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Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) —
also known as Nathan L. Bachman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August 2,
1878.
Son of Dr. Jonathan Waverly Bachman (minister) and Eva D. Bachman;
married, January
7, 1904, to Pearl McMannen Duke.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1908-12; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.
Died, from a heart
attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington,
D.C., April 23,
1937 (age 58 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey (1863-1929) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey —
of Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., October
6, 1863.
Father of Joseph
Weldon Bailey, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1884;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1901-13; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1920.
Died in a courtroom
while defending a client, in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April 13,
1929 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.
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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; married to
Verna (Putnam) Virts (1902-1996).
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.
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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." |
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memorial |
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Thomas Jennings Bailey (1867-1963) —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 6,
1867.
Son of James E. Bailey and Elizabeth Margaret (Lusk) Bailey; married
1898 to Lucy
O'Bryan.
Lawyer; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1918-36; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-50; took senior
status 1950.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1963 (age 95 years, 217
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) —
also known as Henry M. Baker —
of Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
11, 1841.
Son of Aaron W. Baker and Nancy (Dustin) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1912 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Alexander
Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
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Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
2, 1754.
Son of Michael Baldwin and Lucy (Dudley) Baldwin; brother of Ruth
Baldwin (who married Joel
Barlow); half-brother of Henry
Baldwin.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1785; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785, 1787-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-99; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1799-1807; died in office 1807.
Congregationalist.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
One of the founders,
and first president,
of Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 4,
1807 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at Greenfield
Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
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Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1780.
Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother of
Abraham
Baldwin.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 21,
1844 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Tammy Baldwin (b. 1962) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
11, 1962.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1993-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1999-.
Female.
Lesbian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) —
also known as William B. Bankhead —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar
County, Ala., April 12,
1874.
Son of John
Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah James (Brockman) Bankhead; brother
of John
Hollis Bankhead II; married, January
31, 1900, to Adalaide Eugene Sledge; uncle of Walter
Will Bankhead; father of Tallulah Bankhead (actress).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-02; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th
District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1940 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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John Strode Barbour, Jr. (1820-1892) —
also known as John S. Barbour, Jr. —
of Virginia.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., December
29, 1820.
Son of John
Strode Barbour and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour; married 1865 to Susan
Daingerfield.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria
Railroad,
1852; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1892 (age 71 years, 137
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
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Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841) —
of Virginia.
Born near Gordonsville, Orange
County, Va., May 25,
1783.
Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; brother of James
Barbour; married 1804 to Frances
Johnson; cousin of John
Strode Barbour.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1814-25, 1827-30 (10th District
1814-15, 11th District 1815-25, 1827-30); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1821-23; state court judge in Virginia, 1825-27;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1830-36; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-41; died in office 1841.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1841 (age 57 years, 276
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Judson Barker (b. 1884) —
also known as William J. Barker —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 14,
1884.
Son of Charles Ralph Barker and Catherine (Douglas) Barker; married,
June
1, 1915, to Ruth Laughlin (divorced 1933).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1924,
1932;
New Mexico
Democratic state chair, 1930-33; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1933-37.
Burial
location unknown.
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George M. Barnard (1881-1949) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in New Castle, Henry
County, Ind., June 6,
1881.
Son of William
Oscar Barnard and Mary V. (Ballenger) Barnard; married, October
4, 1911, to Marion Hannah Dingee.
Republican. Lawyer; Henry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1944-49; died in office 1949.
Quaker.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1949 (age 67 years, 210
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Pa.
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Job Barnard (1844-1923) —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Porter
County, Ind., June 8,
1844.
Son of William Barnard and Sally (Williams) Barnard; married, September
25, 1867, to Florence A. Putnam.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1899-1914.
Died February
28, 1923 (age 78 years, 265
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes; married, July 15,
1945, to Betty Grove.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Barrow (b. 1955) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, October
31, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 12th District, 2005-.
Still living as of 2010.
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Walter Maximillian Bastian (1891-1975) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1891.
Son of Charles Sandal Bastian and Katherine (Draeger) Bastian;
married, July 3,
1914, to Eva E. Alger.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1950-54; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1954-65; took senior
status 1965.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March 12,
1975 (age 83 years, 116
days).
Interment somewhere
in Washington, D.C.
