See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Henry Osborne (1751-1800) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;CamdenCounty, Ga.Born in Newtown Limavady (now Limavady), County Londonderry, Ireland(nowNorthernIreland),August21, 1751.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1786;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1787-89; superior court judge inGeorgia, 1789-91.Removedfrom offices he held in Pennsylvania in June 1783 following thesupreme executive council's determination that he was abigamist;convictedby the Georgia senate in December 1791 ofelectionfraud.Died in St. Simons Island,GlynnCounty, Ga.,November9, 1800 (age49 years, 80days).Burial location unknown.  | John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) — also known asJohn H. Eaton — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born near Scotland Neck,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,June 18,1790.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1815-16;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1818-21, 1821-29;U.S.Secretary of War, 1829-31;Governorof Florida Territory, 1834-36; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1836-40.Member,Freemasons.Resignedfrom Cabinet in 1831 during thescandal(called the "Petticoat Affair") over pastinfedelities of hissecond wife, Peggy Eaton.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,November17, 1856 (age66 years, 152days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | | Isaac Smith Kalloch (1832-1887) — also known asIsaac S. Kalloch — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine,July 10,1832.Pastor;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1879-81.Baptist.Indictedforadultery, in East Cambridge, Mass., 1857;tried,but the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.Shot andwounded, on August 23, 1879, by newspaper editor Charles DeYoung.A few months later, before DeYoung was to be tried for the shooting,Kalloch's son, I. M. Kalloch, shot and killed DeYoung in his office.Died, ofdiabetes,in Whatcom (now part of Bellingham),WhatcomCounty, Wash.,December9, 1887 (age55 years, 152days).Interment atBayviewCemetery, Bellingham, Wash. | | Philip Barton Key (1818-1859) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,April 5,1818.U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1853-59; died in office1859.Shotandkilled byDanielE. Sickles, inretaliationfor Key'saffair with his wife Teresa, at Lafayette Park,Washington,D.C.,February27, 1859 (age40 years, 328days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph atWestminsterBurying Ground, Baltimore, Md. | | Charles W. Bryant (born c.1830) — ofHarrisCounty, Tex.Born about 1830.Delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1868-69.Africanancestry.Expelledfrom the Texas Constitutional Convention after being accused ofraping an 11-year-old girl;jailedbriefly, but then the charges were dropped.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 24,1813.Republican.Minister;orator;abolitionist; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867;in 1872, he wasaccusedof anadulterous affair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wifeof a friend of his; Beecher's church conducted aninvestigationand declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husbandTheodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-longtrialtook place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit.Presbyterian;laterCongregationalist.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1887 (age73 years, 257days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument atCadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of HarrietBeecher Stowe; married,August3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle ofGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer andEliElmer; second cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third cousin ofLeveretBrainard; third cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard andLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold,JohnAllen,FrederickWolcott,WalterKeene Linscott,SidneySmythe Linscott andFrancesPayne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed ofAaronKellogg,DanielChapin andOliverPayne Bolton; fourth cousin ofAmbroseTuttle,JosephH. Elmer andGeorgeFrederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg,GideonHotchkiss,AsahelAugustus Hotchkiss,JohnWilliam Allen,JuliusHotchkiss,GilesWaldo Hotchkiss,CharlesFrancis Chidsey,ErnestHarvey Woodford andSamuelRussell Chidsey. | | | | Political families:Kelloggfamily of Vermont and New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HenryW. Beecher | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inFranklinCounty, Vt.,March20, 1838.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1872-73.Caused ascandalin 1873, when he suddenlyvacatedhis mayoralty; hefledto San Francisco witha married woman and $15,000 he hadembezzledfrom his firm. Later returned to Seattle.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September14, 1906 (age68 years, 178days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | Almar F. Dickson (1846-1915) — of Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.; East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January20, 1846.Democrat. On August 1, 1874, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, inresponse to thesuspected seduction of his wife and her twosisters, he and his brother-in-law Caleb Smith were among a group offive men who, at midnight during a storm, attempted tokidnap atgunpoint Samuel K. Elliot, one of the supposed perpetrators, sothey couldtar andfeather him; Elliot successfully defended himself from the group,and during the affray, Caleb Smith was shot dead; Elliot was ruled tohave acted in self-defense, and denied any improper relations withthe women; thescandalwas widely publicized in the press; Dickson and his wife weredivorced soon after; U.S. Consul inGaspé Basin, 1887-1908; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Haddam, 1910, 1912.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,April17, 1915 (age69 years, 87days).Interment atMoodus Cemetery, Moodus, East Haddam, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel S. Dickson and Hannah 'Betsy' (Hill) Dickson; married,August14, 1870, to Elizabeth Chase 'Lizzie' Smith; married,May 17,1883, to Callie (Brainard) Wetherell; second cousin once removedofCharlesRussell Kelsey; third cousin twice removed ofDavidKelsey andElishaKelsey; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion andJoshuaCoit; fourth cousin once removed ofAshbelGriswold,DavidParmalee Kelsey,StephenArnold Douglas,SamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas. | | | | Political families:Douglasfamily of Ann Arbor, Michigan;Douglasfamily of Greensboro, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901) — also known asGeorge Q. Cannon — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Liverpool,England,January11, 1827.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;memberUtah territorial council, 1865-66, 1869-72;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1873-81; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Utah Territory,1880(not seated).Mormon.Had five wives and 32 children; spent six months in federalpenitentiaryforcohabitation.Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,April12, 1901 (age74 years, 91days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | 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 ofpolygamy and unlawfulcohabitation; not convicted because his second wife Ida couldnot be found to testify against him.Convictedin 1885 ofperjuryin 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 |
 | Andrew Rasmus Anderson (1844-1919) — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah.Born in Veddum,Denmark,March9, 1844.Naturalized U.S. citizen;farmer;mayor ofLehi, Utah, 1879-81; in 1888, he wasarrested,chargedwithpolygamy,jailedfor three months, andfined$300.Mormon.Danishancestry.Died in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,July 10,1919 (age75 years, 123days).Interment atLehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah. | | Robert Ray Hamilton (1851-1890) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1881, 1886-89;in July 1889, while staying in Atlantic City, he was caught in anationalscandal,after his wife, Eva, stabbed a nurse; she was arrested and tried; itcame out that Eva wasstill married to another man, that shehad bought a baby for $10 and told Hamilton he was the father, toinduce him to marry her; when this waspublicized,Hamilton sued for divorce; as the case dragged on, he moved toWyoming to help a friend establish ahotel.While on ahuntingtrip, hedrownedwhile attempting to ford the Snake River, in Uinta County (part nowinTetonCounty), Wyo.,August23, 1890 (age39 years, 158days).Original intermentsomewhere in Teton County, Wyo.; reinterment in 1892 atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Schuyler Hamilton and Cornelia (Ray) Hamilton; grandnephew ofJamesAlexander Hamilton; great-grandson ofAlexanderHamilton; great-grandnephew ofPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second great-grandson ofPhilipJohn Schuyler; second great-grandnephew ofStephenJohn Schuyler,JeremiahVan Rensselaer andRobertVan Rensselaer; third great-grandson ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandnephew ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; fifth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston the Elder; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipSchuyler; first cousin thrice removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andJacobRutsen Van Rensselaer; first cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,VolkertPetrus Douw,PierreVan Cortlandt,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JamesLivingston andKillianKillian Van Rensselaer; first cousin five times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofHenryWalter Livingston; second cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,LeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),MaturinLivingston andJamesParker; second cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,JohnJay,FrederickJay andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofMatthewClarkson; third cousin once removed ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,PeterGansevoort,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),GerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton andJohnCortlandt Parker; third cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay andWilliamJay; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryBell Van Rensselaer,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker,CharlesWolcott Parker,CharlesLudlow Livingston andBronsonMurray Cutting. