Very incomplete list! | |  Ben Shouse Adams (b. 1914) — also known asBen S. Adams — of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.Born in Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.,April 7,1914.Democrat.Farmer;implementdealer; member ofKentuckystate senate 6th District, 1950-51;Kentuckycommissioner of agriculture, 1951-55.Christian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;Moose;Elks;Kiwanis;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof John W. Adams and Vyra E. (Shouse) Adams; married,September5, 1934, to Mildred Keller Stone. |
| | James Calhoun Adkins Jr. (1915-1994) — also known asJames C. Adkins, Jr. — ofAlachuaCounty, Fla.Born in Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,January18, 1915.Lawyer;circuit judge in Florida, 1964-69;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1969-87.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Lions;Woodmen;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.DiedJune 24,1994 (age79 years, 157days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Calhoun Adkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Adkins; married,July15, 1952, to Ethel Fox. |
| | Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) — also known asClarence W. Allgood — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,September12, 1902.Lawyer;trustee, Crippled Children'sHospital;counsel, AmericanHospitalAssociation;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73;took senior status 1973.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;American BarAssociation;Elks;BlueKey;Civitan.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,November30, 1991 (age89 years, 79days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Birmingham, Ala. | | Aldon Junior Anderson (1917-1996) — also known asAldon J. Anderson — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,January3, 1917.Lawyer;district judge in Utah, 1957-71;U.S.District Judge for Utah, 1971-84; took senior status 1984.Mormon. Member,American BarAssociation;Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,March24, 1996 (age79 years, 81days).Interment atWasatchLawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah. | | LeRoy Hagen Anderson (1906-1991) — also known asLeRoy H. Anderson — of Conrad,PonderaCounty, Mont.Born in Ellendale,DickeyCounty, N.Dak.,February2, 1906.Democrat.Rancher;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1947-48; member ofMontanastate senate, 1949-56, 1967; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Montana,1956;U.S.Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1957-61; defeated,1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1960.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Tau BetaPi;PiKappa Delta;AlphaChi Sigma;Pi Kappa Alpha;AmericanChemical Society.Died, in ahospitalat Conrad,PonderaCounty, Mont.,September25, 1991 (age85 years, 235days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) — also known asCharles O. Andrews — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Ponce de Leon,HolmesCounty, Fla.,March 7,1877.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge inFlorida, 1919-25; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1925-27;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946.Presbyterian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,September18, 1946 (age69 years, 195days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Orlando, Fla. | | R. F. Arledge (1907-1968) — also known asDeacon Arledge — of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,June 1,1907.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofBernalillo County Democratic Party, 1946; member ofNew MexicoDemocratic State Central Committee, 1946; district judge in NewMexico 2nd District, 1947-50; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Mexico,1948.Churchof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Pi Kappa Alpha.DiedJune 16,1968 (age61 years, 15days).Interment atSantaFe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard F. Arledge and Ellen (Henderson) Arledge; married to HelenJean Floyd. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Richard Keith Armey (b. 1940) — also known asDick Armey — of Arlington,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born in Cando,TownerCounty, N.Dak.,July 7,1940.Republican.Universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Texas 26th District, 1985-2003.Presbyterian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha.Still living as of 2014. | | | Arthur Arnold (b. 1884) — of Piedmont,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born in Piedmont,MineralCounty, W.Va.,September21, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;MineralCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-12, 1921-25;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1926-34;candidate for circuit judge in West Virginia for the 21st JudicialCircuit, 1936.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Pi Kappa Alpha.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Stewart Baldwin Arnold and Hannah (Elliott) Arnold; married,June 26,1918, to Mabel Helen Shook. |
| | Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) — also known asLuther E. Barnhardt — of Concord,CabarrusCounty, N.C.Born in Concord,CabarrusCounty, N.C.,November29, 1903.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1945-56;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1957-61.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Pi Kappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;Rotary.DiedJune 1,1980 (age76 years, 185days).Interment atCarolinaMemorial Park, Concord, N.C. | | Herbert Harvell Bateman (1928-2000) — also known asHerbert H. Bateman — ofNewportNews, Va.Born in Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.,August7, 1928.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1968-82 (27th District 1968-71, 2nd District1972-82); resigned 1982; candidate in Republican primary forLieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1981;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1983-2000; died inoffice 2000.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;AmericanJudicature Society;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died, oflungcancer andprostatecancer, at LoudounHospitalCenter, Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.,September11, 2000 (age72 years, 35days).Interment atPeninsulaMemorial Park, Newport News, Va.  | Raymond Lee Beuhring (1891-1970) — also known asR. Lee Beuhring;"Cannonball" —of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,August1, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929-30;defeated, 1950.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,December30, 1970 (age79 years, 151days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. | | Tom Bevill (1921-2005) — also known as"The King of Pork" — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Townley,WalkerCounty, Ala.,March27, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1959-66;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4thDistrict 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1996.Baptist.Member,Lions;Moose;OddFellows;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died, ofheartfailure, in Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.,March28, 2005 (age84 years, 1days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala. | | William T. Bodenhamer (1905-1984) — of Ty Ty,TiftCounty, Ga.; Tifton,TiftCounty, Ga.Born in Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,November19, 1905.Democrat.Schoolteacher;minister;TiftCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1937-39;president,Nordman College, 1944-49; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Tift County, 1953-56.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Pi Kappa Alpha;BlueKey;Woodmen.Died in October,1984(age78years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joshua Edgar Bodenhamer and Katherine (Hunt) Bodenhamer; married,January27, 1935, to Mariam Cornelia Brooks. |
| | Berl Boyd (1896-1988) — ofGravesCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Farmington,GravesCounty, Ky.,March15, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1922.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows;Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;Order ofthe Coif;AlphaDelta Sigma.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,October25, 1988 (age92 years, 224days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof William Ether Boyd and Virginia Emma (Dulaney) Boyd; married toBettye Wolfe. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Willey Richard Broaddus Jr. (1895-1982) — also known asW. R. Broaddus, Jr. — ofMartinsville,Va.Born in West Point,KingWilliam County, Va.,December30, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;HenryCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1929-46; director, First NationalBank ofMartinsville; director, BassettFurnitureIndustries, Inc.; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1947-53;delegateto Virginia limited constitutional convention 13th District,1956; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia,1956.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Pi Kappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis.Died inMartinsville,Va.,September14, 1982 (age86 years, 258days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Martinsville, Va. | | Edgar Bernard Brossard (b. 1889) — also known asEdgar B. Brossard — of Utah;Washington,D.C.Born in Oxford,BannockCounty, Idaho,April 1,1889.Republican.Collegeprofessor;economist;member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1925-45; chair, U.S. TariffCommission, 1930.Mormon. Member,AmericanEconomic Association;Grange;PhiKappa Phi;AlphaZeta;Pi Kappa Alpha.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Amable Alphonse Brossard and Mary Catherine (Hobson) Brossard;married,August25, 1915, to Laura P. Crowley. |
| | George Landon Browning — also known asGeorge L. Browning — of Orange,OrangeCounty, Va.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Virginia,1925(voted forJohnW. Davis andCharlesW. Bryan);justice ofVirginia state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.Episcopalian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Armistead Browning and Mary Lewis (Willis) Browning; married,February28, 1906, to Eva Byrd Hill Ransom. |
 | Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) — also known asH. Truman Chafin — of Williamson,MingoCounty, W.Va.BornJuly 10,1945.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1996,2000,2004(alternate).Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;Pi Kappa Alpha;Moose;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Still living as of 2014.| | Presumably namedfor:HarryS. Truman | | | | Relatives: Son of Tom C. Chafin andHazel Marie Chafin; married to Letitia Neese. | | | | Image source: West VirginiaLegislature |
 | Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) — also known asAlbert B. Chandler;HappyChandler —of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HendersonCounty, Ky.,July 14,1898.Democrat.Athleticcoach;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofKentuckystate senate 22nd District, 1930-31;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1931-35;Governor ofKentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1936,1940,1944,1952,1956;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1939;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939; Commissioner ofBaseball1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1956.Episcopalian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;Pi Kappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died in Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,June 15,1991 (age92 years, 336days).Interment atPisgahChurch Cemetery, Versailles, Ky. | | Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) — also known asJ. Bayard Clark — of Elizabethtown,BladenCounty, N.C.; Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.Born near Elizabethtown,BladenCounty, N.C.,April 5,1882.Democrat.Lawyer;president,Bank ofElizabethtown, 1910-22; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,1915-16; Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1917;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District1929-33, 7th District 1933-49).