See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  John Williams (1752-1806) — of Charlotte County (nowWashingtonCounty), N.Y.Born in Barnstable,England,1752.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewYork state senate Eastern District, 1777-78, 1782-95; member ofNewYork state assembly from Charlotte County, 1781-82;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromWashington and Clinton counties, 1788; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1789;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1795-99; county judgein New York, 1800.Expelledfor misconduct from the state senate in 1778.Slaveowner. Died in Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1806 (ageabout 54years).Interment atSalemCemetery, Salem, N.Y. | | Memucan Hunt — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Granville County, 1777, 1779-81, 1788;NorthCarolina state treasurer, 1784-87.In 1786,chargesof misconduct were brought against him and heard by the Legislaturein joint session; two days later, he was defeated for re-election.Burial location unknown. | | William White Irvin (1779-1842) — also known asWilliam W. Irvin — of Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio.Born near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,April 5,1779.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1803-04;impeachedandremoved fromoffice as judge by the state legislature, 1804; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1806-07, 1825-27;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1825-26;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1811-18; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1822;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1829-33.Member,Freemasons.Died in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,March27, 1842 (age62 years, 356days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Lancaster, Ohio. | | Thomas McKean (1734-1817) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New London Township,ChesterCounty, Pa.,March19, 1734.Lawyer;member ofDelawarecolonial Assembly, 1765-76; common pleas court judge in Delaware,1765-74;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War; member ofDelawarehouse of assembly, 1777-83;Presidentof Delaware, 1777;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777-99;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1781;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789-90;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1799-1808;impeachedby the Pennsylvania legislature in 1807, but no trial was ever held.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 24,1817 (age83 years, 97days).Original interment atFirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in1843 atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | Robert Potter (c.1800-1842) — of Oxford,GranvilleCounty, N.C.Born near Williamsboro,VanceCounty, N.C., about 1800.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1828, 1834;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1829-31;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Nacogdoches, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of the Navy, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Red River and Fannin, 1840-42;died in office 1842.Resignedfrom the U.S. Congress in 1831 aftermaimingtwo men in a jealous rage;convicted,andsentencedto six months inprison.Expelledin 1834 from the North Carolina House forcheating at cards.Shotandkilled bymembers of an opposing faction who surrounded his home, in HarrisonCounty (part now inMarionCounty), Tex.,March 2,1842 (ageabout 42years).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Marion County, Tex.; reinterment in1928 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Theophilus Washington Smith (1784-1845) — also known asTheophilus W. Smith — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1784.Studied law in the office ofAaronBurr;lawyer;newspapereditor; candidate forIllinoisstate attorney general, 1820; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1823-26; advocated the legalization of slavery inIllinois;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1825-42;impeachedby the Illinois Legislature in 1833, onchargesofoppressiveconduct andcorruption; the Senate acquitted him on a voteof 12-10 (two-thirds required).Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 6,1845 (age60 years, 220days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as"Old Hickory";"The Farmer ofTennessee";"King Andrew theFirst" —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born, in alogcabin, in The Waxhaws,LancasterCounty, S.C.,March15, 1767.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governorof Florida Territory, 1821;Presidentof the United States, 1829-37;censuredby the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits fromthe Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attendingfuneral services at the Capitol Building for Rep.WarrenR. Davis of South Carolina, he wasshotat with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, ahouse painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistolduel,May 30, 1806; alsodueledwithThomasHart Benton andWaightstillAvery. Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestiveheart failure), in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 8,1845 (age78 years, 85days).Interment atTheHermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 atLafayettePark, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 atJacksonSquare, New Orleans, La.| |  Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;married,January17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt ofAndrewJackson Donelson). | | | | Political families:Cafferyfamily of Franklin, Louisiana;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:FrancisP. Blair | | | | Jackson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex.,W.Va. andWis., andHickory County,Mo., are named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:AndrewJ. Donelson—AndrewJackson Miller—AndrewJ. Faulk—AndrewJackson Titus—AndrewJackson Isacks—AndrewJackson Hamilton—AndrewJ. Harlan—AndrewJ. Kuykendall—AndrewJ. Thayer—ElamA. J. Greeley—AndrewJackson Ingle—AndrewJ. Ogle—AndrewJackson Carr—AndrewJ. Waterman—AndrewJ. Bentley—AndrewJ. Rogers—WilliamA. J. Sparks—AndrewJackson Poppleton—AndrewJ. Hunter—AndrewJackson Bryant—AndrewJ. Beale—A.J. Clements—AndrewJackson Baker—AndrewJ. Felt—A. J.King—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJackson Greenfield—AndrewJackson Caldwell—AndrewJackson Gahagan—AndrewJackson Biship—AndrewJackson Houston—AndrewJackson Speer—AndrewJ. Cobb—AndrewJ. Montague—AndrewJ. Barchfeld—AndrewJ. Balliet—AndrewJ. Kirk—AndrewJ. Howell, Jr.—AndrewJ. Livingston—A.J. Sherwood—AndrewJackson Stewart—AndrewJ. May—AndrewJ. McConnico—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJ. Brewer—AndrewJ. Dunning, Jr.—AndrewBettwy—AndrewJ. Transue—AndrewJackson Graves—AndrewJackson Gilbert—AndrewJ. Goodwin—AndrewJ. Hinshaw—AndyYoung—AndrewJackson Kupper | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitappeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. | | | | Campaign slogan: "Let the peoplerule." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia | | | | Books about Andrew Jackson: RobertVincent Remini,TheLife of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Democracy,1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —Andrew Burstein,ThePassions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & JeanneT. Heidler,OldHickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest forEmpire — Donald B. Cole,ThePresidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands,AndrewJackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham,AmericanLion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald BarrChidsey,AndrewJackson, Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Henry Smith (1788-1851) — of Texas. Born in Kentucky,May 20,1788.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;ProvisionalGovernor of Texas, 1835-36;impeachedas governor by the provisional council in 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of the Treasury, 1836-38; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1840;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 4,1851 (age62 years, 288days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Smith and Magdalen (Woods) Smith. |
 | John Tyler (1790-1862) — also known as"The AccidentalPresident" —ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born inCharlesCity County, Va.,March29, 1790.Whig.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1811-16, 1823-25, 1839-40; served inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Virginia 23rd District, 1817-21;Governor ofVirginia, 1825-27;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1827-36;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; delegate toWhig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (ConventionVice-President);VicePresident of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836;Presidentof the United States, 1841-45;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Charles City, James City &New Kent counties, 1861;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;died in office 1862.