Very incomplete list! | |  George F. Addes (1910-1990) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; St. Clair Shores,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,August26, 1910.Democrat.Automobileworker;secretary-treasurerof the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1944;tavern owner.Catholic.Lebaneseancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died, fromheartfailure, in Bon SecoursHospital,Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1990 (age79 years, 297days).Burial location unknown. | | Peleg Arnold (1751-1820) — Born in Smithfield (part now in North Smithfield),ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,June 10,1751.Lawyer;tavern keeper;banker;member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1780;Delegateto Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1787-88;chiefjustice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1795-1812.Died in Smithfield,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February13, 1820 (age68 years, 248days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Woonsocket, R.I. | | William Philip Banach (1903-1951) — also known asWilliam Banach — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March30, 1903.Democrat.Tavern owner; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 12th District, 1947-51; diedin office 1951; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1948.Catholic.Member,PolishNational Alliance;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from a hemorrhage followinggallbladder surgery, in St. Luke'sHospital,Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March24, 1951 (age47 years, 359days).Burial location unknown. | | William Bostwick (1765-1825) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November25, 1765.Hotelier;tavern proprietor;villagepresident of Auburn, New York, 1824-25.Episcopalian.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1825 (age59 years, 211days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Arthur Bostwick and Eunice (Warriner) Bostwick; first cousin ofElijahBoardman andDanielWarner Bostwick; first cousin once removed ofWilliamWhiting Boardman; first cousin twice removed ofFrankFiske Bostwick; first cousin thrice removed ofMabelThorp Boardman; second cousin once removed ofJabezBostwick; second cousin twice removed ofEzraBostwick; second cousin thrice removed ofEliasWilliam Bostwick,EdwardEverett Bostwick,AbelArthur Bostwick andCharlesFrancis Bostwick; third cousin once removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821); fourth cousin ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,JohnAllen,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,WillardJ. Chapin,DanielKellogg,EliThacher Hoyt,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway,JohnWilliam Allen,JohnPutnam Chapin,JohnMilton Thayer,HenryPurdy Day andEdmundDay. | | | | Political family:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Michael Brennan (b. 1849) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,September26, 1849.Democrat.Saloon owner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1885-88.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown.  | Samuel Brown (b. 1852) — of Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 23,1852.Blacksmith;saloon owner;mayor ofTempe, Ariz., 1902-03; resigned 1903.Mexicanancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeffrey Brown and Bertha (Braza) Brown; married1878 to BerthaGallardo. | | | | Image source: City ofTempe |
| | | Robert Buech (c.1870-1949) — also known asBob Buech — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan,Poland),about 1870.Socialist.Tavern keeper;MilwaukeeCounty Sheriff; delegate to Socialist National Convention fromWisconsin, 1920; candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1920.Germanancestry.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 18,1949 (ageabout 79years).Cremated. | | Wallace D. Burke (1862-1914) — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born inCanada,October6, 1862.Democrat.Saloon keeper;mayor ofOwosso, Mich., 1908-11.Died in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,August27, 1914 (age51 years, 325days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich. | | Richard J. Butler — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Saloon keeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1903.Chargedin March 1904 with havingreceivedstolen property in the form of three barrels of liquor found inthe cellar of his saloon, but the magistrate determined that they hadbeen delivered without his knowledge.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph J. Cahill — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Saloon keeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1891-94 (Kings County 1st District 1891-92, KingsCounty 4th District 1893-94).Convictedofperjury,December 8, 1905, in anelectionfraud case.Burial location unknown. | | Tito Carinci (1928-2006) — of Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornDecember15, 1928.President and manager of the GlennHoteland the Tropicanabar and casino;arrestedin 1961 onobstructionof justicecharges;candidate in primary formayorof Newport, Ky., 1963.DiedNovember12, 2006 (age77 years, 332days).Burial location unknown. | | Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,June 5,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;accountant;tavern keeper; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;Elks;Freemasons.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John F. Cryan (1929-2005) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Castlerea, County Roscommon,Ireland,May6, 1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;tavern owner; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1966-67.Irishancestry.DiedFebruary6, 2005 (age75 years, 276days).Burial location unknown. | | John DeGroot — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.Republican.Tavern owner; candidate forMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1948, 1950, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Jeremiah Donovan (1857-1935) — of South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October18, 1857.Democrat.Saloon keeper; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1903-04; member ofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1905-08, 1911-12;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1913-15; defeated,1914, 1916;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1917-21; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1920.