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Politicians in Aviation

David Agema (b. 1949) — also known asDave Agema — of Grandville,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,February11, 1949.Republican.Airline pilot; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 74th District, 2007-12; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 2012-16; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,2016.Dutchancestry.Still living as of 2016.

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Leonard Ackerman II (b. 1921) — also known asLee Ackerman — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.; Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Clayton,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,October29, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;airplane pilot;newspaperreporter;advertisingbusiness;real estateinvestor; member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1951-52.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars.Burial location unknown.
 
 Relatives: Sonof Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman; married,December22, 1943, to Leslie Rogers.
 
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Encyclopediaof American Loons
 Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) — also known asMartin C. Ansorge — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927, 1928, 1929; director,UnitedAir Lines, 1934-51.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion.Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New York PortAuthority. RepresentedHenryFord in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semiticbooks and articles he had published.Died, in the AnsoniaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1967 (age85 years, 34days).Interment atTempleIsrael Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
 Relatives: Sonof Mark Perry Ansorge and Jennie (Bach) Ansorge.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Suzanne S. Azar (b. 1946) — also known asSuzie Azar;Suzanne Schmeck — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,1946.Flight instructor;mayor ofEl Paso, Tex., 1989-91; defeated, 1991.Female.Still living as of 1991.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Jim Bates (b. 1941) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born inDenver,Colo.,July 21,1941.Democrat.Banker;aerospace business;U.S.Representative from California 44th District, 1983-91; defeated,1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1988;member, Arrangements Committee,1984.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 Charles E. Beatley Jr. (1916-2003) — also known asCharles E. Beatley;ChuckBeatley —ofAlexandria,Va.Born in Ohio,May 17,1916.Democrat.Airline pilot;mayorof Alexandria, Va., 1967-76, 1979-85; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1986.Died inAlexandria,Va.,December29, 2003 (age87 years, 226days).Cremated;ashes scattered inaprivate or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va.
 Relatives:Married1945 toMarjorie Perry.
 The Charles E. Beatley CentralLibrary,Alexandria,Virginia, isnamed forhim.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Laurence Powers Bonfoey (1884-1948) — also known asLaurence P. Bonfoey — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Unionville,PutnamCounty, Mo.,June 29,1884.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; vice-president, MonroeDrugCompany; president, MonroeColor andChemical Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1932(alternate),1936,1944;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,IllinoisAeronautics Commission, 1933-37.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,July 12,1948 (age64 years, 13days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Beverly Holcumb Bonfoey and Anna May (Webb) Bonfoey; married,June 17,1908, to Octavia Rebecca Monroe.
Jean Paul BradshawJean Paul Bradshaw (d. 1970) — of Lebanon,LacledeCounty, Mo.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1944; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1964; board chairman, OzarkAirLines.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,1970.Interment atMaplePark Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
 Relatives:Father ofPaulLudwig Bradshaw; grandfather ofJeanPaul Bradshaw II.
 Political family:Bradshawfamily of Springfield, Missouri.
 Image source: Caruthersville (Mo.)Journal, July 27, 1944
 Frank Brady (b. 1942) — of Euless,TarrantCounty, Tex.BornJuly 18,1942.Libertarian.Airplane pilot; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 2000, 2002.Still living as of 2002. Jack Thomas Brinkley (1930-2019) — also known asJack T. Brinkley — of Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.Born in Faceville,DecaturCounty, Ga.,December22, 1930.Democrat.Schoolteacher;pilot in U.S. Air Force;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1965-66;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1967-83.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,January23, 2019 (age88 years, 32days).Burial location unknown.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
 Wesley Ernest Brown (b. 1907) — also known asWesley E. Brown — of Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.Born in Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.,1907.Democrat.Lawyer;RenoCounty Attorney, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during WorldWar II; corporate secretary and attorney,Aircraft WoodworkManufacturers, 1942-44; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kansas,1956;U.S.District Judge for Kansas, 1962-79; took senior status 1979.Burial location unknown.
 Cross-reference:JerryG. Elliott
 Dean N. Browning (born c.1956) — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born about 1956. Republican. Financial officer,airplane charter firm; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,2004,2008.Still living as of 2008. James Bruce (1892-1980) — of Eccleston,BaltimoreCounty, Md.; Finksburg,CarrollCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,December23, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;vice-president, NationalDairyProducts Corp.; director, RepublicSteel Co.;director, Chicago, Rock Island, and PacificRailway;director, AmericanAirlines; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1940(alternate),1952,1956;U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1947-49.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose.DiedJuly 17,1980 (age87 years, 207days).Intermentsomewherein Baltimore, Md.
 Relatives: SonofWilliamCabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce; brother ofDavidKirkpatrick Este Bruce; married,May 24,1919, to Ellen McHenry Keyser; grandnephew ofJamesAlexander Seddon; first cousin ofHowardBruce.
