Very incomplete list! | |  Harry Jacob Anslinger (1892-1975) — also known asHarry J. Anslinger — of Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.; Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.Born in Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.,May 20,1892.Employed with PennsylvaniaRailroaduntil 1916; Pennsylvania state fire marshal, 1916-17; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Vice Consul inHamburg, 1921-23;La Guaira, 1923-25; U.S. Consul inNassau, 1925-26; Assistant U.S. Commissioner of Prohibition,1929-30; U.S. Commissioner of Narcotics, 1930-62.Member,Sigma Nu Phi. DiedNovember14, 1975 (age83 years, 178days).Interment atHollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rosa Christina (Fladt) Anslinger and Robert John Anslinger;married to Martha (Denniston) Leet. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) — also known asHoward W. Babcock — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Austin,MowerCounty, Minn.,April 7,1917.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Sigma Nu Phi;OptimistClub.DiedAugust26, 1986 (age69 years, 141days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Las Vegas, Nev. | | Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,November26, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;defeated, 1954.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Moose;Eagles;DeltaPsi;Sigma Nu Phi;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Jesters;Shriners.Died in December,1983(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.,March10, 1882.Republican.Bakerybusiness;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Civitan;Sigma Nu Phi.Burial location unknown. | | Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) — also known asPaul J. Bailey — of Leonardtown,St. Mary'sCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,October30, 1905.Republican.Musician;lawyer;farmer;theaterowner; member ofMarylandRepublican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1946-67; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Maryland,1956.Member,Sigma Nu Phi. DiedNovember30, 1994 (age89 years, 31days).Interment atAllFaith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey; married to Verna(Putnam) Virts. | | | | Epitaph: "STATE SENationalOR,CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's CountyNTY ANDMARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REstate, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LOrderHATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) — also known asJames T. Blair, Jr. — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Maysville,DeKalbCounty, Mo.,March15, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1936,1960;chairof Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;mayorof Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1949-57;Governor ofMissouri, 1957-61.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Sonsof the American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;Sigma Nu Phi;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;Kiwanis;Eagles.Died, along with his wife, of accidentalcarbonmonoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from acar leftrunning in an attached garage entered their home through the airconditioning system, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,July 12,1962 (age60 years, 119days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo. | | Arthur Ellison Brown (b. 1892) — also known asArthur E. Brown — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inTuscolaCounty, Mich.,October23, 1892.Republican.Lawyer;oilexecutive; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1930; candidate forMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1935-36.Methodist.Member,Sigma Nu Phi;AmericanLegion;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Brown and Ida May (Moshier) Brown; married,July 18,1918, to Elfrieda A. Juengel. |
| | Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) — also known asHoward R. Carroll — of Van Dyke (now part of Warren),MacombCounty, Mich.; Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Ovid Township,ClintonCounty, Mich.,July 24,1907.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1944;circuitjudge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;candidate in primary forJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Eagles;Rotary;PiKappa Delta;Sigma Nu Phi.DiedJanuary10, 2000 (age92 years, 170days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G.Oliver. |
| | Dorr Clayton Casto II (1915-1958) — also known asDorr C. Casto — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,February19, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1941-42;defeated, 1942; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 1950; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1952.Methodist.Member,ThetaChi;Sigma Nu Phi.DiedJune 2,1958 (age43 years, 103days).Entombed in mausoleum atParkersburgMemorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) — also known asS. James Clarkson — ofWayneCounty, Mich.; Southfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February9, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (OaklandCounty 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District);mayorof Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primaryforJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sigma Nu Phi;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Alton Thomas Davis — also known asAlton T. Davis — of Grayling,CrawfordCounty, Mich.Democrat.Lawyer;CrawfordCounty Prosecuting Attorney;circuitjudge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1990;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 4th District, 2005-10; appointed 2005;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 2010; appointed 2010; defeated,2010.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanAssociation for Justice;Sigma Nu Phi;Elks;Rotary.Still living as of 2011. | | Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) — also known asHerbert J. Drane — of Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.Born in Franklin,SimpsonCounty, Ky.,June 20,1863.Democrat.Railroadbuilder;insuranceandrealestate business;orangegrower;mayorof Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1903-05; member ofFloridastate senate, 1913-17;U.S.Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Woodmen;Sigma Nu Phi.Died in Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.,August11, 1947 (age84 years, 52days).Interment atRoselawnCemetery, Lakeland, Fla. | | Joe C. Foster (1904-1974) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Alden,AntrimCounty, Mich.,April12, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1931-34.Member,Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiDelta Theta;Sigma Nu Phi.Died in1974(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick J. Gartner Jr. (1906-1984) — also known asFred J. Gartner — of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 28,1906.Democrat.Lawyer;hardwaremerchant; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,1935-44.Catholic.Member,Sigma Nu Phi;Knightsof Columbus.Died in1984(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles G. Gartner and Margaret (Sullivan)Gartner. |
 | Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) — also known asRobert E. Hannegan — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,June 30,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1940;speaker,1944;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at St. Louis, Missouri, 1942-43;U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1944-47;U.S.Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. LouisCardinalsbaseballteam, 1947-49.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Sigma Nu Phi.Died suddenly from aheartailment, inSt.Louis, Mo.,October6, 1949 (age46 years, 98days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.  | Frank Melvin Karsten (1913-1992) — also known asFrank M. Karsten — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January7, 1913.Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep.JohnJ. Cochran, 1934-46;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1947-69 (13th District 1947-53, 1stDistrict 1953-69).Episcopalian.Member,Sigma Nu Phi.DiedMay 14,1992 (age79 years, 128days).Interment atMissionBurial Park South, San Antonio, Tex. | | | Thomas E. Keane (b. 1905) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September29, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 23rd District, 1935-47; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1952,1956,1964.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Moose;Sigma Nu Phi.Burial location unknown. | | John T. Kelsey (1921-2002) — of Warren,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.,December22, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;tool and diemaker;real estatesales; municipal judge in Michigan, 1958-61;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County1st District, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeatedin primary, 1992.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PolishLegion of American Veterans;Eagles;ExchangeClub;Sigma Nu Phi.Died in Warren,MacombCounty, Mich.,December15, 2002 (age80 years, 358days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Richard David Kuhn (b. 1929) — also known asRichard D. Kuhn — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October8, 1929.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County1st District, 1961-62; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1964, 1966 (primary).Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;SigmaNu;Sigma Nu Phi.Still living as of 1966.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Kuhn and Ella (Meinke) Kuhn; married to Sally AnnScupholm. |
| | Wilfred J. Lewis (b. 1904) — of Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.Born in Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,February16, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;ManisteeCounty Prosecuting Attorney; candidate forMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1938.Congregationalist.Member,Sigma Nu Phi;Jaycees.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis; married,November19, 1927, to Estelle M. Larson. |
 | James E. Maroney (b. 1899) — of East Bank,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; Cabin Creek,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Shrewsbury,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 5,1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52.Catholic.Member,Elks;Sigma Nu Phi;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Joseph Maroney and Kathryn Lenore (McAuley) Maroney; married,June5, 1937, to Margaret Cecilia Dobson. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Linden,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,January9, 1901.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 13th District, 1934;circuitjudge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidateforjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1962;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976.Presbyterian.Member,Sigma Nu Phi;American BarAssociation;AudubonSociety;National RifleAssociation;IzaakWalton League;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;OptimistClub.Died in1993(ageabout92 years).Burial location unknown.  | Robert Justin Miller (1888-1973) — also known asJustin Miller — of Hanford,KingsCounty, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Crescent City,Del NorteCounty, Calif.,November17, 1888.Lawyer;KingsCounty District Attorney, 1915-18;lawprofessor;AssociateJustice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1937-45;resigned 1945; chairman and general counsel, National Association ofRadio andTelevision Broadcasters.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;Order ofthe Coif;DeltaSigma Rho;DeltaChi;AlphaPi Zeta;PhiDelta Phi;PhiKappa Phi;PiSigma Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Pi GammaMu;Sigma Nu Phi.Died, in ahospitalat Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January17, 1973 (age84 years, 61days).Interment atGrangevilleCemetery, Armona, Calif. | | | Fred Nicholson (1904-1974) — ofMacombCounty, Mich.Born in Strathroy,Ontario,April20, 1904.Democrat. Candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1947, 1956 (primary), 1959;MacombCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; member ofMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1955-56; defeated in primary, 1966;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Sigma Nu Phi;Rotary.Died in1974(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Harding Poff (1923-2011) — ofRadford,Va.Born inRadford,Va.,October19, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1953-72; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1968;justiceof Virginia state supreme court, 1972.Presbyterian.Member,Sigma Nu Phi;Jaycees;Lions;Freemasons;Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Tullahoma,CoffeeCounty, Tenn.,June 28,2011 (age87 years, 252days).Burial location unknown. | | John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) — also known asJ. Harold Stevens — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,March21, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County12th District, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;AlphaTau Omega;Sigma Nu Phi;AmericanLegion.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April29, 1976 (age81 years, 39days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to MarthaBeal. |
| | William Creed Wampler (1926-2012) — ofBristol,Va.Born in Pennington Gap,LeeCounty, Va.,April21, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspaperreporter;U.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1953-55, 1967-83.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Sigma Nu Phi;Moose;Lions.Died inBristol,Va.,May 23,2012 (age86 years, 32days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Bristol, Va. | | Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (1908-1994) — also known asLawrence W. Wetherby — of Anchorage,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Middletown,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January2, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;juvenile court judge in Kentucky, 1943-47;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;secretaryof Kentucky Democratic Party, 1948-51;Governor ofKentucky, 1950-55; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1956; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1965-66.Methodist.Member,Sigma Nu Phi;Rotary.Died at King's Daughters MemorialHospital,Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,March27, 1994 (age86 years, 84days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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