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  Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (b. 1962) — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in Hato Rey, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, February 13, 1962. Lawyer; member of Puerto Rico House of Representatives, 1991-2001; Resident Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 2001-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004, 2008; Governor of Puerto Rico, 2005-09; defeated, 2008. In March, 2008, he was charged with 19 counts of campaign finance corruption; in August, 2008, five more counts were added; fifteen counts were dismissed in December; tried on the remaining nine charges; found not guilty in March, 2009. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  David Campion Acheson (b. 1921) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., November 4, 1921. Son of Dean Gooderham Acheson and Alice (Stanley) Acheson (1895-1996); married, May 1, 1943, to Patricia Castles. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1961-65. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1996.
  Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known as Dean Acheson — of Washington, D.C. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., April 11, 1893. Son of Edward Campion Acheson (1858-1934; Episcopal bishop of Connecticut) and Eleanor Gertrude (Gooderham) Acheson (1870-1958); married, May 5, 1917, to Alice Caroline Stanley (1895-1996; artist); father of David Campion Acheson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S. Secretary of State, 1949-53. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department. Died, probably from a heart attack, over his desk in his study, Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Md., October 12, 1971 (age 78 years, 184 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Cross-reference: Lucius D. Battle — Francis E. Meloy, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Dean Acheson: Present at the Creation : My Years in the State Department (1969)
  Books about Dean Acheson: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made — Robert L. Beisner, Dean Acheson : A Life in the Cold War
  Alva Blanchard Adams (1875-1941) — also known as Alva B. Adams — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo. Born in Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colo., October 29, 1875. Son of Ella (Nye) Adams and Alva Adams; nephew of William Herbert Adams; married, October 25, 1909, to Elizabeth Matty; father of Alva Blanchard Adams, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1936; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1923-24, 1933-41; defeated, 1924; died in office 1941. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, from heart disease, in the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C., December 1, 1941 (age 66 years, 33 days). Entombed at Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
  Cross-reference: William S. B. Lacy
  See also Adams family of Colorado
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818); brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852; niece of Thomas Johnson; daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope); first cousin of William Cranch; father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.
  Politician named for him: John Q. A. Brackett
  Cross-reference: John Smith — Thurlow Weed
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams — Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Joseph Henry Adams (c.1859-1924) — also known as Joseph H. Adams — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., about 1859. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1904. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 19, 1924 (age about 65 years). Interment somewhere in Washington, D.C.
  Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) — also known as Joseph P. Addabbo — of New York. Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., March 17, 1925. Son of Dominick Addabbo and Anna Addabbo; married to Grace Salamone. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7th District 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Died, from cancer and a heart attack, in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., April 10, 1986 (age 61 years, 24 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 13, 1879. Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins; married, July 14, 1903, to Bertha McNaught. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior status 1946. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., March 29, 1955 (age 75 years, 350 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Paul C. Aiken (1910-1974) — of Macksville, Stafford County, Kan.; Washington, D.C. Born in Macksville, Stafford County, Kan., July 24, 1910. Son of Robert Emmett Aiken and Florence Eva (Case) Aiken; married, August 20, 1933, to Camilla Lindsay. Democrat. Lawyer; business executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1948; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1950. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died in May, 1974 (age 63 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Richard Steere Aldrich (1884-1941) — also known as Richard S. Aldrich — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Born in Washington, D.C., February 29, 1884. Son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Chapman (Greene) Aldrich; married, April 30, 1921, to Janet Innis White; brother of Winthrop Williams Aldrich; uncle of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; granduncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller. Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1915-16; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1917-18; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1923-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924; director, Providence Journal newspaper, Providence National Bank, Providence Washington Insurance Co. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., December 25, 1941 (age 57 years, 0 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  See also Rockefeller-Aldrich-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) — also known as Russell A. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio, February 27, 1836. Son of Russell Alger (died 1848) and Caroline (Moulton) Alger (died 1848); married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; Governor of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888; U.S. Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office 1907. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331 days). Entombed at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Alger County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also Alger family of Michigan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Amos Lawrence Allen (1837-1911) — also known as Amos L. Allen — of Alfred, York County, Maine. Born in Waterboro, York County, Maine, March 17, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1886-87; private secretary, U.S. House Speaker Thomas B. Reed, 1893-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1899-1911; died in office 1911. Died in Washington, D.C., February 20, 1911 (age 73 years, 340 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elisha Hunt Allen (1804-1883) — also known as Elisha H. Allen — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in New Salem, Franklin County, Mass., January 28, 1804. Son of Samuel Clesson Allen; father of William F. Allen and Frederick Hobbes Allen. Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to Whig National Convention from Maine, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1841-43; defeated, 1842; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1849-50; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1849-53. Died suddenly from heart disease, while attending a diplomatic reception at the White House, Washington, D.C., January 1, 1883 (age 78 years, 338 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  See also Allen family of Massachusetts
