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Daniel Frederick Pagelsen (1873-1939) — also known asDaniel F. Pagelsen — of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,September26, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inGrandHaven, Mich., 1904; justice of the peace;Vice-Consulfor Sweden inGrandHaven, Mich., 1914;OttawaCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1919-34;arrestedin March 1930,chargedwithdriving whiledrunk,andfined$50;arrestedagain in August, andpleadedguilty todriving whileintoxicated,second offense; the Ottawa County Bar Association urged leniency, buthe wassentencedto six months inprison.DanishandGermanancestry.Died in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,January31, 1939 (age65 years, 127days).Interment atLakeForest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.

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Joseph Barker (c.1806-1862) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa., about 1806.Mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1850-51; defeated, 1851, 1852.In 1849, after ananti-Catholicspeech, he wasarrested,chargedwith usingobscenelanguage,obstructing the streets, andcausing ariot,convicted,andsentencedto a year inprison;elected mayor in 1850 while still incarcerated. While mayor, he wastwicearrestedonchargesofassaultand battery. In 1851, he wasconvictedofriot.Struck and killed by arailroadtrain, in Ross Township,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August2, 1862 (ageabout 56years).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.Robert Page Walter Morris (1853-1924) — also known asR. Page W. Morris — ofLynchburg,Va.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born inLynchburg,Va.,June 30,1853.Republican.Collegeprofessor;lawyer;postmaster atLynchburg,Va., 1883-85; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1884; district judgein Minnesota 11th District, 1895-96;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1897-1903;U.S.District Judge for Minnesota, 1903-23; took senior status 1923.Arrestedin Salt Lake City, 1921, following an accident in whichhiscar struck a pedestrian, Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,December16, 1924 (age71 years, 169days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
 
 
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
 
 Relatives: SonofCharlesTheodor Pagelsen and Ernestine (Kant) Pagelsen; married,September27, 1905, to Nancy Chadbourne.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Stanley J. Pacholek (1890-1932) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inPoland,December8, 1890.Undertaker;candidate formayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 1932 (primary), 1932.Polishancestry.Arrestedin April, 1932, fordrunkdriving; died bysuicidein hisjailcell, byhanginghimself with his scarf, in Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.,April19, 1932 (age41 years, 133days).Burial location unknown. Ernest A. Moross (c.1874-1949) — of Mosherville,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born about 1874. Manager for Indianapolis Speedway, and for many early 20th centuryrace cardrivers; retired from automobile racing in 1916; candidate inRepublican primary forMichiganstate house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1930;Communist candidate forMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1932; in 1933, he refused to renewhis car'slicense plates as aprotestagainst the cost; when his car was seized, he and his wifelocked thedoors andremainedinside it for a month; finally police broke into the car andarrestedthem;convictedofresistingarrest, andsentencedto 30 days injail.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 4,1949 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Brother-in-law ofRobertOakman.
Roger A. DavisRoger Alfred Davis (1889-1967) — also known asRoger A. Davis — of Hartly,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,March 2,1889.Grocer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 4th District,1931-32, 1953-54;arrested,in April 1954, by Maryland State Police, on U.S. Route 50, andchargedwithdrunkand recklessdriving, as well asdisorderlyconduct;jailedovernight,pleadedguilty, andfined.Died in Hartly,KentCounty, Del.,December6, 1967 (age78 years, 279days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
 Relatives: Sonof Robert Alfred Davis and Sarah Ann (Jones) Davis; married1918 to HannahBoulden Kirk; father ofRogerElmer Davis; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielRodney andCalebRodney.
 Political family:Rodneyfamily of Delaware (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: Wilmington (Del.) NewsJournal, December 27, 1930
 Charles Anthony Buckley Jr. (born c.1926) — also known asCharles A. Buckley, Jr. — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Hartsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1926. Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1956;chargedin 1965 withdrunkendriving following an automobile accident in Hartsdale, N.Y.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: SonofCharlesAnthony Buckley.
 Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-2009) — also known asEdward M. Kennedy;Ted Kennedy;"Lion of the Senate" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born, in St. Margaret'sHospital,Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February22, 1932.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009; died in office 2009;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1980;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Irishancestry.Pleadedguilty toleaving the scene of an accident after his carplunged off the Dike Bridge, on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts,killingpassenger Mary Jo Kopechne, on July 18, 1969.Died, frombraincancer, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August25, 2009 (age77 years, 184days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
 Relatives: SonofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),RobertFrancis Kennedy andJeanKennedy Smith; married,November30, 1958, to Virginia Joan Bennett (divorced 1982); married,July 3,1992, to Victoria Anne Reggie (daughter ofEdmundM. Reggie); married,November29, 1958, toVirginiaJoan Bennett (born 1936); father ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967); uncle ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr. andMarkKennedy Shriver; grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald.
 Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 Cross-reference:MurrayM. Chotiner
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Books by Edward M. Kennedy:TrueCompass: A Memoir (2009)
 Books about Edward M. Kennedy: AdamClymer,EdwardM. Kennedy: A Biography — Richard E. Burke,TheSenator : My Ten Years With Ted Kennedy — Peter S.Canellos,LastLion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy
 Critical books about Edward M. Kennedy:Bernard Goldberg,100People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is#37) — Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince,TheKennedys: All the Gossip Unfit for Print
 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.without lights 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.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
 Hosea Lorenzo Williams (1926-2000) — also known asHosea Williams — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in Attapulgus,DecaturCounty, Ga.,January5, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;walkedwith a cane due to wartime injury;ordainedminister; candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1972; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives 54th District, 1975-85; candidateformayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1989.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;PhiBeta Sigma;Elks;Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion.Civil rights leader; active insit-insandprotestmarches in Savannah and elsewhere;arrestedat least 135 times. As Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "field general"in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the 1965Selma-to-Montgomery march which helped galvanize support for Blackvoting rights. In 1968, he was present at the Lorraine Motel inMemphis, Tenn., when King was assassinated.Convictedin 1981 ofleaving the scene of an accident, andjailedfor six months.Died, ofcancer,at PiedmontHospital,Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November16, 2000 (age74 years, 316days).Entombed atLincolnCemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
 Relatives:Married toJuanitaElizabeth Terry Williams.
 Personal motto: "Unbought andunbossed."
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Ike Franklin Andrews (1925-2010) — also known asIke F. Andrews — of Siler City,ChathamCounty, N.C.Born in Bonlee,ChathamCounty, N.C.,September2, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 13th District, 1959-60; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1961-62, 1967-72;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1964;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1973-85;defeated, 1984.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Jaycees.In October 1982, he wasarrestedandchargedwithdrunkdriving.Died in Carrboro,OrangeCounty, N.C.,May 10,2010 (age84 years, 250days).Interment atBonlee Baptist Church Cemetery, Bonlee, N.C.
 Relatives: Sonof Archie Franklin Andrews and Ina (Dunlap) Andrews; married1947 to JoAnne Johnson.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
 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 astolen1977 Cadillac deVilleautomobile;arraignedon a charge of receiving and concealingstolenproperty; she claimed she had bought the car from a dealer, butthe firm had no record of this, and the document she presented hadbeen 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.
 Relatives:Daughter of Robert Lenoir and Daisy (Dorm) Lenoir.
 The Elliott-LarsenBuilding(housing state offices; built 1919-21; burned 1951 and rebuilt;previously named for Lewis Cass; given present name in 2020), inLansing,Michigan, is partlynamed forher.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 John William Snow (b. 1939) — also known asJohn W. Snow — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,August2, 1939.Lawyer;chairman and chief executive officer of CSXrailroad;chargedwithdriving whileintoxicated,in West Valley City, Utah, 1982;;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06; director, MarathonOil Co.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaTau Delta.Still living as of 2020.
 Relatives:Married to Frederica Wheeler.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
 Louis Stokes (1925-2015) — of Warrensville Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,February23, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1969-99 (21st District 1969-93, 11thDistrict 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1972,1996.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KappaAlpha Psi.Arrestedfordrunkendriving in 1983;convictedon a lesserchargeandfined.DiedAugust18, 2015 (age90 years, 176days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
 Relatives:Brother ofCarlBurton Stokes.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 Richard Joyner Holland Sr. (1925-2000) — also known asRichard J. Holland, Sr. — of Windsor,Isle ofWight County, Va.Born inSuffolk,Va.,August12, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;banker;member ofVirginiastate senate 15th District, 1980-2000; died in office 2000.Congregationalist.Acquitted ofdrunkdriving in 1986, butconvictedofreckless driving andrefusal to take a breath test;indictedin federal court for 31 felony counts ofbankfraud; charges were dismissed in April 1998, and the prosecutionruled to be vexatious; he and his son received a $570,000reimbursement for legal fees.Died in Windsor,Isle ofWight County, Va.,April16, 2000 (age74 years, 248days).Interment atWindsorCemetery, Windsor, Va.
 Relatives: SonofShirleyT. Holland.
