See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Hiram Bingham (1875-1956) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Salem,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,November19, 1875.Republican.Explorer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1916(alternate),1920(alternate),1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1932,1936(vice-chair,ResolutionsCommittee); Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1917;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1923-25;Governor ofConnecticut, 1925;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1924-33; defeated, 1932;censuredby the U.S. Senate on November 4, 1929, for employing apaidlobbyist as his chief clerk.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 6,1956 (age80 years, 200days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rev. Hiram Bingham and Clara Minerva (Brewster) Bingham; married,November20, 1900, to Alfreda Mitchell; married,June 28,1937, to Suzanne Carroll Hill; father ofHiramBingham Jr.,AlfredMitchell Bingham andJonathanBrewster Bingham; second cousin five times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin once removed ofBelaEdgerton andHemanTicknor; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold,JabezHuntington,JonathanBrace,JoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelLathrop andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofAlfredPeck Edgerton andJosephKetchum Edgerton; fourth cousin once removed ofElijahAbel,CalvinFillmore,WilliamWoodbridge,HenryMeigs,IsaacBackus,SamuelGeorge Andrews,MartinOlds,HarrisonBlodget andHenryTitus Backus. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Tracy W. Southworth — ofMonroeCounty, Mich.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County; elected 1930,1932;arrestedin June 1934, along with alobbyist, Al Tobin, based on anallegation ofbriberyin connection with helping a trucking company obtain a license; fourmarked bills were found in his possession when he was arrested; heclaimed the lobbyist had merely made him a loan of $100.Burial location unknown. | | Harry E. Mackenzie — of Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1928,1932,1936.Chargedin May, 1938, along with MayorT.Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy tocheatand defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;admitted that he received large fees forlobbying, and paidhalf back as akickbackto the other conspirators;pleadedguilty in November 1938, and testified against the otherdefendants;sentencedto nine months injail.Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Jackson May (1875-1959) — also known asAndrew J. May — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.Born near Langley,FloydCounty, Ky.,June 24,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;FloydCounty Attorney, 1901-09;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1931-47 (10th District 1931-33,at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-47); defeated, 1928 (10thDistrict), 1946 (7th District).Baptist.Member,Freemasons.In 1943, he was briefed about the flaws in the Japaneseanti-submarine munitions; herevealedthis information to the press, and hence to the Japanese, whoquickly improved their depth charges. After the war, thisindiscretionwas estimated to have cost the U.S. ten submarines and 800 men.Convicted,on July 3, 1947, onchargesofacceptingbribes for hisinfluence in the award of munitionscontracts during World War II; served nine months inprison;received a fullpardonfrom PresidentHarryS. Truman in 1952.Died in Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.,September6, 1959 (age84 years, 74days).Interment atMayoCemetery, Prestonsburg, Ky. | | William Marshall Boyle Jr. (1903-1961) — also known asWilliam M. Boyle, Jr.;BillBoyle —of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,February2, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;Director, Kansas CityPolice,1939;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1949-51;investigatedin 1951 by the Senate Investigating Committee over his acceptance offees from the American Lithifold Corporation of St. Louis, in returnfor using hisinfluence as Democratic national chair to obtainloans for the company from the U.S. Reconstruction FinanceCorporation; claimed to have been vindicated, but ultimatelyresignedunder fire.Irishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,August30, 1961 (age58 years, 209days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Clara Boyle; married to Genevieve Hayde. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) — also known asRichard T. Hanna;"The LittleLeprechaun" —of Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.; Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Kemmerer,LincolnCounty, Wyo.,June 9,1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bringabout theestablishmentof the University of California at Irvine and California StateUniversity at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned1974.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Lions;Elks.In the 1970s, hereceivedpayments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Parkin what became known as the "Koreagate"influence buyingscandal;pleadedguilty;sentencedto 6-30 months infederalprison; served one year.Died in Tryon,PolkCounty, N.C.,June 9,2001 (age87 years, 0days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean. | | Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) — also known asOtto E. Passman — of Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.Born near Franklinton,WashingtonParish, La.,June 27,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;furniturebusiness;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Louisiana,1948,1956,1960.