 Political family:Bruce-Mellonfamily of Virginia.
 See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
 William Armistead Moale Burden (1906-1984) — also known asWilliam A. M. Burden — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1906.Analyst ofaviation industry; founder of Wall Streetinvestment firm; chairman of Union Texas Natural Gas Corporation;director, AlliedChemicalCo., ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem, and LockheedAircraft; president, Museum of Modern Artin New York, 1953-59, 1962-65; U.S. Ambassador toBelgium, 1959-61.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofheartdisease, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1984 (age78 years, 185days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof William Armistead Burden and Florence Vanderbilt (Twombly) Burden;married,February16, 1931, to Margaret Livingston Partridge; nephew ofGwendolynBurden Dows; uncle ofShirleyCarter Burden Jr.; second great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt;second cousin ofCorneliusVanderbilt Whitney andWilliamHenry Vanderbilt III; second cousin twice removed ofJohnLeBoutillier.
 Political family:Dows-Burdenfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
 Carter Lane Burgess (1916-2002) — also known asCarter L. Burgess — ofRoanoke,Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,December31, 1916.Insuranceagent; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; whilestationed in England, he delivered a message from Gen.DwightD. Eisenhower to Gen. Charles de Gaulle, then in North Africa,informing him of the plans to invade Normandy;businessexecutive; chief executive officer of Trans WorldAirlines(TWA), 1956-57; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1968-69.Episcopalian.Died, following twostrokes,at Pheasant RidgeNursingHome,Roanoke,Va.,August18, 2002 (age85 years, 230days).Interment atEvergreenBurial Park, Roanoke, Va.
 See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
Prescott S. BushPrescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) — also known asPrescott S. Bush — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 15,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;director, Pan AmericanAirways; director, ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1948,1956(chair,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964(alternate);U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Skulland Bones.Died, oflungcancer, in the MemorialHospitalfor Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1972 (age77 years, 146days).Interment atPutnamCemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
 Relatives: Sonof Samuel Prescott Bush and Flora (Sheldon) Bush; married,August6, 1921, to Dorothy Walker; father ofGeorgeHerbert Walker Bush (who marriedBarbaraPierce); grandfather ofGeorgeWalker Bush (who marriedLauraLane Welch) andJohnEllis Bush; great-grandfather ofGeorgePrescott Bush.
 Political family:Bushfamily of Texas and Massachusetts.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Critical books about Prescott Bush:Kitty Kelly,TheFamily : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
 Image source: Connecticut Register &Manual 1953
 Samuel Harvey Clovis Jr. (b. 1949) — also known asSam Clovis — Born in Salina,SalineCounty, Kan.,September18, 1949.Republican. Air Forcefighter pilot; Inspector General, NorthAmerican Aerospace Defense Command;collegeprofessor; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,2012;candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 2014; candidate forIowa statetreasurer, 2014; national co-chair ofDonaldTrump's presidential campaign, 2016.Catholic.Still living as of 2019.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Encyclopediaof American Loons
 Francis Watkinson Cole (1883-1966) — also known asFrancis W. Cole — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 11,1883.Lawyer;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 2nd District,1933; chairman, TravelersInsuranceCompanies, 1945-55; director, Chase NationalBank andUnitedAircraft Corporation.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December7, 1966 (age83 years, 179days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
 Relatives: Sonof Charles James Cole and Elisabeth Adams (Huntington) Cole; married1910 toGrace Brockway Kaufman; married,April12, 1956, toCorinneRobinson Alsop; second great-grandson ofHenryChampion; second great-grandnephew ofEpaphroditusChampion; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodoreDwight,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; second cousin five times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop,AbelHuntington andAmaziahBrainard; fourth cousin once removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andEdwardWilliams Hooker.
 Political family:Grantfamily of San Francisco, California (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Stephen A. Davis (b. 1946) — also known asStephen Davis — of Tumacacori,Santa CruzCounty, Ariz.; Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February28, 1946.Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;airline pilot;member ofArizonastate senate 9th District, 1975-76; Commodore's Staff Aide toChurch of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard; Libertarian candidateforU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1984;horsetrainer;ranchmanager; in his writings, he argues that HIV "cannot" cause AIDS,that AIDS is not contagious, that people tested as positive areperfectly healthy, and that the epidemic was caused by drug companies.Scientologist.Still living as of 2012.
 See alsoEncyclopediaof American Loons
 Books by Stephen Davis:ButterfliesAre Free To Fly: A New and Radical Approach To SpiritualEvolution (2010) —WrongfulDeath: The AIDS Trial (2006) —FutureSex (1991)
 Fiction by Stephen Davis:AreYou Positive?
