in alphabetical order | |  George Abernethy (1807-1877) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1807.Governorof Oregon Territory, 1845-49;newspaperpublisher.Methodist.Scottishancestry.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,March 2,1877 (age69 years, 146days).Original intermentsomewhere in Vancouver, Wash.; reinterment in 1883 atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Oscar Kelly Allen (1882-1936) — also known asO. K. Allen — of Louisiana. Born in alogcabin inWinnParish, La.,August8, 1882.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1920;Governor ofLouisiana, 1932-36; died in office 1936.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in the LouisianaGovernor'smansion, Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,January28, 1936 (age53 years, 173days).Interment atWinnfieldCemetery, Winnfield, La.| |  Relatives: Sonof Asa Levi Allen and Sophronia (Perkins) Allen; brother ofAsaLeonard Allen; married,December4, 1912, to Florence Scott Love. | | | | Cross-reference:RichardW. Leche | | | | The Huey P. Long - O.K. AllenBridge(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line overthe Mississippi River, betweenEast BatonRouge Parish andWest BatonRouge Parish, Louisiana, is partlynamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "A friend to man, a followerof God, great builder, courageous leader, humble in life, exalted indeath." | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Otho Webb Altizer (1888-1957) — also known asO. W. Altizer — of Christiansburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.Born inFloydCounty, Va.,January3, 1888.Republican.Farmer;miller;MontgomeryCounty Sheriff; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1944.Presbyterian.Member,Lions.Died, fromhistoplasmosisof lungs, in Lewis GaleHospital,Roanoke,Va.,June 16,1957 (age69 years, 164days).Interment atSunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Va. | | Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989) — also known asForrest Anderson — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,January30, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1943-45;Lewisand Clark County Attorney, 1945-47;justice ofMontana state supreme court, 1953-57; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Montana,1956;Montanastate attorney general, 1957-68;Governor ofMontana, 1969-73.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Moose;PhiDelta Theta.Died of aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,July 20,1989 (age76 years, 171days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestvaleCemetery, Helena, Mont. | | Howard Palmer Anderson (1915-2000) — also known asHoward P. Anderson — Born in Crystal Hill,HalifaxCounty, Va.,May 25,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;FBIspecial agent;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1958-71; member ofVirginiastate senate 18th District, 1972-91.Member,Ruritan;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FarmBureau.Died in South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November1, 2000 (age85 years, 160days).Interment atCrystal Hill Cemetery, Crystal Hill, Va. | | Marc Basnight (b. 1947) — of Manteo,DareCounty, N.C.Born in Manteo,DareCounty, N.C.,May 13,1947.Democrat.Restaurantbusiness; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 1st District, 1984-2010.Member,Freemasons.Still living as of 2011. | | John Anton Blatnik (1911-1991) — also known asJohn A. Blatnik — of Chisholm,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Chisholm,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,August17, 1911.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate senate 60th District, 1941-46; served in the U.S. Army AirForce in World War II;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1947-75; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1960,1964(delegation chair); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Minnesota, 1963.Died, fromheartfailure, in Forest Heights,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,December17, 1991 (age80 years, 122days).Intermentsomewherein Chisholm, Minn. | | Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) — also known asHerbert C. Bonner — of Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.Born in Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,May 16,1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died inoffice 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1944(alternate),1956,1964.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died inWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,November7, 1965 (age74 years, 175days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Washington, N.C. | | J. Sinclair Brown — ofRoanoke,Va.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Virginia,1925(voted forJohnW. Davis andCharlesW. Bryan);delegateto Virginia limited constitutional convention 21st District, 1945.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas E. Caldecott (1878-1951) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Chester,England,July27, 1878.Pharmacist;mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 1930-32.Welshancestry.Died, of aheartattack, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 23,1951 (age72 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) — also known asHugh Carter — of Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.Born in Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.,August13, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofGeorgiastate senate 14th District, 1967-81; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1968.Baptist.Died at Sumter RegionalHospital,Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,June 24,1999 (age78 years, 315days).Interment atLebanonCemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga. | | Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) — also known asClement C. Clay — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,December17, 1789.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;memberAlabama territorial council, 1817-18; state court judge inAlabama, 1819-23; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1827-28;U.