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Politicians in Miscellaneous Halls of Fame

Joseph Jacob Foss (1915-2003) — also known asJoe Foss;"The American Ace ofAces" —of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.; Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,April17, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;received theMedalof Honor for action over Guadalcanal in 1942-43; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Dakota,1948(alternate),1956(delegation chair),1960;speaker,1952,1956;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1949-50,1953-54;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1955-59; candidate forU.S.Representative from South Dakota, 1958; Commissioner, AmericanFootballLeague, 1960; elected to National AviationHall of Fame, 1984;president, National Rifle Association, 1988-90.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, from the effects of astroke,in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January1, 2003 (age87 years, 259days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837-1892) — of North Carolina. Born inAnsonCounty, N.C.,April24, 1837.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1866;newspapereditor;NorthCarolina commissioner of agriculture, 1877-80; national presidentof the Farmers' Alliance.Baptist.Member,Grange.Founder of Polkton, N.C. Elected to the North Carolina AgriculturalHall of Fame in 1957.Died from abladderhemorrhage, inWashington,D.C.,June 11,1892 (age55 years, 48days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
 
 Relatives: Sonof Andrew Polk and Sereba Autry Polk; married1857 to SarahPamela Gaddy.
 Epitaph: "Editor, orator, patriot,Christian. The friend of popular education and civilliberty."
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 Relatives:Married,August9, 1942, to June Shakstad; married1967 to DonnaWild Hall.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Aretha Louise Franklin (1942-2018) — also known asAretha Franklin;"Queen ofSoul" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March25, 1942.Democrat.Singer;performed, Democratic National Convention, 1968 ;inducted to the Rock and RollHall of Fame, 1987; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 2005.Female.Died, frompancreaticneuroendocrine tumor, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August16, 2018 (age76 years, 144days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich.
 Relatives:Daughter of Rev. Clarence LeVaughn Franklin and Barbara Vernice(Siggers) Franklin; married1961 to TedWhite; married,April11, 1978, to Glynn Turman.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Donald Lewis Mason — also known asDonald L. Mason — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Lawyer;mayorof Zanesville, Ohio, 1984-91, 2020-; member, Public UtilitiesCommission of Ohio, 1998-.Member,Rotary.Elected to Muskingum College AthleticHall of Fame, 1992. Still living as of 2024.Duane AcklieDuane 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 of Fame, 1994;truckingexecutive.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,September17, 2016 (age84 years, 308days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
 Relatives: Sonof William Roy Acklie and Irene Mabel (Bove) Acklie; married1954 toPhyllisAnn Osborn.
 See alsoNNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: Nebraska Business Hall ofFame
 Betty Castor (b. 1941) — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Glassboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,May 11,1941.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate senate, 1977-78, 1983-86 (23rd District 1977-78, 21stDistrict 1983-86); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1978; Florida Commissioner of Education,1986;Presidentof of the University of South Florida, 1994; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Florida,2004;candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 2004.Female.Lutheran.Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAssociation of University Women;SierraClub.Inducted into the Florida Women'sHall of Fame, 1996. Still living as of 2004.
 Relatives:Daughter of Joseph L. Bowe and Gladys Wright Bowe; married toSamuelP. Bell III.
 Jules Ralph Feiffer (b. 1929) — also known asJules Feiffer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1929.Democrat.Cartoonist;playwright;screenwriter;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968;received aPulitzerPrize for editorial cartoons in 1981, and again in 1986; inductedinto the Comic BookHall of Fame, 2004.Jewish.Still living as of 2023.
 Relatives: Sonof David Feiffer and Rhoda (Davis) Feiffer.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
Ernest R. AckermanErnest Robinson Ackerman (1863-1931) — also known asErnest R. Ackerman — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1863.Republican. President, LawrencePortlandCement Company;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1897;member ofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1908,1916;member ofNew Jerseystate board of education, 1918-20;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died inoffice 1931.Presbyterian.Member,UnionLeague.He was elected to the American Philatelic SocietyHall of Famein 2000.Died, ofheartdisease, in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,October18, 1931 (age68 years, 123days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
 Relatives: Sonof Ellen Robinson (Morgan) Ackerman and James Hervey Ackerman;married1892 to MoraL. Weber.
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 Image source: Library ofCongress
 Roy Claxton Acuff (1903-1992) — also known asRoy Acuff;"The King of CountryMusic" —of Clarksville,MontgomeryCounty, Tenn.Born in Maynardville,UnionCounty, Tenn.,September15, 1903.Republican.Countrymusician; co-founder of Acuff-Rose Publication Company, thefirstcountry musicpublishinghouse; appeared in seven Hollywoodmoviesin the 1940s; owner and operator of Dunbar CaveHotelnear Nashville; candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1960.Elected to Country MusicHall of Fame, 1962. Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,November23, 1992 (age89 years, 69days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
 Relatives: Sonof Simon E. Neill Acuff and Ida (Carr) Acuff; grandson ofCoramAcuff; second cousin once removed ofJuddsonThomas Acuff.
