See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Ephraim Paine (1730-1785) — of New York. Born in Canterbury,WindhamCounty, Conn.,August19, 1730.County judge in New York, 1778-81; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1779-81, 1782-85;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1784.Expelledfrom the New York State Senate on March 15, 1781, forneglect ofduty.Died in Amenia,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1785 (age54 years, 356days).Interment atRedMeeting House Cemetery, Near Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y. | | Samuel Chase (1741-1811) — also known as"Old Bacon Face" — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Born near Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,April17, 1741.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-78, 1781-82, 1783-85;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Maryland,1788;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1796-1811; died in office 1811;articles ofimpeachmentwere filed against him in 1804 on charges ofmalfeasance inoffice;tried bythe Senate in 1805 and acquitted of all charges.Episcopalian.Died inBaltimore,Md.,June 19,1811 (age70 years, 63days).Interment atOldSt. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | William Hull (1753-1825) — Born in Derby,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 24,1753.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofMassachusettsstate senate, 1798-1805;Governorof Michigan Territory, 1805-12; general in the U.S. Army duringthe War of 1812.Following his surrender of Detroit to the British in 1812, wasfoundguilty by acourt-martialofcowardice,neglect of duty, andunofficerlikeconduct, andsentencedto death; President Madison accepted this decision but remitted thesentence.Died in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November29, 1825 (age72 years, 158days).Interment atNewtonCemetery, Newton, Mass. | | John Armstrong Jr. (1758-1843) — also known as"Old Soldier";"MonsieurTombo" —of Pennsylvania;DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,November25, 1758.Republican. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1783-87;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1787-88;U.S.Senator from New York, 1800-02, 1803-04; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1804-10; general in the U.S. Army during the War of1812;U.S.Secretary of War, 1813-14;blamed for the British captureof Washington, D.C. in August 1814, andforced toresign; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1825.Catholic.Slaveowner. Died in Red Hook,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1843 (age84 years, 127days).Entombed atRhinebeckCemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y. | | Samuel W. Davies (c.1776-1843) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born inEngland,about 1776.Mayorof Cincinnati, Ohio, 1833-43.Triedby the city council in 1842 formishandling a bank riot, andfoundguilty, but excused due to poor health.DiedDecember22, 1843 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown. | | John M. Hansford (c.1800-1844) — of Texas. Born about 1800. Member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838-40; judge of TexasRepublic, 1840-42.Resignedas judge in 1842 while beingimpeachedover hishandling of a trial arising out of the"Regulator-Moderator War" in East Texas.Killedby members of the Regulators who had seized his home, in Texas,1844(ageabout44 years).Burial location unknown. | | John Fitzpatrick (1844-1919) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.BornMay 1,1844.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1880,1884,1892(ConventionVice-President);mayorof New Orleans, La., 1892-96.In 1894, a suit was brought in an attempt toimpeachandremove himfrom office based on a long list ofmalfeasance andcorruptioncharges;atrialwas held, and he was acquitted on all charges.DiedApril 8,1919 (age74 years, 342days).Burial location unknown. | | Louis Stern (c.1856-1901) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born inGermany,about 1856.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;newspaperreporter; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inBamberg, 1893-1901.Jewish.Arrestedandfined inKissingen, Germany, 1895, forinsultingthe Baron von Thuengen; alsochargedwithmisrepresentinghis 15-year-old son as being twelve in order to get cheaper passageto Europe for him on a steamship; the U.S. Consul General in Berlinasserted that Mr. Stern was "very harshly and unjustly treated".Depressed over financial problems and perceived anti-Semitism, hebeganneglecting his work; he wasrecalledas commercial agent in 1901, but remained at Bamberg; hisfailureto return money he had collected on behalf of U.S. citizens ledto ajudgementagainst him for 2,000 marks, which he was unable to pay; he diedbyself-inflictedgunshot,in the public gardens at Bamberg,Germany,June10, 1901 (ageabout 45years).Burial location unknown. | | John J. Girimondi — of Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Catholicpriest; naturalized U.S. citizen; concealed his clericalbackground from Congressmen who recommended him for a consularappointment; U.S. Consul inSantos, 1900-01;removedas consul forneglect of duty and possibleembezzlement;went to Italy andmisrepresentedhimself as U.S. Consul to Persia;arrestedby Italian authorities onchargesofbetrayinga young woman, andimprisonedthere.Catholic.Italianancestry.Burial location unknown. | | John Goodnow (born