Very incomplete list!  |  Duane William Acklie (1931-2016) — also known asDuane Acklie — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Madison,MadisonCounty, Neb.,November14, 1931.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1992,2004;selected to the Nebraska BusinessHall ofFame, 1994;trucking executive.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,September17, 2016 (age84 years, 308days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb. | | | Elbert M. Adcox (1899-1969) — of Hohenwald,LewisCounty, Tenn.BornOctober2, 1899.Democrat.Automobiledealer;oildistributor;trucking business; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1945-50, 1959-64.Churchof Christ.Died in September,1969(age69years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.  | John E. Amos (1905-1986) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,July 16,1905.Democrat.Lawyer;president, Bell Linestrucking company; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,1939-48;Speaker ofthe West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1943-48; member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1949-56; defeated, 1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from West Virginia, 1959-64, 1965-68.MethodistorEpiscopalian.Member,Elks;SigmaNu;PhiDelta Phi.Died in May,1986(age80years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof J. Ellis Amos and Lutie H. (Delaney) Amos; married,October5, 1935, to Mary Edith Johnston. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | | Warren Hendry Atherton (1891-1976) — also known asWarren H. Atherton — of Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December28, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;storage corporationexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1944,1948,1952(alternate).Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;Kiwanis.Died in March,1976(age84years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton; married,July 7,1917, to Anne Holt; married,August17, 1952, to Marietta Monachino Cochran. |
| | Wilbert Nelson Austin (1859-1943) — also known asWilbert N. Austin — of Torrington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Plymouth,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 23,1859.Democrat.Liverybusiness;trucking business; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Plymouth, 1891, 1899-1900,1931-36, 1941-42; defeated, 1906, 1910.Episcopalian.Died in Plymouth,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 20,1943 (age83 years, 331days).Interment atWestCemetery, Plymouth, Conn. | | William Lester Avery (1853-1925) — also known asWilliam L. Avery — of Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.; Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1853.Shipmaster;express agent; U.S. Consul inBelize City, 1898-1921.Died in1925(ageabout72 years).Interment atClearwaterMunicipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla. | | Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015) — also known asTim M. Babcock — of Glendive,DawsonCounty, Mont.; Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.; Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.; Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Littlefork,KoochichingCounty, Minn.,October27, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer,president, Babcock & LeePetroleumTransporters, Inc.; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1961-62;Governor ofMontana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Montana,1972,2004,2008,2012.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;Eagles;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,April 7,2015 (age95 years, 162days).Interment atForestvaleCemetery, Helena, Mont. | | Martin Walter Baginski (1908-1967) — also known asMartin W. Baginski — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Portland,IoniaCounty, Mich.,July 28,1908.Democrat.Coaldealer;trucking business;contractor;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954(Wayne County 5th District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District);candidate forMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1938, 1966; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; Democratic candidate for Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1948;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5thDistrict, 1961-62.Catholic.Polishancestry.Died in December,1967(age59years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Baginski and Katherine (Kusniss) Baginski; married,July 17,1935, to Anne Marceline Denek. |
| | Bernard Nadal Baker (1854-1918) — also known asBernard N. Baker — of Catonsville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,May 11,1854.Democrat.Glassmanufacturing business; established Atlantic Transport Line,operatingsteamships,shipping freight and passengers from Baltimore and Philadelphia toEurope; also hadlighterageandcold storage enterprises; philanthropist; member, U.S.Shipping Board, 1917; resigned 1917.Died in CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,December20, 1918 (age64 years, 223days).Burial location unknown. | | Adrian C. Barr (b. 1875) — of Shepherd,IsabellaCounty, Mich.Born in Howard City,MontcalmCounty, Mich.,June 22,1875.Democrat.Schoolteacher;mailcarrier;railwaystation agent;trucking business; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Isabella County, 1933-34;defeated, 1934, 1936, 1940.Burial location unknown. | | Amos Chafee Barstow (1813-1894) — also known asAmos Barstow — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April30, 1813.Whig.Manufacturer;founder, Barstow Stove Company; president, City NationalBank ofProvidence; president, Mechanics SavingsBank;president, ProvidenceGasCompany; president, Mechanics MutualFireInsurance Company; co-owner, ProvidenceWarehouse Company;mayorof Providence, R.I., 1852-53; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1860;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1870-71.Congregationalist.