See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Elijah Hise (1802-1867) — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 4,1802.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1829; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1836; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGuatemala, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1866-67; died inoffice 1867.Germanancestry.Slaveowner. Died by aself-inflictedpistolshot, in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,May 8,1867 (age64 years, 308days). He left a note declaring that he had "lost all hope of… saving the country from the impending disasters and ruin inwhich despotic and unconstitutional rule has involved her." However,laternewsreports disclosed that he had been about to beindictedforperjury andtaxevasion, based on his statements as a candidate.Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | David King Udall (1851-1938) — of St. Johns,ApacheCounty, Ariz.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September7, 1851.Member ofArizonaterritorial legislature, 1899.Mormon.Indictedin 1884 on charges ofpolygamyand unlawfulcohabitation;not convicted because his second wife Ida could not be found totestify against him.Convictedin 1885 ofperjury in connection with a land claim, andsentencedto three years inprison. On December 12, 1885, he received a "full and unconditionalpardon"from PresidentGroverCleveland, and was released from prison.Died, as a result of anaccidentalfall andmyocardialinsufficiency, in St. Johns,ApacheCounty, Ariz.,February18, 1938 (age86 years, 164days).Interment atSt.Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.| |  Relatives: Sonof Eliza (King) Udall and David Udall; brother of Mary Ann Udall (whomarriedWilliamThomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married,February1, 1875, to Eliza Luella Stewart (sister ofWilliamThomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married,May 25,1882, to Ida Frances Hunt (granddaughter ofJeffersonHunt); married,April 9,1903, to Mary Ann (Linton) Morgan (widow ofJohnHamilton Morgan); father ofJohnHunt Udall,LeviStewart Udall,JesseAddison Udall andDonTaylor Udall; grandfather ofJohnNicholas Udall,StewartLee Udall,MorrisKing Udall andLeeKenyon Udall; great-grandfather ofMilanDale Smith Jr.,ThomasStewart Udall,MarkE. Udall andGordonHarold Smith. | | | | Political family:Udallfamily of Arizona. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Albert Hiram Lennox (1842-1907) — also known asAlbert H. Lennox;Albert HiramLenox —of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,December22, 1842.Shipbroker;commissionmerchant;Vice-Consulfor Haiti inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1877-83;Consulfor Greece inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1881-91;Consulfor Haiti inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1883-91; in 1891, he and other officers of some mutualbenefit associations werechargedin Philadelphia with obtaining moneyunder falsepretenses; in 1894, he resistedevictionfornon-paymentof rent; he was no longer consul, butfalsely claimddiplomaticimmunity; the government of Haiti contradicted his claim, and ascandalresulted.Died in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,July 4,1907 (age64 years, 194days).Interment atColestownCemetery, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth Jane Lenox and Hiram Lenox; married to EmmaStoy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Louis E. Otto (d. 1931) — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born in Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Republican.Pharmacist;postmaster atKeyWest, Fla., 1898-99;arrestedin June 1899,suspendedfrom office as postmaster, andchargedwithforgery,perjury, andembezzlement;mayorof Key West, Fla., 1919-21; defeated, 1917.Member,OddFellows;Redmen.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,November1, 1931.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph J. Cahill — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Saloonkeeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1891-94 (Kings County 1st District 1891-92, KingsCounty 4th District 1893-94).Convictedofperjury, December 8, 1905, in anelectionfraud case.Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Standish — of Woodstock,McHenryCounty, Ill.Mayorof Woodstock, Ill., 1890.Triedandconvictedofperjury, 1905, for inducing William Wooley to make a falseconfession to the murder of merchant Wilbur E. Latimer.Burial location unknown. | | George C. Brownell — of Oregon. Republican.Lawyer;member ofOregonstate senate, 1890;indictedin February 1905 on federalchargesofsubornation of perjury.Burial location unknown.  | Edward Marshall Grout (1861-1931) — also known asEdward M. Grout — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Greens Farms, Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofWilliamJ. Gaynor, later New York City mayor; candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1898-1901; New York CityController, 1902-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1904;president of UnionBank inBrooklyn; after the bank closed in 1911, he wasindictedforperjury, based on the sworn report he had made of thebank's condition to the New York Banking Department;tried in1915 andconvicted;sentencedtoprison;in 1916 the conviction was overturned, and he was not retried.Died in Greens Farms, Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November9, 1931 (age70 years, 13days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, 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 allegedperjury andneglectof 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. | | William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February29, 1868.Republican.Builder;realestate developer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1894-95;indictedby a grand jury in August 1917 forperjury, over his 1912expert testimony on the value of land sought by the city for a park;the grand jury alleged that hefalsely denied anypersonalinterest in the realty company which owned the property; alsoindictedin October 1917, with three others, for conspiracydefraudthe city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments weredismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial;villagepresident of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22;mayorof Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925;indictedon May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, formisappropriatingcity funds in connection with a bond issue;tried inJune 1924,convicted,sentencedto six months in thecountyjail, and automaticallyremoved fromoffice as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Divisionreversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; theindictment was dismissed in June 1927.EnglishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1931 (age63 years, 227days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds; married toElise Guerrier. |
| | Robert Charles Lacey (b. 1886) — also known asRobert C. Lacey — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1886.Democrat.Coal andice dealer;president,Buffalo Central Labor Council, 1920; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 49th District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; during arailway strike in 1922, the Niagara Falls High Speed Line train linewasdynamited,wrecking a train and injuring its passengers; in 1923, Lacey waschargedin federal court with transporting theexplosivesin his car; hefalsely testified to his non-involvement; laterconfessed to his part in the incident;pleadedguilty toperjury over his earlier testimony;sentencedto one day in jail andfined$500;pardonedin 1924 by PresidentCalvinCoolidge; in 1925, he was againindictedfor complicity in thebombing,and pleaded not guilty; after some others were acquitted, the chargeswere dropped; in December 1937, during aninvestigationinto corruption involving the Buffalo city council, he waschargedwithperjury.Member,Eagles;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Lacey and Sarah (Cooper) Lacey; married,September30, 1908, to Harriet 'Hattie' Noack. |
| | Michael Joseph Hogan (1871-1940) — also known asMichael J. Hogan — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1871.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,1922 (7th District), 1932 (at-large);truckingbusiness;indictedin 1934 foracceptingmoney from applicants for New York City plumbing licenses;convictedon federal charges in 1935 ofacceptingbribes from illegal immigrants and helping them filefalseaffidavits, andsentencedto a year and a day in federal prison;testifiedin 1936 that he had assisted in ajurytampering conspiracy.Died in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 7,1940 (age69 years, 15days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Anthony J. Argondizza (c.1899-1958) — of Maspeth, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York, about 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1924;arraignedin January 1937, and pleaded not guilty on achargeofmaking a false oath as a bankruptcy trustee; apparently thecase never proceeded to trial; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1948.Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Maspeth, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1958 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | 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 withprofessionalmisconduct by the Brooklyn Bar Association, over his handling ofa client's $500 bail payment;suspendedfrom the practice of law in 1931, and ordered topayrestitution.Indictedin October and November 1938 onchargesofforgery,grandlarceny, andsubornation of perjury, over his involvementinfraudulentbail bonds;pleadedguilty tosubornation of perjury, and testified againstother conspirators;disbarredin 1939.Died inPalm BeachCounty, Fla.,March 2,1986 (age85 years, 9days).Intermentsomewherein Palm Beach County, Fla. | | Stanley J. Dombrowski (1901-1977) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 7,1901.