Very incomplete list! | |  James L. Adams (1921-2014) — also known asJim Adams — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,October2, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;electrician;treasurerandpresident,IBEW Local 292; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August6, 2014 (age92 years, 308days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Jonah Adkins (1894-1956) — of Ceredo,WayneCounty, W.Va.Born in Wayne,WayneCounty, W.Va.,January7, 1894.Democrat.Mineelectrician; justice of the peace; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1945-50.Churchof Christ.Died in Wayne,WayneCounty, W.Va.,December14, 1956 (age62 years, 342days).Interment atWayne Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va. | | George Stanley Allen (1897-1980) — also known asG. Stanley Allen — of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;electrician;appliancedealer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1940.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, in Arnold Gregory MemorialHospital,Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1980 (age82 years, 361days).Interment atSt. Joseph's Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof George H. Allen and Katherine (O'Brien) Allen; married to TeresaAnn Ryan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Arthur Henry Almendinger (1891-1953) — also known asArthur H. Almendinger — of West Chicago,DuPageCounty, Ill.Born in West Chicago,DuPageCounty, Ill.,March 9,1891.Railroadsignal foreman;electrical contractor;mayorof West Chicago, Ill., 1935-38.Died in1953(ageabout62 years).Interment atGlenOak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry W. Almendinger and Barbara Almendinger; married to LeonaMyrtle Perry. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Richard H. Applebaum (1936-1969) — of St. John,St. LouisCounty, Mo.BornNovember11, 1936.Democrat.Electrician; member ofMissouristate house of representatives 34th District, 1969; died inoffice 1969.Killed in acaraccident, infreezingmist, on U.S. Highway 54 inCallawayCounty, Mo.,January27, 1969 (age32 years, 77days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Taggard Appleton (1884-1961) — also known asArthur T. Appleton — of Dublin,CheshireCounty, N.H.Born in Dublin,CheshireCounty, N.H.,May 8,1884.Republican.Electrical contractor; member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council 4th District; elected 1938.Died in Dublin,CheshireCounty, N.H.,August16, 1961 (age77 years, 100days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Francis Appleton and Lillian Gertrude (Jones) Appleton;married,September26, 1908, to Alice Ethel Fox; first cousin twice removed ofJohnAppleton (1804-1891) andJanePierce; first cousin thrice removed ofNathanAppleton,JamesAppleton,WilliamAppleton andNathanDane Appleton; second cousin twice removed ofJohnAppleton (1815-1864); second cousin four times removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnBrown andErastusFairbanks; third cousin once removed ofFrancisHenry Appleton; third cousin thrice removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,HoraceFairbanks,FranklinFairbanks andJohnMason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofSeluciusGarfield,LeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall andRandolphAppleton Kidder. | | | | Political families:Appletonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts;Appletonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts;Appletonfamily of New Hampshire (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Charles Edward Bartlett (b. 1887) — also known asCharles E. Bartlett — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 16,1887.Republican.Electrician; worked for the ChicagoTelephoneCompany, the Michigan StateTelephoneCompany, and Detroit Edison (electricutility); member,legislativecommittee, Detroit Federation of Labor and Michigan StateFederation of Labor; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1923-32; defeated, 1932, 1934; elected (Wet)delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County1st District 1933, but did not serve; candidate forMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1936.Member,InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Payne Bedford (b. 1885) — also known asThomas P. Bedford — of Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.Born in Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.,January26, 1885.Democrat.Electricalengineer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Howard County, 1927-30.Member,SigmaNu;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | William V. Bell (b. 1941) — also known asBill Bell — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in1941.Democrat.Electricalengineer;mayorof Durham, N.C., 2001-17; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,2008.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2017. | | John C. Bellingham — ofSchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born inScotland.Socialist.Electrical worker; delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from New York, 1920; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1920.Scottishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Walter C. Bishop (b. 1862) — Born in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,March14, 1862.Electrician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inDurango, 1896-97, 1902-11.Burial location unknown.  | Craig Philip Blair (b. 1959) — also known asCraig Blair — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,October17, 1959.Republican.Electrician; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 2003-10; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from West Virginia,2008,2012;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 2013-; defeated, 2010.Christian.Member,National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2014.| | Relatives: Sonof Freddie L. Blair and Jeanette (Porterfield) Blair; married toAndrea Dendy. | | | | Image source: West VirginiaLegislature |