 Gould Cooke Dietz (1868-1948) — also known asGould Dietz — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Anamosa,JonesCounty, Iowa,May 26,1868.Republican.Lumberman;aviation pioneer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1916,1920,1924,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1932,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in Groveland (now part of Minnetonka),HennepinCounty, Minn.,June 29,1948 (age80 years, 34days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
 Relatives:Married to Florence Putnam.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Oliver Perry Ditch (b. 1937) — also known asOliver P. Ditch — of Woodbridge,PrinceWilliam County, Va.; Elkridge,HowardCounty, Md.Born in Lafayette,LafayetteParish, La.,September29, 1937.Republican. Colonel, U.S. Air Force;data systemsmanager for HughesAircraft Co.;web sitedeveloper; delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,2008;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,2012.Catholic.Still living as of 2012.
 Relatives:Married,November27, 1958, to Shirley Ann LeBlanc.
 Gerard T. Doyle (b. 1956) — also known asJerry Doyle — of California. Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1956.Republican.Corporate jet pilot;actorin films and television series; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 24th District, 2000.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Henry Belin du Pont Jr. (1898-1970) — also known asHenry B. du Pont — of Greenville,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 23,1898.Republican. Vice-president, director, DuPontchemicalcompany; director, North AmericanAviation Corp. andGeneralMotors; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1936(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,April13, 1970 (age71 years, 264days).Interment atDuPont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
 Relatives: Sonof Henry Belin du Pont and Eluthera (Bradford) du Pont; married,October24, 1928, to Margaret Wilson Lewis; married,February24, 1949, to Emily Tybout (du Pont) Smith; nephew ofPierreSamuel du Pont, William Kemble du Pont (who marriedEthelFleet Hallock) andEdwardGreen Bradford Jr.; grandson ofEdwardGreen Bradford II; great-grandson ofEdwardGreen Bradford; great-grandnephew ofHenryDuPont; first cousin ofLammotdu Pont Copeland andReynoldsdu Pont; first cousin once removed ofThomasColeman du Pont,AlfredIrénée du Pont,FrancisIrenee du Pont,ElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard andPierreSamuel du Pont IV; first cousin twice removed ofHenryAlgernon du Pont; first cousin thrice removed ofCharlesIrénée du Pont; second cousin ofFrancisVictor du Pont,ThomasFrancis Bayard III andAlexisIrenee du Pont Bayard; second cousin once removed ofEugeneLammot,EleuthereIrenee du Pont andRichardHenry Bayard; second cousin five times removed ofTimothyPitkin; third cousin thrice removed ofBaileyFrye Adams; eighth great-grandson ofGeorgeWyllys andJohnHaynes.
 Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
Harold H. EmmonsHarold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) — also known asHarold H. Emmons — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 30,1875.Republican.Lawyer;secretary-treasurer, RegalMotor CarCompany, 1913-17; in charge ofaviation engine constructionfor Army and Navy during World War I; officer, Stout MetalAirplane Co.; organizer and director, NationalAirTransport Co.; organizer and president,AircraftDevelopment Corp., NorthwestAirways, Inc.; organizer andgeneral counsel, StinsonAircraft Corp.; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1928;DetroitPoliceCommissioner, 1930; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1931.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaChi;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, in Jennings MemorialHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 20,1962 (age86 years, 324days).Interment atRoselandPark Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
 Relatives: Sonof Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons; married,February10, 1910, to Marion Clark Scotten.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Image source: Detroit Free Press,September 26, 1931
 Henry H. Eng (b. 1948) — also known asHank Eng — of Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.;ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February7, 1948.Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps;aerospaceengineer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2008.Jewish.Chineseancestry.Still living as of 2008.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 David Ted Eyre (1946-2017) — also known asD. Ted Eyre — of Murray,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Rawlins,CarbonCounty, Wyo.,August14, 1946.Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;airline pilot;mayorof Murray, Utah, 2014-17; died in office 2017.Died, fromprostatecancer, in Murray,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,August25, 2017 (age71 years, 11days).Burial location unknown.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
William G. FullerWilliam Gardner Fuller (1895-1978) — also known asWilliam G. Fuller — of Euless,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February11, 1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;airplane pilot;airport manager;aircraft manufacturing executive;mayor ofEuless, Tex., 1963-68.DiedNovember3, 1978 (age83 years, 265days).Burial location unknown.
 Image source:City of Euless
 James Arthur Gibbons (b. 1944) — also known asJim Gibbons — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Sparks,WashoeCounty, Nev.,December16, 1944.Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War;geologist;airline pilot;lawyer;member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1989-93;U.S.Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1997-2006;Governor ofNevada, 2007-11; defeated, 1994.Mormon.Still living as of 2014.
 Relatives:Married toDawnGibbons.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
Danilo GoodrichDanilo Goodrich (1916-1983) — also known asDanilo Ogden Goodrich Del Castillo — of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Havana (La Habana),Cuba,November12, 1916.Member,publicrelations staff for Pan AmericanAirways;HonoraryVice-Consul for Haiti inMiami,Fla., 1943-50.CubanandFrenchCanadian ancestry.Died in Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,June 29,1983 (age66 years, 229days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Napoleon Joseph Dumais and Maria Raquel Del Castillo; married,September9, 1936, to Isabel Lamazares.
