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Newcomen Society Politicians

Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. (1884-1956) — also known asJ. B. Adoue, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November4, 1884.President, Dallas NationalBank ofCommerce, 1924-56; chairman, GulfInsuranceCompany; chairman, Universal Life and AccidentInsuranceCompany; director, Graham-BrownShoeCompany; director, First TexasChemicalCompany; director, CosmopolitanHotelCompany;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1951-53; defeated, 1949.Episcopalian.Frenchancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanArbitration Association;Rotary;PhiDelta Theta;Newcomen Society.Died, from aheartattack, while workingat hisbank, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November17, 1956 (age72 years, 13days).Entombed in mausoleum atCrownHill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.

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Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (1917-2006) — also known asTom Adams — of Florida. Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March11, 1917.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofFloridastate senate, 1956-60;secretaryof state of Florida, 1961-71;LieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1974.Baptist.Member,Rotary;Newcomen Society;PhiDelta Theta;AlphaKappa Psi.Killed in anautomobileaccident on I-10, inSuwanneeCounty, Fla.,May 22,2006 (age89 years, 72days).Interment atFountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla.
 
 Relatives: Sonof Thomas Burton Adams and Carolyn Sykes (Hamilton) Adams; married,July30, 1939, to Helen Brown; married1973 toFrances Sue Brewer.
 See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 
 Presumably namedfor:Johnthe Baptist
 Relatives: Son ofJeanBaptiste Adoue and Mittie Neosha (Simpson) Adoue; married,October12, 1909, to Hester Ann Allen; married,May 12,1937, to Mary J. Wilson.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) — also known asJulian P. Alexander — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,December7, 1887.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;American BarAssociation;Newcomen Society;KappaSigma.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar Bowlfootballgame, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January1, 1953 (age65 years, 25days).Interment atCedarlawnCemetery, Jackson, Miss.
 Relatives: Sonof Charlton Henry Alexander and Matilda (MacMillan) Alexander;married,December16, 1913, to Corabel Wharton Roberts.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) — also known asWalter H. Annenberg — of Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March13, 1908.Vice-president of his father's company, which published theRacingForm and othernewspapers;he and his father wereindictedfortaxevasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed aspart of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died;founder ofSeventeen andTV Guide; owner ofradio andtelevision stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1969-74.Jewishancestry. Member,Newcomen Society;PhiSigma Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;ZetaBeta Tau.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1986.Died, ofpneumonia,in Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October1, 2002 (age94 years, 202days).Interment atSunnylandEstate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Moses Annenberg and Sarah Annenberg; married1938 toVeronica Dunkelman; married1951 toLeonoreCohn Rosentiel.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Alex Davison Bailey (b. 1882) — also known asAlex D. Bailey — of La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Salem,KenoshaCounty, Wis.,February14, 1882.Engineer;utilitycompany executive;villagepresident of La Grange, Illinois, 1935-37.Member,Newcomen Society;Tau BetaPi;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Eugene M. Bailey and Caroline G. (Davison) Bailey; married,September3, 1907, to Alice Carey; married,October3, 1936, to Amelia Duncan.
 Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Canton,LewisCounty, Mo.,March17, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;secretary ofMissouri Republican Party, 1919;Missouristate attorney general, 1921-25; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1936.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Newcomen Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;PhiSigma Kappa.Suffered aheartattack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis CityHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,November12, 1953 (age69 years, 240days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
 Relatives: Sonof Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;married,June 19,1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married,February21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church.
 Thomas Harry Barton (1881-1960) — also known asThomas H. Barton;T. H.Barton —of El Dorado,UnionCounty, Ark.Born in Marlin,FallsCounty, Tex.,September20, 1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; one of thefounders of theNatural Gas andFuel Corporation; president and director of LionOilCompany; owner ofradio andtelevision stations; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1940;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Arkansas, 1940; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1944.Member,Newcomen Society;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.DiedDecember24, 1960 (age79 years, 95days).Interment atArlingtonMemorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
 Relatives: Sonof Thomas Killebrew Barton and Mary Estelle (Johnson) Barton;married,July 13,1925, to Madeline Mary Larimer.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) — also known asAllen J. Beermann — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa,January14, 1940.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Nebraska, 1971-.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Elks;AmericanJudicature Society;PiKappa Delta;PhiAlpha Delta;Newcomen Society.Still living as of 2001. Roger Douglas Branigin (1902-1975) — also known asRoger D. Branigin — of Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,July 26,1902.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1964,1968(delegation chair);Governor ofIndiana, 1965-69; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1968.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Newcomen Society;PhiDelta Phi;PhiDelta Theta.DiedNovember19, 1975 (age73 years, 116days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Franklin, Ind.
