Very incomplete list! | |  Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Webster Groves,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,June 17,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1924(alternate),1940,1944(alternate),1948(alternate); candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiDelta Phi;Military Order of the World Wars.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams; married,May3, 1924, to Janet Lawrence. |
| | Frederick Moulton Alger Jr. (1907-1967) — also known asFrederick M. Alger, Jr.;Fred M.Alger —of Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August3, 1907.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador toBelgium, 1953-57.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;Freemasons.Died in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,January5, 1967 (age59 years, 155days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) — also known asFrederick H. Allen — of Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,May 30,1858.Democrat.Lawyer;economist;villagepresident of Pelham Manor, New York, 1904-06;chair ofWestchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1908,1920(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars.Died, frompneumonia,in NewportHospital,Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,December3, 1937 (age79 years, 187days).Interment atBeechwoodsCemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofElishaHunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen; brother ofWilliamFessenden Allen; married,June 30,1892, to Adele Livingston Stevens; grandson ofSamuelClesson Allen; great-grandnephew ofJonathanHunt; third great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed ofGouverneurMorris; second cousin twice removed ofElijahHunt Mills; second cousin thrice removed ofOliverEllsworth,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin once removed ofChesterAshley; third cousin twice removed ofTheodoreDwight,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andAbijahBlodget; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),ReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,JonathanIngersoll,JaredIngersoll,JosiahMeigs andDanielPitkin; fourth cousin ofAlbertAsahel Bliss andPhilemonBliss; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephChurchill Strong,TheodoreDavenport,ChesterWilliam Chapin,HarrisonBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,WilliamAlfred Buckingham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,OliverMorgan Hungerford,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919),JudsonH. Warner,RogerWolcott (1847-1900) andJosiahQuincy. | | | | Political families:Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut;Ingersollfamily of New Haven, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Howard Wilmert Ameli (1881-1959) — also known asHoward W. Ameli — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofAbnerC. Surpless; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-34.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Sonsof Union Veterans;Military Order of the World Wars;DeltaChi;Freemasons.Died, in MethodistHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1959 (age77 years, 290days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Alonzo Ameli and Jessie Isabel (Robinson) Ameli; married,August10, 1918, to Flora E. Maus. |
| | Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. (1873-1936) — also known asA. Piatt Andrew, Jr. — of Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,February12, 1873.Republican. Director, U.S. Mint, 1909; U.S. Assistant Secretary ofthe Treasury, 1910-12; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1921-36; died inoffice 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1928.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Military Order of the World Wars;AmericanEconomic Association.Died, frominfluenzaandarteriosclerosis,in Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 3,1936 (age63 years, 112days).Cremated;ashes scattered.  | James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) — also known asJames T. Blair, Jr. — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Maysville,DeKalbCounty, Mo.,March15, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1936,1960;chairof Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;mayorof Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1949-57;Governor ofMissouri, 1957-61.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Sonsof the American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Military Order of the World Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaNu Phi;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;Kiwanis;Eagles.Died, along with his wife, of accidentalcarbonmonoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from acar leftrunning in an attached garage entered their home through the airconditioning system, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,July 12,1962 (age60 years, 119days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo. | | Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) — also known asHenry Breckinridge;HenryBreckenridge —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 25,1886.Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;lawyer;attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1936.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Military Order of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;LoyalLegion;NavyLeague.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1960 (age73 years, 344days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)Breckinridge; married,July 7,1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married,August5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married,March27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; great-grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; second great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofLevinIrving Handy andDeshaBreckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,StephenValentine Southall andEarleCabell; fourth cousin ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Walter James Bristow Jr. (b. 1924) — also known asWalter J. Bristow, Jr. — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,October14, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1957-58; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1958-76 (Richland County 1958-66, 21stDistrict 1966-68, 10th District 1968-72, 7th District 1972-76);circuit judge in South Carolina 5th Circuit; elected 1976.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;ExchangeClub;AlphaTau Omega.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Walter J. Bristow and Caroline Belser (Melton) Bristow;married,September12, 1952, to Katherine Stewart Mullins. | | | | Image source: South CarolinaLegislative Manual 1964 |