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1829-35;Governor ofAlabama, 1835-37;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1837-41;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1843.Fought aduelin 1823 with Dr. Waddy Tate.Slaveowner. Died in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,September7, 1866 (age76 years, 264days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala. | | John Murray Corse (1835-1893) — also known asJohn M. Corse — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April27, 1835.Democrat.Book andstationery business; candidate forsecretaryof state of Iowa, 1860; general in the Union Army during theCivil War;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1868-69;postmaster atBoston,Mass., 1886-91.Died in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April27, 1893 (age58 years, 0days).Entombed atAspenGrove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa; statue atCrapo Park, Burlington, Iowa.| | Relatives: SonofJohnLockwood Corse and Sarah (Murray) Corse; married,December23, 1856, to Ellen Edwards Prince; married,June 23,1882, to Frances McNeil (grandniece ofFranklinPierce; great-granddaughter ofBenjaminPierce). | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | CorseElementarySchool, inBurlington,Iowa, isnamedpartly for him. — The John CorseMemorialBridge, which carries U.S. Highway 6 over the Iowa River, atIowa City,Iowa, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) — also known asMario M. Cuomo — of Holliswood, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1932.Democrat. Playedprofessionalbaseball in 1952 for the minor-league Brunswick Pirates;lawyer;lawprofessor;secretaryof state of New York, 1975-78; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1977 (Democratic primary), 1977(Liberal);LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1979-82; defeated in primary, 1974;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984(speaker),1988;Governorof New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; Democratic PresidentialElector for New York,1992.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,DeltaTheta Phi;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 2015 (age82 years, 200days).Entombed in mausoleum atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (1897-1981) — also known asColgate W. Darden, Jr. — ofNorfolk,Va.Born inSouthamptonCounty, Va.,February11, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1930-33;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1933-37, 1939-41 (at-large 1933-35,2nd District 1935-37, 1939-41);Governor ofVirginia, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Virginia,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);president,University of Virginia, 1947.Episcopalian.Died inNorfolk,Va.,June 9,1981 (age84 years, 118days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Southampton County, Va. | | Gerald Desmond (1915-1964) — also known asJerry Desmond — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April12, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1956,1960.Died in1964(ageabout49 years).Burial location unknown.  | John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) — also known asJohn D. Dingell;"Big John";"The Truck" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Trenton,WayneCounty, Mich.; Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,July 8,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1956,1960,1968,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.PolishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,PolishLegion of American Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;National RifleAssociation.Died, fromprostatecancer, in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,February7, 2019 (age92 years, 214days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell andJohnDavid Dingell; married1952 to HelenHenebry; married1981 toDeborahAnn Insley; father ofChristopherD. Dingell. | | | | Political family:Dingellfamily of Detroit, Michigan. | | | | Cross-reference:DougRoss | | | | John DingellDrive,in Detroit MetroAirport,Romulus,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The John D. DingellVAMedical Center, inDetroit,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The John D. Dingell Jr. MemorialBridges, which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street andthe Ann Arbor Railroad tracks, inAnn Arbor,Michigan, arenamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Thomas Joseph Downing (1867-1927) — also known asThomas J. Downing;TomDowning —of McNeals Corner,LancasterCounty, Va.BornMay 25,1867.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1920-27 (34th District 1920-23, 31st District1924-27); died in office 1927.Died in McNeals Corner,LancasterCounty, Va.,December24, 1927 (age60 years, 213days).Interment atDowning Family Cemetery, McNeals Corner, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Downing and Catharine Ellen (Payne) Downing; married toEstelle R. Chilton. | | | | The DowningBridge (built 1927, rebuilt1963), over the Rappahannock River, betweenTappahannockandWarsaw,Virginia, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) — also known asAlfred E. Driscoll — of Haddonfield,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October25, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1939-41;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1948,1952(speaker);member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Presbyterian.Member,PsiUpsilon.DiedMarch 9,1975 (age72 years, 135days).Interment atHaddonfieldBaptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J. | | Arthur W. Edwards (c.1876-1932) — of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Flat Rock,WayneCounty, Mich., about 1876.Lawyer;metalproducts business;mayorof Wyandotte, Mich., 1932; died in office 1932.Died, following anattack ofapoplexy, in ahospitalat Chatham,Ontario,August12, 1932 (ageabout 56years).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) — also known asDwight D. Eisenhower;"Ike" —Born in Denison,GraysonCounty, Tex.,October14, 1890.Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II;presidentof Columbia University, 1948-53;Presidentof the United States, 1953-61.Presbyterian.GermanandSwissancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Council onForeign Relations;LoyalLegion.Died, after a series ofheartattacks, atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,March28, 1969 (age78 years, 165days).Interment atEisenhowerCenter, Abilene, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower;brother ofMiltonStover Eisenhower; married,July 1,1916, toMaryGeneva Doud; father ofJohnSheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David EisenhowerII (son-in-law ofRichardMilhous Nixon). | | | | Political family:Eisenhowerfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:ShermanAdams —CarterL. Burgess —WoodrowWilson Mann —JacquelineC. Odlum —GeorgeE. Allen —MeyerKestnbaum —BernardM. Shanley —JudahNadich | | | | The EisenhowerExpressway,from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, inCookCounty, Illinois, isnamed forhim. — The EisenhowerTunnel (opened 1973),which carries westbound I-70 under the Continental Divide, in theRocky Mountains, fromClearCreek County toSummitCounty, Colorado, isnamed forhim. — The Eisenhower Range ofmountains,inVictoriaLand, Antarctica, isnamed forhim. —MountEisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78). | | | | Campaign slogan: "I LikeIke." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower:Stephen E. Ambrose,Eisenhower: Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein,TheHidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlod'Este,Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk,DwightD. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T.Buchanan, Jr.,RedCarpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in theEisenhower Administration — Jim Newton,Eisenhower:The White House Years — William Lee Miller,TwoAmericans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1969) |
| | Herman Daniel Farrell Jr. (1932-2018) — also known asDenny Farrell — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1932.Democrat.Automobilemechanic; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1975-2017 (74th District 1975-82, 71st District1983-2017); resigned 2017; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1980,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1985; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1988, 2004-08; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1996;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman);New YorkDemocratic state chair, 2001-06.Africanancestry.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 26,2018 (age86 years, 111days).Burial location unknown.  | James Elisha Folsom (1908-1987) — also known asJames E. Folsom;"Big Jim";"Kissin' Jim" —of Alabama. Born inCoffeeCounty, Ala.,October9, 1908.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1944;Governorof Alabama, 1947-51, 1955-59.Died, of aheartattack, in Alabama,November21, 1987 (age79 years, 43days).Interment atCullmanCemetery, Cullman, Ala. | | | Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945) — also known asSamuel M. Garland — of Lebanon,LinnCounty, Ore.Born in Amherst,AmherstCounty, Va.,January31, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendent, Umatilla reservation Indian schools; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oregon,1904(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;HonoraryVice-President); member ofOregonstate senate, 1917-25.Suffered an accidentalfall inhis home, sustained a chest injury, and died a week later fromhypostaticpneumonia, in Lebanon GeneralHospital,Lebanon,LinnCounty, Ore.,November3, 1945 (age84 years, 276days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Lebanon, Ore.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. James Powell Garland and Lucy Virginia (Braxton) Garland;married,October12, 1892, to Isabella LeRoy Kirkpatrick; grandson ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880); great-grandson ofDavidShepherd Garland; second great-grandnephew ofPatrickHenry; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; third cousin ofDanielMicajah Pendleton; third cousin once removed ofStephenValentine Southall,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; fourth cousin ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The GarlandBridge, which takes SantiamHighway (US-20) over the South Santiam River, inLinnCounty, Oregon, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Washington Goethals (1858-1928) — of Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (nowPanama).Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1858.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; armyofficer; chief engineer, Panama Canal, 1907-14;Governor ofPanama Canal Zone, 1914-17.Dutchancestry. Member,DeltaUpsilon.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1928 (age69 years, 206days).Interment atUnited States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.  | John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born inNevis,October3, 1803.Physician;postmaster atApalachicola,Fla., 1834-38;mayorof Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38;banker;inventorof the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.,June 29,1855 (age51 years, 269days).Original interment atMagnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.; reinterment atGorrie Square, Apalachicola, Fla.| | Relatives:Married1838 toCaroline Frances Myrick. | | | | The John Gorrie MemorialBridge (built1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319 acrossApalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, inFranklinCounty, Florida, isnamed forhim. — John GorrieJuniorHigh School (built 1923; closed 1997; now anapartmentbuilding called The John Gorrie), inJacksonville,Florida, wasnamed forhim. — GorrieElementarySchool (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), inTampa,Florida, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 atJacksonville,Florida; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post,October 17, 1993 |