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September5, 1894 (age81 years, 128days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) — also known asC. William Beales — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born near York Springs,AdamsCounty, Pa.,December16, 1877.Republican.Pharmacist;director, Gettysburg NationalBank;director, GettysburgIceandStorage Co.; postmaster atGettysburg,Pa., 1910-14;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; memberofPennsylvaniastate senate 33rd District, 1917-20.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,November14, 1927 (age49 years, 333days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.  | William Howe Bewley (1878-1953) — also known asWilliam Bewley — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1878.Republican.Express agent;canningbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1914-19,1927-28; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1939-48 (47th District 1939-44, 52nd District1945-48).Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1953 (age75 years, 16days).Interment atCold Springs Cemetery, Lockport, N.Y. | | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) — also known asA. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;shippingbusiness; U.S. Minister toNorway, 1935-37, 1941-42;Netherlands, 1941-42;Yugoslavia, 1941;Czechoslovakia, 1941-43;Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1937-43;Belgium, 1941-43;Netherlands, 1942-43;Norway, 1942-43;Yugoslavia, 1942;Greece, 1942-43;Czechoslovakia, 1943;Spain, 1961.Died, fromlungcancer and aheartattack, inWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,November13, 1961 (age63 years, 331days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1843-1922) — also known asBenjamin F. Bradley — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1843.Republican.Express agent; postmaster atMidland,Mich., 1871-83;villagepresident of Midland, Michigan; elected 1884; candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1909.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;ModernWoodmen of America;Maccabees.Died in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,December31, 1922 (age79 years, 167days).Interment atMidlandCemetery, Midland, Mich.  | Walter Donald Catton (1856-1895) — also known asWalter D. Catton — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,October21, 1856.Shipping executive;Vice-Consulfor Chile inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1888-95.ScottishandEnglishancestry.Died in Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December30, 1895 (age39 years, 70days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Charles Catton and Anna Maria (Cocking) Catton; married,January10, 1884, to Annie Amelia Leland. | | | | Image source: San Francisco Call,December 31, 1895 |
| | | Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) — also known asKit F. Clardy;"Michigan'sMcCarthy" —of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Butler,BatesCounty, Mo.,June 17,1892.Republican.Lawyer;president, CrestonTransfer Company; director,Truckaway Corporation;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,1950, 1954, 1956.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;SigmaDelta Kappa.Died in Palos Verdes Estates,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September5, 1961 (age69 years, 80days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.  | Ron J. Corbett (b. 1960) — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,October12, 1960.Republican.Insuranceagent; co-founder of Peppy'sIce Cream,operator of trucks selling ice cream in Eastern Iowa; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1987-99; resigned 1999;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1995-99; president,Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2005; vice-president, CRSTtrucking company, from 2005;mayorof Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2010-.Still living as of 2014. | | Alexander Isaac Cotheal (1804-1894) — also known asAlexander Cotheal — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November5, 1804.Shipping executive;linguist;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inNewYork, N.Y., 1871-94.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1894 (age89 years, 113days).Interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Kiantone,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,GodfreyMoving & Storage Co.;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.Episcopalian.Member,Lions;Elks;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November20, 1986 (age86 years, 336days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Arthur Chester Cryan (1884-1950) — also known asArthur C. Cryan — of Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.Born in Bethlehem,GraftonCounty, N.H.,August15, 1884.Republican.Express agent; electedNewHampshire state house of representatives from Lancaster 1938.Englishancestry.Died in Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,1950(ageabout65 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Cryan and Minnie Elizabeth (Smith) Cryan; married,June 3,1907, to Ruby Natalie Stone. |
