Very incomplete list! | |  William Russell Arrington (1906-1979) — also known asW. Russell Arrington — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Gillespie,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,July 4,1906.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1945-54; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1955-67, 1967-73 (6th District 1955-57, 4thDistrict 1957-67, 1st District 1967-73).Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiEta Sigma;Gamma Eta Gamma;UnionLeague.Died in October,1979(age73years, 0 days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Parnell Arrington and Ethel Louise (Fanning) Arrington;married to Ruth Marion Browne. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) — also known asCharles L. Bartlett — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,December18, 1871.Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1936.Episcopalian.Member,Gamma Eta Gamma;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married toMary C. Carpenter. |
 | John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) — also known asJohn B. Bennett — of Ontonagon,OntonagonCounty, Mich.Born in Garden,DeltaCounty, Mich.,January10, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;OntonagonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36;U.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.Member,Gamma Eta Gamma;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Elks.Died in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August9, 1964 (age60 years, 212days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md. | | | Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) — also known asHomer T. Bone — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,January25, 1883.Lawyer;Farmer-Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1923-24;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Washington,1940;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; tooksenior status 1956.Member,Order ofthe Coif;Gamma Eta Gamma.Died in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,March11, 1970 (age87 years, 45days).Cremated;ashes interred atOakwoodCemetery, Tacoma, Wash. | | Thomas Leo Brown (b. 1931) — also known asThomas L. Brown — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Hillsdale,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,November10, 1931.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 57th District, 1967-70;circuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1975-90; defeated, 1970.Catholic.Member,Gamma Eta Gamma;Knightsof Columbus;CatholicWar Veterans;AmericanJudicature Society;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America.Still living as of 1990. | | David E. Burgess (1914-1970) — of Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.BornJune 1,1914.Lawyer;mayorof Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Gamma Eta Gamma;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, in Bon SecoursHospital,Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,November3, 1970 (age56 years, 155days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Louise Marie Hawley. |
| | Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Kingville,RichlandCounty, S.C.,August21, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1899;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1923-42; appointed 1923; diedin office 1942.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe Revolution;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Gamma Eta Gamma;Anti-SaloonLeague.DiedJanuary27, 1942 (age78 years, 159days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson; married,December10, 1889, to Mary Lloyd Osborne. |
| | Louis G. Craig (b. 1908) — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.,April29, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1957-60,1963-66; defeated, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970;mayor ofWeston, W.Va., 1961-67.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;AmericanLegion;Gamma Eta Gamma;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob C. Craig and Rosa May (Nestor) Craig. |
| | Edward Matthew Curran (b. 1903) — also known asEdward M. Curran — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,May 10,1903.Lawyer;police court judge, 1936-40;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1940-46;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1948.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Gamma Eta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Joseph Curran and Mary Agnes (Callinan) Curran; married,June6, 1934, to Katherine Cecilia Hand. |
| | L. B. Day (1889-1938) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Westboro,AtchisonCounty, Mo.,February3, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29;justice ofNebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Gamma Eta Gamma;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.DiedNovember22, 1938 (age49 years, 292days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married,April10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
| | Raymond H. Dresser (b. 1901) — of Sturgis,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Litchfield,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,January28, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1939-47; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Michigan,1940;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1944.Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary;Gamma Eta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Niles E. Dresser and Lou (Sherk) Dresser; married1923 to LolaJuckett. |
| | Stephen A. Fanning (1907-1983) — of Valley Falls, Cumberland,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Cumberland,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April18, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofRhode IslandDemocratic State Committee, 1938-48;Rhode IslandDemocratic state chair, 1947-49; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1948.Catholic.Member,Gamma Eta Gamma;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in1983(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1954; member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1965-74.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Gamma Eta Gamma;FederalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;Knightsof Equity.Died in1980(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown. | | John H. Gillis (b. 1923) — of Grosse Pointe Shores,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1923.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanArbitration Association;Gamma Eta Gamma;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | William H. Hampton — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1935-44; defeated, 1944.Member,Gamma Eta Gamma;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Mackie Hampton and Agnes (Hately) Hampton; married toEsther Kolpien. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
 | Albert Haskell Jr. (b. 1891) — of Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;CortlandCounty District Attorney;bankdirector; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.Member,Rotary;Elks;Eagles;Moose;American BarAssociation;Grange;Knightsof Columbus;Gamma Eta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | 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;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiDelta Theta;Gamma Eta Gamma;Pi GammaMu;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,March10, 1946 (age62 years, 243days).Intermentsomewherein Champaign, Ill. | | Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) — also known asHarold LeVander — of South St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.Born in Swede Home,PolkCounty, Neb.,October10, 1910.Republican.Lawyer;Governor ofMinnesota, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1968.Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,Kiwanis;American BarAssociation;Gamma Eta Gamma;PiKappa Delta.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March30, 1992 (age81 years, 172days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn. | | James P. Marron (b. 1902) — of O'Neill,HoltCounty, Neb.Born in Ponca,DixonCounty, Neb.,June 5,1902.Democrat.Insuranceagent;lawyer;chair ofHolt County Democratic Party, 1940.Catholic.Member,Gamma Eta Gamma;Lions;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas F. Marron and Margaret (McDermott) Marron; married,April 7,1931, to Alice Sabatka. |
| | Richard J. McCormick (b. 1888) — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,August11, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Essex District, 1923-28.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Gamma Eta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John R. McCormick and Margaret (McCarthy) McCormick; married,October23, 1910, to Verna A. Sullivan. |
| | Francis M. McKeown (b. 1898) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,April29, 1898.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Hampden District, 1935-36.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Gamma Eta Gamma.Burial location unknown. | | Frank Murphy (1897-1944) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1897.Democrat.Accountant;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1943;chargedwithbriberyin 1944;pleadedguilty.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Gamma Eta Gamma.Died, from aheartailment,December25, 1944 (age47 years, 224days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Constance Kirchner. |
| | Daniel J. O'Mara (b. 1893) — of Irondequoit,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Florence,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1932-34;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1957-58.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;Gamma Eta Gamma.Burial location unknown.  | Harold Martin Ryan (1911-2007) — also known asHarold M. Ryan — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February6, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1938, 1940, 1942, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1956,1960(alternate),1964;member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1949-62; resigned 1962; defeated, 1974(2nd District);U.S.Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962-65; defeated inprimary, 1964, 1966;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1976-85.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Gamma Eta Gamma;Lions.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March 8,2007 (age96 years, 30days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. | | | James C. Soper — of Cicero,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate 7th District, 1967-79.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;ThetaDelta Chi;Gamma Eta Gamma;AmericanLegion;Moose;Elks.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | 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;DeltaSigma Rho;Gamma Eta 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. |  | Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) — of Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa.Born in Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa,January21, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;secretaryof state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.AmericanReformed Church. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Freemasons;AlphaTau Omega;Gamma Eta Gamma.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hugo Synhorst and Ethel Synhorst; married1941 to AliceRossing. | | | | Image source: Iowa Official Register1951-52 |
| | Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) — also known asAmos L. Taylor — of Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Danbury,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,February22, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1924(alternate),1932;member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1924-49;secretary ofMassachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28;MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 1929-32.Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;Gamma Eta Gamma;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married,June 16,1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank; married to Caroline W.Dudley. |
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