Very incomplete list! | |  James H. Ashcraft (b. 1944) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,January15, 1944.Republican. Marketing rep forIBM;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1972.Catholic.Member,BlueKey;Sigma Pi;Jaycees.Still living as of 1973.| |  Relatives: Sonof Hale H. Ashcraft and Jean (Beach) Ashcraft. |
| | Mickey Dale Beebe (b. 1946) — also known asMike Beebe — of Searcy,WhiteCounty, Ark.Born in Amagon,JacksonCounty, Ark.,December28, 1946.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1983-2002;Arkansasstate attorney general, 2003-07; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,2004,2008;Governorof Arkansas, 2007-.Episcopalian.Member,Sigma Pi.Still living as of 2014. | | Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) — also known asFrank T. Bow — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,February20, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhioRepublican State Central Committee, 1945-46;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1964.Presbyterian.Member,Sigma Pi;Elks.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November13, 1972 (age71 years, 267days).Interment atWestLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.  | William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) — also known asWilliam J. Bryan;"The GreatCommoner";"The Peerless Leader";"The Silver-Tongued Orator";"The Boy Oratorof the Platte";"The NiagaricNebraskan" —of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ill.,March19, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Nebraska,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1920;U.S.Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Sigma Pi;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Dayton,RheaCounty, Tenn.,July 26,1925 (age65 years, 129days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue atRhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.| | Relatives: SonofSilasLillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother ofCharlesWayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who marriedThomasStinson Allen); married,October1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father ofRuthBryan Owen; grandfather ofHelenRudd Brown; first cousin ofWilliamSherman Jennings. | | | | Political family:Bryan-Jenningsfamily of Illinois. | | | | Cross-reference:ClarenceS. Darrow —WillisJ. Abbot —AdolphusR. Talbot | | | | Bryan County,Okla. is named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamJ. Bryan Jarvis—W.J. Bryan Dorn | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen toone." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:Robert W. Cherny,ARighteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —Michael Kazin,AGodly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Gerard N. Magliocca,TheTragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and thePolitics of Backlash — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,October 1903 |
| | | Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) — of Gastonia,GastonCounty, N.C.Born inFloydCounty, Ga.,January17, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaKappa Psi;PhiAlpha Delta;Sigma Pi.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Robert Leonard Larson (1898-1986) — also known asRobert L. Larson — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa,September20, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;athleticcoach;lawyer;Iowastate attorney general, 1947-53; appointed 1947;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1953-71;chiefjustice of Iowa state supreme court, 1959-61.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;Sigma Pi;Rotary.Died in1986(ageabout87 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Leonard Larson and Nellie (Stever) Larson; married,June 1,1922, to Helen Kruse; married,March12, 1938, to Wilma Donham. | | | | Image source: Iowa Official Register1951-52 |
| | James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) — also known asJames A. Meeks — of Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.Born inWashingtonCounty, Ohio,1864.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1920,1924,1928(alternate),1932;U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated,1938, 1940.Member,American BarAssociation;Sigma Pi;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1946(ageabout82 years).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Danville, Ill. | | William Carlton Mobley (1906-1981) — also known asW. Carlton Mobley — of Forsyth,MonroeCounty, Ga.; Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born near Hillsboro,JonesCounty, Ga.,December7, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Rep.SamuelRutherford, 1929-32;U.S.Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1932-33; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1952;justiceof Georgia state supreme court, 1954-72;chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1972-74.Member,Sigma Pi. DiedOctober14, 1981 (age74 years, 311days).Intermentsomewherein Forsyth, Ga. | | Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) — also known asWalter C. Sadler — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,February15, 1891.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;civilengineer; worked onrailroadandhydroelectricprojects;lawyer;universityprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Methodist.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Sigma Pi;Tau BetaPi.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,October14, 1959 (age68 years, 241days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler;married,July 21,1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | William Irvin Troutman (1905-1971) — also known asWilliam I. Troutman — of Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January13, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1943-45; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 27th District, 1945; resigned 1945; common pleascourt judge in Pennsylvania, 1946-66.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Pi;Freemasons.Died in Shamokin,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January27, 1971 (age66 years, 14days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Pa. | | Edna Batchelder Weeks (b. 1906) — also known asEdna Batchelder — of Greenland,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.,April28, 1906.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1959-67.Female.Protestant.Member,PhiKappa Phi;Delta Kappa;DeltaChi;FarmBureau;Order of theEastern Star;Grange.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Edward C. Weeks and Nellie (Parkman) Weeks; married,October22, 1932, to George Newton Weeks. |
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