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Edward Allen (1896-1973) — also known as George E. Allen — of Washington, D.C. Born in Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss., February 29, 1896. Son of Sam P. Allen and Mollie (Plaxico) Allen; married, September 10, 1930, to Mary Keane. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hotel business; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40; resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1936; Secretary of Democratic National Committee, 1943; speechwriter for Pres. Harry Truman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946. Methodist. Member, Kappa Sigma. Close friend of presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower. Died, following a heart attack, in the Eisenhower Medical Center, Palm Desert, Riverside County, Calif., April 23, 1973 (age 77 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere in Booneville, Miss.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Hodge Allen (b. 1945) — also known as Tom Allen — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 16, 1945. Democrat. Staff, Maine Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis, 1968; staff, U.S. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, 1970-71; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1991-92; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2000, 2004, 2008. Protestant. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) — also known as Edward B. Almon — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born near Moulton, Lawrence County, Ala., April 18, 1860. Son of George W. Almon and Nancy (Eubank) Almon; married, December 13, 1887, to Luie Clopper. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1892-94; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1896; circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office 1933. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Elks; Maccabees; Knights of Honor. Died in Washington, D.C., June 22, 1933 (age 73 years, 65 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard Henry Alvey (1826-1906) — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md. Born in St. Mary's County, Md., March 2, 1826. Son of George Alvey and Harriet (Wicklie) Alvey; married 1856 to Mary Wharton (died 1860); married 1862 to Julia Hays. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1867; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit judge in Maryland, 1867-83; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1883-93; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1893-1905; resigned 1905. Died in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., September 14, 1906 (age 80 years, 196 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Inslee Anderson (1757-1837) — also known as Joseph Anderson — of Tennessee. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 5, 1757. Son of William Anderson and Elizabeth (Inslee) Anderson; married 1797 to Only Patience Outlaw; father of Alexander Outlaw Anderson. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; justice of Southwest Territory supreme court, 1791; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1797-1815; Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, 1815-36. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Washington, D.C., April 17, 1837 (age 79 years, 163 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Anderson County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Thomas Henry Anderson (1848-1916) — also known as Thomas H. Anderson — of Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Belmont County, Ohio, June 6, 1848. Son of John Anderson and Amelia (Dallas) Anderson; married 1879 to Laura B. Augustine. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1889-92; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1899-1901; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1901-16; died in office 1916. Died, in a hospital at Denver, Colo., October 1, 1916 (age 68 years, 117 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Roger B. Andewelt (1946-2001) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 4, 1946. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1987-2001; died in office 2001. Died, of cancer, in Washington, D.C., August 7, 2001 (age 55 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) — also known as Charles O. Andrews — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes County, Fla., March 7, 1877. Son of John Andrews and Mary Angers (Yon) Andrews; married, November 24, 1909, to Margaret Spears. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., September 18, 1946 (age 69 years, 195 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Ernest Andrews (b. 1957) — also known as Robert E. Andrews; Rob Andrews — of Bellmawr, Camden County, N.J.; Haddon Heights, Camden County, N.J. Born in Camden, Camden County, N.J., August 4, 1957. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1990-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) — also known as Timothy T. Ansberry — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, December 24, 1871. Son of Edmond Ansberry and Elizabeth (Fitzpatrick) Ansberry; married 1904 to Nelle Kettenring. Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924 (alternate), 1928; law partner of Joseph E. Davies. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died following a gall bladder operation complicated by heart disease, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1943 (age 71 years, 193 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Cross-reference: Joseph E. Davies
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) — also known as Thurman W. Arnold — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., June 2, 1891. Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold; married, September 7, 1917, to Frances Longan. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1921; mayor of Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean, College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Lions. Suffered a heart attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria, Va., November 7, 1969 (age 78 years, 158 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Henry Fountain Ashurst (1874-1962) — also known as Henry F. Ashurst; "The Cowboy Senator"; "Fountain"; "Dean of Inconsistency"; "Five-Syllable Henry"; "Silver-Tongued Sunbeam of the Painted Desert" — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born near Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nev., September 13, 1874. Son of William Henry Ashurst and Sarah Elizabeth (Bogard) Ashurst; married, March 2, 1904, to Elizabeth McEvoy Reno. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arizona territorial House of Representatives, 1896; member of Arizona territorial senate, 1902; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1911; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1912-41. Catholic. Famed for saying "No senator can change his mind quicker than I.". Suffered a stroke, and died two weeks later, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., May 31, 1962 (age 87 years, 260 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Clyde Atkins (1914-1999) — also known as C. Clyde Atkins — of Stuart, Martin County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1914. Son of C. C. Atkins and Marguerite (Criste) Atkins; married, January 18, 1937, to Esther Castillo. Lawyer; founder-trustee, Lawyers Title Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99; died in office 1999. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis. Died in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., March 11, 1999 (age 84 years, 108 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Hugh Dudley Auchincloss (1897-1976) — also known as Hugh D. Auchincloss — of Fairfax, Va. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., August 28, 1897. Nephew of Oliver Gould Jennings; son of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss and Emma Brewster (Jennings) Auchincloss; first cousin of James Coats Auchincloss; married 1935 to Nina Gore Vidal (daughter of Thomas Pryor Gore); married 1942 to Janet Norton (Lee) Bouvier (1907-1989; mother-in-law of John Fitzgerald Kennedy); father of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III. Republican. Lawyer; stockbroker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1940. Died in Washington, D.C., November 20, 1976 (age 79 years, 84 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts and New York
  Epitaph: "Beloved wise and noble man."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Wilson Austin (1857-1919) — also known as Richard W. Austin — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., August 26, 1857. Son of John Hall Austin and Mary E. (Parker) Austin; married, May 2, 1882, to Margaret Morrison. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900; U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1906-07; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1909-19. Died, of peritonitis, in Washington, D.C., April 20, 1919 (age 61 years, 237 days). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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; married, December 30, 1896, to Dula Pease. 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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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