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1935-44; defeated in primary, 1950; in 1943, he repudiated grand jurytestimony about beingbribed,pleadedguilty toperjury, and wassentencedtoprison;chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison.Died in1977(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | William W. Voisine (1897-1959) — also known asWilfred William Voisine — of Ecorse,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,November20, 1897.Steelexecutive;villagepresident of Ecorse, Michigan, 1936-37; members of a steelworkerterrorist group, the Black Legion, repeatedlyattemptedto kill him in 1936; Jesse Pettijohn and Lawrence Madden werelater convicted of conspiracy to commit murder;mayor ofEcorse, Mich., 1948-49, 1954-57.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Convictedin April, 1950, offalsely testifying to a Congressionalcommittee in 1948 that he had received only the regular price forsteel;sentencedto two years in federalprison.In October, 1956, awarrantwas issued for hisarrest,along with several members of the city council, for knowinglypermittingillegal gambling in Ecorse, in return forbribes andgratuities; Gov.G.Mennen Williams initiatedremovalproceedings against the officials.Died in1959(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Abel Voisine and Eugenia Jennie (Blais) Voisine; married,August1, 1918, to Helen Pearl O'Brien. |
 | Franklin Samuel Smith (1895-1988) — also known asFrank Smith — of Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,January28, 1895.Bakeryowner;mayorof Blackfoot, Idaho, 1949-51;chargedwithperjury, as part of ascandalinvolving gravel contractors;tried inJanuary 1952, and found not guilty.Died in Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho,May 20,1988 (age93 years, 113days).Interment atRiverside-ThomasCemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Franklin Smith and Elizabeth (Walker) Smith; married,April27, 1918, to Leona Mary Graham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Idaho Falls (Idaho)Post-Register, January 5, 1950 |
| | | 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 hiswife, receivedkickbacksfrom employees who did no work, and madefalse statements tothe 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. | | Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) — also known asTerry D. Schrunk — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Stayton,MarionCounty, Ore.,March10, 1913.Democrat.Firefighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;MultnomahCounty Sheriff, 1949-56; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Oregon,1952;mayorof Portland, Ore., 1957-72;indictedin March, 1957 onbriberyandperjurycharges;triedand found not guilty; anotherindictment,forconspiracyto obtain wiretaps and other related charges, was dismissed inSeptember, 1957.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;PurpleHeart;Elks;Eagles;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk; married,May 17,1936, to Virginia Dorothy Price. |
| | William Everett Adams (1922-1983) — also known asWilliam E. Adams — of Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Knightstown,HenryCounty, Ind.,December25, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member ofNewYork state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District1967-70);indictedin December 1969 on charges oflying to a grand jury when hetestified that he returned acashcampaign contribution from a medical services company;tried in1970 and found not guilty.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;SigmaNu;Knightsof Pythias.Suffered aheartattack, and died a week later, in AlbanyMedicalCenter, Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1983 (age60 years, 110days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Jack Paul Faustin Gremillion (1914-2001) — also known asJack P. F. Gremillion — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Donaldsonville,AscensionParish, La.,June 15,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Louisianastate attorney general, 1956-72; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1960.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;Elks;Lions;American BarAssociation.While opposing New Orleans school desegregation in federal court in1960, walked out of the courtroom, calling the court a "den ofiniquity";convictedofcontemptof court;sentencewas suspended.Indictedin 1969 forfraudand conspiracy over his dealings with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan andThrift Corp.;tried in1971 and acquitted.Convictedlater that year on federalperjury charges in a related case;sentencedto three years inprison;served 15 months.Pardonedin 1976 by Gov.EdwinEdwards.Died in Our Lady of the Lake RegionalMedicalCenter, Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,March 2,2001 (age86 years, 260days).Interment atGreenoaksMemorial Park, Baton Rouge, La. | | Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1921-2018) — also known asNeil Gallagher — of Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March 2,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1959-73; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1968.