| | John Christian (1911-1972) — also known asJack Christian — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.,January22, 1911.Democrat.Automobiledealer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.Episcopalian.Member,Lions;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,December31, 1972 (age61 years, 344days).Interment atResthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, La. | | Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr. (1929-2001) — also known asR. Lawrence Coughlin — of Villanova,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April11, 1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Koreanconflict;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Montgomery County 1stDistrict, 1965-67;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1969-93.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Jaycees;Military Order of the World Wars.Died in Mathews,MathewsCounty, Va.,November30, 2001 (age72 years, 233days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) — also known asJames H. R. Cromwell — of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.; Weehawken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,PeerlessMotor CarCompany; U.S. Minister toCanada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,pulpand paper manufacturers.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;MarineCorps League;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in1990(ageabout94 years).Burial location unknown. | | Hugh Smith Cumming Jr. (1900-1986) — also known asHugh S. Cumming, Jr. — of Virginia. Born inRichmond,Va.,March10, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador toIndonesia, 1953-57.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;ZetaPsi;Military Order of the World Wars.DiedNovember24, 1986 (age86 years, 259days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va. | | Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) — also known asThomas J. Curran — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;chairof New York County Republican Party, 1940-58;secretaryof state of New York, 1943-54; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1944,1948,1952(alternate),1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1944; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Executive Committee, 1945.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Military Order of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, from aheartailment, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1958 (age59 years, 243days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Harry Darby (1895-1987) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,January23, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;shipbuilder;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 1940-64; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1949-50.Episcopalian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Military Order of the World Wars;NavyLeague;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Rotary;PhiDelta Theta.Died in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,January17, 1987 (age91 years, 359days).Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. | | Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) — also known asFred H. Davis — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,May 18,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;LeonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1921-27;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1927;Floridastate attorney general, 1927-31;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1931-37;chiefjustice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;ReserveOfficers Association;AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Lions.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,June 20,1937 (age43 years, 33days).Interment atOldCity Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married,February3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. | | | | Epitaph: "Lawyer -Statesman - Jurist - Soldier." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey (1891-1949) — also known asFrank J. G. Dorsey — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April26, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1935-39; defeated,1938.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Military Order of the World Wars;SigmaNu;BetaGamma Sigma.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 13,1949 (age58 years, 78days).Interment atSt.Dominic's Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | James Marsh Douglas (b. 1896) — also known asJames M. Douglas — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,January6, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri, 1935-37; defeated, 1930;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1937-47; appointed 1937.Member,PhiDelta Phi;AlphaTau Omega;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLaw Institute.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Bond Douglas and Francesca (Kimball) Douglas; married,August5, 1939, to Mary Elizabeth Lumaghi. |
| | George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) — also known asGeorge A. Eberly — of Stanton,StantonCounty, Neb.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,February9, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;StantonCounty Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton NationalBank;justiceof Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Woodmen;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Sonsof Veterans;Sonsof Union Veterans;Military Order of the World Wars;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married,August2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota. |
 | Harold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) — also known asHarold H. Emmons — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 30,1875.Republican.Lawyer;secretary-treasurer, RegalMotor CarCompany, 1913-17; in charge ofaviationengine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;officer, Stout MetalAirplaneCo.; organizer and director, NationalAirTransport Co.; organizer and president,AircraftDevelopment Corp., NorthwestAirways,Inc.; organizer and general counsel, StinsonAircraftCorp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1928;DetroitPoliceCommissioner, 1930; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1931.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaChi;AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, in Jennings MemorialHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 20,1962 (age86 years, 324days).Interment atRoselandPark Cemetery, Berkley, Mich. | | | Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) — also known asDante B. Fascell — of Coral Gables, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.; Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Bridgehampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March 9,1917.