c.1858) — of Minnesota. Born about 1858. Republican. Minnesota's most prominent advocate ofWilliamMcKinley for president in 1896; U.S. Consul General inShanghai, 1897-1905;chargesofmalfeasance against him were made by Americans in China tothe State Department in 1902, and to PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt in December 1904; two months later, hisresignationwas announced; became an advisor to the Chinese government in 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Frederic Duncan MacMaster — also known asFrederic MacMaster — Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofTheodoreRoosevelt's "Rough Rider" regiment; U.S. Consul inZanzibar, 1905-06;dismissedfrom his consular position in 1906 over multiple instances ofmisconduct, including theassaultof police officers in a bar-room; en route to the U.S., he stopped inNice, France, andobtaineda bank loan by pretending to be U.S. ConsulHaroldS. Van Buren.Burial location unknown. | | John Francis Ahearn (1853-1920) — also known asJohn F. Ahearn — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1853.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1882; member ofNewYork state senate, 1890-1902 (6th District 1890-93, 8th District1894-95, 10th District 1896-1902); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896,1912,1916,1920;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1904-09;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Following aninvestigation,Gov.CharlesEvans Hughes denounced his administration as "flagrantlyinefficient and wasteful" and ordered himremoved fromoffice as Manhattan Borough President on December 9, 1907.Following a long legal battle, he finally left office in 1909.Died, ofpleurisy,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1920 (age67 years, 245days).Burial location unknown. | | Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) — also known asLouis F. Haffen;"Father of theBronx" —of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,November6, 1854.Democrat.Civilengineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),1893-98;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909;removed fromoffice by Gov.CharlesEvans Hughes overmaladministrationcharges,1909;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930.Catholic.GermanandIrishancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum;TammanyHall.Died, fromarteriosclerosis,in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1935 (age81 years, 49days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | George N. Rigby — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Ormond Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1904-05;member of condemnation commission for appraising property for site ofproposed Hill View Reservoir in Westchester County;censuredby the New York Supreme Court in 1910 forunnecessary delay,such as holding 65 hearings o one parcel;removedfrom the position in 1915 because he had moved to Florida;mayorof Ormond Beach, Fla., 1924-26.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married to Maud Lawrence. |
| | James Kellogg Apgar (1862-1940) — also known asJames K. Apgar — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1862.Republican. Private secretary and clerk to Assembly SpeakerJamesW. Husted, 1884-87 and 1890; clerk to Assembly SpeakerFremontCole, 1888-89; clerk to Lt. Gov.CharlesT. Saxton, 1894-96; private secretary to Rep.WilliamL. Ward, 1896-97; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1899-1907;defeated, 1897; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1900;member of condemnation commission for appraising property for site ofproposed Hill View Reservoir in Westchester County;censuredby the New York Supreme Court in 1910 forunnecessary delay,such as holding 65 hearings on one parcel;WestchesterCounty Register, 1919-24;villagepresident of Peekskill, New York, 1925-27.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Elks.Died in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1940 (age77 years, 318days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph A. Apgar and Eleanor (Herbert) Apgar; married,June 21,1892, to Cecilia Annie Bellefeuille. |
| | Lawrence Gresser (1851-1935) — also known asLorenz Gresser;"HonestLarry" —of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Bavaria,Germany,January1, 1851.Shoemanufacturer;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1908-11; removed 1911;removed fromoffice as borough president by Gov.JohnA. Dix, forneglect of duty in failing to preventcorruption among his subordinates.Died, in the rectory of theChurchof the Holy Family, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1935 (age84 years, 29days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926) — also known asThomas M. Osborne;"TomBrown" —of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,September23, 1859.Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1924;Independent candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1898;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1903-05.Son of the founder of International Harvester; prison reformer; NewYork State Public Service Commissioner; New York State Fish and GameCommissioner, 1911; warden of Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, N.Y.,1914-16;indictedby a grand jury in 1915 for allegedperjuryandneglect of duty;tried,but the charges were dismissed; commander of naval prison,Portsmouth, N.H., 1917-20.