |  Sewall Wester Abbott (1859-1943) — also known asSewall W. Abbott — of Wolfeboro,CarrollCounty, N.H.Born in Tuftonboro,CarrollCounty, N.H.,April11, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;president, WolfeboroWoolen Mills;probate judge in New Hampshire, 1889-1921; member ofNewHampshire state senate 4th District, 1923-24; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Hampshire,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee).Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Upsilon;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;Grange;Redmen;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Wolfeboro,CarrollCounty, N.H.,January3, 1943 (age83 years, 267days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) — also known asNorman W. Adams — of Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio.Born in Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,February2, 1894.Republican. President and owner, AdamsInsuranceAgency; director, Electric CityRealty;director, YoungstownFoundry andMachine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1940;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Delta Upsilon;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died in November,1968(age74years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married,December16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex. |
| | George Atcheson Jr. (b. 1896) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inDenver,Colo.,October20, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inChangsha, 1923-24;North Bay, 1926-27;Tientsin, 1927-28; U.S. Consul inTientsin, 1928, 1929-32;Foochow, 1928-29.Member,Delta Upsilon. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Atcheson and Effie Almira (Moore) Atcheson; married,June 28,1922, to Mariquita de Laguna. |
| | Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) — also known asOrville E. Atwood — of Newaygo,NewaygoCounty, Mich.; Fremont,NewaygoCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.,February23, 1880.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated inprimary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1924;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, MichiganSales Tax Division, 1939.Congregationalist.Englishancestry. Member,Delta Upsilon;Freemasons.While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, hecollidedwith a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an hour later inMcPhersonHospital,Howell,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,June 15,1939 (age59 years, 112days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus wereinjuried, includingClaudErickson of Lansing, and State Rep.MartinR. Kronk of Detroit.Interment atDeepdaleMemorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. | | Harlan Besson (1887-1949) — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 1,1887.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1912; served in theU.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1932-35.Presbyterian.Member,Delta Upsilon;Freemasons;ReserveOfficers Association.Died, ofheartdisease, in Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,January9, 1949 (age61 years, 192days).Burial location unknown.  | Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (1874-1938) — also known asBenjamin F. Bledsoe — of San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,February8, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1900-14;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1914-25;resigned 1925; candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Sons ofthe Revolution;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in Crestline,SanBernardino County, Calif.,October30, 1938 (age64 years, 264days).Burial location unknown. | | Oliver Ernesto Branch (b. 1847) — also known asOliver E. Branch — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Madison,LakeCounty, Ohio,July 19,1847.Lawyer;general counsel, Boston & MaineRailroad;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1887, 1889;U.S.Attorney for New Hampshire, 1894-98.Englishancestry. Member,Delta Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown. | | Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46;chiefjustice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.Congregationalist.Member,Rotary;Delta Upsilon;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.  | Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peru,NemahaCounty, Neb.,February20, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;counsel forhotelassociations; author, "Manual of New YorkHotelandRestaurantLaw"; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1936,1944,1948;speaker,1956;campaign manager,ThomasE. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1944-46;U.S.Attorney General, 1953-57.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Upsilon;SigmaDelta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Died ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1996 (age92 years, 71days).Interment atHilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J. | | Robert Jensen Bryan (b. 1934) — also known asRobert J. Bryan — of Bremerton,KitsapCounty, Wash.Born in Bremerton,KitsapCounty, Wash.,October29, 1934.Republican.Lawyer;chairof Kitsap County Republican Party, 1961-62; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Washington,1964;superior court judge in Washington, 1967-84;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1986-2000;took senior status 2000.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Delta Upsilon;American BarAssociation;Eagles;Lions;Jaycees.Still living as of 2000. | | Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) — also known asClarence E. Case — of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,September24, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;SomersetCounty Judge, 1910-13; member ofNewJersey state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1920;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.ChristianReformed. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Rotary.Died, from aheartailment, in SomersetHospital,Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.,September3, 1961 (age83 years, 344days).Burial location unknown. | | Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) — also known asClifford P. Case — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Franklin Park,SomersetCounty, N.J.,April16, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1943-44;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1945-53; resigned1953;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1955-79; defeated in primary, 1978;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1956,1964,1968;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1968.