| | | Doraf Wilmot Blakeslee (1887-1975) — also known asDoraf W. Blakeslee — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Lincoln,LincolnCounty, Kan.,April13, 1887.Socialist.Electricalengineer;candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 2ndDistrict, 1934.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa., September,1975(age88years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Loranza Dow Bone (1886-1952) — also known asL. D. Bone — of Pineville,McDonaldCounty, Mo.Born near Garfield,BentonCounty, Ark.,December5, 1886.Republican.Schoolteacher;automobilemechanic;electrical inspector;deputysheriff;real estatebusiness;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from McDonald County, 1945-48.DiedFebruary17, 1952 (age65 years, 74days).Interment atPineville Cemetery, Pineville, Mo. | | William Breitenbach (1897-1937) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;railwaysignalman;electrical contractor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; memberofNewYork Democratic State Committee, 1936.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks.Died, following an operation forappendicitis,in HamiltonHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1937 (age40 years, 26days).Interment atLongIsland National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.  | Preston Brooks — of Clarkston,OaklandCounty, Mich.Electricalengineer;in the U.S. Navy, served as Reactor Officer on the USS Nimitz, andCommanding Officer on the USS Coontz;softwareproject manager;universityprofessor; Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2012.Still living as of 2012.| | Image source:Preston Brooks campaign web site |
| | James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) — also known asJames H. Brown — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jamestown,StutsmanCounty, N.Dak.,April22, 1906.Democrat.Electricalengineer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;vice-chair ofCalifornia Democratic Party, 1948-58; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1952;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960(alternate),1964;municipal judge in California, 1964-.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedJuly 10,1995 (age89 years, 79days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Cole Bryan (1919-1997) — also known asEdward C. Bryan;Ed Bryan — of Ewa, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,August22, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;surveyor;electricalengineer;businessexecutive;delegateto Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950, 1968;HawaiiTerritory Republican Party chair, 1957-58; housing director, EwaSugarCompany; board member, St. FrancisHospital.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;HumaneSociety.Died in Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.,May 27,1997 (age77 years, 278days).Cremated;ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean.| | Relatives: Sonof Kenneth Cole Bryan and Mary (Hayes) Bryan; married to Shada I.Pflueger. |
| | William Hannum Grubb Bullard (1866-1927) — also known asWilliam H. G. Bullard — of Pennsylvania. Born in Media,DelawareCounty, Pa.,December6, 1866.Electricalengineer;served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Navy Admiral; authority onradiocommunications; member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927; died inoffice 1927.Died inWashington,D.C.,November24, 1927 (age60 years, 353days).Burial location unknown. | | Orestes Hampton Caldwell (b. 1888) — also known asOrestes H. Caldwell — of New York; Cos Cob, Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,1888.Electricalengineer;editor oftradejournals inradio andelectronics;member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927-29; resigned 1929.Burial location unknown. | | Herbert H. Carlson (born c.1933) — also known asHerb Carlson — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich., about 1933.Electricalengineer;clothingmerchant;mayorof Petoskey, Mich.; elected 1990, 1991; defeated, 1992, 1995;elected 1999; defeated, 2000.Methodist.Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2000. | | Ralph Nathaniel Clark — of Ivoryton, Essex,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Republican.Electrician; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Essex, 1935-40.Burial location unknown. | | Charles F. Cline (b. 1881) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;electrician;real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1924-29.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | John Patrick Connors (b. 1892) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 23,1892.Democrat.Electricalengineer;employed byFord MotorCompany for 16 years;real estatesales; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;elected 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Maximo Ferdinand Croskey (b. 1887) — also known asMaximo F. Croskey — Born in Asuncion,Paraguay,May31, 1887.Not U.S. citizen;electricalengineer;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inAsuncion, 1911-14; U.S. Vice Consul inAsuncion, as of 1917.Paraguayanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Stanley A. Enebo (1924-2012) — also known asStan Enebo — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November6, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;electrician;real estatebusiness; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1959-66, 1971-79 (District 321959-62, District 34 1963-66, 1971-72, District 60-B 1973-79);resigned 1979.Lutheran.DiedNovember1, 2012 (age87 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | Sebastian Feldhause (born c.1869) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1869.Republican.Electricalengineer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1917.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Edward Gerald Finkbeiner (1942-2013) — also known asJoe Finkbeiner — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Eagle,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,March10, 1942.Democrat.Electrician;automobileworker;chair ofIngham County Democratic Party, 1973-78.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;UnitedAuto Workers.DiedFebruary26, 2013 (age70 years, 353days).Interment atSt. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Clifford Finkbeiner and Monica (Anderson) Finkbeiner; married toSherryLee Gilcher. |
