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Gilbert Owen Nations (b. 1866) —
also known as Gilbert O. Nations —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Perry
County, Mo., August
18, 1866.
Son of James W. Nations and Caroline L. (Hart) Nations; married, December
5, 1886, to Sallie E. McFarland.
Lawyer; probate judge in Missouri, 1903-11; university
professor; American candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Son of Alfred Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely; married, October
21, 1903, to Alberta Claire Ramage; grandfather of Richard
Neely.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Clarence William Nelson (b. 1942) —
also known as Bill Nelson —
of Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
29, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; legislative assistant to Gov. Reubin
Askew, 1971; member of Florida state legislature, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1979-91 (9th District 1979-83, 11th
District 1983-91); candidate in primary for Governor of
Florida, 1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2001-.
Presbyterian.
Flew on the space
shuttle Columbia in January 1986.
Still living as of 2009.
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Earl Benjamin Nelson (b. 1941) —
also known as Ben Nelson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., May 17,
1941.
Son of Benjamin Earl Nelson and Birdella Ruby (Henderson) Nelson.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
executive; Governor of
Nebraska, 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2001-; defeated, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Francis Griffith Newlands (1848-1917) —
also known as Francis G. Newlands —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., August
28, 1848.
Son of James Birney Newlands and Jessie (Barland) Newlands; married
1874 to
Clara Adelaide Sharon (daughter of William
Sharon); married 1888 to Edith
McAllister.
Lawyer; trustee of the estate of U.S. Senator William
Sharon, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1903-17; died in office 1917; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1916.
Died December
24, 1917 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Chevy
Chase Circle, Washington, D.C.
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Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) —
also known as Harry W. Nice —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1877.
Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice; married 1906 to Edna
Viola Amos; uncle of Deeley
K. Nice; granduncle of Harry
Whinna Nice III.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1920;
Governor
of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James Noble (1785-1831) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born near Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., December
16, 1785.
Brother of Noah
Noble and Benjamin
Sedgwick Noble (1809?-1869); father of Benjamin
Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).
Lawyer; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member
Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana,
1815; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1831 (age 45 years, 72
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Lawson Norris (1845-1910) —
also known as James L. Norris —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
15, 1845.
Son of John Edmund Norris (1816-1887) and Eliza Tidings (Phillips)
Norris (1820-1873); married 1867 to Annie
Virginia Robinson (1846-1895); father of Grace James Norris
(1874-1974; who married Arthur
Pue Gorman, Jr.).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from District of Columbia, 1892,
1900,
1904;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1892-96; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1898-1900.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 5,
1910 (age 64 years, 141
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Sheldon Norton (1829-1870) —
also known as Daniel S. Norton —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, April 12,
1829.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1857-58, 1861, 1864-65; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1865-70; died in office 1870.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 13,
1870 (age 41 years, 92
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (b. 1961) —
also known as Barack Obama; "The Messiah";
"Renegade" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August 4,
1961.
Son of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. (1936-1982) and Stanley Ann (Dunham)
Obama (1942-1995); married, October
18, 1992, to Michelle
LaVaughn Robinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1997-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 2004
(speaker),
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2005-; President
of the United States, 2009-; received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2009.
United
Church of Christ. Kenyan
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Lord O'Brian (1874-1974) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
14, 1874.
Son of John O'Brian and Elizabeth (Lord) O'Brian; married, September
17, 1902, to Alma E. White.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1907-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1909-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1974
(age about
99 years).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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George Donoghue O'Brien (1900-1957) —
also known as George D. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1900.
Son of John Patrick O'Brien and Ellen (O'Donoghue) O'Brien; married,
April
29, 1937, to Margaret Foley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1947;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1937-39, 1941-47,
1949-55; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1946, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1957 (age 57 years, 297
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born near Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 9,
1881.
Married, May 11,
1912, to Hedwig Agnes Heide.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
work; assistant to postmaster general James
A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;
First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., October
13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) —
also known as James G. O'Hara —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1925.
Son of Raphael McNulty O'Hara and Neta Lloyd (Hemphill) O'Hara;
married, February
14, 1953, to Susan Puskas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th
District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from lung
cancer, in the George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March 13,
1989 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara; married, June 18,
1921, to Leila Lee White.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Martin Joseph O'Malley (b. 1963) —
also known as Martin J. O'Malley —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born, in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1963.
Son of Thomas M. O'Malley (1925-2005) and Barbara O'Malley; married
1990 to Catherine
Curran (daughter of J.
Joseph Curran, Jr.).
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Maryland
state senate 43rd District, 1990; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Maryland, 2007-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Emmet O'Neal (1887-1967) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 14,
1887.
Son of Joseph Thomas O'Neal and Lydia Elizabeth (Wright) O'Neal;
married, July 29,
1921, to Glessie Morris.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1935-47; defeated,
1946; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 18,
1967 (age 80 years, 95
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Lee Slater Overman (1854-1930) —
also known as Lee S. Overman —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., January
3, 1854.
Son of William Overman and Mary E. Overman; son-in-law of Augustus
Summerfield Merrimon; married, October
31, 1878, to Mary Merrimon.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1883-87, 1893, 1899; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893;
president, North Carolina Railroad,
1894; president, Saisbury Savings Bank;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1900;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1903-30; died in office 1930;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1930 (age 76 years, 343
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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Emmett Marshall Owen (1877-1939) —
also known as Emmett M. Owen —
of Zebulon, Pike
County, Ga.; Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Born near Hollonville, Pike
County, Ga., October
19, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
farmer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1933-39; died in office
1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1939 (age 61 years, 245
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Zebulon, Ga.
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Lemuel Phillips Padgett (1855-1922) —
also known as Lemuel P. Padgett —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., November
28, 1855.