 Image source: Miami (Fla.) Herald,December 27, 1946
 Bruce Green (born c.1938) — of South Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.Born about 1938. Libertarian.Airline pilot; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1978, 1980.Still living as of 1980. Isabella Selmes Greenway (1886-1953) — also known asIsabella S. Greenway;Isabella Selmes;Isabella Ferguson;Mrs. John C. Greenway;Mrs. HarryOrland King —of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Ajo,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born inBooneCounty, Ky.,March22, 1886.Democrat.Innkeeper;rancher;owner, GilpinAir Lines; manager ofcoppermininginterests; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Arizona, 1928-34;U.S.Representative from Arizona at-large, 1933-37.Female.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,December18, 1953 (age67 years, 271days).Interment atDinsmoreHomestead Cemetery, Near Burlington, Boone County, Ky.
 Relatives:Daughter of Tilden R. Selmes and Martha Macomb (Flandrau) Selmes;married,November4, 1923, toJohnC. Greenway; married1905 to RobertH. Munro Ferguson; married,April22, 1939, to Harry Orland King.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
 Jay Sterner Hammond (1922-2005) — also known asJay S. Hammond — ofBristolBay Borough, Alaska; Port Alsworth,Lake andPeninsula Borough, Alaska.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;airplane pilot; member ofAlaskastate house of representatives, 1959-65; member ofAlaskastate senate, 1967-72;Governor ofAlaska, 1974-82.Died in Port Alsworth,Lake andPeninsula Borough, Alaska,August2, 2005 (age83 years, 12days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married1952 to BellaGardiner.
 See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Books by Jay S. Hammond:Talesof Alaska's Bush Rat Governor : The Extraordinary Autobiography ofJay Hammond, Wilderness Guide and Reluctant Politician(1996) —Chipsfrom the Chopping Block : More Tales from Alaska's Bush RatGovernor
 Robert W. Harrington — of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor),WashtenawCounty, Mich.Airline pilot;mayorof East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1955-56.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Herbert Clark Hoover Jr. (1903-1969) — also known asHerbert Hoover, Jr. — of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in London,England,August4, 1903.Republican.Petroleumgeologist;miningengineer;inventor;president,AeronauticalRadio,Inc., 1930; U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1954-57; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1960;speaker,1956;director, MonsantoChemicalCompany; director, LockheedAircraft Corporation; director,Southern CaliforniaEdisonCompany; director, HannaMiningCompany; director, Pacific MutualInsuranceCompany.Died, ofcancer,in Huntington CommunityHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 9,1969 (age65 years, 248days).Cremated;ashes interred atMountainView Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
 Relatives: SonofHerbertClark Hoover andLouHoover; married,June 25,1925, to Margaret Watson.
 Political family:Hooverfamily of Palo Alto, California.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 William Rowland Hopkins (1869-1961) — also known asW. R. Hopkins;"ChautauquaBill" —of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,July 26,1869.Republican.Lawyer;industrialreal estatedeveloper; promoter of Cleveland Short LineRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1916;citymanager of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-30; he was fascinated byaviation, in 1925, he successfully advocated purchase of landfor an airport, thefirstmunicipal airport in the United States.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,February9, 1961 (age91 years, 198days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
 Relatives: Sonof David J. Hopkins and Mary (Jeffreys) Hopkins; married1903 to EllenLouise Cozad.
 Cleveland HopkinsInternationalAirport, inCleveland,Ohio, isnamed forhim.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) — also known asDavid S. Ingalls — of Hunting Valley,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January28, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretaryof the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of ClevelandDepartment of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1940,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1956;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and generalmanager, Pan AmericanAir Ferries, 1941-42; commander, PearlHarbor Naval Air Station; executive, Pan AmericanWorldAirways;newspaperpublisher.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Skulland Bones.Died in Chagrin Falls,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April26, 1985 (age86 years, 88days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Albert Stimson Ingalls and Jane (Taft) Ingalls; married,June 27,1922, to Louise Harkness.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Lloyd M. Ives (born c.1917) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born about 1917. Democrat.Airline pilot; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. John Joseph Kane Jr. (1916-1976) — also known asJohn J. Kane, Jr. — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Whitehall,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; West Mifflin,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November23, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;aircraft mechanic; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1948; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1960(alternate),1964,1968.Died, in MercyHospital,Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September20, 1976 (age59 years, 302days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
 Relatives: SonofJohnJoseph Kane and Ella Gertrude (Houlihan) Kane; married1940 toRitaMary Wilson.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) — also known asRobert Kersting — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa,August26, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;test pilot and executive, HowardAircraft Co.;president, Red RockRanches andArizonaAviation Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, SavageIndustries, Inc., Sun StatesLand andDevelopment Co.; director, general counsel,InsuranceCorporation of America; president, general counsel, YavapaiHotelsCorp.; director, PrescottUtilitiesCorp.; member ofArizonaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arizona,1956(alternate),1960.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Moose;FraternalOrder of Police.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married,February29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett.