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Samuel Richard Thurman (1850-1941) — also known asSamuel R. Thurman — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah; Provo,UtahCounty, Utah; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Hodgenville,LarueCounty, Ky.,May 6,1850.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer; lawpartner ofGeorgeSutherland andWilliamH. King;mayor ofLehi, Utah, 1881-82; resigned 1882; member ofUtahterritorial legislature, 1882-90; in 1889, he wasarrestedandchargedwith unlawfulcohabitation (polygamy);leftthe country on a mission to England, and was never tried;delegateto Utah state constitutional convention, 1895;UtahDemocratic state chair, 1910;justice ofUtah state supreme court, 1917-29;chiefjustice of Utah state supreme court, 1927-29.Mormon.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,July 12,1941 (age91 years, 67days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Frank R. Aikens (b. 1855) — of Canton,LincolnCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1855.Lawyer;member ofDakotaterritorial legislature, 1887-89;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1889; district judge in SouthDakota, 1889-94.In 1891, when affluent Easterners came to South Dakota to live in ahotel for 90 days, so as to be eligible for the state's easy divorcelaw, he ruled that hotel guests were not bona fide South Dakotaresidents, disrupting the divorce plans of a number of celebrities. Later that year, a committee of Sioux Falls ministersaccusedthe judge ofdrunkennessandlicentiousness.Burial location unknown. | | William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) — also known asWilliam C. P. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August28, 1837.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1876,1880;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated(Gold Democratic), 1896.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by aformer mistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but thescandalended his political career.Slaveowner. Died, ofapoplexy,in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November18, 1904 (age67 years, 82days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofRobertJefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge;brother ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.; married,March17, 1859, to Lucretia Hart Clay (daughter ofThomasHart Clay); married,September19, 1861, to Issa Desha (granddaughter ofJosephHolmes Desha); married to Louisa Rucks (Scott) Wing; father ofDeshaBreckinridge; nephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; granduncle ofJohnBayne Breckinridge; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter R. Morrissey (1859-1895) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt. LouisCounty, Mo.,August14, 1859.Democrat.Saloonkeeper;arrestedin December 1886 on federalchargesofvotefraud;foundguilty in April 1887, but released because the indictment did notspecify that the ballots were for a federal office;indictedagain soon after, but the charges were dropped in November;indictedfornaturalizationfraud in 1889, but not convicted; member ofMissouristate senate 31st District, 1893-95; died in office 1895.Catholic.Irishancestry.While in bed, he wasshottwice with his own pistol, andkilled,by hismistress, Maud Lewis, in her "house ofillrepute", inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 13,1895 (age35 years, 272days). After a dramatic and highly publicized trial, Maud Lewiswas convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to fifteen yearsin prison; she was pardoned by Gov.LonVest Stephens in January 1901.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Brigham Henry Roberts (1857-1933) — also known asBrigham H. Roberts — of Utah. Born in Warrington, Lancashire,England,March13, 1857.Democrat.Delegateto Utah state constitutional convention, 1894;U.S.Representative from Utah at-large, 1899-1900.Mormon.His seat in Congress wasdeclaredvacant in January 1900, because he was apolygamist.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,September27, 1933 (age76 years, 198days).Interment atCentervilleWard Cemetery, Centerville, Utah. | | Benjamin Franklin Tilley (1848-1907) — also known asB. F. Tilley — Born in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,March29, 1848.U.S. Navy commander;Governor ofAmerican Samoa;courtmartialed in 1901 onchargesofimmorality anddrunkenness;triedand found not guilty.Died, ofpneumonia,in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March18, 1907 (age58 years, 354days).Interment atNavalAcademy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. | | John J. Girimondi — of Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Catholicpriest; naturalized U.S. citizen; concealed his clericalbackground from Congressmen who recommended him for a consularappointment; U.S. Consul inSantos, 1900-01;removedas consul forneglectof duty and possibleembezzlement;went to Italy andmisrepresentedhimself as U.S. Consul to Persia;arrestedby Italian authorities onchargesofbetraying a young woman, andimprisonedthere.Catholic.Italianancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Brown (1843-1906) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Schoolcraft,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,March 8,1843.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Utah, 1896-97; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Utah,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker);his relationship with Mrs. Anna Bradley gave rise toscandal;in 1902, the two werearrestedandchargedwithadultery; she pleaded guilty, but he pleaded not guilty,was tried, and acquitted by a jury; he fathered two children withher, but refused to marry her.Shotandkilled,in his room at the RaleighHotel, byhisformer mistress Anna Bradley, inWashington,D.C.,December12, 1906 (age63 years, 279days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.  | Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) — also known asThomas C. Platt;Tom Platt;"TheEasy Boss";"The Machiavelli of TiogaCounty" —of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1833.Republican.Druggist;lumberbusiness;TiogaCounty Clerk, 1859-61;banker;director and president, Southern CentralRailroad;U.S.Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75,28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1876,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896(speaker),1900,1904,1908;U.S.Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881.Presbyterian.In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerkMae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt,threatened alawsuit forbreach of promise to marry; she was induced todrop the lawsuit, reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a numberof Republican officials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's lettersfrom her to stop her from publishing them. She later went on tocharge the Senator withbigamy, claiming that he hadsecretly married her in 1901. This case was thrown out in1908, and Miss Wood was arrested and charged with perjury.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1910 (age76 years, 234days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Owego, N.Y. | | Carlton Prouty (1864-1931) — of Winnetka,CookCounty, Ill.Born inWashington,D.C.,November20, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;real estatedealer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1908.In May, 1913, he wasfined$500, andsentencedto three months in thecountyjail, for having violated the Illinois law which prohibits theremarriage of divorced persons within one year; he had marriedhis former stenographer four days after being divorced from his firstwife.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,December10, 1931 (age67 years, 20days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Charles Edward Sebastian (1873-1929) — also known asCharles E. Sebastian — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Farmington,St.Francois County, Mo.,March30, 1873.Democrat.Policeofficer; Los Angeles Chief of Police, 1911-15; in 1915, he wasaccused ofmolesting several teenage girls in a rooming housenext to the police station;indictedby the county grand jury for contributing to the delinquency of aminor; alsoindictedfor criminalcontemptof court for attempting to influence grand jurors; won electionfor mayor while these cases were pending;triedand acquitted on the molestation charge, butfoundguilty of contempt for interference with the grand jury;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1915-16; resigned 1916; defeated, 1917.DiedApril17, 1929 (age56 years, 18days).Interment atGlenHaven Memorial Park, Sylmar, Calif.  | Jake Louis Hamon (1873-1920) — also known asJake L. Hamon — of Ardmore,CarterCounty, Okla.Born in Grenola,ElkCounty, Kan.,June 5,1873.Republican.Lawyer;oilbusiness; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from North Dakota, 1920.Shotandkilled byClara Smith Hamon, his secretary,mistress, and the wife ofhis nephew, in Ardmore,CarterCounty, Okla.,November26, 1920 (age47 years, 174days). Thescandalreceived national publicity. She was tried and found not guilty ofmurder, on grounds of self-defense.Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof Nancy (Tuggle) Hamon and Franklin Hamon; married1898 toGeorgia Worth Perkins. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Daily Ardmoreite(Ardmore, Okla.), November 29, 1920 |
