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George Edward Allen (1896-1973) —
also known as George E. Allen —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss., February
29, 1896.
Son of Sam P. Allen and Mollie (Plaxico) Allen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hotel
business; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40;
resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1936;
Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1943; speechwriter
for Pres. Harry
Truman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946.
Methodist. Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Close friend of presidents Roosevelt,
Truman,
and Eisenhower.
Died, following a heart
attack, in the Eisenhower Medical
Center, Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., April 23,
1973 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Booneville, Miss.
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George Venable Allen (1903-1970) —
also known as George V. Allen —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; Maryland; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., November
3, 1903.
Son of Thomas Ellis Allen (1868-1959) and Harriet (Moore) Allen
(1871-1911).
School
teacher and principal; newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, 1930; Shanghai, 1932; U.S. Consul in Cairo, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1946-48; Yugoslavia, 1949-53; India, 1953-54; Nepal, 1953-54; Greece, 1956-57; director, U.S. Information Agency, 1957-60;
president, Tobacco
Institute, 1960-66.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Phi; United
World Federalists.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, in Bahama, Durham
County, N.C., July 11,
1970 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) —
also known as Edward B. Almon —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Moulton, Lawrence
County, Ala., April 18,
1860.
Son of George W. Almon and Nancy (Eubank) Almon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-94; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1896;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office
1933.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Maccabees;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1933 (age 73 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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William Otto Anderson (1920-1964) —
also known as William O. Anderson —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., August
21, 1920.
Son of Bertie Anderson (1895-1945) and Gertie Bernice (Bennett)
Anderson (1898-1988).
U.S. Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer, 1943; U.S. Vice Consul in Cape Town, 1945-48; U.S. Consul in Singapore, 1954-56.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a myocardial
infarction, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 1964 (age 43 years, 133
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives:
Married, August
29, 1942, to Annie Vergene Marguerite Owens (born
1919). |
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John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) —
also known as John H. Bankhead —
of Fayette, Fayette
County, Ala.; Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Moscow, Marion County (now Sulligent, Lamar
County), Ala., September
13, 1842.
Son of James Greer Bankhead and Susan (Hollis) Bankhead.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1865-67, 1880-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1887-1907; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1907-20; died in office 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(speaker).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1920 (age 77 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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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.
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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Thomas Jefferson Barlow III (b. 1940) —
also known as Thomas J. Barlow III; Tom
Barlow —
of Kentucky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August 7,
1940.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1993-95; defeated,
1986 (primary), 1994, 1998, 2004.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2004.
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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.
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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Edward McMath Beers (1877-1932) —
also known as Edward M. Beers —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Nossville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., May 27,
1877.
Son of Anderson Beers and Mary E. Beers.
Republican. Farmer;
director Grange Trust
Company, Huntingdon, Pa.; director, First National Bank, Mt.
Union, Pa.; mayor of Mt. Union, Pa., 1910-14; county judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1923-32; died in
office 1932.
Methodist.
Died, of influenza,
in the Naval Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1932 (age 54 years, 330
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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Robert Marion Berry (b. 1942) —
also known as Marion Berry —
of Gillett, Arkansas
County, Ark.
Born in Stuttgart, Arkansas
County, Ark., August
27, 1942.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
farmer;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
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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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.
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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Samuel W. Bogley (b. 1941) —
of Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1941.
Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1979-82.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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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.
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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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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Nancy E. Boyda (b. 1955) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August 2,
1955.
Democrat. Chemist;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 2007-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank William Boykin (1885-1969) —
also known as Frank W. Boykin —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bladon Springs, Choctaw
County, Ala., February
21, 1885.
Son of James Clark Boykin and Glo Emenia (Ainsworth) Boykin.
Democrat. Manufacturer
of railway crossties; lumber and
timber business; shipbuilder;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1935-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 12,
1969 (age 84 years, 19
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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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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Lewis T. Breuninger, Sr. (c.1893-1974) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., about 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1960-68.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Died of a heart
attack, January
27, 1974 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) —
also known as Frank M. Bristol —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jeddo (unknown
county), N.Y., January
4, 1851.
Republican. Minister; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1884 ;
bishop.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1932
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) —
of Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 14,
1893.
Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1936,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office
1965; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Junior
Order; Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
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Wiley Thomas Buchanan, Jr. (1914-1986) —
also known as Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Myrtle Hill, Van Zandt
County, Tex., January
4, 1914.
Son of Wiley T. Buchanan (1880-1953) and Lilla A. (Youngblood)
Buchanan (1885-1975).
Business
executive; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1953-56; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1956; Austria, 1975-77; chief of protocol, U.S. Department of State,
1957-61.
Methodist.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in a nursing
home, February
16, 1986 (age 72 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) —
also known as Richard H. Cain —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 12,
1825.
Republican. Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large
1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79).
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Bishop of African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880-87.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1887 (age 61 years, 281
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (1878-1950) —
also known as Hattie W. Caraway; Hattie Ophelia
Wyatt —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Bakerville, Humphreys
County, Tenn., February
1, 1878.
Daughter of William Carroll Wyatt and Lucy Mildred (Burch) Wyatt.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1931-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1950 (age 72 years, 323
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Thomas Jefferson Cason (1828-1901) —
of Indiana.
Born near Brownsville, Union
County, Ind., September
13, 1828.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861-63; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-67; state court judge in Indiana, 1867-71; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1873-77 (7th District 1873-75, 9th
District 1875-77).
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 10,
1901 (age 72 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Oscar Littleton Chapman (1896-1978) —
also known as Oscar L. Chapman —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Omega, Halifax
County, Va., October
22, 1896.
Son of James Jackson Chapman and Rosa Archer (Blount) Chapman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1949-53.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died February
8, 1978 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) —
also known as George H. Christopher —
of near Amoret, Bates
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Butler, Bates
County, Mo., December
9, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District
1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1959 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March 21,
1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947) —
also known as Hillary Diane Rodham; "Hill";
"Evergreen" —
of Chappaqua, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1947.
Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911-1993) and Dorothy Emma
(Howell) Rodham (1919-2011).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2004,
2008
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2008;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 2009-.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911-1993) and Dorothy Emma
(Howell) Rodham (1919-2011); married, October
11, 1975, to William
Jefferson Clinton; sister of Hugh
Edwin Rodham; mother of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward
Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky). See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Hillary Clinton: Living
History (2003) — An
Invitation To The White House : At Home With History
(2000) — It
Takes A Village |
| | | Books about Hillary Clinton: Joe
Conason, The
Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and
Hillary Clinton — Donnie Radcliffe, Hillary
Rodham Clinton : A First Lady for Our Time — Gene
Lyons, Fools
for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — Gail
Sheehy, Hillary's
Choice — Michael Tomasky, Hillary's
Turn : Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate
Campaign — Sidney Blumenthal, The
Clinton Wars — Bernard Ryan, Jr., Hillary
Clinton : First Lady and Senator — Susan Estrich, The
Case For Hillary Clinton — Dick Morris and Eileen
McGann, Condi
vs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race — Jeff
Gerth & Don Van Natta, Jr., Her
Way : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham
Clinton — Susan Morrison, ed., Thirty
Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women
Writers |
| | | Critical books about Hillary Clinton:
Barbara Olson, Hell
to Pay : The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham
Clinton — Peggy Noonan, The
Case Against Hillary Clinton — R. Emmet Tyrell, Jr.,
Madame
Hillary : The Dark Road to the White House — Jack
Cashill, Ron
Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and
Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No
One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —
Carl Limbacher, Hillary's
Scheme : Inside the Next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda to Take the White
House — Ed Klein, The
Truth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far
She'll Go to Become President — Dick Morris, Rewriting
History — David N. Bossie, Hillary:
The Politics of Personal Destruction — Joyce Milton,
The
First Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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James Enos Clyburn (b. 1940) —
also known as James E. Clyburn —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., July 21,
1940.
Democrat. South Carolina Commissioner for Human Affairs, 1974-92; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Terry Connally (1877-1963) —
also known as Tom T. Connally —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born near Hewitt, McLennan
County, Tex., August
19, 1877.
Son of Jones Connally and Mary E. (Terry) Connally.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-04; Falls
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1917-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1920,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1929-53.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1963 (age 86 years, 70
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Marlin, Tex.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) —
also known as Fred L. Crawford —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born near Dublin, Erath
County, Tex., May 5,
1888.
