Very incomplete list! | |  Joseph Aiello Jr. — also known asJoe Aiello — of Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.Jeweler; candidate formayorof Monterey, Calif., 2004.Still living as of 2004. | | James Frank Allee (1857-1938) — also known asJ. Frank Allee — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,December2, 1857.Republican.Jeweler; president, Bay StateGasCompany of Delaware; president, Staten IslandBrickCompany;DelawareRepublican state chair, 1886-96; member ofDelawarestate senate, 1899-1903 (Kent County 1st District 1899-1900, KentCounty 2nd District 1901-02, Kent County 3rd District 1903); resigned1903;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1903-07; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October12, 1938 (age80 years, 314days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, Dover, Del. | | Matthias William Baldwin (1795-1866) — also known asMatthias W. Baldwin — Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,December10, 1795.Jeweler;inventor;locomotivemanufacturer; abolitionist;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837.Died in Wissinoming, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September7, 1866 (age70 years, 271days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue atPhiladelphia City Hall Grounds, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Trish Bane — of Bristol,SullivanCounty, Tenn.Accountant;jeweler;mayorof Bristol, Tenn., 2002.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | William Bardel (1846-1926) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Nuremberg,Germany,September20, 1846.Naturalized U.S. citizen;wholesale jewelry business; U.S.Commercial Agent (Consul) inBamberg, 1900-02; U.S. Consul inBamberg, 1902-08;Rheims, 1908-15;St. Michaels, 1915-17;Nueva Gerona, 1918-19.Germanancestry.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1926 (age80 years, 102days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles F. Baumrucker (b. 1884) — of River Forest,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 5,1884.Democrat.Jeweler; member ofIllinoisstate senate 7th District, 1935-39; defeated, 1934, 1938.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Lions;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown. | | Tom W. Beasley (1916-1974) — of Lewisville,DentonCounty, Tex.BornJune 17,1916.Jeweler;mayorof Lewisville, Tex., 1957-58; resigned 1958.DiedOctober9, 1974 (age58 years, 114days).Interment atOld Hall Cemetery, Lewisville, Tex.  | Samuel Bell (1798-1882) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,July 15,1798.Silversmith;jeweler;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1840-41, 1844-45.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March 2,1882 (age83 years, 230days).Interment atCityCemetery No. 1, San Antonio, Tex. | | | William Vermilye Brady (1811-1870) — also known asWilliam V. Brady — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1811.Whig.Silversmith;jeweler;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1847-48; defeated, 1848; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1849-53;insurancebusiness.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1870 (age58 years, 250days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Joseph Peleg Burlingame (1858-1941) — also known asJoseph P. Burlingame — of Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born in Rhode Island,January22, 1858.Republican.Jeweler;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1903-06;delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island,1920(alternate),1928(alternate),1932.Died in Lakewood, Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.,December31, 1941 (age83 years, 343days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Mary Nancy (Sherman) Burlingame and Nelson Alonzo Burlingame;married,January19, 1881, to Julia Ann Eddy. |
 | C. B. Collins (b. 1861) — of Groton,BrownCounty, S.Dak.Born in Rockbridge,RichlandCounty, Wis.,October8, 1861.Republican.Druggist;jeweler; delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthDakota,1900;SouthDakota state treasurer, 1903-07.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1887 to AnnaM. Smith. | | | | Image source: South Dakota LegislativeManual, 1903 |
| | | C. C. Costello (born c.1884) — of West Mystic, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Hope Valley, Hopkinton,WashingtonCounty, R.I., about 1884.Republican.Jeweler; member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1921-22.Burial location unknown. | | George Law Curry (1820-1878) — also known asGeorge L. Curry — of Oregon. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 2,1820.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;jeweler; member ofOregonterritorial legislature, 1848-49, 1851-52;secretaryof Oregon Territory, 1853-55;Governorof Oregon Territory, 1853, 1854, 1854-59; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1860.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,July 28,1878 (age58 years, 26days).Interment atLoneFir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.  | Roswell Pettibone Flower (1835-1899) — also known asRoswell P. Flower — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Theresa,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1835.Democrat.Jeweler;banker;U.S.Representative from New York, 1881-83, 1889-91 (11th District1881-83, 12th District 1889-91); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1888(speaker),1892(ConventionVice-President; member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1896;Governorof New York, 1892-95.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Eastport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 12,1899 (age63 years, 278days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y.; statue atWashington Street Median, Watertown, N.Y. | | John Friggeri — of Kansas. Born inItaly.Socialist.Jeweler; delegate to Socialist National Conventionfrom Kansas, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Niles E. Gladding (born c.1863) — of Essex,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Essex,MiddlesexCounty, Conn., about 1863.Republican.Jeweler; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Essex, 1909-10, 1923-24,1927-28; defeated, 1912.Burial location unknown.  | Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (1839-1914) — also known asJacob F. Gmelich — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Born in Wurttemberg,Germany,July23, 1839.Republican.Jeweler; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cooper County, 1895-96;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1900;Missouristate treasurer, 1905-09;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1909-13.Member,OddFellows.Died in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,February21, 1914 (age74 years, 213days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.| | Image source:Missouri Official Manual 1907 |