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April22, 1935 (age77 years, 186days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn. | | Charles J. Duggan — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican.Saloon owner; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1943; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1948 (Wayne County 1st District),1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District),1968 (17th District).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Richard A. Duncan (born c.1953) — of Aurora,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born about 1953.Realestate agent;tavern owner; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 2006; Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024.Methodist.Still living as of 2024. | | Douglas Stanley Fairbanks (1910-1981) — also known asDouglas S. Fairbanks — of Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.BornNovember21, 1910.Democrat.Tavern proprietor; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1960;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wexford District, 1960; candidate formayorof Cadillac, Mich., 1961, 1971.DiedMarch27, 1981 (age70 years, 126days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich. | | Raleigh W. Falbe (1890-1957) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March21, 1890.Republican.Policeofficer;restaurantandtavern operator;real estatebroker;insuranceagent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District, 1949-54.Suffered aheartattack, whileduckhunting on Rush Lake, and died five days later in Ripon MunicipalHospital,Ripon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,October6, 1957 (age67 years, 199days).Interment atWisconsinMemorial Park, Brookfield, Wis. | | Larry Claxton Flynt (1942-2021) — also known asLarry Flynt;"The King ofSmut" —of Ohio; California. Born in Lakeville,MagoffinCounty, Ky.,November1, 1942.Democrat. Owner ofnight clubs; publisher ofHustler, apornographicmagazine;convictedin Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977 onobscenityandorganizedcrimecharges,andsentencedto 25 years inprison,but the verdict was overturned on appeal;shot by asniper in Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1978, andparalyzedfrom the waist down; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003.Atheist.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February10, 2021 (age78 years, 101days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Magoffin County, Ky. | | Gordon D. Fox — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Democrat.Lawyer;nightclub owner; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives 4th District, 1993-;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2010-; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,2004;member, Platform Committee,2008.IrishandCapeVerdean ancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2012. | | Antonio L. Ghio (1832-1917) — also known asAnthony L. Ghio — of Texarkana,BowieCounty, Tex.Born inItaly,April10, 1832.Naturalized U.S. citizen;wholesaleliquor dealer;saloon keeper;mayorof Texarkana, Tex., 1882-86;real estatebusiness.Italianancestry.Died inBowieCounty, Tex.,March26, 1917 (age84 years, 350days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Augustine Ghio and Maria Ghio; married,October4, 1862, to Augustina Casazza. |
| | Irene B. Green (born c.1911) — of Coeur d'Alene,KootenaiCounty, Idaho.Born about 1911.Beer parlor owner; Private Enterprise candidate formayorof Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1951.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Patrick R. Griffin (c.1878-1931) — also known asPaddy Griffin — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born about 1878. Democrat.Bartender;mayorof Hoboken, N.J., 1915-26; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1916,1924.Catholic.Died, in Dr. John Lamb'sSanitarium,near Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1931 (ageabout 53years).Interment atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | Edward Patrick Hagan (1846-1893) — also known asEdward P. Hagan;Eddy Hagan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1846.Democrat.Saloon keeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1879-80,1885-89; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1892-93; died in office 1893.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, following a laparotomy for anintestinalobstruction, in RooseveltHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1893 (age47 years, 19days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary (Powell) Hagan; married,July 24,1877, to Ellen Matthews. |
 | Conrad Hasenflug (1863-1932) — also known as"Cooney" — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main),Germany,February27, 1863.Democrat.Wholesaleproduce business;saloon owner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1900-01; memberofNewYork state senate 9th District, 1905-08; defeated, 1908.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen.Died, frompneumonia,in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1932 (age69 years, 271days).Interment atLutheranAll Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Conrad Hasenflug and Elizabeth (Stickler) Hasenflug; brother ofHenryHasenflug Sr.. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | John Harvey Hawkins (1848-1915) — also known asJ. H. Hawkins — of Hillsboro,FlemingCounty, Ky.Born near Morehead, Fleming County (nowRowanCounty), Ky.,1848.Republican.Tavern owner;merchant;postmaster;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1912.Member,Freemasons.Died in1915(ageabout67 years).Interment atHillsboroCemetery, Hillsboro, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Moses R. Hawkins and Martha (Nickell) Hawkins; married to Jennie'Patsy Jane' Crain. |
| | Jeremiah Hayes (b. 1848) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1848.Democrat.Saloon keeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1886-89.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Robert C. Hillman — also known asBob Hillman — of Chubbuck,BannockCounty, Idaho.Tavern owner; candidate formayorof Chubbuck, Idaho, 1967.Still living as of 1967. | | Henry W. Hupfauf (b. 1885) — ofCalumetCounty, Wis.Born in Harrison town,CalumetCounty, Wis.,August11, 1885.Democrat.Farmer;sugar companyfield man;general storeoperator;tavern owner; organizer of cooperativetelephonecompany; treasurer of abutter andcheese cooperative; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Calumet County; elected 1936; defeated, 1938,1940.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Jankowski (born c.1960) — also known asTom Jankowski — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1960.Tavern owner;mayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 2004-05; defeated, 2005.Still living as of 2005.  | John B. Keefe (1900-1950) — of Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January29, 1900.U.S. Vice Consul inSydney, as of 1926;insuranceadjuster;bartender.DiedOctober21, 1950 (age50 years, 265days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George B. Keefe. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1925) |
