Very incomplete list! | |  William Harrison Adams (1872-1958) — also known asWilliam H. Adams — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,March23, 1872.Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,MutualLifeInsurance Association; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1930-53.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;Jesters;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Elks;JuniorOrder;Woodmen;RoyalArcanum.Died inRichmond,Va.,September24, 1958 (age86 years, 185days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) — of Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.Born in Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.,March20, 1907.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36;Georgiastate attorney general, 1939-43;Governor ofGeorgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1944(speaker);president, DixieInsuranceCo., 1948.Baptist.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Lions;PhiDelta Phi;KappaAlpha Order;PhiKappa Phi;Maccabees;Woodmen;JuniorOrder;Elks;Eagles;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Jaycees;Kiwanis;Civitan.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December13, 1992 (age85 years, 268days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga. | | Milledge Lipscomb Bonham (b. 1854) — also known asM. L. Bonham — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,October16, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;AdjutantGeneral of South Carolina, 1885-90; circuit judge in SouthCarolina, 1924-30;justice ofSouth Carolina state supreme court, 1931-40; appointed 1931;chiefjustice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1940.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Knightsof Pythias;Lions.Burial location unknown. | | Wyatt Tate Brady (1870-1925) — also known asW. Tate Brady — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Forest City,HoltCounty, Mo.,January20, 1870.Democrat.Hotelier;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1907.Member,KuKlux Klan;Sons of Confederate Veterans.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,August29, 1925 (age55 years, 221days).Interment atOaklawnCemetery, Tulsa, Okla. | | John Fulmer Bright (1877-1953) — also known asJ. Fulmer Bright — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,November17, 1877.Democrat.Physician;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1922-23;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1924-40; defeated, 1940; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1928.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from aheartailment, inRichmond,Va.,December29, 1953 (age76 years, 42days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Hilliard Bright and Mary Samuel (Davies)Bright. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Patrick Joseph Buchanan (b. 1938) — also known asPatrick J. Buchanan;Pat Buchanan;"Pitchfork Pat" —ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,November2, 1938.Advisor andspeechwriterto PresidentRichardNixon and Vice PresidentSpiroAgnew; communications director for PresidentRonaldReagan;newspapercolumnist,radio andtelevision commentator; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1992,1996;Reform candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2000.Catholic.Irish,English,andGermanancestry. Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans.Still living as of 2020. | | Steven Dale Byas (b. 1954) — also known asSteve Byas — of Norman,ClevelandCounty, Okla.Born in the PattersonHospital,Duncan,StephensCounty, Okla.,November6, 1954.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofOklahomaRepublican State Committee, 1981-83; candidate forOklahomastate house of representatives 45th District, 1992, 1994, 1996;Republican Presidential Elector for Oklahoma,2000(voted forGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney).Baptist.Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans.Still living as of 2000. | | Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) — also known asVirgil Chapman — of Irvine,EstillCounty, Ky.; Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born in Middleton,SimpsonCounty, Ky.,March15, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,1928;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.Disciplesof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaDelta Sigma;PhiAlpha Delta;TauKappa Alpha;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Woodmen;Maccabees;Sons of Confederate Veterans.Died, from injuries received in anautomobileaccident, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 8,1951 (age55 years, 358days).Interment atParisCemetery, Paris, Ky. | | Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) — also known asR. Gregg Cherry — of Gastonia,GastonCounty, N.C.Born inYorkCounty, S.C.,October17, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;associated in law practice withAlfredLee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1931-40;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937;NorthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1940,1948,1952,1956;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1941-43;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1945-49.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons of Confederate Veterans;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Redmen;OddFellows;Elks;Kiwanis;Knightsof Khorassan.DiedJune 25,1957 (age65 years, 251days).Intermentsomewherein Gastonia, N.C. | | 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;ReserveOfficers Association;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons of 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 |