Son of John B. Padgett and Rebecca Ophelia (Phillips) Padgett;
married, November
11, 1880, to Ida B. Latta.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1884;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1901-22; died in
office 1922.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 2,
1922 (age 66 years, 247
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Thomas Nelson Page (1853-1922) —
also known as Thomas N. Page —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oakland Plantation, Hanover
County, Va., April 23,
1853.
Son of Maj. John Page and Elizabeth Burwell (Nelson) Page; married 1886 to Anne
Seddon Bruce (died 1888); married 1893 to
Florence (Lathrop) Field.
Lawyer; author;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1913-19.
Died in Oakland Plantation, Hanover
County, Va., November
1, 1922 (age 69 years, 192
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Pallone, Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
30, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1984-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1988-2003 (3rd District 1988-93,
6th District 1993-2003).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) —
also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting
Quaker" —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near White Haven, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 4,
1872.
Son of Samuel B. Palmer and Caroline (Albert) Palmer; married, November
23, 1898, to Roberta Bartlett Dixon (died 1922); married, August
29, 1923, to Margaret Fallon Burrall.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member
of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S.
Attorney General, 1919-21; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1932.
Quaker.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in which over 10,000
legal immigrants were arrested and held for deportation; most were
eventually released.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 11,
1936 (age 64 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laurelwood
Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa.
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Tilman Bacon Parks (1872-1950) —
also known as Tilman B. Parks —
of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.
Born near Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., May 14,
1872.
Son of William P. Parks and Mattie (Douglass) Parks; married, March 4,
1897, to Fay Newton.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; Presidential
Elector for Arkansas, 1904;
prosecuting attorney; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1950 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Barton Payne (1855-1935) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pruntytown, Taylor
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
26, 1855.
Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married, October
17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married, May 1,
1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan (died 1919).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1893-98; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Sereno Elisha Payne (1843-1914) —
also known as Sereno E. Payne —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., June 26,
1843.
Son of William
Wallace Payne; married 1873 to
Gertrude Knapp.
Republican. Lawyer; Cayuga
County District Attorney, 1873-79; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-87, 1889-1914 (26th District
1883-85, 27th District 1885-87, 1889-93, 28th District 1893-1903,
31st District 1903-13, 36th District 1913-14); died in office 1914;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1914 (age 71 years, 167
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) —
also known as "Chub" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1920.
Son of Malcolm E. Peabody and Mary (Parkman) Peabody; married, June 24,
1944, to Barbara Gibbons; cousin of William
P. Homans, Jr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died December
1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1838-1909) —
also known as Rufus W. Peckham —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
8, 1838.
Son of Rufus
Wheeler Peckham (1809-1873) and Isabella (Lacey) Peckham;
married, November
14, 1866, to Harriette Arnold.
Democrat. Lawyer; Albany
County District Attorney, 1869-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1883-86; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1886-95; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1895-1909; died in office 1909.
Episcopalian.
Died in Altamont, Albany
County, N.Y., October
24, 1909 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Nephew of William
A. Peelle.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law
professor.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Christine Pelosi (b. 1966) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1966.
Granddaughter of Thomas
L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr.; niece of Thomas
L. J. D'Alesandro III; daughter of Nancy
Pelosi and Paul
F. Pelosi.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1890.
Son of Benjamin Perlman and Rose (Nathan) Perlman.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1947-52.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1960 (age 70 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Peter (d. 1943) —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Grandson of George
Peter (1779-1861); son of George
Peter (1823-1893).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker).
Died October
25, 1943.
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) —
also known as Samuel F. Phillips —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1824.
Son of James Phillips (mathematician) and Judith (Vermeule) Phillips;
married, December
3, 1849, to Frances Lucas Stone (1831-1883); married 1889 to Sarah
Maury (died 1902).
Lawyer; North
Carolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1871; U.S. Solicitor General,
1872-85.
Presbyterian.
Represented Homer Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1903 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Wallace Edgar Pierce (1881-1940) —
also known as Wallace E. Pierce —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Black Brook, Clinton
County, N.Y., December
9, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1917-19; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the Congressional physician's
office, in the U.S.
Capitol, Washington,
D.C., January
3, 1940 (age 58 years, 25
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., February
5, 1858.
Great-grandfather of Christopher
D'Olier Reeve.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1895-99; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1899-1901; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-08; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1912-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
9, 1924 (age 66 years, 308
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Earl Ralph Pomeroy III (b. 1952) —
also known as Earl Pomeroy —
of Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak., September
2, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1981-85; North
Dakota insurance commissioner, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Claude R. Porter (1872-1946) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 8,
1872.
Son of George D. Porter and Hannah (Rodman) Porter; married, December
27, 1899, to Maude Boutin.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1896-1900; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; candidate for secretary of
state of Iowa, 1898; member of Iowa state
senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1906, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1908,
1912
(delegation chair; speaker),
1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1914-18; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1920, 1926; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1928-46.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1946 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wilson Potter (1792-1839) —
also known as William W. Potter —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Potters Mills, Centre
County, Pa., December
18, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1837-39; died in
office 1839.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., October
28, 1839 (age 46 years, 314
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921) —
also known as Jeter C. Pritchard —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., July 12,
1857.
Father of George
Moore Pritchard.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884-86, 1890;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1892; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1903; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1903-04; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1904-21; died in
office 1921.
Died April 10,
1921 (age 63 years, 272
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Mark Lunsford Pryor (b. 1963) —
also known as Mark Pryor —
of Arkansas.
Born in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., January
10, 1963.
Son of David
Hampton Pryor.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1991-94; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1999-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 2003-.
Still living as of 2009.
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