Very incomplete list! | |  Robert Thomas Ashmore (1904-1989) — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born inGreenvilleCounty, S.C.,February22, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1953-69.Baptist.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Woodmen;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association;Jaycees;JuniorOrder;ExchangeClub.Died in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,October5, 1989 (age85 years, 225days).Interment atWhiteOak Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C. | | Gaspar Griswold Bacon (1886-1947) — also known asGaspar G. Bacon — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 7,1886.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1920,1932(alternate),1936,1940;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1925-32;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1933-35; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1934; director, SouthernRailwayCo., Eliot SavingsBank;major in the U.S. Army during World War II.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Reserve Officers Association.Died in Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,December24, 1947 (age61 years, 292days).Interment atWalnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | Clarence D. Bell (b. 1914) — of Upland,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Upland,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February4, 1914.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1961-2002.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;ExchangeClub;Reserve Officers Association.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel R. Bell and Belle (Hanna) Bell; married to Mary IsabelJames. |
| | Charles Edward Bennett (1914-1987) — also known asCharles E. Bennett — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,November14, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president, Sally LouFood Co.;vice-president, TastyFoods Inc.;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1948-50; member ofColoradostate senate, 1958.Presbyterian.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;BetaTheta Pi;HumaneSociety;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Reserve Officers Association.DiedJuly 22,1987 (age72 years, 250days).Interment atFortLogan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Harlan Besson (1887-1949) — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 1,1887.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1912; served in theU.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1932-35.Presbyterian.Member,DeltaUpsilon;Freemasons;Reserve Officers Association.Died, ofheartdisease, in Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,January9, 1949 (age61 years, 192days).Burial location unknown. | | Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) — also known asJoel T. Broyhill — of Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born inHopewell,Va.,November4, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; takenprisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escapedafter six months;U.S.Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated,1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1960,1964.Lutheran.Member,OptimistClub;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;Reserve Officers Association;Freemasons;Moose;Elks;Eagles;IzaakWalton League;KappaAlpha Order.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure andpneumonia,in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,September24, 2006 (age86 years, 324days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) — also known asHoward W. Cannon — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,January26, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.Mormon. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Reserve Officers Association;Lions;Elks.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, at the Odyssey HouseHospice,Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,March 6,2002 (age90 years, 39days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Burnett Hayden Crawford (b. 1922) — also known asB. Hayden Crawford — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,June 29,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1954-58;candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1960, 1962.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;Kiwanis;NavyLeague;Reserve Officers Association;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson) Crawford;married,June 5,1946, to Alyn Carolyn McCann. |
| | Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) — also known asFred H. Davis — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,May 18,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;LeonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1921-27;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1927;Floridastate attorney general, 1927-31;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1931-37;chiefjustice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Reserve Officers Association;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Lions.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,June 20,1937 (age43 years, 33days).Interment atOldCity Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married,February3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. | | | | Epitaph: "Lawyer -Statesman - Jurist - Soldier." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Bowman Elder (1888-1954) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March 4,1888.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1916,1932,1940;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;treasurer ofIndiana Democratic Party, 1924-26; treasurer, Indiana OfficeFurnitureCo., 1929-35; receiver who liquidated Indiana'sinterurbanrailways, 1933-40;ConsularAgent for France inIndianapolis,Ind., 1935.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Reserve Officers Association;MilitaryOrder of Foreign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Elks;ZetaPsi.Died, in MethodistHospital,Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 10,1954 (age66 years, 98days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Paul Lambert Feltus (1889-1971) — also known asPaul L. Feltus — of Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.Born in Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.,December10, 1889.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1948(alternate),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); acting postmaster atBloomington,Ind., 1952-54.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;Elks;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association.Died, in BloomingtonHospital,Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.,February2, 1971 (age81 years, 54days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind. | | Neal Randolph Fosseen (1908-2004) — also known asNeal R. Fosseen — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Yakima,YakimaCounty, Wash.,November27, 1908.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;brick and claytile products manufacturer;mayorof Spokane, Wash., 1960-67.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaKappa Psi;BetaTheta Pi;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Reserve Officers Association.DiedJuly 21,2004 (age95 years, 237days).Burial location unknown. | | José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976) — of Puerto Rico; Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.Born in San Germán,SanGermán Municipio, Puerto Rico,September29, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;PuertoRico comissioner of education, 1937-45;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1940-41, 1941.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Professors;Reserve OfficersAssociation;KappaDelta Pi;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,July 18,1976 (age78 years, 293days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof José Gallardo and Luisa (Garcia) Gallardo; married,June 23,1926, to Ida Evans Magee. |