 Richard Albert Kiah (1915-1971) — also known asRichard A. Kiah — of Brewer,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Brewer,PenobscotCounty, Maine,December24, 1915.Manager, NortheastAirlines;mayor ofBrewer, Maine, 1958.Died in Brewer,PenobscotCounty, Maine,April12, 1971 (age55 years, 109days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof David Kiah and Evaline (Verrow) Kiah; married,February28, 1938, toFrancesMadeline Jones.
 Dan Able Kimball (1896-1970) — also known asDan A. Kimball — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March 1,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; vice-president,General Tire & Rubber Co.; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1951-53;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1956,1960,1964;president and chairman,Aerojet General Corporation; director,ContinentalAirlines.Congregationalist.DiedJuly 30,1970 (age74 years, 151days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
 Relatives: Sonof John H. Kimball and Mary (Able) Kimball; married,June 22,1925, to Dorothy Ames; married1958 to DorisFleeson.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 William J. Knight (1929-2004) — also known asPete Knight — of Palmdale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,November18, 1929.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor ofPalmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1993-96; member ofCaliforniastate senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.Air Forcetest pilot who holds the speed record for wingedaircraft: 4,250 mph flying the Bell X-15.Died, fromacutemyelogenous leukemia, in City of HopeHospital,May7, 2004 (age74 years, 171days).Interment atDesertLawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif.
 KnightHighSchool inPalmdale,California, isnamed forhim.
Albert C. KrauseAlbert C. Krause — also known asPete Krause — of Euless,TarrantCounty, Tex.Airline pilot;mayor ofEuless, Tex., 1969-75.Still living as of 2009.
 Image source:City of Euless
 John Armand Lafore Jr. (1905-1993) — also known asJohn A. Lafore, Jr. — of Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Bala,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,May 25,1905.Republican.Automobiledealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1950-57;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1957-61;president, KellettAircraft Corp., 1961.Member,UnionLeague.DiedJanuary24, 1993 (age87 years, 244days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof John Armand Lafore and Anne Francis (Shearer) Lafore; married,September27, 1933, to Margaret Dexter Read.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
 Alfred J. Lane (1932-2009) — also known asAl Lane — of Mission Hills,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,July 7,1932.Airplane pilot; member ofKansasstate house of representatives 25th District, 1989-2003.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October3, 2009 (age77 years, 88days).Interment atMt.Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
 Relatives: Sonof Daniel Lane and Mary Ann (Nardone) Lane; married to PeggyWright.
 Jeffrey Lynn Latas (b. 1958) — also known asJeff Latas — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.BornJanuary10, 1958.Democrat.Airline pilot; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arizona 8th District, 2006.Still living as of 2008. Ora Miner Leland (1876-1962) — also known asOra M. Leland — of New York. Born in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,June 28,1876.Progressive. Candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1912.Dean ofthe College of Engineering and Architecture at the University ofMinnesota; developed theAeronautical Engineering Departmentin 1928-29.DiedMarch30, 1962 (age85 years, 275days).Interment atFortSnelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. Thomas F. Lewis (1924-2003) — also known asTom Lewis — of North Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October26, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; servedin the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;aircraftindustry executive, 1957-73;realestate and investments, 1972-82; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1973-81; member ofFloridastate senate, 1981-83;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16thDistrict 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention fromFlorida,1984.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Moose;ExchangeClub;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedAugust1, 2003 (age78 years, 279days).Burial location unknown.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 Marilyn Laird Lloyd (1929-2018) — also known asMarilyn Lloyd;Rachael Marilyn Laird;Mrs. Mort Lloyd;Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard —of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,January3, 1929.Democrat. Owned and operatedradiostation WTTI, Dalton, Ga., and ExecutiveAviation,Winchester, Tenn.;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1975-95.Female.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,September19, 2018 (age89 years, 259days).Burial location unknown.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 George N. Lopano — of North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Airlineauditor;candidate formayorof North Tarrytown, N.Y., 1965.Still living as of 1965. Peter Francis Mack Jr. (1916-1986) — also known asPeter F. Mack, Jr. — of Carlinville,MacoupinCounty, Ill.Born in Carlinville,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,November1, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;airplanepilot;U.S.Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1949-63; defeated,1962, 1974, 1976.Died in Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 4,1986 (age69 years, 245days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
 Relatives: Sonof Peter Mack and Catherine Kelly Mack; married,June 25,1955, to Romona North.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
Martin A. MatichMartin Anthony Matich (1927-2008) — also known asMartin A. Matich — of Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Loma Linda,SanBernardino County, Calif.,September6, 1927.Engineer;gradingcontractor; his company built over 1,000 miles of roads,including major expressways and interchanges, as well asairport runways, flood control channels, landfills, and majorbuildings;mayor ofColton, Calif., 1958-60; director, San Bernardino CommunityHospital.Catholic.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;NavyLeague;AmericanArbitration Association;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died in San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.,April19, 2008 (age80 years, 226days).Interment atOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Colton, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof John Matich and Williamina (Davidson) Matich; married,September3, 1964, to Evelyn Winter.