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation;Elks;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died, fromlungcancer, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,March 5,1982 (age77 years, 323days).Interment atNew Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.  | Norman Stanley Case (1888-1967) — also known asNorman S. Case — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,October11, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Attorney for Rhode Island, 1921-26;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1927-28;Governor ofRhode Island, 1928-33; defeated, 1932; member, FederalCommunications Commission, 1934-45.Baptist.Member,Delta Upsilon;Freemasons.Died in Wakefield, South Kingstown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,October9, 1967 (age78 years, 363days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Walter Henry Cleary (b. 1887) — of Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.Born in Lyndonville, Lyndon,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,November17, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;banker;superior court judge in Vermont, 1934-48;justice ofVermont state supreme court, 1948.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Cleary and Mary Louise (McArthur) Cleary; married,November28, 1917, to Arlene Mary Decoteau. |
| | Edwin Buxton Clift (b. 1868) — also known asEdwin B. Clift — of Fair Haven,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Middletown Springs,RutlandCounty, Vt.,May 25,1868.Democrat.Physician;candidate forVermontstate house of representatives, 1902; candidate forU.S.Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1906; candidate forVermontstate auditor of accounts, 1922.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Woodmen;Delta Upsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Crocker Josiah Clift and Mary Jane (Buxton) Clift; married,September20, 1890, to Louise H. Edgerton. |
| | Frank Irving Cowan (b. 1888) — also known asFrank I. Cowan — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Palmyra,SomersetCounty, Maine,May 20,1888.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;president, State MutualFireInsurance Co., 1935-40; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1939-40;Mainestate attorney general, 1941-44.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Grange;Delta Upsilon;PhiKappa Phi;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.  | Harley J. Crane (1875-1963) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Spafford,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1917-18.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;Delta Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1963 (age87 years, 298days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Crane and Kate (Shaw) Crane; married to LouiseListman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) — also known asCharles M. Dale — of Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Browns Valley,TraverseCounty, Minn.,March 8,1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;mayorof Portsmouth, N.H., 1926-27, 1943-44; member ofNewHampshire state senate 24th District, 1933-36, 1939-40; delegateto Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1936(member,CredentialsCommittee),1948;member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1937-38;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1945-49; president, WHEBradiostation.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;Delta Upsilon;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, in anursinghome at Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,September28, 1978 (age85 years, 204days).Interment atValleyView Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn. | | Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) — also known asJoseph E. Davies — of Wisconsin;Washington,D.C.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,November29, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner ofTimothyT. Ansberry; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair,Federal Trade Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to PresidentWoodrowWilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidateforU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1918;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1936-38;Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister toLuxembourg, 1938-39.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Upsilon;SigmaDelta Chi.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia following astroke,inWashington,D.C.,May 9,1958 (age81 years, 161days).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C. | | Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) — also known asPaul H. Douglas — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March26, 1892.Democrat.Universityprofessor;economist;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1942, 1966.UnitarianorQuaker. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Upsilon.Died inWashington,D.C.,September24, 1976 (age84 years, 182days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | John George Erhardt (1889-1951) — also known asJohn G. Erhardt — of Coram,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inAthens, 1920; U.S. Consul inAthens, 1920-24;Winnipeg, 1924-26;Bordeaux, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General inHamburg, 1933-37;London, 1939-41; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1946-50; U.S. Ambassador toSouth Africa, 1950-51, died in office 1951.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Delta Upsilon.