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;PiKappa Alpha.Died in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,August26, 1959 (age77 years, 143days).Interment atCrossCreek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C. | | Earle Chester Clements (1896-1985) — also known asEarle C. Clements — of Morganfield,UnionCounty, Ky.Born in Morganfield,UnionCounty, Ky.,October22, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;UnionCounty Sheriff, 1922-26; county judge in Kentucky, 1934; memberofKentuckystate senate 4th District, 1942-45;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1945-48; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1972;Governorof Kentucky, 1948-50;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1950-57; defeated, 1956.Christian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows.Died in Morganfield,UnionCounty, Ky.,March12, 1985 (age88 years, 141days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky. | | William Thad Cochran (1937-2019) — also known asThad Cochran — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.; Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.Born in Pontotoc,PontotocCounty, Miss.,December7, 1937.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1973-79;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1979-2018; resigned 2018; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Mississippi,2004,2008,2012.Baptist.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha.Died, fromrenalfailure, in Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.,May 30,2019 (age81 years, 174days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Holmes Cochran and Emma Grace (Berry) Cochran; married1964 to RoseClayton; married,May 23,2015, to Kay Webber. | | | | The Thad CochranU.S.Courthouse, inJackson,Mississippi, isnamed forhim. — The Thad Cochran Centerbuilding,at theUniversityof Southern Mississippi,Hattiesburg,Mississippi, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile |
| | William Meyers Colmer (1890-1980) — also known asWilliam M. Colmer — of Pascagoula,JacksonCounty, Miss.Born in Moss Point,JacksonCounty, Miss.,February11, 1890.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;JacksonCounty Attorney, 1921-27;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1933-73 (6th District 1933-63,5th District 1963-73); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Mississippi,1936,1948,1952,1956,1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1947.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Woodmen;Rotary;Pi Kappa Alpha;Elks.Died in Pascagoula,JacksonCounty, Miss.,September9, 1980 (age90 years, 211days).Interment atMachpelahCemetery, Pascagoula, Miss. | | Glenn Clarence Cunningham (1912-2003) — also known asGlenn Cunningham — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,September10, 1912.Republican.Insuranceagent;mayor ofOmaha, Neb., 1948-54; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1948,1952;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1957-71.Episcopalian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha.Died in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December18, 2003 (age91 years, 99days).Interment atWestlawn-HillcrestMemorial Park, Omaha, Neb. | | Harry Shuler Dent (1930-2007) — also known asHarry S. Dent — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in St. Matthews,CalhounCounty, S.C.,February21, 1930.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;SouthCarolina Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel andpolitical advisor to PresidentRichardM. Nixon;pleadedguilty in 1974 to a federalcampaignfinance violation, andsentencedto one monthprobation.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,September28, 2007 (age77 years, 219days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent; married to BettyFrancis. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) — also known asWilliam C. Dixon — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Dexter,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1939.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association;DeltaSigma Rho;Pi Kappa Alpha;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon; married,November20, 1934, to Arvilla Pratt. |
| | John Wood Fishburne (1868-1937) — also known asJohn W. Fishburne — ofCharlottesville,Va.Born near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,March 8,1868.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Albemarle County & Charlottesvillecity, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Virginia,1912;circuit judge in Virginia 8th Circuit, 1913-30;U.S.Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1931-33; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Virginia,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner).Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Ivy Depot,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,June 24,1937 (age69 years, 108days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Charlottesville, Va. | | Beebe Ray Frederick Jr. (b. 1938) — also known asBeebe R. Frederick, Jr. — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Fort Deposit,LowndesCounty, Ala.,October12, 1938.Republican.Insuranceagent; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1972.Methodist.Member,DeltaSigma Pi;Pi Kappa Alpha;Jaycees.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives: Sonof Beebe Ray Frederick and Emma Lou (Golson)Frederick. |
| | Marshall Hicks (b. 1865) — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Rusk,CherokeeCounty, Tex.,August26, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;District Attorney, 49th Judicial District, 1891-95; member ofTexasDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1892-94;mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1899-1903; member ofTexasstate senate 24th District, 1903-06; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1920,1924;Democratic Presidential Elector for Texas,1917.Presbyterian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Marion Hicks and Anne Ellen (McDougald) Hicks; married,December30, 1891, to Lauraine Sedgwick Cooke. |