| | David Sheldon Day (1880-1962) — also known asDavid S. Day — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September8, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president, BridgeportStorage Warehouse Co.; secretaryand director, Bead ChainManufacturingCo.; director, BridgeportGasLight Co.; director, AmericanFabricsCo.; director and member executive committee, BridgeportHospital;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1905-06.DiedSeptember2, 1962 (age81 years, 359days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | Frank Edward Denholm (1923-2016) — also known asFrank E. Denholm — of Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.Born in Scotland Township,DayCounty, S.Dak.,November29, 1923.Democrat.Farmer;auctioneer;trucking business;DayCounty Sheriff, 1950-52;FBIagent;lawyer;universitylecturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthDakota,1968;U.S.Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1971-75.Died in Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.,April 7,2016 (age92 years, 130days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) — also known as"Watch-Dog of the CityTreasury" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),March27, 1837.Republican.Grocer;transfer business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91;president of council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & OhioRailroad;director, Chicago & Grand TrunkRailway,1900-17; director, Metropolitan NationalBank;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1880;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1905.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown. | | George William Dixon (born c.1866) — also known asGeorge W. Dixon — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill., about 1866.Republican.Lawyer;transfer business; member ofIllinoisstate senate 1st District, 1903-07; Republican PresidentialElector for Illinois,1909.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas John Dixon (b. 1869) — also known asThomas J. Dixon — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September9, 1869.Republican.Transfer business; Chicago alderman; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1904.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.  | Farrell Dobbs (1907-1983) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Born in Queen City,SchuylerCounty, Mo.,July 25,1907.Socialist.Truck driver; became involved with a militantTeamsters Union local in Minneapolis in the 1930s, and helpedlead ageneral strike; joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1939;convictedin 1941 oftreasonunder the anti-CommunistSmithAct, and served one year inprison;Trotskyist Anti-War candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1945; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; national secretaryof the Socialist Workers Party, 1953-72;historian.Member,TeamstersUnion.Died in Pinole,ContraCosta County, Calif.,October31, 1983 (age76 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | William J. Doran (b. 1886) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 30,1886.Democrat.Hauling business; member ofMissouristate senate 29th District, 1933-44.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married,May 30,1935, to Elizabeth Bryan Smart. |
| | Dan Dean Doty (1906-1972) — also known asDan D. Doty — of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.Born in Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.,April30, 1906.Democrat.Bricklayer;contractor;transfer and storage business; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Pettis County, 1949-52.Member,Elks;OptimistClub.DiedMay 13,1972 (age66 years, 13days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo. | | Alanson William Edwards (1840-1908) — also known asAlanson W. Edwards — of Bunker Hill,MacoupinCounty, Ill.; Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born inLorainCounty, Ohio,August27, 1840.Express agent;telegraphoperator; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; warden,Illinois Penitentiary at Joliet, 1871-72;newspaperpublisher;mayor ofFargo, N.Dak., 1887-88; member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1895-96; U.S. ConsulGeneral inMontreal, 1903-06.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,February8, 1908 (age67 years, 165days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Fargo, N.Dak. | | Leonard E. Eggert — of Muskegon Heights,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Democrat. Owner, EggertTransfer Co., transfer agents andcoaldealers;mayorof Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1908-09, 1910-11, 1913-14; defeated,1914, 1915, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Louis Fechter Sr. (1851-1921) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Alsace-Lorraine,France,1851.Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan SouthernRailroad;lostan arm in an 1877 railroad accident;carting business;organized BuffaloRenderingCo.; manager, BuffaloFertilizerCo.; president, MinnehahaMining andSmeltingCo.