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William Brimage Bate (1826-1905) —
also known as William B. Bate —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Castalian Springs, Sumner
County, Tenn., October
7, 1826.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1860;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1876; Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1876;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1883-87; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1887-1905; died in office 1905.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1905 (age 78 years, 153
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Isaac Chapman Bates (1779-1845) —
also known as Isaac C. Bates —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Granville, Hampden
County, Mass., January
23, 1779.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1808-09; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1827-35;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1836,
1840;
delegate to Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1839
(Temporary Chair; Convention Vice-President; speaker; member,
Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45; died in office 1845.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 16,
1845 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bridge
Street Cemetery, Northampton, Mass.
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Lucius Durham Battle (1918-2008) —
also known as Lucius D. Battle —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., June 1,
1918.
Son of Warren Lazarus Battle and Jewel Beatrice (Durham) Battle;
married, October
1, 1949, to Betty Jane Davis (1924-2004).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Foreign
Service officer; personal aide to Secretary of State Dean
Acheson; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1964-67.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., May 13,
2008 (age 89 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Max Sieben Baucus (b. 1941) —
also known as Max Baucus; "Mad
Max" —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., December
11, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1975-78; resigned 1978;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
United
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2010.
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Birch Evans Bayh III (b. 1955) —
also known as Evan Bayh —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
26, 1955.
Son of Birch
Evans Bayh, Jr.; married to Susan Breshears.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1986-89; Governor of
Indiana, 1989-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas McKee Bayne (1836-1894) —
also known as Thomas M. Bayne —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 14,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Allegheny
County District Attorney, 1870-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1877-91;
defeated, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884.
Alarmed about a lung hemorrhage, he committed suicide,
by gunshot
to the head, in Washington,
D.C., June 16,
1894 (age 58 years, 2
days).
Interment at Uniondale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) —
also known as David L. Bazelon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
3, 1909.
Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7,
1936, to Miriam M. Kellner.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took
senior status 1979.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Son of George
M. Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes; married, July 6,
1886, to Annie S. Beakes (daughter of Hiram
J. Beakes).
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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James Burnie Beck (1822-1890) —
also known as James B. Beck —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
February
13, 1822.
Father-in-law of Green Clay Goodloe (brother of William
Cassius Goodloe).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1867-75; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1877-90; died in office 1890.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 3,
1890 (age 68 years, 79
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) —
also known as James M. Beck —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 9,
1861.
Son of James Nathan Beck and Margretta C. (Darling) Beck; married 1890 to Lilla
Lawrence Mitchell.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900; U.S. Solicitor General,
1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33,
2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 12,
1936 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker; married to Ann
Marie Watters.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is
named
for him.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) —
also known as Carroll L. Beedy —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, August 3,
1880.
Son of Clarence E. Beedy and Myra Mildred (Page) Beedy; married, April 18,
1914, to Dorothy W. Lathrop.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) —
also known as William W. Belknap —
of Iowa.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829.
Son of William Goldsmith Belknap (Mexican War general) and Ann
(Clark) Belknap; married to Cora LeRoy, Carrie Thompson and Mrs. John
Bower; father of Hugh
Reid Belknap.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76.
Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking
bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial was
held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Perry Belmont (1851-1947) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1851.
Son of August
Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; married
1899 to
Jessie Robbins; brother of August
Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned
1888; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1912;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 25,
1947 (age 95 years, 148
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) —
also known as "Old Bullion" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., March 14,
1782.
Son of Jesse Benton and Ann (Gooch) Benton; married 1821 to
Elizabeth McDowell; father of Jessie Benton (who married John
Charles Frémont).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1809; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; candidate
for Governor of
Missouri, 1856.
Fought a duel
with Andrew
Jackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, he
caused a scandal
with his attempt to assault
Sen. Henry
Stuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor;
he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in his
hand and undoubtedly would have shot him. His portrait appeared on
the U.S. $100
gold certificate from the 1880s until the 1920s.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 10,
1858 (age 76 years, 27
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) —
also known as Rochelle Levine —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Howard Lawrence Berman (b. 1941) —
also known as Howard L. Berman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Valley Village, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 15,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-2008 (26th District
1983-2003, 28th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) —
also known as George M. Bibb —
of Yellow Banks (unknown
county), Ky.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
30, 1776.
Son-in-law of Charles
Scott; son of Richard Bibb and Lucy (Booker) Bibb.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1806, 1817; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45.
