Very incomplete list! | |  Patrick J. Andrews — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland.Democrat.Plumber; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 26th District, 1896-97.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Lloyd R. Baumgart (1908-1985) — of Lena,OcontoCounty, Wis.; Coleman,MarinetteCounty, Wis.Born in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,January29, 1908.Republican.Dairyfarmer;paintingcontractor;hardwarestore owner;auctioneer;plumber; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Oconto County, 1957-64; defeated(Independent), 1952.Died in July,1985(age77years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | William Beuttel Jr. — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Plumbing and heating business;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1940-43.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | James W. Birkett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Plumber; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1890-91.Burial location unknown. | | George MacClellan Blake (b. 1863) — also known asGeorge M. Blake — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine; Cumberland Foreside, Cumberland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,May 17,1863.Democrat.Plumbing and steam supplies business; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maine,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof John F. Blake and Rosilla (Littlefield) Blake; married,September13, 1888, to Victoria Andrews Orne. |
| | John C. Blankenhorn (1893-1970) — of Lindenhurst,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.BornAugust20, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;plumbingand heating contractor;mayorof Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1941-47; defeated, 1937 (People's), 1947,1949.DiedOctober28, 1970 (age77 years, 69days).Interment atLongIsland National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Elsie Gagin. |
| | Maurice Boggs (1909-1985) — of Sand Fork,GilmerCounty, W.Va.; Glenville,GilmerCounty, W.Va.Born in Lockney,GilmerCounty, W.Va.,October2, 1909.Democrat.Boilermaker; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected1960.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died in November,1985(age76years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof W. French Boggs and Nellie (Alkire) Boggs; married,June 29,1935, to Drusilla Garrett. |
| | Charles Campbell Boyd (1873-1935) — also known asCharles C. Boyd — of Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1873.Plumber;plumbing fixture dealer;mayorof Westbury, N.Y., 1934-35; died in office 1935.Died, in NassauHospital,Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February28, 1935 (age62 years, 2days).Burial location unknown. | | Brice J. Brasen (1873-1926) — of Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 22,1873.Plumber;mayorof Miles City, Mont., 1922-26; defeated, 1926; died in office1926.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.,April19, 1926 (age52 years, 301days).Interment atElmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Ill.  | Edward Goodwin Burnham (1827-1908) — also known asEdward G. Burnham — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 2,1827.Republican.Machinist;plumbing supplies manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1887-88; philanthropist.Episcopalian.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February28, 1908 (age80 years, 271days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Burnham and Persis (White) Burnham; married1853 to MaryFerree. | | | | Image source: Men of Mark inConnecticut (1908) |
| | William H. Cadwell (b. 1863) — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,1863.Democrat.Civilengineer;surveyor;architect;plumbing supplies manufacturer; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Britain, 1904, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Michael J. Campbell (b. 1939) — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,1939.Pipefitter;mayorof Bay City, Mich., 1972-73.Still living as of 2002. | | Edward A. Carey — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Plumber; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John Joseph Casey (1875-1929) — also known asJohn J. Casey — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Empire,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 26,1875.Coalminer;plumber;steamfitter; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1907-08; candidate forPennsylvaniasecretary of internal affairs, 1910;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-17, 1919-21, 1923-25,1927-29 (11th District 1913-17, 1919-21, 12th District 1923-25,1927-29); defeated (Democratic), 1920 (11th District), 1924 (12thDistrict); died in office 1929.Died in Balboa, Canal Zone (nowPanama),May5, 1929 (age53 years, 344days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.  | Philip J. Casey — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Plumbing contractor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1936-40;defeated, 1940.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Anthony M. Ciarlone — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat.Plumbing and heating contractor; member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District; elected 1970; candidate formayorof New Haven, Conn., 1981.Still living as of 1981.  | John Connelly (b. 1857) — also known as"Honest John" — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,April10, 1857.Democrat.Plumber;elevatedrailroad ticket agent; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1888-92;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1894.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Times, October 21, 1894 |
| | | Hyman Costrell (b. 1890) — also known asJack Robbins — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; New York.Born in Kurenitz, Russia (nowBelarus),October19, 1890.Communist.Arrestedin 1905 in Russia andjailedthree months fordemonstratinganddistributingcirculars against the Czarist government; naturalized U.S.citizen;plumber; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1934.Jewish.Burial location unknown. | | Ephraim Henry Cowles (1894-1951) — also known asEphraim H. Cowles — of South Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December5, 1894.Democrat.Heating contractor; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from South Windsor, 1933-34;defeated, 1934.Died in Newington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 7,1951 (age56 years, 184days).Interment atCenterCemetery, South Windsor, Conn. | | Platt A. Davis — of Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.Mechanical contractor;mayor ofAlbany, Ore., 1973-74.Still living as of 1974. | | Roy C. Enquist (born c.1895) — of Branford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Branford,New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1895.Republican.Heating contractor; member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1939-40.Burial location unknown. | | Edgar C. Erickson (b. 1895) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 18,1895.Republican.Heatingengineer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Second Worcester District, 1933-36.