Very incomplete list! | |  Paul Leon Aylward (1908-1996) — also known asPaul L. Aylward — of Ellsworth,EllsworthCounty, Kan.Born in Stonington,ChristianCounty, Ill.,March 1,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kansas,1960,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1962.Catholic.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Phi Kappa Theta;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.DiedMarch21, 1996 (age88 years, 20days).Interment atEllsworth Memorial Cemetery, Ellsworth, Kan. | | Joseph Moran Barr (1906-1982) — also known asJoseph M. Barr — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 28,1906.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniaDemocratic State Committee, 1936-40; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 43rd District, 1941-59;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1954-59; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1956,1960,1964,1968;mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1959-70; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1968.Catholic.Member,Eagles;Moose;Phi Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;Phi Kappa Theta.DiedAugust26, 1982 (age76 years, 90days).Interment atSt.Mary Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pa. | | Joseph Davis DeBlieux (b. 1912) — also known asJ. D. DeBlieux — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Columbia,CaldwellParish, La.,September12, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1956-60, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1956,1964,1968.Catholic.Member,Theta Kappa Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Lions;Knightsof Columbus;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Honore Louis DeBlieux, Sr. and Ozet (Perot) DeBlieux; married,April22, 1946, to Dorothy Mary LePine. |
| | John S. Gonas (b. 1907) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Crossfork,PotterCounty, Pa.,May 14,1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1936-38; member ofIndianastate senate, 1940-48; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1944; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, IndianaAppellate Court, 1960-72.Ukrainianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;Phi Kappa Theta;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married1937 toTheodosia Bonder. |
| | Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) — also known asRichard J. Hughes — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Florence,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,August10, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938;chair ofMercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1948(alternate),1964,1968(chair,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1972;county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in NewJersey, 1952-61;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1962-70; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-79.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Phi Kappa Theta.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,December7, 1992 (age83 years, 119days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J. | | Luke E. Linnan (b. 1895) — of Algona,KossuthCounty, Iowa.Born in Maurice,SiouxCounty, Iowa,April 8,1895.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1936,1940;justiceof Iowa state supreme court, 1958.Catholic.Member,Phi Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Q. Linnan and Kate (Fitzpatric) Linnan; married,July 6,1935, to Nell Wassenberg. |
| | Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) — also known asEugene J. McCarthy;"CleanGene" —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Watkins,MeekerCounty, Minn.,March29, 1916.Schoolteacher;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1952(alternate),1960,1964;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1968,1972,1992;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent), 1988 (Consumer).Catholic.IrishandGermanancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;Phi Kappa Theta.Died, from complications ofParkinson'sdisease, in the GeorgetownRetirementResidence,Washington,D.C.,December10, 2005 (age89 years, 256days).Interment atSt.Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va. | | John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) — also known asJohn J. O'Connor — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.,November23, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated(Andrew Jackson), 1938;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936.Member,Phi Kappa. Died in1960(ageabout74 years).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md. | | Robert Emmet Quinn (1894-1975) — also known asRobert E. Quinn — of West Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born in Phenix, West Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.,April 2,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1923-25, 1929-33; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Rhode Island,1928(alternate),1940;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1933-37;Governor ofRhode Island, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; superior court judge inRhode Island, 1941-48.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa.DiedMay 20,1975 (age81 years, 48days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) — also known asCharles W. Sandman, Jr. — of Cape May,Cape MayCounty, N.J.; Erma Park,Cape MayCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October23, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1956(alternate),1960,1964,1968;Republican candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Rotary;Theta Kappa Phi.Died in Cape May Court House,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,August26, 1985 (age63 years, 307days).Interment atColdSpring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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