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Birch Evans Bayh III (b. 1955) —
also known as Evan Bayh —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
26, 1955.
Son of Birch
Evans Bayh, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1986-89; Governor of
Indiana, 1989-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1999-2011.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2011.
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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., March 17,
1866.
Son of Patrick Butler and Mary A. Butler.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad,
1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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George Earle Chamberlain (1854-1928) —
also known as George E. Chamberlain —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., January
1, 1854.
Son of Charles Thomson Chamberlain and Pamela A. (Archer)
Chamberlain.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1880-84; Oregon
state attorney general, 1891-95; appointed 1891; Governor of
Oregon, 1903-09; resigned 1909; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1909-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1928 (age 74 years, 190
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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William Joseph Donovan (1883-1959) —
also known as William J. Donovan; "Wild
Bill" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
1, 1883.
Son of Timothy P. Donovan and Anna (Lennon) Donovan.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1922-24; candidate
for Governor of
New York, 1932; general in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1953-54.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action during World War I. During World War II, he
founded and led the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, which later
became the Central Intelligence Agency.
Died at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1959 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Washington Faris (1854-1914) —
also known as George W. Faris —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born near Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., June 9,
1854.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1895-1901 (8th District 1895-97, 5th
District 1897-1901); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 17,
1914 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) —
also known as Charles B. Henderson —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 8,
1873.
Son of Jefferson Henderson and Sarah W. (Bradley) Henderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Elko
County District Attorney, 1901-05; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928,
1936;
president and director, Elko Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Western Pacific Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
The city of Henderson, Nevada, is named for
him.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Interment at Elko
Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
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Edward Campbell Little (1858-1924) —
also known as Edward C. Little —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, December
14, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1892;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate
for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1914; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1917-24; died in office
1924.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 27,
1924 (age 65 years, 196
days).
Interment at Abilene
Cemetery, Abilene, Kan.
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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).
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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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.
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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James Eli Watson (1864-1948) —
also known as James E. Watson —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.
Born in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., November
2, 1864.
Son of Enos L. Watson.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1895-97, 1899-1909 (4th District
1895-97, 6th District 1899-1909); defeated (Republican), 1896;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1912,
1920,
1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1916-33; defeated (Republican), 1932.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 29,
1948 (age 83 years, 270
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) —
also known as Thomas Woodrow Wilson; "Schoolmaster in
Politics" —
of New Jersey.
Born in Staunton,
Va., December
28, 1856.
Son of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie'
(Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888).
Democrat. University
professor; president
of Princeton University, 1902-10; Governor of
New Jersey, 1911-13; President
of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Recipient of Nobel
Peace Prize in 1919; elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. His portrait appeared on the
U.S. $100,000
gold certificate which was issued in 1934-45 for cash
transactions between banks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1924 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie'
(Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888); married, June 24,
1885, to Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914); married, December
18, 1915, to Edith (Bolling) Galt (1872-1961); father of Eleanor
Randolph Wilson (1889-1967; who married William
Gibbs McAdoo). See Wilson-McAdoo-Floyd
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: William
C. Bullitt — Bainbridge
Colby — Joseph
E. Davies — Joseph
P. Tumulty — Thomas
H. Birch |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Woodrow
W. Jones
— Tom
Woodrow Payne
— Woodrow
Wilson Dumas
— Woodrow
Wilson Mann
— W.
Wilson Goode
— Woodrow
Wilson Storey
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1916): "He kept us out
of war." |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Woodrow Wilson: Louis
Auchincloss, Woodrow
Wilson — Herbert Hoover, The
Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson — James Chace, 1912
: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the
Country — Anne Schraff, Woodrow
Wilson (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Woodrow Wilson:
Jim Powell, Wilson's
War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin,
Stalin, and World War II |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, July 1902 |
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