 The Martin A. MatichHighway(Route 210), fromSanBernardino to Redlands, California, isnamed forhim.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: The Press-Enterprise,April 21, 2008
 Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) — also known asHoward M. Metzenbaum;"SenatorNo";"Headline Howard" —of Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,June 4,1917.Democrat.Lawyer;airportparkinglot andcarrental business; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1943-46; member ofOhiostate senate, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Ohio,1952(alternate),1964;speaker,1988;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1974, 1977-95; defeated, 1970.Jewish.Died in Aventura,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,March12, 2008 (age90 years, 282days).Interment atMayfieldCemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
 Relatives:Cousin *** ofJamesMetzenbaum.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 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;ThetaChi;AlphaZeta;Ruritan;Lions;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson; married,December26, 1940, to Avery Heiskel Pancake.
Ernest Millican, Jr.Earnest Millican Jr. (b. 1923) — of Euless,TarrantCounty, Tex.; Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.Born in Minters Chapel,TarrantCounty, Tex.,August29, 1923.Worked in management positions inaircraft manufacturing, atGeneral Dynamics Fort Worth;mayor ofEuless, Tex., 1957-61.Still living as of 2009.
 Relatives: Sonof Earnest Jack Millican and Ruth (Fuller) Millican; nephew ofHomerH. Fuller andWarrenFuller.
 Political family:Fullerfamily of Euless, Texas.
 Image source: City ofEuless
 Joseph Louis Mlakar (born c.1951) — also known asJoseph Mlakar;Joe Mlakar — of Fontana,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born about 1951. Democrat.Aircraft mechanic; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,2004.Still living as of 2004. Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) — also known asGrayson M. P. Murphy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December19, 1878.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissionerof the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917;financier;director, BethlehemSteelCorporation, GoodyearTireandRubberCompany, Anaconda CopperMiningCompany, NationalAviation Corporation;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1937 (age58 years, 303days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
 Relatives: Sonof Howard Murphy and Anita (Mallet-Prevost) Murphy; married,April19, 1906, to Maud Donaldson; father ofGraysonMallet-Prevost Murphy Jr..
 Andrea Fischer Newman (b. 1958) — also known asAndrea L. Fischer — of Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in1958.Republican.Lawyer;senior vice president for governmental affairs, NorthwestAirlines; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1992,2000(alternate); member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1995-.Female.Jewish.Still living as of 2005.
 Relatives:Daughter of Philip Fischer and Myrna Fischer; married to FrankNewman.
 Byron Rufus Newton (1861-1938) — also known asByron R. Newton — of Bayside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Wirt town,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1861.Newspaperreporter;poet;interested inaviation during its early days; helped organizeairplane races; private secretary toWilliamG. McAdoo; publicity director forWoodrowWilson's presidential campaign in 1912; U.S. First AssistantSecretary of the Treasury, 1913-17;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1917-21; NewYork City Tax Commissioner, 1938.Suffered astroke,and died eight days later, in Bayside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1938 (age76 years, 228days).Interment atFlushingCemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
 Relatives: Sonof Laurens C. Newton and Irene (Scott) Newton; married,October3, 1900, to Winifred Cattle.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (1906-1980) — also known asJacqueline C. Odlum;Jackie Odlum;Bessie Lee Pittman;Jacqueline Cochran —Born in Muscogee,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,May 11,1906.Republican.Beautician;airplane pilot; during World War II, she trained many womenpilots for duty ferrying supplies; she was thefirstwoman ever to take off and land on an aircraft carrier, thefirstwoman pilot ever to break the sound barrier, and to exceed Mach 2; in1952, she was one of the leaders of the "Draft Ike" movement tonominateDwightD. Eisenhower for president;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 29th District, 1956; elected toAviationHall ofFame, 1971.Female.Died in Indio,RiversideCounty, Calif.,August7, 1980 (age74 years, 88days).Interment atCoachellaValley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Calif.
 Relatives:Daughter of Ira Pittman and Mary (Grant) Pittman; married1936 to FloydOdlum.
 Jacqueline Cochran RegionalAirport,inThermal,California, isnamed forher.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Gladys O'Donnell (b. 1904) — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Whittier,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 2,1904.Republican.Aviation business;flight instructor;oilproduction; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1936(alternate),1940,1952,1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1960(alternate); Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1948;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Female.Methodist.Member,Soroptimists.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married to George Osmer Berry.