| | John Longdon Gay (1866-1956) — also known asJohn L. Gay — Born in Pizgah,CooperCounty, Mo.,June 23,1866.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1928-31.Member,FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.DiedNovember17, 1956 (age90 years, 147days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Juan Hatfield (1887-1953) — also known asGeorge J. Hatfield — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Stevinson,MercedCounty, Calif.Born, of American parents, in Waterloo,Ontario,October29, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1922-36;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1925-33;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1935-39; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1943-53; died in office 1953.Episcopalian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died, from aheartattack, in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,November15, 1953 (age66 years, 17days).Interment atStevinson Sunnyside Cemetery, Stevinson, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof William Melancthon Hatfield and Harriet Juanita (Bingham)Hatfield; married,December12, 1917, to Judith Barlow Hogan; third cousin twice removed ofAbrahamHatfield. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947) — also known asHarry B. Hawes — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,November15, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904,1928;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1904,1916;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1921-26;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1926-33; resigned 1933.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanEconomic Association;IzaakWalton League;AudubonSociety;AmericanForestry Association;National RifleAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 31,1947 (age77 years, 258days).Cremated;ashes scattered ina private or family graveyard, Ripley County, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Smith Nicholas Hawes and Susan Elizabeth (Simrall) Hawes; married,November15, 1899, to Elizabeth Eppes Osborne Robinson; grandson ofRichardHawes; grandnephew ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857) andAlbertGallatin Hawes; great-grandson ofGeorgeNicholas; great-grandnephew ofWilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas andAylettHawes; second great-grandson ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); first cousin twice removed ofPeytonRandolph; first cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofPeterMyndert Dox,AylettHawes Buckner andEdmundRandolph; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnWalker,CarterBassett Harrison,FrancisWalker andWilliamHenry Harrison; third cousin ofEdmundRandolph Cocke; third cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall andFrancisBeverley Biddle; third cousin twice removed ofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); third cousin thrice removed ofBurwellBassett; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasWalker Gilmer,CarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926). | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnJ. Cochran | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1921 |
| | | Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) — also known asClarence R. Hotchkiss — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in West Warren,BradfordCounty, Pa.,June 5,1880.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;realestate broker;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1916;secretaryof Oregon Republican Party, 1920; Republican Presidential Electorfor Oregon,1920.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Reserve Officers Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaTheta Phi;PhiGamma Mu;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,September17, 1952 (age72 years, 104days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Paul S. Hudgins (b. 1909) — of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born in Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.,July 30,1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mercer County; elected1948.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis;KappaAlpha Order;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Reserve Officers Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank E. Hudgins and Aurelia (Hoover) Hudgins; married,December26, 1936, to Helen Cooke. |
| | Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) — also known asDonald L. Jackson — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;Washington,D.C.Born in Ipswich,EdmundsCounty, S.Dak.,January23, 1910.Republican.Newspapereditor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member,Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Reserve Officers Association;MarineCorps League.Died atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 27,1981 (age71 years, 124days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Roger William Jepsen (b. 1928) — also known asRoger Jepsen — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Born in Cedar Falls,Black HawkCounty, Iowa,December23, 1928.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofIowastate senate, 1967-69;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1969-72; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1972;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1979-85; defeated, 1984.Lutheran.Member,IzaakWalton League;FarmBureau;Shriners;Reserve Officers Association.Still living as of 2014. | | Miles Kara (b. 1916) — of Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.Born in Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.,February13, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1960.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;Reserve Officers Association.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) — also known asWilliam T. Lovins — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inWayneCounty, W.Va.,August27, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; president,First NationalBank ofKenova, 1935-40;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957.Baptist.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association;Redmen;Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;American BarAssociation.DiedDecember12, 1957 (age70 years, 107days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins; married,December31, 1925, to Grace Huff. |
| | Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) — also known asJack Miller — of Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; Temple Terrace,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 6,1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1955-56; member ofIowastate senate, 1957-60;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Iowa,1968;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; tooksenior status 1985.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Reserve Officers Association;IzaakWalton League;Rotary;Moose;Eagles;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Died in Temple Terrace,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,August29, 1994 (age78 years, 84days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) — of Levittown,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1938.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofNassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1996,2008(delegation chair);New YorkRepublican state chair, 2006-09; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,2012(on behalf ofMittRomney andPaulRyan); Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,2016(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andMikePence).Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Sons ofItaly;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis;Lions;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Reserve Officers Association.Still living as of 2016. | | Gaylord Patrick O'Connor (1916-1994) — also known asGaylord P. O'Connor;PatO'Connor —of Louisiana,PikeCounty, Mo.Born in Louisiana,PikeCounty, Mo.,November20, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofPike County Democratic Party, 1949; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1952.Member,Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Societyof the War of 1812;Reserve Officers Association;Elks;Freemasons.Died, in Pike County MemorialHospital,Louisiana,PikeCounty, Mo.,December26, 1994 (age78 years, 36days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Near Louisiana, Pike County, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Vincent O'Connor and Clelia Emma (Ince) O'Connor; married,June19, 1943, to Martha Jeanne Wing. |
| | Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September18, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;real estatebroker; partner, HollywoodTheater,Buchanan, Mich.;BerrienCounty Register of Deeds, 1927-32;BerrienCounty Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;Speakerof the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Reserve Officers Association;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 17,1992 (age92 years, 303days).Interment atOak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich. | | Albert Sidney Porter Jr. (1904-1979) — also known asAlbert S. Porter — of Lyndhurst,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Pepper Pike,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,November29, 1904.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;CuyahogaCounty Engineer, 1947-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1952,1964,1972;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1964;chairof Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1963-69; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Ohio, 1964-72; in 1976, reportersdiscoveredthat he forced his staff tokickback two percent of their pay; aninvestigationresulted; hepleadedguilty to 19 counts oftheftin office, and wassentencedto two years of probation, andfined$10,000.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Grotto;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Reserve Officers Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Tau BetaPi;SigmaXi;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, fromheartdisease anddiabetes,in HillcrestHospital,Mayfield Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January7, 1979 (age74 years, 39days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Sidney Porter and Lena May (Edmonds) Porter; married,April20, 1929, to Grace Marie Robinson; married1949 toGenevieve Shaveyco. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | John W. Raley Jr. (b. 1932) — of Ponca City,KayCounty, Okla.BornMay 23,1932.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Ponca City, Okla., 1980-83;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1990-97.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons.Still living as of 2001.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wesley Raley and Helen Thames Raley. |
| | William Edwin Ratcliffe (1913-1997) — also known asEdwin Ratcliffe — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March29, 1913.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; major in the U.S. Army during World War II;treasurer ofWest Virginia Democratic Party, 1946-50; member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1949.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Jaycees;Elks;Lions;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Reserve Officers Association.DiedJune 15,1997 (age84 years, 78days).Burial location unknown. | | Roland Savilla (b. 1916) — also known asJoe Savilla — of St. Albans,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 13,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected1972; member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.Christian.Italianancestry. Member,Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Reserve Officers Association;Sons ofItaly.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married,May 12,1973, to Betty Jo Martin. |
 | 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 ofAhepa;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Amvets;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Reserve Officers Association.Died in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,April 9,1982 (age73 years, 332days).Interment atChristEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn. | | Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) — of Lakewood,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February7, 1878.Republican.Newspapercorrespondent; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1912;president, Washburn LigniteCoal Co.,Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.Member,Freemasons;Elks;DeltaPsi;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Reserve Officers Association.Died in1950(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown. | | J. E. Watson (b. 1917) — also known asNed Watson — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,November8, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;manufacturer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1953-56,1959-70; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWest Virginia,1956.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;Elks;Moose;IzaakWalton League;FraternalOrder of Police;PhiGamma Delta;AmericanJudicature Society;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;Reserve Officers Association.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson; married,May 5,1942, to Altidel Weager. |
| | H. Laban White Jr. (b. 1916) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Spencer,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,May 1,1916.Democrat.Schoolteacher;surveyor;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-68;Speakerof the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1965-67.Baptist.Member,Elks;Moose;Lions;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Reserve Officers Association.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof H. Laban White, Sr. and Nannie Leigh (Cox) White; married,December23, 1943, to Gwendolyn Beall. |
 | Edward C. Wren (1918-1962) — ofCascadeCounty, Mont.Born in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,September28, 1918.Republican.Baking plantmanager; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;rancher;candidate forMontanastate house of representatives, 1954, 1956, 1958; Montana stateagriculture commissioner, 1961-62.Member,Reserve Officers Association. Flying from Helena to Cut Bank, he was killed, along with Gov.DonaldG. Nutter and four others, when the twin-engine C-47 planecrashedinto a mountain andburned,during asnowstorm,near Wolf Creek,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,January25, 1962 (age43 years, 119days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont. |
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