Very incomplete list! | |  Richard Arrington Jr. (b. 1943) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Livingston,SumterCounty, Ala.,October19, 1943.Democrat.Universityprofessor;mayorof Birmingham, Ala., 1979-99; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1996.Africanancestry. Member,Sigma Xi;AlphaPhi Alpha.Still living as of 1999. | | Leroy George Augenstein (1928-1969) — also known asLeroy G. Augenstein — of Holt,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,March 6,1928.Republican.Biophysicist;universityprofessor; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1967-69; died in office 1969.Protestant.Member,Sigma Xi;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Killed when his twin-engine planecrashedduring the landing approach to BeechAirport,near Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,November8, 1969 (age41 years, 247days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof Roy H. Augenstein; married1950 toElizabeth Schmalfuss. | | | | Books by Leroy G. Augenstein:Come,let us play God |
| | John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) — also known asJohn S. Badeau — of Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February24, 1903.Minister;missionary;universityprofessor;president,American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador toUnited Arab Republic, 1961-64.ChristianReformed; laterPresbyterian.Member,Sigma Xi;TauKappa Alpha.Died, fromsepsis,in Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,August25, 1995 (age92 years, 182days).Interment atFernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, N.J. | | Douglas Kent Bereuter (b. 1939) — also known asDoug Bereuter — of Utica,SewardCounty, Neb.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Cedar Bluffs,SaundersCounty, Neb.Born in York,YorkCounty, Neb.,October6, 1939.Republican. Member ofNebraskaunicameral legislature, 1975-78;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1979-2004; resigned2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1992.Lutheran.Member,Council onForeign Relations;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Xi.Still living as of 2014.  | Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) — also known asEarl L. Butz — of West Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Albion,NobleCounty, Ind.,July 3,1909.Economist;universityprofessor;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.Member,AlphaGamma Rho;Sigma Xi;SigmaDelta Chi;TauKappa Alpha;AlphaZeta;Kiwanis.Resignedin 1976 following afurorover aracistjoke. In 1981, hepleadedguilty toincometax evasion;sentencedto five years inprison(served 30 days) andfined$10,000.Died in Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February2, 2008 (age98 years, 214days).Interment atTippecanoeMemory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind. | | | Grace Holmes Carlson (b. 1906) — also known asGrace Carlson — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,November13, 1906.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1940 (Trotskyist Anti-War), 1946(Revolutionary Workers); Socialist Workers candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1948.Female.Member,Sigma Xi;PiLambda Theta.Burial location unknown. | | Barry Commoner (1917-2012) — also known as"Paul Revere of Ecology" — of Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;biologist;universityprofessor; Citizens candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1980;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Xi.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September30, 2012 (age95 years, 125days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isidore Commoner and Goldie (Yarmolinksy) Commoner; married toGloria Gordon; married1980 to LisaFeiner. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) — also known asJames B. Conant — Born in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26, 1893.Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;chemist;universityprofessor;Presidentof Harvard University, 1933-53; U.S. Ambassador toGermany, 1955-57.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Xi;AlphaChi Sigma;AmericanPhilosophical Society;Council onForeign Relations.Died in Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.,February11, 1978 (age84 years, 322days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Mortimer Elwyn Cooley (b. 1855) — also known asMortimer E. Cooley — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born near Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1855.Democrat.Engineer;universityprofessor; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-AmericanWar; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1924.Member,SigmaPhi;Sigma Xi;Freemasons;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Blake Cooley and Achsah Bennett (Griswold) Cooley; married,December25, 1879, to Caroline Elizabeth Mosely. |
| | Harvey Feldmeier (1871-1936) — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1871.Democrat.Engineer;commissioner of public works, Little Falls, 1912-36; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912,1928.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Sigma Xi;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;Elks.Died in1936(ageabout64 years).Interment atChurchStreet Cemetery, Little Falls, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Maximilian Feldmeier and Elvire (d'Asnoy) Feldmeier; married,November24, 1915, to Lela B. Lumley. |
| | Michael Ference Jr. (1911-1996) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.,November6, 1911.Democrat.Universityprofessor;scientist;vice-president for research,Ford MotorCompany; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1960-63; defeated, 1963.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Xi.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 24,1996 (age84 years, 261days).Burial location unknown. | | John William Gardner (1912-2002) — also known asJohn W. Gardner — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October8, 1912.Republican.Universityprofessor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965-68.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Sigma Xi;KappaDelta Pi;AmericanPsychological Association;CommonCause.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964; founder of Common Cause in 1970.Died, from complications ofprostatecancer, in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,February16, 2002 (age89 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | Milton Willits Glenn (1903-1967) — also known asMilton W. Glenn — of Margate City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,June 18,1903.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1950-57;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1957-65.Member,UnionLeague;AmericanLegion;Sigma Xi.Died in Margate City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,December14, 1967 (age64 years, 179days).Interment atWestCreek Cemetery, West Creek, N.J. | | William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) — also known asWilliam M. Jardine — of Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.; Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born inOneidaCounty, Idaho,January16, 1879.Collegeprofessor;agronomist;president,Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister toEgypt, 1930;Kansasstate treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.Congregationalist.Member,Sigma Xi;BetaTheta Pi;AlphaZeta;PhiKappa Phi;GammaSigma Delta;Freemasons;Rotary;AmericanForestry Association;FarmBureau.DiedJanuary17, 1955 (age76 years, 1days).Interment atLoganCity Cemetery, Logan, Utah. | | Christian Nephi Jensen (b. 1880) — also known asChristian N. Jensen — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Ephraim,SanpeteCounty, Utah,June 18,1880.Collegeprofessor;president,Brigham Young College, 1913-20;Utahsuperintendent of public instruction, 1921-33.Member,Sigma Xi;GammaSigma Delta.Burial location unknown. | | Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892-1972) — of Rochester,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Rochester,OaklandCounty, Mich.,June 23,1892.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1944-55; defeated, 1955.Female.Member,Zonta;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Sigma Xi;Pi BetaPhi.Died in1972(ageabout80 years).Interment atStoneyCreek Cemetery, Rochester Hills, Mich. | | 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;Sigma Xi;Phi MuAlpha;ThetaXi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nikita Karapetoff and Anna (Ivanova) Karapetoff; married,August2, 1904, to Frances Lulu Gillmor. |