| | | Michael Kenna (1857-1946) — also known as"Hinky-Dink" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1857.Democrat.Saloon keeper;cigardealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908,1912,1920,1924,1928,1932,1940.Died, in the BlackstoneHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October9, 1946 (ageabout 89years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill. | | John J. Kennedy (1856-1914) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1856.Democrat.Saloon keeper;banker;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1911-14; died in office 1914.Killedhimself byslashinghis throat with a razor, in a lavatory near the ballroom of theMarkeenHotel,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1914 (ageabout 57years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y. | | Henry B. Krajewski (1912-1966) — of Secaucus,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 15,1912.Pigfarmer;tavern owner; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952 (Poor Man's Party), 1956 (AmericanThird Party); candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1953 (Jersey Veterans Bonus), 1957 (American ThirdParty), 1961 (Veterans Bonus Now); candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1954 (American Third Party), 1958(Politicians Are Jokers).Catholic.Died in Secaucus,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November8, 1966 (age54 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | John A. Kras (born c.1921) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1921.Tavern owner; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1961.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Dominicus Kunkel — also known asDominick Kunkel — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Grocer;saloon keeper;firstselectman of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1898-99.Burial location unknown. | | John J. Latessa (born c.1919) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1919.Tavern owner; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Alfred J. Lauby (1908-1985) — of Antigo,LangladeCounty, Wis.Born in Antigo,LangladeCounty, Wis.,October7, 1908.Democrat.Tavern operator; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Florence, Forest and Langlade counties,1955-58; defeated, 1952 (Langlade County), 1958 (Independent,Florence, Forest and Langlade counties).Died in March,1985(age76years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Francis Lovelace (c.1621-1675) — Born in Kent,England,about 1621.Tavern owner;ColonialGovernor of New York, 1668-73.Englishancestry.Died inEngland,1675 (ageabout54 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Sir William Lovelace and Anne (Barne) Lovelace; brother of RichardLovelace. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | William J. McGovern (1905-1972) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,August25, 1905.Democrat.Tavern owner; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1932(alternate),1944;elected (Wet)delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from HudsonCounty 1933.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Killedby armed robbers at histavern,in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 11,1972 (age66 years, 321days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. | | Edward Francis Mertz (1890-1970) — also known asEdward F. Mertz — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August15, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;buildingcontractor;restaurantandtavern operator; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1949-56, 1965-68 (Milwaukee County 16th District1949-54, Milwaukee County 1st District 1955-56, Milwaukee County 9thDistrict 1965-68).Germanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Eagles.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 3,1970 (age79 years, 261days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph M. Mertz and Catherine (Dickmann) Mertz; married to MetaFluck. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Peter R. Morrissey (1859-1895) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt. LouisCounty, Mo.,August14, 1859.Democrat.Saloon keeper;arrestedin December 1886 on federalchargesofvotefraud;foundguilty in April 1887, but released because the indictment did notspecify that the ballots were for a federal office;indictedagain soon after, but the charges were dropped in November;indictedfornaturalizationfraud in 1889, but not convicted; member ofMissouristate senate 31st District, 1893-95; died in office 1895.Catholic.Irishancestry.While in bed, he wasshottwice with his own pistol, andkilled,by hismistress,Maud Lewis, in her "house ofillrepute", inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 13,1895 (age35 years, 272days). After a dramatic and highly publicized trial, Maud Lewiswas convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to fifteen yearsin prison; she was pardoned by Gov.LonVest Stephens in January 1901.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | John E. Mullally (1875-1912) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in1875.Saloon keeper; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 30th District, 1911-12; died in office 1912.Catholic.Irishancestry.Attackedby three masked holdup men in hissaloon,shot,mortally wounded, and died soon after, in Central EmergencyHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,January15, 1912 (ageabout 36years).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Peter Nagle Jr. (b. 1782) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 11,1782.Hatmanufacturer;tavern keeper;grocer;distiller;chiefburgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1825-31, 1832-33, 1837-39.Burial location unknown. | | George A. Owens — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican.Tavern keeper; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 4th District, 1894-95; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1904,1920(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Howard F. Pellant (1911-1977) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,July 23,1911.Democrat.Foundryworker;meat cutter;insuranceagent;tavern proprietor;internationalrepresentative, United Auto Workers; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1952;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1953-60;defeated, 1950.Member,Eagles;Moose.