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Henry Jones Alvord —
also known as Henry J. Alvord —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Son of Elijah Alvord and Lucretia (Clarke) Alvord.
Physician; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1855-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Andrew Jackson Barchfeld (1863-1922) —
also known as Andrew J. Barchfeld —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 18,
1863.
Son of Henry Barchfeld and Mary (Neuenhagen) Barchfeld.
Republican. Physician; president, South Side Hospital;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1905-17;
defeated, 1902.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Killed when heavy
snow caused a roof
collapse, at the Knickerbocker Theater,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1922 (age 58 years, 255
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Donna Marie Christian-Christensen (b. 1945) —
also known as Donna M. Christian-Christensen; Donna
Christian; Donna Christian-Green —
of St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., September
19, 1945.
Daughter of Almeric Christian and Virginia (Sterling) Christian.
Democrat. Physician; television
journalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virgin Islands, 1984,
1988,
1992,
2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee); Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1997-2003.
Female.
African
ancestry.
First
female physician in the U.S. Congress.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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Chester Bidwell Darrall (1842-1908) —
of Brashear (now Morgan City), St. Mary
Parish, La.; Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La.
Born near Addison, Somerset
County, Pa., June 24,
1842.
Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; merchant;
planter;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1869-79, 1881-83;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1888.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1908 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Howard Brush Dean III (b. 1948) —
also known as Howard Dean —
of Vermont.
Born in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
17, 1948.
Son of Howard Brush Dean, Jr. and Andrée Belden (Maitland)
Dean.
Democrat. Physician; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1983-87; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1987-91; Governor of
Vermont, 1991-2003; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2005-.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Dickson (d. 1836) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Georgia.
Physician; delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817, 1832; member
of Mississippi
state senate, 1820-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1821; secretary of
state of Mississippi, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1835-36; died in office
1836.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., 1836.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Edward Jones (1866-1918) —
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
21, 1866.
Physician; U.S. Consul in Dalny, 1905-07; Winnipeg, 1907-08; Lyon, 1916-17; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, 1908-11; Genoa, 1914.
Died May 20,
1918 (age 52 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Steven Kagen (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve Kagen —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
12, 1949.
Democrat. Physician; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ladislas Lazaro (1872-1927) —
of Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born near Ville Platte, St. Landry Parish (now Evangeline
Parish), La., June 5,
1872.
Son of Alexandre Lazaro and Marie Denise (Ortego) Lazaro.
Democrat. Physician; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1908; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 30,
1927 (age 54 years, 298
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
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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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Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745-1828) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Port Royal, Bermuda,
June
25, 1745.
Physician; member of South Carolina state legislature, 1776,
1782-83, 1785, 1787-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787-88; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina at-large, 1789-93; treasurer
of the United States, 1801-28.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 2,
1828 (age 82 years, 312
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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