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Accused,byLife magazine in 1968, of having made deals with New JerseyMafialeader Joseph Zicarelli.Indictedin 1972 on federalchargesofincometax evasion, conspiracy, andperjury. After losing theprimary that year, hepleadedguilty to some of the charges, and wassentencedto two years inprisonand a $10,000fine.Died in Monroe Township,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October17, 2018 (age97 years, 229days).Interment atMarksboroPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J. | | Otto Kerner Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August15, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; countyjudge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960,1964;Governorof Illinois, 1961-68;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned1974.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi.While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain ofover $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterizedasbribery.Convictedin 1973 on 17 counts ofbribery,conspiracy,perjury, and related charges;sentencedto three years in federalprisonandfined$50,000.Died ofcancer,May9, 1976 (age67 years, 268days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) — also known asMaurice H. Stans — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.,March22, 1908.Accountant;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.Catholic.Indictedin 1973, along withJohnN. Mitchell, forperjury andobstructionover acontributionfromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted; laterpleadedguilty to five violations ofcampaignfinance laws and paid afine of$5,000.Suffered aheartattack, and died five days later, at Huntington MemorialHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April14, 1998 (age90 years, 23days).Burial location unknown. | | John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) — also known asJohn N. Mitchell — of New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September15, 1913.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Attorney General, 1969-72.Member,American BarAssociation.A central figure in the Watergatescandal.Indictedin 1973, along withMauriceStans, forperjury andobstructionover acontributionfromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted.Convictedin February 1975 of conspiracy,obstructionof justice andperjury, over his role in theWatergatebreak-in, andsentencedto two and a half to eight years inprison;served 19 months.Suffered aheartattack, and died later the same day, at George WashingtonUniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November9, 1988 (age75 years, 55days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Bradford Cook (b. 1936) — also known asG. Bradford Cook — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,1936.Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1973;resignedunder fire from the SEC, following disclosure that he hadmodifieda commission complaint to delete references to a secret $200,000campaigncontribution to PresidentRichardNixon's re-election campaign fromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco; admitted that hetestified falselyto a Senate committee and to a grand jury investigating the matter;his license to practice law in Illinois and Nebraska wassuspendedfor three years.Still living as of 1975.| | Relatives: Sonof George Brash Cook; married to Jo Anne Thatcher and LauraArmour. |
 | Richard Gordon Kleindienst (1923-2000) — also known asRichard G. Kleindienst — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Winslow,NavajoCounty, Ariz.,August5, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1953-54;ArizonaRepublican state chair, 1956-60, 1962-63; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arizona, 1956-60, 1962-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Arizona,1960,1964;candidate forGovernor ofArizona, 1964;U.S.Attorney General, 1972-73.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Pleadedguilty in 1974 tofailing to testify fully in Senateinvestigation of favoritism toward ITT Corporation; the sentence wassuspended.Triedand found not guilty ofperjury in 1981, but his license topractice law wassuspendedfor a year.Died, oflungcancer, in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,February3, 2000 (age76 years, 182days).Intermentsomewherein Phoenix, Ariz. | | Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) — also known asNelson G. Gross — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.; Saddle River,BergenCounty, N.J.BornJanuary9, 1932.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1962-63;candidate forNewJersey state senate District 13, 1965; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1968;chairof Bergen County Republican Party, 1969;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1969; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1970;real estatedeveloper;restaurantowner.Jewish.Indictedin May 1973 onchargesoffalsifyinga $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov.WilliamT. Cahill, conspiring to committaxevasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, andcounseling a witness to commitperjury;convictedin March 1974, andsentencedto two yearsjail;served six months.Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,andstabbedtodeath, inManhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1997 (age65 years, 251days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Gross. |