 Political family:Acufffamily of Maynardville, Tennessee.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Books about Roy Acuff: ElizabethSchlappi,RoyAcuff: The Smoky Mountain Boy
Carl AlbertCarl Bert Albert (1908-2000) — also known asCarl Albert;"The Little Giant fromLittle Dixie" —of McAlester,PittsburgCounty, Okla.Born in McAlester,PittsburgCounty, Okla.,May 10,1908.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1947-77;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1971-77; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Oklahoma,1952,1964(chair,Resolutionsand Platform Committee),1968,1976,1992,1996.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Lions;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;IzaakWalton League;KappaAlpha Order;PhiBeta Kappa.Elected to OklahomaHall of Fame. Died, at McAlester RegionalHealthCenter, McAlester,PittsburgCounty, Okla.,February4, 2000 (age91 years, 270days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, McAlester, Okla.
 Relatives: Sonof Ernest Homer Albert and Leona Ann (Scott) Albert; married,August20, 1942, to Mary Greene Harmon.
 Cross-reference:CharlesWard
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 Image source: Library ofCongress
Henry J. AllenHenry Justin Allen (1868-1950) — also known asHenry J. Allen — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born in Pittsfield,WarrenCounty, Pa.,September11, 1868.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kansas,1912,1936;Governorof Kansas, 1919-23; defeated (Progressive), 1914;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.Methodist.Member,DeltaTau Delta;Kiwanis.Inducted to the Kansas NewspaperHall of Fame. Died ofcerebralthrombosis, in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,January17, 1950 (age81 years, 128days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
 Relatives: Sonof John Allen and Rebecca (Goodin) Allen; married,October19, 1893, to Elsie J. Nuzman.
 Cross-reference:ClydeM. Reed
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 Image source: Library ofCongress
 Charles R. Anthony (1885-1976) — also known asC. R. Anthony — of Edmond,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Trenton,GibsonCounty, Tenn.,August10, 1885.Democrat.Merchant;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1956.Member,Rotary.Named to OklahomaHall of Fame. Died in June,1976(age90years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: Sonof Zachary Cicero Anthony and Elvira Ann (Pennington) Anthony;married,July 10,1910, to Lutie L. Mauldin.
 James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) — also known asJames H. Arrington — of Stillwater,PayneCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Jethro,FranklinCounty, Ark.,May 23,1904.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;superintendentof schools;oil drillingbusiness;OklahomaDemocratic state chair, 1940-46; member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oklahoma,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.Presbyterian.Member,IzaakWalton League;SigmaNu;Lions.Named to Oklahoma State University AlumniHall of Fame. DiedMarch 8,1979 (age74 years, 289days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
 Relatives: Sonof William H. Arrington and Laura T. (Fulks) Arrington; married,July 5,1930, to Veneta C. Berry.
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 Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) — also known asMargaret Frances Culkin — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.; Tryon,PolkCounty, N.C.Born in Buffalo,WrightCounty, Minn.,March18, 1891.Republican.Novelist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1924(alternate),1936.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters.Elected to DuluthHall of Fame. Died in Tryon,PolkCounty, N.C.,January4, 1982 (age90 years, 292days).Interment atPolk Memorial Gardens, Columbus, N.C.
 Relatives:Daughter ofWilliamEdgar Culkin and Hannah Alice (Young) Culkin; married,October9, 1914, to Archibald Tanner Banning, Jr.; married1942 to LeroySalsich; niece ofFrancisDugan Culkin.
 Political family:Culkinfamily of Oswego, New York.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Books by Margaret Culkin Banning:TheSplendid Torments : A Novel (1976) —SuchInteresting People (1979) —TheWill of Magda Townsend (1974) —Spellbinders(1922) —EchoAnswers (1960) —CountryClub People (1923) —TheFirst Woman (1935) —HalfLoaves (1921) —Womenfor Defense (1942) —TheClever Sister (1947) —ConductYourself Accordingly (1944) —TheConvert (1957) —TheDowry (1955) —Enoughto Live On (1940) —FallenAway (1951) —Festivalat the Lakehead (1965) —Giveus our years (1950) —AHandmaid of the Lord (1924) —Itook my love to the country (1966) —TheIron Will (1936) —Mesabi(1969) —MixedMarriage (1930) —Moneyof Her Own (1928) —OutIn Society (1940) —TheQuality of Mercy : A Novel (1963) —Youhaven't changed (1937)
 N. Lorraine Beebe (1910-2005) — also known asNellie Lorraine Boekeloo — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,June 19,1910.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1967-70; defeated, 1964, 1970;candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1974.Female.Episcopalian.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Inducted to Michigan Women'sHall of Fame, 1983. Died, in TendercareNursingHome, Portage,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,August12, 2005 (age95 years, 54days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Portage, Mich.
 Relatives:Daughter of Henry Lawrence Boekeloo and Genevieve (Richards)Boekeloo; married,August20, 1938, to Leo Clair Beebe.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Page Henry Belcher (1899-1980) — also known asPage Belcher — of Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.Born in Jefferson,GrantCounty, Okla.,April21, 1899.Republican.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Rep.RossRizley, 1941;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma, 1951-73 (8th District 1951-53, 1stDistrict 1953-73).Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;OddFellows.Named to OklahomaHall of Fame. Died in Midwest City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,August2, 1980 (age81 years, 103days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
 Relatives: Sonof George Harvey Belcher and Jessie (Ray) Belcher; married,June 16,1922, to Gladys Collins.
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 Lucile Elizabeth Belen (1912-2010) — also known asLucile E. Belen — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Laingsburg,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,December28, 1912.Democrat.Florist;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1942; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1952;member, Lansing City Council, 1955-92; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County1st District, 1961.Female.Member,Zonta;Rotary.Inducted into Michigan Women'sHall of Fame, 2001. Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,June 2,2010 (age97 years, 156days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.