| | Hugh Kaul (b. 1906) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,November10, 1906.President-treasurer, KaulLumberCompany; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1939-42, 1947-50; major in theU.S. Army during World War II.Protestant.Member,Rotary;Sigma Xi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Lanzel Kaul and Virginia Roy (Head) Kaul. |
| | Douglas J. LaFollette (b. 1940) — of Kenosha,KenoshaCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,June 6,1940.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1972;member ofWisconsinstate senate 22nd District, 1973-74;secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1975-79, 1983-; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1988.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Xi.Still living as of 2000. | | Charles Davenport Lockwood (1877-1949) — also known asCharles D. Lockwood — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November11, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford; elected 1912;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1920;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.Presbyterian.Member,Sigma Xi;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December6, 1949 (age72 years, 25days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Stamford, Conn. | | Lee Loevinger (1913-2004) — of Minnesota;Washington,D.C.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April24, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1960-61; member, FederalCommunications Commission, 1963-68.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;Sigma Xi;SigmaDelta Chi;TauKappa Alpha;FederalBar Association;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.DiedApril26, 2004 (age91 years, 2days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gustavus Loevinger and Millie (Strouse) Loevinger; married,March 4,1950, to Ruth E. Howe. |
| | Donald Macnaughtan Jr. (b. 1939) — also known asDon Macnaughtan — of New Martinsville,WetzelCounty, W.Va.BornApril13, 1939.Democrat.Chemist;member ofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1991-.Episcopalian.Member,Sigma Xi.Still living as of 1997.| | Relatives:Married to Marlene Acker. |
| | Daniel Walter Morehouse (1876-1941) — also known asD. W. Morehouse — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Mankato,Blue EarthCounty, Minn.,February22, 1876.Astronomer;universityprofessor;president,Drake University, 1922-41; Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Sigma Xi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January21, 1941 (age64 years, 334days).Cremated;ashes interred atDrake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, Des Moines, Iowa. | | Philleo Nash (1909-1987) — of Wisconsin Rapids,WoodCounty, Wis.Born in Wisconsin Rapids,WoodCounty, Wis.,October25, 1909.Democrat.Anthropologist;cranberrygrower;WisconsinDemocratic state chair, 1955-57;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1959-61; defeated, 1960; Commissioner,U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1961-66.Congregationalist.Member,Sigma Xi;ThetaDelta Chi.DiedOctober12, 1987 (age77 years, 352days).Cremated. | | Melvin Nord (b. 1918) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August3, 1918.Democrat.Lawyer;chemicalengineer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6thDistrict, 1961-62.Member,Sigma Xi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Sol Nord and Rose (Hertzoff) Nord; married to EleanorGreenbaum. |
| | David Packard (1912-1996) — of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.Born in Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.,September7, 1912.Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packardelectronics andcomputercompany; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, PacificGas &Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens NationalBank,General Dynamics Corp., U.S.Steel Corp.,Trans WorldAirways,StandardOil ofCalifornia, CaterpillarTractorCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1972;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); philanthropist.Member,TrilateralCommission;AlphaDelta Phi;Tau BetaPi;Sigma Xi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, in Stanford UniversityHospital,Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,March26, 1996 (age83 years, 201days).Interment atAltaMesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif. | | Russell Wilber Peterson (1916-2011) — also known asRussell W. Peterson — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Portage,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,October3, 1916.Republican.Textileresearcherfor du Pontchemicalcompany; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1964(alternate),1972(delegation chair);Governor ofDelaware, 1969-73; defeated, 1972.Unitarian.Member,AmericanChemical Society;PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Xi;PhiEta Sigma.DiedFebruary21, 2011 (age94 years, 141days).Burial location unknown. | | 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;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Tau BetaPi;Sigma Xi;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 |
| | William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) — also known asWilliam C. Sproul — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Octoraro,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September16, 1870.Republican.Farmer;manufacturer;journalist;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1920,1924;Governorof Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1920.Quaker. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Xi;PhiKappa Psi;Grange;Freemasons;Elks;UnionLeague;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.DiedMarch21, 1928 (age57 years, 187days).Interment atChesterRural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul;married,January21, 1892, to Emeline Wallace Roach. | | | | Sproul Hall, a residence hall at PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,University Park,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — The SproulStateForest, inClintonCounty, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography |
| | Melvin Thomas (1885-1942) — of Charleston,ColesCounty, Ill.Born inMasonCounty, W.Va.,May 12,1885.Democrat.Farmer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 34th District, 1937-41; defeated, 1940.Member,Sigma Xi. Died in Charleston,ColesCounty, Ill.,January31, 1942 (age56 years, 264days).Interment atRoselawn Cemetery, Charleston, Ill. | | Dale Edward Wolf (b. 1924) — also known asDale E. Wolf — of near Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.,September6, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;vice-president ofpharmaceuticalbusiness for the E. I. Du Pontchemicalcompany; Delaware Director of Development, 1987-88;LieutenantGovernor of Delaware, 1989-92;Governor ofDelaware, 1992-93.Member,Freemasons;Sigma Xi;AlphaZeta.Still living as of 2014.
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