Died in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1859 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) —
also known as Francis Biddle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born, in Paris, France,
of American parents, May 9,
1886.
Descendant of Edmund
Jenings Randolph; son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances
(Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27,
1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin (poet).
Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned
1940; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1940-41; U.S.
Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1952.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe
Biden —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
20, 1942.
Son of Joseph R. Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden;
married 1966
to Neilia Hunter (died 1972); married 1977 to Jill
Tracy Jacobs; father of Joseph
Robinette Biden III.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1972-; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1988,
2008;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice
President of the United States, 2009-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jesse Francis Bingaman, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Jeff Bingaman —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., October
3, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1979-83; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Franklin Bingham (1828-1907) —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in West Concord, Concord, Essex
County, Vt., August
13, 1828.
Married, November
21, 1850, to Susannah F. Gunning (died 1886); married, August 8,
1888, to Melinda Caperton Patton.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-55; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1856-57; common pleas court judge in
Ohio, 1873-87; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1881; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1887-1903.
Died in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
5, 1907 (age 79 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Alexis Birney (1852-1916) —
also known as Arthur A. Birney —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Paris, France,
May
28, 1852.
Grandson of James
Gillespie Birney; nephew of James
M. Birney; son of William Birney (1819-1907; Civil War general)
and Catherine (Hoffman) Birney; married, November
3, 1875, to Helen Conway; brother of William Verplanck Birney
(1858-1909; painter).
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Died September
4, 1916 (age 64 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Black (1879-1975) —
of Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex.
Born near Blossom, Lamar
County, Tex., July 2,
1879.
Son of Alexander Wesley Black and Talula Ann 'Lulu' (Shackelford)
Black; married, March 15,
1903, to Mamie Coleman.
Democrat. Lawyer; wholesale
grocer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1975 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Loring Milton Black, Jr. (1886-1956) —
also known as Loring M. Black, Jr.; "The Kid
Senator" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1886.
Son of Loring M. Black (c.1855-1927) and Elizabeth Black
(c.1856-1935); married to Beatrice M. Eddy and Loy Spencer.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6th
District 1919-20); defeated, 1920; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate in
primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933.
One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposed
Prohibition.
Died from a heart
attack, in a drugstore
at Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1956 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) —
also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born near Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1838.
Son of Edward M. Blackburn and Lavinia S. (Bell) Blackburn; brother
of Luke
Pryor Blackburn; married, February
10, 1858, to Therese Graham (died 1899); married, December
11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale).
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1900,
1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Gist Blair (1860-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1860.
Great-grandson of James
Blair; grandson of Francis
Preston Blair; son of Montgomery
Blair and Mary Elizabeth (Woodbury) Blair (1821-1887); nephew of
Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; married, March 4,
1912, to Laura Ellis Lawson (1869-1942).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
16, 1940 (age 80 years, 97
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) —
of Missouri; Maryland.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1813.
Grandson of James
Blair; son of Francis
Preston Blair and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair (1794-1877); married
1836 to
Caroline Buckner (died 1844); married 1846 to Mary
Elizabeth Woodbury (1821-1887; daughter of Levi
Woodbury); brother of Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; father of Gist
Blair.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in
Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1844,
1852;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1883 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland; married, June 18,
1902, to Josephine Hanna.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 3,
1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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John William Boehne, Jr. (1895-1973) —
also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March 2,
1895.
Son of John
William Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married, April 14,
1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District).
Lutheran.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Irvington, Baltimore
County, Md., July 5,
1973 (age 78 years, 125
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;
married, January
22, 1938, to Corinne
Claiborne; father of Barbara
Boggs Sigmund, Thomas
Hale Boggs, Jr. and Cokie Roberts (National Public Radio reporter
and commentator).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October
16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane
crash (age 58 years, 244
days); apparently the wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) —
also known as David A. Bokee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1805.
Whig. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1849-51.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 15,
1860 (age 54 years, 161
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Cory Anthony Booker (b. 1969) —
also known as Cory A. Booker —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 27,
1969.
Son of Cary Booker and Carolyn Booker.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 2006-; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) —
also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of
Idaho" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., June 29,
1865.
Son of William N. Borah and Eliza Borah; married, April 21,
1895, to Mamie McConnell (daughter of William
John McConnell).