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | Edward J. Finan — Republican.Boilermaker;farmer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Raymond Earl Garvey (1893-1975) — also known asRaymond E. Garvey — of Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1893.Plumber;inventor;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936 (Farmer-Labor),1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic primary);mayorof Ironwood, Mich., 1936-38; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1939-40;defeated in Democratic primary, 1934.Catholic.Member,Eagles.Died in1975(ageabout81 years).Interment atFairviewMemorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M. | | Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) — also known asCharles L. Gerlach — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Bethlehem,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,September14, 1895.Republican.Heating supply business; member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1936-37;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45,8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947.Moravian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Eagles.Died in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,May 5,1947 (age51 years, 233days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Allentown, Pa. | | Charles Gilliam (b. 1929) — of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.Born in Sandy Hook,ElliottCounty, Ky.,March19, 1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;plumber; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974.Methodist.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Moose;Jaycees.Still living as of 1975.| | Relatives: Sonof Merida Gilliam and Esther (William) Gilliam; married,May 15,1947, to Virginia Adkins. |
| | Ira Daniel Hansen (b. 1960) — also known asIra Hansen — of Sparks,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,October5, 1960.Republican.Plumbing business;animaltrapper;newspapercolumnist;member ofNevadastate house of representatives 32nd District, 2011-18; inNovember 2014, when he was about to become Speaker of the NevadaHouse, afurorerupted over columns he wrote in the 1990s for the SparksTribune; among other things, hereferredto Black people as simple-minded darkies, and to Martin Luther King,Jr., as "a liar, a phony, and a fraud"; an NAACP leader said ofHansen that "he has beaten the drum ofintolerancefor decades; amid calls for hisouster,hewithdrewas Speaker-designate, but retained his House seat; member ofNevadastate senate 14th District, 2019-.Mormon.Still living as of 2021. | | Harry Hermann (1872-1964) — of Laurium,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 9,1872.Republican.Plumber;steamfitter; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936(Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954(Houghton District).Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.Died in1964(ageabout92 years).Burial location unknown. | | William Stuart Howe (b. 1890) — also known asWilliam S. Howe — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April16, 1890.Republican. U.S. Vice Consul inHankow, as of 1917;plumbing and heating business;director, Somerville CoopBank;trustee, SomervilleHospital;candidate formayorof Somerville, Mass., 1929; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1934, 1936;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1944.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Saddler Howe and Lillian Florence (Howe) Howe; married1922 to AliceC. Bullock. |
| | Milo R. Hulliberger — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Plumbing and heating business;mayorof Jackson, Mich., 1930-31.Burial location unknown. | | Stanley Jarolin (c.1933-2000) — Born about 1933. Democrat.Plumbing and heating contractor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1983-98; defeated in primary,1998.Whilefishingwith a friend, theirboatcapsized; he made it to shore but died soon after from aheartattack, inLuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 13,2000 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown.  | G. T. Johnston (1887-1970) — of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born inGilesCounty, Va.,July 24,1887.Democrat.Plumbing and heating contractor;deputysheriff; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in August,1970(age83years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston; married,February4, 1914, to Sina Bagby. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Oscar Klöcker (c.1863-1940) — of Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.Born inNorway,about 1863.Naturalized U.S. citizen;pipefitter;shippingbusiness;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inPortTownsend, Wash., 1892-1904;Vice-Consulfor Chile inPortTownsend, Wash., 1896-1907;mayorof Port Townsend, Wash., 1914;HonoraryVice-Consul for Norway inPortTownsend, Wash., 1935.Norwegianancestry.Died in Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.,July 2,1940 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown.  | Fred Lang (b. 1872) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born inBaltimore,Md.,1872.Plumbing and heating business; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 35, 1917-20, 1923-24.Burial location unknown. |  | Edwin J. Larson (b. 1885) — of Plymouth,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Waupaca,WaupacaCounty, Wis.,November29, 1885.Republican. President and general manager, PlymouthRefrigerating Company;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1939-44.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