| | | John Patrick Grace (1874-1940) — also known asJohn P. Grace — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December30, 1874.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1911-15, 1919-23.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 25,1940 (age65 years, 178days).Interment atSt.Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Daniel Robert Graham (b. 1936) — also known asBob Graham — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.; Miami Lakes,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Coral Gables, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,November9, 1936.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1967-71; member ofFloridastate senate, 1971-79;Governor ofFlorida, 1979-87;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1987-2005; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1996,2000,2004,2008;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2004.Congregationalist.Still living as of 2024. | | Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923) — also known asBenjamin G. Humphreys — of Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.Born inClaiborneCounty, Miss.,August17, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;District Attorney 4th Circuit, 1895-1903; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1903-23; died inoffice 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1916,1920.Died in Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.,October16, 1923 (age58 years, 60days).Interment atGreenvilleCemetery, Greenville, Miss.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminGrubb Humphreys (1808-1882) and Mildred Hickman (Maury)Humphreys; married,October9, 1889, to Louise Yerger; father ofWilliamYerger Humphreys. | | | | Political family:Humphreysfamily of Greenville, Mississippi. | | | | The Benjamin G. HumphreysBridge (built1938-40, closed and demolished 2010-12), over the Mississippi RiverbetweenGreenville,Mississippi, andLakeVillage, Arkansas, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
| | Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) — also known asEdwin C. Johnson;"BigEd" —of Craig,MoffatCounty, Colo.Born in Scandia,RepublicCounty, Kan.,January1, 1884.Democrat.Railroadwork;telegrapher;farmer;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1923-31;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1931-32;Governor ofColorado, 1933-37, 1955-57;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Colorado,1952.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Grange.Died inDenver,Colo.,May 30,1970 (age86 years, 149days).Entombed in mausoleum atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo.  | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known asJohn F. Kennedy;"J.F.K.";"Lancer" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 29,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;received a 1957PulitzerPrize for his bookProfiles in Courage;Presidentof the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Elks.Kennedy was posthumously awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1963.Shotby asniper,Lee Harvey Oswald, whileriding in amotorcade, and died in ParklandHospital,Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November22, 1963 (age46 years, 177days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument atJohnF. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy;step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who marriedNewtonIvan Steers Jr.); brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy (who marriedVirginiaJoan Bennett); married,September12, 1953, toJaquelineLee Bouvier (step-daughter ofHughDudley Auchincloss; step-sister ofEugeneLuther Gore Vidal Jr. andHughDudley Auchincloss III); father ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (whomarriedArnoldAlois Schwarzenegger),KathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnB. Connally —HenryB. Gonzalez —HenryM. Wade —WalterRogers —GerryE. Studds —JamesB. McCahey, Jr. —MarkDalton —WaggonerCarr —TheodoreC. Sorensen —PierreSalinger —JohnBartlow Martin —AbrahamDavenport —NellieConnally | | | | The John F. Kennedy MemorialBridge(opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River fromJeffersonville,Indiana, toLouisville,Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. half dollar coin. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by John F. Kennedy:Profilesin Courage (1956) | | | | Books about John F. Kennedy:Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze,JFK: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek,AnUnfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — MichaelO'Brien,JohnF. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage,JFK,LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke,AskNot : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That ChangedAmerica — Thomas Reeves,AQuestion of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —Chris Matthews,JackKennedy: Elusive Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Shelley Sommer,JohnF. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for youngreaders) | | | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:Seymour Hersh,TheDark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky,JFK:the Man and the Myth | | | | Image source: Warren Commission report(via Wikipedia) |
| | Joseph Robert Kerrey (b. 1943) — also known asBob Kerrey — of Nebraska. Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,August27, 1943.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;Governor ofNebraska, 1983-87; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1996,2000;speaker,1988;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1989-2001; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1992.Congregationalist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Lions;Sertoma.Received theMedalof Honor for action at Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam, 1969, when helost aleg.Still living as of 2014. | | Charles Willauer Kutz (1870-1951) — also known asCharles W. Kutz — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October14, 1870.