Son of William Carroll Crawford and Mary Jane (Rape) Crawford.
Republican. Accountant;
builder, financier, and operator of beet sugar
mills; director, Michigan National Bank;
director, Petroleum
Transit Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated in
primary, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1957 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Ralph Hunter Daughton (1885-1958) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
23, 1885.
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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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.
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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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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Jesse Monroe Donaldson (1885-1970) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born near Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., August
17, 1885.
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1947-53.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 25,
1970 (age 84 years, 220
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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C. Clifton Dyche, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1926.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1957-58.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Still living as of 1958.
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John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) —
also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards;
"Silk Pony"; "The Breck
Girl" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., June 10,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged
an extramarital
affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied
having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited
him and ended his
political career.
Methodist.
In June, 2011, he was indicted
in federal court on campaign
finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he
received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal
contributions to his presidential campaign.
Still living as of 2011.
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Thomas Chester Edwards (b. 1951) —
also known as Chet Edwards —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., November
24, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1983-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Simeon Davison Fess (1861-1936) —
also known as Simeon D. Fess —
of Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
11, 1861.
Son of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess.
Republican. University
professor; author; editor; president
of Ohio Northern University; president
of Antioch College 1907-17; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1913-23 (6th District 1913-15, 7th
District 1915-23); U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1923-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Temporary Chair, 1928;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1930-32.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1936 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Glen
Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) —
also known as Arthur S. Flemming —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., June 12,
1905.
Republican. Member, U.S.
Civil Service Commission, 1939-48; president,
Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; president,
University of Oregon, 1961-68; president,
Macalester College, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1994.
Died of acute renal
failure, at a retirement
home in Alexandria,
Va., September
7, 1996 (age 91 years, 87
days).
Interment at Montrepose
Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney,
Illinois Central Railroad,
1911-19.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard E. Futch (b. 1928) —
of Florida.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 30th District, 1993-.
Methodist. Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1999.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Son of Albert Henry Gerberich (1864-1966) and Martha Eleanor
(Horwell) Gerberich (1864-1948).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college
professor.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) —
also known as Paul E. Gillmor —
of Old Fort, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
1, 1939.
Son of Paul M. Gillmor.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1967-88; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office
2007.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from an accidental fall down
stairs, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
5, 2007 (age 68 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carter Glass (1858-1946) —
also known as "Father of the Federal Reserve";
"Pluck" —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., January
4, 1858.
Son of Robert
Henry Glass.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Virginia
state senate, 1899-1902; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1920.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in his room at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1946 (age 88 years, 144
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Barton Jennings Gordon (b. 1949) —
also known as Bart Gordon —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.; Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
24, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2009.
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Peyton Gordon (b. 1870) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 30,
1870.
Son of Malcolm Burkhead Gordon and Sarah (Thompson) Gordon.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1921-28; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1928-36.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) —
also known as Walter Q. Gresham —
of Indiana.
Born near Lanesville, Harrison
County, Ind., March 17,
1832.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1868;
U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1883-84; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1895 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Byron Patton Harrison (1881-1941) —
also known as Pat Harrison —
of Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., August
29, 1881.
Son of Robert Harrison and Myra Anna (Patton) Harrison.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1911-19; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1919-41; died in office 1941; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1940.
Methodist. Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1941 (age 59 years, 297
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gulfport, Miss.
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Alcee Lamar Hastings (b. 1936) —
also known as Alcee L. Hastings —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla., September
5, 1936.
Democrat. U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1979-89;
candidate for secretary of
state of Florida, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Florida 23rd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Impeached
and removed from
office as federal judge in 1989 over bribery
charges.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ira Greenlief Hersey (1858-1943) —
also known as Ira G. Hersey —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook
County, Maine, March 31,
1858.
Son of Samuel B. Hersey and Elizabeth (White) Hersey.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1886; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Maine
state senate, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1917-29; Aroostook
County Probate Judge, 1934-42.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 6,
1943 (age 85 years, 36
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Thomas Holliday Hicks (1798-1865) —
also known as Thomas H. Hicks —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born near East New Market, Dorchester
County, Md., September
2, 1798.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1829-30, 1836; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Governor of
Maryland, 1858-62; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1862-65; died in office 1865.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
14, 1865 (age 66 years, 165
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) —
also known as Clyde R. Hoey —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., December
11, 1877.
