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John Anthony Danaher (1899-1990) —
also known as John A. Danaher —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
9, 1899.
Son of Cornelius J. Danaher and Ellen (Ryan) Danaher; married, February
3, 1921, to Dorothy King; brother of Francis
R. Danaher.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1939-45; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1953-.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Grange; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died September
22, 1990 (age 91 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Ralph Hunter Daughton (1885-1958) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
23, 1885.
Married to Susan Taggart.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1933-44; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1944-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., December
22, 1958 (age 73 years, 90
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Henry Davidson (1858-1918) —
also known as James H. Davidson —
of Green
Lake County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Colchester, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1858.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Green
Lake County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1897-1913, 1917-18 (6th District
1897-1903, 8th District 1903-13, 6th District 1917-18); died in
office 1918.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 6,
1918 (age 60 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Davies —
of Wisconsin; Washington,
D.C.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., November
29, 1876.
Son of Edward Davies and Rahel (Paynter) Davies; married, September
10, 1902, to Emlen Knight (divorced 1935); married, December
15, 1935, to Marjorie Merriwether Post (divorced 1955).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner of Timothy
T. Ansberry; member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to President Woodrow
Wilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1936-38; Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1938-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia following a stroke, in
Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1958 (age 81 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Russell Davis (1849-1930) —
also known as Charles R. Davis —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., September
17, 1849.
Married 1874
to Emma Haven.
Republican. Lawyer; Nicollet
County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 17th District, 1889; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1903-25.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 29,
1930 (age 80 years, 315
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, St. Peter, Minn.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Son of Odom A. Davis and Jessie Davis; married to Carolyn Leigh.
Democrat. Lawyer; city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945) —
also known as Dwight F. Davis —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 5,
1879.
Son of John Tilden Davis and Maria (Filley) Davis; married, November
15, 1905, to Helen Brooks (died 1932); married, May 8,
1936, to Pauline
Morton Sabin.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1925-29; Governor of
the Philippine Islands, 1929-32.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Founder of the Davis Cup tennis tournament.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1945 (age 66 years, 146
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ewin Lamar Davis (1876-1949) —
also known as Ewin L. Davis —
of Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., February
5, 1876.
Son of McLin H. Davis and Christina Lee (Shoffner) Davis; married, December
28, 1898, to Carolyn Windsor; brother of Norman
Hezekiah Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1910-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1933-49; died in office 1949; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935, 1940, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
23, 1949 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tenn.
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Warren Ransom Davis (1793-1835) —
also known as Warren R. Davis —
of Pendleton, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 8,
1793.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1827-35; died in
office 1835.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1835 (age 41 years, 266
days). His funeral service at the U.S. Capitol was disrupted when
Richard Lawrence, a house painter, fired two guns at President Andrew
Jackson.
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Dawson (1762-1814) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1762.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1786-89; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1788; delegate to
Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1814 (at-large 1797-1807, 10th
District 1807-14); died in office 1814.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 31,
1814 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Son of Allan Dawson and Anna (Cleland) Dawson; married 1900 to Luiza
Guerra Duval; father of Allan
Dawson (1903-1949).
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rufus Day (1849-1923) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, April 17,
1849.
Son of Luther
T. Day and Emily (Spalding) Day; married 1875 to Mary
Elizabeth Schaefer (died 1912); father of William
Louis Day and Stephen
Albion Day.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1886-90; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1898; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1899-1903; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1903-22.
Lutheran.
Died in Mackinac Island, Mackinac
County, Mich., July 9,
1923 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Hosea Jefferson Dean (1806-1855) —
also known as H. J. Dean —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C.
Born in Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., July 11,
1806.
Grandnephew of Samuel
Farrow; son of John Dean (1776-1852) and Mary (Farrow) Dean
(1780-1830); married, October
14, 1834, to Elizabeth Ellen Mills (1810-1838); married, August 9,
1840, to Mary Stewart Owen (1822-1886).
Lawyer; Spartanburg District Commissioner in Equity, 1832-44;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1850-52; Clerk, South
Carolina House of Representatives, 1853.
Baptist.
Died, of heart
disease, in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), August 3,
1855 (age 49 years, 23
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James H. DeAtley (c.1952-2001) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Washington,
D.C., about 1952.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1993-96; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1997-98.
Died, of cancer, in
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 21,
2001 (age about 49
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Wallace Dempsey (1862-1949) —
also known as S. Wallace Dempsey —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Hartland, Niagara
County, N.Y., May 8,
1862.
Married to Laura Hoag.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1915-31; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1949 (age 86 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Denison (1818-1867) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
23, 1818.
Nephew of George
Denison.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1863-67; died in
office 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1867 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forty
Fort Cemetery, Kingston, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Ruthven Denny, Jr. (b. 1912) —
also known as Charles R. Denny —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 11,
1912.