| | Stillman Stephen Light (1858-1933) — also known asStillman Light — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Jefferson Valley,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1858.Plumber; Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1914.Died, in DanburyHospital,Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March11, 1933 (age74 years, 118days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn. | | John B. Locke (b. 1856) — of Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,March 7,1856.Plumber; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Berkshire District, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Albert J. Magnus (born c.1889) — of Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn., about 1889.Republican.Plumber; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bethel, 1921-22.Burial location unknown. | | John Martin (b. 1846) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in London,England,June,1846.Democrat.Carpenter;steamfitter;machinist;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1887-90.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown.  | George Meany (1894-1980) — Born in City Island, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August16, 1894.Plumber;president,American Federation of Labor, 1952-55;president,AFL-CIO, 1955-79.Irishancestry.DiedJanuary10, 1980 (age85 years, 147days).Burial location unknown. | | | Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) — also known asAndrew C. Metzger — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October18, 1873.Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzgerplumbing and heatingfirm; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1928;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;RoyalArcanum;Woodmen;RoyalLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Charles F. Moss — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Republican.Steamfitter; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Markwayne Mullin (b. 1977) — of Westville,AdairCounty, Okla.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,July 26,1977.Republican.Plumber;rancher;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 2013-.CherokeeIndian ancestry.Still living as of 2018. | | Vincent Joseph Murphy (1893-1976) — also known asVincent J. Murphy — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.; Spring Lake,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August1, 1893.Democrat.Plumber;secretary-treasurerof Local 24, United Association (Plumbers and Pipefitters), 1920-38;secretary-treasurer,New Jersey Federation of Labor, 1933;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1941-49; candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1944,1948,1956,1964;president,New Jersey AFL-CIO, 1961-70.Died in Spring Lake,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,June 8,1976 (age82 years, 312days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Francis Murphy and Sarah (Gaskin) Murphy. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Ambrose Orville Neal (1856-1923) — also known asAmbrose O. Neal — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1856.Republican.Heating contractor; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1900(alternate),1904,1916(alternate),1920(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1923 (age66 years, 318days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | William M. Nicholson (1876-1943) — of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Born in Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.,March28, 1876.Plumber;mayorof Ashland, Ky., 1925.Died in Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.,January10, 1943 (age66 years, 288days).Interment atAshlandCemetery, Ashland, Ky.  | David Clay Nohe (b. 1952) — also known asDavid C. Nohe — of Vienna,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,May 10,1952.Republican.Detective;realestate broker;contractor;plumber;mayor ofVienna, W.Va., 1997-2012; member ofWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 2011-.Baptist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2014.| | Relatives: Sonof W. C. Nohe and Dorothy A. Nohe; married to PamelaDaggett. | | | | Image source: West VirginiaLegislature |
| | Orville Howard Northrop (1859-1941) — also known asOrville H. Northrop — of East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February23, 1859.Plumber;tinsmith;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1910; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Died in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November20, 1941 (age82 years, 270days).Cremated;ashes interred atWoosterCemetery, Danbury, Conn. | | Patrick J. O'Connor (1931-1971) — of Bridgeton,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September7, 1931.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;pipefitter; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1963-71 (St. Louis County 2ndDistrict 1963-66, 30th District 1967-71); died in office 1971.Catholic.Died in Bridgeton,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,June 6,1971 (age39 years, 272days).Burial location unknown. | | George David Ormsby (1916-2013) — also known asGeorge Ormsby — of Aston,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born inDelawareCounty, Pa.,November24, 1916.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;air conditioningbusiness;buildinginspector; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1988, 1992.Presbyterian.Member,GoodTemplars.Died in Aston,DelawareCounty, Pa.,May 20,2013 (age96 years, 177days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Aston, Pa. | | Alexander Orr Jr. — of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Plumbing contractor;mayor ofMiami, Fla., 1940-41.Scottishancestry.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Verne LaRue Reynolds (1884-1959) — also known asVerne L. Reynolds — of Corcoran,KingsCounty, Calif.;Baltimore,Md.; El Monte,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Woodstock,UlsterCounty, N.Y.;LakeCounty, Fla.Born in Parsons,LabetteCounty, Kan.,March 7,1884.Steamfitter; Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1922; Labor candidateforGovernor ofMaryland, 1923; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1924; Socialist Labor candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1928, 1932.Atheist.Died, fromlungcancer, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,September16, 1959 (age75 years, 193days).Cremated.  | Burt F. Schumacher — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat.Hardwaremerchant;plumber; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1928.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928 |