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency,realestate andinsurance;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 48th District, 1905-06.Catholic.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1921 (ageabout 69years).Interment atUnitedGerman and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y. | | Herbert Best Fellows (1860-1899) — also known asHerbert B. Fellows — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Clifton Park,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1860.Democrat.Express agent; postmaster atScarsdale,N.Y., 1894-99.shot,killed,and robbed, in Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1899 (age39 years, 14days). A 19-year-old named Edgar C. Burnz confessed to thecrime, was arrested, and held at the county jail in White Plains,where, in July 1900, he led about 100 prisoners in an unsuccessfulescape attempt. Burnz smoked as many as eighty cigarettes a day, andthe press dubbed him the "Cigarette Boy Murderer". At his murdertrial in December 1900, his defense was that cigarette smoking hadmade him insane. He was convicted, sentenced to life in prison, butreleased about 1920, and became an Episcopal minister.Burial location unknown. | | Glenn N. Felton (b. 1906) — of Kennewick,BentonCounty, Wash.Born in Bellingham,WhatcomCounty, Wash.,October28, 1906.Republican.Truck driver;oildistributor;fertilizerdealer; board member, Kennewick GeneralHospital;mayorof Kennewick, Wash., 1960-62, 1967-69.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof W. L. Felton and Leora (Lambert) Felton; married,September7, 1942, to Margaret Abken. |
| | Edward James Flaccus (b. 1904) — also known asEddie Flaccus — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,January13, 1904.Republican. Engaged inservicestation,tireandtrucking business; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1943-50.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward C. Flaccus and Mary C. (Schuler) Flaccus; married,June 14,1927, to Eleanor McFeely. |
| | Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) — also known asCharles R. Flint;"Father ofTrusts" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine,January24, 1850.Shipping business;shipowner;financier;Consulfor Chile inNewYork, N.Y., 1877-79;Consul-Generalfor Costa Rica inNewYork, N.Y., 1891-96; in the 1890s, he consolidated groups ofsmaller companies to form large corporations or "trusts": U.S.Rubber(1892); American Chicle (chewinggum) (1899); AmericanWoolen(1899); founder, in 1911, of theComputing-Tabulating-RecordingCompany, which later became International Busines Machines (IBM).Died, in his room at the ShorehamHotel,Washington,D.C.,February26, 1934 (age84 years, 33days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Samuel Augustus Foot (1780-1846) — also known asSamuel A. Foot;Samuel AugustusFoote —of Cheshire,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Cheshire,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November8, 1780.Shipping business;farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cheshire, 1817-18, 1821-23,1825-26;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1825-26;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-21, 1823-25,1833-34; resigned 1834; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1821;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1827-33;Governor ofConnecticut, 1834-35; Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1844.Congregationalist.Died in Cheshire,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September15, 1846 (age65 years, 311days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Cheshire, Conn. | | Charles J. Foster — of Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.Transfer and storage business; candidate formayorof Cadillac, Mich., 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Richard T. Friend (b. 1945) — also known asR. Friend — of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Born in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,February24, 1945.Libertarian.Truck driver; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1998, 2000.Member,National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2000. | | Lawrence Ettore Gerosa (1894-1972) — also known asLawrence E. Gerosa — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Milan,Italy,August10, 1894.Trucking business; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1948,1952,1956,1960;New York City Controller, 1954-61; Citizens candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1961.Italianancestry.Died, oflungcancer, in Albert EinsteinHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1972 (age77 years, 319days).Burial location unknown.  | Garfield Abram Goodwin (1880-1944) — also known asGarfield A. Goodwin — of Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born inRallsCounty, Mo.,December9, 1880.Express agent;curiodealer;mayor ofTempe, Ariz., 1924-26.Member,Rotary.Died in Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,April 2,1944 (age63 years, 115days).Interment atDoubleButte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz. | | James John Goulette (1905-1993) — also known asJames Goulette — of Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.Born in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,September9, 1905.Republican.Ice,beer,cold storage andminkbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (DickinsonCounty 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, MenomineeDistrict 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (DickinsonDistrict), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).Catholic.FrenchCanadian ancestry. Member,Elks;Eagles;UnitedCommercial Travelers;Knightsof Columbus;Jaycees.Died in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,December15, 1993 (age88 years, 97days).Interment atIron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich. | | William Preston Graves (b. 1953) — also known asBill Graves — of Salina,SalineCounty, Kan.Born in Salina,SalineCounty, Kan.,January9, 1953.Republican.Trucking business;secretaryof state of Kansas, 1987-95;Governor ofKansas, 1995-2003.Methodist.Still living as of 2014. | | James Clyde Griffin (b. 1927) — also known asJames C. Griffin;JimGriffin —of Norwalk,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Tennessee,October1, 1927.Truck driver; American Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from California, 1968 (38th District), 1974 (33rdDistrict); American Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1980; American Independent candidate forGovernorof California, 1982; American Independent candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 1986; American Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1988.Member,Moose;Elks;National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 1990.| | Relatives: Sonof Dewey Sampson Griffin and Osa Nelson (Akers)Griffin. |
| | Walter A. Haas (1889-1979) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 11,1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president(1928-56) and chairman of the Levi Straussclothingcompany; director, Crocker-Anglo NationalBank,NationalIceand ColdStorage Co.; PacificGas &Electric Co.; vice-president, Mt. ZionHospital;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1952.Jewish.DiedDecember7, 1979 (age90 years, 210days).Burial location unknown.  | William White Handley (1872-1919) — also known asWilliam W. Handley — Born inWashington,D.C.,June 29,1872.Shipping business; U.S. Vice Consul inTrinidad, 1904; U.S. Consular Agent inMatanzas, 1904-05; U.S. Consul inPuerto Plata, 1905;Trinidad, 1905-08;Naples, 1910-11; U.S. Consul General inBoma, 1908-10;Callao, as of 1914-16;Callao-Lima, as of 1917.DiedSeptember27, 1919 (age47 years, 90days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph A. Handley and Elizabeth Handley. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1918) |
 | William A. Hannig (b. 1892) — of Elm Grove,OhioCounty, W.Va.; Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,October8, 1892.Republican.Transfer and storage business; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1939;resigned 1939; member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1943-54.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
| | Michael Joseph Hogan (1871-1940) — also known asMichael J. Hogan — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1871.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,1922 (7th District), 1932 (at-large);trucking business;indictedin 1934 foracceptingmoney from applicants for New York City plumbing licenses;convictedon federal charges in 1935 ofacceptingbribes from illegal immigrants and helping them filefalseaffidavits, andsentencedto a year and a day in federal prison;testifiedin 1936 that he had assisted in ajurytampering conspiracy.Died in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 7,1940 (age69 years, 15days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Richard R. Jones (1910-2008) — also known asDick Jones — of Powell,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,September5, 1910.Republican. Founder and owner of Dick JonesTrucking Company;member ofWyomingstate house of representatives from Park County, 1955-56; memberofWyomingstate senate from Park County, 1957-74; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wyoming,1964(delegation chair); candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1974.Swedishancestry.Died in Powell,ParkCounty, Wyo.,August20, 2008 (age97 years, 350days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Cody, Wyo.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Jones and Elsa Jones; married1932 to Estes'Jackie' Clarke; married1987 to EvelynNelson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wilford Kallmeyer (1927-2013) — of Hermann,GasconadeCounty, Mo.Born in Hermann,GasconadeCounty, Mo.,January28, 1927.Trucking business;mayorof Hermann, Mo., 1964-72.Methodist.Member,Jaycees.Died in Hermann,GasconadeCounty, Mo.,January21, 2013 (age85 years, 359days).Interment atOak Haven Memorial Gardens, Hermann, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William Chester Kallmeyer and Myrtle Emily (Wohlt) Kallmeyer;married to Phyllis Ann Lauer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Oscar Klöcker (c.1863-1940) — of Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.Born inNorway,about 1863.Naturalized U.S. citizen;pipefitter;shipping business;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. | | Philip Knopf (1847-1920) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Long Grove,LakeCounty, Ill.,November18, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;teamingbusiness; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1887-94;CookCounty Clerk, 1894-1902; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1896;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1903-09.DiedAugust14, 1920 (age72 years, 270days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Joseph J. Larkin (b. 1886) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1886.Democrat.Moving business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1927.