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.A bill toimpeachhim was defeated in the House of Representatives in January 1843.Slaveowner. Died, probably from astroke,in ahotelroom atRichmond,Va.,January18, 1862 (age71 years, 295days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: SonofJohnTyler (1747-1813) and Mary (Armistead) Tyler; married,March29, 1813, toLetitiaChristian; married,June 26,1844, toJuliaGardiner (daughter ofDavidGardiner); father ofDavidGardiner Tyler andLyonGardiner Tyler; great-grandfather ofAdeleGoodwyn; third cousin ofGeorgeMadison; third cousin once removed ofZacharyTaylor; third cousin twice removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton andAylettHawes Buckner; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesFrancis Buckner Jr. andBronsonMurray Cutting. | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminTappan | | | | Tyler County,Tex. is named for him. | | | | John TylerHighSchool, inTyler,Texas, isnamed forhim. — John TylerCommunityCollege, inChester,Virginia, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnT. Rich—JohnT. Cutting—JohnTyler Cooper—JohnTyler Cambpell—JohnTyler Taylor—JohnTyler Hammons | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John Tyler: Oliver P.Chitwood,JohnTyler : Champion of the Old South — Norma LoisPeterson,Presidenciesof William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — Jane C.Walker,JohnTyler : A President of Many Firsts — Edward P. Crapol,JohnTyler, the Accidental President — Gary May,JohnTyler: The 10th President, 1841-1845 — Donald BarrChidsey,AndTyler Too | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | | John Louis Hargis (1802-1886) — also known as"Bally John" — of Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.; Morehead,RowanCounty, Ky.Born inWashingtonCounty, Va.,March 4,1802.Lawyer;BreathittCounty Court Clerk;removed fromoffice as Court Clerk, 1846, overunspecifiedchargesagainst him;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1855-57.Died in Morehead,RowanCounty, Ky.,April 2,1886 (age84 years, 29days).Intermentsomewherein Morehead, Ky. | | Charles Edward Travis (1829-1860) — also known asCharles E. Travis — Born in Alabama,August8, 1829.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1853-54.Court-martialedanddischargedfrom the U.S. Cavalry, on charges ofconductunbecoming an officer and a gentleman, based on incidents ofallegedslander,unauthorizedabsence, andcheating at cards.Died, ofconsumption(tuberculosis)inWashingtonCounty, Tex.,1860(ageabout30 years).Interment atMasonicCemetery, Chappell Hill, Tex. | | Jay Gibbons — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1861;expelledfrom the Assembly, April 18, 1861.Burial location unknown. | | John W. Dawson (1820-1877) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Cambridge,DearbornCounty, Ind.,October21, 1820.Farmer;lawyer;newspapereditor; candidate forIndianastate house of representatives, 1854; candidate forsecretaryof state of Indiana, 1856; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1858;Governorof Utah Territory, 1861.In December, 1861, after less than a month as territorial governor,fledUtah amid controversy andscandal.Just east of Salt Lake City, he wasattackedby three men and badly injured.Died in Indiana,September10, 1877 (age56 years, 324days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | John Merryman (1824-1881) — of Cockeysville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,August9, 1824.Alleged to haveleda mob in Baltimore whichdestroyed telegraph lines;arrestedin 1861 by Union troops, and held at Fort McHenry, Baltimore;petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted by ChiefJusticeRogerB. Taney, but PresidentAbrahamLincoln had suspended habeas corpus and refused to follow Taney'sruling;Marylandstate treasurer, 1870-72.Died inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,November15, 1881 (age57 years, 98days).Interment atSherwoodEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Cockeysville, Md. | | John Harrison Surratt Jr. (1844-1916) — also known asJohn H. Surratt, Jr. — of Surrattsville (now Clinton),PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1844.Postmaster atSurrattsville,Md., 1862-63;dismissedas postmaster in 1863 for allegeddisloyaltyto the Union; became a Confederate courier andspy; heand others attempted tokidnap PresidentAbrahamLincoln; later, the plot to kill the President and othergovernment officials was formulated at his mother's boarding house inWashington; he denied involvement in the assassination, butfledoverseas; he wasarrestedin Alexandria, Egypt, and sent back to the U.S.; tried in a Marylandcourt in 1867 for his alleged involvement in themurderplot, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict, and a mistrial wasdeclared; treasurer of asteamshipcompany.Died, frompneumonia,inBaltimore,Md.,April21, 1916 (age72 years, 8days).Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | James Henry Lane (1814-1866) — also known asJames H. Lane;"Liberator ofKansas";"Fighting Jim" —of Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.; Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,June 22,1814.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1849-53;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1853-55;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1855, 1857;KansasDemocratic state chair, 1855;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1861-66; died in office 1866; general in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Member,Freemasons.Deranged, andchargedwith financial irregularities, he was mortally wounded by aself-inflictedgunshoton July 1, 1866, and died ten days later, near Fort Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,July 11,1866 (age52 years, 19days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.  | Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) — of Carthage,MooreCounty, N.C.; Greeneville,GreeneCounty, Tenn.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December29, 1808.Mayorof Greeneville, Tenn., 1830; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1835; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1841;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1843-53;Governor ofTennessee, 1853-57, 1862-65;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1857-62, 1875; died in office 1875;VicePresident of the United States, 1865;Presidentof the United States, 1865-69;impeachedin 1868 by the House of Representatives;triedand acquitted by the Senate, which voted 35 to 19 (short of therequired two-thirds) for three of the eleven articles of impeachment;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1868.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Slaveowner. Died, after a series ofstrokes,at his daughter's home inCarterCounty, Tenn.,July 31,1875 (age66 years, 214days).Interment atAndrewJohnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tenn.| | Relatives:Married,May 17,1827, toElizaMcCardle; father of Martha Johnson (who marriedDavidTrotter Patterson). | | | | Political family:Johnsonfamily of Greeneville, Tennessee. | | | | Cross-reference:EdmundG. Ross —GeorgeT. Brown —ChristopherG. Memminger —ThomasOverton Moore —JohnW. Chanler —JohnB. Castleman —JubalA. Early | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Andrew Johnson: Hans L.Trefousse,AndrewJohnson: A Biography — Howard Means,TheAvenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That Changedthe Nation — Paul H. Bergeron,AndrewJohnson's Civil War and Reconstruction — Mary Malone,AndrewJohnson (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Andrew Johnson:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | W. M. Saunders —Delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Gadsden andLiberty counties, 1868;expelledfrom convention.Burial location unknown. | | D. Richards —Delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Gadsden andLiberty counties, 1868;expelledfrom convention.Burial location unknown.  | William Woods Holden (1818-1892) — also known asWilliam W. Holden — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inOrangeCounty, N.C.,November24, 1818.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1860;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1865, 1868-70;impeachedandremoved fromoffice in 1870, over corruptionscandal;postmaster atRaleigh,N.C., 1873-81.Methodist.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,March 1,1892 (age73 years, 98days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | David Christy Butler (1829-1891) — also known asDavid C. Butler — of Nebraska. BornDecember15, 1829.Republican. Member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1861;memberNebraska territorial council, 1864;Governor ofNebraska, 1867-71; removed 1871; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1869-71;impeachedon March 4, 1871, andremoved fromoffice as Governor on June 2, 1871.Member,Freemasons.DiedMay 25,1891 (age61 years, 161days).Interment atPawneeCity Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb. | | Abraham Oakey Hall (1826-1898) — also known asA. Oakey Hall;"Elegant Oakey";"Hans Yorkel" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1826.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;writer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1855-57, 1862-67; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1856;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1869-72;indictedandtried in1871-73 onchargesof covering up corruption during his mayoralty; acquitted.Presbyterian;laterCatholic.English,Welsh, andFrenchancestry.Died, ofheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1898 (age72 years, 73days).Entombed atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Henry Clay Warmoth (1842-1931) — also known asHenry C. Warmoth — of Lawrence,PlaqueminesParish, La.Born in McLeansboro,HamiltonCounty, Ill.,May 9,1842.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1868,1880,1888,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1900,1908,1912;Governorof Louisiana, 1868-72;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1888-92.Episcopalian.Impeachedas Governor in 1872 during election contest over successor.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September30, 1931 (age89 years, 144days).Interment atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La. | | Thomas Hamilton — ofBeaufortCounty, S.C.