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Alvin M. Bentley, Jr. (b. 1941) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 27,
1941.
Son of Arvilla (Duescher) Bentley and Alvin
Morell Bentley.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1968;
chair
of Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1968-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Usher Lloyd Burdick (1879-1960) —
also known as Usher L. Burdick —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., February
21, 1879.
Son of Ozias W. Burdick and Lucy (Farnum) Burdick.
Republican. Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-09; Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1911-12; Williams
County State's Attorney, 1913; law partner of ex-Gov. John
Burke in 1920s; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1935-45, 1949-59;
defeated, 1932; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Farm Bureau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
19, 1960 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (b. 1917) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale,
Jr. —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions;
Farm Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Still living as of 2009.
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Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Al Gore; "Ozone Man";
"Sundance" —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 31,
1948.
Son of Albert
Arnold Gore and Pauline (LaFon) Gore (1912-2004).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1977-85 (4th District 1977-83, 6th
District 1983-85); U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1985-93; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1988;
Vice
President of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on global warming.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert
Arnold Gore and Pauline (LaFon) Gore (1912-2004); married, May 19,
1970, to Tipper Aitcheson; second cousin of Mary Benton Gore (who
married Gordon
Evans Dean). See Gore
family of Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Gore
Vidal |
| | | 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 Al Gore: Earth
in the Balance : Ecology and the Human Spirit
(1993) |
| | | Books about Al Gore: David Maraniss &
Ellen Nakashima, The
Prince of Tennessee : The Rise of Al Gore — Bill
Turque, Inventing
Al Gore: A Biography — Bob Zelnick, Gore
: A Political Life — Joseph Kaufman, The
World According to Al Gore : An A-to-Z Compilation of His Opinions,
Positions, and Public Statements — Alexander Cockburn
& Jeffrey St. Clair, Al
Gore : A User's Manual — Roger Simon, Divided
We Stand : How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost the
Presidency — Rebecca Stefoff, Al
Gore : Vice President (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Al Gore: Bill
Sammon, At
Any Cost : How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election —
Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) |
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