| | Bertram L. Podell (1925-2005) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-67 (Kings County 21st District 1955-65, 53rdDistrict 1966, 44th District 1967);U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1968-75;chargedin 1974 with conspiracy, thesolicitationandacceptanceof bribes, criminalconflictof interest, andperjury; on the tenth day of histrial,hepleadedguilty to conspiracy andconflictof interest;sentencedto six months inprison;the prosecutor wasRudolphW. Giuliani.Jewish.Died, ofkidneyfailure, at Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August17, 2005 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown.  | John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) — also known asJohn B. Swainson — of Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Windsor,Ontario,July31, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1955-58;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1959-60;Governor ofMichigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1963;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;DeltaTheta Phi;Amvets;PurpleHeart;Lions;Elks.Lostboth legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, nearMetz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II.Chargedin 1975 withacceptinga bribe; found not guilty, butconvictedofperjury over his testimony to the grand jury.Died, of aheartattack, in Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 13,1994 (age68 years, 286days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich. | | | 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 onperjury and 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 commitofficialmisconduct, but found not guilty on other charges.Died, fromleukemia,in TrinitasHospital,Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,October23, 2013 (age85 years, 259days).Burial location unknown. | | Albert Howard Blumenthal (1928-1984) — also known asAlbert H. Blumenthal — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1928.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1963-76 (New York County 5th District 1963-65,73rd District 1966, 67th District 1967-72, 69th District 1973-76);candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1973 (Democratic primary), 1973(Liberal); in December, 1975, he wasindictedonperjury charges over his testimony about a 1971 meetingwhere he was alleged to intercede on behalf of a nursing homeoperator; later,briberycharges were added; in April, 1976, all the charges were ruled to bewithout factual basis, and dismissed.Jewish. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanJewish Congress;American BarAssociation;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, presumably fromcancer,in the Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1984 (age55 years, 269days).Burial location unknown. | | 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. |
| | Richard McGarrah Helms (1913-2002) — also known asRichard Helms — ofWashington,D.C.Born in St. Davids,DelawareCounty, Pa.,March30, 1913.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Director, U.S. CentralIntelligence Agency, 1966-73; U.S. Ambassador toIran, 1973-77;pleadedguilty in 1977 toperjurycharges,over his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Member,Chi Psi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofmultiplemyeloma, inWashington,D.C.,October22, 2002 (age89 years, 206days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | 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 overharassmentof a court reporter andperjury during the proceedings; in1985, nine Federal judges filed a disciplinary complaint against himover 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. | | 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 formishandlingcases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978.Convictedin 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count ofperjury; served six months in federalprison.Disbarredagain in 1994 formishandlinga murder case.Died, ofcancerandstrokes,in UniontownHospital,Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January14, 2001 (age79 years, 7days).Interment atSylvanHeights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa. | | John Logan Cashin Jr. (1928-2011) — also known asJohn L. Cashin, Jr. — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.;Washington,D.C.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,April16, 1928.Democrat.Dentist; candidate formayorof Huntsville, Ala., 1964; National Democratic candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1970.Africanancestry.Convictedoftheftandperjury in 1982; served 17 months infederalprison.Died, ofrenalfailure andpneumonia,in SpecialtyHospitalof Washington-Hadley,Washington,D.C.,March21, 2011 (age82 years, 339days).Burial location unknown. | | 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 hisconductin office and dealings with an officer of a failed savings andloan; acquitted by the state supreme court.Convictedofperjury in December, 1984 andresignedas Attorney General, but the conviction was later overturned.Still living as of 1984. | | 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 onchargesofpossessionof stolen bonds; later dismissed.Convictedin 1983 ofpromotinggambling.Indictedin 1984 on federalchargesofbriberyand conspiracy;pleadedguilty toperjury in 1985;sentencedto ten years inprison;released in 1989.