Very incomplete list! | |  Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,January31, 1901.Democrat.Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1944,1964;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1945-51.Female.Protestant.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;TammanyHall;Order of theEastern Star.Died in May,1987(age86years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams. |
| | Alfred Edwin Arlington (1893-1965) — also known asAlfred E. Arlington — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Pennsylvania,October7, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;florist;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1933.Died in June,1965(age71years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Gertrude Duncombe Atwell (1876-1941) — also known asGertrude Atwell;Gertrude WilliamsDuncombe;Mrs. R. P. Atwell —of Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa.Born in Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa,July 20,1876.Democrat.Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Iowa,1928,1936,1940.Female.Episcopalian.Died in Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa,1941(ageabout64 years).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa. | | Alfred Henry Augur (1855-1933) — also known asAlfred H. Augur — of Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,February5, 1855.Republican.Farmer;florist; electedConnecticutstate house of representatives from Middlefield 1906.Died in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,September23, 1933 (age78 years, 230days).Interment atMiddlefield Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn. | | Ross Bass (1918-1993) — of Pulaski,GilesCounty, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born inGilesCounty, Tenn.,March17, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;florist;soft drinkbottler;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1955-64; defeated,1976;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1964-67.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;Elks.DiedJanuary1, 1993 (age74 years, 290days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Pulaski, Tenn. | | Lucile Elizabeth Belen (1912-2010) — also known asLucile E. Belen — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Laingsburg,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,December28, 1912.Democrat.Florist; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1942; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1952;member, Lansing City Council, 1955-92; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County1st District, 1961.Female.Member,Zonta;Rotary.Inducted into Michigan Women'sHall ofFame, 2001.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,June 2,2010 (age97 years, 156days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Philip Breitmeyer (b. 1864) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 13,1864.Republican.Florist;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1909-10; defeated, 1933.ChristianScientist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | Mitch Chandler — of Pullman,WhitmanCounty, Wash.Florist;mayorof Pullman, Wash., 1996-2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Robert C. Cherry — of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Democrat.Florist;mayorof Paducah, Ky., 1952-56, 1960-64, 1968-72; defeated, 1975, 1979;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Arthur Cowee (1859-1929) — of Berlin,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Berlin,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1859.Republican.Coaldealer;farmer;florist; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1916-22;defeated, 1922.Member,Grange;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Berlin,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1929 (age69 years, 331days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Troy, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Farwell Malcolm Cowee and Sarah Elizabeth (Godfrey) Cowee; married1882 toHarriet Alice Green. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | | Burton Melvin Cross (1902-1998) — also known asBurton M. Cross — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,November15, 1902.Republican.Florist; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1941-44; member ofMainestate senate 7th District, 1945-52;Governor ofMaine, 1952-55.Member,Grange;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in ahospitalat Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,October22, 1998 (age95 years, 341days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine. | | C. Fayette Curtiss — of Plantsville, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Florist; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Southington, 1929-30,1939-40; defeated (Democratic), 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin M. Davis (c.1816-1892) — of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit),WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1816.Florist;supervisorof Springwells Township, Michigan, 1859-60.Congregationalist.Whileona boat, hefell,suffered a head injury, and died, inGeorgianBay,August15, 1892 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown. | | Stanley J. Davis (1908-2003) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born inPoland,May8, 1908.Democrat.Florist;mayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1949-50, 1958-63; defeated, 1956;candidate forMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1950; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1stDistrict, 1961; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 92nd District, 1965-72; defeated,1972, 1974.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.DiedJanuary23, 2003 (age94 years, 260days).Burial location unknown. | | Dean B. Doty (1919-1998) — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,August3, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;florist;chair ofEaton County Republican Party, 1956-60; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1960;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;OddFellows.DiedAugust24, 1998 (age79 years, 21days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty; married to Roberta Boswoth;great-grandson ofPhiloDoty. |