 Relatives:Daughter of Christopher Belen andElizabethLehman Belen; sister ofFrederickChristopher Belen.
 Political family:Belenfamily of Lansing, Michigan.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) — also known asLoren M. Berry;"Mr. YellowPages" —of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Oakwood,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.,July 24,1888.Republican.Newspaperreporter;advertisingsalesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section intelephonedirectories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director oftelephonecompanies; Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Florida,1960,1964;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Elected toTelephoneHall of Fame in 1982.Died in Oakwood,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,February10, 1980 (age91 years, 201days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
 Relatives: Sonof Charles D. Berry and Elizabeth (Murphy) Berry; married,June 9,1909, to Lucile Kneipple; married,August28, 1938, to Helen Anderson Henry.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 David Bing (b. 1943) — also known asDave Bing — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inWashington,D.C.,November24, 1943.Playedprofessionalbasketball for the Detroit Pistons and other teams, 1966-75;named to the BasketballHall of Fame in 1990; founder,president, and chairman of BingSteel(later, The Bing Group), supplier toautomobilemanufacturers;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 2009-13.Baptist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2020.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Roxcy O'Neal Bolton (b. 1926) — also known as"Florida's PioneerFeminist" —Born in Mississippi,1926..Female.Member,NationalOrganization for Women.In 1974, founded the first Rape Treatment Center in the country atJackson Memorial Hospital in Miami; inducted 1984 into the FloridaWomen'sHall of Fame.Still living as of 2001. Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone (1895-1983) — also known asReva Beck Bosone;Reva ZilphaBeck —of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in American Fork,UtahCounty, Utah,April 2,1895.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofUtahstate house of representatives, 1933-35; municipal judge in Utah,1936-48;U.S.Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1949-53; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Utah,1952,1956.Female.Member, UtahHall of Fame. Died in Vienna,FairfaxCounty, Va.,July 21,1983 (age88 years, 110days).Interment atAmericanFork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah.
 Relatives:Daughter of Christian Matheus Beck and Zilpha Ann (Chipman) Beck;married,October8, 1929, to Joseph Peter Bosone.
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 William Warren Bradley (b. 1943) — also known asBill Bradley;"DollarBill" —of Denville,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Crystal City,JeffersonCounty, Mo.,July 28,1943.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1988,1996;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2000.Protestant.At the 1964OlympicGames, won a gold medal as part of the U.S. basketball team;professionalbasketballplayer for the New York Knicks, 1967-77; elected to the BasketballHall of Fame in 1983.Still living as of 2014.
 Cross-reference:DanMaffei
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 John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) — also known asJohn T. Brown — of Mechanicsburg,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Plain City,MadisonCounty, Ohio,March14, 1876.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-28;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1940.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Grange;FarmBureau.Enshrined in Ohio AgriculturalHall of Fame, 1968. Died, ofheartfailure, in Mechanicsburg,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,January18, 1951 (age74 years, 310days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio. James Paul David Bunning (1931-2017) — also known asJim Bunning — of Fort Thomas,CampbellCounty, Ky.; Southgate,CampbellCounty, Ky.Born in Southgate,CampbellCounty, Ky.,October23, 1931.Republican. Professionalbaseballplayer, 1950-71; member of the BaseballHall of Fame inCooperstown, N.Y.; member ofKentuckystate senate 11th District, 1980-83; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1983;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1987-99;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1999-; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kentucky,2004,2008,2012.Catholic.DiedMay 26,2017 (age85 years, 215days).Interment atSt.Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
 Relatives:Father ofDavidL. Bunning.
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James Fenimore CooperJames Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) — also known asJane Morgan — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Burlington,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,September15, 1789.Novelist;U.S. Consul inLyon, 1826-28.Episcopalian.Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans. Inducted into the New York WritersHall of Fame.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1851 (age61 years, 364days).Interment atChristChurchyard, Cooperstown, N.Y.; statue atCooperGarden, Cooperstown, N.Y.
 Relatives: SonofWilliamCooper and Elizabeth (Fenimore) Cooper; married,January1, 1811, to Susan Augusta De Lancey.
 The World War IILibertyshipSS James Fenimore Cooper (built 1942 atPortland,Oregon; wrecked and scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
 Politician named for him:JamesF. C. Griggs
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Fiction by James Fenimore Cooper:Lastof the Mohicans —ThePioneers —ThePrairie —TheDeerslayer —ThePathfinder
 Books about James Fenimore Cooper:Donald A. Ringe,JamesFenimore Cooper — Warren Motley,TheAmerican Abraham : James Fenimore Cooper and the FrontierPatriarch — Donald G. Darnell,JamesFenimore Cooper: Novelist of Manners
 Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1940)
 Michael Curb (b. 1944) — also known asMike Curb — of California; Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December24, 1944.Republican.Musician;recordcompany executive;racecar owner; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from California, 1977;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1979-83; defeated, 1986; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1982.In 2003, he was inducted into the Georgia MusicHall of Fame. Still living as of 2014.
 Relatives:Married to Linda Dunphy.