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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David Lyle Boren (b. 1941) —
also known as David L. Boren —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.; Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1941.
Son of Lyle
H. Boren and Christine (McKown) Boren; father of David
Daniel Boren.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1967-75; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1975-79; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1979-94; resigned 1994.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
President,
University of Oklahoma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Heron Bork (b. 1927) —
also known as Robert H. Bork —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1927.
Son of Harry Philip Bork (1897-1974) and Elizabeth (Kunkle) Bork
(1898-2004); married 1952 to Claire
Davidson (died 1980); married 1982 to Mary
Ellen Pohl.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1973-77; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-74; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned
1988.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987;
rejected by the Senate.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick C. Boucher (b. 1946) —
also known as Rick Boucher —
of Abingdon, Washington
County, Va.
Born in Washington
County, Va., August 1,
1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state senate, 1974-83; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael Boudin (b. 1939) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1939.
Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John
Marshall Harlan, 1964-66; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1990-92; resigned
1992; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1992-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (1855-1940) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
23, 1855.
Son of Jonathan Bourne.
Lawyer; mining
business; president, Bourne Cotton
Mills, New Bedford, Mass.; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888,
1892;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
1, 1940 (age 85 years, 191
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman; married, June 3,
1903, to Pearl Silveus.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., July 20,
1922.
Son of Clarence Boyd and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Boyd; married, April 3,
1943, to Flavil Juanita Townsend.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1967-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Marshall Boyle, Jr. (1903-1961) —
also known as William M. Boyle, Jr.; Bill
Boyle —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
2, 1903.
Son of Clara Boyle; married to Genevieve Hayde.
Democrat. Lawyer; Director, Kansas City Police,
1939; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1949-51; investigated
in 1951 by the Senate Investigating Committee over his acceptance of
fees from the American Lithifold Corporation of St. Louis, in return
for using his influence
as Democratic national chair to obtain loans for the company from the
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation; claimed to have been
vindicated, but ultimately resigned
under fire.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1961 (age 58 years, 209
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Coyle Bradley (1844-1902) —
also known as Andrew C. Bradley —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1844.
Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1889-1902; died in office
1902.
Died May 15,
1902 (age 58 years, 92
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph P. Bradley (1813-1892) —
Born in Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., March 14,
1813.
Son of Philo Bradley and Mercy (Gardiner) Bradley; married, October
23, 1844, to Mary Hornblower; grandfather of Joseph
Gardner Bradley.
Lawyer; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1892 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) —
also known as William O. Bradley —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., March 18,
1847.
Son of Robert McAfee Bradley (1808-1881) and Nancy Ellen (Totten)
Bradley (1815-1894); brother-in-law of Thomas
Zantzinger Morrow; married, July 11,
1867, to Margaret Robertson Duncan; uncle of Edwin
Porch Morrow; father of Christine
Bradley South (who married John
Glover South).
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1872;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880,
1884,
1888
(speaker),
1892,
1900,
1904,
1912;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of
Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1914 (age 67 years, 66
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Ezra Brainerd, Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Son of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd; married,
April
15, 1908, to Edith Maris Hubbard.
Republican. Lawyer; general counsel and vice-president, First
National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) —
also known as Frank B. Brandegee —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., July 8,
1864.
Son of Augustus
Brandegee and Nancy Christina (Bosworth) Brandegee.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1889; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899-1900;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924.
Member, Union
League.
Committed suicide
by inhaling
from a gaslight, in Washington,
D.C., October
14, 1924 (age 60 years, 98
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) —
also known as Louis D. Brandeis —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1856.
Son of Adolph Brandeis (1822-1906) and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis
(1829-1901); brother of Fannie Brandeis (1850-1890; who married Charles
Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (1854-1928; brother-in-law of Walter
M. Taussig); married, March 23,
1891, to Alice Goldmark (1866-1945).
Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace
Gray, 1879-80; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939.
Jewish.
Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and the Louis D. Brandeis
School of Law, in Louisville, Ky., are named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at University
of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
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Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Brannan —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
23, 1903.
Son of John Brannan and Ella Louise (Street) Brannan; married, June 29,
1932, to Eda
V. Seltzer.
Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53.
Quaker.
Member, Civitan;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1992 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Gordon Brantley (1860-1934) —
also known as William G. Brantley —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Blackshear, Pierce
County, Ga., September
18, 1860.
