See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order  |  Israel Evans (1828-1896) — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah.Born inColumbianaCounty, Ohio,October2, 1828.Merchant;chargedin 1861 withstealing an ox;tried inan ecclesiastical court,foundguilty, and ordered to payrestitution;mayorof Lehi, Utah, 1867-69; his efforts to monopolize retail tradeandintimidatecompetitors alienated many in the community; the Utah Stake HighCouncil of the Mormon Churchruledagainst him in 1878.Mormon.Died in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,May 31,1896 (age67 years, 242days).Interment atLehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah. | | | Henry Clay Cole (1838-1881) — also known asHenry C. Cole — of Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.Born inRipleyCounty, Ind.,1838.Physician;mayorof Kokomo, Ind., 1881; died in office 1881.Shotandkilled byasheriff'sposse, allegedly while he was attempting torob andburn agrist mill, in Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.,September19, 1881 (ageabout 43years). The shooters were personal enemies of his, so somesuspected a conspiracy. Four members of the posse were indicted formanslaughter by a grand jury, but the charges were later dismissed.Interment atCrownPoint Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind. | | Edward Richard Folsom (1874-1923) — also known asEdward R. Folsom — of Irvington,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in North Urbana,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1874.Charged,in 1894, offorgingchecks,bank robbery, andarson;pleadedguilty to two charges;sentencedto ten years inprison;pardonedand released in September 1897;coaldealer;mayorof Irvington, N.J., 1923; died in office 1923.Blackmailers threatening to expose his criminal past extorted moneyfrom him until he was nearly penniless;killedhimself by anoverdose ofsedative, in Irvington,EssexCounty, N.J.,September26, 1923 (age49 years, 8days).Interment atClintonCemetery, Irvington, N.J.| |  Relatives: Sonof Frederick Lewis Folsom and Martha (Layton) Folsom; married to SaraElizabeth Keeler. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eugene F. Vacheron — of Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1894-95, 1901 (Queens County 3rd District1894-95, Queens County 2nd District 1901); resigned 1895;chargedwithbriberyin 1895;triedand acquitted, butresignedfrom the Assembly;convictedofgrand larceny, February 28, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Miles R. Frisbie — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County, 1907-08;chargedwithgrand larceny andforgery,for obtaining $2,500 on fraudulent bonds and mortgages;tried ononechargeof obtaining $1,000 from a woman in exchange for a fraudulentmortgage; pleaded insanity;convictedon June 12, 1914;sentencedto 5-10 years inprison.Burial location unknown. | | John Looney (1865-1942) — also known asPatrick John Looney — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,October5, 1865.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;indictedwith others in 1897 over a scheme todefraudthe city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain constructionproject;convicted,but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate forIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1900; created and led acrimesyndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests ingambling,prostitution,extortion,and eventuallybootleggingandautomobile theft;indictedin 1907 on 37 counts ofbribery,extortion,andlibel,but acquitted;shotand wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February22, 1909, he wasshotand wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; onMarch 22, 1912, afterpublishingpersonal attacks on Rock Island MayorHenryM. Schriver, he wasarrested,brought to the police station, andseverelybeaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two menand injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island racketsin 1921; in 1922, he wasindictedfor themurderof saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence againstLooney to federal agents;arrestedin Belen, N.M., in 1924, and laterconvictedof conspiracy andmurder;sentencedto 5 years inprisonfor conspiracy and 14 years formurder;served 8 1/2 years.Irishancestry.Died, oftuberculosis,in asanitariumat El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,1942(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Stuart Wharton (1875-1939) — also known asCharles S. Wharton — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.,April22, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1905-07; in February,1928, a group of masked men stopped a train at Evergreen Park,Illinois, androbbed it of over $130,000; after the robbery,they met at Wharton's home to divide up the proceeds, leaving him$4,000; in June, after beingimplicatedby two of the robbers, he wasindictedby a federal grand jury,triedandconvicted,andsentencedto two years infederalprison.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1939 (age64 years, 135days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | J. O. Stricklin (1872-1930) — of Yazoo City,YazooCounty, Miss.BornJuly 9,1872.Mayorof Yazoo City, Miss., 1929-30; died in office 1930.Indictedby a Yazoo County grand jury in 1929 forstealing a cow;details of the case were printed in theYazoo Sentinelnewspaper, leading to a feud between Stricklin and the Sentinel'seditor, Frank R. Birdsall; a year later, on Main Street in front ofthe Sentinel office, Stricklin was talking with Dr.R.E. Hawkins, his opponent in the last election, when Birdsallapproached; Stricklin pulled out a pistol,shotBirdsall three times (he died the next day), andshotat, but missed, Dr. Hawkins; he then went to his son's funeralparlor, where he died by aself-inflictedgunshot,in Yazoo City,YazooCounty, Miss.,April 1,1930 (age57 years, 266days).Interment atGlenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Miss. | | 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,grand larceny, andsubornationof perjury, over his involvement infraudulentbail bonds;pleadedguilty tosubornationof perjury, and testified against other conspirators;disbarredin 1939.Died inPalm BeachCounty, Fla.,March 2,1986 (age85 years, 9days).Intermentsomewherein Palm Beach County, Fla. | | Daniel W. West (b. 1909) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Algood,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,September5, 1909.