Very incomplete list!  | Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) — also known asThomas E. Dewey — of Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,March24, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933;NewYork County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1940;Governorof New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1952(speaker),1956.Episcopalian.EnglishandFrenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;FarmBureau;Grange;Phi Mu Alpha;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from aheartattack, in his room at the SeaviewHotel,Bal Harbor, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March16, 1971 (age68 years, 357days).Entombed in mausoleum atPawlingCemetery, Pawling, N.Y.| |  Relatives: SonofGeorgeMartin Dewey and Anne Louise 'Annie' (Thomas) Dewey; married,June 16,1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (grandniece ofJeffersonFinis Davis); nephew ofEdmondOtis Dewey; first cousin four times removed ofDavidWaterman; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasGlasby Waterman; second cousin five times removed ofJabezHuntington,LutherWaterman andJoshuaCoit; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnHall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesGillespie Blaine III. | | |  | Political family:Coitfamily of New London, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | |  | Cross-reference:HerbertBrownell, Jr. —CharlesC. Wing —MartinT. Manton —HermanMethfessel | | |  | The Thomas E. DeweyThruway,which runs throughWestchester,Rockland,Orange,Ulster,Greene,Albany,Schenectady,Montgomery,Herkimer,Oneida,Madison,Onondaga,Cayuga,Seneca,Ontario,Monroe,Genesee,Erie,andChautauquacounties in New York, isnamed forhim. | | |  | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | |  | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.Stolberg,FightingOrganized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.Dewey — Barry K. Beyer,ThomasE. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in PoliticalLeadership — Richard Norton Smith,ThomasE. Dewey and His Times — Scott Farris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — David Pietrusza,1948:Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that TransformedAmerica — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | |  | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) — of Hancock,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,February5, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;universityprofessor; Republican candidate forMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 110th District, 1964.Lutheran.Member,PhiKappa Phi;Phi Mu Alpha;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanHistorical Association;Lions;Elks;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married toKatherine Grayson Graham. |
| | S. Wentworth Horton (b. 1885) — of Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Orient,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October16, 1885.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1947-56; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1948.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaPhi Epsilon;Phi Mu Alpha.Burial location unknown. | | Vladimir Karapetoff (b. 1876) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Petersburg,Russia,January8, 1876.Socialist.Engineer;universityprofessor; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1913; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Tompkins County, 1916; candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1920, 1924; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1932.Christian.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Professors;SigmaXi;Phi Mu Alpha;ThetaXi.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Nikita Karapetoff and Anna (Ivanova) Karapetoff; married,August2, 1904, to Frances Lulu Gillmor. |
| | Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) — also known asCarroll D. Kearns — of Farrell,MercerCounty, Pa.; Conneaut Lake,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,May 7,1900.Republican.Concertmusician;orchestralconductor;superintendentof schools;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.Lutheran.Member,Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;Lions;Phi Mu Alpha.Died in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,June 11,1976 (age76 years, 35days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa. | | Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) — also known asJosh Lee — of Norman,ClevelandCounty, Okla.Born in Childersburg,TalladegaCounty, Ala.,January23, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1940,1956(alternate).Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Forty andEight;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiGamma Delta;Phi Mu Alpha;Freemasons.DiedAugust10, 1967 (age75 years, 199days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla. | | Joseph T. Meek — also known as"Mr. Retailing" — of Western Springs,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1954;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1969-70.Member,Freemasons;AlphaTau Omega;Phi Mu Alpha.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) — also known asCharles A. Sink — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Westernville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1879.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1919-20, 1925-26; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1932; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1948.Congregationalist.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Acacia;Phi Mu Alpha;PhiKappa Phi.Died, from astroke,in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December17, 1972 (age93 years, 166days).Entombed atWashtenongMemorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink; married,June 18,1923, to Alva Joanna Gordon. | | |  | Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News,October 8, 1928 |
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