| | | Lena Marietta Thankful Clarke (1886-1967) — also known asLena M. T. Clarke — of West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Sheldon,FranklinCounty, Vt.,March 1,1886.Democrat. Postmaster atWestPalm Beach, Fla., 1915-16, 1920-21 (acting, 1915-16, 1920); undersuspicionfor ashortageof $32,000 at the post office, shefledto Orlando, where she found Fred Miltimore, hermarriedex-lover, and apparently tried to get him to sign a statementconfessing to the theft; when he refused, sheshotand killed him; she wasindictedandtriedformurder,and found not guilty by reason of insanity.Female.Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,August5, 1967 (age81 years, 157days).Interment atWoodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Fla.  | Harold Knutson (1880-1953) — of St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.Born in Skein,Norway,October20, 1880.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33,at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Minnesota,1940(HonoraryVice-President).Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.On March 9, 1924, he and Leroy M. Hull, a 29-year-old clerk for theLabor Department, sitting in his parked car alongside a rural roadnear Arlington National Cemetery, werearrestedby officers of the Arlington County vice squad; he vainly offered a$100bribe,but wascharged,apparently withsodomy (press reports avoided mentioning thespecific crime, only that it was a "grave moral offense"), andjailedovernight;triedbefore a jury, and found not guilty.Died, following a series ofheartattacks, in Wesley MemorialHospital,Wadena,WadenaCounty, Minn.,August21, 1953 (age72 years, 305days).Interment atNorthStar Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minn. | | Lee Maurice Russell (1875-1943) — also known asLee M. Russell — of Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.Born in Dallas,LafayetteCounty, Miss.,November16, 1875.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1912;Governorof Mississippi, 1920-24.Chargedby a former stenographer with breach of promise andseduction;triedin federal court, where a jury found in his favor.DiedMay 16,1943 (age67 years, 181days).Interment atLakewoodMemorial Park, Jackson, Miss. | | Albert Edward Bogdon (1891-1927) — also known asAlbert E. Bogdon — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Mahanoy City,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,1891.Republican.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate 1st District, 1925-27; died in office 1927.While visiting hismistress, (scandalousbehavior at the time), he wasshot andkilledby her estranged husband, Joseph S. Minter, inDenver,Colo.,June 10,1927 (ageabout 35years).Entombed in mausoleum atCrownHill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo. | | Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) — ofPassaicCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,August8, 1895.Republican.Banker;member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1925-27; member ofNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Shotin the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in herapartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discoverythat Miss Cranmer, apparently hismistress, had also receivedchecks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey State SenateJudiciary committee began aninvestigationinto whether Sen. Yates should beimpeached;but then heresigned.Died, of aheartailment, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1960 (age64 years, 213days).Intermentsomewherein Easton, Conn.| | Relatives:Married to Elsie Southrope. |
| | Elliott Roosevelt (1910-1990) — of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.; Buford,Rio BlancoCounty, Colo.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.; Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September23, 1910.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;investigatedand called to testify by a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 1947 overlavishentertainment in Hollywood and Manhattan, manypaidescorts, andpaid hotelbills provided to Roosevelt and others, in a successful effort topersuade them to recommend Hughes reconnaissance aircraft forpurchase by the U.S.military;owned aradiostation in Texas; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1960;mayorof Miami Beach, Fla., 1965-69; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Florida, 1968; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Florida,1968.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,October27, 1990 (age80 years, 34days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofFranklinDelano Roosevelt andEleanorRoosevelt; brother ofJamesRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; married,January16, 1932, to Elizabeth Browning Donner; married,July 22,1933, to Ruth Josephine Googins; married,December3, 1944, to Faye Margaret Emerson; married,March15, 1951, to Minnewa (Bell) Gray Burnside Ross; married,November3, 1960, to Patricia (Peabody) Whithead; grandnephew ofTheodoreRoosevelt andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew ofJamesI. Roosevelt; third great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson ofArchibaldBulloch; fourth great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; first cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; first cousin once removed ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,AliceRoosevelt Longworth,WarrenDelano Robbins,CorinneAlsop Cole,TheodoreRoosevelt Jr. andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed ofElizabethMonroe; first cousin five times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin seven times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.,PhilipDePeyster andJabezWilliams Huntington; third cousin ofFrancisHolden Aspinwall. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Theophilus Eugene Connor (1897-1973) — also known asBull Connor — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.,July 11,1897.Democrat.Sportsreporter on Birminghamradio;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1935-37; Birmingham CommissionerofPublicSafety, 1936-52, 1956-63; candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1940, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Alabama,1948,1956,1960,1964,1968;arrestedon December 26, 1951, on being found having atryst in a hotelroom with his secretary, Christina Brown;convictedofadultery,finedandsentencedtojail,but the conviction was overturned in 1952; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Alabama, 1960-63; an ardentwhitesupremacist; his use of police dogs and fire hoses against civilrights demonstrators in 1962-63 provoked nationaloutrage;candidate formayorof Birmingham, Ala., 1963.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,March10, 1973 (age75 years, 242days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Birmingham, Ala. | | Silvio Joseph Failla (1910-1972) — also known asSilvio J. Failla;Si Failla — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,May 23,1910.Democrat.Undertaker;mayorof Hoboken, N.J., 1965; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly District 12-C, 1972; died inoffice 1972.Italianancestry.According topublishedreports, he left abar withaprostitute, Deborah Dell; just outside, he was robbed,shotmultiple times, andkilled,in Neptune Township,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September16, 1972 (age62 years, 116days). Dell and an associate were later convicted of first-degreemurder and sentenced to life in prison.Entombed in mausoleum atSt.Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J. | | Gerald Norman Springer (b. 1944) — also known asJerry Springer;"Sultan ofSalaciousness" —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in London,England,February13, 1944.Democrat.Resignedfrom Cincinnati city council in 1974 after admitting hepaid aprostitute with a personal check, which was found in a policeraid on a massage parlor; won back his council seat in 1975 and wenton to become mayor;mayorof Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977-78; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1982; localtelevisionnews anchor; host of a raucus nationaltelevisiontalk show; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,2004.Jewish. Member,TauEpsilon Phi.Still living as of 2014. | | Wilbur Daigh Mills (1909-1992) — also known asWilbur D. Mills — of Kensett,WhiteCounty, Ark.Born in Kensett,WhiteCounty, Ark.,May 24,1909.Democrat. State court judge in Arkansas, 1934-38;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1939-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arkansas,1940,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.In October 1974, he was driving late at night in Washington, D.C.withoutlights on; when stopped by police, he was seen to beintoxicatedand his face was bloody from a scuffle; an Argentinestripteaseartist named Fanne Fox leaped from his car and jumped into thenearby Tidal Basin; after this incident highlighted hisalcoholism,he wasforced toresign his powerful chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committeeand seek treatment.Died in1992(ageabout83 years).Interment atKensettCemetery, Kensett, Ark. | | Joe David Waggonner Jr. (1918-2007) — also known asJoe Waggonner, Jr. — of Plain Dealing,BossierParish, La.Born near Plain Dealing,BossierParish, La.,September7, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in theU.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; wholesalepetroleumproducts distribution business; member, Louisiana state board ofeducation, 1960-61;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961-79.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Lions;KappaSigma.Arrestedin Washington, D.C., 1976, forsoliciting a policewoman posingas aprostitute.Died in Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,October7, 2007 (age89 years, 30days).Interment atPlainDealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, La. | | Wayne Levere Hays (1911-1989) — also known asWayne L. Hays — of Flushing,BelmontCounty, Ohio.Born in Bannock,BelmontCounty, Ohio,May 13,1911.Democrat. Mayor of Flushing, Ohio, 1939-45; member ofOhiostate senate, 1941-42;BelmontCounty Commissioner, 1945-48;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1949-76; resigned 1976;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1960,1964;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1976;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1979.In May 1976, he was caught up in ascandalwhen a clerk in his congressional office, Elizabeth Ray,chargedthat she was on the public payroll solely to providesexualfavors to the Congressman; Haysadmittedmost of the allegations; heresignedas committee chair in June, andresignedfrom Congress in September.DiedFebruary13, 1989 (age77 years, 276days).Interment atUnionCemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio. | | Allan Turner Howe (1927-2000) — of Utah. Born in South Cottonwood (now part of Murray),Salt LakeCounty, Utah,September6, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;administrative assistant and field representative for U.S. Sen.FrankMoss, 1959-64; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Utah,1960;administrative assistant to Gov.CalvinL. Rampton, 1966-68;U.S.Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1975-77; defeated, 1976.Arrestedin Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976, forsoliciting sex from apolicewoman posing as a prostitute.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,December14, 2000 (age73 years, 99days).Burial location unknown. | | J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) — of Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January14, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12thDistrict 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12thDistrict); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,1972.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Eagles;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis.Arrestedin 1978 for beingdrunkand disruptive in the parking lot of astrip club;pleadedguilty topublicdrunkenness, disorderly conduct andwitnesstampering.Died in Fern Park,SeminoleCounty, Fla.,June 16,1993 (age80 years, 153days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frederick William Richmond (b. 1923) — also known asFrederick W. Richmond;FredRichmond —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Massachusetts,November15, 1923.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1975-82.Jewish.Arrestedin Washington, D.C., in 1978 forsoliciting sex from a minorand from an undercover police officer;pleadedguilty to a misdemeanor. In 1982,chargedwithtaxevasion,marijuanapossession, andimproperpayments to a federal employee, hepleadedguilty and wassentencedto a year and a day inprison;served nine months.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known asWilliam B. Stansbury — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;chair ofJefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference inAtlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for atryst with hisadministrative assistant; thescandalled to an effort toimpeachhim; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty toextorting$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grandjury as to whether this money came to hiscampaignor to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the FifthAmendment right againstself-incrimination.Member,DeltaUpsilon;American BarAssociation.While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of AssisiChurch,he washit by acar, and died soon after, in HumanaHospital-University,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April 4,1985 (age62 years, 17days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wifewas injured.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) — also known asRobert E. Bauman — of Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.Born in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April 4,1937.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964,1972(alternate); member ofMarylandstate senate, 1971-73;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated,1971, 1980.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom;American BarAssociation;Elks;HumaneSociety;Jaycees;IzaakWalton League;Gay.Pleadedguilty in 1980 to asex-solicitationcharge.Still living as of 1998. | | Jon Clifton Hinson (1942-1995) — also known asJon Hinson — of Mississippi. Born in Tylertown,WalthallCounty, Miss.,March16, 1942.Republican.U.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1979-81; resigned1981.Gay.Resignedfrom Congress in 1981 after beingarrestedin a men's restroom andchargedwithoral sodomy. After leaving politics, became a gay rightsactivist.Died, fromacquired immunedeficiency syndrome, Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 21,1995 (age53 years, 127days).Burial location unknown. | | Alben W. Barkley II (born c.1945) — of Marion,CrittendenCounty, Ky.Born about 1945. Democrat.Kentuckycommissioner of agriculture, 1980-83;convictedin 1981 by the Kentucky Personnel Board ofsexual harassinghis secretary, but the board had no authority to punish him;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1983.Still living as of 1983.  | Gerry Eastman Studds (1937-2006) — also known asGerry E. Studds — of Cohasset,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 12,1937.Democrat. Foreign Service officer; member of White House staff duringthe administration of PresidentJohnF. Kennedy, 1962-63; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.HarrisonA. Williams, 1964; state coordinator for U.S. Sen.EugeneJ. McCarthy's presidential primary campaign, 1968; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1968,1996;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1973-97 (12th District1973-83, 10th District 1983-97).Episcopalian.Gay.Firstopenly gay member of Congress.Censuredby the House of Representatives on July 20, 1983, for havingsexual relations with a teenage House page ten years earlier.Died, ofrespiratoryfailure, in BostonMedicalCenter, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October14, 2006 (age69 years, 155days).Burial location unknown. | | | Daniel Bever Crane (b. 1936) — also known asDan Crane — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January10, 1936.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1979-85 (22nd District 1979-83,19th District 1983-85).Censuredby the House of Representatives in 1983 for havingsexualrelations with a teenage House page in 1980.Still living as of 2014. | | Daniel Grove (1923-1999) — of Colorado. Born in Millport,LamarCounty, Ala.,December14, 1923.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1960.Sponsored legislation to create Colorado's prison work releaseprogram. Served ten years on Colorado's State Adult Parole Boardbefore beingfired in1984 over allegations ofsexual harassment; later reinstated;the sexual harassment allegations were never substantiated.Died ofbonecancer, inDenver,Colo.,September13, 1999 (age75 years, 273days).Interment atFortLogan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Vincent Albert Cianci (1941-2016) — also known asBuddy Cianci — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April30, 1941.Lawyer;mayorof Providence, R.I., 1975-84, 1991-2002; defeated (Independent),2014;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1976 ;Republican candidate forGovernor ofRhode Island, 1980;talkshow host.Catholic.Italianancestry.Pleadedno contest in 1984 tochargesthat hebeathisestranged wife's lover with a fireplace log.Chargedwith twelve federal counts ofbribery,conspiracy and racketeering;convictedin June, 2002 on two counts.