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,1872-78;suspendedon February 11, 1873, for "persistentlybreaking the rules ofthe House".Burial location unknown. | | Edmund Jackson Davis (1827-1883) — also known asEdmund J. Davis — of Texas. Born in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,October2, 1827.Republican. District judge in Texas, 1856-61; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1866;Governor ofTexas, 1870-74; defeated, 1873, 1880; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Texas, 1872-74; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 10th District, 1882.After his defeat as Governor, he refused to give up the office, andbarricadedhimself in the state capitol.Died in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,February7, 1883 (age55 years, 128days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Joseph Williams Thorne (b. 1816) — also known asJ. Williams Thorne — ofChesterCounty, Pa.;WarrenCounty, N.C.Born in Pennsylvania,December25, 1816.Republican.Delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875; memberofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1875; expelled 1875;member ofNorthCarolina state senate; elected 1876.Expelledin 1875 from the North Carolina House as an "infidel," reportedly forhis support of Darwin's theory of evolution.Interment atLongwoodCemetery, Longwood, Pa. | | Samuel Eden Gaillard (1839-1879) — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,March 8,1839.Republican.Schoolteacher;merchant;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1871-77; resigned1877;chair ofCharleston County Republican Party, 1874; his "activities"wereinvestigatedin 1877, and he subsequentlyresigned.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died near Monrovia,Liberia,April13, 1879 (age40 years, 36days).Intermentsomewhere in Liberia. | | Nehemiah George Ordway (1828-1907) — also known asNehemiah G. Ordway — of Warner,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Born in Warner,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,November10, 1828.Republican.New HampshireRepublican state chair, 1860; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives from Warner, 1875-77;member ofNewHampshire state senate 9th District, 1879-80;Governorof Dakota Territory, 1880-84.Indictedoncorruptionchargesin 1883; his criminaltrial in1884 was cut short by a jurisdiction ruling;removed fromoffice by President Arthur.DiedJuly 1,1907 (age78 years, 233days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Warner, N.H. | | John Brown Moore (1835-1926) — ofAndersonCounty, S.C.; Colusa,ColusaCounty, Calif.Born in Anderson District (nowAndersonCounty), S.C.,March22, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Anderson County,1868-70;vice-chair ofSouth Carolina Democratic Party, 1878; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Anderson County, 1882-86; involved ina dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson County, which heopposed; on September 15, 1885, in the public square of Anderson,S.C., heshotatEdwardsBobo Murray, and wasshot andinjured; subsequentlypleadedguilty todisturbing the peace and to carrying aconcealedweapon; charges against Murray were dismissed.Presbyterian.Died in Colusa,ColusaCounty, Calif.,November22, 1926 (age91 years, 245days).Interment atColusa Community Cemetery, Colusa, Calif. | | James Laidlaw (1847-1913) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Ayrshire,Scotland,January23, 1847.Commissionmerchant;shippingbroker;insurancebusiness;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inPortland,Ore., 1874-95;arrestedin June 1893, andchargedby the Chief of Police withstoring dynamite within the citylimits;Consulfor Great Britain inPortland,Ore., 1895-1913.Episcopalian.ScottishandEnglishancestry.Died, fromperitonitis,in St. Vincent'sHospital,Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,January5, 1913 (age65 years, 348days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | John Gayfer Berry (1838-1923) — also known asJohn G. Berry — of Berryville,OtsegoCounty, Mich.Born in1838.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1889-90;Michiganland commissioner, 1893-94; defeated, 1890; removed 1894.Removedfrom office as land commissioner, March 20, 1894.Died in1923(ageabout85 years).Interment atEvergreenHills Cemetery, Vanderbilt, Mich. | | Joseph F. Hambitzer — of Michigan.Michiganstate treasurer, 1893-94.Removedfrom office as state treasurer, March 20, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | John W. Jochim — of Michigan.Secretaryof state of Michigan, 1893-94.Removedfrom office, March 20, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Clay Smith — also known asHenry C. Smith — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Cartersville,BartowCounty, Ga.Democrat. U.S. Consul inTamatave, 1893;Santos, 1893-96, resigned 1896; at the time of his resignationas consul, he was about to bedismissedoverunspecified misconduct.Africanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Frank P. Demarest — of Mont Moor,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; West Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1888-89, 1891, 1900.Indictedseveral times onvarious offenses in 1891-03;tried in1903 and acquitted;indictedonfraudchargesin 1904; he had presented claims against the Town of Clarkstown forservices he had not provided;tried inRockland County andconvictedon November 18, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) — also known asWilliam M. Jenkins — of Arkansas City,CowleyCounty, Kan.;KayCounty, Okla.; Sapulpa,CreekCounty, Okla.Born in Alliance,StarkCounty, Ohio,April25, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1888;secretaryof Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901;Governorof Oklahoma Territory, 1901.Presbyterian.Removedfrom office as Governor in ascandalover a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him.Died in Sapulpa,CreekCounty, Okla.,October19, 1941 (age85 years, 177days).Interment atSouthHeights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla. | | Charles Swayne (1842-1907) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Guyencourt,New CastleCounty, Del.,August10, 1842.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forjustice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1888;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1889-1907;died in office 1907;impeachedby the U.S. House of Representatives in December 1904; acquitted inthe U.S. Senate.DiedJuly 5,1907 (age64 years, 329days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard J. Butler — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Saloonkeeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1903.Chargedin March 1904 with havingreceived stolen property in the formof three barrels of liquor found in the cellar of his saloon, but themagistrate determined that they had been delivered without hisknowledge.Burial location unknown. | | George B. Cox — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1896,1900,1904,1908.Political boss of Cincinnati at the turn of the century.Indictedon corruption charges in 1906, but never convicted.Burial location unknown. | | John Green Brady (1848-1918) — also known asJohn G. Brady — of Alaska. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1848.Republican.Missionary;co-founderof the school that later became Sheldon Jackson College, in Sitka,Alaska;merchant;Governorof Alaska District, 1897-1906;forced toresign as governor in 1906, after aninquiryabout his involvement with the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company.Presbyterian.Ill withdiabetes,he suffered astrokeand died inSitka,Alaska,December17, 1918 (age70 years, 206days).Interment atSitkaNational Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska. | | Arthur Cyprian Harper (1866-1948) — also known asArthur C. Harper — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.Born in Columbus,LowndesCounty, Miss.,1866.Democrat.Hardwarebusiness;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1906-09; resigned 1909;resignedfrom office as mayor under threat ofrecallover corruptionscandals.Died in Palmdale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December25, 1948 (ageabout 82years).Interment atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Cornelius Hanford (1849-1926) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inVan BurenCounty, Iowa,April21, 1849.Republican.Lawyer;memberWashington territorial council, 1877; member ofWashingtonterritorial House of Representatives, 1889-90;U.S.District Judge for Washington, 1890-1905;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1905-12;resigned 1912.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Resignedas judge underthreat ofimpeachment, 1912.Died in1926(ageabout77 years).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Hanford and Abby J. (Holgate) Hanford; married,November15, 1875, to Clara M. Baldwin. |