Son of Benjamin
Daniel Brantley and Janet (McRae) Brantley; married, June 6,
1883, to Jessie Kate Westbrook (died 1895); married, January
8, 1901, to Mary George Linn.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia
state senate, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1934 (age 73 years, 358
days).
Interment at Blackshear
Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
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John Berlinger Breaux (b. 1944) —
also known as John B. Breaux —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., March 1,
1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1972-87; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1988
(speaker),
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Bayne Breckinridge (1913-1979) —
also known as John B. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1913.
Second great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; second great-grandnephew of James
Breckinridge; grandnephew of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971; defeated, 1963; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated in
primary, 1978.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 29,
1979 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Richard Brent (1757-1814) —
of Virginia.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1757.
Nephew of Daniel
Carroll; uncle of William
Leigh Brent.
Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1788, 1793-94, 1800-01; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1795-99, 1801-03 (18th District
1795-97, at-large 1797-99, 1801-03); member of Virginia
state senate, 1808-10; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1809-14; died in office 1814.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
30, 1814 (age about 57
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Stafford County, Va.
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 29,
1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Josiah Brewer (1837-1910) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey,
June
20, 1837.
Son of Rev. Josiah Brewer and Emilia (Field) Brewer; nephew of Stephen
Johnson Field; married, October
3, 1861, to Louise R. Landon (died 1898); married, June 5,
1901, to Emma Miner Mott; father-in-law of Wellington
Wells.
Lawyer; county judge in Kansas, 1862-65; district judge in
Kansas 1st District, 1865-69; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1870-84; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1884-90; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1889-1910; died in office 1910.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1910 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
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Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-1901) —
also known as Mark S. Brewer —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Addison Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
22, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1877-81, 1887-91; U.S.
Consul General in Berlin, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1896;
U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, 1898-1901.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 18,
1901 (age 63 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
8, 1876.
Son of George Dempster Briggs and Olive (Branch) Briggs; married, August
17, 1927, to Lois Slayton Woodworth.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas
10th District, 1909-19; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office
1933.
Episcopalian.
Died of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., April 29,
1933 (age 57 years, 111
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920) —
also known as J. Davis Brodhead; Joseph Davis
Brodhead —
of South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
12, 1859.
Grandnephew of Jefferson
Finis Davis; son of Richard
Brodhead and Mary (Richardson) Brodhead; married to Cecilia
Hawser.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1892,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1907-09; state
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 23,
1920 (age 61 years, 102
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Edward William Brooke III (b. 1919) —
also known as Edward W. Brooke —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1919.
Son of Edward W. Brooke and Helen (Seldon) Brooke; married, June 7,
1947, to Remigia Ferrari Scacco.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; candidate for secretary of
state of Massachusetts, 1960; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1963-67; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Amvets; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
First
black U.S. Senator in the 20th century; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1967.
Still living as of 2009.
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Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) —
also known as Preston S. Brooks —
of South Carolina.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., August 5,
1819.
Son of Whitefield Brooks and Mary P. (Carroll) Brooks; cousin of Milledge
Luke Bonham; married 1841 to
Caroline Means (1820-1843); married 1843 to Martha
Means.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1844; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1853-56,
1856-57; died in office 1857.
Wounded in a duel
with Louis
T. Wigfall in the 1840s. In May, 1856, furious over an
anti-slavery speech, he went to the Senate and beat
Senator Charles
Sumner with a cane, causing severe
injuries; an attempt to expel him
from Congress failed for lack of the necessary two-thirds vote, but
he resigned;
re-elected to his own vacancy.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1857 (age 37 years, 175
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jacob Broom (1808-1864) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 25,
1808.
Grandson of Jacob
Broom (1752-1810); son of James
Madison Broom.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1864 (age 56 years, 126
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton;
married, December
14, 1916, to Alice Harper Willson; father of Joseph
Melville Broughton, Jr..
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for
Nebraska, 1936;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859) —
also known as Aaron V. Brown —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., August
15, 1795.
Son of Rev. Aaron Brown and Elizabeth (Melton) Brown; married to
Sarah Burruss; married 1845 to Cynthia
Saunders.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of James
K. Polk; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1821-25, 1826-27; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1839-45 (10th District 1839-43,
6th District 1843-45); Governor of
Tennessee, 1845-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1859 (age 63 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Anson Brown (1800-1840) —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Charlton, Saratoga
County, N.Y., 1800.
Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State
Bank in
1830; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died in
office 1840.
Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 14,
1840 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Ballston
Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Arthur Brown (1843-1906) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born near Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March 8,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker).
Shot
and killed by
Anna Bradley, who claimed to be the mother of his children, in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1906 (age 63 years, 279
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) —
also known as Henry B. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1836.
Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown; married, July 13,
1864, to Caroline Pitts (died 1901); married, June 25,
1904, to Josephine E. Tyler.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.
Congregationalist.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Winthrop Gilman Brown (1907-1987) —
also known as Winthrop G. Brown —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Seal Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 12,
1907.
Son of William Adams Brown and Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown; married,
December
28, 1946, to Peggy Ann Bell.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1960-62; South Korea, 1964-67.
Member, Zeta Psi.
Helped to coordinate the Lend-Lease program during World War II.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) —
also known as David K. E. Bruce —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
12, 1898.
Son of William
Cabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce; brother of James
Bruce; married, May 29,
1926, to Ailsa Mellon (1901-1969; divorced 1945; daughter of Andrew
William Mellon); married, April 23,
1945, to Evangeline Bell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
farmer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1926; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1976.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1977 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Page Bryan (1856-1918) —
also known as Charles P. Bryan —
of Colorado; Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
2, 1856.
Son of Thomas Barbour Bryan and Jane Byrd (Page) Bryan.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1888-97; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1898-1902; Portugal, 1903-10; Belgium, 1909-11; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1911-12.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 13,
1918 (age 61 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Hudson Bryan (b. 1937) —
also known as Richard H. Bryan —
of Nevada.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 16,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nevada
state senate, 1972-78; Nevada
state attorney general, 1979-83; defeated, 1974; Governor of
Nevada, 1983-89; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1989-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1996,
2000.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Benson Bryant (1911-2005) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., September
18, 1911.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-82.
African
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 2005 (age 94 years, 57
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April 23,
1791.
Son of James Buchanan and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan; cousin of James
M. Buchanan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Chalmers Buchanan (1895-1958) —
also known as Thomas C. Buchanan —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., November
12, 1895.
Son of John McFarren Buchanan (1849-1909) and Jane (Mitchell)
Buchanan (1870-1955); married, June 10,
1925, to Juliet Bradford (1902-1980).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944;
member, Federal Power
Commission, 1948-53; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1952-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in 1958
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mill
Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown, Pa.
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Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (1789-1841) —
also known as D. Azro A. Buck —
of Vermont.
Born in Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt., April 19,
1789.
Son of Daniel
Buck.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1816-26, 1828-30, 1833-35; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1820-22, 1825-26,
1829; Orange
County State's Attorney, 1819-22, 1830-34; Presidential Elector
for Vermont, 1820;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1823-25, 1827-29 (4th District
1823-25, 5th District 1827-29).
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1841 (age 52 years, 249
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Henry Buck (1887-1942) —
also known as Frank H. Buck —
of Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif.
Born near Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif., September
23, 1887.
Son of Frank Henry Buck and Annie Elizabeth (Stevenson) Buck;
married, April 18,
1911, to Zayda Zabriskie; married, January
23, 1926, to Eva M. Benson.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
grower; director of oil and lumber
companies; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1933-42; died in
office 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Theta
Delta Chi.
Died, of "apoplexy" (stroke),
in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1942 (age 54 years, 359
days).
Interment at Vacaville-Elmira
Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.
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James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) —
also known as James L. Buckley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in an elevator at Women's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1923.
Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner)
Buckley; married 1953 to Ann
Frances Cooley; brother of Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo
Brent Bozell) and William
Frank Buckley, Jr..
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),
1976 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1980; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; took senior
status 1996.
Catholic.
Irish
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull and
Bones.
President, Radio Free
Europe/Radio
Liberty, 1982-85.
Still living as of 2009.
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William John Bulow (1869-1960) —
also known as William J. Bulow —
of Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born near Moscow, Clermont
County, Ohio, January
13, 1869.
