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William Sharpless Jackson (b. 1889) —
also known as William S. Jackson —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., March 22,
1889.
Lawyer;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1942-53; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1951-53.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Kiwanis;
Council on Foreign Relations.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) —
also known as John F. Kerry;
"Liveshot" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital,
Aurora, Adams
County, Colo., December
11, 1943.
Son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry (1913-2002).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Catholic.
English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Skull and
Bones.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of Robert
Charles Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of William
Cameron Forbes; son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes)
Kerry (1913-2002); married, May 23,
1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne (divorced 1988); married, May 26,
1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry
John Heinz III). See Heinz-Forbes-Kerry-Winthrop
family of Massachusetts. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kerry: A
Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America
(2003) — The
New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security
(1997) — Our
Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with
John Edwards (2004) |
| | | Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas
Brinkley, Tour
of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — Michael
Kranish et al, John
F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who
Know Him Best — Paul Alexander, The
Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White
House — George Butler, John
Kerry: A Portrait |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:
John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit
for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John
Kerry — David N. Bossie, The
Many Faces of John Kerry |
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Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966) —
also known as H. Alexander Smith —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1880.
Son of Dr. Abram Alexander Smith and Sue Lehn (Bender) Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1941-43; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1942-44; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944-59.
Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
27, 1966 (age 86 years, 270
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Timothy Endicott Wirth (b. 1939) —
also known as Timothy E. Wirth —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
22, 1939.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1975-87; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1987-93.
Member, Council on Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2011.
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