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Robert B. Asher (b. 1937) — also known asBob Asher — of Souderton,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.BornSeptember7, 1937.Republican. Co-chairman, Asher'sChocolates;chairof Montgomery County Republican Party, 1978-86; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1980,1984,2000,2008,2016;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1983-86; along with state treasurerR.Budd Dwyer, wasconvictedin federal court in 1986, onbriberyandperjurycharges;served one year inprison;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1998-2020; Republicancandidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,2012(on behalf ofMittRomney andPaulRyan); Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,2016(voted forDonaldTrump andMikePence); Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,2020(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andMikePence).Still living as of 2020. | | James E. Roark (b. 1945) — also known asMike Roark;"MadDog" —of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Nitro,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,1945.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;lawyer;mayorof Charleston, W.Va., 1983-87; resigned 1987.Indictedin August, 1987, on felony charges of possessing and distributingcocaine,and conspiring toobstructtheinvestigationby inducing a witness to commitperjury;pleadedguilty to misdemeanors in November, andresignedas mayor.Still living as of 1987. | | Evan Mecham (1924-2008) — of Ajo,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Glendale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Duchesne,DuchesneCounty, Utah,May 12,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;automobiledealer;newspaperpublisher; candidate forArizonastate house of representatives, 1952; member ofArizonastate senate, 1960-62; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent);Governor ofArizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.Mormon. Member,JohnBirch Society.Indictedin 1988 on six felony counts ofperjury and filing afalsecampaign report, specifically offailingto report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, areal estate developer; later acquitted of these charges.Impeachedby the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, onchargesofobstructingjustice and illegallylendingstate money to his business;convictedand removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. Arecallelection was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by theArizona Supreme Court.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February22, 2008 (age83 years, 286days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Gabriel Cisneros (b. 1947) — also known asHenry G. Cisneros — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,June 11,1947.Democrat.Mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1981-89; candidate for Democraticnomination for Vice President,1984;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1993-97.Hispanicancestry.In 1995, an independent counsel was appointed toinvestigateallegations that he had madefalse statements to the FBI aboutpayments he made to hismistress;indictedin 1997 on 18 counts of conspiracy, makingfalse statements,andobstructionof justice;pleadedguilty to a misdemeanor count oflying to the FBI, and wasfined$10,000;pardonedin 2001 by PresidentBillClinton.Still living as of 2014. | | Jack Harvard (b. 1946) — of Plano,CollinCounty, Tex.BornOctober23, 1946.Republican.Banker;mayor ofPlano, Tex., 1982-90; candidate forTexasstate senate 2nd District, 1992.Indictedin August 1995, along withDavidB. McCall, Jr. and others, on federalbankfraud charges relating to $25 million in loans;pleadedguilty in September 1996 to one count ofproviding falseinformation on one loan; sentenced to three years inprison.Still living as of 1996.  | William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946) — also known asBill Clinton;William Jefferson BlytheIV;"Slick Willie";"Bubba";"Elvis";"Eagle";"The BigDog" —of Arkansas; Chappaqua,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Hope,HempsteadCounty, Ark.,August19, 1946.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1974;Arkansasstate attorney general, 1977-79;Governor ofArkansas, 1979-81, 1983-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,1996,2000;speaker,1984,1988;Presidentof the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,2004,2008;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2016(voted forHillaryClinton andTimKaine); Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2020(voted forJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Baptist.Member,TrilateralCommission;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa;PiSigma Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation.On October 29, 1994, Francisco Duran fired 27 shots from the sidewalkat the White House in an apparentassassinationattempt against President Clinton.Impeachedby the House of Representatives in December 1998 over allegations ofperjury andobstructionof justice in connection with hissexualcontact with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquittedby the Senate.Still living as of 2025.