 Relatives: Sonof Elba L. Branigin and Zula (Francis) Branigin; married,November2, 1929, to Josephine Mardis.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier
 Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) — also known asMillard F. Caldwell, Jr. — of Milton,Santa RosaCounty, Fla.; Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,February6, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1929-32;U.S.Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41;Governor ofFlorida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1948,1956,1960;justiceof Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.Protestant.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;KappaSigma;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Newcomen Society;AmericanLegion;AmericanJudicature Society;AlphaKappa Psi;BlueKey.Died in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,October23, 1984 (age87 years, 260days).Interment atHarwoodPlantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
 Presumably namedfor:MillardFillmore
 Relatives: Son of Millard FillmoreCaldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell; married,February14, 1925, to Mary Rebecca Harwood.
 The Millard Caldwellstateoffice building (opened 1949), inTallahassee,Florida, isnamed forhim.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier
F. P. ChampFrederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) — also known asF. P. Champ — of Logan,CacheCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,June 4,1896.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,1928;director, St. Mark'sHospital.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanBankers Association;AmericanForestry Association;AmericanArbitration Association;Newcomen Society;Rotary.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March15, 1976 (age79 years, 285days).Interment atCedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
 Relatives: Sonof George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married,December29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: Eminent Americans(1954)
 Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) — also known asClinton A. Clauson — of Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Mitchell,MitchellCounty, Iowa,March28, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chiropractor;member ofMaineDemocratic State Committee, 1928-35;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Augusta, Maine, 1934-53;mayorof Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maine,1956;Governorof Maine, 1959; died in office 1959.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;OddFellows;Newcomen Society.Died in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,December30, 1959 (age64 years, 277days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
 Relatives: Sonof Albert Clauson and Bell Knutsdatter (Bergerud) Clauson; married1920 to EllenJulia Kelleher.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Allan R. Cullimore (b. 1884) — of South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,March 2,1884.Civilengineer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Dean, laterPresident, Newark College of Engineering;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,1947.Member,AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;AmericanChemical Society;Newcomen Society.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Thomas Cullimore and Mary Pearce (Joy) Cullimore; married,March25, 1912, to Edith Van Alst.
 William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) — also known asW. J. Bryan Dorn — of Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Born near Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,April14, 1916.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated inprimary, 1978; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1941-42; served inthe U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49,1951-74; candidate forU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate forGovernor ofSouth Carolina, 1974;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Newcomen Society.Died in Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,August13, 2005 (age89 years, 121days).Interment atBethelMethodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
 Presumably namedfor:WilliamJennings Bryan
 Relatives: Son of T. E. Dorn and Pearl(Griffith) Dorn; married1948 toMildred Johnson.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Books by William Jennings Bryan Dorn:Dorn:Of the People, A Political Way of Life, with Scott Derks(1988)
 Lee Douglas (1885-1959) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Belle Meade,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,May 23,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940(alternate); president, Nashville and DecaturRailroad.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;Newcomen Society;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedAugust17, 1959 (age74 years, 86days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas; married,January30, 1929, to Elizabeth (Keith) Caldwell.
 Charles Edison (1890-1969) — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,August3, 1890.Democrat.U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1940;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1941-44.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaPsi;Newcomen Society.Died, ofheartfailure, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1969 (age78 years, 362days).Interment atRosedaleCemetery, Orange, N.J.
 Relatives: Sonof Thomas Alva Edison and Mina (Miller) Edison; married,March27, 1918, to Carolyn Hawkins.
 Cross-reference:SidoL. Ridolfi
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) — also known asSam J. Ervin, Jr. — of Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.Born in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,September27, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931;chair ofBurke County Democratic Party, 1924; member ofNorthCarolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superiorcourt judge in North Carolina, 1937-43;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1956,1964.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FarmBureau;Grange;Sonsof the American Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Orderof Ahepa;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Kiwanis;JuniorOrder;Newcomen Society;SigmaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,April23, 1985 (age88 years, 208days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue atCounty Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
 Relatives: Sonof Samuel James Ervin and Laura Theresa (Powe) Ervin; brother ofJosephWilson Ervin; married,June 18,1924, to Margaret Bruce Bell; father of Laura Powe Ervin(daughter-in-law ofHallettSydney Ward) andSamuelJames Ervin III.