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January28, 2016 (age74 years, 273days).Interment atSt.Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.  | Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Vandalia,CassCounty, Mich.,March20, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988;in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit himseveral times, andexchanged sex formarijuanaandcocaine;arrestedNovember 8, 1985;pleadedguilty in 1987 andresignedfrom the Senate;sentencedto six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was alsosuspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;NAACP.Injured in afire at hishome, while also sufferingcancer,and died two weeks later, in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1997 (age70 years, 222days).Burial location unknown. | | | Jello Biafra (b. 1958) — also known asEric Reed Boucher;"Occupant";"Count Ringworm" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Boulder,BoulderCounty, Colo.,June 17,1958.Co-founder,lead singer,andsongwriterfor thepunkrock band Dead Kennedys (1978-86); founder of the AlternativeTentaclesrecordlabel; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1979;charged,in Los Angeles in 1986, with distributingobscene"harmful matter" in the form of asexually explicit printdistributed with a Dead Kennedys record album; following atrial,the jury deadlocked, a mistrial was declared, and charges weredismissed; Biafra went on to become aspokenword performer; on May 7, 1994, he wasassaultedand injured at a music club in Berkeley, Calif., by five or sixattackers who called him a "sellout".Atheist.Still living as of 2014. | | Gary Warren Hart (b. 1936) — also known asGary Hart;Gary WarrenHartpence —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.,November28, 1936.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1975-87; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1984,1988;his presidential campaign was derailed in 1987 by thescandalover disclosure of anextramarital affair with model DonnaRice.Still living as of 2017. | | Bess Myerson (1924-2014) — Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1924.Democrat. Miss America, 1945;firstand only Jewish woman to win the pageant;musician;televisionpersonality; New York City commissioner of consumer affairs,1969-73, and commissioner of cultural affairs, 1983-87; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1980; accused in 1987 ofbribingJusticeHortenseGabel by giving herdaughtera city job; meanwhile, the judge reduced child support payments forCarl Andrew Capasso, Myerson'smarried lover; thescandalwas called the "Bess Mess"; she was forced to resign as city consumeraffairs commissioner;indictedon federalbriberycharges in 1988, along with Capasso and Gabel;triedand found not guilty.Female.Jewish.Died in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December14, 2014 (age90 years, 151days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Santa Monica, Calif. | | Harold Joseph Scott (b. 1938) — also known asHarold J. Scott — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,October5, 1938.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 80th District, 1973-77; resigned1977; member ofMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1977-82.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Convicted onrapechargesandsentencedtoprisonin 1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Roger Boas (1921-2017) — also known asJohn Roger Boas — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August21, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;automobiledealer;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1968; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1968;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 6th District, 1972; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1987;pleadguilty in October 1988 to seven counts ofstatutory rapeinvolving teenage prostitutes;fined$100,000, andsentencedto six months of community service.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February10, 2017 (age95 years, 173days).Burial location unknown. | | Donald Edgar Lukens (1931-2010) — also known asDonald E. Lukens;Buz Lukens — of Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio.Born in Harveysburg,WarrenCounty, Ohio,February11, 1931.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1967-71, 1987-90 (24th District1967-71, 8th District 1987-90); member ofOhiostate senate, 1975.Member,Sertoma;FarmBureau;DeltaChi;Order ofAhepa;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;Toastmasters.Convictedin 1989 on a misdemeanorchargeof contributing to the delinquency of a minor, by havingsex witha 16 year old girl;sentencedto 30 days injail.Indictedin February 1995 on five counts ofbriberyand conspiracy; a jury in October 1995 found him not guilty on threecounts but was unable to reach a verdict on the other two; a mistrialwas declared.Reindictedin March 1996;triedandconvicted.DiedMay 22,2010 (age79 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Barney Frank (b. 1940) — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March31, 1940.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973-80;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1981-; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008.Jewish.Gay.Admittedin 1990 to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, amale prostitute,for sex, subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant, andgetting 33 parking tickets dismissed for him; Gobie also used thecongressman's apartment for prostitution. A move toexpelFrank from the House of Representatives failed on a 38 to 390 vote; amotion tocensurehim failed 141-287; finally, the House voted toreprimandhim by a vote of 408 to 18.Still living as of 2014. | | Arlan Ingehart Stangeland (1930-2013) — also known asArlan Stangeland — of Barnesville,ClayCounty, Minn.Born in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,February8, 1930.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1966-74 (District 56-B 1966-72,District 9-B 1973-74);U.S.Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1977-91; defeated(Independent Republican), 1990; news media reported in January 1990that he had made hundreds of phone calls on his House phone creditcard, to or from the home of a femalelobbyist;he denied having anextramarital affair, but thescandalcontributed to his defeat in November 1990.Lutheran.Member,DeltaSigma Phi.Died inOtter TailCounty, Minn.,July 2,2013 (age83 years, 144days).Burial location unknown. | | Brockman Adams (1927-2004) — also known asBrock Adams — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Stevensville,QueenAnne's County, Md.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January13, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64;U.S.Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77;U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; resigned 1979;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1987-93;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;in 1992, he wasaccusedby eight women ofsexual misconduct includingsexualharassment andrape; he denied the allegations, and nocharges were ever brought, but thescandalended his political career.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;FederalBar Association.Died, fromParkinson'sdisease, in Stevensville,QueenAnne's County, Md.,September10, 2004 (age77 years, 241days).Interment atBroadCreek Cemetery, Stevensville, Md. | | Sol Wachtler — of Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Judgeof New York Court of Appeals, 1972;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1985-93.In 1993, he wassentencedto 15 months inprisonforextortionin connection with hisharassment of an ex-lover.Still living as of 1993. | | Melvin Jay Reynolds (b. 1952) — also known asMel Reynolds — of Illinois. Born in Mound Bayou,BolivarCounty, Miss.,January8, 1952.Democrat.Universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated inprimary, 1988, 1990; resigned 1995.Baptist.Africanancestry.Convictedin 1995 onsexual misconduct andobstructionof justice charges andsentencedto five years inprison.Convictedin federal court in 1997 of 15 counts ofbankfraud, wire fraud, and lying to theFederalElection Commission;sentencedto 78 more months inprison.Still living as of 2014. | | Robert William Packwood (b. 1932) — also known asBob Packwood — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Lake Oswego,ClackamasCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,September11, 1932.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofMultnomah County Republican Party, 1960-62; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1963-68;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1969-95; resigned 1995; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1972.Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;Jaycees;BetaTheta Pi.Resignedfrom the U.S. Senate in 1995, after the Select Committee on Ethicsrecommendedhis expulson forsexual misconduct, attempting toobstructthe committee's investigation, and using his position to solicitemployment forhiswife.Still living as of 2014. | | Edward Brooke Lee Jr. (1917-2004) — also known asE. Brooke Lee, Jr. — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October25, 1917.Realestate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1944,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee); marketing and accounting executive with ScottPaperCompany; candidate formayorof Washington, D.C., 1982;pleadedguilty in July 1995 to misdemeanor child abuse after beingchargedwithfondling a babysitter; reportedlyfinedand given a suspended sentence; latersettled acivil suit against him by the babysitter's parents.