in alphabetical order | |  Charles E. Beatley Jr. (1916-2003) — also known asCharles E. Beatley;ChuckBeatley —ofAlexandria,Va.Born in Ohio,May 17,1916.Democrat.Airlinepilot;mayorof Alexandria, Va., 1967-76, 1979-85; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1986.Died inAlexandria,Va.,December29, 2003 (age87 years, 226days).Cremated;ashes scattered inaprivate or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va.  | William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) — also known asWilliam Benton — of Southport, Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,April 1,1900.Democrat.Advertisingbusiness; introduced sound effects into television commercials;popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president,University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the EncyclopediaBrittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs,1945-47;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1956,1960,1968.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Council onForeign Relations;ZetaPsi.Died, in the Waldorf TowersHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1973 (age72 years, 351days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | | Laura Bush (b. 1946) — also known asLaura Lane Welch — Born, in Midland MemorialHospital,Midland,MidlandCounty, Tex.,November4, 1946.Republican.Schoolteacher;librarian;First Lady of Texas, 1995-2000;First Ladyof the United States, 2001-09.Female.Still living as of 2024. | | Belle Cooledge (1884-1955) — also known as"Auntie Belle" — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Sutter Creek,AmadorCounty, Calif.,July 29,1884.Schoolteacher; instructor, dean of women, and vice president ofSacramento Junior College;mayorof Sacramento, Calif., 1948-49.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,November9, 1955 (age71 years, 103days).Burial location unknown. | | Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) — also known asFred C. Fischer — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Flat Rock,WayneCounty, Mich.,November12, 1879.Republican.School teacherand principal; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1920;villagepresident of Belleville, Michigan, 1932-36; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934;WayneCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.Methodist.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from amyocardialinfarction, in Ridgewood OsteopathicHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April20, 1963 (age83 years, 159days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Belleville, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married,June 24,1908, to Reva Ruthruff. | | | | Fred C. FischerElementarySchool (built 1957, closed 2011), inTaylor,Michigan, wasnamed forhim. — The former Fred C. FischerLibrary, inBelleville,Michigan, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Roswell Pettibone Flower (1835-1899) — also known asRoswell P. Flower — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Theresa,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1835.Democrat.Jeweler;banker;U.S.Representative from New York, 1881-83, 1889-91 (11th District1881-83, 12th District 1889-91); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1888(speaker),1892(ConventionVice-President; member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1896;Governorof New York, 1892-95.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Eastport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 12,1899 (age63 years, 278days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y.; statue atWashington Street Median, Watertown, N.Y. | | Ralph Chandler Harrison (1831-1918) — also known asRalph C. Harrison — of Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Cornwall Bridge, Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October22, 1831.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cornwall, 1857;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1891-1903;Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1905-08.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 18,1918 (age86 years, 269days).Burial location unknown. | | Bret Harte (1836-1902) — also known asFrancis Brett Hart — of Union (now Arcata),HumboldtCounty, Calif.; London,England.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1836.Writer;editor;U.S. Consul inCrefeld, 1878-80;Glasgow, 1880-85.English,Dutch,andJewishancestry.Died in Camberley,England,May2, 1902 (age65 years, 250days).Interment atSt.Peter's Churchyard, Frimley, Surrey, England.| | Relatives:Step-son ofAndrewWilliams; son of Henry Hart and Elizabeth (Ostrander) Hart;married,August11, 1862, to Anna Griswold. | | | | Bret Harte UnionHighSchool, inAngelsCamp, California, isnamed forhim. — Bret HarteElementarySchool, inSacramento,California, isnamed forhim. — The Bret HarteNeighborhood Library, inLongBeach, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Death shall reap the braverharvest." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Morton Hughes (1855-1940) — also known asRobert M. Hughes — Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,September10, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1902, 1904; member,Virginia state board of education, 1930-35.DiedJanuary15, 1940 (age84 years, 127days).Burial location unknown. | | James Baxter Hunt Jr. (b. 1937) — also known asJames B. Hunt, Jr.;Jim Hunt — of North Carolina. Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,May 16,1937.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1973-77;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1977-85, 1993-2001; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1984; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1996,2000.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2014.| | The James B. Hunt, Jr.Library, at the North Carolina StateUniversityCentennial Campus,Raleigh,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Hunt Hall, adormitoryat theUniversityof North Carolina Charlotte, inCharlotte,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. — The James B. Hunt Jr.ResidenceHall, at the North CarolinaSchoolof Science and Mathematics, inDurham,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books about James B. Hunt: WayneGrimsley,JamesB. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive — Gary Pearce,JimHunt: A Biography |
| | Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) — also known asHenry E. Huntington — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1850.Republican. Owned and expanded thestreetcarand trolley system in Southern California;real estatedeveloper; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, fromkidneydisease andpneumonia,in LankenauHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 23,1927 (age77 years, 85days).Entombed in mausoleum atHuntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married1873 to MaryAlice Prentice; married1913 toArabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. | | | | ThecityofHuntingtonBeach, California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofHuntingtonPark, California, isnamed forhim. — HuntingtonLake,inFresnoCounty, California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonHotel(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as theHuntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntingtonhotel) inPasadena,California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonLibrary,ArtMuseum, andBotanicalGardens, on his former estate, inSanMarino, California, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Zachariah Joshua Loussac (1883-1965) — also known asZ. J. Loussac — ofAnchorage,Alaska; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Pokrov,Russia,July13, 1883.Democrat.Druggist;philanthropist;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alaska Territory,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Jewishancestry. Member,Rotary.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,March15, 1965 (age81 years, 245days).Cremated;ashes interred atAngelusMemorial Park, Anchorage, Alaska. | | William Robertson McKenney (1851-1916) — also known asWilliam R. McKenney — ofPetersburg,Va.Born inPetersburg,Va.,December2, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1895-97.Died inPetersburg,Va.,January3, 1916 (age64 years, 32days).Interment atBlandfordCemetery, Petersburg, Va. | | Michelle Obama (b. 1964) — also known asMichelle LaVaughn Robinson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January17, 1964.Democrat.Lawyer;speaker, Democratic National Convention,2008,2012,2016,2020;FirstLady of the United States, 2009-17.Female.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2024.| | Relatives:Daughter of Fraser Robinson III and Marian (Shields) Robinson;married,October18, 1992, toBarackHussein Obama Jr.. | | | | The Michelle ObamaLibrary, inLongBeach, California, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Michelle Obama: JodiKantor,TheObamas — Rachel L. Swarns,AmericanTapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors ofMichelle Obama — Mary Tomer,Mrs.O: The Face of Fashion Democracy — Liza Mundy,Michelle:A Biography |
| | Oswald Ottendorfer (1826-1900) — also known asValentin Oswald Ottendorfer — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Zwittau, Moravia (now Svitavy,Czechia),February28, 1826.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1864;Liberal Democratic candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1874; Democratic Presidential Elector forNew York,1884;Gold Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Austrianancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1900 (age74 years, 290days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) — also known asRalph Paiewonsky — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,VirginIslands.Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (nowVirginIslands),November9, 1907.Democrat. Manager or president ofdistillery,movietheaters, aliquorstore and agiftshop; one of the organizers of the West IndiesBank andTrust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from VirginIslands,1940,1944(member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker),1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1964,1980;member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;Governorof U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in St. ThomasHospital,St. Thomas,VirginIslands,November9, 1991 (age84 years, 0days).Entombed atAltona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VirginIslands. | | Elmer Edwin Rasmuson (1909-2000) — also known asElmer E. Rasmuson — of Alaska. Born inYakutat,Alaska,February15, 1909.Republican. President, NationalBank ofAlaska; regent, University of Alaska, 1950-69; philanthropist;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1964-67; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alaska, 1968.Swedishancestry.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December1, 2000 (age91 years, 290days).Interment atAnchorageMemorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska. | | Roland Roger Renne (1905-1989) — also known asRoland Renne — of Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.Born in Greenwich,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,December12, 1905.Democrat.Economist;collegeprofessor;president,Montana State College, Bozeman, 1943-64; candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1964.PresbyterianorUnitarian.Member,Rotary;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;AlphaZeta.DiedAugust30, 1989 (age83 years, 261days).Interment atSunsetHills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont. | | Walter William Stiern (1914-1988) — also known asWalter W. Stiern — of Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March 8,1914.Democrat.Veterinarian;member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1959-86 (34th District 1959-66, 18th District1967-86); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1960.Died in Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,February21, 1988 (age73 years, 350days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Bakersfield, Calif.  | Charles Sumner (1811-1874) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January6, 1811.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1848;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1851-74; died in office 1874.In May, 1856, he suffered severe injuries in an assault by SouthCarolina Rep.PrestonS. Brooks, who was furious over an anti-slavery speech.Died inWashington,D.C.,March11, 1874 (age63 years, 64days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; statue erected 1879 atBoston Public Garden, Boston, Mass. | | John Toman (1878-1969) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Bohemia (now part ofCzechia),September14, 1878.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928(alternate),1932,1936,1940,1944;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;CookCounty Sheriff, 1934-38.DiedMay 6,1969 (age90 years, 234days).Interment atBohemianNational Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | David Shelby Walker (1815-1891) — also known asDavid S. Walker — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born inLoganCounty, Ky.,May 2,1815.Lawyer;mayorof Tallahassee, Fla., 1852;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1860-65;Governor ofFlorida, 1865-68; defeated (American), 1856; circuit judge inFlorida, 1878-91.Died in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,July 20,1891 (age76 years, 79days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.| | Relatives: SonofDavidWalker; married to Philoclea Alston (sister ofAugustusA. Alston; niece ofWillisAlston); father of Courtney Walker (who marriedRobertSpratt Cockrell) andDavidShelby Walker Jr.; nephew ofGeorgeWalker; uncle ofJamesDavid Walker; first cousin twice removed ofHowellLewis; second cousin once removed ofMeriwetherLewis; second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeWashington,JohnWalker andFrancisWalker; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeMadison; third cousin ofHowellCobb (1772-1818); third cousin once removed ofRobertBrooke,BushrodWashington,HowellCobb (1815-1868) andThomasReade Rootes Cobb; third cousin twice removed ofJamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison,ClementF. Dorsey andAndrewJackson Cobb; fourth cousin ofJohnThornton Augustine Washington,FrancisTaliaferro Helm andThomasWalker Gilmer; fourth cousin once removed ofAndrewDorsey,CharlesJohn Helm,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,RobertThomas Brooke,HubbardDozier Helm andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck. | | | | Political family:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The David S. WalkerLibrary, inTallahassee,Florida, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harold Washington (1922-1987) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April15, 1922.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1965; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1977;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1981-83; resigned1983;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died inoffice 1987.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;NationalBar Association.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November25, 1987 (age65 years, 224days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | The Harold WashingtonPublic Library, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Harold Washington: PaulKleppner,ChicagoDivided : The Making of a Black Mayor — Melvin G.Holli,BashingChicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago,1987 — Dempsey J. Travis,Harold,the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor HaroldWashington — Florence Hamlish Levinsohn,HaroldWashington: A political biography — Alton Miller,HaroldWashington: The Mayor, the Man — Naurice Roberts,HaroldWashington : Mayor With A Vison (for youngreaders) |
| | Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) — also known asRobert L. Williams — of Durant,BryanCounty, Okla.Born near Brundidge,PikeCounty, Ala.,December20, 1868.Democrat.Methodistminister;lawyer;member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory,1904-07;delegateto Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906;justice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oklahoma,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);Governorof Oklahoma, 1915-19;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofpneumonia,at Wilson N. JonesHospital,Sherman,GraysonCounty, Tex.,April10, 1948 (age79 years, 112days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Durant, Okla. | | Wilson W. Wyatt (1905-1996) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,November21, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1941-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1960;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1959-63; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1962; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1963.Presbyterian.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American BarAssociation;Rotary.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 11,1996 (age90 years, 203days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard H. Wyatt and Mary (Watkins) Wyatt; married,June 14,1930, to Anne Kinnaird Duncan. | | | | Wyatt Hall (built 1939, named 1995), whichhouses the law school at theUniversityof Louisville,Louisville,Kentucky, isnamed forhim. — Wyatt Hall (includingtheatersand anart gallery), at BellarmineUniversity,Louisville,Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
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