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Chargedin 1978 withaccepting$200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what becameknown as the "Koreagate"influence buyingscandal;alsochargedwithtaxevasion;triedand found not guilty.Died in Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,August13, 1988 (age88 years, 47days).Interment atMulhearnMemorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, La. | | Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) — also known asMeade H. Esposito;Amadeo HenryEsposito —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1909.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964,1968;vice-president, Lafayette NationalBank,1965;insurancebroker;leader ofKings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,NAACP.Indictedin 1987 on federalchargesthat he had givenbribesto U.S. Rep.MarioBiaggi in in return forinfluence on federal contracts fora Brooklynship-repaircompany;convictedon September 22, 1987 of giving anillegalgratuity;fined$500,000;indictedin 1988 onbriberyandtaxcharges,but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.Died, fromrenalfailure caused by aheartattack, while suffering fromlungcancer andbladdercancer, in North Shore UniversityHospital,Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September3, 1993 (age83 years, 249days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Felicia Esposito; married to Anne De Cunzo. |
| | Mario Biaggi (1917-2015) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1917.Policeofficer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1969-88 (24th District 1969-73,10th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-88); defeated, 1988(Democratic primary, 19th District), 1988 (Republican, 19thDistrict), 1992 (Democratic primary, 17th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980,1984;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1973 (Democratic primary), 1973(Conservative); candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1980;indictedin 1987 on federalchargesthat he had acceptedbribesfrom former Brooklyn political bossMeadeEsposito in in return forinfluence on federal contractsfor a Brooklyn ship-repair company;convictedon September 22, 1987 ofobstructingjustice and acceptingillegalgratuities;sentencedtoprisonandfined;triedin 1988 on federal racketeering charges in connection with theWedtech Corporation;convictedon August 4, 1988 on 15 felony counts;resignedfrom Congress following the Wedtech conviction; served more than twoyears inprison.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 24,2015 (age97 years, 241days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Edwin Meese III (b. 1931) — also known asEd Meese;"Reagan'sGeographer" —Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December2, 1931.Lawyer;legal affairs secretary to Gov.RonaldReagan, 1967-68; executive assistant and chief of staff, 1969-74;lawprofessor;U.S.Attorney General, 1985-88.Lutheran.Member,FederalistSociety.The independent counsel whoinvestigatedthe Wedtechscandalreported that Meese, who had worked as alobbyist for Wedtech,wascomplicitin the company'sbriberyandfraud;following this disclosure, heresignedfrom the Cabinet.Still living as of 2020. | | Arlan Ingehart Stangeland (1930-2013) — also known asArlan Stangeland — of Barnesville,ClayCounty, Minn.Born in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,February8, 1930.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1966-74 (District 56-B 1966-72,District 9-B 1973-74);U.S.Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1977-91; defeated(Independent Republican), 1990; news media reported in January 1990that he had made hundreds of phone calls on his House phone creditcard, to or from the home of a femalelobbyist; he deniedhaving anextramaritalaffair, but thescandalcontributed to his defeat in November 1990.Lutheran.Member,DeltaSigma Phi.Died inOtter TailCounty, Minn.,July 2,2013 (age83 years, 144days).Burial location unknown. | | Peter Kott (b. 1949) — also known asPete Kott — of Eagle River,Anchorage,Alaska.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,August29, 1949.Republican. Part-owner and operator of Kott'sHardwoodFlooring; member ofAlaskastate house of representatives, 1993-2007 (24th District1993-2003, 17th District 2003-07);Speaker ofthe Alaska State House of Representatives, 2003-04;arrestedin May 2007, along withBruceWeyhrauch andVicKohring, andchargedwithbriberyandextortionover soliciting and receiving money and favors from VECO Corporation(including the promise of a job as alobbyist), in return forvotes on an oil tax;triedandconvictedin September 2007;sentencedto six years inprisonandfined$10,000.Still living as of 2009. | | John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) — also known asJohn E. Ensign — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Roseville,PlacerCounty, Calif.,March25, 1958.Republican.Veterinarian;hoteland casino manager;U.S.Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nevada,2008.Pentecostal.Italian,German, andFilipinoancestry.In June 2009, headmittedto anextramaritalaffair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and thewife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful attempt tokeep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them $96,000 (anillegallyundisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also usedhis influence to set up Jeff Hampton as alobbyist, inviolation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressional aides.A grand juryinvestigationis in progress.Still living as of 2014.
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