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1926 (age67 years, 27days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | Hudson Snowden Marshall (1870-1931) — also known asH. Snowden Marshall — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,January15, 1870.Lawyer;law partner ofBartowS. Weeks,GeorgeGordon Battle, andJamesA. O'Gorman;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1913-17; in1915-16, U.S. Rep.FrankBuchanan (who was at the time being indicted by a federal grandjury) introducedimpeachmentresolutions against Marshall; the charges, includingmalfeasance in the handling of past cases, wereinvestigatedby a House Judiciary subcommittee, which held hearings in New York,and inquired into the proceedings of the grand jury which hadindicted Rep. Buchanan; Marshall wrote a critical letter to thesubcommittee, impugning its motives; based on this letter, the fullHouse voted to find him incontemptof Congress, andordered hisarrest; on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that theauthority of the House to punish for contempt extended only toactions which directly interfered with its proceedings.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1931 (age61 years, 134days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Theodore Francis Turner (1868-1951) — also known asTheo F. Turner;"Father of Idaho StateCollege" —of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Ringgold,MorganCounty, Ohio,May 4,1868.Republican.Abstract andtitle business; member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1901-02;mayorof Pocatello, Idaho, 1913-15;Idaho stateauditor, 1903-05; in March 1915, the commissioner of the U.S.General Land Officefound himguilty ofirregular practices in land office transactions;later, in August 1915, the Department of the Interior announced thathe had been exonerated; acting postmaster atPocatello,Idaho, 1932-33.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho,April17, 1951 (age82 years, 348days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho. | | Charles M. Slaughter — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Athens, Ohio, 1910-14.Chargedwithmisconduct as justice of the peace;convictedon a lesser charge of misappropriating public funds; served about ayear inprison;pardoned;made restitution.Burial location unknown. | | Warren Jay Terhune (1869-1920) — also known asWarren J. Terhune — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Midland Park,BergenCounty, N.J.,May 3,1869.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Navycommander;Governor ofAmerican Samoa; died in office 1920.Three days before he was to face aninquiryintochargesagainsthis administration, heshothimselfin the heart, in a bathroom of theExecutiveMansion, Utulei,AmericanSamoa,November3, 1920 (age51 years, 184days); later, the Navy exonerated him; his accuser, LieutenantCommander Creed H. Boucher, was courtmartialed and found guilty offomenting unrest among the Samoans.Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Robert V. Mundy (b. 1854) — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in New Jersey,1854.Hardwarebusiness;mayorof Bay City, Mich., 1917-21.In March, 1921, a grand jurychargedhim withmisfeasance in office andneglect ofduty, in histolerance ofvice such as illegal liquor sales, prostitution, and gambling inBay City, and called for the common council to remove him fromoffice. Mundy disputed the grand jury's authority to make this kindof report, and on his motion, it was stricken from the court record. Nonetheless, his organization was defeated in the election shortlyafterward.Burial location unknown. | | Harmon Mortimore Kephart (b. 1865) — also known asHarmon M. Kephart — of Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Frankstown,BlairCounty, Pa.,July 17,1865.Republican.Railroadwork;hotelowner; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Fayette County, 1895-96;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1908;chief clerk, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1909;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1917-21.Member,Elks.Chargedin 1922 withfailure to keep correct accounts and to makerequired reports while he was state treasurer; investigators foundmoney missing for various periods, costing the state some $11,000 ininterest income;pleaded nocontest in 1923 andfined$3,425 and costs.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel A. Kephart and Henrietta B. (Wolfe)Kephart. |
| | Harry Micajah Daugherty (1860-1941) — also known asHarry M. Daugherty — of Washington Court House,FayetteCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Washington Court House,FayetteCounty, Ohio,January26, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;FayetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1890-94; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1904,1908,1912,1924;U.S.Attorney General, 1921-24.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry.Subject of a Senateinvestigationof hisconduct as Attorney General;resignedunder fire;indictedon charges of conspiracy todefraudthe U.S. government, but acquitted in 1927.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,October12, 1941 (age81 years, 259days).Interment atWashingtonCemetery, Washington Court House, Ohio. | | William Warring Gordon (1874-1963) — also known asWilliam W. Gordon — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born inOwenCounty, Ky.,June 13,1874.Member of Kansas state legislature, 1910;mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1923-26; removed 1926.