See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Theophilus Washington Smith (1784-1845) — also known asTheophilus W. Smith — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1784.Studied law in the office ofAaronBurr;lawyer;newspapereditor; candidate forIllinoisstate attorney general, 1820; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1823-26; advocated the legalization of slavery inIllinois;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1825-42;impeachedby the Illinois Legislature in 1833, onchargesofoppressive conduct andcorruption;the Senate acquitted him on a vote of 12-10 (two-thirds required).Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 6,1845 (age60 years, 220days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Tunis George Campbell (1812-1891) — also known asTunis G. Campbell — ofMcIntoshCounty, Ga.Born in Middlebrook (unknowncounty), N.J.,April 1,1812.Minister;abolitionist;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1868, 1869-72; expelled 1868; defeated, 1872;expelledfrom the Georgia State Senate in 1868 based on the claim thatonlywhites could serve;chargedwithfalsely imprisoning white men as Justice of of the Peace,and served a year ofhardlabor in Georgia's brutal leased labor system.Methodist.Africanancestry.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December4, 1891 (age79 years, 247days).Burial location unknown. | | Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December21, 1828.Lawyer;a close ally of corrupt New York City political bossWilliamM. Tweed;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1868-72; resigned 1872; in1872, an effort was made toimpeachhim, along with JusticeGeorgeG. Barnard, onchargesthat theyabused judicial power in various ways to serve BossTweed, as well as "robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; rather thango through an impeachment trial, Cardozoresignedfrom the bench; meanwhile, Barnard's impeachment went forward, and hewas unanimously convicted.Jewish.Portugeseancestry.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1885 (age56 years, 322days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | George Gardner Barnard (c.1829-1879) — also known asGeorge G. Barnard — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y., about 1829.Democrat.Lawyer; aclose ally of corrupt New York City political bossWilliamM. Tweed; Recorder, New York City, 1858-60;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1861-72; removed 1872;impeachedby the New York legislature in 1872, onchargesthat heabused his judicial power through the takeover ofseveralrailroads,putting them under the control of receivers who were allied with"robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; the Union Pacific and otherrailroads had to relocate their headquarters away from New York Cityto evade the jurisdiction of Barnard and JusticeAlbertCardozo; Barnard was unanimouslyconvictedby the Court of Impeachment, and alsobarredfrom holding office of any kind.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1879 (ageabout 50years).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Herman Methfessel (1900-1963) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1900.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38;RichmondCounty District Attorney, 1948-51.In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigatingrackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in agamblinghouse, which implied that he wasprotectingvice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her withperjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citingabuse ofpower, Gov.ThomasE. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to theinvestigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In1952, he and a subordinate werechargedwithofficialmisconduct, but found not guilty.Injured in aone-caraccident, and died the next day, in North ShoreHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,July 7,1963 (age62 years, 226days).Burial location unknown.  | Joseph Raymond McCarthy (1908-1957) — also known asJoseph R. McCarthy;Joe McCarthy;"Tail-Gunner Joe" —of Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.Born in Grand Chute,OutagamieCounty, Wis.,November14, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Wisconsin 10th Circuit, 1940-46; served in the U.S.Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57; died in office 1957; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1948;speaker,1952.Catholic.Claimed in a 1950 speech that he had a list of 205 Communistsemployed in the U.S. State Department; went on to conduct hearingsand investigations into alleged subersive activities and Communistinfluence on society; with his sensationalist tactics and disregardfor fairness and due process, he dominated the American politicalscene for a period of time, now called the McCarthy Era; publicopinion turned against him when he tried to investigate the Army; inDecember 1953, the Senate voted 67-22 tocensurehim for "contemptuousconduct" andabuse of select committee privilege.Died of aliverailment atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 2,1957 (age48 years, 169days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.| |  Relatives: Sonof Timothy McCarthy and Bridget (Tierney) McCarthy; married,September29, 1953, to Jean Fraser Kerr. | | | | Cross-reference:L.Brent Bozell —NormanArmour —JosephC. Grew —RobertWoods Bliss —WilliamPhillips —AlbertCohn —CorlissLamont —MerwinK. Hart —CharlesW. Thayer —JohnS. Service | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Joseph R. McCarthy: RichardH. Rovere,SenatorJoe McCarthy — Arthur Herman,JosephMcCarthy : Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most HatedSenator — Ellen Schrecker,TheAge of McCarthyism — Thomas C. Reeves,TheLife and Times of Joe McCarthy : A Biography — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Fiction about Joseph R. McCarthy:William F. Buckley, Jr.,TheRedhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator JoeMcCarthy | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1954 |
| | Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) — also known asTerry D. Schrunk — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Stayton,MarionCounty, Ore.,March10, 1913.Democrat.Firefighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;MultnomahCounty Sheriff, 1949-56; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Oregon,1952;mayorof Portland, Ore., 1957-72;indictedin March, 1957 onbriberyandperjurycharges;triedand found not guilty; anotherindictment,forconspiracy to obtain wiretaps and other related charges,was dismissed in September, 1957.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;PurpleHeart;Elks;Eagles;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk; married,May 17,1936, to Virginia Dorothy Price. |
 | Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) — also known asRichard M. Nixon;"TrickyDick";"Searchlight" —of Whittier,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Yorba Linda,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January9, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1947-50;U.S.Senator from California, 1950-53; appointed 1950; resigned 1953;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1956;VicePresident of the United States, 1953-61;Presidentof the United States, 1969-74; defeated, 1960; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1962; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1964.Quaker. Member,AmericanLegion;Order ofthe Coif.Discredited by the Watergatescandal,as many of his subordinates were charged with crimes; in July 1974,the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted threearticles ofimpeachment against him, overobstructionof justice,abuse of power, andcontemptof Congress; soon after, a tape recording emerged which directlyimplicatedhim in theWatergatebreak-in; with impeachment certain, heresigned;pardonedin 1974 by PresidentGeraldR. Ford.Died, from astroke,atNew YorkHospital/Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1994 (age81 years, 103days).Interment atRichardNixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Anthony 'Frank' Nixon and Hannah (Milhous) Nixon; married,June21, 1940, toThelmaCatherine Ryan; father of Julie Nixon (daughter-in-law ofJohnSheldon Doud Eisenhower; granddaughter-in-law ofDwightDavid Eisenhower); second cousin ofJohnDuffy Alderson. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:MauriceH. Stans —JohnH. Holdridge —ClarkMacGregor —HarryL. Sears —HarryS. Dent —ChristianA. Herter, Jr. —JohnN. Mitchell —G.Bradford Cook —RaymondMoley —PatrickJ. Buchanan —NilsA. Boe —MurrayM. Chotiner —RichardBlumenthal —G.Gordon Liddy —RobertD. Sack —EdwardG. Latch —WilliamO. Mills —MeyerKestnbaum —ArchibaldCox —CharlesK. McWhorter | | | | Campaign slogan (1968): "Nixon's theOne!" | | | | Epitaph: "The greatest honor historycan bestow is the title of peacemaker." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Richard M. Nixon:RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) —BeyondPeace (1994) —1999:Victory Without War (1988) —Leaders(1982) —Memoirs —SixCrises (1962) —TheChallenges We Face (1960) —Inthe Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal(1990) —NoMore Vietnams (1985) —ThePoetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974) —RealPeace (1984) —TheReal War (1980) —SeizeThe Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World(1992) | | | | Books about Richard M. Nixon: MelvinSmall,ThePresidency of Richard Nixon — Joan Hoff,NixonReconsidered — Jonathan Aitken,Nixon: A Life — Garry Wills,NixonAgonistes : The Crisis of the Self-Made Man — ThomasMonsell,Nixonon Stage and Screen : The Thirty-Seventh President As Depicted inFilms, Television, Plays and Opera — Stephen E.Ambrose,Nixon: Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 — RichardReeves,PresidentNixon: Alone in the White House — Roger Morris,RichardMilhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician —Robert Mason,RichardNixon and the Quest for a New Majority — JulesWitcover,VeryStrange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon& Spiro Agnew — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Richard M. Nixon:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Lance Morrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power — Don Fulsom,Nixon'sDarkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most TroubledPresident | | | | Image source: United States Mintengraving |
| | Lafayette Christopher Thomas (1926-2000) — also known asFate C. Thomas — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September23, 1926.Democrat. Candidate forTennesseestate house of representatives, 1954;DavidsonCounty Sheriff, 1972-90.Catholic.Indictedin federal court in 1990 on 54 counts ofabusing his power assheriff;pleadedguilty totheftand mail fraud;sentencedto five years inprison;released in 1994.Died, followingheartbypass surgery, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,July 25,2000 (age73 years, 306days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1923-2012) — also known asAnthony Bevilacqua — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1923.Republican.Catholicpriest; bishop of Pittsburgh, 1983-88; archbishop ofPhiladelphia, 1988-2003; cardinal from 1991;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,2000 ;accusedin 2003-04 ofprotectingpriests who were suspected ofsexuallyabusing children; later, it wasfoundthat he had ordered a subordinate todestroya list of 35 abusive priests, and that he hadpunished apriest who had raised concerns about possible abuse.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died in Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January31, 2012 (age88 years, 228days).Entombed atCathedralBasilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa. | | James Elton West (1951-2006) — also known asJames E. West;Jim West — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March28, 1951.Republican.Deputysheriff; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1982-86; member ofWashingtonstate senate 6th District, 1986-2003;mayorof Spokane, Wash., 2004-05.Member,Rotary;Gay.Following ascandalinvolvinguse of his position toobtainsex with young men, and an FBIinvestigation,he wasrecalledfrom office as mayor in 2005.Died, from complications ofcoloncancer, in the University of WashingtonMedicalCenter, Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 22,2006 (age55 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | Rod R. Blagojevich (b. 1956) — also known asRod Blagojevich;"Blago" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December10, 1956.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1993-96;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1997-2003; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,2000,2004,2008;Governorof Illinois, 2003-09;solicitedbribes from potential candidates for appointment toBarackObama's vacant U.S. Senate seat;arrestedby federal agents in December 2008, and set fortrial onfederal corruption charges; in January 2009, based onchargesthat heabused his authority and attempted tosellauthorizations, vetoes, and appointments, he wasimpeachedby the Illinois House,convictedby a unanimous vote of the Illinois Senate, andprohibitedfrom holding public office in the state;tried infederal court in 2010-11, and after a mistrial, was ultimatelyfoundguilty on eighteen counts, includingbriberyandextortion;sentencedto 14 years in federal prison; an appeal later overturned five of theeighteen convictions, but did not change his prison sentence.Serbianancestry.Still living as of 2019. | | David Wildstein (b. 1961) — also known as"Wally Edge" — of Livingston,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in1961.Mayorof Livingston, N.J., 1987-88; in September 2013, as a seniorofficial of the Port Authority, which manages the George WashingtonBridge, he ordered two of the three lanes from Fort Lee to be closed,resulting in major traffic congestion; the direction to close thelanes (anabuse of power which appeared to be politicalretaliation against Fort Lee mayorMarkSokolich) came from the office of New Jersey GovernorChrisChristie; Wildstein cooperated with federal prosecutors andpleadedguilty in 2015 to two federalcharges.Still living as of 2016.
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