| | | Jeremiah Grinnell (1843-1892) — also known asJerry Grinnell — of Kasson,DodgeCounty, Minn.Born inLapeerCounty, Mich.,November21, 1843.Republican.Druggist;jeweler;DodgeCounty Auditor; member ofMinnesotastate senate 13th District, 1891-92; died in office 1892.Member,Freemasons.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Kasson,DodgeCounty, Minn.,January24, 1892 (age48 years, 64days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Mantorville, Minn. | | John Frederick Hartsfield (1884-1953) — also known asJohn F. Hartsfield — of Illiopolis,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Monticello,PiattCounty, Ill.; Homewood,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,January3, 1884.Democrat.Jeweler; postmaster atMonticello,Ill., 1934-46 (acting, 1934-35).According topublishedreports, he had an argument with his daughter-in-law overdisciplining two small children; he thenshother in the chest (she survived), and thenshot andkilledhimself, in Homewood,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,May 9,1953 (age69 years, 126days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Birmingham, Ala. | | John Adam Henneman (1835-1891) — also known asJ. A. Henneman — of Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.Born in Kronach, Bavaria (nowGermany),1835.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;jeweler;mayorof Spartanburg, S.C., 1891; died in office 1891.Germanancestry.Shotandkilled byJohn Williams, in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,September27, 1891 (ageabout 56years). Williams was hanged for the murder on October 7, 1892.Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.| | Relatives:Married to Louisa Rate. |
| | Duncan McDougall Johnston — also known asDuncan M. Johnston — of Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;jeweler;mayorof Twin Falls, Idaho, 1933-37; defeated, 1937.Burial location unknown. | | Frank Charles Lee (b. 1891) — also known asFrank C. Lee — of Salida,ChaffeeCounty, Colo.Born in Norfolk,MadisonCounty, Neb.,August14, 1891.Jeweler;watchmaker;U.S. Vice Consul inBordeaux, 1916;Petrograd, 1916-18;Moscow, 1918;Malmo, 1918; U.S. Consul inBradford, 1923-25; U.S. Consul General inSingapore, 1927-29;Halifax, 1930-31;Prague, 1931-34.Member,PhiGamma Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John T. Lee and Agnes (Greenwald) Lee; married,November17, 1923, to Olga Pilson. |
| | Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) — also known asSandy MacKay — of West Branch,OgemawCounty, Mich.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January13, 1881.Republican.Jeweler;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.Episcopalian.ScottishandEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.DiedDecember9, 1952 (age71 years, 331days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1901 to CoraE. Winslow; married,July 7,1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
 | James F. Mahony — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Jeweler; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1916-17.Member,Redmen.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1917 |
| | Haskell Harold Marks (b. 1880) — also known asHaskell H. Marks — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1880.Republican.Jeweler; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1929-33;defeated, 1933.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Marks and Anna (Aronberg) Marks. |
 | Otto Mueller (b. 1875) — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,December19, 1875.Republican.Jeweler; member ofWisconsinstate senate 25th District, 1927-36, 1939-40; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1940.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
| | | William A. Norman — of Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Jeweler; candidate formayorof Caldwell, Idaho, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | | Joseph F. Pieper (1877-1959) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,1877.Jeweler;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1932-35.Died in1959(ageabout82 years).Burial location unknown. | | Noah Allen Plympton (1841-1911) — also known asNoah A. Plympton — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.; Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September7, 1841.Watchmaker;jeweler; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1880;MassachusettsDemocratic state chair, 1884;insurancebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Ninth Norfolk District, 1905.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.DiedSeptember9, 1911 (age70 years, 2days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Wellesley, Mass. | | Jess J. Present (b. 1921) — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;jeweler; director, First NationalBank ofJamestown;chair ofChautauqua County Republican Party, 1964-66; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-68 (164th District 1966, 150th District1967-68).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Grotto.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Elaine Coates. |