 Nick Joe Rahall II (b. 1949) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,May 20,1949.Democrat. Staff assistant to U.S. Sen.RobertByrd, 1972-74; director of Rahall Communications, familybusiness, owningradio and TVstations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1972,1980,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1977-2012 (4th District1977-93, 3rd District 1993-2012);arrestedin California fordrunkdriving, 1988.Presbyterian.Lebaneseancestry. Member,Rotary;Elks;Moose;Eagles;NAACP;NationalRifle Association;Freemasons;Shriners.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 Robert L. Clifford (1924-2014) — of Chester Township,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Passaic,PassaicCounty, N.J.,December17, 1924.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-94;convictedofdrunkdriving in 1989.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in Chester Township,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November29, 2014 (age89 years, 347days).Burial location unknown.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) — also known asMarvin L. Worthington;PeteWorthington —of Washington,MasonCounty, Ky.BornDecember5, 1940.Engineer;farmer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau;OddFellows.Chargedwithdrunkendriving andspeeding in Fayette County, Ky., in 1992;pleadedguilty to a reducedchargeofreckless driving.Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the centerline andcollidedwith another car; both he and the other driver (Sherri CommodoreChambers) were killed, near Mayslick,MasonCounty, Ky.,October12, 2000 (age59 years, 312days).Burial location unknown. David Jaye (b. 1958) — also known asDave Jaye — of Washington,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in1958.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1989-93 (26th District 1989-92,32nd District 1993); defeated, 1986; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District; elected 1998; defeated in primary,2001.Convictedofdrunkdriving in 1993, andsentencedto 10 days injail;pleadedguilty todrunkdriving in June 2000, andsentencedto 45 days injail.Expelledfrom the Michigan state senate.Still living as of 2001. Charles Richard Imbrecht (1949-2000) — also known asCharles R. Imbrecht — of Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.,February4, 1949.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 36th District, 1976-82; candidate forCaliforniastate senate 18th District, 1982.Lutheran.Pleadedguilty in 1997 tochargesofdrunkdriving andmarijuanapossession and served one month injail.Died, apparently from aheartattack, in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January18, 2000 (age50 years, 348days).Interment atIvyLawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.
 Relatives: Sonof Earl Richard Imbrecht and Hazel Victoria (Berg) Imbrecht; married,September23, 1979, to Alida Margit Bergseid.
 Roy C. Lewellen — also known asBill Lewellen — of Marianna,LeeCounty, Ark.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1990.Refused to take ablood-alcoholtest following a November 1998 accident in which he struck awoman with his Cadillac, dragging her 55 feet; his driver's licensewassuspendedfor six months. A charge ofdriving whileintoxicatedwas dismissed.Still living as of 2000.Ray UbingerRaymond C. Ubinger (b. 1965) — also known asRay Ubinger — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in1965.Libertarian.Musician;candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1996; on principle, he refused torenew his driver's license when it expired in 1998, and wasrepeatedlycitedfordriving without one; candidate formayor ofDurham, N.C., 1999; candidate forNorthCarolina state house of representatives 23rd District, 2000;arrestedin 2001 onchargesofcarrying aconcealed pistol andresistingarrest;convicted,fined,and put on unsupervisedprobation;candidate forNorthCarolina state senate, 2004 (20th District), 2018 (22ndDistrict), 2020 (22nd District), 2022 (22nd District); Libertariancandidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forNorth Carolina,2016(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andWilliamF. Weld); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forNorth Carolina,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Still living as of 2022.
 See alsoOurCampaignscandidate detail
 Image source: Raleigh (N.C.) News andObserver, October 6, 2001
 Joseph F. Young Jr. (b. 1950) — also known asJoe Young, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November4, 1950.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1979-94 (15th District 1979-92,4th District 1993-94); member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1995-; defeated in primary, 1988.Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;Knightsof Columbus.Arrestedon July 21, 2000 on Interstate 96 near Howell, Michigan, andchargedwithdrunkdriving;pleadedguilty in September 2000 toimpaireddriving;sentencedto six monthsprobation,andfined.Still living as of 2000.
 Relatives: SonofJosephF. Young Sr..
 Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005) — also known asFox McKeithen — of Louisiana. Born in Columbia,CaldwellParish, La.,September8, 1946.Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1983-87;secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1987-2005; resigned 2005;pleadedguilty todriving whileintoxicated,2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,2004.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Rotary;Jaycees.DiedJuly 16,2005 (age58 years, 311days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives: SonofJohnJulian McKeithen and Marjorie (Funderburk) McKeithen; father ofMarjorieMcKeithen.