| | Herman Arod Gager (1859-1923) — also known asHerman A. Gager — of Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October16, 1859.Republican.Carpenter;electrician for Shore LineTrolleyCo.; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Franklin, 1919-20.Died in Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January28, 1923 (age63 years, 104days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Hawkins Gager and Rosamond Maranda (Robinson) Gager;married1879 to EllaEsther Parker; first cousin thrice removed ofSamuelR. Gager; first cousin four times removed ofSamuelGager; second cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold andSamuelAustin Gager; second cousin four times removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington andSimeonBaldwin; second cousin five times removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin once removed ofGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; third cousin twice removed ofJamesHillhouse,RogerGriswold,PhineasLyman Tracy,ZinaHyde Jr.,AlbertHaller Tracy andHarrisonBlodget; third cousin thrice removed ofJedediahHuntington,JohnDavenport,EbenezerHuntington,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,EleazerPomeroy,DanielPacker,RogerSherman Baldwin andAsaPacker; fourth cousin ofHarryAndrews Gager; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasHale Sill,FrederickWilliam Lord,JohnLeslie Russell,TheodoreSill,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Kingsbury,ThomasWorcester Hyde,WalterHarrison Blodget andDanielEleazer Pomeroy. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Robert Alexander Gibbons (b. 1920) — also known asRobert A. Gibbons — of Lenoir,CaldwellCounty, N.C.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,November25, 1920.Electrical contractor;mayor ofLenoir, N.C., 1971-95.Baptist.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John J. Gibbons and Madge Essling (Bethune) Gibbons; married toEmily Louise Deal. |
| | Clarence William Gilley (b. 1919) — also known asClarence W. Gilley — of Rhinelander,OneidaCounty, Wis.Born in Rhinelander,OneidaCounty, Wis.,May 11,1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;electrician;electrical contractor;insuranceandrealestate business; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Florence, Forest and Oneida counties, 1949-54.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | John Hamilton (1892-1972) — of Grantsville,CalhounCounty, W.Va.Born in Grantsville,CalhounCounty, W.Va.,January18, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;electricalcontractor; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1951-52.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Died in March,1972(age80years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. Hamilton and Minnie (Cook) Hamilton. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
 | Edward John Hogan Jr. (1885-1963) — also known asEdward J. Hogan, Jr.;"Jellyroll" —ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,October15, 1885.Democrat.Electrician; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District,1917-18, 1935-42;businessrepresentative, Local 303, Brewery and Soft Drink Bottlers Union;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 33rd District,1943-44; member ofMissouristate senate, 1945-60 (33rd District 1945-48, 7th District1949-60).Catholic.Died, fromheartdisease anddiabetes,inSt.Louis, Mo.,August11, 1963 (age77 years, 300days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward John Hogan and Margaret N. (Farrell) Hogan; married,February15, 1905, to Jennie Durr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Martin F. Howard (1892-1969) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September12, 1892.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;electrician;automobiledealer;insurancebusiness;manufacturer'ssales agent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1935-38,1947-52; defeated, 1938 (Democratic), 1952 (Republican), 1954(Republican); Republican candidate forWisconsinstate senate 7th District, 1942, 1962.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.DiedApril 9,1969 (age76 years, 209days).Interment atHoly Sepulcher Cemetery, Cudahy, Wis. | | Arthur Otis Howe (b. 1871) — also known asArthur O. Howe — of Newfane,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Newfane,WindhamCounty, Vt.,March 7,1871.Republican.Electricalengineer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1931-33, 1937, 1945; member ofVermontstate senate from Windham County, 1947.Burial location unknown. | | Gale Howe (born c.1935) — of Kuna,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born about 1935.Electrician; candidate formayor ofKuna, Idaho, 2007.Still living as of 2007. | | John Walter Hubbard (1896-1975) — also known asJohn W. Hubbard — of Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.; Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.,April 8,1896.Republican.Electricalengineer;mayorof Aurora, Mo., 1965-67.Died in Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.,September11, 1975 (age79 years, 156days).Interment atMaplePark Cemetery, Aurora, Mo. | | Clarence Lapham Lathrop (1872-1956) — also known asClarence L. Lathrop — of Angelica,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Pike,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1872.Republican.Telegraphoperator; organizer and manager, AngelicaTelephoneCompany;electrician;railroadsignalman;railroadclaims agent;chair ofAllegany County Republican Party, 1932-48;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 44th District, 1938.