| | Joseph Reich (born c.1894) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born about 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;jeweler;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1923-25; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1936.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Order of theEastern Star;Freemasons;Grotto;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Albert Berger Rossdale (1878-1968) — also known asAlbert B. Rossdale — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1878.Republican.Postalworker;jeweler;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1921-23; defeated,1922, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1924.Jewish.Died in Eastchester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1968 (age89 years, 177days).Interment atMaimonidesCemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y. | | Lloyd Emerson Roulet (1891-1985) — also known asLloyd E. Roulet — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,September15, 1891.Republican.Jeweler;mayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1943-47, 1952-53; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1952.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary6, 1985 (age93 years, 144days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | James F. Safford (b. 1844) — of Farmington,StraffordCounty, N.H.Born in Maine, November,1844.Jeweler;optician;member ofNewHampshire state senate 5th District, 1899-1900.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James P. Safford and Mary (Gilkey) Safford. |
| | Morris Schreiber (1901-1951) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in New York,October3, 1901.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;customsinspector;laundry anddry cleaning business;jeweler; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 9th District, 1947; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Texas,1948.Jewish.Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,June 2,1951 (age49 years, 242days).Interment atBethJacob Cemetery, Galveston, Tex. | | James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) — also known asJames O. Simpkins — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,January29, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;jeweler; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 7th District, 1959.Baptist.Member,Jaycees;Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married1944 toEvelyn Christine Brewer. |
| | Frank Crawford Sites (1864-1935) — also known asFrank C. Sites — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Shippensburg,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,December24, 1864.Democrat.Watchmaker;jeweler; postmaster atHarrisburg,Pa., 1913-22;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1923-25;defeated, 1924, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 23,1935 (age70 years, 150days).Interment atEastHarrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa. | | William W. Tamplin (1881-1965) — of Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 23,1881.Socialist.Optometrist;jeweler; candidate forGovernor ofKansas, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1946.Died in Larned,PawneeCounty, Kan.,September9, 1965 (age84 years, 48days).Interment atFairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Tamplin and Mary Elizabeth (Thornhill) Tamplin; married1906 toHaida Myrtle Day; married1945 toMargaret Bramhall. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ronald John Thompson (b. 1934) — also known asRonnie Thompson;"Machine-GunRonnie" —of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,July 21,1934.Republican.Jeweler;country musicsinger;gospelsinger;mayor ofMacon, Ga., 1968-75; candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia, 1972; candidate forGovernor ofGeorgia, 1974.Still living as of 2001.| | Relatives: Sonof Remus Warren Thompson and Mattie Lou (Watkins)Thompson. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | Andrew F. Toepel (b. 1866) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 5,1866.Republican.Jeweler; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1917-20.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Ephraim Tweedy (1831-1895) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born inIreland,September29, 1831.Republican.Jeweler; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1868.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,March18, 1895 (age63 years, 170days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Augusta, Ga. | | Charles C. Wallace (b. 1888) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1888.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;jeweler;realestate business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1945-46.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) — also known asMonrad C. Wallgren;Mon C.Wallgren —of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,April17, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;jeweler;optician;U.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1940-45;Governor ofWashington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Eagles;Rotary.Died, from injuries suffered in anautomobileaccident, in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September18, 1961 (age70 years, 154days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Everett, Wash.  | Frank B. Warner (b. 1868) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,November5, 1868.Republican.Broker;jeweler; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,1907-08, 1911-12; member ofMissouristate senate 29th District, 1913-32.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Missouri Official Manual 1917 |
| | | William Hull Wickham (1832-1893) — also known asWilliam H. Wickham — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Smithtown,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 30,1832.Democrat. Ticket agent for asteamshipcompany;diamond dealer; president of New-York FireDepartment, 1860;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1875-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1876.Died, ofheartdisease andBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1893 (age60 years, 167days).Interment atSmithtown Cemetery, Smithtown, Long Island, N.Y.
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