| | Eugene P. Dukes (b. 1904) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January3, 1904.Florist; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 27th District, 1941-43.Polishancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rose Wanderski-Dukes. |
| | James C. Farquhar Jr. (born c.1959) — of Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1959.Florist;mayorof Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., 2002-.Lutheran.Still living as of 2014. | | John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) — of Ravenswood,JacksonCounty, W.Va.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,May 30,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;wholesaleflorist supplier; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972(Jackson County); elected 1974, 1976.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married,May 7,1937, to Edna Thomas. |
| | John T. Gregorio (1928-2013) — also known as"The Lion of Linden" — of Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1928.Democrat.Florist;mayor ofLinden, N.J., 1968-83, 1991-2006; defeated, 2006;shotat in his car, in March 1968; two days later, his house wasfirebombed;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1974-77;indictedin April 1975 onperjuryand fraudcharges,over his purchase of a vacant lot from Elizabethtown Gas Company,while conspiring tofalsifydocuments toconcealhis involvement as buyer; laterchargedwithextortinga $25,000kickbackfrom a building contractor on a high school project; following juryselection, the charges were dismissed in February 1976; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1978-83 (21st District 1978-81, 20thDistrict 1982-83);indictedin September 1981 onchargesofincometax evasion,concealinghis interest in two "go-go bars", and forfailing toenforce state alcohol laws;convictedin December 1982 of conspiracy to commitofficialmisconduct, but found not guilty on other charges.Died, fromleukemia,in TrinitasHospital,Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,October23, 2013 (age85 years, 259days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Edward Heckenkamp (b. 1901) — also known asJoseph E. Heckenkamp — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.Born in Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.,March19, 1901.Democrat.Florist; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934; member ofIllinoisstate senate 36th District; elected 1936; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1938; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1956.Catholic.Member,Moose;Eagles;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Burial location unknown.  | Henry Louis Hoebel (c.1923-2000) — also known asHenry L. Hoebel — of Fort Lee,BergenCounty, N.J.Born about 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;florist;mayorof Fort Lee, N.J., 1962-67;BergenCounty Freeholder, 1967-76; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1970.Member,Freemasons.Fell,broke his hip, and died a few days later, in Hackensack UniversityMedicalCenter, Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,April 4,2000 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofLouisF. Hoebel; married to Lorraine Ziegler. | | | | Image source: The Record (BergenCounty, N.J.), April 5, 2000 |
| | | Harold B. Hoogasian (1918-2005) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inArmenia,March28, 1918.Republican.Florist; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1967.Armenianancestry.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 9,2005 (age87 years, 73days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Harold M. Hoogasian — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Florist; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2007.Still living as of 2007. | | A. T. Howard — also known asBert Howard — of Scottsbluff,ScottsBluff County, Neb.Republican.Florist;real estatebusiness;mayorof Scottsbluff, Neb., 1931-35, 1939-41; defeated, 1929; member ofNebraska state legislature, 1935-37; candidate forU.S.Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1940;NebraskaRepublican state chair, 1945.Burial location unknown.  | Arthur William Jewett (1896-1993) — also known asArthur W. Jewett — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.BornDecember22, 1896.Democrat.Undertaker;florist;mayor ofMason, Mich., 1933-47; defeated (People's), 1947; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1936, 1938; candidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1943.DiedNovember24, 1993 (age96 years, 337days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur William Jewett (1869-1931) and Lulu JaneJewett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Ingham County News(Mason, Mich.), September 17, 1936. |
| | | Andrew M. Johnson Jr. — of Shelton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican.Florist; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Shelton, 1939-40, 1947-48;defeated, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Leonard A. Jurkiewicz (b. 1899) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February15, 1899.Democrat.Florist; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1948;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1933.Catholic.Member,Maccabees;Woodmen.Burial location unknown. | | Helen Z. Kinsley — of Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Democrat.Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1928;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,1940.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Frank Kopriver Jr. — of Duquesne,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Duquesne,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Republican.Florist;mayorof Duquesne, Pa., 1947-60; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1948;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 45th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1960.