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Wynberg, Cape Town,SouthAfrica,February18, 1951 (age61 years, 106days).Interment atHamiltonCollege Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y.; cenotaph atUnionCemetery, Middle Island, Long Island, N.Y. | | Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) — also known asCharles P. Farnsley;CharlieFarnsley —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Glenview,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March28, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1940(alternate),1948,1952;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1948-53;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated inprimary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Societyof Colonial Wars;Delta Upsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, at Brownsboro HillsNursingHome, Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 19,1990 (age83 years, 83days).Cremated;ashes interred atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue atWestMain Street, Louisville, Ky. | | Philip Bracken Fleming (1887-1955) — also known asPhilip B. Fleming — ofWashington,D.C.; New Hampshire.Born in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,October15, 1887.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in theU.S. Army during World War II; head of Federal Works Agency and ofFederal Maritime Commission; U.S. Ambassador toCosta Rica, 1951-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Delta Upsilon.Died, ofcancer,inWashington,D.C.,October6, 1955 (age67 years, 356days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known asJames A. Garfield — of Hiram,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in alogcabin Orange Township (now Moreland Hills),CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November19, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;collegeprofessor;president,Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member ofOhiostate senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81;Presidentof the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.Disciplesof Christ.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Delta Upsilon.Shotby theassassinCharles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & PotomacRailroadStation, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from theeffects of the wound andinfection,in Elberon,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September19, 1881 (age49 years, 304days).Entombed atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 atGarfieldCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue atGoldenGate Park, San Francisco, Calif.; statue atPiatt Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram Garfield and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield; married,November11, 1858, toLucretiaRudolph; father ofHarryAugustus Garfield andJamesRudolph Garfield; fourth cousin ofEliThayer; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAlden Thayer. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamS. Maynard | | | | Garfield counties inColo.,Mont.,Neb.,Okla.,Utah andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | GarfieldMountain,in the Cascade Range,KingCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,New Jersey, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Washington, isnamed forhim. | | | | Politician named for him:JamesG. Stewart | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in 1898-1905. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James A. Garfield: AllanPeskin,Garfield:A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke,ThePresidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.Arthur — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | George Washington Goethals (1858-1928) — of Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (nowPanama).Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1858.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; armyofficer; chief engineer, Panama Canal, 1907-14;Governor ofPanama Canal Zone, 1914-17.Dutchancestry. Member,Delta Upsilon.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1928 (age69 years, 206days).Interment atUnited States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y. | | Charles Edwin Gurney (b. 1874) — also known asCharles E. Gurney — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February15, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1917; member ofMainestate senate 2nd District, 1919-22.Congregationalist.Member,Delta Upsilon;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles E. Gurney and Jennie (Hunnewell) Gurney; married,June 27,1901, to Evelyn G. Barton. |
| | Leon Henderson (1895-1986) — ofWashington,D.C.; Rocky Mount,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born in Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,May 26,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;economist;member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1939-41;administrator, Office of Price Administration, 1941-42.Member,AmericanStatistical Association;AmericanEconomic Association;Delta Upsilon;Freemasons.Died in October,1986(age91years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Maclay Hoyne II (1872-1939) — also known asMaclay Hoyne — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October12, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1916;CookCounty State's Attorney; Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1919.Member,Delta Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October1, 1939 (age66 years, 354days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Charles Evans Hughes Jr. (1889-1950) — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Solicitor General,1929-30; director, New York LifeInsuranceCompany.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Delta Upsilon;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, following surgery for abraintumor, in Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1950 (age60 years, 52days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) — also known asArthur M. Hyde — of Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.; Trenton,GrundyCounty, Mo.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.,July 12,1877.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate forMissouristate attorney general, 1912;Governor ofMissouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932;president, SentinelLifeInsurance Company of Kansas City;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Delta Upsilon.Died, followingcancersurgery, in MemorialHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1947 (age70 years, 97days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo. | | | Thomas Penfield Jackson (1937-2013) — Born inWashington,D.C.,January10, 1937.