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August20, 2004 (age86 years, 300days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Elmer Peter Black Cloud (1953-2014) — also known asElmer Black Cloud;Woody BlackCloud —of Wakpala,CorsonCounty, S.Dak.BornMarch24, 1953.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthDakota,1992;when his 14-year-old niece became pregnant, he waschargedwithsexual abuse of a minor andincest;triedandconvicted;in December 1996, the conviction was affirmed on appeal.SiouxIndian ancestry.Died, in the Mobridge RegionalHospital,Mobridge,WalworthCounty, S.Dak.,March10, 2014 (age60 years, 351days).Interment atSacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Little Eagle, S.Dak. | | 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 madefalsestatements to the FBI about payments he made to hismistress;indictedin 1997 on 18 counts of conspiracy, makingfalsestatements, andobstructionof justice;pleadedguilty to a misdemeanor count oflying tothe FBI, and wasfined$10,000;pardonedin 2001 by PresidentBillClinton.Still living as of 2014. | | Hollis Earl Roberts (1943-2011) — also known asHollis E. Roberts — of Hugo,ChoctawCounty, Okla.Born in Hochatown,McCurtainCounty, Okla.,May 9,1943.Member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1970; chief of the ChoctawNation, 1978-97.ChoctawIndian ancestry.Convictedin 1997 ofaggravated sexual abuse andabusive sexualcontact, involving two female employees.Died in Hugo,ChoctawCounty, Okla.,October19, 2011 (age68 years, 163days).Burial location unknown.  | Drew Nixon (b. 1959) — of Carthage,PanolaCounty, Tex.BornNovember21, 1959.Republican.Real estatesales;accountant;insurancebusiness; member ofTexasstate senate 3rd District, 1995-2000;arrestedin February 1997, after heoffered money to a police officerposing as a prostitute; aloadedrevolver was found under the seat of his car, though he had noconcealed hangun permit;pleadedguilty and sentenced to six months in jail.Baptist.Still living as of 2000. |  | 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 ofperjuryandobstructionof justice in connection with hissexual contact with aWhite House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquitted by 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) |
| | | Gerald Steven Ackerman (b. 1956) — also known asGerald Ackerman;AjaxAckerman —of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.BornAugust5, 1956.Mayorof Port Huron, Mich., 1997-99; resigned 1999.Arraignedin April 1999 on 14 counts ofcriminal sexual conductinvolving children;tried inOctober 1999 andconvictedonly of theindecent exposure charges, with the jury unable toagree on the others;sentencedto one yearimprisonment;retriedin May 2000 andconvictedon 10 felony counts ofcriminal sexual conduct;sentencedto 18 to 38 yearsimprisonment.Still living as of 2007. | | William Hackel (born c.1942) — Born about 1942.MacombCounty Sheriff, 1977-2000;chargedin November 1999 ofraping a 26-year-old woman at a sheriffs'convention;triedandconvictedin April 2000, andsentencedto three to fifteen years inprison.Still living as of 2000. | | David E. Giles (born c.1950) — of Washington. Born about 1950. Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 8th District, 1986, 1990.Convictedin June 2000 ofchild rape.Still living as of 2000. | | Philip A. Giordano (born c.1963) — also known asPhil Giordano — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born about 1963. Republican.Mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1995-2001; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 2000.In 2001, he wasarrestedandchargedwithsexual assault on two preteen girls;convictedin federal court, in March 2003, of violating their civil rights, andsentenced,in June 2003, to 37 years inprison.Still living as of 2001. | | Parker J. Bena (born c.1963) — ofVirginiaBeach, Va.Born about 1963. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Virginia,2000(voted forGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney).Pleadedguilty in 2001 to possession ofchild pornography on hishome computer;sentencedto 30 months in federalprisonandfined$18,000.Still living as of 2001. | | Sidney Leo Maestas (b. 1954) — also known asSidney L. Maestas — of Bloomfield,San JuanCounty, N.M.BornOctober7, 1954.Mayorof Bloomfield, N.M., 1998-2001; resigned 2001.Hispanicancestry.Arrestedin January 2001, andpleadedguilty in October, tocriminal sexual conduct with twounderaged girls.Still living as of 2001. | | Martin G. Barnes (born c.1949) — also known asMarty Barnes — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born about 1949. Republican.Mayorof Paterson, N.J., 1997-2002; defeated, 2002.Africanancestry.Indictedin federal court in 2002 on 40 counts ofbriberyand other offenses, over his solicitation and acceptance of more than$200,000 ingratuitiesfrom city contractors, including home improvements,designersuits, andpaid female companions;pleadedguilty to two counts, includingtaxevasion, andsentencedin 2003 to 37 months inprison.Still living as of 2003. | | Steven Effman (b. 1950) — also known asSteve Effman — of Sunrise,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1950.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Sunrise, Fla., 1993-96; member ofFloridastate house of representatives 98th District, 1997-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,2000.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Admittedin 2003 toinappropriaterelationships with three divorce clients;suspendedfrom the practice of law for 91 days.Still living as of 2003. | | Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (b. 1948) — also known asBob Wise — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; Clendenin,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.;Washington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1948.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 17th District, 1981-82; resigned 1982;U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1983-2001 (3rd District1983-93, 2nd District 1993-2001); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1996,2000,2004;Governorof West Virginia, 2001-05.Member,American BarAssociation.In 2003, he wasaccusedof having anextramarital affair with a married female stateemployee; headmittedthe affair, anddroppedhis campaign for re-election.Still living as of 2014. | | Marshall Clement Sanford Jr. (b. 1960) — also known asMark Sanford;"The LoveGov" —of South Carolina. Born in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,March28, 1960.Republican.U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1995-2001;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 2003-11.In June 2009, he disappeared from the state capital and wasunavailable for several days; his office said he was "hiking theAppalachian Trail." In truth, he had gone to Argentina for anextramarital affair; thescandalended his chances as a presidential candidate.Still living as of 2011. | | Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1923-2012) — also known asAnthony Bevilacqua — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1923.Republican.Catholicpriest; bishop of Pittsburgh, 1983-88; archbishop ofPhiladelphia, 1988-2003; cardinal from 1991;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,2000 ;accusedin 2003-04 ofprotectingpriests who were suspected ofsexually abusing children;later, it wasfoundthat he had ordered a subordinate todestroya list of 35 abusive priests, and that he hadpunisheda priest who had raised concerns about possible abuse.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died in Wynnewood,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January31, 2012 (age88 years, 228days).Entombed atCathedralBasilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Johnnie M. Smith (born c.1934) — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.; Simpsonville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born about 1934. Republican.Bishop;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1988.Africanancestry.Arrestedin 2004 andchargedwithsexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1973.Still living as of 2004. | | James Edward McGreevey (b. 1957) — also known asJim McGreevey — of Woodbridge Township,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,August6, 1957.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1990-91; member ofNewJersey state senate 19th District, 1994-97;Governor ofNew Jersey, 2002-04; defeated, 1997; resigned 2004;mayorof Woodbridge Township, N.J.; elected 1999; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,2000,2004.Catholic;laterEpiscopalian.Irishancestry.Gay.Announced hisresignationas governor in 2004 after acknowledging ahomosexual affairwith his homeland security advisor.Still living as of 2014. | | Neil Edward Goldschmidt (1940-2024) — also known asNeil Goldschmidt — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,June 16,1940.Lawyer;mayorof Portland, Ore., 1973-79; resigned 1979;U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1979-81; international vicepresident of Nikeathleticfootwear company, and president of Nike Canada;Governor ofOregon, 1987-91;lobbyist;in 2004, headmittedto having repeatedlyraped a teenage girl in the 1970s; it wastoo late for him to be prosecuted, but his law license wasrevoked.Jewish.Died, fromheartfailure, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,June 12,2024 (age83 years, 362days).Burial location unknown. | | James Elton West (1951-2006) — also known asJames E. West;Jim West — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March28, 1951.Republican.Deputysheriff; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1982-86; member ofWashingtonstate senate 6th District, 1986-2003;mayorof Spokane, Wash., 2004-05.Member,Rotary;Gay.Following ascandalinvolvinguseof his position toobtain sex with young men, and an FBIinvestigation,he wasrecalledfrom office as mayor in 2005.Died, from complications ofcoloncancer, in the University of WashingtonMedicalCenter, Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 22,2006 (age55 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | Mary Carey (b. 1981) — also known asMary Ellen Cook — of California. Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,June 15,1981.Actressinpornographicmovies;Independent candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003;arrestedin April 2005 during a raid on astrip club in Lakewood,Wash.;chargedwithtouchingherself whiledancing;pleadedguilty and received asuspendedsentence.Female.Still living as of 2013. | | Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) — also known asArt Teele — of Florida. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,May 14,1946.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;lawyer;director, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1981-83;Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1992;as Miami city commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the CommunityRedevelopment Agency (CRA); aninvestigationof corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led tochargesthat he had accepted $135,000 inkickbacksfrom two construction companies; as a result, he wasremoved fromoffice in 2004 by Gov.JebBush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were undersurveillance, hedrove hiscar at a police detective in an attempt torun himover, and alsothreatenedto kill police officers who had been following his wife duringthe investigation;convictedin March 2005 onchargesrelated to this incident;indictedon July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy andmoneylaundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtaincontracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airportthrough a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reportsrevealed that he had put hismistress on the CRA payroll, thathe regularly bought and usedcocaine,and that he frequently made use of a maleprostitute.Churchof God in Christ.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;NAACP;Freemasons.Came to theofficesof theMiami Herald newspaper, andshothimselfin the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later inthe trauma unit of Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,July 27,2005 (age59 years, 74days).Interment atCulley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla. | | Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) — also known asMark A. Foley — of West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September8, 1954.Republican.Real estateagent; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; memberofFloridastate senate, 1993-94;U.S.Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned2006.Catholic.Gay.Forced toresign in September, 2006, oversexually explicit messageshe had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no criminal charges werefiled.Still living as of 2014. | | Larry Edwin Craig (b. 1945) — also known asLarry Craig — of Midvale,WashingtonCounty, Idaho; Payette,PayetteCounty, Idaho.Born in Council,AdamsCounty, Idaho,July 20,1945.Republican. Member ofIdahostate senate, 1975-81;U.S.Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1981-91;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1991-2009.Methodist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Arrestedforsoliciting sex in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport, June 11, 2007;chargedwith disorderly conduct;pleadedguilty, and wasfined.Still living as of 2014.  | Paul J. Morrison (b. 1954) — of Lenexa,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Dodge City,FordCounty, Kan.,June 1,1954.Democrat.Lawyer;JohnsonCounty District Attorney, 1990-2006;Kansasstate attorney general, 2007-08; resigned 2008.Catholic.Member,PhiDelta Theta.Resignedas Attorney General following disclosure of anextramaritalaffair with a subordinate, who filed asexualharrassment claim with the federal EEOC.Still living as of 2014. | | Eliot Laurence Spitzer (b. 1959) — also known asEliot Spitzer;"Steamroller";"Client No. 9" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1959.Democrat.New Yorkstate attorney general, 1999-2006; defeated, 1994; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,2000,2004;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman);Governor ofNew York, 2007-08; resigned 2008.Jewish.Resignedas governor following disclosure that he hadpaid a prostitutionring for sex.Still living as of 2016. | | John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) — also known asJohn Edwards;Johnny Reid Edwards;"Silk Pony";"The BreckGirl" —of North Carolina. Born in Seneca,OconeeCounty, S.C.,June 10,1953.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,2000,2004;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2004,2008;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, heacknowledgedanextramarital affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though atfirst he denied having fathered her baby; this revelationdiscreditedhim andended hispolitical career.Methodist.In June, 2011, he wasindictedin federal court oncampaignfinance charges, based on the argument that the donations hereceived in 2007-08 to cover up his affair wereillegalcontributions to his presidential campaign.Still living as of 2014. | | 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 anaffair with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, andmisleading the city council over a payment of $8.4 million to settlea whistleblower lawsuit filed by two police officers, which includeda secret deal to prevent 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. | | Vito John Fossella (b. 1965) — also known asVito Fossella — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1965.Republican.Lawyer;member, New York City Council, 1994-97;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1997-2009.Catholic.ItalianandIrishancestry.In May, 2008, he wasarrestedin Alexandria, Virginia, fordrivingwhileintoxicated;a week later, he admitted to anextramarital affair with AirForce Lt. Col Laura Fay, and that he was the father of her 3-year-oldchild; thescandalled him toretire fromCongress.Still living as of 2014. | | Mark E. Musselwhite (b. 1966) — of Gainesville,HallCounty, Ga.BornMarch13, 1966.Republican.Mayorof Gainesville, Ga., 2006;arrestedforpublicindecency in June 2009, when he was foundnude andintoxicatedat a public camp site in Rabun County, Ga.Still living as of 2009. | | John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) — also known asJohn E. Ensign — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Roseville,PlacerCounty, Calif.,March25, 1958.Republican.Veterinarian;hoteland casino manager;U.S.Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nevada,2008.Pentecostal.Italian,German, andFilipinoancestry.In June 2009, headmittedto anextramarital affair with Cindy Hampton, a member of hiscampaign staff and the wife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In anunsuccessful attempt to keep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, hegave them $96,000 (anillegallyundisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also usedhis influence to set up Jeff Hampton as alobbyist,in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressionalaides. A grand juryinvestigationis in progress.Still living as of 2014. | | Eric James Joseph Massa (b. 1959) — also known asEric J. J. Massa — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September16, 1959.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 2009-10; defeated, 2006; resigned2010;resignedfrom Congress during a pendingethicsinvestigation into acusations ofsexual misconduct towardsubordinates in his congressional office.Still living as of 2012. | | Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (b. 1947) — also known asArnold Schwarzenegger;"Arnie";"Conan the Republican";"TheGovernator";"The Austrian Oak" —of Brentwood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Thal, Styria,Austria,July30, 1947.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;actorin numerousmovies,includingPumping Iron, the Terminator series,Conan theBarbarian,Predator,Total Recall, and others;Governor ofCalifornia, 2003-11; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for California,2004(on behalf ofGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney); he and his wifeseparatedin 2011 after revealing that hissexual contact with a memberof his household staff resulted in a child ten years earlier.Catholic.Austrianancestry.Still living as of 2022.| | Relatives: Sonof Gustav Schwarzenegger and Aurelia (Jadrny) Schwarzenegger;married,April26, 1986, to Maria Owings Shriver (daughter ofRobertSargent Shriver Jr.; sister ofMarkKennedy Shriver; niece ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy). | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Arnold Schwarzenegger:Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) —TotalRecall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (2012) | | | | Books about Arnold Schwarzenegger:Nigel Andrews,TrueMyths : The Life and Times of Arnold Schwarzenegger, from PumpingIron to Governor of California — Susan Zannos,ArnoldSchwarzenegger — Laurence Leamer,Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger — Michael Blitz &Louise Krasniewicz,WhyArnold Matters: The Rise of a Cultural Icon — IanHalperin,TheGovernator: From Muscle Beach to His Quest for the White House, theImprobable Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger — Colleen A.Sexton,ArnoldSchwarzenegger (for young readers) |