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown. | | Dillard Brown Lasseter (1894-1973) — also known asDillard B. Lasseter — of Cordele,CrispCounty, Ga.;Washington,D.C.Born in Vienna,DoolyCounty, Ga.,July 21,1894.Schoolteacher;interpreter;U.S. Vice Consul inTientsin, 1920-21;Antung, 1921-22;Nanking, 1922;Hankow, 1922-23; headed National Youth Administration inGeorgia; member, Regional War Manpower Commision; administrator, FarmSecurity Administration, 1945-46; administrator, Farmers HomeAdministration, 1946-53;lobbyistfor the AmericanTrucking Association.Died inWashington,D.C.,November2, 1973 (age79 years, 104days).Interment atOxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Ga. | | Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) — also known asHarry E. Mayhew — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,April16, 1906.Democrat.Trucking business;coal andice dealer; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,1955-58;Speaker ofthe Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1960.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;TallCedars of Lebanon;Shriners;Rotary.Suffered aheartattack while he and his wife weredrivinghome from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 21,1972 (age66 years, 96days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Milford, Del. | | W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Big Lake,MississippiCounty, Ark.,February27, 1908.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;warehousebusiness; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Moose;Lions;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | John A. Nichols (b. 1831) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;president, BrooklynWarehouse & Storage Company;chair ofKings County Republican Party, 1881.Member,UnionLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas O'Connor (born c.1875) — of Darien,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inIreland,about 1875.Republican.Automobileaccessories merchant;trucking and warehousing business;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Darien, 1939-48.Burial location unknown.  | Jim O'Neal — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Trucking business;mayorof Springfield, Mo., 2009-12; resigned 2012.Still living as of 2012.| | Image source:St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 8, 2012 |
|  | Henry Remer Parrott (1829-1919) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January4, 1829.Republican.Express agent; secretary-treasurer, laterpresident, ParrottVarnishCompany; vice-president, People'sSteamboatCompany of Bridgeport; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1888(delegation secretary); member ofConnecticutRepublican State Committee, 1889.Congregationalist.DiedNovember25, 1919 (age90 years, 325days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | William F. Passannante (1920-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;president, CosmopolitanTrucking Corporation; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,61st District 1983-90).Catholic.Member,FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Lions.Died ofpancreaticcancer at TischHospitalof New York UniversityMedicalCenter, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1996 (age76 years, 309days).Entombed in mausoleum atFerncliffCemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y. | | Robert Pentland (1908-1975) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Bowhill,Scotland,February7, 1908.Democrat.Coal miner;groceryclerk;warehouse worker; served in the U.S. Marine Corpsduring World War II;businessrepresentative, Teamsters Local 688; member ofMissouristate senate 1st District, 1949-72.Presbyterian.Member,TeamstersUnion.DiedJune 7,1975 (age67 years, 120days).Interment atJeffersonBarracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.  | James W. Riley — of Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Republican.Cold storage business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1931-38; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 51st District, 1939-42.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
|  | John I. Rogers (1910-1994) — of Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born in Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.,July 10,1910.Republican.Transfer business;funeraldirector;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1939-48,1951-54; defeated, 1934; member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1969-72; defeated, 1966,1972.UnitedBrethren; laterPresbyterian.Member,Rotary;Lions;OddFellows;Ruritan.DiedJanuary13, 1994 (age83 years, 187days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albin I. Rogers and Dessie Grace (Alt) Rogers; married,October21, 1931, to Hazel V. Shumaker. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | William Matson Roth (1916-2014) — also known asWilliam M. Roth;W. M. Roth — of Sausalito,MarinCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September3, 1916.Democrat.Shipping executive; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960,1964;Regent, University of California; U.S. Trade Representative, 1967-69.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died in Petaluma,SonomaCounty, Calif.,May 29,2014 (age97 years, 268days).Burial location unknown. | | Wendy Scalise (1951-2007) — also known asWendy R. Nogle — of Atascadero,San LuisObispo County, Calif.BornJanuary5, 1951.Moving and storage business;mayorof Atascadero, Calif., 2002, 2005.Female.Christian.DiedMarch16, 2007 (age56 years, 70days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Archie Nogle and Barbara Nogle; married to TonyScalise. |
