See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (1824-1894) — also known asB. F. Whittemore — of Darlington Court House (now Darlington),DarlingtonCounty, S.C.; Montvale, Woburn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 18,1824.Republican.Minister;chaplain;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1868(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1872(alternate);delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from DarlingtonCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Darlington County, 1868, 1870-77;resigned 1868, 1877;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1868-70;resigned 1870;censuredby the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870 forselling anappointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Montvale, Woburn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January25, 1894 (age69 years, 252days).Interment atWoodbrookCemetery, Woburn, Mass. | | Joseph Cassidy (c.1866-1920) — also known as"Curley Joe";"The King ofQueens" —of Long Island City (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y.; Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born about 1866. Democrat.Boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1902-05; defeated, 1905, 1909;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1904;leader ofQueens County Democratic Party, 1910-11;indictedin 1912 forselling a nomination for for Supreme Court JusticetoWilliamWillett;convictedin 1914, andsentencedto one year to eighteen months inprison;released in 1916.Suffered astroke ofapoplexy, and died soon after, in Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1920 (ageabout 54years).Burial location unknown. | | John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) — also known asJohn H. Hoeppel — of Arcadia,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Tell City,PerryCounty, Ind.,February10, 1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated(Prohibition), 1946.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;AmericanLegion;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Convictedin 1936 of conspiring tosell an appointment to West Point;sentencedtoprison.Died at HuntingtonCareCenter, Arcadia,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September21, 1976 (age95 years, 224days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, San Gabriel, Calif. | | James Vito Auditore (1889-1973) — also known asJames V. Auditore;"The MillionaireStevedore" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Great Neck,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Valley Stream,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1889.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1920;owner of twostevedoringcompanies;indictedin 1947, with two other men, andchargedwith conspiracy to collect illegal fees on New York Citypiers, bygetting control of the city-owned facilities andresellingaccess to shippers at three times the city rates;convictedon sixteen counts;sentencedto four and a half to ten years inprison.Italianancestry.DiedJuly 3,1973 (age83 years, 353days).Burial location unknown. | | Leonard Ray Blanton (1930-1996) — also known asRay Blanton — of Adamsville,McNairyCounty, Tenn.Born inHardinCounty, Tenn.,April10, 1930.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1964-66;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1967-73; defeated inprimary, 1988; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1972;Governor ofTennessee, 1975-79.Methodist.Member,Lions;Moose;Shriners;Freemasons.Oustedas Governor amid charges ofselling pardons; laterconvictedof conspiracy tosell liquor licenses and served 23 months inprison.Died, ofkidneydisease, at Jackson-Madison CountyHospital,Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,November22, 1996 (age66 years, 226days).Interment atShilohChurch Cemetery, Shiloh, Tenn. | | William James McCuen (c.1943-2000) — also known asBill McCuen — of Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.; Heber Springs,CleburneCounty, Ark.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark., about 1943.Democrat.Schoolteacher;Arkansasland commissioner, 1981-85;secretaryof state of Arkansas, 1985-94; defeated in primary, 1994;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1992.After leaving office as Secretary of State, headmittedacceptingkickbacksfrom two supporters he gave jobs, andnotpaying taxes on the money. He alsoadmittedto conspiring with a political consultant to split $53,560embezzledfrom the state in a sham transaction. He wasindictedon corruptionchargesin 1995. On January 5, 1996, hepleadedguilty to felony counts oftaxevasion and accepting akickback;hepleaded nocontest to a misdemeanor count oftrading in publicoffice.Sentencedto 17 years inprison,andfined.Released on parole (due to illness) in February 1999.Died ofcoloncancer and astroke,in Heber Springs,CleburneCounty, Ark.,September9, 2000 (ageabout 57years).Intermentsomewherein Van Buren, Ark. | | 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 heabusedhis authority and attempted tosell authorizations,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.  | Emmett S. Pugh III — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Mayorof Beckley, W.Va., 1988-2013.In April 2012, he wasaccused,in twocomplaintsfiled with the West Virginia Ethics Commission, of acceptingimpropergifts, including shares of development firms, in return forfree use of city resources; without admitting guilt, heagreed toretire as mayor, andrepaythe cost of the investigation.Still living as of 2014.| |  Image source:The State Journal, April 4, 2012 |
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