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1982-2002; tooksenior status 2002; senior judge, 2002-04.Member,Delta Upsilon. Died, ofcancer,in Compton,St. Mary'sCounty, Md.,June 15,2013 (age76 years, 156days).Burial location unknown. | | Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) — also known asKenneth B. Keating — of Brighton,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Lima,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1940(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1960,1964;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53,38th District 1953-59);U.S.Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S.Ambassador toIndia, 1969-72;Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Elks;Eagles;Delta Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1975 (age74 years, 352days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Donald E. Kelley (b. 1908) — of McCook,Red WillowCounty, Neb.;Denver,Colo.Born in McCook,Red WillowCounty, Neb.,January29, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1936;RedWillow County Attorney, 1942-44;U.S.Attorney for Colorado, 1953-58; member ofColoradostate senate, 1963-66; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1964;justiceof Colorado state supreme court, 1967-77.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;PhiDelta Phi;Delta Upsilon;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles W. Kelley and Elsie (Asten) Kelley; married,June 21,1930, to Georgia E. Pyne. |
| | Frank Rowe Kenison (b. 1907) — of New Hampshire. Born in Conway,CarrollCounty, N.H.,November1, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;NewHampshire state attorney general, 1940-42, 1945-46; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-52;chiefjustice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1952-77.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Delta Upsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Edson Kenison and Isadore Gertrude (Rowe) Kenison; married,April8, 1939, to Loretta M. Landry. |
| | Frank Ray Keyser Jr. (1927-2015) — also known asF. Ray Keyser, Jr. — of Chelsea,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in Chelsea,OrangeCounty, Vt.,August17, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1955-60;Speaker ofthe Vermont State House of Representatives, 1959-60;Governor ofVermont, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.Member,Delta Upsilon. Died in Brandon,RutlandCounty, Vt.,March 7,2015 (age87 years, 202days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Chelsea, Vt. | | Lyman Enos Knapp (1837-1904) — also known asLyman E. Knapp — of Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Somerset,WindhamCounty, Vt.,November5, 1837.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor;lawyer;probate judge in Vermont, 1879-82; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1884-85;Governorof Alaska District, 1889-93.Congregationalist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;Delta Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October9, 1904 (age66 years, 339days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | Foy David Kohler (1908-1990) — also known asFoy D. Kohler — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Oakwood,PauldingCounty, Ohio,February15, 1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inAthens, 1938; U.S. Consul inMoscow, as of 1947; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1962-66.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa;BetaGamma Sigma;Delta Upsilon.Died in Jupiter,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,December23, 1990 (age82 years, 311days).Burial location unknown.  | Daniel Scott Lamont (1851-1905) — also known asDaniel S. Lamont — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in McGrawville (now McGraw),CortlandCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1851.Democrat. Confidential secretary to Gov.SamuelJ. Tilden;secretary ofNew York Democratic Party, 1875-83;U.S.Secretary of War, 1893-97;bankdirector; vice-president, Northern PacificRailroad,1898-1904.Member,Delta Upsilon. Died in Millbrook,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1905 (age54 years, 164days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | | Gerald Wayne Landis (1895-1971) — also known asGerald W. Landis — of Linton,GreeneCounty, Ind.Born in Bloomfield,GreeneCounty, Ind.,February23, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1939-49; defeated,1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1944.Disciplesof Christ. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Delta Upsilon;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died in Linton,GreeneCounty, Ind.,September6, 1971 (age76 years, 195days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Linton, Ind. | | Joseph Warren Madden (1890-1972) — also known asJ. Warren Madden — ofFallsChurch, Va.Born in Damascus,StephensonCounty, Ill.,January17, 1890.Democrat.Lawprofessor; member, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-40;chair, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-40;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1941-61; took senior status 1961.Presbyterian.Member,Delta Upsilon;PhiAlpha Delta;Order ofthe Coif.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1947.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February17, 1972 (age82 years, 31days).Intermentsomewherein Falls Church, Va. | | Kenneth David McClure (c.1922-2000) — of Bexley,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Bexley,FranklinCounty, Ohio, about 1922.Mayorof Bexley, Ohio, 1968.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners;Delta Upsilon.DiedOctober3, 2000 (ageabout 78years).Interment atGlenRest Memorial Estate, Franklin County, Ohio. | | Max E. Neal (1878-1962) — of Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.Born in Lodi,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1878.Republican.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1936-56; resigned 1956.Member,Elks;Delta Upsilon.Died in1962(ageabout84 years).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich. | | John Lord O'Brian (1874-1974) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1907-09;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1909-14;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1938.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1974(ageabout99 years).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C. | | Crane William O'Neill (1916-1978) — also known asC. William O'Neill — of Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio.Born in Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,February14, 1916.