| | Laurance Mastick Hyde (1892-1978) — also known asLaurance M. Hyde — of Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.,February2, 1892.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofMercer County Republican Party, 1930;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1942-55;chiefjustice of Missouri state supreme court, 1949-51.Member,Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiDelta Phi;Rotary;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,January21, 1978 (age85 years, 353days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.  | W. Broughton Johnston (b. 1905) — of Princeton,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born inMcDowellCounty, W.Va.,May 21,1905.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1935-36;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1937-52 (7th District 1937-38, 10thDistrict 1939-52).Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;Rotary;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Walter Lee Johnston and Nell Florence (Keating) Johnston;married to Louise N. White. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Paul Caruthers Jones (1901-1981) — also known asPaul C. Jones — of Kennett,DunklinCounty, Mo.Born in Kennett,DunklinCounty, Mo.,March12, 1901.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;radio stationmanager;mayorof Kennett, Mo., 1933-35; resigned 1935; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1935-36;member ofMissouristate senate 21st District, 1937-44;U.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1948-69; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1972(on behalf ofGeorgeMcGovern andR.Sargent Shriver, Jr.).Christian.Member,Freemasons;Lions;Pi Kappa Alpha;AlphaDelta Sigma.DiedFebruary10, 1981 (age79 years, 335days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo. | | John Richard Jordan Jr. (b. 1921) — also known asJohn R. Jordan, Jr. — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Winton,HertfordCounty, N.C.,January16, 1921.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1956;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 13th District, 1959.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiDelta Phi;Lions.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan; married1949 toPatricia Exum Weaver. |
| | James Cullen Looney (1903-1977) — also known asJ. C. Looney — of Edinburg,HidalgoCounty, Tex.Born in Kossuth,AlcornCounty, Miss.,May 18,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;director of many firms involved in activities such asbanking,bus transit,concrete,lumber,radiobroadcasting,automobileservice, and operating ahotel;chairof Hidalgo County Democratic Party, 1932-40, 1954-68;HidalgoCounty Judge, 1941-46; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Texas,1956,1960,1964,1968.Protestant.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;American BarAssociation;Kiwanis;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Royaland Select Masters;Shriners.Died in March,1977(age73years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Owen Looney and Virginia (Dean) Looney; married,June 15,1933, to Margaret Estelle Montgomery. |
| | Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) — also known asSeybourn H. Lynne — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,July 25,1907.Democrat.Lawyer;county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73;took senior status 1973.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;BlueKey;Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiKappa Phi;PhiDelta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;Kiwanis.In 1963, he prohibited Gov.GeorgeC. Wallace from barring two Black students from attending theUniversity of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery inBirmingham, Ala., be desegregated.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,September10, 2000 (age93 years, 47days).Interment atDecaturCemetery, Decatur, Ala. | | Grant MacFarlane (b. 1899) — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,April 1,1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;secretary ofUtah Democratic Party, 1928; member ofUtahstate house of representatives, 1929, 1935; member ofUtahstate senate, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Utah,1944(alternate),1948(member,CredentialsCommittee),1952(member,CredentialsCommittee);UtahDemocratic state chair, 1948-49.Mormon. Member,ExchangeClub;Pi Kappa Alpha;DeltaTheta Phi;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | William McCoy Jr. (1921-2008) — of Franklin,PendletonCounty, W.Va.Born in Franklin,PendletonCounty, W.Va.,May 14,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;bankdirector; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1953-66 (Pendleton County1953-64, 3rd District 1965-66).Presbyterian.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;Lions;AmericanLegion.Died in Franklin,PendletonCounty, W.Va.,June 2,2008 (age87 years, 19days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Franklin, W.Va. | | Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) — also known asClarence W. Meadows — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Clifton Forge,AlleghanyCounty, Va.Born in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,February11, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;RaleighCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in WestVirginia, 1942-44;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1948,1952;campaign manager forClaudePepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiAlpha Delta;AlphaKappa Psi;Pi Kappa Alpha;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Lions;Rotary.Died, following aheartattack in Chesapeake and OhioHospital,Clifton Forge,AlleghanyCounty, Va.,September12, 1961 (age57 years, 213days).Interment atWildwoodCemetery, Beckley, W.Va. | | Neil Metcalf (b. 1921) — of Geneva,GenevaCounty, Ala.Born in Hartford,GenevaCounty, Ala.,November10, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate senate, 1954, 1962-66; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1964.Baptist.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;Woodmen ofthe World;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ramsey L. Metcalf and Jimmilee M. Metcalf. |
| | Ira Judson Partlow (b. 1876) — also known asIra J. Partlow — of Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born inRappahannockCounty, Va.,February20, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1945-49.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Pi Kappa Alpha.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Burrell T. Partlow and Ruth (Updike) Partlow; married,May 23,1905, to Andrea Martin. |