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Eagles;OddFellows;Lions.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Seymour Lowman (1868-1940) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Chemung town,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1909-10;chair ofChemung County Republican Party, 1910-34; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1919-24; defeated, 1910; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924,1932;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; U.S. AssistantSecretary of the Treasury, 1927-33; president, Elmira SavingsBank,1933; president, LowmanConstructionCorp.; president, U.S.Cut Flower Co.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1940(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Lowman and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman; married,September9, 1893, to Katherine Harding 'Kate' Smith. |
| | Daniel A. Malie (b. 1868) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January11, 1868.Republican.Hotelbusiness;florist; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 1stDistrict, 1909; resigned 1909.Burial location unknown. | | James L. Maxwell (1926-1984) — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,May 12,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;florist;mayor ofTulsa, Okla., 1958-66; defeated, 1966, 1968.Presbyterian.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;SigmaChi.Died, ofcancer,in ahospitalat Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,October18, 1984 (age58 years, 159days).Interment atRoseHill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof William B. Maxwell and Mary Pauline (O'Donnell)Maxwell. |
| | Joseph A. Mendel (b. 1877) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1877.Democrat.Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1920,1924,1928;member ofIllinoisstate senate 2nd District, 1929-41, 1943-45.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | Michael Nofziger (b. 1948) — also known asMax Nofziger — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in1948.Flower seller; candidate formayor ofAustin, Tex., 1983, 1985, 1997, 2003.Still living as of 2003. | | Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) — also known asFrank Norton — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 1,1867.Republican.Stonemason;florist;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.Methodist.Died, from astroke,while hospitalized forsenilepsychosis, at Ypsilanti StatePsychiatricHospital, York Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October2, 1947 (age80 years, 123days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton; married to LenaEisenlord. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Homer L. Pearson (1900-1985) — of Wheat Ridge,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born in Wheat Ridge,JeffersonCounty, Colo.,December31, 1900.Republican.Florist; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1939-46;Speaker ofthe Colorado State House of Representatives, 1941-46; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1944;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1947-49.Methodist.DiedJune 9,1985 (age84 years, 160days).Burial location unknown. | | Angelo Joseph Rossi (1878-1948) — also known asAngelo J. Rossi — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Volcano,AmadorCounty, Calif.,January22, 1878.Florist;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1931-44.Italianancestry.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April 5,1948 (age70 years, 74days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | R. Wynn Tully — of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Democrat.Florist; candidate formayorof Paducah, Ky., 1923.Burial location unknown. | | Jacob H. Ullmann (born c.1861) — also known asJacob H. Ullman — of Carlstadt,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New York, about 1861. Republican.Florist; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1896-97;postmaster atCarlstadt,N.J., 1897-1901.Germanancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Ullmann. |
| | George John Vavoulis (1911-1992) — also known asGeorge J. Vavoulis — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.BornFebruary6, 1911.Republican.Florist;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1960-66.EasternOrthodox.Greekancestry.Died inRamseyCounty, Minn.,July 4,1992 (age81 years, 149days).Interment atRoselawnCemetery, Roseville, Minn. | | Roger F. Villere Jr. — of Metairie,JeffersonParish, La.Republican.Florist; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Louisiana,2004,2008;LouisianaRepublican state chair, 2008.Still living as of 2008. | | William Porter Whitaker (1882-1957) — also known asWilliam P. Whitaker;W. P.Whitaker —of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Utah,April 2,1882.Democrat.Locomotiveengineer;mayorof Pocatello, Idaho, 1919-20; candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1920, 1922;realestate andinsurancebusiness;florist; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1938.Leaving thepostoffice and getting intohis car,he suffered aheartattack and died, in Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho,January15, 1957 (age74 years, 288days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas William Whitaker and Hannah (Waddoups) Whitaker; married1903 to RoseByrnia Willey; married1912 to MaryR. Hawkley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charline White (1920-1959) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September1, 1920.Democrat.Florist;advertisingbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1951-59 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1951-54, Wayne County 11th District 1955-59); died in office1959.Female.Africanancestry.DiedSeptember7, 1959 (age39 years, 6days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Leroy G. White. |
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