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November22, 1977 (age66 years, 122days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Pellant and Elizabeth (Gough) Pellant; married1932 to MaryKazmierczak. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Michael Perrone Jr. (born c.1959) — of Little Ferry,BergenCounty, N.J.Born about 1959.Tavern owner; Independent Progressive candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1997; Independent Progressive candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1998, 2000, 2008;Independent Progressive candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly 38th District, 1999.Still living as of 2008.  | Peter Pyszczynski (b. 1892) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 27,1892.Democrat.Shoeworker;tavern owner; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 12th District, 1937-46.Polishancestry. Member,ModernWoodmen of America.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
| | James Brown Ray (1794-1848) — of Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.Born inJeffersonCounty, Ky.,February19, 1794.Lawyer;merchant;tavern owner;newspaperpublisher; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1821-22; member ofIndianastate senate, 1822-25; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837;Governor ofIndiana, 1825-31.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August4, 1848 (age54 years, 167days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Richard E. Russell (born c.1934) — of Rupert,MinidokaCounty, Idaho.Born about 1934.Tavern owner; candidate formayor ofRupert, Idaho, 1993.Still living as of 1993. | | Jedediah Sanger (1751-1829) — of Jaffrey,CheshireCounty, N.H.; Whitestown, Herkimer County (part now in NewHartford,OneidaCounty), N.Y.; New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sherborn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February28, 1751.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;farmer;tavern keeper;paper millbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1793-95 (Herkimer County 1793-94, Herkimer andOnondaga counties 1794-95); member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1796-1804.DiedJune 6,1829 (age78 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles A. Schober (b. 1863) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born inGermany,January,1863.Cutler;saloon keeper;beerbottler; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1895-96.Burial location unknown. | | Avery Skinner (1796-1876) — of Union Square,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Westmoreland,CheshireCounty, N.H.,June 9,1796.Democrat.Schoolteacher;tavern keeper;postmaster;OswegoCounty Treasurer, 1826-1838; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County, 1832-33; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1838-41; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1846; director,Syracuse NorthernRailway.Died in Union Square,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1876 (age80 years, 168days).Interment atMapleView Cemetery, Mexico, N.Y. | | Isaac Spring (1793-1880) — of Brownfield,OxfordCounty, Maine.Born in Brownfield,OxfordCounty, Maine,June 8,1793.Tavern keeper; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1864.Died in Brownfield,OxfordCounty, Maine,April15, 1880 (age86 years, 312days).Interment atPine Grove Cemetery, Brownfield, Maine. | | William F. Struve (1865-1943) — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.Born in Batesville,RipleyCounty, Ind.,August14, 1865.Republican.Saloon keeper; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Alabama,1908.Germanancestry.Died inMadisonCounty, Ala.,February13, 1943 (age77 years, 183days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.  | Timothy Daniel Sullivan (1862-1913) — also known asTimothy D. Sullivan;Tim Sullivan;"Dry Dollar";"Big Tim" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1862.Democrat.Undertaker;saloon part-owner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1887-93; memberofNewYork state senate, 1894-1902, 1909-12 (9th District 1894-95, 11thDistrict 1896-1902, 12th District 1909-12); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1900,1904,1912;U.S.Representative from New York, 1903-06, 1913 (8th District1903-06, 13th District 1913); resigned 1906; died in office 1913.Irishancestry.Struckand killed by a locomotive, near Pelham Parkway, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1913 (age51 years, 39days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Anthony Tony Tarracino (1916-2008) — also known asTony Tarracino;"Captain Tony";"The Conscience of Key West" —of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,August10, 1916.Beatenand left for dead by Mafia colleagues in New Jersey in the 1940s;charterboat captain;saloon keeper;mayorof Key West, Fla., 1989-91; defeated, 1991.Italianancestry.Died, from aheart andlungcondition, in Lower KeysMedicalCenter, Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,November1, 2008 (age92 years, 83days).Cremated. | | James K. Tharpe (b. 1845) — of Owensboro,DaviessCounty, Ky.Born inJeffersonCounty, Ky.,March18, 1845.Saloon keeper;grocer;mayorof Owensboro, Ky., 1880-83; defeated, 1878.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Moses Tharpe and Eveline (Monin) Tharpe; married,April 6,1874, to Johanna Hollis. |
| | Ken Tilley — of Burley,CassiaCounty, Idaho.Bar operator; candidate formayor ofBurley, Idaho, 1973.Still living as of 1973. | | Luis Ralph Ullrich Jr. — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Eatonton,PutnamCounty, Ga.Plumbingcontractor;nightclub owner; candidate formayorof Houston, Tex., 2003, 2005, 2009.Still living as of 2009. | | Martin Ward (1874-1914) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Missouri,May 5,1874.Democrat.Bartender; electedMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District1914, but died before taking office.Irishancestry.Died, fromheartdisease, inSt.Louis, Mo.,November26, 1914 (age40 years, 205days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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