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Died in Angelica,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1956 (age84 years, 68days).Interment atAngelicaCemetery, Angelica, N.Y. | | Ezra Mills Lawton (1864-1931) — also known asEzra M. Lawton — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Ironton,LawrenceCounty, Ohio,August23, 1864.Electricalengineer;miningbusiness; U.S. Consular Agent inOaxaca, 1908-13; U.S. Consul inTegucigalpa, 1913-17, 1919-20;Nogales, 1917-18;Guatemala City, 1918-19;Sydney, 1923-27;Sao Paulo, 1929.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 26,1931 (age66 years, 307days).Entombed atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Thomas R. Layden (b. 1866) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December26, 1866.Republican.Machinist;electrical contractor; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1904-05,1910-11; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Werner Justus Leitner (b. 1870) — also known asWerner J. Leitner — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1870.Electrician; engineer-in-chief, MaracaiboElectricLight Company; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inMaracaibo, 1910-14.Burial location unknown. | | Brian Leland — of Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.Electrician; candidate formayorof Bozeman, Mont., 2009.Still living as of 2010. | | Cloid Irwin Level (1895-1977) — also known asCloid I. Level — of Denison,CrawfordCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Odebolt,SacCounty, Iowa,May 23,1895.Electrician;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939.Died in Wauwatosa,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 7,1977 (age82 years, 15days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James William Level and Mary Ann (Lesher) Level; married toEthelda Ruth Swartwood (great-granddaughter ofDanielBaker Swartwood). |
| | Spencer L. Lewis — of Moscow,LatahCounty, Idaho.Electrician;mayor ofMoscow, Idaho, 1957-60; defeated, 1961.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Andy Linko — of Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio; Brownstown Township,WayneCounty, Mich.Journeymanelectrician forFord MotorCompany;supervisorof Brownstown Township, Michigan, 2013.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Still living as of 2014. | | Charles Ludlow Livingston (b. 1870) — also known asC. Ludlow Livingston — of Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Westport,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1870.Republican.Electricalengineer;lawyer;U.S. Consul inSalina Cruz, 1908-10;Swansea, 1910-15;Barbados, 1915-20;Charlottetown, 1921-22.Catholic.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ludlow Livingston and Mary (Keif) Livingston; married,November12, 1891, to Mary Keating; father of Philip Anson Livingston andBrockholstLivingston; great-grandson ofHenryBrockholst Livingston andHenryWalter Livingston; second great-grandson ofWilliamLivingston andWalterLivingston; second great-grandnephew ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794) andPieterSchuyler (1746-1792); third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790); third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder,AnthonyBrockholls,PieterVan Brugh,PhillipFrench andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohannesCuyler; fifth great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,PieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandnephew ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; first cousin once removed ofHenryBrockholst Ledyard; first cousin twice removed ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),WilliamJay andEdwardLivingston (1796-1840); first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipPeter Livingston andMatthewClarkson; first cousin four times removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterSamuel Schuyler andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler,StephanusBayard,JohnCruger Jr. andPierreVan Cortlandt; first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofJohnJay II; second cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859) andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836) andJamesAlexander Hamilton; second cousin four times removed ofJamesJay,NicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,HenryCruger,RobertVan Rensselaer,JohnJay,FrederickJay,JamesLivingston andJamesParker; second cousin five times removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer andKillianKillian Van Rensselaer; third cousin ofBronsonMurray Cutting; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer andPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933); third cousin twice removed ofHamiltonFish; third cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston andJohnCortlandt Parker; fourth cousin ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andHerbertLivingston Satterlee; fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,JohnJacob Astor III,RobertRay Hamilton,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991),RobertReginald Livingston andRobertWinthrop Kean. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | William Luebke (b. 1906) — of West Allis,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April28, 1906.Democrat.Electrician;woolen millsuperintendent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1941-44, 1955-60 (Milwaukee County 3rd District1941-44, Milwaukee County 23rd District 1955-60); defeated(Progressive), 1938.Burial location unknown. | | Archibald Macdonald (born c.1862) — of Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Halifax,NovaScotia, about 1862.Republican.Electrician;mayor ofPutnam, Conn., 1910-11, 1922; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Putnam, 1913-16; member ofConnecticutstate senate 28th District, 1917-22.Burial location unknown.  | John George Malone (1877-1935) — also known asJohn G. Malone — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1877.Republican.Accountant;electrical contractor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1912-19.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Struckby a car, on Central Avenue, suffered broken bones and internalinjuries, and died a week later, in St. Peter'sHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1935 (age57 years, 282days).Interment atOur Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Malone and Susan V. (Newman) Malone; married to Olga CarolinaDirolf. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Francis M. Mangum (born c.1943) — of Garden City,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born about 1943.Electrician; candidate formayorof Garden City, Idaho, 1979.Still living as of 1979. | | John F. Markes (b. 1933) — of Westland,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April23, 1933.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;electricalengineer;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County20th District, 1961; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 36th District, 1973-76; defeated,1976.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars.Still living as of 1976. | | Charles Horatio Matchett (1843-1919) — also known asCharles H. Matchett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Needham (part now in Wellesley),NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 15,1843.Socialist. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;inventor;carpenter;electrician; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1892; Socialist Labor candidateformayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895; Socialist Labor candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1896; Social Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1900;Social Democratic candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1904; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1910 (7th District), 1914 (6thDistrict); Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1915.Died in Allston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October23, 1919 (age76 years, 161days).Burial location unknown. | | James J. McDermott — of Warehouse Point, East Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican.Carpenter;electrician; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Windsor, 1941-44.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Brian M. McLaughlin (b. 1952) — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1952.Democrat.Electrician; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 25th District, 1993-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1996,2000.Catholic.Member,InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers.Still living as of 2005. | | Rudolph Hugo Melaun (1897-1964) — also known asRudolph H. Melaun;RudyMelaun —of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August31, 1897.Democrat.Electrician; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1952;member ofWisconsinDemocratic State Central Committee, 1952-54.Germanancestry.DiedNovember5, 1964 (age67 years, 66days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married toErnaHeuer; father of Arleen Melaun Willer. |
| | Cecil Mitchell (b. 1907) — of Newtown,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Wanda,LoganCounty, W.Va.,July 19,1907.Democrat.Miner;electrician; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1959-62.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Redmen;Rotary;UnitedMine Workers.Burial location unknown. | | Harry B. Morse — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican.Electricalengineer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Litchfield, 1933-40.Burial location unknown.  | Martin J. Moylan (born c.1951) — also known asMarty Moylan — of Des Plaines,CookCounty, Ill.Born about 1951. Democrat.Electrician;businessrepresentative, Local 134, International Brotherhood ofElectrical Workers;mayorof Des Plaines, Ill., 2009-13; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 55th District, 2013-.Catholic.Member,InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers.Still living as of 2014. | | Peter Joseph Murdock (c.1944-2019) — also known asPeter J. Murdock — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born about 1944. Democrat.Electrician;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1982-89; defeated, 1981; appointed 1982;defeated, 1989, 2010, 2014.Died in2019(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | William Herbert Murphy (1889-1942) — Born in Berlin,Germany,April11, 1889.Electricalengineer;U.S. Vice Consul inCoburg, as of 1914; served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in WorldWar I; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.Member,Freemasons.While flying a reconnaissance mission, hisplanewasshotdown over Surabaya,Indonesia,February3, 1942 (age52 years, 298days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Louis Paladini — of Derby,New HavenCounty, Conn.Electrician; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Derby, 1939-40; defeated(Republican), 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Albert Stanley Phillips (1880-1943) — Born in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1880.Electrician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCardiff, 1905-11.