| | Relatives:Step-son of Roger Clinton; son of William Jefferson Blythe II andVirginia (Cassidy) Clinton; married,October11, 1975, toHillaryDiane Rodham (sister ofHughEdwin Rodham); father ofChelseaVictoria Clinton (daughter-in-law ofEdwardMaurice Mezvinsky andMarjorieMargolies); third cousin twice removed ofJamesAlexander Lockhart. | | | | Political family:Ashefamily of North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:AbrahamJ. Hirschfeld —KennethW. Starr —RahmEmanuel —HenryG. Cisneros —MariaEchaveste —ThurgoodMarshall, Jr. —WalterS. Orlinsky —CharlesF. C. Ruff —SeanPatrick Maloney —LannyJ. Davis | | | | The William Jefferson ClintonFederalBuilding (built 1934; renamed 2012) inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Bill Clinton:BetweenHope and History : Meeting America's Challenges for the 21stCentury (1996) —MyLife (2004) | | | | Books about Bill Clinton: DavidMaraniss,Firstin His Class : The Biography of Bill Clinton — JoeConason,TheHunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill andHillary Clinton — Gene Lyons,Foolsfor Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater —Sidney Blumenthal,TheClinton Wars — Dewayne Wickham,BillClinton and Black America — Joe Klein,TheNatural : The Misunderstood Presidency of BillClinton — Nigel Hamilton,BillClinton: An American Journey — Bob Woodward,TheAgenda: Inside the Clinton White House — GeorgeStephanopolous,AllToo Human — John F. Harris,TheSurvivor : Bill Clinton in the White House — MarkKatz,Clinton& Me: A Real Life Political Comedy — Michael Takiff,AComplicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who KnowHim — Tim O'Shei,BillClinton (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Bill Clinton:Barbara Olson,TheFinal Days : The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton WhiteHouse — Meredith L. Oakley,Onthe Make : The Rise of Bill Clinton — RobertPatterson,Derelictionof Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton EndangeredAmerica's Long-Term National Security — AmbroseEvans-Pritchard,TheSecret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories —Ann Coulter,HighCrimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against BillClinton — Dick Morris & Eileen McGann,BecauseHe Could — Jack Cashill,RonBrown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency andHillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens,NoOne Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —Rich Lowry,Legacy:Paying the Price for the Clinton Years — RichardMiniter,LosingBin Laden : How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed GlobalTerror | | | | Image source: Congressional PictorialDirectory, 105th Congress (1997) |
| | | Charles Tyrone Courtney (b. 1952) — also known asTy Courtney — of Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.Born in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,January4, 1952.Lawyer;municipal judge in South Carolina, 1981-82; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1991-2000.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jaycees;Lions.Triedandconvictedin June 2000 on federalchargesofbankfraud, mail fraud, and makingfalse statements in a loanapplication.Still living as of 2000. | | Randal Tye Thomas (b. 1978) — also known asTye Thomas;Skip Thomas — of Gun Barrel City,HendersonCounty, Tex.; The Colony,DentonCounty, Tex.Born in ahospitalat Terrell,KaufmanCounty, Tex.,August23, 1978.Republican. Mayor, Gun Barrel City, Tex., 2000-2001, resigned 2001;Republican Presidential Elector for Texas,2000(voted forGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney); youngest mayor in Texas;indictedfor misdemeanorperjury, andarrestedforpublicintoxication, 2001.Methodist.Still living as of 2003. | | William Shannon Lerach (b. 1946) — also known asWilliam S. Lerach;BillLerach —of Rancho Santa Fe,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in1946.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1996.Pleadguilty in 2007 to federalchargesof conspiracy to commitobstructionof justice and makingfalse declarations under oath inconnection with akickbackscheme;sentencedto two years in prison, fined $250,000, and ordered to do 1,000 hoursof community service.Still living as of 2010. | | 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, andmisconductin office, in connection with his denial under oath 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. | | 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, includingperjury anddeliberately deceivingjudges,state officials, agrandjury, and the investigating panel of the Board for Discipline ofAttorneys.Still living as of 2014. | | Gus Blackwell (b. 1955) — Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,November4, 1955.Republican.Pastor;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives 61st District, 2003-14;lobbyist;chargedin 2016 withembezzlementofcampaignfunds andperjury; he often paid for the same travel withboth campaign funds and state reimbursements; ultimatelypleadedguilty to one count, paidrestitution,andsentencedto five yearsprobation.Baptist.Still living as of 2017.
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