 Political family:Ervinfamily of Morganton, North Carolina.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Frank Evans (1873-1950) — of Coalville,SummitCounty, Utah; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Coalville,SummitCounty, Utah,July 26,1873.Coalminer;newspapereditor;schoolteacher;lawyer;SummitCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-07; member ofUtahstate senate, 1915-17.Mormon. Member,ExchangeClub;Newcomen Society.DiedAugust21, 1950 (age77 years, 26days).Interment atCoalvilleCity Cemetery, Coalville, Utah.
 Relatives: Sonof Henry Beck Evans and Anna Catherine (Brunn) Evans; married,December31, 1902, to Priscilla Livingston.
 Norman Judd Gould (1877-1964) — also known asNorman J. Gould — of Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.Born in Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1877.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908(alternate),1916;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1914-22;U.S.Representative from New York 36th District, 1915-23.Presbyterian.Member,Newcomen Society;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks.Died at GenevaHospital,Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1964 (age87 years, 158days).Interment atRestvaleCemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
 Relatives: Sonof Seabury S. Gould and Mary Mitchell (Judd) Gould; married,July 2,1921, to Anna Benrath; grandson ofNormanBuel Judd.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
 Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) — also known asR. A. Gray — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Concord,PikeCounty, Ga.,August2, 1882.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;secretaryof state of Florida, 1930-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1940(alternate),1960.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Woodmen;Moose;AmericanLegion;Newcomen Society.Died in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,1975(ageabout92 years).Burial location unknown. John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) — also known asJohn A. Hannah — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October9, 1902.Republican.Agriculturalextension agent;presidentof Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,1955-69; director,MotorWheel Corporation, Michigan BellTelephoneCompany, AmericanBank andTrust Company, and Manufacturers NationalBank ofDetroit;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;Newcomen Society;PhiEta Sigma;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;PiKappa Delta;AlphaZeta.Died in1991(ageabout88 years).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married toSarah May Shaw.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Clifford Peter Hansen (1912-2009) — also known asClifford P. Hansen — of Jackson,TetonCounty, Wyo.Born in Zenith, Lincoln County (nowTetonCounty), Wyo.,October16, 1912.Republican.Rancher;TetonCounty Commissioner, 1943-51; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wyoming,1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);Governor ofWyoming, 1963-67;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78.Episcopalian.DanishandEnglishancestry. Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Newcomen Society;SigmaNu.Died in Jackson,TetonCounty, Wyo.,October20, 2009 (age97 years, 4days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
 Relatives: Sonof Peter Christofferson Hansen and Sylvia Irene (Wood) Hansen;married1934 to MarthaClose; father ofMaryHansen Mead.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) — also known asAlbert W. Hawkes — of Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November20, 1878.Republican.Businessexecutive;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1944.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Sonsof the American Revolution;Newcomen Society;UnionLeague.Died in Palm Desert,RiversideCounty, Calif.,May 9,1971 (age92 years, 170days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, N.J.
 Relatives: Sonof Moses A. Hawkes and Louise Restieaux (Starrett) Hawkes; married,May15, 1901, to Frances Olive Whitfield; father of Albert WhitfieldHawkes.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
 John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) — also known asJ. Erik Jonsson — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1901.Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which becameTexasInstruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board(1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for RepublicBank,Dallas, 1954-80; EquitableLifeAssurance Society, 1958-73; DallasPower andLight, 1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1964-71.Member,Newcomen Society. Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,August31, 1995 (age93 years, 359days).Interment atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
 See alsoOurCampaignscandidate detail
 John Washington Rath (1872-1951) — also known asJohn W. Rath — of Waterloo,Black HawkCounty, Iowa.Born in Ackley,HardinCounty, Iowa,February26, 1872.Republican.Meatpackingexecutive; president, First NationalBank ofWaterloo; director, Illinois CentralRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1944.Presbyterian.Germanancestry. Member,Rotary;Newcomen Society;UnionLeague;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromcerebralthrombosis, in Waterloo,Black HawkCounty, Iowa,December22, 1951 (age79 years, 299days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
 Relatives: Sonof John Rath and Elizabeth (Moser) Rath; brother ofWilliamTecumseh Sherman Rath; married,August21, 1895, to Maud Harbin.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (b. 1864) — also known asAaron A. F. Seawell — ofMooreCounty, N.C.; Jonesboro (now part of Sanford),LeeCounty, N.C.; Sanford,LeeCounty, N.C.; Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born inMooreCounty, N.C.,October30, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1913-16, 1931(Moore County 1901, Lee County 1913-16, 1931); member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1907, 1925;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1935-38;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1938-45; appointed 1938.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;JuniorOrder;Order ofthe Coif;Kiwanis;PhiDelta Phi;Newcomen Society.Interment atBuffaloCemetery, Sanford, N.C.
