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 ofelection fraud.Died in St. Simons Island,GlynnCounty, Ga.,November9, 1800 (age49 years, 80days).Burial location unknown. | | Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) — also known as"Wizard of the Saddle" — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (nowMarshallCounty), Tenn.,July 13,1821.Democrat.Cottonplanter;slavetrader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; inApril 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederatetroops under his commandmassacredAfrican-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners,since the Confederacyrefused torecognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen asawarcrime, sparkedoutrageacross the North, and a congressionalinquiry;in 1867, he became involved in theKu KluxKlan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violenttactics tointimidateBlack voters andsuppress their votes; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1868;in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering thatthe Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on todenounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendlyspeech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis,calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of formerslaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southernpress as a race traitor.Englishancestry. Member,Ku Klux Klan.After his death, he became a folk hero among white racists,particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws inthe early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rightsmovement in the 1950s and 1960s.Slaveowner. Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October29, 1877 (age56 years, 108days).Original interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; subsequent interment in 1904 atHealth Sciences Park, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 2021 atNational Confederate Museum at Elm Springs, Columbia, Tenn. | | Peter R. Morrissey (1859-1895) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt. LouisCounty, Mo.,August14, 1859.Democrat.Saloonkeeper;arrestedin December 1886 on federalchargesofvote fraud;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. | | Joseph J. Cahill — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Saloonkeeper; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1891-94 (Kings County 1st District 1891-92, KingsCounty 4th District 1893-94).Convictedofperjury,December 8, 1905, in anelection fraud case.Burial location unknown. | | Albert P. Beebe (c.1843-1932) — of Parma town,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born about 1843. Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1905-06.Indictedon April 9, 1906 on achargeofvote-buying.Died in Parma town,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1932 (ageabout 89years).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Charles Barth (1858-1907) — also known asPaul C. Barth — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born inGermany,December,1858.Mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1905-07;removed fromoffice over allegedvote fraud, 1907.Killedhimself bygunshot,in the lavatory of hisoffice,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,August21, 1907 (age48 years, 0days).Interment atSt.Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.  | Roy Lloyd Shattuck (1871-1915) — also known asRoy Shattuck — of Brazil,ClayCounty, Ind.Born inClayCounty, Ind.,June 2,1871.Republican.Lawyer;mayor of Brazil, Ind., 1903-09; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1914.Arrestedin February 1915, andarraignedin federal court in Indianapolis, along with four other 1914candidates, for attempting tocorrupt the election in VigoCounty; pleaded not guilty, but died before he could be tried.Died in Brazil,ClayCounty, Ind.,August15, 1915 (age44 years, 74days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Volney B. Shattuck and Henrietta Bessie (Pearce) Shattuck;married,November7, 1894, to Olive Rosamond Carter. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | Frank Frankel (1886-1975) — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornOctober2, 1886.Mayorof Long Beach, N.Y., 1924, 1930-33; defeated, 1925 (Democraticprimary), 1925 (Republican), 1929 (Democratic primary); founder ofLong Beach MemorialHospitalindictedin September 1927 onchargesof maintaining agamblingplace; the charges were later dropped; in December 1929, his right totake office as mayor was unsuccessfullychallengedby the Long Beach police chief, based onvote fraud (for whichmany had been arrested and prosecuted) and the expectation thatFrankel wouldtolerategambling in the city;indictedin January 1933 forfraudover his transfer of $90,000 in city funds to the Long Beach TrustCompany, which subsequently closed; the indictment was dismissed inFebruary;indictedagain in May 1933, along with two city council members, over thediversion of $750,000 of state and county tax revenue to cityprojects; pleaded not guilty; no trial was held; the indictment wasdismissed in 1937;oilproducer.Died, in ahospitalat Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 12,1975 (age88 years, 253days).Intermentsomewherein Houston, Tex. | | Anthony J. Wilkowski (b. 1898) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April16, 1898.Democrat.Hardwarestore owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1932(alternate),1936,1940;member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1933-38, 1945-46, 1949-50; defeated inprimary, 1942 (3rd District), 1946 (2nd District), 1951 (2ndDistrict), 1952 (2nd District), 1955 (2nd District);chair ofWayne County Democratic Party, 1934;triedandconvicted,along with Democratic state chairmanElmerB. O'Hara, onvote fraudchargesin 1936, andsentencedto four to five years inprison;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1939; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1940;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9thDistrict, 1961-62.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;PolishNational Alliance.Burial location unknown. | | Elmer B. O'Hara — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1932;WayneCounty Clerk, 1933-36;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1935-36;triedandconvicted,along with State Sen.A.J. Wilkowski and others, onvote fraudchargesin 1936;sentencedto four to five years inprison;alsoconvictedonchargesofbribingthe Macomb County Drain Commissioner.Burial location unknown. | | Ray E. Whitney (1878-1970) — of Onondaga Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Onondaga Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,April23, 1878.Republican.Farmer;real estatedealer; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1942, 1944; in July 1944, he wasaccusedof sending out postcardsfalselyclaiming the endorsement of several prominent Republicans;arraignedin August 1944 for felonyelection fraud, overforgingmost of the signatures on hisnominating petitions;pleadedguilty in September 1944 to misdemeanor charges.Congregationalist.Died, in StuartNursingHome, Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.,September3, 1970 (age92 years, 133days).Interment atDraperCemetery, Rives Township, Jackson County, Mich.  | Edward Fretwell Prichard Jr. (1915-1984) — also known asE. F. Prichard, Jr.;"Prich" —of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.; Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,January21, 1915.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1948,1960,1964;in 1949, he wasconvictedofvote fraud in federal court, overballot-boxstuffing in Bourbon County, Kentucky; served five months inprison.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died in Kentucky,December23, 1984 (age69 years, 337days).Interment atParisCemetery, Paris, Ky. | | 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 statechargesofvoter registration fraud and federalchargesofincometax fraud andforgery;in January 1965, his seat in the Michigan House wasdeclaredvacant.Burial location unknown. | | David Lee Walters (b. 1951) — also known asDavid Walters — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Canute,WashitaCounty, Okla.,November20, 1951.Democrat.Governor ofOklahoma, 1991-95; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 2002; member,Rules Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.While Governor,pleadedguilty to a misdemeanorelection lawviolation.Still living as of 2014. | | John Hugh Dyer Jr. — also known asBuddy Dyer — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate senate, 1993-2003; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1996,2004,2008;candidate forFloridastate attorney general, 2002;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 2003-05, 2005-;indictedMarch 10, 2005, for illegallypaying a campaign worker tocollect absentee ballots in the 2004 mayoral election;suspendedfrom office as mayor; on April 20, the charges were dropped, and hewas reinstated; Democratic Presidential Elector for Florida,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi.Still living as of 2012.
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