 The Curb Event Centerarena,at BelmontUniversity,Nashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 James Houston Davis (1899-2000) — also known asJimmie Davis;"The SingingGovernor" —of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Born in Quitman,JacksonParish, La.,September11, 1899.Democrat.Governor ofLouisiana, 1944-48, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker),1960.Countrymusician and author of hit song "You Are My Sunshine"; elected tothe Country MusicHall of Fame in 1972; star of themovieLouisiana, as himself.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November5, 2000 (age101 years,55 days).Interment atDavisCemetery, Jackson Parish, La.
 Relatives:Married to Anna Gordon.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Books about Jimmie Davis: Gus Weill,Youare my sunshine : the Jimmie Davis story : an affectionatebiography — Kenny Gill,JimmieDavis: More Than Sunshine
 LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) — also known asLaVern R. Dilweg — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November1, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;played on the Green Bay Packersfootballteam, 1927-34;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,1944; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.Member,Lions;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Member, Wisconsin SportsHall of Fame. Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,January2, 1968 (age64 years, 62days).Interment atFortHoward Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
 Relatives: Sonof Bernard Dilweg and Alida (Winkler) Dilweg; married,June 14,1927, to Eleanor Coleman.
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Walt DisneyWalter Elias Disney (1901-1966) — also known asWalt Disney;"UncleWalt" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December5, 1901.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1944.Irishancestry.Producerordirectorof several hundredfilmsfrom 1922 until the 1960s; creator and first voice of Mickey Mouse;founder of Disney entertainment company and of Disneyland, theworld'sfirsttheme park; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. In honor of hisinvention of the multiplane camera, he is an inductee to the NationalInventorsHall of Fame.Died, oflungcancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December15, 1966 (age65 years, 10days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.; statue erected 1993 atDisneyland,Anaheim, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Elias Disney and Flora (Call) Disney; married,July 13,1925, to Lillian Marie Bounds.
 Cross-reference:GeorgeJ. Mitchell
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Books about Walt Disney: RichardSchickel,TheDisney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of WaltDisney — Leonard Mosley,Disney'sWorld: A Biography — Katherine Greene & RichardGreene,TheMan Behind the Magic: The Story of Walt Disney — BobThomas,WaltDisney: An American Original — Jean-Pierre Isbouts,DiscoveringWalt: The Magical Life of Walt Disney (for youngreaders)
 Image source: Boy Scouts ofAmerica
 Carl Djerassi (1923-2015) — of Portola Valley,San MateoCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Vienna,Austria,October29, 1923.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;universityprofessor;chemistandpharmaceuticalresearcher;helped develop the oral contraceptive pill;playwright;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1972.AustrianandBulgarianancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Inducted into National InventorsHall of Fame, 1978. Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January30, 2015 (age91 years, 93days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married to Diane W. Middlebrook.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 John Herschel Glenn Jr. (1921-2016) — also known asJohn Glenn — of New Concord,MuskingumCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,July 18,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;Astronaut;in February 1962,firstAmerican to orbit the earth; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1964,1996,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1975-99; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1984;received theMedalof Freedom in 2012; also inducted to the International Air &SpaceHall of Fame, the National AviationHall of Fame,the International SpaceHall of Fame, and the U.S. AstronautHall of Fame.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December8, 2016 (age95 years, 143days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
 Relatives:Married1943 to AnnaMargaret Castor.
 The John Glenn ColumbusInternationalAirport (Port Columbus International Airport until 2016), inColumbus,Ohio, isnamed forhim.  — John GlennHighSchool, inNewConcord, Ohio, isnamed forhim.  — John GlennHighSchool, inWestland,Michigan, isnamed forhim.  — John GlennHighSchool, inBay City,Michigan, isnamed forhim.  — John GlennHighSchool, inWalkerton,Indiana, isnamed forhim.  — John GlennHighSchool, inNorwalk,California, isnamed forhim.  — John GlennMiddleSchool, inSanAngelo, Texas, isnamed forhim.  — Colonel GlennRoad,inLittleRock, Arkansas, isnamed forhim.
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 Books by John Glenn:JohnGlenn: A Memoir (1999)
 Books about John Glenn: Robert Green,JohnGlenn : Astronaut and U.S. Senator (for youngreaders)
 Elaine Gordon (1931-2000) — of Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in New York,1931.Democrat. Legislative assistant to State Rep.GeorgeFirestone, 1968; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1973-94.Female.Inducted into Florida Women'sHall of Fame, 1982. Died, ofnon-Hodgkin'slymphoma, in Miami Beach,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,February25, 2000 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (b. 1959) — also known asJennifer M. Granholm;Jennifer Judith AlfredaGranholm —of Northville Township,WayneCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Vancouver,BritishColumbia,February5, 1959.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1996,2000,2004,2008;Michiganstate attorney general, 1999-2002;Governor ofMichigan, 2003-10.Female.Catholic.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Inducted into the Michigan Women'sHall of Fame, 2004. Still living as of 2014.
 Relatives:Daughter of Victor Ivar Granholm and Shirley Alfreda (Dowden)Granholm; married,May 23,1986, toDanielKevin Mulhern.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Books by Jennifer Granholm:AGovernor's Story: The Fight for Jobs and America's EconomicFuture, with Dan Mulhern (2011)
 William Semple Green (1832-1905) — also known asWill S. Green — of Colusa,ColusaCounty, Calif.BornDecember26, 1832.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;hotel-keeper;steamboatcaptain;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 25th District, 1867-69;Californiastate treasurer, 1898-99; promoter of irrigation projects.Elected to the California NewspaperHall of Fame. DiedJuly 2,1905 (age72 years, 188days).Intermentsomewherein Colusa, Calif.; memorial monument atWillS. Green Memorial, Near Hamilton City, Glenn County, Calif.
