See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) — also known asSherman Adams;"The Abominable NoMan";"The Great Stone Face" —of Lincoln,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in East Dover, Dover,WindhamCounty, Vt.,January8, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lumberman;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44;Speaker ofthe New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1944,1952;speaker,1952,1956;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,1948;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to PresidentDwightD. Eisenhower, 1953-58;forced toresign in 1958 following disclosure that he hadacceptedgifts, including avicuna coat, from a Boston businessmanseeking preferred treatment from federal agencies.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Grange;Elks;Societyof Colonial Wars;Foresters.Died in Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.,October27, 1986 (age87 years, 292days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Lincoln, N.H. | | John Linebaugh Knuppel (1923-1986) — also known asJohn L. Knuppel — of Petersburg,MenardCounty, Ill.Born in Easton,MasonCounty, Ill.,August15, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention, 1969-70; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1971-81 (42nd District 1971-73, 48th District1973-81); candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1980.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Jailedforcontemptof court forrefusing to wear a tie.Died, ofheartdisease, in ahospitalat Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,November15, 1986 (age63 years, 92days).Intermentsomewherein Havana, Ill. | | Philip C. Bellfy (b. 1946) — also known asPhil Bellfy — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born, in ahospitalat Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April 7,1946.Collegeteacher; Human Rights candidate forMichiganState University board of trustees, 1976; Human Rights candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976;afterrefusing to remove his hat, wasarrestedfor trespassing in Michigan state capitol building, 1977; Independentcandidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1986; Workers Leaguecandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1988.ChippewaIndian ancestry.Still living as of 2004. | | Martin G. Barnes (born c.1949) — also known asMarty Barnes — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born about 1949. Republican.Mayorof Paterson, N.J., 1997-2002; defeated, 2002.Africanancestry.Indictedin federal court in 2002 on 40 counts ofbriberyand other offenses, over his solicitation and acceptance of more than$200,000 ingratuitiesfrom city contractors, including home improvements,designersuits, andpaidfemale companions;pleadedguilty to two counts, includingtaxevasion, andsentencedin 2003 to 37 months inprison.Still living as of 2003. | | Barbara A. Bullock (born c.1939) — also known asBarbara Bullock — ofWashington,D.C.Born about 1939. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District ofColumbia,1996,2000.Female.Presidentof the Washington Teachers Union, 1994-2002;pleadedguilty in 2003 to federalchargesofembezzlementfrom a labor union, over her use of a union credit card topurchase costly costly luxury items including jewelry,furs andclothing; she and two co-conspirators also wrote union checks tothemselves and to intermediaries who shared the proceeds, amountingto millions of dollars. Her chauffeur pleaded guilty tomoneylaundering on her behalf. Sentenced to nine years inprison;the sentence was later reduced to six and a half years.Still living as of 2007. | | Sheila Ann Dixon (b. 1953) — also known asSheila Dixon;SheilaDixon-Smith —ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,December27, 1953.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1988,2004,2008(member,CredentialsCommittee);mayorof Baltimore, Md., 2007-10; resigned 2010.Female.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Indictedin January 2009, onperjurytheft,andmisconductcharges,oversecretlyaccepting more than $20,000 worth of gifts from developers doingbusiness with the city, and for using gift cards intended for needyfamilies to buyfurs and other expensive items for herself;the charges were dismissed in May, but she wasreindictedin July;tried infall 2009;convictedon one count ofembezzlement,and acquitted on other charges;pleadedguilty toperjury,andresignedas mayor, as part of apleaagreement.Still living as of 2010.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Philip Dixon, Sr. and Winona Dixon. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (b. 1965) — also known asJesse L. Jackson, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,March11, 1965.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1995-2012; resigned2012;investigatedby federal prosecutors in 2012 overmisuseof campaign funds, amounting to about $750,000 spent on personalitems, such ascashmere capes and afedora; in February2013, following hisresignationfrom Congress, he his wifepleadedguilty; he was sentenced to 30 months infederalprison; released in 2015.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,OmegaPsi Phi.Still living as of 2021. | | Duncan Duane Hunter (b. 1976) — also known asDuncan D. Hunter — of Lakeside,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Alpine,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,December7, 1976.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the wars inAfghanistan and Iraq;real estatedeveloper;U.S.Representative from California, 2009-20 (52nd District 2009-13,50th District 2013-20); resigned 2020; in 2016, he wasinvestigatedover his misuse of some $250,000 incampaignfunds for personal expenses, including family travel, overseashotel stays, andluxury clothing items; he also spent campaignfunds onextramaritalaffairs with five women, including lobbyists and congressionalstaffers; in August 2018, he and his wife wereindictedin federal court; both eventuallypleadedguilty; he wassentencedto 11 months inprison;in December 2020, before he was scheduled to report forincarceration, he waspardonedby PresidentDonaldTrump.Still living as of 2020.
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