 Relatives: Sonof Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell and Jeanette Anne (Buie) Seawell;married,April12, 1905, to Bertha Alma Smith; father ofMalcolmBuie Seawell; grandfather ofBuieSeawell.
 Political family:Seawellfamily of North Carolina.
 Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) — also known asFred B. Wachs — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,October22, 1897.Republican.Newspapereditor;treasurer ofKentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kentucky,1960.Presbyterian.Member,Jaycees;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaDelta Chi;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;Newcomen Society.Died in1974(ageabout76 years).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.
 Relatives: Sonof Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs; married,October15, 1919, to Jeanne Faulkner.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Walter Walker (1883-1956) — of Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.Born in Marion,CrittendenCounty, Ky.,April 3,1883.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Colorado,1924,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936,1940,1948,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee);ColoradoDemocratic state chair, 1930-32;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Colorado,1936.Protestant.Member,Elks;Woodmen;Rotary;Newcomen Society.Died in Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.,October8, 1956 (age73 years, 188days).Interment atOrchardMesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
 Relatives: Sonof Robert Clement Walker and Mattie Martin (Brown) Walker; brother ofRobertHickman Walker; married,November2, 1903, to Kathie Woods.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) — also known asPaul B. Wallace — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 28,1879.Republican. President, ValleyMotorCo.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. WallaceOrchardCo.; president, ProducersCannery;director, Salem FederalSavings &Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1944.Presbyterian.Member,Newcomen Society;AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace; married,August15, 1923, to Helena Willett.
 James Stephen Watkins (b. 1892) — also known asJ. Stephen Watkins — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in London,LaurelCounty, Ky.,November14, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;civilengineer; Kentucky Highway Commissioner, 1943-48; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kentucky,1952(alternate),1956(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1960.Christian.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;SigmaNu;OmicronDelta Kappa;Rotary;Newcomen Society.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Watkins and Dorcas (Chesnut) Watkins; married,June 21,1923, to Martha Willis.
 Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) — also known asRay L. Wilbur — of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.Born in Boonesborough (now Boone),BooneCounty, Iowa,April13, 1875.Republican.Physician;dean ofStanford University Medical School, 1911-16;presidentof Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1928;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33.Congregationalist.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Newcomen Society.Died in Stanford,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,June 26,1949 (age74 years, 74days).Interment atAltaMesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Dwight Locke Wilbur and Edna Maria (Lyman) Wilbur; brother ofCurtisDwight Wilbur.
 See alsoNNDBdossier
 Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) — also known asSimeon Willis — of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Born inLawrenceCounty, Ohio,December1, 1879.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32;Governor ofKentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1944,1948.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Newcomen Society.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April 2,1965 (age85 years, 122days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
 Relatives: Sonof John H. Willis and Abigail (Slavens) Willis; married,April14, 1920, toIdahLee Millis.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
 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;Newcomen Society;DeltaUpsilon.Died, ofleukemia,atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 20,1967 (age74 years, 70days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger; married,June 30,1915, to Margaret Meany; married,December11, 1946, to Norma Wells.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

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The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyardis a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260politicians, living and dead.
 
 The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President,members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders inall fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; andthe chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifyingmunicipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, forany of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellatejudges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of majorfederal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmastersof qualifying communities; (5) state and national political partyofficials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and otherparticipants in national party nominating conventions;(6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nationsbefore 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify",for Political Graveyard purposes, if theyhave at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive ofpredecessor, successor, and merged entities. 
 The listings areincomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project. 
 Information on this page — and on all other pages of thissite — is believed to be accurate, but isnotguaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sourcesbefore relying on any information here. 
 The official URL for this page is:https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/newcomen.html. 
 Links to this or any other Political Graveyard pageare welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimeschange as the site develops. 
 If you are searching for a specific named individual, try thealphabetical index of politicians. 
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; seeFeistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitutefair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under aCreative CommonsLicense.
What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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