Very incomplete list! | |  Harry Youngs Baxter (b. 1930) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,September29, 1930.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1976;member ofIowaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1983.Member,Theta Chi. Still living as of 1983.| |  Relatives: Sonof Raymond Willard Baxter and Katharine Wickham Baxter; married1954 toElaineBland. |
| | Frank Bryant Beazley (1897-1973) — also known asFrank B. Beazley — of Bowling Green,CarolineCounty, Va.Born in Sparta,CarolineCounty, Va.,September3, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1944-51.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;Ruritan;Theta Chi;DeltaTheta Phi.DiedDecember17, 1973 (age76 years, 105days).Burial location unknown. | | Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) — of Williston,WilliamsCounty, N.Dak.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Williston,WilliamsCounty, N.Dak.,November16, 1916.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from North Dakota,1948(alternate),1956,1960.Lutheran.Member,Theta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;Jaycees;Rotary;American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.DiedMay 21,2001 (age84 years, 186days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married1948 toBeverly Heen. |
| | 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,Theta Chi;SigmaNu Phi.DiedJune 2,1958 (age43 years, 103days).Entombed in mausoleum atParkersburgMemorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.  | Theodore Christianson (1883-1948) — of Dawson,Lac quiParle County, Minn.Born inLac quiParle County, Minn.,September12, 1883.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 24, 1915-24;Governor ofMinnesota, 1925-31;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1933-37 (at-large 1933-35, 5thDistrict 1935-37); candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1936.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;Theta Chi;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Dawson,Lac quiParle County, Minn.,December9, 1948 (age65 years, 88days).Entombed in mausoleum atSunsetMemorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | David Christopher Crevelt (b. 1958) — also known asDavid C. Crevelt — of Menlo Park,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Redwood City,San MateoCounty, Calif.,June 10,1958.Republican.Insurancebroker; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1986.Catholic.Member,Theta Chi;Lions.Still living as of 1990.| | Relatives: Sonof John Theodore Crevelt and Audrey Joan (Stanford)Crevelt. |
| | Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) — also known asCarl T. Curtis — of Minden,KearneyCounty, Neb.Born near Minden,KearneyCounty, Neb.,March15, 1905.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;KearneyCounty Attorney, 1931-34;U.S.Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1stDistrict 1943-55);U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nebraska,1964,1976.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Rotary;Theta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;PiKappa Delta.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, at Bryan-LGHMedicalCenter West, Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,January24, 2000 (age94 years, 315days).Interment atMindenCemetery, Minden, Neb. | | Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) — also known asR. Budd Dwyer — of Pennsylvania. Born in St. Charles,St. CharlesCounty, Mo.,November21, 1939.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1965-70; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987;convictedin December 1986 ofbriberyand conspiracy in federal court.Baptist.Member,NationalEducation Association;Eagles;Theta Chi;Jaycees.About to besentenced,and widely expected to resign from office, he called apressconference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras,he insisted he was not guilty, and thenshot andkilledhimself, in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,January22, 1987 (age47 years, 62days).Interment atBloomingValley Cemetery, Blooming Valley, Pa. | | Thaddeus Armie Eure (1899-c.1992) — also known asThad Eure — of Winton,HertfordCounty, N.C.Born inGatesCounty, N.C.,November15, 1899.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor of Winton, N.C., 1923-28; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1929; DemocraticPresidential Elector for North Carolina,1933;secretaryof state of North Carolina, 1936-89.Congregationalist.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Theta Chi;JuniorOrder.Longest serving state official in American history. Died about 1992 (ageabout 93years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Tazewell A. Eure and Armecia (Langstun) Eure; married to MintaBanks. |
| | Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Morris Township,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,January25, 1892.Republican.Lawyer;GeneseeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and generalcounsel, First NationalBank andTrust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1944.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Theta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault; married,June 30,1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard. |
| | Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) — also known asErnest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,March 6,1901.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;mathematician;lawyer;WindhamCounty State's Attorney, 1929-32;U.S.Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II;Governor ofVermont, 1947-50;U.S.District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69; died in office 1969.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Eagles;PhiDelta Phi;Theta Chi.Died in Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,November4, 1969 (age68 years, 243days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt. | | James E. Gierach (b. 1944) — of Oak Lawn,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October26, 1944.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 6th District, 1969-70.Member,Theta Chi. Still living as of 1970. | | Alvin Earl Heutchy (b. 1915) — also known asAlvin E. Heutchy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Kensington,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,March15, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1948.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;Theta Chi;Freemasons;PhiKappa Phi.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John G. Hudson (b. 1906) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Fort Chiswell,WytheCounty, Va.,May 11,1906.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-46.Protestant.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;PhiAlpha Delta;Theta Chi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Layton Hudson and Dixie Belle (Smith-Leffew)Hudson. |
