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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April 19,
1867.
Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946.
Christian.
German ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Solomon Berliner (1856-1910) —
also known as Sol Berliner —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1856.
Son of Julius Berliner (1819-1895) and Julia Berliner (1819-1890).
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1898, 1905-10, died in office 1910.
Jewish.
German ancestry.
Died, probably from diabetes,
in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1910 (age 54 years, 39
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, September
1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg (secretary-general of
Spanish-American Atheneum at Washington, D.C.). |
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Julius Bing —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Consul in Smyrna, 1861-64.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Angela Marie Buchanan (b. 1948) —
also known as Bay Buchanan —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1948.
Daughter of William Baldwin Buchanan (1905-1988) and Catherine
Elizabeth (Crum) Buchanan (1911-1995).
Republican. Treasurer for Ronald
Reagan's presidential campaigns, 1976-84; treasurer of the United
States, 1981-83; television
commentator; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1988;
candidate in primary for California
state treasurer, 1990.
Female.
Catholic;
later Mormon. Irish, English,
and German ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Patrick Joseph Buchanan (b. 1938) —
also known as Patrick J. Buchanan; Pat Buchanan;
"Pitchfork Pat" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
2, 1938.
Son of William Baldwin Buchanan (1905-1988) and Catherine Elizabeth
(Crum) Buchanan (1911-1995).
Advisor and speechwriter
to President Richard
Nixon and Vice President Spiro
Agnew; communications director for President Ronald
Reagan; newspaper
columnist,
radio and
television commentator; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1992,
1996;
Reform candidate for President
of the United States, 2000.
Catholic.
Irish,
English,
and German ancestry. Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Still living as of 2010.
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Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger (1836-1911) —
also known as Hubert Dilger —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Sangamon
County, Ill.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Sulgen, Germany,
March
5, 1836.
Son of Eduard Dilger and Emmeline (Duerr) Dilger.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of Illinois, 1869-73; appointed 1869.
German ancestry.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action in the Battle of Chancellorsville,
May 2, 1863.
Died in Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., May 4,
1911 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) —
also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower;
"Ike" —
Born in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., October
14, 1890.
Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower (1862-1946) and David Jacob
Eisenhower (1863-1942).
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president
of Columbia University, 1948-53; President
of the United States, 1953-61.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Loyal
Legion.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. dollar
coin, 1971-78.
Died, after a series of heart
attacks, at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1969 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Interment at Eisenhower
Center, Abilene, Kan.
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) —
also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean
Gene" —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Watkins, Meeker
County, Minn., March 29,
1916.
Son of Michael J. McCarthy and Anna (Baden) McCarthy.
School
teacher; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1992;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent).
Catholic.
Irish
and German ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in the Georgetown Retirement
Residence, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
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Fred Severene Schow (b. 1886) —
also known as Fred S. Schow —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Richmond, Cache
County, Utah, July 4,
1886.
Son of August S. Schow and Marie (Francis) Schow.
Democrat. Furniture
salesman; accountant;
lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1932.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Marian Merrill. |
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Christian Markle Straub (1804-1860) —
also known as Christian M. Straub —
of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; Schuylkill
County Prothonotary, 1845; Schuylkill
County Sheriff, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1853-55; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-58 (28th District 1856-57, 7th District 1858).
German ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 7,
1860 (age about 55
years).
Interment somewhere
in Pottsville, Pa.
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