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Chargedin September 1926 with 25 counts ofofficial misconduct, andremovedfrom office as mayor.DiedMay 26,1963 (age88 years, 347days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. | | Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp (1875-1949) — also known asFlorence E. S. Knapp;Florence ElizabethSmith —of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1875.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; dean, College of Home Economics, Syracuse University;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1924(alternate);secretaryof state of New York, 1925-27; in 1927, aninvestigationdiscovered hermaladministration of the 1925 state census; shehad paid salaries torelativesand others who did no census work,forgedindorsements on checks,receivedmoney she was not entitled to, and burned state records toconcealevidence of these things;resignedher position at Syracuse University;indictedon various charges in 1928,triedtwice and eventuallyconvictedofgrandlarceny;sentencedto 30 days in jail.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Grange.Died, following aheartattack, in Marcy State Hospital (insaneasylum), Marcy,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1949 (age74 years, 215days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter of James E. Smith and Mary (Hancock) Smith; married toPhilip Schuyler Knapp. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Paris Montrose (c.1895-1961) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born about 1895. Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1927, 1928.In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who weredisciplinedforambulance chasing activities andpayinginsurance company adjusters for favorable settlement of claims; hislicense to practice law wassuspendedfor two years.Died, ofcancer,in the MemorialCenterfor Cancer and Allied Diseases of the Sloan-Kettering CancerInstitute, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1961 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | James P. Kohler — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Lawyer;secretary to New York City MayorWilliamJ. Gaynor; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920.In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who weredisciplinedforambulance chasing activities; his license to practice lawwassuspendedfor 30 days.Burial location unknown. | | Mortimer J. Wohl (1888-1931) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1921.Member,AmericanLegion.In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who werechargedwithambulance chasing activities; he disputed the charges.Died, fromsepticemia,in JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1931 (age43 years, 208days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Wohl and Fannie Whol; married,November11, 1923, to Adelaide Finkelstein. |
| | Jacob P. Nathanson (1901-1986) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach),Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born inRussia,February21, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1927-33; defeatedin primary, 1933.Jewish.Chargedin 1930 withprofessional misconduct by the Brooklyn BarAssociation, over his handling of a client's $500 bail payment;suspendedfrom the practice of law in 1931, and ordered topayrestitution.Indictedin October and November 1938 onchargesofforgery,grandlarceny, andsubornationof perjury, over his involvement infraudulentbail bonds;pleadedguilty tosubornationof perjury, and testified against other conspirators;disbarredin 1939.Died inPalm BeachCounty, Fla.,March 2,1986 (age85 years, 9days).Intermentsomewherein Palm Beach County, Fla.  | Frank D. McKay (1883-1965) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,November4, 1883.Republican.Financier;political boss who dominated Republican politics in Michigan foryears; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1920,1928,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944;Michiganstate treasurer, 1925-30;investigatedby a grand jury in 1931 over hishandling of state funds whileTreasurer; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1940-44; subject of threefederal grand juryinvestigationsin 1940 over allegedfraud,extortionandkickbacks;indictedin 1944 forbriberyof state legislators; hired aPurpleGang figure tomurderthe star witness, State Sen.WarrenG. Hooper, and the case collapsed;chargedin 1945, along withWilliamMcKeighan, with conspiracy toviolatestate liquor laws;tried in1946; the judge directed a verdict of not guilty.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,January12, 1965 (age81 years, 69days).Entombed atGreenwoodCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) — also known asJohn C. Porter — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Leon,DecaturCounty, Iowa,1871.Democrat.Telegraphoperator;automobileaccessories business;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.Christian.Petitions for hisrecallas mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his politicaladversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor isincompetent,inefficient andunsatisfactory" andthat he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and itscitizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who soughtto replace him, was defeated.Died, of alung andheartcondition, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 27,1959 (ageabout 87years).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Paul Martin Pearson (1871-1938) — Born in Litchfield,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,October22, 1871.Collegeprofessor;author;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1931-35;forced toresign in July, 1935 during a Congressionalinvestigationoffinancial mismanagement in the Islands government.Suffered astroke,and died a month later,March26, 1938 (age66 years, 155days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.  | 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, citingabuseof power, 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 werechargedwithofficial misconduct, 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 "contemptuous conduct" andabuseof 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 |
 | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November29, 1908.Democrat.Baptistminister;U.S.Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1952,1960,1964;citedforcontemptof court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit againsthim; on February 28, 1967, he wasexpelledfrom the House of Representatives onchargesofunbecomingconduct andmisusing public funds; the Supreme Courtoverturned the expulsion in 1969.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha;Elks.Died, ofprostatecancer, in Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,April 4,1972 (age63 years, 127days).Cremated;ashes scattered inaprivate or family graveyard, Bahamas.| | Relatives: Sonof Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and Mattie (Fletcher) Powell; married,March 8,1933, to Isabel Washington; married,August1, 1945, to Hazel Scott; married,December15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father ofAdamClayton Powell IV. | | | | Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Boulevard(formerly part of Seventh Avenue), inManhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. — The Adam Clayton PowellStateOffice Building (opened 1974 as the Harlem State Office Building;renamed 1983), inManhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier | | | | Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:Adamby Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell,Jr. | | | | Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:Tisha Hamilton,AdamClayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an AmericanDilemma — Wil Haygood,Kingof the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell,Jr. | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) — also known asWilliam E. Duffield — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cherry Tree,IndianaCounty, Pa.,January7, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1971-78.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks.Disbarredin 1975 formishandling cases and client funds; reinstated tothe bar in 1978.Convictedin 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count ofperjury;served six months in federalprison.Disbarredagain in 1994 formishandling a murder case.Died, ofcancerandstrokes,in UniontownHospital,Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January14, 2001 (age79 years, 7days).Interment atSylvanHeights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa. | | S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,July26, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1935;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56;NewYork County Surrogate, 1957-76.Italianancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Indictedin May 1976, along with JusticeIrvingSaypol, onofficial misconductcharges,in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auctioncommissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed.Indictedin February 1978 forcriminalcontempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, butdied before trial.Died, from aheartattack, whilediningwith friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1978 (age71 years, 337days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) — also known asCharles H. Wilson — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Magna,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,February15, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis.Reprimandedby the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a$1,000wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagatescandal;censuredby the House of Representatives in 1980 forfinancialmisconduct; no criminal charges were filed.Died, of aheartattack, at Southern MarylandHospital,Clinton,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 21,1984 (age67 years, 157days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Richard George Luxford (1917-1986) — also known asRichard G. Luxford — of Littleton,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Colorado,March20, 1917.