 Donald C. Olson (b. 1953) — of Nome,Nomecensus area, Alaska.Born in Nome,Nome censusarea, Alaska,June 18,1953.Democrat.Commercial pilot;physician;member ofAlaskastate senate District S, 2001-.Still living as of 2001. 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;SigmaXi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, in Stanford UniversityHospital,Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,March26, 1996 (age83 years, 201days).Interment atAltaMesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard; married,April 8,1938, to Lucile Salter.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Edwin Wendell Pauley, Sr. (1903-1981) — also known asEdwin W. Pauley — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Indiana,January7, 1903.Democrat. President, FortunaPetroleum,and involved in otheroilcompanies; Regent, University of California, 1938-72;Treasurerof Democratic National Committee, 1944; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1944(speaker),1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1944-47; part owner of theLos Angeles Ramsfootballteam; director, WesternAirlines.DiedJuly 28,1981 (age78 years, 202days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Elbert L. Pauley and Ellen (Van Petten) Pauley.
 The Pauley Pavilionindoorarena, at theUniversityof California Angeles,LosAngeles, California, isnamed forhim.
 Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father andGrandfather. Home is the sailor, home from the Sea, and the hunter,home from the hill."
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Edwin Arthur Phillips (b. 1952) — also known asEd Phillips — of Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born, in Alton MemorialHospital,Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,July 30,1952.Republican.Meteorologist;radio andtelevision broadcaster;airplane and helicopter pilot;member ofArizonastate senate 28th District, 1991-94.Episcopalian;laterJewish. Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2010.
 Relatives: Sonof Edwin Charles Phillips and Ada Mae (Russell)Phillips.
 Arthur J. Powell (born c.1928) — Born about 1928.Aerospaceengineer;Free Energy candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Hawaii, 2002.Still living as of 2002. Michael D. Protack (b. 1957) — BornOctober23, 1957.Republican.Airline pilot; candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 2004, 2008; candidate forU.S.Senator from Delaware, 2006.Still living as of 2008.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Merrill K. Riddick (1895-1988) — of Philipsburg,GraniteCounty, Mont.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March 7,1895.Aviator; candidate in Democratic primary forGovernor ofMontana, 1960, 1968; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1972.Died, ofcancer,in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,March 9,1988 (age93 years, 2days).Interment atBaltimoreNational Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
 Relatives: SonofCarlosWood Riddick; married to Helen May Williams; nephew ofFlorenceRiddick Boys.
 Political family:Riddick-Cornell-Boys-Woodfamily of Ithaca and Cornell University, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Jack E. Robinson III — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican.Airline executive; founder, Oceanic DigitalCommunications (provider ofcellphone service in the Caribbean); Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 2000, 2009 (primary); candidate forsecretaryof state of Massachusetts, 2002; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 2006.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2009. Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) — ofDenver,Colo.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.,October31, 1928.Democrat.Lawyer;farmimplement dealer; helped develop CentennialAirport; ran aflying school; owned a ski resort; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1959-63; member ofColoradostate senate, 1963-67; candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1966;Coloradostate treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Colorado,1980,1996,2000,2008;speaker,1988;Governorof Colorado, 1987-99;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1997-99; school superintendentfor Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,2004.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2014.
 Cross-reference:KenSalazar
 See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier
 Paul Schrade (b. 1924) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Newhall (now part of Santa Clarita),LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1924.Democrat.Aerospace manufacturing worker;president,United Auto Workers local representing workers at North AmericanAviation; later, westernregionaldirector, United Auto Workers; early supporter ofCesarChavez's efforts to unionize farm workers; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1956,1968,1972;supported and worked forRobertF. Kennedy's presidential campaign, and on June 5, 1968, whenKennedy was shot, Schrade was one of five others who were alsoshot andwounded.Germanancestry.Still living as of 2018.
 Relatives: Sonof Florence Anna (Keil) Schrade and William Theodore Schrade; nephewofHenryGottlieb Schrade.
Tom SmisekTom Smisek — of Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Aeronauticalengineer;mayorof Coronado, Calif., 1996-2008.Still living as of 2008.
 Image source:San Diego International Airport
 John Fife Symington Jr. (1910-2007) — also known asJ. Fife Symington, Jr. — of Lutherville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born in Lutherville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,August27, 1910.Republican.Airline pilot;airline executive; candidateforU.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1958, 1960, 1962;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964;U.S. Ambassador toTrinidad and Tobago, 1969-71.Died, in the Gilchrist Center forhospicecare,Baltimore,Md.,December9, 2007 (age97 years, 104days).Interment atSt.Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md.
 Relatives: Sonof John Fife Symington and Arabella (Hambleton) Symington; married toMartha Howard Frick; father ofJohnFife Symington III; first cousin ofWilliamStuart Symington; first cousin once removed ofJamesWadsworth Symington.