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1914-17, 1918-21,1941-45; retired 1945;Presidentof the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1920; servedin the U.S. Army during World War I.Universalist.Died, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Washington,D.C.,January25, 1951 (age80 years, 103days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Allen Kutz and Emily (Briner) Kutz; married,June 25,1895, to Elizabeth Randolph Keim. | | | | Kutz MemorialBridge (built 1943,altered and renamed 1954), on Independence Avenue, crossing the TidalBasin, in West Potomac Park,Washington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) — also known asHuey P. Long;Hugh Pierce Long;"The Kingfish" —of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born near Winnfield,WinnParish, La.,August30, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1928;Governorof Louisiana, 1928-32; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Louisiana, 1928;impeachedby the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including hisattempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of thegovernor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.Baptist.Member,Elks.Shotandmortallywounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at thescene), in the LouisianaStateCapitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later atOur Lady of the LakeHospital,Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,September10, 1935 (age42 years, 11days).Interment atStateCapitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La.| | Relatives: Sonof Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother ofGeorgeShannon Long andEarlKemp Long (who marriedBlancheB. Revere); married,April12, 1913, toRoseMcConnell; father ofRussellBilliu Long; second cousin once removed ofGillisWilliam Long andSpeedyOteria Long. | | | | Political family:Longfamily of Louisiana. | | | | Cross-reference:CecilMorgan —JohnH. Overton —HarveyG. Fields —GeraldL. K. Smith | | | | The Huey P. Long - O.K. AllenBridge(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line overthe Mississippi River, betweenEast BatonRouge Parish andWest BatonRouge Parish, Louisiana, is partlynamed forhim. — Senador Huey Pierce Long, astreetinAsunsion,Paraguay, isnamed forhim. | | | | Campaign slogan: "Every Man aKing." | | | | Campaign slogan: "Share OurWealth." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by Huey P. Long:EveryMan a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long | | | | Books about Huey P. Long: T. HarryWilliams,HueyLong — Harnett T. Kane,HueyLong's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship1928-1940 — Richard D. White,Kingfish:The Reign of Huey P. Long — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — David R. Collins,HueyP. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers) | | | | Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia ofLouisiana |
| | | John A. Lynch (1908-1978) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March10, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1941-46;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1956-77 (Middlesex County 1956-65, District7 1966-73, 17th District 1974-77).Died, ofcancer,in WhitestoneHospital,Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1978 (age69 years, 358days). The John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge, which takes Route 18across the Raritan River, isnamed forhim.Interment atResurrection Burial Park, Piscataway, N.J. | | Thomas Alfred Mathis (1869-1958) — also known asThomas A. Mathis;"Cap'nTom" —of Tuckerton,OceanCounty, N.J.; Toms River,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in New Gretna,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,June 7,1869.Republican.Mariner;automobiledealer; member ofNewJersey state senate from Ocean County, 1910-11, 1914-15, 1923-31,1942-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1928,1940,1944;secretaryof state of New Jersey, 1931-41.Indictedfortaxevasion by a federal grand jury in 1937.Hekilledhimself, by self-inflictedgunshot,in Toms River,OceanCounty, N.J.,May 18,1958 (age88 years, 345days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Toms River, N.J. | | James Hoge Tyler McConnell (d. 1989) — also known asTyler McConnell — of Greenville,New CastleCounty, Del.; Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1948(alternate),1956,1960;candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1956.Died in1989.Burial location unknown. | | Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852) — of Montgomery,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born near Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,October6, 1771.Democrat. Member ofNorthwestTerritory House of Representatives, 1801-02;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,1802; member ofOhiostate senate, 1803, 1827;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1803-13, 1840-43 (at-large 1803-13, 4thDistrict 1840-43);U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1813-19; Presidential Elector for Ohio,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins);Governor ofOhio, 1822-26; defeated, 1820; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1829, 1835.Died near Lebanon,WarrenCounty, Ohio,March22, 1852 (age80 years, 168days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Symmes Township, Warren County, Ohio. | | William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) — also known asWilliam H. Natcher — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,September11, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;WarrenCounty Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1940;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney,8th District, 1951-53;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died inoffice 1994.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Kiwanis;OddFellows.Died, in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March29, 1994 (age84 years, 199days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married,June 17,1937, to Virginia Reardon. | | | | The William H. NatcherFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inBowlingGreen, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. — The William H. NatcherParkway(opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran throughWarren,Butler,Ohio,andDaviesscounties, Kentucky, wasnamed forhim. — The William H. NatcherBridge (opened2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River, betweenDaviessCounty, Kentucky andSpencerCounty, Indiana, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier |
| | Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known asHarry W. Nice — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,December5, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1920;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1936;Governorof Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1940.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Moose;JuniorOrder;Elks;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;Knightsof Khorassan.Died inRichmond,Va.,February25, 1941 (age63 years, 82days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known asDonal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,September10, 1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit bya mortar round andlost hislower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen.HowardW. Cannon;Governor ofNevada, 1971-79; executive editor,Las Vegas Sunnewspaper.Catholic.Suffered aheartattack at St. Viator CatholicChurch,and died soon after in ahospital,Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,March 5,2004 (age74 years, 177days).Interment atSouthernNevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev. | | Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) — also known asEdward A. O'Neal — of Alabama. Born inMadisonCounty, Ala.,September21, 1818.Lawyer;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875;Governor ofAlabama, 1882-86.Died in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,November7, 1890 (age72 years, 47days).Interment atCityCemetery, Florence, Ala.  | Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) — also known asThomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;"Tip" —of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December9, 1912.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1937-52;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1952,1960,1964;Honorary Chair,1984;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District1953-63, 8th District 1963-87);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1977-87.Catholic.Irishancestry.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1991.Died, ofcardiacarrest, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January5, 1994 (age81 years, 27days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married,June 17,1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father ofThomasP. O'Neill III. | | | | The O'NeillTunnel (opened 2003), whichcarries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3, inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by Thomas P. O'Neill:Manof the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker TipO'Neill (1989) | | | | Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: JohnAloysius Farrell,TipO' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography —Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked | | | | Image source: Public Officers ofMassachusetts, 1979-80 |
| | Edmund Winston Pettus (1821-1907) — also known asEdmund W. Pettus — of Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.Born inLimestoneCounty, Ala.,July 6,1821.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; circuit judge in Alabama,1855-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1876,1880,1884,1888,1892(speaker);U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.Member,KuKlux Klan.Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs,MadisonCounty, N.C.,July 27,1907 (age86 years, 21days).Interment atLiveOak Cemetery, Selma, Ala. | | Arthur Ravenel Jr. (b. 1927) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March29, 1927.Realtor;generalcontractor; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1953-58; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1980-86;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1987-95;candidate in Republican primary forGovernor ofSouth Carolina, 1994.Still living as of 2014.  | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known asFranklin D. Roosevelt;"F.D.R." —of Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S.Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1920,1924,1928;speaker,1944;contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, hislegs wereparalyzed for the rest of his life;Governor ofNew York, 1929-33;Presidentof the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayorAntonJ. Cermak wereshotat by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Elks;Grange;Knightsof Pythias.Led the nation through the Depression and World War II. Died of acerebralhemorrhage, in Warm Springs,MeriwetherCounty, Ga.,April12, 1945 (age63 years, 72days).Interment atRooseveltHome, Hyde Park, N.Y.; memorial monument atFederal Triangle, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument atWestPotomac Park, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt; married,March17, 1905, toAnnaEleanor Roosevelt (niece ofTheodoreRoosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin ofCorinneDouglas Robinson); father ofJamesRoosevelt (1907-1991),ElliottRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; half-uncle ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; second great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; first cousin ofWarrenDelano Robbins andKatharinePrice Collier St. George; first cousin once removed of HelenLloyd Aspinwall (who marriedFrancisEmanuel Shober); first cousin twice removed ofElizabethKortright; first cousin four times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who marriedWilliamPhillips); second cousin once removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; second cousin thrice removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr. andJabezWilliams Huntington; second cousin five times removed ofSamuelHuntington,GeorgeWashington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andSamuelGager; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipDePeyster andJamesI. Roosevelt; third cousin thrice removed ofSulifandSutherland Ross; fourth cousin once removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant,RobertBarnwell Roosevelt,RogerWolcott andTheodoreRoosevelt (1858-1919). | | | | Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:RossT. McIntire —MiltonLipson —W.W. Howes —BruceBarton —HamiltonFish, Jr. —JosephW. Martin, Jr. —SamuelI. Rosenman —RexfordG. Tugwell —RaymondMoley —AdolfA. Berle —GeorgeE. Allen —LorenceE. Asman —GrenvilleT. Emmet —EliotJaneway —JonathanDaniels —RalphBellamy —WytheLeigh Kinsolving | | | | The Franklin Delano RooseveltBridge(opened 1962), over Lubec Narrows, betweenLubec,Maine andCampobelloIsland, New Brunswick, Canada, isnamed forhim. — TheboroughofRoosevelt,New Jersey (originally Jersey Homesteads; renamed 