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1960,1964(alternate); member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1963-65 (Wayne County 6thDistrict 1963-64, 24th District 1965); defeated in primary, 1954(Wayne County 6th District), 1956 (Wayne County 6th District), 1958(Wayne County 6th District), 1960 (Wayne County 6th District), 1965(24th District).Convictedof various crimes, includingburglary,larceny, andforgery,in Minnesota, Iowa, and Washington, D.C., and was sentenced toprisonin those places; came to Michigan and assumed the identity of adeceased New York attorney of the same name;indictedin late 1964 on statechargesofvoterregistration fraud and federalchargesofincometax fraud andforgery;in January 1965, his seat in the Michigan House wasdeclaredvacant.Burial location unknown. | | Major B. Coxson (c.1929-1973) — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born about 1929.Convicted10 times onfraudandlarcenycharges,most related toautomobile theft; served 22 months in federalprison;candidate formayor ofCamden, N.J., 1973.Africanancestry.Admitted four men to his house, who bound and gagged him and hisfamily, andshoteach one,killinghim and wounding the others, in Cherry Hill,CamdenCounty, N.J.,June 9,1973 (ageabout 44years).Burial location unknown. | | Daisy L. Elliott (1917-2015) — also known asDaisy Elizabeth Lenoir — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Filbert,McDowellCounty, W.Va.,November26, 1917.Democrat.Realtor;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4thDistrict, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982(8th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1968(alternate),1976;co-author of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; candidate forMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1978;arrestedin April 1982 for driving astolen 1977 Cadillac deVilleautomobile;arraignedon a charge of receiving and concealingstolen property; sheclaimed she had bought the car from a dealer, but the firm had norecord of this, and the document she presented had been faked;lostrenomination as State Representatve in August 1982, while underindictment;convictedin November 1982 andsentencedto 60 days in jail.Female.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;League of WomenVoters;JuniorLeague.Died, in DMC Sinai-GraceHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December22, 2015 (age98 years, 26days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | 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.Convictedoftheft andperjuryin 1982; served 17 months infederalprison.Died, ofrenalfailure andpneumonia,in SpecialtyHospitalof Washington-Hadley,Washington,D.C.,March21, 2011 (age82 years, 339days).Burial location unknown. | | Ernest Page — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Orlando City Commissioner, 1980-83, 1996-2005; in 1983, he wasindictedandconvictedofgrand theft involving stolen equipment, and served eightmonths injail;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 2005.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2005. | | Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. (b. 1940) — also known asGlenn Miller;"Frazier GlennCross";"Rounder" —of North Carolina; Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,1940.Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate inDemocratic primary forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1984; candidate in Republican primary forNorthCarolina state senate, 1986;convictedon federalcontemptof court charges in 1986;sentencedto one year in prison, butdisappearedwhile out on bond; latercapturedin Missouri, along with four other Klansmen and a cache of weapons;indictedin 1987 for plottingrobberies and anassassination;in a deal with prosecutors, hepleadedguilty to aweaponscharge and to makingthreatsthrough the mail; served three years inprison; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 2006; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 2010; on April 13, 2014, in an apparenthatecrime heshotand killed three people at a Jewish community center andretirement complex in Overland Park, Kansas.Member,KuKlux Klan.Still living as of 2014. | | Lafayette Christopher Thomas (1926-2000) — also known asFate C. Thomas — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September23, 1926.Democrat. Candidate forTennesseestate house of representatives, 1954;DavidsonCounty Sheriff, 1972-90.Catholic.Indictedin federal court in 1990 on 54 counts ofabusinghis power as sheriff;pleadedguilty totheft and mail fraud;sentencedto five years inprison;released in 1994.Died, followingheartbypass surgery, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,July 25,2000 (age73 years, 306days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | Thomas H. Bates (b. 1938) — also known asTom Bates — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,February9, 1938.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1977-96 (12th District 1977-93, 14th District1993-96); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1980,1984,1988;mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 2002-;chargedin 2002 withpetty theft in connection with his destruction of1,000 copies of a student newspaper that had endorsed his opponent;pleadedguilty, wasfined,and paidrestitution.Still living as of 2012. | | Anthony Dryden Marshall (1924-2014) — also known asAnthony D. Marshall;Tony Marshall;Anthony Dryden Kuser —of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.Consul inIstanbul, as of 1958-59; U.S. Ambassador toMalagasy Republic, 1969-71;Trinidad and Tobago, 1972-73;Kenya, 1973-77;Seychelles, 1976-77; in 1971, he wasaccusedin press reports of involvement in a supposed plot tooverthrowthe President, Philibert Tsiranana; the Malagasy government declaredhimpersonanon grata, andexpelledhim fron the country;theatricalproducer; guardian of his ailing mother, Brooke Astor; alleged tohavedivertedmillions of dollars to his own theatrical productions, andremoved works of art from her apartment; his son Philipsued,allegingabuseand demanding hisremovalas guardian; an independent investigation found no evidence forabuse, but revealed financial misconduct;indictedin 2007, andtried on16chargesin 2009; the trial lasted six months; ultimatelyconvictedandsentencedto one to three years inprison;served eight weeks and was released on medical parole.Member,Rotary.Died, at New York PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 2014 (age90 years, 184days).Burial location unknown. | | 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 |
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