 Relatives:Married1862 toJosephine Davis; married1891 to SallyMorgan.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Carl Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989) — also known asStuart Hamblen — of California. Born in Kellyville,MarionCounty, Tex.,October20, 1908.Country-westernsinger;songwriter;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from California 11th District, 1938; Prohibitioncandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952.Inducted into Country/Western SongwritersHall of Fame andTexas Country MusicHall of Fame.Died, ofbraincancer, in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 8,1989 (age80 years, 139days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof James Henry Hamblen and Alma Ernestine (Williams) Hamblen; marriedto Veeva Ellen Daniels.
 See alsoInternet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) — also known asLee H. Hamilton — of Columbus,BartholomewCounty, Ind.Born in Daytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,April20, 1931.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1968,1996;received theMedalof Freedom in 2015.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;TrilateralCommission;Rotary;Jaycees;AlphaTau Omega.Inducted into the Indiana BasketballHall of Fame. Still living as of 2018.
 Relatives: Sonof Frank A. Hamilton and Myra (Jones) Hamilton; married,August21, 1954, to Nancy Ann Nelson.
 The Lee H. HamiltonHighway(I-265 and Indiana 265), inFloydandClarkcounties, Indiana, isnamed forhim.  — The Hamilton-Lugar School of Global andInternational Studies, at IndianaUniversity,is partlynamed forhim.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 Kim Crane Hammond (b. 1944) — also known asKim Hammond — ofFlaglerCounty, Fla.Born in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,October12, 1944.Professionalfootballplayer, as a quarterback for Miami (1968) and Boston (1969) in theNational Football League; circuit judge in Florida, 2000-07.Member, Florida State UniversityHall of Fame. Still living as of 2007.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 George P. Harlamon (b. 1919) — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February7, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1968-69; defeated, 1969.EasternOrthodox.Greekancestry. Member,Elks;ExchangeClub.Elected to WaterburyHall of Fame, 2003. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Paula Hawkins (1927-2009) — also known asPaula Fickes;"The Battling MaitlandHousewife" —of Maitland,OrangeCounty, Fla.; Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,January24, 1927.Republican.Model;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1968-86; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Florida,1972,1992;Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1978;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.Female.Mormon.Inducted into the Florida Women'sHall of Fame, 2000. Died in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.,December3, 2009 (age82 years, 313days).Interment atPalmCemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
 Relatives:Daughter of Paul Burt Fickes and Mary Leoan (Staley) Fickes; married1955 toWalter Eugene Hawkins.
 Campaign slogan: "Feminine, notfeminist."
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
Herbert HooverHerbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) — also known asHerbert Hoover;"The GreatEngineer";"The Grand Old Man" —of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in West Branch,CedarCounty, Iowa,August10, 1874.Republican.Miningengineer;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1920;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1921-28;Presidentof the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; speaker,Republican National Convention,1940,1952,1956,1960.Quaker.SwissandDutchancestry.Inducted into the National MiningHall of Fame, Leadville,Colorado.Died, ofintestinalcancer, in his suite at the Waldorf TowersHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1964 (age90 years, 71days).Interment atHerbertHoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.
 Relatives: Sonof Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall (Minthorn) Hoover; married,February10, 1899, toLouHenry; father ofHerbertClark Hoover Jr.; distant cousin *** ofCharlesLewis Hoover.
 Cross-reference:HoraceA. Mann —WalterH. Newton —ChristianA. Herter —LewisL. Strauss —ClarenceC. Stetson
 HooverDam(built 1931-36 as Boulder Dam; renamed 1947), on the Colorado RiverbetweenClarkCounty, Nevada, andMohaveCounty, Arizona, isnamed forhim.  — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inGlendale,California, isnamed forhim.  — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inDesMoines, Iowa, isnamed forhim.  — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inSan Diego,California, isnamed forhim.  — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inFresno,California, isnamed forhim.  — Herbert HooverHighSchool, inElkview,West Virginia, isnamed forhim.  — Theminorplanets (asteroids)932 Hooveria (discovered 1920), and1363 Herberta (discovered 1935), arenamed forhim.
 Campaign slogan (1928): "A chicken inevery pot."
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Books by Herbert Hoover:TheOrdeal of Woodrow Wilson
 Books about Herbert Hoover: Martin L.Fausold,ThePresidency of Herbert C. Hoover — Joan Hoff Wilson,HerbertHoover : Forgotten Progressive — George H. Nash,Lifeof Herbert Hoover : The Humanitarian, 1914-1917 —George H. Nash,TheLife of Herbert Hoover : Masters of Emergencies,1917-1918 — William E. Leuchtenburg,HerbertHoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933 — GlenJeansonne,TheLife of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933 —Kendrick A. Clements,TheLife of Herbert Hoover: Imperfect Visionary,1918-1928 — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — David Holford,HerbertHoover (for young readers)
 Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1965)
 Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) — also known asWalter P. Johnson — of Germantown,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born near Humboldt,AllenCounty, Kan.,November6, 1887.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940.Professionalbaseballpitcher with Washington Senators, 1907-27; won 417 games, second onlyto Cy Young; held major league record in career strikeouts (3508)from 1921 until 1983; holds record for career shutouts (110) andother records; was pitcher at the 1910 baseball game at whichWilliamH. Taft became thefirstPresident to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the WashingtonSenators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to theBaseball Hallof Fame in 1936.Died, of abraintumor in GeorgetownHospital,Washington,D.C.,December10, 1946 (age59 years, 34days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Rockville, Md.