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1951-54;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12thDistrict 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1956(delegation vice-chair),1960(alternate),1968(alternate).Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;Military Order of the World Wars;Jaycees;KappaSigma.ReceivedPresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1998.Died, ofcoloncancer, in Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,November28, 1998 (age81 years, 264days).Interment atSylvanAbbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla. | | Erland Frederick Fish (b. 1883) — also known asErland F. Fish — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December7, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeOliverWendell Holmes, 1908-09; major in the U.S. Army during World WarI; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Norfolk District, 1921-24;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Norfolk & Suffolk District, 1925-36;Presidentof the Massachusetts State Senate, 1933-34; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1928.Unitarian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;ExchangeClub.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick P. Fish and Clara P. (Livermore) Fish; married,October7, 1911, to Mildred Russell. |
| | Neal Randolph Fosseen (1908-2004) — also known asNeal R. Fosseen — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Yakima,YakimaCounty, Wash.,November27, 1908.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;brick and claytile products manufacturer;mayorof Spokane, Wash., 1960-67.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaKappa Psi;BetaTheta Pi;AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars;ReserveOfficers Association.DiedJuly 21,2004 (age95 years, 237days).Burial location unknown. | | William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) — also known asWilliam T. Gardiner — of Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 12,1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1921-26;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26;Governor ofMaine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaine,1932;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. MaxwellTaylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the ItalianHigh Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;Sonsof Union Veterans;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Grange;American BarAssociation.Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplaneexploded inmidair, andcrashedin Schnecksville,LehighCounty, Pa.,August2, 1953 (age61 years, 51days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine. | | Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Bowdoinham,SagadahocCounty, Maine,October13, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourth Hampden District, 1921-24.Congregationalist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Military Order of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;PhiGamma Delta;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) — also known asDwight H. Green — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ligonier,NobleCounty, Ind.,January9, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1939;Governor ofIllinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1940,1944(speaker),1948(TemporaryChair;speaker),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956.Episcopalian.Member,KappaSigma;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Military Order of the World Wars.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February20, 1958 (age61 years, 42days).Entombed in mausoleum atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Ashley Greene (b. 1898) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Lake Grove,ClackamasCounty, Ore.Born in Ashville,St. ClairCounty, Ala.,January15, 1898.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oregon,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Eagles;American BarAssociation;Military Order of the World Wars.Burial location unknown.  | Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) — also known asCarter H. Harrison — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April23, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;newspapereditor and publisher;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; defeated in primary, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1900,1916,1920,1932,1936;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1934-44.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Societyof Colonial Wars;Societyof the War of 1812;Military Order of the World Wars.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December25, 1953 (age93 years, 246days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: SonofCarterHenry Harrison and Sophonisba Grayson (Preston) Harrison; marriedto Marguerite Stearns; married,December14, 1887, to Edith Ogden; great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1758-1825); great-grandnephew ofAlfredWilliam Grayson andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1735-1793) andWilliamGrayson; second great-grandnephew ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791),WilliamCabell andWilliamSmallwood; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),RobertJefferson Breckinridge,WilliamLewis Cabell andGeorgeCraighead Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,WilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841) andBeverlyRobinson Grayson; first cousin four times removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andBenjaminEarl Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,GeorgeNicholas,BeverleyRandolph,JamesMonroe (1758-1831),WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andJohnRobertson; third cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge,HenrySkillman Breckinridge andEarleCabell; third cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,JohnWilliam Leftwich,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),JoelWalker Flood andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),ThomasBell Monroe,JamesMonroe (1799-1870) andStanleyMatthews; third cousin thrice removed ofBurwellBassett andSamuelNicholls Smallwood; fourth cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge,RussellBenjamin Harrison,HenryDe La Warr Flood,JohnBrady Grayson,FrederickMadison Roberts andJoelWest Flood; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,VictorMonroe,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson,HarryFlood Byrd andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990). | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:RobertE. Burke | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947) — also known asHarry B. Hawes — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,November15, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904,1928;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1904,1916;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1921-26;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1926-33; resigned 1933.