 Political family:Wadsworth-Whitney-Symingtonfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Gary Tragesser — of Moscow,LatahCounty, Idaho.Airplane pilot; candidate formayor ofMoscow, Idaho, 1985.Still living as of 1985. John Harper Trumbull (1873-1961) — also known asJohn H. Trumbull — of Plainville,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Ashford,WindhamCounty, Conn.,March 4,1873.Republican. Organizer and president, Trumbull ElectricManufacturingCo.; board chairman, ColonialAir Transport, Inc.; directorand treasurer, PlainvilleRealtyCo.; president, PlainvilleTrust Co.;director, ConnecticutLight &Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1920(alternate),1924,1928(ConventionVice-President; member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1932,1936(speaker);member ofConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 1921-24; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1922-30;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1925;Governor ofConnecticut, 1925-31; defeated, 1932;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District,1933.Congregationalist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Redmen;HumaneSociety.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 21,1961 (age88 years, 78days).Interment atWestCemetery, Plainville, Conn.
 Relatives: Sonof Hugh Homer Trumbull and Mary Ann (Harper) Trumbull; married,November28, 1903, to Maud Pierce Usher (daughter ofRobertCleveland Usher); father of Florence Trumbull (daughter-in-law ofCalvinCoolidge andGraceCoolidge).
 Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (b. 1947) — also known asTogiola T. A. Tulafono — of Pago Pago,AmericanSamoa; Utulei Village,AmericanSamoa.Born in Aunu'u Island,AmericanSamoa,February28, 1947.Democrat.Lawyer;vice-president, South PacificAirways, 1976-78; district judgein American Samoa, 1978-80; member ofAmericanSamoa senate, 1980-84, 1989-96;LieutenantGovernor of American Samoa, 1997-2003;Governor ofAmerican Samoa, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom American Samoa,2004,2008;candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from American Samoa, 2014.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;Rotary.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier
 Milford Frank Vanik (1906-2003) — also known asMel Vanik — of Bellevue,KingCounty, Wash.BornJuly 29,1906.Aeronauticalengineer;mayorof Bellevue, Wash., 1977-78.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,at Cascade VistaConvalescentCenter, Redmond,KingCounty, Wash.,January30, 2003 (age96 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. W. Dean Watkins (b. 1931) — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,1931.Aeronauticalengineer;Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2000.Baptist.Still living as of 2000.
 Relatives:Grandson ofAaronSherman Watkins.
 Charles H. Weber — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; vice-president and director, NationalAir Lines;vice-president, National Amusements, Inc.; secretary-treasurer, MarkTimeParkingMeter Corp.; owner ofgasolineservice station; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1932; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 6th District; elected 1934, 1940;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1952,1956.Burial location unknown. Allen Weh (born c.1943) — of Los Ranchos de Albuquerqu,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born about 1943. Republican. Owner,aircraft charter and leasing company;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico,2004,2008(delegation chair);New MexicoRepublican state chair, 2008.Still living as of 2008. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) — also known asCornelius V. Whitney;"Sonny" —of Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February20, 1899.Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam AmericanAirways;chairman, Hudson BayMining andSmeltingCompany;horsebreeder; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along withDavidO. Selznick, he helped to finance and produceHollywoodfilms in the 1930s and 1940s.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1992 (age93 years, 297days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney; married,March 5,1923, to Marie Norton (who later marriedWilliamAverell Harriman); married,September29, 1931, to Gladys Crosby Hopkins; married,June 18,1941, to Eleanor Searle; married,January24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford; grandson ofWilliamCollins Whitney; grandnephew ofHenryMelville Whitney; granduncle ofJohnLeBoutillier; great-grandson ofHenryB. Payne andJamesScollay Whitney; second great-grandson ofHenryCollins Flagg; first cousin ofWilliamHenry Vanderbilt III andJohnHay Whitney; first cousin once removed ofFrancesPayne Bolton; second cousin ofWilliamArmistead Moale Burden andOliverPayne Bolton; second cousin once removed ofShirleyCarter Burden Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasMackie Burgess.
 Political families:Wadsworth-Whitney-Symingtonfamily of New York;Whitney-Bolton-Paynefamily of Cleveland, Ohio;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 Evan Erastus Young (1878-1946) — also known asEvan E. Young — of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.; South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Kenton,HardinCounty, Ohio,August17, 1878.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inHarput, 1905-08;Salonika, 1908-09; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1911-12;Dominican Republic, 1925-29; U.S. Consul General inHalifax, 1913-19;Constantinople, as of 1920; vice-president, Pan-AmericanAirways, Inc., 1936.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1946(ageabout67 years).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Sutton E. Young and Emma (Stickney) Young; married1905 to DawnWaite.
 See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

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