| | Anthony David Weiner (b. 1964) — also known asAnthony D. Weiner;"CarlosDanger" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Kew Gardens, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1964.Democrat. Staff for U.S. Rep.CharlesE. Schumer, 1985-91; member, New York city council, 1992-98 (atage 27, the youngest member ever elected);U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1999-2011; resigned2011; defeated, 2011; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,2000,2004,2008;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 2005, 2013; in 2011, ascandaldeveloped over his Internet communications with much younger women,includingsexually suggestive andsexually explicitphotos and texts; after initially denying responsibility, he admittedthat the photos were of him, and that he had sent them;resignedfrom Congress in June 2011; in July 2013, more pictures andsexting, sent under the name "Carlos Danger", were revealed,whichdiscreditedhis mayoral candidacy; in September 2017, hepleadedguilty to a federalchargeof transferringobscenematerial to a minor;sentencedto 21 months inprison.Jewish.Still living as of 2018. | | David Wu (b. 1955) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Hsinchu,Taiwan,April8, 1955.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1999-2011; resigned2011; in July 2011, news media reported that he had beenaccusedof anunwanted sexual encounter by the 18-year-old daughter ofa friend of his; episodes of erratic andintoxicatedbehavior alienated his campaign aides, his congressional staff, andhis colleagues in Congress; heresignedin August 2011.Chineseancestry.Still living as of 2017. | | Robert Earl Filner (b. 1942) — also known asBob Filner — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September4, 1942.Democrat. In June 1961, as a Freedom Rider at the bus station inJackson, Mississippi, he wasarrestedfordisturbingthe peace andinciting ariot; jailed for two months;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from California, 1993-2012 (50th District1993-2003, 51st District 2003-12); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1996,2000,2004,2008;mayorof San Diego, Calif., 2012-13; resigned 2013; in July and August2013, numerous women came forward toaccusehim ofsexual harassment; a campaign started torecallhim from office as mayor; a few days later, heresigned;in October 2013, hepleadedguilty tochargesof false imprisonment and battery of three women; he wassentencedto a three-monthhousearrest.Jewish. Member,UrbanLeague;NavyLeague;SierraClub.Still living as of 2016. | | Randolph Blake Farenthold (b. 1961) — also known asR. Blake Farenthold — Born in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,December12, 1961.Republican.Lawyer;radiocommentator;U.S.Representative from Texas 27th District, 2011-18; resigned 2018;suedin 2014 by a former staffer, allegingsexual harassment, ahostile work environment, and that she was fired in retaliation forcomplaints; the case was settled out of court with $84,000 in publicfunds; in December 2017, another former staffer made further detailedallegationsof his behavior;resignedin April 2018.Still living as of 2018. | | Duncan Duane Hunter (b. 1976) — also known asDuncan D. Hunter — of Lakeside,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Alpine,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,December7, 1976.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the wars inAfghanistan and Iraq;real estatedeveloper;U.S.Representative from California, 2009-20 (52nd District 2009-13,50th District 2013-20); resigned 2020; in 2016, he wasinvestigatedover his misuse of some $250,000 incampaignfunds for personal expenses, including family travel, overseashotel stays, andluxuryclothing items; he also spent campaign funds onextramaritalaffairs with five women, including lobbyists and congressionalstaffers; in August 2018, he and his wife wereindictedin federal court; both eventuallypleadedguilty; he wassentencedto 11 months inprison;in December 2020, before he was scheduled to report forincarceration, he waspardonedby PresidentDonaldTrump.Still living as of 2020. | | Alan Stuart Franken (b. 1951) — also known asAl Franken;"StuartSmalley" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1951.Democrat.Comedian;author;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 2009-18; resigned 2018; in November 2017,Leeann Tweeden alleged that Franken hadforcibly kissed her ona 2006 USO tour; Franken was also photographed appearing to place hishandson or near her breasts; other women made similarallegations;resignedfrom the Senate in January.Jewish.Still living as of 2018. | | Robert Julian Bentley (b. 1943) — also known asRobert J. Bentley;"The LoveGov" —of Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.Born in Columbiana,ShelbyCounty, Ala.,February3, 1943.Republican.Physician;dermatologist;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 2003-10; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Alabama,2008;Governorof Alabama, 2011-17; resigned 2017;accusedin 2016 of having anextramarital affair with Rebekah CaldwellMason, a politcal advisor on his campaign staff; animpeachmentresolution was brought; as part of an agreement with prosecutors, hepleadedguilty to twocampaignfinance violations, includingfailingto disclose a $50,000 personal loan to his campaign account; hissentence was suspended, but he was placed onprobation,ordered to docommunityservice, andfined$7,000.Still living as of 2017. | | John James Conyers Jr. (1929-2019) — also known asJohn Conyers, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 16,1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1965-2017 (1st District 1965-93,14th District 1993-2013, 13th District 2013-17); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1968,1972,1976,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008;arrestedduring ananti-apartheidprotest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984;candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1989, 1993; in 2017, it was reported that aformer member of Conyers' staff hadallegedthat he hadsexually harassed her, and had been paid asettlement of $27,000; subsequently, the House Ethics Committeestarted aninvestigationinto multiple such allegations; he subsequentlyresignedfrom Congress.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Recipient of theSpingarnMedal, 2007.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October27, 2019 (age90 years, 164days).Entombed atDetroitMemorial Park East, Warren, Mich. | | Eric Tradd Schneiderman (b. 1954) — also known asEric T. Schneiderman — Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,December31, 1954.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 31st District; elected 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008;New Yorkstate attorney general, 2011-18; resigned 2018; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.); Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2016(elected on behalf ofHillaryClinton andTimKaine; did not serve);publishedreports alleged that he hadphysicallyabused four women; at first, he claimed that this had beensexual role playing, but within hours, heresignedhis position; following aninvestigation,no criminal charges were brought.Jewishancestry.Still living as of 2019. | | James Daniel Jordan (b. 1964) — also known asJim Jordan — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,February17, 1964.Republican.Athleticcoach; member ofOhiostate house of representatives 85th District, 1995-2000; memberofOhiostate senate 12th District, 2001-06;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 2007-; in 2018, he wasaccusedby former Ohio State University wrestlers of ignoringsexualabuse by the team physician; he denied this, but refused tocooperate with aninvestigation;in a lawsuit, he waschargedwithwitnesstampering andintimidation;received theMedalof Freedom on January 11, 2021;speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.Still living as of 2024. | | Andrew Mark Cuomo (b. 1957) — also known asAndrew M. Cuomo — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1957.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1997-2001;New Yorkstate attorney general, 2007-10; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,2008;Governorof New York, 2011-21; Democratic Presidential Elector for NewYork,2012(elected on behalf ofBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.; did not serve); Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,2016(voted forHillaryClinton andTimKaine); Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2020(voted forJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris);resignedas Governor following aninvestigationwhich showed he hadsexually harassed at least eleven women; acriminal complaint against him was dismissed.Catholic.Italianancestry.Still living as of 2024.
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