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Archibald Meserole Bliss (1838-1923) —
also known as Archibald M. Bliss —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
25, 1838.
Son of Neziah Bliss and Mary Ann (Meserole) Bliss.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1864,
1868;
Republican candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1867; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1875-83, 1885-89 (4th District
1875-83, 5th District 1885-89); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1876,
1880,
1884;
vice-president, Bushwick Railroad
Company, 1877; real estate business.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1923 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Son of Walter Burke and Sarah T. (Beckwith) Burke.
Republican. Lawyer;
real estate investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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W. Ronald Evans —
of Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Real estate broker; delegate to Republican
National Convention from District of Columbia, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) —
also known as Carl Hinshaw —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43,
20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948.
Died, of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August 5,
1956 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Mary Loretta Landrieu (b. 1955) —
also known as Mary L. Landrieu —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
23, 1955.
Daughter of Maurice
Edwin Landrieu.
Democrat. Real estate agent; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1980-88; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1980,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Louisiana
state treasurer, 1988-95; Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1992;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1995; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Delta
Gamma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Karl Earl Mundt (1900-1974) —
also known as Karl E. Mundt —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born in Humboldt, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., June 3,
1900.
Son of F. J. Mundt and Rose E. Mundt.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; real estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1939-48; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1948-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Kiwanis;
Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Kappa Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
16, 1974 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Madison, S.Dak.
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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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David Ross Obey (b. 1938) —
also known as David R. Obey —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., October
3, 1938.
Democrat. Real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1969-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael Lynn Synar (1950-1996) —
also known as Mike Synar —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Vinita, Craig
County, Okla., October
17, 1950.
Democrat. Rancher;
real estate broker; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1979-95.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1996 (age 45 years, 84
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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