Very incomplete list!  |  Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) — also known asSpiro T. Agnew;Spiro TheodoreAnagnostopoulos;"Spiro T. Eggplant";"Nixon's Nixon";"The WhiteKnight" —of Towson,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,November9, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;BaltimoreCounty Executive, 1962-66; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Maryland,1964;Governorof Maryland, 1967-69;VicePresident of the United States, 1969-73.Episcopalian.Greekancestry. Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Order of Ahepa;PhiAlpha Delta;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Waschargedwith acceptingbribesand falsifying federalincometax returns;pleaded nocontest totaxevasion andresignedas Vice-President, October 10, 1973;disbarredby a Maryland court in 1974.Died, ofleukemia,in Atlantic GeneralHospital,Berlin,WorcesterCounty, Md.,September17, 1996 (age77 years, 313days).Interment atDulaneyValley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md. | | Dean Alfange (1899-1989) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul,Türkiye),December2, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1941 (Democratic, 17th District),1948 (Liberal, 24th District); American Labor candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1942.Greekancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Order of Ahepa;PhiBeta Kappa;PiDelta Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho.One of the founders of the Liberal Party of New York. Died, ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1989 (age89 years, 326days).Burial location unknown. | | Don A. Allen Sr. — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Iowa. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; memberofCaliforniastate assembly, 1938-46, 1956-66; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1960.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Order of Ahepa;OptimistClub;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Gus Michael Bilirakis (b. 1963) — also known asGus Bilirakis — of Palm Harbor,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,February8, 1963.Republican.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 48th District, 1999-2006;U.S.Representative from Florida 9th District, 2007-.EasternOrthodox. Member,Order of Ahepa;Moose;Freemasons;Rotary;Elks.Still living as of 2014. | | John Brademas (1927-2016) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Mishawaka,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,March 2,1927.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.PatrickMcNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. RepThomasL. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidateAdlaiE. Stevenson;collegeprofessor;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;president,New York University, 1981-92.Methodist.Greekancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Order of Ahepa;Eagles;Moose;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 11,2016 (age89 years, 131days).Entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Mario Joseph Cariello (1907-1985) — also known asMario J. Cariello — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; resigned1941; municipal judge in New York, 1941-62;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1963-68; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1964;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1969-77.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks;Order of Ahepa;Moose;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcancer,in Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1985 (age78 years, 198days).Entombed atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| |  Relatives:Married to Lee Pallante. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) — also known asWilliam C. Cramer;Bill Cramer;"Mr. Republican" —of St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.; Tarpon Springs,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born inDenver,Colo.,August4, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12thDistrict 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952;firstRepublican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Florida,1956(HonoraryVice-President),1960,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1970; Republican Presidential Elector forFlorida,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Elks;Moose;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Order of Ahepa.Died, from complications of aheartattack, in South Pasadena,PinellasCounty, Fla.,October18, 2003 (age81 years, 75days).Interment atWoodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | Clifford Davis (1897-1970) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Hazlehurst,CopiahCounty, Miss.,November18, 1897.Democrat.Lawyer;city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Moose;Elks;Order of Ahepa.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 8,1970 (age72 years, 202days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn. | | 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;Order of Ahepa;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Kiwanis;JuniorOrder;NewcomenSociety;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. | | George William Gekas (b. 1930) — also known asGeorge W. Gekas — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,April14, 1930.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1967-74; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1977-82;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1983-2003;defeated, 2002.EasternOrthodox. Member,AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Order of Ahepa.Still living as of 2014. | | Porter Hardy Jr. (1903-1995) — of Churchland,Portsmouth,Va.Born in Bon Air,ChesterfieldCounty, Va.,June 1,1903.Democrat.Accountant;farmer;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1947-69.Methodist.Member,Order of Ahepa;Moose;KappaAlpha Order;TauKappa Alpha;FarmBureau.Died inVirginiaBeach, Va.,April19, 1995 (age91 years, 322days).Interment atEastern Shore Chapel Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Va. | | E. N. Karay (1905-1992) — of Detroit west side,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Samos,Greece,November2, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1942-46; common pleas courtjudge in Michigan, 1946; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1956,1960,1964,1968(alternate),1972(alternate); Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1964.GreekOrthodox. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows;Eagles;Order of Ahepa.Died in1992(ageabout86 years).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | John M. Karras (b. 1944) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,September11, 1944.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1977-82; defeated(Democratic), 1970, 1972; member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1985-88; defeated(Republican), 1988.Member,AmericanLegion;FarmBureau;KappaAlpha Order;Order of Ahepa;FraternalOrder of Police.Still living as of 1988.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael N. Karras and Betty (Valan) Karras; married to AliaBarre. |
| | Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) — also known asGoodwin J. Knight — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Provo,UtahCounty, Utah,December9, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1935-46;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1947-53;Governor ofCalifornia, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1958; Republican Presidential Electorfor California,1960(voted forRichardM. Nixon andHenryCabot Lodge, Jr.).Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;Elks;OddFellows;Order of Ahepa;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 22,1970 (age73 years, 164days).Originally entombed atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in1971 in mausoleum atRoseHills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif. | | Donald Edgar Lukens (1931-2010) — also known asDonald E. Lukens;Buz Lukens — of Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio.Born in Harveysburg,WarrenCounty, Ohio,February11, 1931.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1967-71, 1987-90 (24th District1967-71, 8th District 1987-90); member ofOhiostate senate, 1975.Member,Sertoma;FarmBureau;DeltaChi;Order of Ahepa;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;Toastmasters.Convictedin 1989 on a misdemeanorchargeof contributing to the delinquency of a minor, by havingsexwith a 16 year old girl;sentencedto 30 days injail.Indictedin February 1995 on five counts ofbriberyand conspiracy; a jury in October 1995 found him not guilty on threecounts but was unable to reach a verdict on the other two; a mistrialwas declared.Reindictedin March 1996;triedandconvicted.DiedMay 22,2010 (age79 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Henry Michel (1923-2017) — also known asRobert H. Michel — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,March 2,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;administrative assistant to U.S. Rep.HaroldVelde, 1949-56;U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1957-95; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964,1968,1972.Member,Order of Ahepa;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;SigmaNu;PiKappa Delta;PurpleHeart;Jaycees.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,February17, 2017 (age93 years, 352days).Burial location unknown. | | Donald Lawrence Ritter (b. 1940) — also known asDon Ritter — of Coopersburg,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1940.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1979-93;defeated, 1992.Member,Order of Ahepa;Elks;Freemasons.Still living as of 2014.  | 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 of Ahepa;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Amvets;MilitaryOrder 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.  | Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known asG. Mennen Williams;"Soapy" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February23, 1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Governor ofMichigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1968-69;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-86;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Eagles;Elks;Moose;Amvets;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Order of Ahepa;Grange;Americansfor Democratic Action;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1988 (age76 years, 344days).Interment atProtestantCemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich. | | John Waldemar Wydler (1924-1987) — also known asJohn W. Wydler — of Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from New York, 1963-81 (4th District 1963-73, 5thDistrict 1973-81); delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1968,1972(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Order of Ahepa;Freemasons;Elks.Died inWashington,D.C.,August4, 1987 (age63 years, 56days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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