Son of Samuel Alberta Hoey and Mary Charlotte (Roark) Hoey.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of
North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Died from a stroke, at
his desk in his congressional office,
in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1954 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912) —
of Wyoming.
Born near Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
13, 1831.
Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1878-82.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1912 (age 80 years, 223
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Ken Inouye (b. 1924) —
also known as Daniel K. Inouye —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
7, 1924.
Son of Hyotaro I. Inouye and Kame Imanaga Inouye.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1972,
1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Co-Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Lost
his right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy during
World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000
to a Medal
of Honor. First
American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.
Still living as of 2012.
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Suzanne Kosmas (b. 1944) —
of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 28th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Methodist. Greek
ancestry. Member, Habitat
for Humanity.
Still living as of 2009.
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Tracy Hollingsworth Lay (b. 1882) —
also known as Tracy Lay —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., November
5, 1882.
Son of William Patrick Lay and Laura Josephine (Hollingsworth) Lay.
Newspaper
reporter; department
store manager; U.S. Deputy Consul General in London, 1912-14; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dublin, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1914-15; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1915-19; U.S. Consul General in Munich, 1923-25; Buenos Aires, 1926-28.
Methodist. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) —
also known as Russell B. Long; Huey Pierce Long
III —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
3, 1918.
Son of Rose
McConnell Long and Huey
Pierce Long.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1952,
1960.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
2003 (age 84 years, 187
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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Louis Leon Ludlow (1873-1950) —
also known as Louis Ludlow —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., June 24,
1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
correspondent; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1929-49 (7th District 1929-33, 12th
District 1933-43, 11th District 1943-49).
Methodist.
One of the leading isolationists in Congress; sponsor in 1935-41 of a
proposal to require a national referendum before the country could
declare war. Early advocate of an Equal Rights Amendment to give
women the same legal rights and privileges as men.
Died, probably from heart
trouble, in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1950 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) —
also known as Wayne MacVeagh —
of Chester
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., April 19,
1833.
Son of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh.
Republican. Lawyer; Chester
County District Attorney, 1859-64; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1863; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1870-71; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S.
Attorney General, 1881; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1893-97.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1917 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) —
also known as Charles Manatt —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1936.
Son of William Price Manatt and Lucille (Taylor) Manatt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
California
Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Temporary Chair, 1984;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1976-82; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1999-2001.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 2011
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) —
also known as Robert T. Matsui —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
17, 1941.
Son of Yasuji Matsui and Alice (Nagata) Matsui.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of pneumonia
and myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 2005 (age 63 years, 106
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Gregory Weldon Meeks (b. 1953) —
also known as Gregory W. Meeks —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 31st District, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2008.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) —
also known as B. Frank Murphy —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, December
24, 1867.
Son of Charles F. Murphy and Mary E. (Beasley) Murphy.
Republican. Shoe store
owner; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Methodist.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1938 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
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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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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.
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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Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) —
also known as Henry C. Payne —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ashfield, Franklin
County, Mass., November
23, 1843.
Son of Orrin P. Payne and Eliza (Ames) Payne.
Republican. Postmaster;
president, Wisconsin Telephone
Company; president, Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light
Company; president, American Street
Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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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.
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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Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (1837-1921) —
also known as P. B. S. Pinchback —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Macon
County, Ga., May 10,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1868, 1879; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1868,
1884,
1888;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1871-72; Governor of
Louisiana, 1872-73.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1921 (age 84 years, 225
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Bill Posey (b. 1947) —
of Rockledge, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
18, 1947.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1993-; member of Florida
state senate, 2001-.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) —
also known as Charles E. Potter —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
30, 1916.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned
1952; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Wounded in World War II, and lost his
legs.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1979 (age 63 years, 24
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Redfield Proctor (1831-1908) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.; Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Proctorsville, Cavendish, Windsor
County, Vt., June 1,
1831.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; marble quarry
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1888 (Rutland 1867-68,
Proctor 1888); member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1874-76; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1876-78; Governor of
Vermont, 1878-80; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1889-91; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1891-1908; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 4,
1908 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.