 Political family:McKeithenfamily of Columbia, Louisiana.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Kevin Ryan (born c.1952) — of Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born about 1952. Democrat.Optician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 139th District, 1993-.Arrestedfordrunkdriving on July 12, 2001;pleadedguilty in September andsentencedto 120 days inprison;released January 1, 2002.Still living as of 2002. William John Janklow (1939-2012) — also known asWilliam J. Janklow;BillJanklow —of South Dakota. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September13, 1939.Republican.SouthDakota state attorney general, 1975-79;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1979-87, 1995-2002; Republican Presidential Electorfor South Dakota,1996;Republican Presidential Elector for South Dakota,2000(voted forGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney);U.S.Representative from South Dakota at-large, 2003-04; resigned 2004.Lutheran.Involved in a traffic accident in 2003 when heran a stop signand hit a motorcyclist;convictedofsecond-degreemanslaughter;sentencedto 100 days injail andthree yearsprobation.Died in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,January12, 2012 (age72 years, 121days).Interment atBlack Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.Dak.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Lewis Brooks Patterson (1939-2019) — also known asL. Brooks Patterson — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Loogootee,MartinCounty, Ind.,January4, 1939.Republican.Lawyer;OaklandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-88; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1978; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1984(alternate),1988;OaklandCounty Executive, 1993-2019;chargedwithreckless driving following a traffic stop in 2003.Died, frompancreaticcancer, in Independence Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,August3, 2019 (age80 years, 211days).Burial location unknown.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 John Stozich (c.1927-2004) — of Findlay,HancockCounty, Ohio.Born in Mingo Junction,JeffersonCounty, Ohio, about 1927.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1983-91; director, OhioDepartment of Industrial Relations, 1991-95;mayorof Findlay, Ohio, 1996-2000;convictedofvehicularmanslaughterin May, 2004 for a traffic accident in which a woman died;sentencedto three yearsprobation;a jail term was suspended.Catholic.Died, in Blanchard Valley RegionalHealthCenter, Findlay,HancockCounty, Ohio,July 5,2004 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown. 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 his car at a police detective in anattempt 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 hismistresson the CRA payroll, that he 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.
 Relatives:Married to Stephanie Kerr.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Peggy A. Lautenschlager (b. 1955) — also known asPeg Lautenschlager — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,November22, 1955.Democrat.Lawyer;WinnebagoCounty District Attorney, 1985-88; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1989-93; candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1992;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1993-2001;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 2003-07; defeated in primary, 2006; inFebruary 2004, en route from Madison to Fond du Lac, she accidentallydrove a state-owned car into a ditch;pleadedguilty todriving whileintoxicatedandrefusinga blood test;lost herlicense for a year, paid afine of$784, and aself-imposedpenalty of $3,250; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,2004,2008.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2011.
 Relatives:Married to Bill Rippl.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) — also known asKevin Brady — of The Woodlands,MontgomeryCounty, Tex.Born in Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.,April11, 1955.Republican. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives 15th District, 1991-96;U.S.Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-;arrestedon October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., andchargedwithdriving whileintoxicated.Catholic.Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2014.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
 Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. 1967) — also known asPatrick J. Kennedy — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Portsmouth,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Brighton, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 14,1967.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from RhodeIsland,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1988-94;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1995-;pleadedguilty in 2006 tochargesofdrivingunderthe influence of prescription drugs.Catholic.Still living as of 2014.
 Relatives: SonofEdwardMoore Kennedy andJoanBennett Kennedy; nephew ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy,PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy andJeanKennedy Smith; grandson ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; great-grandson ofPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929) andJohnFrancis Fitzgerald; first cousin ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr. andMarkKennedy Shriver.
 Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
 Books about Patrick Kennedy: Darrell M.West,PatrickKennedy : The Rise to Power
 Kumar P. Barve (b. 1958) — of Gaithersburg,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1958.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates District 17, 1991-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,2000;Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Hindu.Indiansubcontinent ancestry.ArrestedNovember 29, 2007, andchargedwithdriving whileintoxicated.Still living as of 2012.
 Relatives: Sonof Prabhakar Barve and Neera Barve; married to MaureenQuinn.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 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, fordriving whileintoxicated;a week later, he admitted to anextramaritalaffair with Air Force Lt. Col Laura Fay, and that he was thefather of her 3-year-old child; thescandalled him toretire fromCongress.Still living as of 2014.
 Relatives:Married1990 to MaryPatricia Rowan; great-grandson ofJamesAloysius O'Leary.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier

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Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyardis a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260politicians, living and dead.
 
 The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President,members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders inall fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; andthe chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifyingmunicipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, forany of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellatejudges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of majorfederal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmastersof qualifying communities; (5) state and national political partyofficials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and otherparticipants in national party nominating conventions;(6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nationsbefore 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify",for Political Graveyard purposes, if theyhave at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive ofpredecessor, successor, and merged entities. 
 The listings areincomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project. 
 Information on this page — and on all other pages of thissite — is believed to be accurate, but isnotguaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sourcesbefore relying on any information here. 
 The official URL for this page is:https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/traffic.html. 
 Links to this or any other Political Graveyard pageare welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimeschange as the site develops. 
 If you are searching for a specific named individual, try thealphabetical index of politicians. 
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; seeFeistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitutefair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under aCreative CommonsLicense.
What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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