 | William Sulzer (1863-1941) — also known as"Plain Bill" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,March18, 1863.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1890-94, 1914 (New York County 14th District1890-92, New York County 10th District 1893-94, New York County 6thDistrict 1914);Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1893;U.S.Representative from New York, 1895-1912 (11th District 1895-1903,10th District 1903-12); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1896,1900,1912(speaker);Governorof New York, 1913; removed 1913; defeated, 1914, 1914.Presbyterian.GermanandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Impeachedandremoved fromoffice as governor, 1913.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November6, 1941 (age78 years, 233days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Hillside, N.J. | | Hiram Robert Fowler (1851-1926) — also known asH. Robert Fowler — of Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ill.Born near Eddyville,PopeCounty, Ill.,February7, 1851.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1893-95; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1900-04; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1908;U.S.Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1911-15; defeated,1924; in 1915, when the U.S. was still neutral in World War I, he wasgeneral counsel for "Labor's National Peace Council," which advocateda weapons embargo against the countries then at war; the organizationsecretly received funding fromGerman agents;indictedin December 1915, along withFrankBuchanan,FrankS. Monnett, and others, forrestraint of trade over thePeace Council's attempts tofoment strikes in U.S. munitionsplants;stoodtrial in May 1917, along with (ultimately) six co-defendants; thejury convicted three, but deadlocked over the other four, includingFowler; he was not re-tried.DiedJanuary5, 1926 (age74 years, 332days).Interment atSunsetHill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill. | | Frank Buchanan (1862-1930) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,June 14,1862.Democrat.Ironworker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1911-17; in 1915, whenthe U.S. was still neutral in World War I, he was president of"Labor's National Peace Council," which advocated a weapons embargoagainst the countries then at war; the organization secretly receivedfunding fromGerman agents; when agrand juryinvestigation was announced, he retaliated by introducingresolutions to impeach U.S. AttorneyH.Snowden Marshall;indictedin December 1915, along withH.Robert Fowler,FrankS. Monnett, and others, forrestraint of trade over thePeace Council's attempts tofoment strikes in U.S. munitionsplants;stoodtrial in May 1917, along with (ultimately) six co-defendants; thejury convicted three, but deadlocked over the other four, includingBuchanan; he was not re-tried.Died, ofheartdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April18, 1930 (age67 years, 308days).Interment atIrvingPark Boulevard Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Frank Sylvestor Monnett (b. 1857) — also known asFrank S. Monnett — ofCrawfordCounty, Ohio.Born in Kenton,HardinCounty, Ohio,March19, 1857.Lawyer;Ohiostate attorney general, 1896-1900; defeated in Democraticprimary, 1926; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1910; in 1915, when theU.S. was still neutral in World War I, he was a committee chair in"Labor's National Peace Council," which advocated a weapons embargoagainst the countries then at war; the organization secretly receivedfunding fromGerman agents;indictedin December 1915, along withH.Robert Fowler,FrankBuchanan, and others, forrestraint of trade over thePeace Council's attempts tofoment strikes in U.S. munitionsplants;stoodtrial with seven co-defendants, but during the trial, the chargesagainst him were dismissed.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Interment atMonnettChapel Graveyard, Dallas Township, Crawford County, Ohio. | | William Lloyd Harding (1877-1934) — also known asWilliam L. Harding — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Sibley,OsceolaCounty, Iowa,October3, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1907-13;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1913-17;Governor ofIowa, 1917-21.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Censuredby legislature over pardonsscandal,and left office indisgracein 1921.DiedDecember17, 1934 (age57 years, 75days).Entombed in mausoleum atGracelandPark Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa. | | Harry Benjamin Wolf (1880-1944) — also known asHarry B. Wolf — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 16,1880.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1907-09.Jewish.Disbarred,1922; reinstated, 1940.Died inBaltimore,Md.,February17, 1944 (age63 years, 246days).Interment atHebrewFriendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Thomas B. Roush (born c.1861) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio, about 1861.Mayorof Athens, Ohio, 1920-22; resigned 1922.Resignedas mayor after his son, the police chief, was caught soliciting andaccepting a bribe.Burial location unknown.  | John Calloway Walton (1881-1949) — also known asJack C. Walton;"Rarin'Jack" —of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March 6,1881.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;engineer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1919-23;Governor ofOklahoma, 1923;impeachedandremoved fromoffice as Governor, 1923; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1924.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,November25, 1949 (age68 years, 264days).Interment atRoseHill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | Ernest Bamberger (1877-1958) — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,August11, 1877.Republican.Miningexecutive; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Utah, 1920-24, 1935; candidate forU.S.Senator from Utah, 1922, 1928;arrested,on February 21, 1923, along with three friends, forsmokingcigars in the Vienna Cafe, Salt Lake City; however, on March 9,Utah's ban on public smoking was repealed.Jewish. Member,Chi Psi.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,January11, 1958 (age80 years, 153days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Frank Leslie Smith (1867-1950) — also known asFrank L. Smith — of Dwight,LivingstonCounty, Ill.Born in Dwight,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,November24, 1867.Republican. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1908,1920,1924,1932,1936,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1944,1948;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Springfield, Illinois, 1909;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910-25;U.S.Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1919-21; defeated,1930;IllinoisRepublican state chair, 1919-25;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1926-28; defeated, 1920; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1932.Notseated as a U.S. Senator in 1927 due tochargesof 'fraud and corruption' in his campaign.Died in Dwight,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,August30, 1950 (age82 years, 279days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Dwight, Ill.  | Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) — also known asHuey P. Long;Hugh Pierce Long;"The Kingfish" —of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born near Winnfield,WinnParish, La.,August30, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1928;Governorof Louisiana, 1928-32; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Louisiana, 1928;impeachedby the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including hisattempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of thegovernor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.Baptist.Member,Elks.Shotandmortallywounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at thescene), in the LouisianaStateCapitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later atOur Lady of the LakeHospital,Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,September10, 1935 (age42 years, 11days).Interment atStateCapitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La.| | Relatives: Sonof Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother ofGeorgeShannon Long andEarlKemp Long (who marriedBlancheB. Revere); married,April12, 1913, toRoseMcConnell; father ofRussellBilliu Long; second cousin once removed ofGillisWilliam Long andSpeedyOteria Long. | | | | Political family:Longfamily of Louisiana. | | | | Cross-reference:CecilMorgan —JohnH. Overton —HarveyG. Fields —GeraldL. K. Smith | | | | The Huey P. Long - O.K. AllenBridge(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line overthe Mississippi River, betweenEast BatonRouge Parish andWest BatonRouge Parish, Louisiana, is partlynamed forhim. — Senador Huey Pierce Long, astreetinAsunsion,Paraguay, isnamed forhim. | | | | Campaign slogan: "Every Man aKing." | | | | Campaign slogan: "Share OurWealth." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by Huey P. Long:EveryMan a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long | | | | Books about Huey P. Long: T. HarryWilliams,HueyLong — Harnett T. Kane,HueyLong's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship1928-1940 — Richard D. White,Kingfish:The Reign of Huey P. Long — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — David R. Collins,HueyP. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers) | | | | Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia ofLouisiana |
| | | Henry Simpson Johnston (1867-1965) — also known asHenry S. Johnston — of Perry,NobleCounty, Okla.Born near Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,December30, 1867.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1912;Governorof Oklahoma, 1927-29.Impeachedandremoved fromoffice as Governor in 1929.Died in Perry,NobleCounty, Okla.,January7, 1965 (age97 years, 8days).Intermentsomewherein Perry, Okla. | | William Scott Vare (1867-1934) — also known asWilliam S. Vare — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December24, 1867.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1932;candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1911;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1912-23, 1923-27;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1923;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1927-29.Political boss of Philadelphia in the 1920's;unseatedas U.S. Senator in 1929 overchargesof corruption and fraud in his election.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,August7, 1934 (age66 years, 226days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. | | Ralph W. Chandless — ofBergenCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1924-28;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1926; member ofNewJersey state senate from Bergen County, 1929-30.Expelledfrom the state senate, December 5, 1930.Burial location unknown. | | Grover M. Moscowitz (1886-1947) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,August31, 1886.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-47;died in office 1947; his practice of giving lucrative bankruptcyreceiverships to members of his former partner's law firm wascondemnedasunethical by the U.S. House on April 8, 1930.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1947 (age60 years, 212days).Cremated.  | Jesse Silbermann (1877-1947) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1877.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1908-09; NewYork City Magistrate, 1920-31;removed fromoffice in July 1931 by the Appellate Division, for beingimproperly influenced by a party leader in the sentencing of adefendant.Member,Elks;Freemasons.Died, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1947 (age69 years, 321days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Silbermann and Caroline Silbermann; married to MabelSaunders. | | | | Image source: New York Times, July 3,1931 |