 Relatives:Son-in-law ofEdwinEwing Roberts.
 See alsoNNDBdossier
 Garrison Keillor (b. 1942) — also known asGary Edward Keillor — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Anoka,AnokaCounty, Minn.,August7, 1942.Democrat.Writer;radio showhost;comedian;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;inducted into the RadioHall of Fame in 1994.Scottishancestry.Still living as of 2024.
 Relatives: Sonof John Philip Keillor and Grace Ruth (Denham) Keillor; married1965 to MaryGuntzel; married,December28, 1985, to Ulla Skaerved; married1995 to JennyLind Nilsson.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Odessa J. Komer (1925-2004) — also known asOdessa Komer — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.; Sterling Heights,MacombCounty, Mich.BornJuly 29,1925.Democrat.Autoworker;vice-president,United Auto Workers, 1974-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984,1988.Female.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP;NationalOrganization for Women.Inducted into the Michigan Women'sHall of Fame in 1995. DiedJuly 15,2004 (age78 years, 352days).Burial location unknown. Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Millville,ButlerCounty, Ohio,November20, 1866.U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1905-22;resigned 1922; Commissioner ofBaseball,1920-44.SwissandGermanancestry.Elected to National BaseballHall of Fame, 1944. Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November25, 1944 (age78 years, 5days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
 Relatives: Sonof Abraham Hoch Landis and Mary (Kumler) Landis; brother ofWalterKumler Landis,CharlesBeary Landis andFrederickDaniel Landis; married to Winifred Reed; uncle ofFrederickDaniel Landis Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofCaryDayton Landis.
 Political family:Landisfamily of Logansport, Indiana.
 See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
 Stephen Michael Largent (b. 1954) — also known asSteve Largent — of Oklahoma. Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,September28, 1954.Republican. Played professionalfootballfor the Seattle Seahawks, as a wide receiver, 1976-89; elected to thePro FootballHall of Fame, 1995;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1994-2002; appointed1994; resigned 2002; candidate forGovernor ofOklahoma, 2002.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
Herbert H. LehmanHerbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) — also known asHerbert H. Lehman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1878.Democrat. Director, ConsolidatedCotton DuckCo., ImperialCotton Co.,U.S.CottonDuck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1960;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1929-32;Governor ofNew York, 1933-42;U.S.Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;PhiGamma Delta;Americansfor Democratic Action.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into theJewish-AmericanHall of Fame in 1974.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1963 (age85 years, 252days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
 Relatives: Sonof Mayer Lehman and Babette (Neugass) Lehman; brother ofIrvingLehman; married,April28, 1910, to Edith Louise Altschul; father of Peter Lehman; uncleofElinorFatman Morgenthau; granduncle ofRobertMorris Morgenthau,OrinLehman andJohnLangeloth Loeb Jr..
 Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 Cross-reference:NathanR. Sobel —ThomasL. J. Corcoran
 LehmanCollege,Bronx,New York, isnamed forhim.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: New York Red Book1936
 Robert Bruce Mathias (1930-2006) — also known asBob Mathias — of Tulare,TulareCounty, Calif.; Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Tulare,TulareCounty, Calif.,November17, 1930.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1967-75.Methodist.WonOlympicgold medals in decathalon in 1948 and 1952; starred as himself ina 1954movie,"The Bob Mathias Story"; inducted into the U.S. OlympicHall ofFame, 1983.Died, ofcancer,in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,September2, 2006 (age75 years, 289days).Interment atTulareCemetery, Tulare, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Charles Milfred Mathias and Lillian (Harris) Mathias; married,June 17,1953, to Melba Wiser; married1977 toGwendolyn (Haven) Alexander (ex-wife ofWilliamVollie Alexander Jr.).
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Lucille Maurer (1922-1996) — also known asLucy Maurer;Lucille ShirleyDarvin —of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born, in BushwickHospital,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1922.Democrat.Economist;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967-68; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1969-87; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1970;Marylandstate treasurer, 1987-96; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1988.Female.Jewish. Member,League of WomenVoters;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;AmericanAssociation of University Women;NationalOrganization for Women.Elected to Maryland Women'sHall of Fame, 1990. Died of abraintumor, in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 17,1996 (age73 years, 209days).Interment atJewishCommunity Cemetery, New Hempstead, N.Y.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Robert Ligon McWhorter (1891-1960) — also known asBob McWhorter — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Lexington,OglethorpeCounty, Ga.,June 4,1891.Lawprofessor;mayor ofAthens, Ga., 1940-47; named to the College FootballHall ofFame in 1954.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Chi Phi.Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,June 29,1960 (age69 years, 25days).Interment atOconeeHill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
 Relatives: Sonof Hamilton McWhorter and Sallie (Pharr) McWhorter; brother ofCamilla Oliver McWhorter (who marriedAndrewCobb Erwin); married,October12, 1921, to Louise Walker.