Son of Charles Ruthven Denny and Beulah (Byrd) Denny; married, December
31, 1937, to Betty Marie Woolsey.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1945-47; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1946-47.
Member, Chi Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849) —
of Ohio.
Born in Hatfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., December
28, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1847-49; died in office
1849.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 20,
1849 (age 51 years, 82
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Norman DeValois Dicks (b. 1940) —
also known as Norman D. Dicks; Norm Dicks —
of Port Orchard, Kitsap
County, Wash.; Belfair, Mason
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, December
16, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; legislative and administrative assistant to
U.S. Senator Warren
G. Magnuson, 1968-76; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Davis Dimock, Jr. (1801-1842) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Exeter, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
17, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County Treasurer, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1841-42; died in
office 1842.
Died in Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
13, 1842 (age 40 years, 118
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John David Dingell, Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";
"The Truck" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 8,
1926.
Son of John
David Dingell and Grace (Bigler) Dingell; married to Deborah
Insley; father of Christopher
D. Dingell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,
16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Polish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) —
also known as Wesley E. Disney —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
31, 1883.
Son of Wesley Disney and Elizabeth (Matney) Disney; married, September
22, 1910, to Anna Van Sant.
Democrat. Lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1911-15; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-24; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 26,
1961 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Julian Carey Dixon (1934-2000) —
also known as Julian C. Dixon —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August 8,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2000 (28th District 1979-93,
32nd District 1993-2000); died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000;
chair, Rules Committee, chair, 1984.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, following a heart
attack, at a hospital
in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 2000 (age 66 years, 122
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Paul Rand Dixon (1913-1996) —
also known as Paul R. Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
29, 1913.
Son of James David Dixon and Sarah (Munn) Dixon; married, October
11, 1939, to Dores Busby.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-81; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1961-69, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 2,
1996 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher John Dodd (b. 1944) —
also known as Christopher J. Dodd —
of North Stonington, New London
County, Conn.; East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., May 27,
1944.
Grandson of Thomas
J. Dodd; son of Thomas
Joseph Dodd.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1975-81; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1981-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1995-96; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Nugent Dodds (b. 1887) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., June 17,
1887.
Nephew of Peter
F. Dodds; son of Francis
Henry Dodds and Mollie (Nugent) Dodds; married, June 6,
1907, to Dorothy Vaughan Shaddick.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Alton Doggett II (b. 1946) —
also known as Lloyd Doggett —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., October
6, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1973-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1984; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1989-94; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Joseph Donovan (1883-1959) —
also known as William J. Donovan; "Wild
Bill" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
1, 1883.
Son of Timothy P. Donovan and Anna (Lennon) Donovan; married, July 14,
1914, to Ruth Rumsey.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1922-24; candidate
for Governor of
New York, 1932; general in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1953-54.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action during World War I. During World War II, he
founded and led the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, which later
became the Central Intelligence Agency.
Died at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1959 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Douglas (1852-1935) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, April 25,
1852.
Married, April 4,
1880, to Lucia C. Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; Ross
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-81; Presidential Elector for
Ohio, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1907-11; defeated, 1910,
1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1935 (age 82 years, 323
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Charles A. Douglas (1862-1939) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Fairfield
County, S.C., January
31, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884-90; Presidential
Elector for South Carolina, 1888;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1916,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Died October
31, 1939 (age 77 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) —
also known as William O. Douglas —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Goose Prairie, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Maine, Otter Tail
County, Minn., October
16, 1898.
Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married,
August
16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married 1966 to
Kathleen Heffernan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
law
professor; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1937-39; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
United
World Federalists; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1980 (age 81 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Watkinson Douglass (b. 1827) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1827.
Son of Joseph M. Douglass and Martha Douglass.
Lawyer; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 19th Pennsylvania District,
1862-69; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1871-75; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1889-93; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1889-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wade Dudley (b. 1842) —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Weathersfield Bow, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., August
27, 1842.
Married 1864
to Theresa Fiske.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and lost his
right leg; Wayne
County Clerk of Courts, 1866-74; milling
business; lawyer; banker;
U.S. Marshal, District of Indiana, 1879-81; U.S. Commissioner of
Pensions, 1881-85; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) —
also known as James H. Duff; "Big
Red" —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
21, 1883.
Son of Joseph Miller Duff and Margaret (Morgan) Duff; married, October
26, 1909, to Jean Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969) —
also known as Allen W. Dulles;
"Spymaster" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 7,
1893.
Grandson of John
Watson Foster; son of Allen Macy Dulles and Edith (Foster)
Dulles; brother of John
Foster Dulles; married 1920 to Clover
Todd (1894-1974).
Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1953-61; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from influenza
and pneumonia,
in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 296
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1888.
Grandson of John
Watson Foster; brother of Allen
Welsh Dulles.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1953-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1959.
Died of cancer and
pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1959 (age 71 years, 88
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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