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April10, 1943 (age62 years, 321days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Allen Phillips — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Electrician; candidate formayor ofAustin, Tex., 2001.Still living as of 2001. | | Ernest Lincoln Phillips (1877-1940) — also known asErnest L. Phillips — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December14, 1877.Electrician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCardiff, 1899-1905; U.S. Consular Agent inLa Chaux-de-Fonds, 1905-08;St. Helens, 1908-11.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April11, 1940 (age62 years, 119days).Interment atBeverly Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill. | | James Delmage Ross (1872-1939) — also known asJ. D. Ross — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Chatham,Ontario,November9, 1872.Electricalengineer;Seattle superintendent of lighting (electricpower), 1911-39; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1935-37; administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, 1937.Died, from aheartattack, following surgery forstomachandintestinalailments, in theMayoClinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March14, 1939 (age66 years, 125days).Interment atRoss Family Burial Site, Newhalem, Wash.| | Relatives:Married1907 to AliceM. Wilson. | | | | MountRoss, inWhatcomCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — RossDam(built 1937-49), on the Skagit River, inWhatcomCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — RossLake,a reservoir inWhatcomCounty, Washington, which also extends intoBritishColumbia, Canada, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS J. D. Ross (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; sold and renamedSS Lampsis; sank during a stormin theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1966) was originallynamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "J.D. Ross, one of thegreatest Americans of our generation, was an outstandingmathematician and equally great engineer. He had also the practicalability to make things work in the spirit of public opinion andsuccessful business. More than that, he was a philosopher and loverand student of trees and flowers. His successful career andespecially his long service in behalf of the public interest areworthy of study by every American boy." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | James J. Ryan (b. 1897) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March16, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;electrician; electedIllinoisstate house of representatives 2nd District 1940.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.  | Anthony C. Sabatine (1916-1987) — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Pinellas Park,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Holley,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1916.Democrat.Electrician; candidate formayorof Niagara Falls, N.Y., 1955.Died in Pinellas Park,PinellasCounty, Fla.,August30, 1987 (age71 years, 132days).Interment atSt. Joseph's Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Gladys Costello. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Buffalo (N.Y.) News,September 14, 1955 |
 | Harold D. Samuels — of Euless,TarrantCounty, Tex.; McGregor,McLennanCounty, Tex.Lightingengineerwith TexasPower &Light;mayor ofEuless, Tex., 1975-93.Still living as of 2006.| | Image source:City of Euless |
| | Clarence Elmer Sargent (1887-1957) — also known asClarence E. Sargent — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Yokohama,Japan,of American parents,November1, 1887.U.S. Consular Marshal inNewchwang, 1909-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inNewchwang, 1910-11;electrician.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September22, 1957 (age69 years, 325days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Seiberlich (b. 1874) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October29, 1874.Republican.Electrician; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Twenty-Second Suffolk District,1903-05; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1906.Burial location unknown.  | John F. Shannon — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Electrician; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1915-19.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1917 |
| | William R. Sharpe Jr. (b. 1928) — also known asWilliam R. Sharpe;BillSharpe —of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,October28, 1928.Democrat.Electricalengineer;electrical contractor; candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1946;member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1961-80, 1985-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,2000.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows;InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers.Still living as of 2000.| | Relatives: Sonof William R. Sharpe and Helen (Whitwam) Sharpe; married,July 3,1953, to Pauline Lester. |