| | Henry F. Shea (1885-1967) — of Laurium,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Osceola Mine,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,April15, 1885.Democrat.Miner;railroadtrainman;plumber;steamfitter; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,1918; member ofMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940;chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) with acceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison;grantedimmunityfrom prosecution in return for his testimony in another briberycase, 1945.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Died in1967(ageabout82 years).Burial location unknown. | | Alexander Robey Shepherd (1835-1902) — also known asAlexander R. Shepherd;"BossShepherd";"The Father of ModernWashington" —ofWashington,D.C.; Batopilas,Chihuahua.Born inWashington,D.C.,January30, 1835.Republican.Plumber;real estatedeveloper;Governor ofthe District of Columbia, 1873-74.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis,in Batopilas,Chihuahua,September12, 1902 (age67 years, 225days).Entombed atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; statue atJohn A. Wilson Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.  | John William Smith (1883-1942) — also known asJohn W. Smith — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,1883.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;steamfitter;deputysheriff; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1917-19; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1921-22; postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1922-24;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1924-28, 1933; defeated, 1927, 1929, 1930,1937; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1934.Died, fromtuberculosisanddiabetes,in the Detroit TuberculosisSanitorium,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 17,1942 (ageabout 58years).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | | Joseph Stockinger (born c.1897) — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born about 1897. Republican.Plumbing and heating contractor; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1954, 1956; U.S.Marshal for the Eastern District of New York, 1958-61; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Burial location unknown. | | Claude Vilas Swann (1887-1959) — also known asClaude V. Swann — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Salt Rock,CabellCounty, W.Va.,July 30,1887.Democrat.Plumber; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,1945-46;mayorof Huntington, W.Va., 1940-42.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;JuniorOrder;Lions.Died in Gallipolis,GalliaCounty, Ohio,July 3,1959 (age71 years, 338days).Interment atRidgelawnMemorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Marion Swann and Bulah Ann (Perry) Swann; married to GraceMay Cornell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wayne R. Swanson (b. 1914) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December31, 1914.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;excavatingbusiness;plumber; member ofNebraskarailway commission, 1957-67;Nebraskastate treasurer, 1967-75.Baptist.Swedish,German, andScottishancestry. Member,Eagles;OddFellows;Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Burial location unknown. | | James Tait (born c.1904) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,about 1904.Socialist.Plumber; member ofConnecticutstate senate 23rd District, 1939-40.Scottishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Daniel D. Tooher (b. 1854) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,May11, 1854.Democrat.Gasfitter; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1897.Catholic.Member,Foresters;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown. | | Luis Ralph Ullrich Jr. — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Eatonton,PutnamCounty, Ga.Plumbing contractor;nightclubowner; candidate formayorof Houston, Tex., 2003, 2005, 2009.Still living as of 2009. | | Irving Charles Velson (1913-1976) — also known asIrving C. Velson;Irving CharlesShavelson;Charles Wilson;"Nick";"Shavey" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 3,1913.Machinist;boilermaker;shipfitter;president,Local 13,ShipbuildersUnion; American Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 11th District, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II; in 1951 and 1953, he was brought to testify beforeCongressional committees about his Communist and Soviet activities,including efforts toinfiltratethe U.S. military with Soviet spies; he repeatedly refused to answerquestions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right againstself-incrimination;as a result, he was "barred forlife" by the Shipbuilders' union; later, served asinternationalrepresentative for the (West Coast) International Longshoreman'sand Warehousemen's Union.Venona Project documents (decrypted Soviet messages from the WorldWar II era), released in 1995, show that he was anagentfor Soviet military intelligence under the code name "Nick".Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February18, 1976 (age62 years, 260days).Cremated;ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay. | | Joseph E. Venuti (born c.1915) — of Tuckahoe,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1915. Democrat.Plumber; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1944.Italianancestry.He and two others wereindictedin July 1951, and charged with conspiring to violategamblinglaws; the trial was delayed while he was hospitalized with a stomachailment;arrestedin his hospital bed and transferred tojail;the other two co-defendants were tried separately and convicted;later, the convictions were reversed, and the indictment of Mr.Venuti was dismissed.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Venuti and Pauline Venuti. | | | | Cross-reference:MiltonA. Gibbons |
| | Patrick Walsh (1892-1978) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Oak Park,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham,England,January1, 1892.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;boilermaker; member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954(4th District), 1966 (6th District).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Moose.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December25, 1978 (age86 years, 358days).Burial location unknown. | | Steven Wattenmaker (born c.1948) — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; New York.Born about 1948. Socialist.Pipefitter; Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 20th District, 1972; Socialist Workerscandidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1982.Still living as of 1982. | | Frank L. Wetzel (b. 1873) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,October28, 1873.Republican.Plumber; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1921-24 (St. Louis City 2ndDistrict 1921-22, St. Louis City 3rd District 1923-24).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1894 to CeliaJohnson. |
| | Robert Anton Young III (1923-2007) — also known asRobert A. Young III — of St. Ann,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,November27, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;pipefitter; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis County 1stDistrict, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1960,1964;member ofMissouristate senate, 1963-77;U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1977-87; defeated,1986.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;Knightsof Columbus;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets.Died, ofliverfailure, in St. Ann,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,October17, 2007 (age83 years, 324days).Interment atMemorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
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