| | | Frank E. Edwards — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1928-31; recalled 1931; defeated, 1932.Recalledfrom office as mayor in 1931.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,June 17,1871.Democrat. President, BrucknerBeverages;director, MiltonRealtyCo.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New YorkCity Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1924,1932(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned1917;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Elks.In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking intocorruption in New York City, called him to testify about thewealth he had accumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation,the committeecalled forhis removal as Borough President.Died, fromchronicnephritis, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1942 (age70 years, 301days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) — also known asJames J. Walker;Jimmy Walker;"Beau James";"The NightMayor" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;songwriter;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; memberofNewYork state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1924,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932;resignedas mayor during aninvestigationof corruption in his administration.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1946 (age65 years, 152days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Frank Hague (1876-1956) — also known as"Sphinx of Jersey City";"TheBoss";"The Leader" —of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January17, 1876.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1916,1932;mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1929-39;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famouslyquoted as declaring "I am the law!"Indictedfor various crimes but never convicted.Died, from complications ofbronchitisandasthma,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1956 (age79 years, 349days).Entombed atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | Walter B. Sands (1870-1938) — of Chinook,BlaineCounty, Mont.Born in Maiden Rock,PierceCounty, Wis.,January28, 1870.Lawyer;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1935-38; died in office1938; during his campaign for Chief Justice, he pledged to acceptonly $6,000 of the $7,500 salary; in 1935, W. D. Tiptonsued to ousthim based on the contention that this promise constituted abribe,and violated the state'scorrupt practices act; ultimately itwas ruled that he had acted in good faith.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Hit bya bus, was badly injured, suffered aheartattack, and died three days after the accident, in St. Peter'sHospital,Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,June 13,1938 (age68 years, 136days).Entombed atHillcrestLawn Memorial, Great Falls, Mont. | | William C. Hunt — ofCapeMay County, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1933-34;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cape May County, 1937.Resignedin April 1937 after a courtinvestigationof his election.Burial location unknown. | | Sol Ullman (c.1893-1941) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1893.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1919-23;defeated, 1923;indictedby a Federal grand jury in 1921 onchargesof conspiring to create a falsified income tax return for amanufacturing company; atrialresulted in a directed verdict of acquittal due to insufficientevidence; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1928.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Arrestedandindictedin 1939 onchargesof protecting a physician who performedillegal abortions; in1941, a dentist was convicted as Ullman's agent insolicitingprotection money from physicians, and during the pendency of thecriminal charges,disbarmentproceedings were brought against him. However, he was never tried,and his obituary states that he was "exonerated".Died, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1941 (ageabout 48years).Entombed atUnionField Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Ullman and Kate Ullman; married to Esther or EstelleBlau. |
 | Irving Daniel Neustein (1901-1979) — also known asIrving D. Neustein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1931-37;member, New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, 1938-41; whenhis political activities came underinvestigationby the U.S. Civil Service Commission as violating theHatchAct, heresigned;though he was no longer a member, hisousterfrom the appeal board was ordered two years later.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;TammanyHall.Died, in JewishHomefor the Aged, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1979 (age78 years, 7days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Peter B. Carey (1886-1943) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November3, 1886.Democrat. President, Chicago Board of Trade, 1932-35; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1932,1936,1940;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;CookCounty Sheriff, 1942-43.Died, amidst ascandalin his department, from aheartailment, in Sacred HeartSanitarium,Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November1, 1943 (age56 years, 363days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Frances Angsten. |
| | Ray E. Whitney (1878-1970) — of Onondaga Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Onondaga Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,April23, 1878.Republican.Farmer;real estatedealer; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1942, 1944; in July 1944, he wasaccusedof sending out postcardsfalsely claiming the endorsement ofseveral prominent Republicans;arraignedin August 1944 for felonyelectionfraud, overforgingmost of the signatures on hisnominatingpetitions;pleadedguilty in September 1944 to misdemeanor charges.Congregationalist.Died, in StuartNursingHome, Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.,September3, 1970 (age92 years, 133days).Interment atDraperCemetery, Rives Township, Jackson County, Mich. | | Herbert E. Lewis (d. 1972) — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inOntario.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1945-47.A member of the "Solid Five," a bloc on the Long Beach city council;all wererecalledfrom office in 1947.Died in1972.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Edward Casey (1898-1980) — also known asJoseph E. Casey — of Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,December27, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1924(alternate),1932,1940,1944,1948;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1935-43;defeated, 1926, 1928; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1942.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion.In 1951-52, a U.S. Senate committeeinvestigatedtransactions in which a group he led made enormous profits from thepurchase and re-sale of surplus U.S. tanker ships following World WarII; since federal law required that sales be made only to U.S.citizens, his group allegedly set up severaldummycorporations purportedly under American ccontrol, andfakedfinancial statements for them, to buy the tankers on behalf ofshipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. A federalindictmentagainst him, over these actions, was unsealed in February 1954, butthe charges were dismissed in September. Onassis, also indicted,pleaded guilty and paid a fine.DiedSeptember1, 1980 (age81 years, 249days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Julius Cecil Holmes (1899-1968) — also known asJulius C. Holmes — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born in Pleasanton,LinnCounty, Kan.,April24, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inMarseille, as of 1926;Smyrna, as of 1927-29;Tirana, 1930; general in the U.S. Army during World War II;executive officer, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1942; assistant U.S.Secretary of State, 1944-45; U.S. Consul General inHong Kong, 1959-61; U.S. Ambassador toIran, 1961-65.In 1951-52, a U.S. Senate committeeinvestigatedhow a group, including Holmes as well as former U.S. Rep.JosephE. Casey and former Secretary of StateEdwardR. Stettinius, Jr., made large profits from the purchase andre-sale of surplus U.S. tanker ships following World War II. Underfederal law, ships could be sold only to U.S citizens, so the groupallegedly set up severaldummy corporations purportedly underAmerican control, andfaked financial statements for them, tobuy the tankers on behalf of Greek-Argentine shipping magnateAristotle Onassis. A federalindictmentagainst Holmes was ultimately dropped. Onassis, also indicted,pleaded guilty and paid a fine.DiedJuly 16,1968 (age69 years, 83days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Edward Reilly Stettinius Jr. (1900-1949) — also known asEdward R. Stettinius, Jr. — Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October22, 1900.U.S.Secretary of State, 1944-45; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1945-46.In 1951-52, a U.S. Senate committeeinvestigatedtransactions in which a group, including Stettinus as well as formerU.S. Rep.JosephE. Casey and diplomatJuliusC. Holmes, made large profits from the purchase and re-sale ofsurplus U.S. tanker ships following World War II. Since federal lawrequired that sales be made only to U.S. citizens, the groupallegedly set updummy corporations purportedly under Americancontrol, andfaked financial statements for them, to buy thetankers on behalf of Greek-Argentine shipping magnate AristotleOnassis. Criminal indictments against Casey and Holmes wereultimately dismissed; Onassis pleaded guilty and paid a fine.Died in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October31, 1949 (age49 years, 9days).Interment atLocustValley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y. | | Clark E. Tucker (1897-1971) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.BornDecember1, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1947-55;indictedin 1952, along with two city commissioners, onchargesrelated to city procurement of asphalt.DiedDecember18, 1971 (age74 years, 17days).Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.  | Roger Alfred Davis (1889-1967) — also known asRoger A. Davis — of Hartly,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,March 2,1889.Grocer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 4th District,1931-32, 1953-54;arrested,in April 1954, by Maryland State Police, on U.S. Route 50, andchargedwithdrunkand recklessdriving,as well asdisorderly conduct;jailedovernight,pleadedguilty, andfined.Died in Hartly,KentCounty, Del.,December6, 1967 (age78 years, 279days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del. | | | Hugh Ware Cross (1896-1972) — also known asHugh W. Cross — of Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.Born in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,August24, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1944,1948;member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1949-55;resignedunder fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee onInvestigations toopen aninquiry into thepropriety of his actions influencing theaward of a Chicago transportation contract; the committee laterreported that he had "made a mistake andactedindiscreetly".Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;AlphaTau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,October15, 1972 (age76 years, 52days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill. | | Charles G. Johnson (1880-1957) — also known asGus Johnson — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.BornOctober12, 1880.Republican.Californiastate treasurer, 1923-56; resigned 1956; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1932.Resignedunder fire in 1956, while subject of aninquiryinto over $100,000 in unpaid personal loans from banks withstate-deposited funds; no charges were ever filed.Died, four days after suffering astroke,at SutterHospital,Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,October14, 1957 (age77 years, 2days).Burial location unknown. | | John F. Scibetta — of Lodi,BergenCounty, N.J.Mayorof Lodi, N.J., 1960.Recalledfrom office on corruption charges in 1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Paul Taylor Powell (1902-1970) — also known asPaul Powell — of Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.Born in Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.,January21, 1902.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;chairof Johnson County Democratic Party, 1950;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1959-63;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1965-70; died in office 1970; in 1966, hisoffice wasinvestigatedfor corruption; he was exonerated, but his chief investigator wasindicted for theft of state funds.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October10, 1970 (age68 years, 262days). About $800,000 cash was found in shoeboxes in his room atthe St. Nicholas Hotel, Springfield, Ill.Interment atFraternalCemetery, Vienna, Ill.  | 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 onchargesofunbecoming conduct andmisusingpublic funds; the Supreme Court overturned 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 |
| | Donald J. Lobsinger (1934-2018) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; St. Clair Shores,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,1934.Republican. Founder and leader of an anti-Communist group called"Breakthrough", an offshoot of the John Birch Society; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969, 1973;convictedofdisorderly conduct, 1971; in January 1973, whileprotestingagainst a peace rally outside a Detroit church, he and others shoved,knocked down, kicked and pummeled a Catholic priest; he waschargedwithassault,convictedafter a tumultuoustrial,andsentencedto 45 days injail;later, on appeal, a new trial was ordered, and he wasconvictedagain; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1994, 1996 (primary),1998 (primary).Catholic.Died in Romeo,MacombCounty, Mich.,November18, 2018 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown. | | W. Bernard Smith (b. 1930) — of Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.Born in Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.,September7, 1930.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 7th District, 1969-72; removed 1972.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Expelledfrom West Virginia State Senate, January 27, 1972.Still living as of 1972.| | Relatives: Sonof B. H. Smith and Dolly (Chafin) Smith; married to DeLena A.Powell. |
| | John J. Peluso (b. 1923) — also known as"Johnny TV" — of Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.BornJune 1,1923.Mayorof Newport, Ky., 1964-68, 1976-80; defeated, 1971, 1983.Indictedin 1973 onchargesofpossession of stolen bonds; later dismissed.Convictedin 1983 ofpromotinggambling.Indictedin 1984 on federalchargesofbriberyand conspiracy;pleadedguilty toperjuryin 1985;sentencedto ten years inprison;released in 1989.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | George Gordon Battle Liddy (1930-2021) — also known asG. Gordon Liddy — Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November30, 1930.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;FBIagent;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1968; organized anddirected theburglariesof the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergatecomplex in May and June 1972; the resulting Watergatescandalled to PresidentRichardNixon's resignation in 1974;convictedon charges ofburglaryandwiretapping; sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined$40,000; released in 1977 after serving four and a half years; becamea popularradio talkshow host.IrishandItalianancestry.Died in Mt. Vernon,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March30, 2021 (age90 years, 120days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Henry J. Cianfrani (1923-2002) — also known as"Buddy Brown";"ThePizza" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in ahospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March19, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1956,1960,1964;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1963-66; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1967-78.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Sons ofItaly.Convictedin 1977 on federal charges of racketeering and mail fraud for paddinghis Senate payroll;sentencedto five years in federalprison;served 27 months; released in 1980.Died, following astroke,in Hahnemann UniversityHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 3,2002 (age79 years, 106days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Bullock (1929-1999) — also known asBob Bullock — of Texas. Born in Hillsboro,HillCounty, Tex.,July 10,1929.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives; elected 1956, 1958;secretaryof state of Texas, 1971-72;Texasstate comptroller, 1975-90;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1991-99.Investigatedby a grand jury in 1978, but no indictment resulted.Died in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,June 18,1999 (age69 years, 343days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.  | Owen Windle Crumpacker (1912-1998) — also known asOwen W. Crumpacker — of Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.,January28, 1912.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;disbarredin 1978 by the Indiana Supreme Court, over hisunprofessionalconduct; repeatedlyjailedforcontemptof court for continuing to practice law after disbarment;candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1988.Died in Portage,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,February10, 1998 (age86 years, 13days).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick Waldron Phelps (1929-2014) — also known asFred Phelps — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,November13, 1929.Democrat.Lawyer;disbarredby the state of Kansas in 1979 overharassment of a courtreporter andperjuryduring the proceedings; in 1985, nine Federal judges filed adisciplinary complaint against him over allegedfalseaccusations, which led to an agreement that hecease lawpractice in Federal court;pastor ofthe Westboro Baptist Church, which iswidelyreviled for its extremehatredof homosexuals, and its tactics, such as picketing at militaryfunerals; candidate forGovernor ofKansas, 1990, 1994, 1998; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1992; candidate formayor ofTopeka, Kan., 1993, 1997.Baptist.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,March19, 2014 (age84 years, 126days).Cremated.  | Edwin Washington Edwards (b. 1927) — also known asEdwin Edwards;"FastEddie" —of Crowley,AcadiaParish, La.Born in Marksville,AvoyellesParish, La.,August7, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate senate 35th District, 1964-65;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1965-72;Governor ofLouisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96;justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1980.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions.Chargedin federal court in 1985 with racketeering involving hospitallicenses; his first trial ended in hung jury; acquitted in secondtrial.Convictedin federal court in 2000 on seventeen counts of fraud andracketeering over a scheme toextortmoney from applicants for casino licenses;sentencedin 2001 to ten years in federalprisonandfined$250,000.Still living as of 2014. | | | Donald R. Manes (1934-1986) — also known as"The King of Queens" — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1934.Democrat.Lawyer;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1971-86; resigned 1986; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984.On January 10, 1986, he was found driving erratically and bleedingfrom slashes to his wrist and ankle; at first he claimed he had beenabducted, but then admitted his wounds were self-inflicted; while hewas hospitalized, a criminalinvestigationagainst him became public.Stabbedhimselfin the heart, and died soon after, at Booth MemorialMedicalCenter, Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1986 (age52 years, 54days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | D. Michael Boyle (b. 1944) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January19, 1944.Mayorof Omaha, Neb., 1981-87.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation.Recalledfrom office as mayor in 1987.Still living as of 1997. | | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (b. 1937) — also known asFofó I. F. Sunia — of Pago Pago,AmericanSamoa.Born in Fagasá, Pago Pago,AmericanSamoa,March13, 1937.Democrat. Member ofAmericanSamoa senate, 1970-78;Delegateto U.S. Congress from American Samoa, 1981-88; resigned 1988;indictedin 1988 onchargesof running apayroll padding scheme, andresignedas Delegate.Samoanancestry.Still living as of 1989. | | Alan MacGregor Cranston (1914-2000) — also known asAlan Cranston — of Los Altos Hills,SantaClara County, Calif.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,June 19,1914.Democrat.Journalist;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;real estatebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972,1988(speaker);Californiastate controller, 1959-67;U.S.Senator from California, 1969-93; defeated in primary, 1964;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1984.Protestant.Member,UnitedWorld Federalists.Sued by Adolf Hitler over his unexpurgated translation into EnglishofMein Kampf.Reprimandedby the Senate in 1991 over his dealings with Lincoln Savings and Loanpresident Charles Keating.Died in Los Altos,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,December31, 2000 (age86 years, 195days).Cremated. | | Caspar Willard Weinberger (1917-2006) — also known asCaspar W. Weinberger;Cap Weinberger;"Cap the Knife" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August18, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-56; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1956(alternate),1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1964; member, Federal Trade Commission,1969-70; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1970; chair, Federal TradeCommission; director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-75;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1981-87.Episcopalian.Jewishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1987. To forestall anyprosecutionfor alleged misdeeds in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, hewaspardonedby PresidentGeorgeBush in 1992.Died, ofkidneyailments andpneumonia,in Eastern MaineMedicalCenter, Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,March28, 2006 (age88 years, 222days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Daniel David Rostenkowski (1928-2010) — also known asDan Rostenkowski;"Rosty";"Chicago Powerhouse" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January2, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; memberofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1953-55; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1955-59;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5thDistrict 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960,1964,1968,1976,1984(delegation chair),1988,1992.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis;Moose.Indictedin 1994 on 17 felonycharges;pleadedguilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds;sentencedto seventeen months in federalprison;released in 1997.Died in Powers Lake,KenoshaCounty, Wis.,August11, 2010 (age82 years, 221days).Interment atSt.Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill. | | Carroll Hubbard Jr. (b. 1937) — of Mayfield,GravesCounty, Ky.Born in Murray,CallowayCounty, Ky.,July 7,1937.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1960;member ofKentuckystate senate, 1968-75;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1975-93; candidate forGovernorof Kentucky, 1979.Baptist.Pleadedguilty in 1994 to conspiring to defraud the Federal ElectionsCommission, and to theft of government property;sentencedto three years inprison.Still living as of 2014. | | Judith K. Moriarty (b. 1942) — ofPettisCounty, Mo.BornFebruary2, 1942.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Missouri, 1993-94; removed 1994.Female.Impeachedandremoved fromoffice, 1994.Still living as of 1994. | | Sam Solon (1931-2001) — also known as"Senator Sam" — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,June 25,1931.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1971-72; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1973-2001; died in office 2001.EasternOrthodox.Greekancestry.Pleadedguilty in 1995 to telecommunications fraud for letting hisex-wife make $2,430 in calls on his State Senate telephone line;reprimandedby the Senate in 1996.Died, oflivercancer, in St. Mary'sMedicalCenter, Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,December28, 2001 (age70 years, 186days).Burial location unknown. | | Doris Allen (1936-1999) — of California. Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 26,1936.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1982-95;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1995; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1990.Female.Wasrecalledfrom office in 1995 after becoming Speaker with mainly Democraticsupport.Died, ofstomachandcoloncancer, at ahospicein Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,September22, 1999 (age63 years, 119days).Intermentsomewherein Cripple Creek, Colo. | | James Guy Tucker Jr. (b. 1943) — also known asJim Guy Tucker, Jr. — of Arkansas. Born in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 13,1943.Democrat.Arkansasstate attorney general, 1973-77;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1977-79; candidateforU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1978;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1991-92;Governor ofArkansas, 1992-96.Presbyterian.Resignedin July 1996 after hisconvictionon federalchargesbrought by independent counselKennethStarr.Still living as of 2014. | | Newt Gingrich (b. 1943) — also known asNewton Leroy McPherson;"NuclearNewt" —of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 17,1943.Republican.Collegeprofessor;author;U.S.Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1979-99; defeated,1974, 1976;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1995-99.Baptist;laterCatholic.Reprimandedin 1997 by the House of Representatives, andfined$300,000, overfalse statements he had made during aninvestigation of his use of tax-exempt organizations forpartisanadvocacy.Still living as of 2020.| | Relatives: Sonof Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson;married,June 19,1962, to Jackie Battley; married,August8, 1981, to Marianne Ginther; married,August18, 2000, to Callista Louise Bisek; step-father of RobertGingrich. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail —Encyclopediaof American Loons | | | | Books by Newt Gingrich:WinningThe Future: A 21st Century Contract with America(2005) —SavingLives & Saving Money : Transforming Health and Healthcare, withDana Pavey & Anne Woodbury —ToRenew America (1995) —LessonsLearned the Hard Way: A Personal Report (1998) —RonaldReagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, with Callista Gingrich & DavidN. Bossie (2011) —ANation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters(2011) | | | | Fiction by Newt Gingrich:Gettysburg:A Novel of the Civil War, with William R. Forstchen —GrantComes East, with William R. Forstchen —NeverCall Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory, with William R.Forstchen —1945,with William R. Forstchen | | | | Books about Newt Gingrich: Mel Steely,TheGentleman from Georgia : The Biography of NewtGingrich — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory | | | | Critical books about Newt Gingrich:David Maraniss & Michael Weisskopf,TellNewt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists RevealHow Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution — John K.Wilson,NewtGingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors |
| | John Westergaard (1931-2003) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 2,1931.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1960; campaign treasurer forDanielPatrick Moynihan, 1965-94; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1996.Norwegianancestry.The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraudchargesagainst him in 2000;PaulJ. Curran volunteered to serve as defense counsel pro bono; in2001, the fraud charges were withdrawn, and the case was settled withno penalty.Died, ofprostatecancer, at CalvaryHospice,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January31, 2003 (age71 years, 213days).Burial location unknown. | | Timothy J. Brill (born c.1960) — also known asTim Brill — of Washington; Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Born about 1960. Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 9th District, 1992.Pleadedguilty in August 2000 to mail fraud in connection with thefailure of his mountaineering business;sentencedto a year and a day in federalprison.Still living as of 2001. | | David A. Brock (b. 1936) — of Hopkinton,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Born in1936.U.S.Attorney for New Hampshire, 1969-72; superior court judge in NewHampshire, 1976-78;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1978-86;chiefjustice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1986-.Impeachedin 2000 by the New Hampshire House of Representatives on severalcharges including improperly influencing a lower court judge andlying to a legislative committee; acquitted by the New HampshireSenate.Still living as of 2000. | | John T. Broderick Jr. (b. 1947) — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in1947.Justiceof New Hampshire state supreme court, 1995-.Investigatedin 2000 by the Judiciary Committee of the New Hampshire House ofRepresentatives in connection with the charges against Chief JusticeDavidA. Brock and JusticeW.Stephen Thayer III, but articles ofimpeachmentagainst him were rejected by the House.Arrestedin October 2000 forassaultagainst his 30-year-old son. but charges were dropped.Still living as of 2001. | | Sherman D. Horton Jr. (b. 1931) — of Hillsborough,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in1931.Justiceof New Hampshire state supreme court, 1990-2000.Investigatedin 2000 by the Judiciary Committee of the New Hampshire House ofRepresentatives in connection with the charges against Chief JusticeDavidA. Brock and JusticeW.Stephen Thayer III, but articles ofimpeachmentagainst him were rejected by the House.Still living as of 2000. | | Greg Tarver — of Louisiana. Member ofLouisianastate senate, 1990.Triedand acquitted in 2000 on federal racketeering charges.Still living as of 2000. | | W. Stephen Thayer III (b. 1946) — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in1946.U.S.Attorney for New Hampshire, 1981-84;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1986-2000.Allegedly asked Chief JusticeDavidA. Brock not to appoint a certain lower court judge to a panel ofjudges that would hear the appeal of his divorce case; following aninvestigation, he wasforced toresign in 2000 from the New Hampshire Supreme Court.Still living as of 2000. | | Lena Swanson (born c.1938) — of Bremerton,KitsapCounty, Wash.Born in Oklahoma, about 1938. Democrat. Member ofWashingtonstate senate 35th District, 1997.Female.Pleadedguilty tochargesofsoliciting unlawful payments from veterans and formerprisoners of war.Still living as of 2001. | | Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (b. 1954) — also known asRobert F. Kennedy, Jr. — Born, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,January17, 1954.Lawyer;in September 1983, he waschargedwithheroinpossession in Rapid City, S.D.;pleadedguilty, andsentencedto two yearsprobation;in May, 2001, whileprotestingat Camp Garcia Vieques, a U.S. Navy facility in Puerto Rico, he andothers werearrestedfortrespassing; he wasconvictedandsentencedto 30 days inprison;Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2024.Still living as of 2024.| | Relatives: SonofRobertFrancis Kennedy and Ethel (Skakel) Kennedy; brother ofKathleenKennedy Townsend andJosephPatrick Kennedy II; married1982 to EmilyBlack; married,April15, 1994, to Mary Kathleen Richardson; married2014 to CherylHines; nephew ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; grandson ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; great-grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald; first cousin ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967). | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (b. 1941) — also known asCarl T. C. Gutierrez — of Agana (now Hagatna),Guam.Born in Agana Heights,Guam,October15, 1941.Democrat.Constructionbusiness; member ofGuamsenate, 1973-86, 1989-94;Governor ofGuam, 1995-2002; defeated, 1978 (Independent), 1986 (primary),2006 (primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam,1996,2000;indictedonpolitical corruptioncharges,but never convicted.Catholic.Still living as of 2006. | | John Grosvenor Rowland (b. 1957) — also known asJohn G. Rowland — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 24,1957.Republican.Insuranceagent; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1981-84;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1985-91;Governor ofConnecticut, 1995-2004; defeated, 1990; resigned 2004; delegateto Republican National Convention from Connecticut,2000;Pleadedguilty to federal corruption charges in 2004; served ten monthsinprison.Catholic.Member,TauKappa Epsilon.Still living as of 2014. | | Peggy A. Lautenschlager (b. 1955) — also known asPeg Lautenschlager — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,November22, 1955.Democrat.Lawyer;WinnebagoCounty District Attorney, 1985-88; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1989-93; candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1992;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1993-2001;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 2003-07; defeated in primary, 2006; inFebruary 2004, en route from Madison to Fond du Lac, she accidentallydrove a state-owned car into a ditch;pleadedguilty todrivingwhileintoxicatedandrefusing a blood test;lost herlicense for a year, paid afine of$784, and aself-imposedpenalty of $3,250; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,2004,2008.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2011. | | Ernest L. Fletcher (b. 1952) — also known asErnie Fletcher;"BigErn" —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Mt. Sterling,MontgomeryCounty, Ky.,November12, 1952.Republican.Physician;pastor;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1994-96;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1999-2003; defeated,1996;Governor ofKentucky, 2003-07; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,2004;in 2005-06, aninvestigationof hiring practices inviolation of the state's merit systemlaw led to grand juryindictmentsof the Governor and some of his staff; Fletcher pardoned his staffmembers to protect them from prosecution; ultimately headmittedwrong-doing and agreed to reorganize the Kentucky Personnel Board.Baptist.Still living as of 2014. | | Joshua Selassie Wolf (b. 1982) — also known asJosh Wolf — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in California,June 8,1982.Videojournalist;jailed226 days by a federal court for hisrefusal to turn over toprosecutors his tapes ofanarchistprotesters clashing with police during a 2005 demonstration;released in April 2007; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2007.Jewishancestry.Still living as of 2007. | | Alan G. Hevesi (b. 1940) — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary31, 1940.Democrat.Universityprofessor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1971-93 (25th District 1971-72, 28th District1973-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984,1996,2000,2004;New York City controller, 1994-2001; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 2001 (Democratic primary), 2001(Liberal);New Yorkstate comptroller, 2003-06; resigned 2006;pleadedguilty in 2006 to fraudchargesover his use of a state employee to chauffeur his wife, andfined$5,000.Jewish.Still living as of 2006. | | Michael Kent Winder (b. 1976) — also known asMike Winder;"RichardBurwash" —of West Valley City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,January27, 1976.Republican. Vice-president, Winder Farmsdairy;historian;mayorof West Valley City, Utah, 2010-;reprimandedby the city council in 2011 for writing news articles for local mediaoutlets under anassumed name, Richard Burwash; alsoforced toresign from his job with public relations firm.Mormon.Still living as of 2012. | | Benígno Repeki Fitial (b. 1945) — also known asBenígno Fitial — Born in Saipan,NorthernMariana Islands,November27, 1945.Governorof Northern Mariana Islands, 2006-13; resigned 2013;impeachedby the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives in February2013; heresignedrather than face trial in the Senate.Satawaleseancestry.Still living as of 2013. | | Joseph Allen Maldonado (b. 1963) — also known asJoseph Maldonado;Joseph AllenSchreibvogel;"Joe Exotic";"The TigerKing" —of Wynnewood,GarvinCounty, Okla.Born in Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.,March 5,1963.Policeofficer; operated an exotic animal park, 1999-2018; Independentcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 2016; candidate in Libertarian primary forGovernorof Oklahoma, 2018;arrestedin June 2018 on suspicion of hiring two men tomurderCarol Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue;convictedin 2019 on two counts of attemptedmurder-for-hire,and 17 counts ofanimal abuse.Gay. Still living as of 2023. | | Steven Dana Pankey (born c.1951) — also known asSteve Pankey — of Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.; Shoshone,LincolnCounty, Idaho; Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Born in California, about 1951. Candidate in Republican primary forLieutenantGovernor of Idaho, 2010; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 2014 (Constitution), 2018 (Republican primary);indictedin October 2020 for thekidnapping andmurderof Jonelle Matthews, a 12-year-old girl who disappeared in Greeley,Colo., in 1984.Nazarene.Still living as of 2020.| | Relatives: Sonof Dana Pankey and Ruth Pankey. |
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