| | James William Schwantz (b. 1970) — also known asJim Schwantz — of Palatine,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Palatine,CookCounty, Ill.,January23, 1970.Played professionalfootballin 1992-98; national account sales manager for Von Sydow'sMoving& Storage;radio showco-host;mayorof Palatine, Ill., 2009-.Still living as of 2014. | | John R. Skone-Palmer (b. 1937) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.BornAugust24, 1937.Truck driver; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Stephen Lincoln Smith (1900-1947) — also known asStephen L. Smith — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February12, 1900.Democrat. President, H.T. SmithExpress Company; president,EasternMotor Freight Conference;mayorof Meriden, Conn., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.Died in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 10,1947 (age47 years, 118days).Interment atSacredHeart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof George P. Smith and Ellen (Desmond) Smith; married to ConnieRaby. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Walter Herman Tank (1897-1961) — also known asWalter H. Tank — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,May 25,1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;truck driver;Businessagent, Local 126, Truck Drivers Union (later Teamsters Union); candidate formayorof Oshkosh, Wis., 1939 (primary), 1943; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1943; defeatedin Progressive primary, 1936.Episcopalian.Germanancestry. Member,TeamstersUnion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, in MercyHospital,Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,July 1,1961 (age64 years, 37days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Ferdinand Wilhelm Tank and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Mueller) Tank;married1930 to OlgaMeta Jeske. |
| | Pedro Tenorio (1934-2018) — also known asTeno Tenorio;Pedro PangelinanTenorio —of Saipan,NorthernMariana Islands.Born in Saipan,NorthernMariana Islands,April18, 1934.Republican.Schoolteacher;shipping executive;Governor ofNorthern Mariana Islands, 1982-90, 1998-2002; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Northern Mariana IslandsTerritory,2008(delegation chair).Died in Garapan, Saipan,NorthernMariana Islands,May 21,2018 (age84 years, 33days).Interment atMount Carmel Cemetery, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, N.M.I. | | William C. E. Thomas (1818-1876) — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Muncy,LycomingCounty, Pa.,November21, 1818.Republican.Tanner;mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 1854;express agent; postmaster atGreenBay, Wis., 1872-76.Died in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,August13, 1876 (age57 years, 266days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Allouez, Wis.  | George F. Torsney (b. 1896) — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;trucking and warehousing business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1933-37, 1939-42.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;CatholicWar Veterans;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
 | Reno W. Trego (1877-1961) — of Merrill,LincolnCounty, Wis.; Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born near Blairstown,BentonCounty, Iowa,August24, 1877.Progressive.Machinist;automobiledealer;real estateagent;hoteloperator;trucking business;electricutilityengineer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Lincoln County, 1937-40.Member,OddFellows.Died in Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,November3, 1961 (age84 years, 71days).Interment atGarrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa. | | Frederick von Versen (b. 1847) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inGermany,1847.Naturalized U.S. citizen;shipping business; U.S. Vice &Deputy Consul General inBerlin, 1887-89; U.S. Deputy Consul General inBerlin, 1894-1911; U.S. Vice Consul inBerlin, as of 1916.Germanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | William Whitman (b. 1858) — Born in London,England,July18, 1858.Not U.S. citizen;express agent; U.S. Consular Agent inBoulogne-sur-Mer, 1903-19.Burial location unknown. | | Raymond E. Wilt (b. 1907) — of Ross Township,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Ross Township,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December5, 1907.Republican.Hauling contractor; constable; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 17thDistrict, 1951-60.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Moose.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Wilt and Caroline Wilt; married to MarcellaNewman. |
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