| | Patrick Henry Drewry (1875-1947) — also known asPatrick H. Drewry — ofPetersburg,Va.Born inPetersburg,Va.,May 24,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate 29th District, 1912-21; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1916,1940,1944;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1920-47 (4th District 1920-33,at-large 1933-35, 4th District 1935-47); died in office 1947.Methodist.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;Sons of Confederate Veterans;SigmaChi;PhiBeta Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died inPetersburg,Va.,December21, 1947 (age72 years, 211days).Interment atBlandfordCemetery, Petersburg, Va. | | Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) — also known asCharles P. Farnsley;CharlieFarnsley —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Glenview,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March28, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1940(alternate),1948,1952;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1948-53;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated inprimary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Societyof Colonial Wars;DeltaUpsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, at Brownsboro HillsNursingHome, Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 19,1990 (age83 years, 83days).Cremated;ashes interred atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue atWestMain Street, Louisville, Ky. | | Orval Eugene Faubus (1910-1994) — also known asOrval Faubus — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ark.Born in Combs,MadisonCounty, Ark.,January7, 1910.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;Governor ofArkansas, 1955-67; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1956;National States Rights candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1960.Baptist.Member,Lions;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Sons of Confederate Veterans;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks.Died ofprostatecancer, in Conway,FaulknerCounty, Ark.,December14, 1994 (age84 years, 341days).Interment atCombsCemetery, Combs, Ark. | | William Thomas Fitzgerald (1858-1939) — also known asWilliam T. Fitzgerald — of Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio.Born in Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio,October13, 1858.Republican.Schoolteacher;physician;mayorof Greenville, Ohio, 1921-25;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1925-29.Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans;Kiwanis.Died in Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio,January12, 1939 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atGreenvilleCemetery, Greenville, Ohio. | | MacDonald Gallion (b. 1913) — of Alabama. Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April 5,1913.Democrat.Alabamastate attorney general, 1959-63, 1967-71; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1960;Democratic Presidential Elector for Alabama,1968(voted forGeorgeC. Wallace andCurtisE. LeMay).Presbyterian.Member,Woodmen;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons of Confederate Veterans;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Elks;Moose;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.  | Cecil Claymon Grimes Jr. (1922-2014) — of Georgetown,GeorgetownCounty, S.C.Born in Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.,July 23,1922.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1959-62; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1962-72 (Georgetown County 1962-66, 10thDistrict 1967-68, 15th District 1969-72);bankdirector.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Rotary.Died in Georgetown,GeorgetownCounty, S.C.,October8, 2014 (age92 years, 77days).Cremated;ashes interred atPrinceGeorge Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Sadie (Ehlers) Grimes and Cecil Claymon Grimes, Sr.; married,October4, 1947, to Harriet Horry Pyatt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: South CarolinaLegislative Manual 1964 |
 | 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;Sons of Confederate Veterans;AmericanLegion;ReserveOfficers 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 |
| | | Frank Newsum Julian (1872-1944) — also known asFrank N. Julian — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.,June 18,1872.Secretaryof state of Alabama, 1907-10.Presbyterian.Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans;Woodmen;Maccabees.DiedNovember30, 1944 (age72 years, 165days).Burial location unknown. | | Wesley Travis Kennerly (1877-1944) — also known asWesley T. Kennerly — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inHenryCounty, Tenn.,August29, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1917-21; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1940.SouthernMethodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Sons ofthe Revolution;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.DiedJanuary29, 1944 (age66 years, 153days).Interment atBerry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) — also known asH. G. Kump — of Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.Born in Capon Springs,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,October31, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;president, Citizens NationalBank ofElkins;RandolphCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWest Virginia,1920;mayorof Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1933-37; candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1940.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta;OddFellows;Elks;AmericanLegion;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Rotary.DiedFebruary14, 1962 (age84 years, 106days).Burial location unknown. | | Tennent Lomax (1858-1902) — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April29, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary ofAlabama Democratic Party, 1878-88;MontgomeryCounty Solicitor, 1887-1902; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1888,1896,1900;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Redmen;OddFellows;Sons of Confederate Veterans.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,November21, 1902 (age44 years, 206days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gen. Tennent Lomax and Carrie (Billingslea) Lomax. |