| | Robert Obadiah Purdy (1857-1935) — also known asRobert O. Purdy — of Sumter,SumterCounty, S.C.Born inBrunswickCounty, Va.,February11, 1857.Mayorof Sumter, S.C., 1890; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1902-07.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;Pi Kappa Alpha.DiedJanuary29, 1935 (age77 years, 352days).Interment atSumterCemetery, Sumter, S.C. | | Harold E. Rainville (b. 1907) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January30, 1907.Republican.Publicrelations executive; campaign manager in many elections for U.S.Sen.EverettM. Dirksen; also special assistant to the Senator; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1952,1964.Congregationalist.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;Pi Kappa Alpha.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Van Buren Rainville and Agnes Marie (Ward) Rainville;married,August6, 1932, to Mariann Rita Pack. |
| | Donald Thomas Regan (1918-2003) — also known asDonald T. Regan;Don Regan — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December21, 1918.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85; White House Chief of Stafffor PresidentRonaldReagan, 1985-87.Irishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died, ofcancerandheartfailure, in ahospitalatWilliamsburg,Va.,June 10,2003 (age84 years, 171days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known asA. Willis Robertson — ofLexington,Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,May 27,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7thDistrict 1935-46);U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1948,1952,1956.Baptist.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons;Sonsof Confederate Veterans.Died inLexington,Va.,November1, 1971 (age84 years, 158days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Lexington, Va. | | James Robert Rogers (b. 1940) — also known asJ. Robert Rogers — of Madison,BooneCounty, W.Va.Born inLoganCounty, W.Va.,February6, 1940.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 7th District, 1975-86.Protestant.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Pi Kappa Alpha;American BarAssociation.Still living as of 2005.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers; married,October22, 1970, to Rita S. Caudill; married to BelindaLoftis. |
| | Kelley R. Smith (b. 1946) — of Florida. Born in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,October25, 1946.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 21st District, 1991-.Methodist.Member,Pi Kappa Alpha;Jaycees;Freemasons.Still living as of 1999.  | John Jackson Sparkman (1899-1985) — also known asJohn J. Sparkman — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.Born near Hartselle,MorganCounty, Ala.,December20, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1937-46; resigned 1946;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1946-79; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1956;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1952.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;JuniorOrder;PhiBeta Kappa;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,November16, 1985 (age85 years, 331days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala. | | | William Belser Spong Jr. (1920-1997) — also known asWilliam B. Spong, Jr. — ofPortsmouth,Va.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,September29, 1920.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1954-55; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1956-66;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1966-73; defeated, 1972; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1968;trustee, Portsmouth GeneralHospital.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiAlpha Delta;OmicronDelta Kappa;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died of arupturedaneurysm, at MaryviewMedicalCenter,Portsmouth,Va.,October8, 1997 (age77 years, 9days).Interment atUniversityof Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.  | James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known asStrom Thurmond — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.; Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,December5, 1902.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14electoral votes for Vice-President,1960;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1972,1988.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Pi Kappa Alpha.Died in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,June 26,2003 (age100 years,203 days).Interment atEdgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected1999 atStateHouse Grounds, Columbia, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude (Strom) Thurmond;married1968 to NancyJanice Moore; married,November7, 1947, toJeanCrouch. | | | | Cross-reference:CharlesE. Simons, Jr. —JoeWilson —JohnLight Napier —RobertAdams | | | | Strom ThurmondFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Strom ThurmondHighSchool, inJohnston,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie MayWashington-Williams,DearSenator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson,Strom:The Complicated Personal and Political Life of StromThurmond — R. J. Duke,TheCentennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the PeopleWho Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino,StromThurmond's America | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Kenneth Herndon Tuggle (1904-1978) — also known asKenneth H. Tuggle — of Barbourville,KnoxCounty, Ky.Born in Barbourville,KnoxCounty, Ky.,June 12,1904.Republican.Lawyer;president, Union NationalBank ofBarbourville, 1934-53; candidate forKentuckystate attorney general, 1939;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kentucky,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953-75.Methodist.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;TauKappa Alpha;Pi Kappa Alpha;AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association.Died in1978(ageabout74 years).Burial location unknown. | | Milo Joseph Warner (1891-1968) — also known asMilo J. Warner — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Ottawa Hills,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Lime City,WoodCounty, Ohio,November11, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1932,1948,1952,1956;elected National Commander of the American Legion, 1940.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Pi Kappa Alpha;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January4, 1968 (age76 years, 54days).Interment atFortMeigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Levi Smith Warner and Mary Ellen 'Mellie' (Brownsberger) Warner;married,June 1,1917, to Dorothy Casad Bennett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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