See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order  |  Jefferson Davis (1862-1913) — also known asJeff Davis — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born inLittleRiver County, Ark.,May 6,1862.Democrat.Arkansasstate attorney general, 1899-1901; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Arkansas,1900,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1912;Governorof Arkansas, 1901-07;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1907-13; died in office 1913; in December1907, it was disclosed that he had hired hisown daughters fortwo positions on his Senate staff; the scandaldiscreditedhim andended hisinfluence in the Senate.Died, fromapoplexy,in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January3, 1913 (age50 years, 242days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | | Robert Green Crow (1883-1942) — also known asRobert G. Crow;Bob Crow — of Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.Born inScottCounty, Mo.,December24, 1883.Republican.Insuranceagent; postmaster atCaruthersville,Mo., 1909-14;indictedin October 1915 on federal charges ofrevealinginformation from the federal civil service examination, tohelp his half-brother, James L. Crow;pleadedguilty in April 1916, and wasfined$500.Member,Elks;Eagles;ModernWoodmen.On December 21, 1914, he mysteriously disappeared from the PontiacHotel, St. Louis, Mo., leaving behind all of his clothes, and theroom disordered as if a scuffle had taken place; he was thought tohave been kidnapped and murdered by a gang, but a few months later,he was found to be serving in the U.S. Army.Died in Harlingen,CameronCounty, Tex.,September16, 1942 (age58 years, 266days).Burial location unknown. | | 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 hermaladministrationof the 1925 state census; she had 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 |
| | Ernest King Bramblett (1901-1966) — also known asErnest K. Bramblett — of Pacific Grove,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,April25, 1901.Republican.Insurancebusiness;mayorof Pacific Grove, Calif., 1938-46;U.S.Representative from California, 1947-55 (11th District 1947-53,13th District 1953-55).Protestant.Member,PhiDelta Kappa;Elks;Moose;Rotary;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Investigatedby a federal grand jury in Washington over payroll padding in hisoffice; he hadhired his wife, receivedkickbacksfrom employees who did no work, and madefalsestatements to the House disbursing officer;indictedon 18 counts in June 1953; pleaded not guilty;tried inFebruary 1954;convictedon seven counts; his conviction was stayed pending appeal, butultimately upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court;fined$5,000, placed on one-yearprobation,and separately required to payrestitution.DiedDecember27, 1966 (age65 years, 246days).Burial location unknown. | | Abraham J. Gellinoff (1902-1994) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornNovember18, 1902.Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1961-76.Jewish.Resignedduring aninquiryinto the appointment ofhis son-in-law as an arbitrator.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1994 (age91 years, 64days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J. | | Irving H. Saypol (1905-1977) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1905.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1949-51;prosecuted Ethel and Julius Rosenberg on espionage charges;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1952-68.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Knightsof Pythias.Indictedin May 1976, along with SurrogateS.Samuel DiFalco, onbriberyandperjurycharges,in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auctioncommissions for Saypol'sson; the charges were later dismissed.Died, ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1977 (age71 years, 300days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Louis Saypol and Minnie (Michakin) Saypol; married,September29, 1925, to Adele D. Kaplan. |
| | Bess Myerson (1924-2014) — Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1924.Democrat. Miss America, 1945;firstand only Jewish woman to win the pageant;musician;televisionpersonality; New York City commissioner of consumer affairs,1969-73, and commissioner of cultural affairs, 1983-87; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1980; accused in 1987 ofbribingJusticeHortenseGabel by giving herdaughter a city job; meanwhile, thejudge reduced child support payments for Carl Andrew Capasso,Myerson'smarriedlover; thescandalwas called the "Bess Mess"; she was forced to resign as city consumeraffairs commissioner;indictedon federalbriberycharges in 1988, along with Capasso and Gabel;triedand found not guilty.Female.Jewish.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December14, 2014 (age90 years, 151days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Santa Monica, Calif. | | Hortense W. Gabel (1912-1990) — also known asHortense Wittstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork City Rent and Rehabilitation Commissioner, 1962-65;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1975-87; appointed 1975;resigned 1987; accused in 1987 of accepting abribefrom New York Consumer Affairs CommissionerBessMyerson in the form of a city job for herdaughter;allegedly in return, the judge reduced child support payments forMyerson's lover, Carl A. Capasso; thescandalwas called "the Bess Mess"; sheresignedas Justice;indictedon federalbriberycharges in 1988, along with Myerson and Capasso;triedand found not guilty.Female.Jewish.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1990 (age77 years, 356days).Interment atCalvertonNational Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y. | | Robert William Packwood (b. 1932) — also known asBob Packwood — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Lake Oswego,ClackamasCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,September11, 1932.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofMultnomah County Republican Party, 1960-62; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1963-68;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1969-95; resigned 1995; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1972.Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;Jaycees;BetaTheta Pi.Resignedfrom the U.S. Senate in 1995, after the Select Committee on Ethicsrecommendedhis expulson forsexualmisconduct, attempting toobstructthe committee's investigation, and using his position to solicitemployment forhis wife.Still living as of 2014. | | 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,overmisconductincluding his attempts tointimidatethe police chief on behalf of hisson-in-law.Still living as of 2000. | | Aaron F. Broussard (b. 1949) — of Kenner,JeffersonParish, La.Born in Marksville,AvoyellesParish, La.,January6, 1949.Democrat.Mayor ofKenner, La., 1982-96; president of Jefferson Parish, La.,2003-10;pleadedguilty in September 2012 to federalchargesthat, as president of Jefferson Parish, hereceivedbribes of more than $60,000, and that heembezzledhundreds of thousands of dollars by creating a no-work job in theparish government for hisex-wife;sentencedto 46 months inprison,and ordered to payrestitution.Still living as of 2012.
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