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1950; in 1981, his lawlicense wassuspendedby the Colorado Supreme Court, over three counts ofprofessionalmisconduct involving the cashing of bad checks and failing torepay loans from clients.Member,PhiDelta Phi.Died in January,1986(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | John T. Gregorio (1928-2013) — also known as"The Lion of Linden" — of Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1928.Democrat.Florist;mayorof Linden, N.J., 1968-83, 1991-2006; defeated, 2006;shotat in his car, in March 1968; two days later, his house wasfirebombed;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1974-77;indictedin April 1975 onperjuryand fraudcharges,over his purchase of a vacant lot from Elizabethtown Gas Company,while conspiring tofalsifydocuments toconcealhis involvement as buyer; laterchargedwithextortinga $25,000kickbackfrom a building contractor on a high school project; following juryselection, the charges were dismissed in February 1976; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1978-83 (21st District 1978-81, 20thDistrict 1982-83);indictedin September 1981 onchargesofincometax evasion,concealinghis interest in two "go-go bars", and forfailing toenforce state alcohol laws;convictedin December 1982 of conspiracy to commitofficial misconduct,but found not guilty on other charges.Died, fromleukemia,in TrinitasHospital,Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,October23, 2013 (age85 years, 259days).Burial location unknown. | | Beryl W. Cohen (born c.1935) — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born about 1935. Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1964;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1965-70; won fame for his representation oflong-term residents of a Massachusetts institution for the mentallyretarded;censuredin 1983 anddisciplinedin 1988 for attorney misconduct, overneglect of probatematters.Still living as of 2007. | | Paul Louis Douglas (b. 1927) — also known asPaul L. Douglas — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,September19, 1927.LancasterCounty Attorney, 1960-74;Nebraskastate attorney general, 1975-84.EasternOrthodox.Impeachedby the Legislature in 1984 over hisconduct in office anddealings with an officer of a failed savings and loan; acquitted bythe state supreme court.Convictedofperjuryin December, 1984 andresignedas Attorney General, but the conviction was later overturned.Still living as of 1984. | | James Patrick Screen Jr. (1943-1994) — also known asPat Screen — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.BornMay 13,1943.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1981-88;indicted,along with an aide, in 1987, on a felonymalfeasance chargeover management of a road improvement program; the charges weredismissed three days later.Catholic.Died, from adrugoverdose, in ahotelroom at New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September12, 1994 (age51 years, 122days).Interment atResthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, La. | | Antonio James Manchin (1927-2003) — also known asA. James Manchin — of Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.,April 7,1927.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1949-50, 1999-2003; defeated,1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1952;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1976-84;WestVirginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.Catholic.Italianancestry.Following the disclosure of losses from the State ConsolidatedInvestment Fund and accusations ofmismanagement in the StateTreasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989, broughtimpeachmentcharges against him, but heresignedas State Treasurer before a trial could be held.Died, following aheartattack, in Fairmont GeneralHospital,Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,November3, 2003 (age76 years, 210days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Farmington, W.Va. | | Samuel Riley Pierce Jr. (1922-2000) — also known asSamuel R. Pierce, Jr.;"SilentSam" —Born in Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September8, 1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1981-89.Africanancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AlphaPhi Alpha.FirstBlack partner of a major New York City law firm.FirstBlack member of the board of directors of a Fortune 500 corporation. Only Black member of the Reagan Cabinet. An independent counselappointed in March 1990found "apervasive pattern of improper and illegal behavior" within HUD,amounting to a "monumental and calculated abuse of the public trust."Pierceacknowledgedthat hehelped create a climate in which the corruption tookplace, and in return for that statement, prosecutors agreed not topursue charges against him.DiedOctober31, 2000 (age78 years, 53days).Burial location unknown. | | David Ferdinand Durenberger (b. 1934) — also known asDavid F. Durenberger — of South St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.,August19, 1934.Republican.Lawyer;executive secretary to Gov.HaroldLeVander, 1967;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95.Catholic.Member,Jaycees;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Lions.Investigatedin 1990 by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over allegationsthat he had broken rules restricting Senators' outside income, inparticular bylaunderingabout $100,000 in speaking fees into book royalties.Denouncedby unanimous vote of the Senate in July 1990 for bringing"dishonor and disrepute" to the body. Subsequently he wasdisbarred;in 1995 hepleadedguilty to five misdemeanor counts ofmisusing hiscongressional expense account.Still living as of 2014. | | Thomas W. Pearlman (born c.1928) — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born about 1928. Republican. Member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1960.Foundguilty oflawyer misconduct by the Rhode Island SupremeCourt, forfee-gouging and providingincompetentcounsel;censuredin 1993,suspendedin 2004, and ordered to payrestitutionin 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Byron