 | Eugene James Keogh (1907-1989) — also known asEugene J. Keogh — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1907.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1936;U.S.Representative from New York, 1937-67 (9th District 1937-63, 11thDistrict 1963-67); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Theta Chi;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 26,1989 (age81 years, 269days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. |  | Paul H. Kidd (1907-1965) — of Glenville,GilmerCounty, W.Va.Born in Glenville,GilmerCounty, W.Va.,March12, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1936-40; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52,1955-60, 1963-65 (Gilmer County 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52, 1955-60,1963-64, 7th District 1965); appointed 1936; died in office 1965.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Theta Chi;Rotary;OddFellows.DiedOctober22, 1965 (age58 years, 224days).Interment atSuttonCemetery, Sutton, W.Va. | | | Raymond L. King (b. 1929) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.; West Branch,OgemawCounty, Mich.Born in Braintree,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,September1, 1929.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1968.Unitarian.Member,Theta Chi;Elks;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation.Still living as of 1968.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King; married to Jean EllenPeters. |
| | Kenneth S. Kurtz (1903-1939) — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.BornOctober16, 1903.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1937-39;died in office 1939.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Theta Chi;PhiAlpha Delta;Rotary.DiedJuly 10,1939 (age35 years, 267days).Interment atMasonicCemetery, Near Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. | | Park Livingston (b. 1906) — of Hinsdale,DuPageCounty, Ill.; La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Philip,HaakonCounty, S.Dak.,December9, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president and general counsel, DeanMilkCompany, Chicago;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1941-.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Theta Chi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George H. Livingston and Grace (Sheehan) Livingston; married,December19, 1936, to Elizabeth Murdock. |
| | Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) — also known asWarren G. Magnuson;"Maggie" —of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Moorhead,ClayCounty, Minn.,April12, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1933-34;KingCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36;U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1952.Lutheran.Member,Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sonsof Norway;Theta Chi.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,May 20,1989 (age84 years, 38days).Entombed in mausoleum atAcaciaMemorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash. | | William T. Milleson (b. 1907) — of Springfield,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born in Springfield,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,September16, 1907.Democrat.Farmer;aviator;director, First NationalBank ofRomney; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1937-42, 1975-80 (HampshireCounty 1937-42, 34th District 1975-80).Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Grange;Theta Chi;AlphaZeta;Ruritan;Lions;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson; married,December26, 1940, to Avery Heiskel Pancake. |
| | 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,Theta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;Sonsof 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. |
| | Robert M. Richardson (b. 1917) — of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born in Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.,July 1,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1953-58.Episcopalian.Member,Theta Chi;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Neil Oliver Staebler (1905-2000) — also known asNeil Staebler;"Mr.Democrat" —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 11,1905.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Michigan at-large, 1963-65; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1963-67, 1972-75; candidate forGovernorof Michigan, 1964; Democratic candidate for Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1984;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1988.Unitarian.Germanancestry. Member,Theta Chi;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died, from the effects ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Glacier Hillsnursinghome, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December8, 2000 (age95 years, 150days).Cremated. | | Marion Ortez Strickland (b. 1921) — also known asM. Ortez Strickland — of Vidalia,ToombsCounty, Ga.Born in Webb,HoustonCounty, Ala.,July 19,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Toombs County, 1955-56.Methodist.Member,Lions;AmericanLegion;Theta Chi;PhiAlpha Delta.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Fannie Bell (Buie) Strickland and Norman Hamp Strickland; married,March2, 1952, to Betty Bulloch. |
| | Fuller Warren (1905-1973) — of Marianna,JacksonCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Blountstown,CalhounCounty, Fla.,October3, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1926-28, 1938-40; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1928,1956(alternate); member Jacksonville city council, 1931-37; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II;Governor ofFlorida, 1949-53.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Theta Chi;Elks.Died in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,September23, 1973 (age67 years, 355days).Interment atNettleRidge Cemetery, Blountstown, Fla. | | Julius Gayle Windsor Jr. (1920-1991) — also known asJ. Gayle Windsor, Jr. — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,June 4,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1957-62, 1967-80.Baptist.EnglishandGermanancestry. Member,Lions;Theta Chi.Cast the only opposing vote in the legislature to Gov.OrvalFaubus's plan to fight desegregation of the Little Rock schoolsin 1958.Died, ofcancer,in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,September28, 1991 (age71 years, 116days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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