| | Roy C. Smith — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Electricalengineer;candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence Stec (born c.1959) — of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich., about 1959.Electrician;mayorof Wyandotte, Mich., 1997-2001.Still living as of 2001. | | Earle H. Stickney (1883-1945) — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Hudson Falls,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,1883.Republican.Electrical contractor;mayorof Glens Falls, N.Y., 1932-33, 1936-39; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1936.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.DiedJune 8,1945 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Lynn A. Stokes (b. 1902) — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Morrisville,PolkCounty, Mo.,January8, 1902.Democrat.Schoolteacher;electrician;real estatedealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,1949-50.Protestant.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Eagles.Burial location unknown. | | William Alex Stolt (1900-2001) — also known asBill Stolt — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 5,1900.Electrician;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1941-44.Finnishancestry. Member,Elks.Died, in the AnchoragePioneersHome,Anchorage,Alaska,February28, 2001 (age100 years,238 days).Cremated;ashes scattered.  | Fredolin F. Straub (1869-1932) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inGermany,September17, 1869.Democrat.Electrical contractor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 13th District, 1917;assistant tax commissioner, New York City, 1918-32.Member,TammanyHall.Died, from aheartattack, in atrainstation on the Long Island Railroad, Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1932 (age63 years, 48days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Walter T. Stuart — of Valdez,Chugachcensus area, Alaska; Ketchikan,KetchikanGateway Borough, Alaska.Electrician;mayor ofValdez, Alaska, 1923, 1933; regent, University of Alaska, 1941-57.Burial location unknown. | | Edward Suski (1928-1992) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,September9, 1928.Democrat.Electrician; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 80th District, 1965-72; defeatedin primary, 1956 (Genesee County 1st District), 1958 (Genesee County1st District), 1960 (Genesee County 1st District), 1972 (80thDistrict), 1977 (80th District); candidate forMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1974.Catholic.Died in1992(ageabout63 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1955 to ElaineFink. |
| | Henry Odin Tilton (b. 1885) — also known asHenry O. Tilton — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Lexington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 1,1885.Republican.Electricalengineer;local sales manager, General Electric; director, Stratton and Co.,Concord, N.H.; director, New EnglandConfectionaryCo., Cambridge, Mass.; candidate formayorof Worcester, Mass., 1933; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1952.Congregationalist.Member,KappaSigma;Freemasons;Grotto;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Odin Tilton and Hattie (French) Tilton; married,September30, 1914, to Olive Northrop Fobes. |
| | Kenneth L. Vaughan (born c.1924) — Born about 1924. Libertarian.Electricalengineer;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Hawaii, 2002.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Wilson Voetter (b. 1869) — also known asThomas W. Voetter — of New Mexico. Born in Salem,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,July 10,1869.Electrician;foundryworker;railroademployee; U.S. Consul inSaltillo, 1907-11;La Guaira, 1911-14;Antofagasta, 1915-21;Caracas, as of 1924;Curaçao, as of 1926-29;Guaymas, as of 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) — also known asBen H. Waigand — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 8,1900.Democrat.Electricalengineer;inventor;refrigerationequipment dealer;mayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Idaho,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,May 6,1998 (age97 years, 302days).Interment atCloverdaleMemorial Park, Boise, Idaho. | | Robert D. Wardell (1882-1952) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Manchester,England,January3, 1882.Illuminatingengineerwith DetroitGas andElectricFixture Co.; in 1914, he founded the Wardell Light and Fixture Co.;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1923-24, 1927-32; defeated, 1924 (Republican primary), 1936(Democratic primary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1950 (Democraticprimary); candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1932 (Republican primary, 15thDistrict), 1932 (American, 15th District), 1940 (Democratic primary,13th District);delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County1st District, 1933.Englishancestry.Died in1952(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown.  | Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) — also known asCharles E. Wilson;"EngineCharlie" —of Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Minerva,StarkCounty, Ohio,July 18,1890.Republican.Electricalengineer;president,GeneralMotors, 1941-53;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1953-57;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Episcopalian.Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years Ithought what was good for the country was good for General Motors andvice versa.".Died in Norwood,EastFeliciana Parish, La.,September26, 1961 (age71 years, 70days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich. | | | Christopher F. Young — Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Electricalengineer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 2000 (Reform), 2006 (Democraticprimary), 2008 (Democratic primary), 2008 (Independent); candidateformayorof Providence, R.I., 2002 (Independent), 2006 (Democraticprimary), 2010 (Democratic primary), 2014 (Democratic primary);candidate in Democratic primary forRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 2004 (2nd District), 2004(3rd District); candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 2012, 2016, 2018.Still living as of 2018.
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