1945), isnamed forhim. — F. D. RooseveltAirport,on the Caribbean island ofSintEustatius, isnamed forhim. — The F. D. RooseveltTeachingHospital, inBanskáBystrica, Slovakia, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:FrankGarrison—FranklinD. Roosevelt Keesee | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin). | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt:James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn,TheThree Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who TransformedAmerica — Doris Kearns Goodwin,NoOrdinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front inWorld War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt,FDR: 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush,FranklinRoosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson,ThatMan : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt —Jonas Klein,BelovedIsland : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy ofCampobello — Conrad Black,FranklinDelano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — CharlesPeters,FiveDays in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World —Steven Neal,HappyDays Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergenceof FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — H. W.Brands,Traitorto His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of FranklinDelano Roosevelt — Hazel Rowley,Franklinand Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage — AlanBrinkley,FranklinDelano Roosevelt — Stanley Weintraub,YoungMr. Roosevelt: FDR's Introduction to War, Politics, andLife — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Karen Bornemann Spies,FranklinD. Roosevelt (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Franklin D.Roosevelt: Jim Powell,FDR'sFolly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the GreatDepression — John T. Flynn,TheRoosevelt Myth — Burton W. Folsom,NewDeal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has DamagedAmerica | | | | Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt:Philip Roth,ThePlot Against America: A Novel — Philip K. Dick,TheMan in the High Castle | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) — Born inWashington,D.C.,November6, 1854.Republican.Bandconductor;composer;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1924.BavarianandPortugeseancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;AudubonSociety.He was elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1973.Died, in his room at the Abraham LincolnHotel,Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 6,1932 (age77 years, 121days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Brent Spence (1874-1967) — of Fort Thomas,CampbellCounty, Ky.Born in Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.,December24, 1874.Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1910;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1931-63 (6th District 1931-33,at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-63); defeated, 1928.Died in Fort Thomas,CampbellCounty, Ky.,September18, 1967 (age92 years, 268days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Southgate, Ky. | | Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946) — of McRae (now part of McRae-Helena),TelfairCounty, Ga.Born in Forsyth,MonroeCounty, Ga.,September23, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;Georgiacommissioner of agriculture, 1927;Governor ofGeorgia, 1933-37, 1941-43.Baptist.Member,Woodmen ofthe World;OddFellows;SigmaNu.DiedDecember21, 1946 (age62 years, 89days).Interment atMcRaeCity Cemetery, McRae-Helena, Ga. | | Vincent Thomas (1907-1980) — also known asVincent Thomasevich — of San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Pass Christian,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,April16, 1907.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1941-78 (68th District 1941-74, 52nd District1975-78); defeated, 1978; Democratic Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1940(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andHenryA. Wallace); Democratic Presidential Elector for California,1944(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andHarryS. Truman); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1948,1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1952.Croatianancestry. Member,Elks;Redmen.Died in San Pedro, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January31, 1980 (age72 years, 290days).Interment atGreenHills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.  | Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known asMaurice J. Tobin — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 22,1901.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1938-45;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1948-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Foresters.Died, of aheartattack, in Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,July 19,1953 (age52 years, 58days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. |  | Millard Evelyn Tydings (1890-1961) — also known asMillard E. Tydings — of Havre de Grace,HarfordCounty, Md.Born in Havre de Grace,HarfordCounty, Md.,April 6,1890.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1916-17, 1920;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1920; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1922-24;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1923-27;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1927-51; defeated, 1950; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died near Havre de Grace,HarfordCounty, Md.,February9, 1961 (age70 years, 309days).Interment atAngelHill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, Md. | | Earl M. Vickers — ofFayetteCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1961-65;resigned 1965.Still living as of 1965. | | Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) — also known asMalcolm Wilson — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44,Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1959-73;Governor ofNew York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1984.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March13, 2000 (age86 years, 16days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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