Son of Joseph Bulow and Elizabeth (Ebendorf) Bulow; married, November
25, 1898, to Katherine Reedy; married, October
15, 1922, to Sarah Farrand.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1899-1900; Union
County Judge, 1918; Governor of
South Dakota, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1931-43.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1960 (age 91 years, 44
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Beresford, S.Dak.
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Dale Bumpers (b. 1925) —
of Charleston, Franklin
County, Ark.
Born in Charleston, Franklin
County, Ark., August
12, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; Governor of
Arkansas, 1971-75; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1975-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Swinfin Burdett (1836-1914) —
also known as Samuel S. Burdett —
of Missouri; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Leicestershire, England,
February
21, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1869-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in England,
September
24, 1914 (age 78 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) —
also known as Warren E. Burger —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
17, 1907.
Son of Charles Joseph Burger and Katharine (Schnittger) Burger;
married, November
8, 1933, to Elvera Stromberg.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Alexandria,
Va., June 25,
1995 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Son of Walter Burke and Sarah T. (Beckwith) Burke; married, January
14, 1886, to Caroline Schlosser.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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James Francis Burke (1867-1932) —
also known as James F. Burke —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Petroleum Center, Venango
County, Pa., October
21, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1905-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1932
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 8,
1932 (age 64 years, 292
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) —
also known as James N. Burnes —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ind., August
22, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; railroad
executive; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1856;
common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died in
office 1889.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1889 (age 61 years, 154
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870-1923) —
also known as Sherman E. Burroughs —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
6, 1870.
Son of John H. Burroughs and Helen M. (Baker) Burroughs; married 1898 to Helen
S. Phillips.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Henry
M. Baker, 1894-97; lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-02; member, New
Hampshire state board of charities and corrections, 1901-17; member,
New Hampshire state board of equalization, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1917-23; died in
office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1923 (age 52 years, 355
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Silas Mainville Burroughs (1810-1860) —
also known as Silas M. Burroughs —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Ovid, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 16,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1837, 1850-51, 1853; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1857-60; died in
office 1860.
Died in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., June 3,
1860 (age 49 years, 323
days).
Interment at Boxwood
Cemetery, Medina, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz)
Burton; married, June 15,
1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1944;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) —
also known as Benjamin F. Butler; "The Bold and
Bilious Benjamin" —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deerfield, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
5, 1818.
Father of Blanche Butler (who married Adelbert
Ames); grandfather of Butler
Ames.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1867-75, 1877-79 (5th District
1867-73, 6th District 1873-75, 7th District 1877-79); defeated, 1874;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1883-84; defeated, 1859 (Democratic), 1860
(Democratic), 1878 (Butler Democrat), 1879 (Butler Democrat), 1883
(Democratic); Greenback candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Died while attending court
in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1893 (age 74 years, 67
days).
Interment at Hildreth
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., March 17,
1866.
Son of Patrick Butler and Mary A. Butler; married, August
25, 1891, to Annie M. Cronin.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad,
1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Grandson of Roderick
Randum Butler.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1908,
1916;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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Thomas Stalker Butler (1855-1928) —
also known as Thomas S. Butler —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Uwchlan Township, Chester
County, Pa., November
4, 1855.
Nephew of William
Butler; son of Margaretta Paschall (Woodward) Butler and Samuel
Butler; married, February
20, 1879, to Maud Mary Darlington (daughter of Smedley
Darlington); father of Smedley
Darlington Butler.
Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1928 (6th District
1897-1903, 7th District 1903-23, 8th District 1923-28); died in
office 1928.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 26,
1928 (age 72 years, 204
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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George Kenneth Butterfield, Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as G. K. Butterfield —
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., April 27,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina,
1988-2001; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2004-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Maineville, Warren
County, Ohio, October
22, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
senate, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1879-83, 1885-91; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1896-98.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
16, 1898 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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.
Adoptive son of Titus Dalton Byrd and Vlurma (Sale) Byrd; married, May 29,
1936, to Erma Ora James.
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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Joseph Wellington Byrns (1869-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns; Jo Byrns —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Cedar Hill, Robertson
County, Tenn., July 20,
1869.
Son of James H. Byrns and Mary E. (Jackson) Byrns; married, August
23, 1898, to Julia Woodard; father of Joseph
Wellington Byrns, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-1901; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899-1901; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1901; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 (6th District 1909-33, 5th
District 1933-36); died in office 1936; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1936 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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