 | Chester Trent Lott (b. 1941) — also known asTrent Lott — of Pascagoula,JacksonCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Grenada,GrenadaCounty, Miss.,October9, 1941.Republican.Lawyer;administrative assistant to U.S. Rep.WilliamM. Colmer, 1968-72;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1973-89;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1989-; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Mississippi,2004,2008.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Sons of Confederate Veterans;American BarAssociation;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta.Still living as of 2024. | | | Daniel Grove Moler (1908-2005) — also known asD. Grove Moler — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.; Mullens,WyomingCounty, W.Va.; Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.Born in Shepherdstown,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.,December16, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Rep.JenningsRandolph, 1933; member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16thDistrict 1939-40); member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1949;WyomingCounty Prosecuting Attorney.Episcopalian.Member,ThetaChi;PhiDelta Phi;Sons of Confederate Veterans.DiedMay 19,2005 (age96 years, 154days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward T. Moler and Anna Mory (Grove) Moler; married,June 29,1932, to Katherine Watson Hirst. |
| | 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,Sons of Confederate Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Societyof the War of 1812;ReserveOfficers 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. |
 | William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) — of Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.Born in Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.,February25, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;glassworker;accountant;member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Moose;DeltaPhi;IzaakWalton League;Sons of Confederate Veterans;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Tayloe Perry and Eleanor (Craighill) Perry; married,October28, 1922, to Mary Duffield Shutt. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Lamar Charles Quintero (1863-1921) — also known asLamar C. Quintero — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Matamoros,Tamaulipas,September7, 1863.Lawyer;Consul-Generalfor Costa Rica inNewOrleans, La., 1891-97, 1907-21;Consulfor Costa Rica inNewOrleans, La., 1898-1905.Cubanancestry. Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October30, 1921 (age58 years, 53days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof José Augustin Quintero and Eliza Fauzia Francoise (Bournos)Quintero; brother ofJohnMarshall Quintero; married to Emma Peniston. |
 | 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,PiKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons;Sons of Confederate Veterans.Died inLexington,Va.,November1, 1971 (age84 years, 158days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Lexington, Va. | | John Warwick Rust (1881-1958) — ofFairfax,Va.Born in Nineveh,WarrenCounty, Va.,November8, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1932-39 (30th District 1932-35, 29th District1936-39).Episcopalian.Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans.Died inFairfax,Va.,November18, 1958 (age77 years, 10days).Intermentsomewherein Fairfax, Va. | | Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) — also known asFloyd Spence — of Lexington,LexingtonCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April 9,1928.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Carolina,1964,1972(delegation chair),1988;member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7thDistrict 1969-70); resigned 1970;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; diedin office 2001.Lutheran.Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;KappaAlpha Order.Died, following surgery to remove ablood clotfrom his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson MemorialHospital,Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,August16, 2001 (age73 years, 129days).Interment atSt. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.  | William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) — also known asWilliam M. Tuck — of South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born near High Hill,HalifaxCounty, Va.,September28, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1924-32; member ofVirginiastate senate 10th District, 1932-41; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1940(alternate),1948,1952;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1942-46;Governor ofVirginia, 1946-50;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons of Confederate Veterans;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaPhi Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Woodmen;Moose;Redmen;Lions;Ruritan.Died in South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.,June 9,1983 (age86 years, 254days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, South Boston, Va. | | | Alexander Wilbourne Weddell (1876-1948) — also known asAlexander W. Weddell — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,April 6,1876.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inZanzibar, 1910-11;Catania, as of 1914; U.S. Consul General inAthens, as of 1916-20;Calcutta, as of 1921-24;Mexico City, as of 1926-27; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1933-38;Spain, 1939-42.Episcopalian.Member,Sons of Confederate Veterans;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1948(ageabout72 years).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) — also known asPhil B. Whitaker — of Riverview (now part of Chattanooga),HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,May 19,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic PresidentialElector for Tennessee,1925;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1948,1952.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Sons of Confederate Veterans;Civitan.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker; married to HildaPerry. |
| | Guinn Williams (1871-1948) — of Decatur,WiseCounty, Tex.Born near Beuela,CalhounCounty, Miss.,April22, 1871.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate senate, 1920-22;U.S.Representative from Texas 13th District, 1922-33.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Sons of Confederate Veterans.Died in San Angelo,Tom GreenCounty, Tex.,January9, 1948 (age76 years, 262days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Decatur, Tex.
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