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;AmericanLegion;ReserveOfficers Association;Military Order of the World Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanEconomic Association;IzaakWalton League;AudubonSociety;AmericanForestry Association;National RifleAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 31,1947 (age77 years, 258days).Cremated;ashes scattered ina private or family graveyard, Ripley County, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Smith Nicholas Hawes and Susan Elizabeth (Simrall) Hawes; married,November15, 1899, to Elizabeth Eppes Osborne Robinson; grandson ofRichardHawes; grandnephew ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857) andAlbertGallatin Hawes; great-grandson ofGeorgeNicholas; great-grandnephew ofWilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas andAylettHawes; second great-grandson ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); first cousin twice removed ofPeytonRandolph; first cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofPeterMyndert Dox,AylettHawes Buckner andEdmundRandolph; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnWalker,CarterBassett Harrison,FrancisWalker andWilliamHenry Harrison; third cousin ofEdmundRandolph Cocke; third cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall andFrancisBeverley Biddle; third cousin twice removed ofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); third cousin thrice removed ofBurwellBassett; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasWalker Gilmer,CarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926). | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnJ. Cochran | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1921 |
| | | Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) — also known asClarence R. Hotchkiss — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in West Warren,BradfordCounty, Pa.,June 5,1880.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;realestate broker;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1916;secretaryof Oregon Republican Party, 1920; Republican Presidential Electorfor Oregon,1920.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Military Order of the World Wars;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaTheta Phi;PhiGamma Mu;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,September17, 1952 (age72 years, 104days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Charles Pagelsen Howard (1887-1966) — also known asCharles P. Howard — of Reading,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Tewksbury,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December26, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Seventh Middlesex District, 1923-25; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1924(alternate),1928;president, BlackstoneSavingsBank, Boston, 1940-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World WarII.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanSociety for Public Administration;Military Order of the WorldWars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in Beachmont, Revere,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 2,1966 (age78 years, 188days).Interment atLaurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Mass. | | Peterson Bryant Jarman Jr. (1892-1955) — also known asPete B. Jarman — of Livingston,SumterCounty, Ala.Born in Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.,October31, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;secretaryof state of Alabama, 1931-35;U.S.Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1937-49; U.S.Ambassador toAustralia, 1949-53.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Forty andEight;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Military Order of the World Wars;Woodmen;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.DiedFebruary17, 1955 (age62 years, 109days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Otto Kerner Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August15, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; countyjudge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960,1964;Governorof Illinois, 1961-68;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned1974.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;Military Order of the World Wars;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi.While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain ofover $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterizedasbribery.Convictedin 1973 on 17 counts ofbribery,conspiracy,perjury,and related charges;sentencedto three years in federalprisonandfined$50,000.Died ofcancer,May9, 1976 (age67 years, 268days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) — also known asMelvin J. Maas — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,May 14,1898.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;insurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45;defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4thDistrict); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.Catholic.Member,Military Order of the World Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Columbus;Woodmen;Moose;Eagles.Stricken with totalblindnessin August 1951.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April13, 1964 (age65 years, 335days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January26, 1880.Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War I; general inthe U.S. Army during World War II; received theMedalof Honor for his defense of the Philippines in 1942; repeatedlydisavowed any intention of becoming a candidate for any publicoffice, but his supporters persisted in putting his name forward;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1952;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;Christian Nationalist candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1956.Member,Military Order of the World Wars. Died, fromprimarybiliary cirrhosis (an auto-immune disorder), inWashington,D.C.,April 5,1964 (age84 years, 70days).Entombed atMacArthurMemorial, Norfolk, Va.; statue atUnitedStates Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.  | Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) — also known asHarold W. Mason — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April21, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;boot and shoebusiness; vice-president, Brattleboro MemorialHospital;director forpowercompanies,insurancecompanies, the Central VermontRailway,and the EsteyOrganCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1932;Convention Secretary,1940,1944;secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary,1940;speaker,1940;Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1933(voted forHerbertHoover andCharlesCurtis);delegateto Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Vermont, 1936-44;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1937-44.Member,AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;UnionLeague;SigmaNu.Died, from aheartattack, in his room at the Savoy-PlazaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1944 (age49 years, 196days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;married,March17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Official Report of the22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