Low Tax Looper (1964-2013) — also known asByron Anthony Looper — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born inPutnamCounty, Tenn.,September15, 1964.Democratic candidate forGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1987; Republican candidate forTennesseestate house of representatives, 1992; Republican candidate forTennesseestate senate, 1998.Changed his middle name from Anthony to Low Tax. He wasindictedin March, 1998, on 14 counts ofofficial misconduct as PutnamCounty Tax Assessor. On October 19, 1998, heshotand killedTommyBurks, his opponent for a state senate seat; he wasarrestedsoon after andchargedwithmurder.He lost the November 1998 senate election to Burks' widow, who ran asa write-in candidate with the support of both parties. In August,2000, he wastriedformurder,convicted,andsentencedto life inprisonwithout parole.Died, as aprisoninmate, in Morgan County Correctional Complex, Wartburg,MorganCounty, Tenn.,June 26,2013 (age48 years, 284days).Burial location unknown. | | Jesse M. Norwood — of Prichard,MobileCounty, Ala.Mayorof Prichard, Ala., 1996-2000.Convictedofwillful neglect of duty as mayor and removed from office onMarch 17, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Bobby E. Crittendon — of Dayton,CampbellCounty, Ky.Mayorof Dayton, Ky., 1991-2000; appointed 1991; removed 2000;Impeachedand removed from office, by unanimous vote of the city council,overmisconduct including his attempts tointimidatethe police chief on behalf of hisson-in-law.Still living as of 2000. | | Steven Effman (b. 1950) — also known asSteve Effman — of Sunrise,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1950.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Sunrise, Fla., 1993-96; member ofFloridastate house of representatives 98th District, 1997-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,2000.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Admittedin 2003 toinappropriaterelationshipswith three divorce clients;suspendedfrom the practice of law for 91 days.Still living as of 2003. | | Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) — also known asKwame M. Kilpatrick — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 8,1970.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,2000,2004,2008;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 2004-08;chargedin 2008 withobstructionof justice,perjury,andmisconduct in office, in connection with his denial underoath of anaffairwith his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the citycouncil over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblowerlawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal toprevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; laterchargedwithassaultingtwo police officers who were serving a subpoena;pleadedguilty to two felony counts ofobstructionof justice andnocontest to oneassaultcharge;he also agreed to four months injail,payment of $1 million inrestitution,toresignas mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Still living as of 2020. | | Del M. Mauhrine Brown — ofHopewell,Va.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1996;candidate forVirginiastate house of delegates 75th District, 1997;publiclyadmonished in June 2008 by the Virginia State Bar forlawyermisconduct, over failure to file a timely notice of appeal onbehalf of three clients.Still living as of 2008. | | 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 buyfursand other expensive items for herself; the charges were dismissed inMay, 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 |
| | Phill Kline (b. 1959) — of Overland Park,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,December31, 1959.Republican.Lawyer;radio showhost; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas, 1986 (2nd District), 2000 (3rdDistrict); member ofKansasstate house of representatives 18th District, 1993-2000;Kansasstate attorney general, 2003-07; defeated, 2006;JohnsonCounty District Attorney, 2007-08.Nazarene.In October, 2011, the Kansas Supreme Courtindefinitelysuspended his license to practice law, citingmisconductwhile investigating abortion clinics, includingperjuryand deliberately deceivingjudges,state officials, agrandjury, and the investigating panel of the Board for Discipline ofAttorneys.Still living as of 2014. | | Philip J. Berg (b. 1944) — also known asPhil Berg — of Lafayette Hill,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April14, 1944.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1992;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; in 2001, he issued a formaldemand that U.S. Supreme Court JusticesSandraDay O'Connor,ClarenceThomas, andAntoninScalia be disbarred for their participation in theBush v.Gore decision; in 2004, he filed a federal lawsuit under theRacketeer Influencd and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, accusingPresidentGeorgeW. Bush, and 155 other defendants, of complicity in the 9/11terrorist attacks (the case was dismissed); in 2008, he sued infederal court, contending thatBarackObama was born in Kenya and not eligible to be President (thecase was dismissed);sued byclients anddisciplinedby Pennsylvania legal authorities formalpractice, mostly dueto neglect of cases entrusted to him, missing legal deadlines, andfailure to keep clients informed; his law license wassuspendedfor two years in 2013, and he ultimately agreed to bedisbarredin 2015.Still living as of 2018.
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