 Political family:Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 McWhorter Hall (dormitory, built 1966, rebuiltin new location 2004),Universityof Georgia,Athens,Georgia, isnamed forhim.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Carrie P. Meek (b. 1926) — of Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,April29, 1926.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1979-83; member ofFloridastate senate, 1983-92;U.S.Representative from Florida 17th District, 1993-2003; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1996,2000,2004;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2004(on behalf ofJohnF. Kerry andJohnEdwards).Female.Baptist.Africanancestry.FirstBlack women elected to Congress from Florida; inducted 1992 into theFlorida Women'sHall of Fame.Still living as of 2014.
 Relatives:Mother ofKendrickBrett Meek.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 Robert H. Bob Menke, Sr. (1919-2008) — also known asBob Menke — Born in Huntingburg,DuboisCounty, Ind.,October15, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;furniturebusiness; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1953-54.Member,NatureConservancy.A standout basketball player in high school and at IndianaUniversity; inducted into the Indiana BasketballHall of Famein 1982.Died, fromLewy bodydementia,March30, 2008 (age88 years, 167days).Cremated;ashes interred atFairmountCemetery, Huntingburg, Ind.
 Relatives: Sonof William Menke and Clara (Moenkhaus) Menke; married,August12, 1944, to Phyllis McMurtrie.
 George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (1924-2005) — also known asGeorge Mikan;"Mr.Basketball" —of Minnesota. Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,June 18,1924.Republican. Professionalbasketballplayer andcoach forthe Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and 1950s; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,BasketballHall of Fame.Croatianancestry.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,June 1,2005 (age80 years, 348days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue atTarget Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
 Relatives:Married to Patricia Lu Daveny.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (1906-1980) — also known asJacqueline C. Odlum;Jackie Odlum;Bessie Lee Pittman;Jacqueline Cochran —Born in Muscogee,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,May 11,1906.Republican.Beautician;airplanepilot; during World War II, she trained many women pilots forduty ferrying supplies; she was thefirstwoman ever to take off and land on an aircraft carrier, thefirstwoman pilot ever to break the sound barrier, and to exceed Mach 2; in1952, she was one of the leaders of the "Draft Ike" movement tonominateDwightD. Eisenhower for president;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 29th District, 1956; elected toAviationHall of Fame, 1971.Female.Died in Indio,RiversideCounty, Calif.,August7, 1980 (age74 years, 88days).Interment atCoachellaValley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Calif.
 Relatives:Daughter of Ira Pittman and Mary (Grant) Pittman; married1936 to FloydOdlum.
 Jacqueline Cochran RegionalAirport,inThermal,California, isnamed forher.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Thomas William Osborne (b. 1937) — also known asTom Osborne — of LeMoyne,KeithCounty, Neb.Born in Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.,February23, 1937.Republican. Played profootballas a receiver with the NFL Washington Redskins, 1960-61;footballcoach with the University of Nebraska, 1973-97, where he won 13conference titles and three national championships, and was inductedinto the College FootballHall of Fame;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 2001-; candidate forGovernorof Nebraska, 2006.Methodist.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
 Ruth Bryan Owen (1885-1954) — also known asRuth Bryan;Ruth Bryan Rohde;Mrs.Borge Rohde —of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,October2, 1885.Democrat.Lecturer;U.S.Representative from Florida 4th District, 1929-33; U.S. MinistertoDenmark, 1933-36.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;DeltaGamma.Firstwoman to be elected to Congress from the South; inducted 1992 intothe Florida Women'sHall of Fame.Died in Copenhagen,Denmark,July26, 1954 (age68 years, 297days).Cremated;ashes interred atOrdrupCemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
 Relatives:Daughter ofWilliamJennings Bryan and Mary Elizabeth (Baird) Bryan; married,May 3,1910, to Reginald Owen; married,July 11,1936, to Borge Rohde; mother ofHelenRudd Brown; niece ofCharlesWayland Bryan; granddaughter ofSilasLillard Bryan; first cousin once removed ofWilliamSherman Jennings.
 Political family:Bryan-Jenningsfamily of Illinois.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier
 Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,September13, 1922.Democrat.Schoolteacher;welder;socialworker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organizationwhich promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and otherLatino youth;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967;received theMedalof Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter CollegeHall ofFame.Female.PuertoRican ancestry.Lesbian.Died, ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 24,2002 (age79 years, 253days).Burial location unknown.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
Jessie M. ParkerJessie M. Parker (1879-1959) — of Lake Mills,WinnebagoCounty, Iowa.Born inBlack HawkCounty, Iowa,February25, 1879.Republican.School teacherand principal;WinnebagoCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1915-27;Iowasuperintendent of public instruction, 1939-54.Female.Member,DeltaKappa Gamma;PhiTheta Kappa;Order of theEastern Star.Inducted into the Iowa Women'sHall of Fame, 1986. DiedMay 1,1959 (age80 years, 65days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Frederick H. Parker and Martha J. (Knapp)Parker.
 The Jessie Parker StateOfficeBuilding, inDesMoines, Iowa, isnamed forher.
 Image source: Iowa Official Register1951-52
 John Howard Payne (1791-1852) — also known asJohn H. Payne — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1791.Actor;playwright;author of the lines which were later adapted as the song "Home SweetHome"; U.S. Consul inTunis, 1842-45, 1851-52, died in office 1852.Inducted into the SongwritersHall of Fame, 1970. Died in Tunis,Tunisia,April10, 1852 (age60 years, 306days).Original interment atSt.George's Protestant Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia; reinterment in 1883atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument atProspectPark, Brooklyn, N.Y.