|  | George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940) — also known asGeorge B. McClellan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dresden, Saxony (nowGermany)of American parents,November23, 1865.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1895-1903; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1900;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1904-09; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1904;universityprofessor; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;LoyalLegion;Military Order of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedNovember30, 1940 (age75 years, 7days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Charles Edgar McKenzie (1896-1956) — also known asCharles E. McKenzie — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.Born in Pelican,DeSotoParish, La.,October3, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1940,1952(alternate);U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1943-47.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars.DiedJune 7,1956 (age59 years, 248days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Monroe, La. | | Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Corunna,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,March 1,1892.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofGenesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.Army during World War II; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1946-48;Michiganstate attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County1st District, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;DeltaTheta Phi;KappaSigma;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Elks.Died in1976(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy E.McCorkell. |
| | Thomas Henry Needham (1922-2000) — also known asThomas H. Needham — of Edgewood, Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,June 30,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1956; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1960; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Rhode Island,1972;superior court judge in Rhode Island, 1974-2000.Member,Military Order of the World Wars. Judge in the 1982 murder trial of Claus von Bulow. Died in Edgewood, Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,March26, 2000 (age77 years, 270days).Interment atSt.Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I. | | 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;Military Order of the World Wars;Lions;American BarAssociation;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in1967(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence N. Park (b. 1907) — of Glassboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Glassboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,April17, 1907.Lawyer;lawprofessor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from GloucesterCounty, 1947.Member,Military Order of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;Rotary;PhiAlpha Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Clarence J. Park and Lyda (Clouse) Park; married to RuthLewis. |
| | Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1886-1966) — also known asRichard C. Patterson, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,January31, 1886.Democrat.Gold miner;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executivevice-president and director, NationalBroadcastingCo., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43;chairman, Ogden Corp. (UtilitiesPower &Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1928(alternate),1932(alternate),1936,1944,1948;U.S. Ambassador toYugoslavia, 1944-47;Guatemala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1951-53.Methodist.Member,Military Order of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;BetaTheta Pi;Freemasons.DiedSeptember30, 1966 (age80 years, 242days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Albert Sidney Porter Jr. (1904-1979) — also known asAlbert S. Porter — of Lyndhurst,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Pepper Pike,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,November29, 1904.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;CuyahogaCounty Engineer, 1947-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1952,1964,1972;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1964;chairof Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1963-69; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Ohio, 1964-72; in 1976, reportersdiscoveredthat he forced his staff tokickback two percent of their pay; aninvestigationresulted; hepleadedguilty to 19 counts oftheftin office, and wassentencedto two years of probation, andfined$10,000.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Grotto;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Tau BetaPi;SigmaXi;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, fromheartdisease anddiabetes,in HillcrestHospital,Mayfield Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January7, 1979 (age74 years, 39days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Sidney Porter and Lena May (Edmonds) Porter; married,April20, 1929, to Grace Marie Robinson; married1949 toGenevieve Shaveyco. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Harold Riegelman (1892-1982) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,August19, 1892.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1922; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1936,1952,1956;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;acting postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1953; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1953.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;ZetaBeta Tau;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars.DiedApril16, 1982 (age89 years, 240days).Burial location unknown. | | John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known asJohn G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August12, 1930.Member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1965-70, 1979;U.S.Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeatedin Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independentcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1972;reprimandedby the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by hisoffice, which characterized a critic and her supporters withcrudeslurs; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from California, 1982.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom;JohnBirch Society;National RifleAssociation;AmericanLegion;Military Order of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;Toastmasters.Died, ofprostatecancer, in theNationalNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January10, 2001 (age70 years, 151days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (1908-1982) — of Pomfret Center, Pomfret,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 12,1908.Republican.Fruitfarmer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,1961-63; defeated, 1948, 1958; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1962;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.Member,Grange;Elks;Order ofAhepa;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Military Order of the World Wars;ReserveOfficers Association.Died in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,April 9,1982 (age73 years, 332days).Interment atChristEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn. | | Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) — also known asRobert L. F. Sikes — of Crestview,OkaloosaCounty, Fla.Born in Isabella,WorthCounty, Ga.,June 3,1906.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1937-40;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1956(delegation chair),1960(delegation chair);reprimandedby the House of Representatives, 1976, overconflictsof interest.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Kiwanis;Military Order of the World Wars;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;AlphaZeta;AlphaGamma Rho;Elks.Died while suffering fromAlzheimer'sdisease,September28, 1994 (age88 years, 117days).Interment atLiveoakPark Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla. | | Henry Junior Taylor (1902-1984) — also known asHenry J. Taylor — of Virginia. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September2, 1902.Republican.Pulp andpaper industry; trustee, Manhattan SavingsBank;director, Waldorf-AstoriaHotel;author;newspapercorrespondent;economist;U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1957-61.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Military Order of the World Wars;DeltaKappa Epsilon;SigmaDelta Chi;LoyalLegion.Died in1984(ageabout81 years).Burial location unknown. | | Harold Johnson Warner (b. 1890) — also known asHarold J. Warner — of Pendleton,UmatillaCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,November6, 1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Republican PresidentialElector for Oregon,1929;justiceof Oregon state supreme court, 1950-63; appointed 1950; resigned1963;chiefjustice of Oregon state supreme court, 1955-57.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Military Order of the World Wars;PhiDelta Phi;BetaTheta Pi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas C. Warner and Katherine E. (Johnson) Warner; married,August5, 1925, to Aluta M. Larsen. |
| | Frederick August Westphal (b. 1895) — also known asFred A. Westphal — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 15,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;steelexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOklahoma,1960.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;NavyLeague;Military Order of the World Wars;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter John C. Westphal and Anna W. (Glesmann) Westphal; married,June24, 1922, to Olive Mitchell M. Blackman. |
| | Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth (1891-1960) — also known asRichard B. Wigglesworth — of Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,April25, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;private secretary to Philippines Governor-GeneralW.Cameron Forbes, 1913; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-58 (14th District1928-33, 13th District 1933-58); alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1948;U.S. Ambassador toCanada, 1958-60, died in office 1960.Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Military Order of the World Wars.Died, from astrokewhile being treated forphlebitis,in Peter Bent BrighamHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October22, 1960 (age69 years, 180days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Weldon Osborne Yeager (1922-2011) — also known asWeldon O. Yeager — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.; West Bloomfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Ocean Ridge,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Hillsboro,HighlandCounty, Ohio,July 26,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;Republican candidate forMichiganstate senate, 1958 (18th District), 1960 (18th District), 1974(primary, 8th District); member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1960-62;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1964,1968,1976;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 17th District, 1969-70; defeated,1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1966 (17th District); RepublicanPresidential Elector for Michigan,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew);secretary ofMichigan Republican Party, 1979; Republican Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1980(voted forRonaldReagan andGeorgeBush); candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1986; mayor of Ocean Ridge, Fla.Congregationalist.Member,Military Order of the World Wars.Died in Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,April30, 2011 (age88 years, 278days).Interment atRoselawnCemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Estella F. 'Stella' (McCall) Yeager and Carl Osborne Yeager;married to T. Ione Affholder and Beverly White. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Bob Young (born c.1948) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born about 1948. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War;mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1999-; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Georgia,2000,2004;Republican Presidential Elector for Georgia,2000(voted forGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney).Episcopalian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;VietnamVeterans of America;Military Order of the World Wars.Still living as of 2004.
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