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James Willard Ragsdale (1872-1919) —
also known as J. Willard Ragsdale —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., December
14, 1872.
Son of Littleton Russell Ragsdale and Ellen Adelaide (Byrd) Ragsdale.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1913-19; died in
office 1919.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1919 (age 46 years, 221
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872-1937) —
also known as Joseph T. Robinson; Joe T.
Robinson —
of Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark., August
26, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1895; Presidential Elector for
Arkansas, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912
(speaker),
1924,
1928,
1936;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1913; resigned 1913; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37; died in office 1937; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1928.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1937 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) —
also known as Daniel C. Roper —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., April 1,
1867.
Son of John Wesley Roper and Henrietta V. (McLaurin) Roper.
Democrat. Lawyer; publicist;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-94; U.S.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 11,
1943 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Michael Avery Ross (b. 1961) —
also known as Mike Ross —
of Prescott, Nevada
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., September
1, 1961.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1991-2000; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Albert Ruppersberger III (b. 1946) —
also known as C. A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Cockeysville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
31, 1946.
Son of Charles
Albert Ruppersberger, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 2003-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. (1897-1971) —
also known as Richard B. Russell, Jr. —
of Winder, Barrow
County, Ga.
Born in Winder, Barrow
County, Ga., November
2, 1897.
Son of Richard
Brevard Russell and Ina (Dillard) Russell (1868-1953).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Barrow County, 1921-31; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1927-31; Governor of
Georgia, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1933-71; died in office 1971; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
21, 1971 (age 73 years, 80
days).
Interment at Russell
Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, Atlanta, Ga.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Leslie Mortier Shaw (1848-1932) —
also known as Leslie M. Shaw —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., November
2, 1848.
Son of Boardman O. Shaw and Lovisa (Spaulding) Shaw.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Governor of
Iowa, 1898-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1902-07; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1932 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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John Sherman (1823-1900) —
also known as "The Ohio Icicle" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 10,
1823.
Son of Charles
Robert Sherman.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1855-61; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884,
1888;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1897-98.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1900 (age 77 years, 165
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Dewey Jackson Short (1898-1979) —
also known as Dewey Short —
of Galena, Stone
County, Mo.
Born in Galena, Stone
County, Mo., April 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1929-31, 1935-57 (14th District
1929-31, 7th District 1935-57); defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination
for Vice President, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Tau Delta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 1979 (age 81 years, 226
days).
Interment at Galena
Cemetery, Galena, Mo.
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Victor F. Snyder (b. 1947) —
also known as Vic Snyder —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., September
27, 1947.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Deborah Ann Stabenow (b. 1950) —
also known as Debbie Stabenow; Deborah Ann
Greer —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., April 29,
1950.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1979-90; member of
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1991-94; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1994; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1997-2001; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2001-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2010.
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Ted Strickland (b. 1941) —
of Lucasville, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Lucasville, Scioto
County, Ohio, August 4,
1941.
Democrat. Psychologist;
college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1993-95, 1997-; defeated,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker);
Governor
of Ohio, 2007-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Albert Thomas (1898-1966) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., April 12,
1898.
Son of James Thomas and Lonnie (Langston) Thomas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1937-66; died in office
1966.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
15, 1966 (age 67 years, 309
days).
Interment at Houston
National Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Bennie G. Thompson (b. 1948) —
of Bolton, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Bolton, Hinds
County, Miss., January
28, 1948.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Moore Vinson (1890-1953) —
also known as Fred M. Vinson —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., January
22, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1924-29, 1931-38 (9th District
1924-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-38); defeated,
1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1938-43; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-46; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
8, 1953 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Pinehill
Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) —
also known as Robert C. Weaver —
of Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
29, 1907.
Son of Mortimer G. Weaver and Florence (Freeman) Weaver.
Economist;
received the Spingarn
Medal in 1962; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966-68; first
black cabinet member; president,
Baruch College, 1969; trustee, Mount Sinai Medical
Center.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
The H.U.D. Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. was named for
him in 2000.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1997 (age 89 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) —
also known as Burton K. Wheeler —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
27, 1882.
Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1913-18; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1923-47; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1920; Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a stroke, in
1975
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Orville Zimmerman (1880-1948) —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., December
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1935-48; died in
office 1948.
Methodist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1948 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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