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1939-50;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1947-48; served in theU.S. Army during World War II;Ohiostate attorney general, 1951-57; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1952(speaker),1956;Governorof Ohio, 1957-59; defeated, 1958;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1960.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PiKappa Delta;Delta Upsilon;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Grange;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.DiedAugust20, 1978 (age62 years, 187days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio. | | Jay S. Parker (1895-1969) — of Hill City,GrahamCounty, Kan.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Morland,GrahamCounty, Kan.,July 1,1895.Republican.Lawyer;GrahamCounty Attorney, 1920-22, 1924-35;Kansasstate attorney general, 1939-43;justice ofKansas state supreme court, 1943-.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi;Delta Upsilon;Elks;OddFellows;Rotary;Kiwanis.Died in April,1969(age73years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ivan B. Parker and Mary L. (Findley) Parker; married,February15, 1915, to Virginia Grace Shafer. |
| | Amos Jenkins Peaslee II (1887-1969) — also known asAmos J. Peaslee — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Clarksboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Clarksboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,March24, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1948,1952,1956;U.S. Ambassador toAustralia, 1953-56.Quaker. Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Upsilon;Kiwanis.Died in1969(ageabout82 years).Interment atMickletonMeeting Graveyard, Mickleton, N.J. | | 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;DeltaSigma Rho;Delta Upsilon.Died in1969(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred William Perkins and Sophia Louise (Bartlett)Perkins. |
| | Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) — also known asChauncey W. Reed — of West Chicago,DuPageCounty, Ill.Born in West Chicago,DuPageCounty, Ill.,June 2,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;DuPageCounty State's Attorney, 1920-35;chair ofDuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49,14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation;Delta Upsilon;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;OddFellows;Moose;Elks.Died in1956(ageabout66 years).Interment atGlenOak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill. | | Emmor Roberts (b. 1890) — of Moorestown,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.Born in Moorestown,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,March13, 1890.Republican.Fruitfarmer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1916-21;member ofNewJersey state senate from Burlington County, 1922-27.Member,Delta Upsilon. Burial location unknown. | | Murray Seasongood (1878-1983) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,October27, 1878.Lawyer;mayorof Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926-29.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Upsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,February21, 1983 (age104 years,117 days).Interment atWalnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known asWilliam B. Stansbury — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;chair ofJefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference inAtlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for atrystwith his administrative assistant; thescandalled to an effort toimpeachhim; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty toextorting$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grandjury as to whether this money came to hiscampaignor to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the FifthAmendment right againstself-incrimination.Member,Delta Upsilon;American BarAssociation.While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of AssisiChurch,he washit by acar, and died soon after, in HumanaHospital-University,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April 4,1985 (age62 years, 17days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wifewas injured.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) — also known asS. Martin Tweedie;"Sonny" —of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Born in Sandusky,SanilacCounty, Mich.,January2, 1931.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from St. ClairDistrict, 1961-62.Presbyterian.Member,ExchangeClub;Toastmasters;AmericanLegion;DeltaTheta Phi;Delta Upsilon.Died in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,June 25,1991 (age60 years, 174days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Sandusky, Mich. | | Thomas J. Vilsack (b. 1950) — also known asTom Vilsack — of Mt. Pleasant,HenryCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December13, 1950.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; elected 1989; member ofIowastate senate, 1993-98;Governor ofIowa, 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIowa,2000,2004,2008;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Iowa, 2004; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,2008;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 2009-; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Iowa,2020(on behalf ofJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Catholic.Member,Delta Upsilon.Still living as of 2020. | | Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) — also known asEdmund W. Wakelee — of Demarest,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;utilityexecutive; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;member ofNewJersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1940.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Delta Upsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Elks;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Honor;JuniorOrder.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
| | Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) — also known asJ. Arthur Younger — of San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,April11, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety;Delta Upsilon.Died, ofleukemia,atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 20,1967 (age74 years, 70days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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