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Labor Unions
Politician members in the District of Columbia

Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) — also known as Paul J. Bailey — of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., October 30, 1905. Son of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey. Republican. Musician; lawyer; farmer; theater owner; member of Maryland Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland state senate, 1946-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1956. Member, Sigma Nu Phi. Died November 30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31 days). Interment at All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.

		Relatives: Married to Verna (Putnam) Virts (1902-1996).
		Epitaph: "STATE SENATOR, CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's COUNTY AND MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REST, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LORD HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE."
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Jeffery Cohelan (1914-1999) — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., June 24, 1914. Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Local 302, Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees union, 1942-58; U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1959-71; defeated in primary, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Moose; Eagles; Teamsters Union; Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of Parkinson's disease and cancer, in Washington, D.C., February 15, 1999 (age 84 years, 236 days). Burial location unknown.

Debra DeLee (b. 1948) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1948. Democrat. School teacher; lobbyist; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1994-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004, 2008; president, Americans for Peace Now. Female. Jewish. Member, National Education Association. Still living as of 2008.

See also Wikipedia article

John David Dingell (1894-1955) — also known as John D. Dingell — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1894. Son of Joseph Adam Dingell and Mary (Knapp) Dingell. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died in office 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; International Typographical Union. Died at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 19, 1955 (age 61 years, 229 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Adam Dingell and Mary (Knapp) Dingell; married, April 27, 1925, to Grace Blossom Bigler; father of John David Dingell, Jr.; grandfather of Christopher D. Dingell. See Dingell family of Michigan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Martin Patrick Durkin (1894-1955) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 18, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1953. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Washington, D.C., November 13, 1955 (age 61 years, 240 days). Burial location unknown.

John Edward Fogarty (1913-1967) — also known as John E. Fogarty — of Harmony, Glocester, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., March 23, 1913. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1941-44, 1945-67; died in office 1967; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964. Died in Washington, D.C., January 10, 1967 (age 53 years, 293 days). Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Dale Edward Kildee (b. 1929) — also known as Dale E. Kildee — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., September 16, 1929. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives 81st District, 1965-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1975-77; resigned 1977; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1977-2003 (7th District 1977-93, 9th District 1993-2003, 5th District 2003). Catholic. Member, Optimist Club; Knights of Columbus; American Federation of Teachers; Urban League; Phi Delta Kappa; Elks. Still living as of 2009.

		Relatives: Married 1965 to Gayle Heyn.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) — also known as John A. Martin — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 10, 1868. Son of Hugh Martin and Ellen (Bohan) Martin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1901; U.S. Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District 1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; American Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., December 23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.

		Relatives: Married, September 6, 1892, to Rose M. Chitwood.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Aaron Ruby (born c.1960) — of Washington, D.C. Born about 1960. Socialist Workers candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C., 1994. Still living as of 1994.

Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) — also known as Harry R. Sheppard — of Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., January 10, 1885. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43, 21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944, 1956, 1960. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Died of pneumonia at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 28, 1969 (age 84 years, 108 days). Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.

Herbert John Spiro (b. 1924) — also known as Herbert Spiro — of Washington, D.C.; Texas. Born in Hamburg, Germany, September 7, 1924. Son of Albert John Spiro and Marianne (Stiefel) Spiro. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; university professor; U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, 1975; Equatorial Guinea, 1975; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1992; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993. Member, American Association of University Professors; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1993.

Relatives: Married, June 7, 1958, to Elizabeth Anna Petersen.

James Castle Turner (c.1917-1996) — also known as J. C. Turner; "Mr. Labor" — of Washington, D.C. Born in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex., about 1917. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964. Member, Urban League. President of the International Union of Operating Engineers, 1975-85. Died, after a series of strokes, in Day Shore Convalescent Center, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fla., April 13, 1996 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.

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