 The World War IILibertyshipSS John Howard Payne (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1963) wasnamed forhim.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Richard Lee Petty (b. 1937) — also known asRichard Petty;"TheKing" —of North Carolina. Born in Level Cross,RandolphCounty, N.C.,July 2,1937.Republican. NASCARrace cardriver, 1958-92; winner of the Grand Nationals in 1964 and 1967,and the Winston Cup in 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979; winner of theDaytona 500 seven times; winner of 200 NASCAR races -- a record, and95 more than any other driver; inducted into the MotorsportsHallof Fame of America in 1989.; candidate forsecretaryof state of North Carolina, 1996.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsoNNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Janet Reno (1938-2016) — of Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,July 21,1938.Democrat.Lawyer;Dade County State's Attorney, 1978-93;U.S.Attorney General, 1993-2001; thefirstfemale U.S. attorney general; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 2002.Female.Danishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Inducted, Florida Women'sHall of Fame, 1993; inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2000.Died in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,November7, 2016 (age78 years, 109days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Henry Reno and Jane (Wood) Reno.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame
 Books about Janet Reno: Paul Anderson,JanetReno : Doing the Right Thing
 Wilhelmina Jackson Rolark (1916-2006) — also known asWilhelmina J. Rolark;M. WilhelminaJackson —ofWashington,D.C.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,September12, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;co-founder of Washington Informernewspaper;member, Washington, D.C. city council, 1977-92; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1980.Female.Africanancestry.Inducted in 2001 to the Washington, D.C.Hall of Fame. Died, ofcoloncancer, in Greater Southeast CommunityHospital,Washington,D.C.,February14, 2006 (age89 years, 155days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married to Calvin Rolark.
 James Ronald Ryun (b. 1947) — also known asJim Ryun — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,April29, 1947.Republican. Silver medallist, 1968Olympicgames; inducted into National Distance RunningHall ofFame;U.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1996-.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
 Audrey E. Scott — of Bowie,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.; Queenstown,QueenAnne's County, Md.Republican.Mayor ofBowie, Md., 1976-82; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Maryland,2012.Female.Named to Maryland Women'sHall of Fame. Still living as of 2012. Lynn Curtis Swann (b. 1952) — also known asLynn Swann — of Sewickley Heights,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Alcoa,BlountCounty, Tenn.,March 7,1952.Republican.Profootball player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1974-82; member ofthe College FootballHall of Fame and the Pro FootballHallof Fame; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 2006.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Janet Voinovich — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,2004,2008.Female.Inducted into Ohio Women'sHall of Fame, 1999. Still living as of 2008.
 Relatives:Married toGeorgeVictor Voinovich.
 Jackie Washington — of Michigan. Democrat.Socialworker; president and CEO, Pontiac Urban League, 1985-92;president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Michigan, 1992-;member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 2001; inductee, Michigan Women'sHall of Fame.Female.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;American CivilLiberties Union;NationalOrganization for Women;NAACP.Still living as of 2002. Herman John Wedemeyer (1924-1999) — also known asHerman Wedemeyer;"Squirmin'Herman";"Hula Hips";"TheHula-Hipped Hawaiian";"The HawaiianHurricane";"The HawaiianCentipede" —of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born near Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii,May 20,1924.College football star; elected to the National Football FoundationCollegeHall of Fame and the Hawaii SportsHall ofFame; played profootballfor the Los Angeles Dons and the Baltimore Colts in 1948-49; playedprobaseballfor the Salt Lake City Bees (farm team for the San Francisco Seals)in 1950; member ofHawaiistate house of representatives, 1971-74; as anactor,he was a regular on thetelevisionseries "Hawaii Five-O," playing the role of Duke Lakela, 1971-80.Hawaiian,German,Irish,English,Chinese,French, andTahitanancestry.Died, of complications from aheartattack, at QueensHospital,Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,January25, 1999 (age74 years, 250days).Cremated;ashes scattered.
 See alsoInternet Movie Databaseprofile
 John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) — also known asJ. Irving Whalley — of Windber,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria),CambriaCounty, Pa.,September14, 1902.Republican.Automobiledealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1951-55; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,12th District 1963-73).Member,Lions;Rotary;Eagles.Inducted, AutomotiveHall of Fame, 1982. Died in Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.,March 8,1980 (age77 years, 176days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa.
 Relatives:Married to Ruth Anderson.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,December17, 1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;athleticcoach; Michigan State College athletic director; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1957-62; died in office 1962.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Rotary;PhiGamma Delta.Elected to Michigan SportsHall of Fame. Died in East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,January23, 1962 (age72 years, 37days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyardis a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260politicians, living and dead.
 
 The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President,members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders inall fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; andthe chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifyingmunicipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, forany of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellatejudges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of majorfederal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmastersof qualifying communities; (5) state and national political partyofficials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and otherparticipants in national party nominating conventions;(6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nationsbefore 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify",for Political Graveyard purposes, if theyhave at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive ofpredecessor, successor, and merged entities. 
 The listings areincomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project. 
 Information on this page — and on all other pages of thissite — is believed to be accurate, but isnotguaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sourcesbefore relying on any information here. 
 The official URL for this page is:https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/other-hof.html. 
 Links to this or any other Political Graveyard pageare welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimeschange as the site develops. 
 If you are searching for a specific named individual, try thealphabetical index of politicians. 
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; seeFeistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitutefair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under aCreative CommonsLicense.
What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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