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  Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) — also known as Charles O. Andrews — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes County, Fla., March 7, 1877. Son of John Andrews and Mary Angers (Yon) Andrews. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., September 18, 1946 (age 69 years, 195 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, November 24, 1909, to Margaret Spears.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown, Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) — also known as Hugh A. Butler — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1954 (age 76 years, 123 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) — also known as Howard A. Coffin — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Mass., June 11, 1877. Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin. Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil Refining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, 1933; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1944, 1948. Baptist. Member, Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., February 28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, October 4, 1904, to Abbie Sweetland Ghodey (died 1945).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert McDonald Cole (1901-1994) — also known as Albert M. Cole — of Holton, Jackson County, Kan. Born in Moberly, Randolph County, Mo., October 13, 1901. Son of Walter I. Cole and Mary B. (McDonald) Cole. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state senate; U.S. Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1945-53. Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., June 5, 1994 (age 92 years, 235 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1927, to Emily Corbin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Linton McGee Collins (b. 1902) — also known as Linton M. Collins — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Washington, D.C. Born in Reidsville, Tattnall County, Ga., June 21, 1902. Son of Ernest Clyde Collins and Beulah Edna (Rogers) Collins. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-71. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Clyde Collins and Beulah Edna (Rogers) Collins; married, January 30, 1934, to Josephine Staten Hardman (daughter of Lamartine Griffin Hardman). See Collins-Hardman family of Georgia.
  John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) — of Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky. Born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23, 1901. Son of John Cooper. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1928-30; county judge in Kentucky, 1930-38; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1946-49, 1952-55, 1956-73; defeated, 1948, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1956, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1972 (delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to India, 1955-56; Nepal, 1955-56; East Germany, 1974-76; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64. Baptist or Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. The John Sherman Cooper Power Plant in Somerset, Ky., is named for him. Died of heart failure, in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1991 (age 89 years, 182 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Fountain Square, Somerset, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Lorraine Rowan (1905-1985).
  Cross-reference: William Butts Macomber, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) — also known as Albert L. Cox — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C.; Washington, D.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 1, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1940, 1944, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Interment at Willowdale Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
  Proctor Lambert Dougherty (b. 1873) — also known as Proctor L. Dougherty — of Washington, D.C. Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1873. Son of M. Angelo Dougherty and Mary Elizabeth (Proctor) Dougherty. Republican. Engineer; Manager, Otis Elevator Co., 1919-26; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; President of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1926-30. Congregationalist; later Unitarian. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 12, 1910, to Grace Cook Holmes.
  James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) — also known as James H. Duff; "Big Red" — of Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny County, Pa., January 21, 1883. Son of Joseph Miller Duff and Margaret (Morgan) Duff. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1948 (speaker), 1952, 1956; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles. Died in Washington, D.C., December 20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333 days). Interment at Chartiers Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, October 26, 1909, to Jean Taylor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Henry Clarence Dworshak (1894-1962) — also known as Henry C. Dworshak — of Burley, Cassia County, Idaho. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., August 29, 1894. Son of Henry Dworshak and Julia (Ohotto) Dworshak. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1939-46; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1946-49, 1949-62; defeated, 1948; died in office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1948, 1960. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., July 23, 1962 (age 67 years, 328 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Georgia B. Lowe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James William Fulbright (1905-1995) — also known as J. William Fulbright — of Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark. Born in Sumner, Chariton County, Mo., April 9, 1905. Son of Jay Fulbright and Roberta (Waugh) Fulbright. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948, 1956. Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma Chi; Rotary. Died of a stroke, in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1995 (age 89 years, 306 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1932, to Elizabeth Williams.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about J. William Fulbright: Lee Riley Powell, J. William Fulbright and His Time: A Political Biography
  George McMurtrie Godley II (1917-1999) — also known as G. McMurtrie Godley — of Washington, D.C.; Morris, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 23, 1917. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Leopoldville), 1964-66; Laos, 1969-73; Lebanon, 1974-76. Member, Rotary. Died, of heart failure, in A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y., November 7, 1999 (age 82 years, 76 days). Interment at Hillington Cemetery, Morris, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1946 to Livia Paravicini (divorced 1963); married 1969 to Elizabeth McCray Johnson.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Gilbert Gude (1923-2007) — of Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., March 9, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1953-58; member of Maryland state senate, 1963-66; U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1967-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1968, 1972. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Washington, D.C., June 7, 2007 (age 84 years, 90 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Jane Callaghan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) — also known as Harold C. Hagen — of Crookston, Polk County, Minn. Born in Crookston, Polk County, Minn., November 10, 1901. Son of Gudbrand T. Hagen and Anna (Brovold) Hagen. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated (Republican), 1954, 1956. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, United Commercial Travelers; Sons of Norway; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1957 (age 55 years, 129 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
  Relatives: Married 1928 to Audrey Melton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leighton A. Hope (b. 1921) — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., December 9, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of New York state senate 46th District, 1963-65. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1965.
  Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known as Louis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., January 10, 1891. Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of War, 1937-40; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104 days). Interment at Elkview Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married, February 7, 1920, to Ruth F. Maxwell.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Wilson Malone (1890-1961) — also known as George W. Malone — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kan., August 7, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1947-59; defeated, 1934, 1944. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., May 19, 1961 (age 70 years, 285 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 17, 1966, to Doris Kazue Okada.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) — also known as Stewart B. McKinney — of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 30, 1931. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972. Bisexual. Member, Rotary; American Legion. The Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge was named for him in 1987. Died of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Washington, D.C., May 7, 1987 (age 56 years, 97 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Lucie Cunningham; father of John P. McKinney.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Michael Robert McNulty (b. 1947) — also known as Michael R. McNulty — of Green Island, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 16, 1947. Democrat. Green Island town supervisor, 1969-77 (at age 22, the youngest elected town supervisor in the history of New York State); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1974; member of New York state assembly 106th District, 1983-88; U.S. Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (23rd District 1989-93, 21st District 1993-2003). Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) — also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach — of Neppel (now Moses Lake), Grant County, Wash. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., September 20, 1894. Son of Francis W. Schwellenbach and Martha (Baxter) Schwellenbach. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of King County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate in primary for Governor of Washington, 1932; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1935-40; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1940-45; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Society for International Law; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Rotary; Elks; Eagles. Died in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1948 (age 53 years, 264 days). Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1935, to Anne Duffy.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married, January 23, 1931, to Gladys Hope Dowd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Perkins Smith III (1911-1995) — also known as Henry P. Smith III — of North Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y., September 29, 1911. Son of Henry Perkins Smith (1871-1939) and Ida Hale (Hubbell) Smith (born 1874). Republican. Lawyer; mayor of North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1961-63; Niagara County Judge, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from New York, 1965-75 (40th District 1965-73, 36th District 1973-75). Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., October 1, 1995 (age 84 years, 2 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Perkins Smith (1871-1939) and Ida Hale (Hubbell) Smith (born 1874); married, April 3, 1937, to Helen Elliott Belding (1912-1996); brother of Katharine Hale Smith (born 1899; daughter-in-law of James P. Mackenzie).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Edward Talbot (1901-1966) — also known as Joseph E. Talbot — of Naugatuck, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Naugatuck, New Haven County, Conn., March 18, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1932; county judge in Connecticut, 1935-37; Connecticut state treasurer, 1939-41; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1942-47; candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1946; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1950. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Died in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1966 (age 65 years, 43 days). Interment at St. James' Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, August 11, 1930, to Grace Cleary.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gary Eugene Taylor (b. 1953) — also known as Gene Taylor — of Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Miss. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 17, 1953. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state senate, 1984-89; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1989-2003 (5th District 1989-2003, 4th District 2003); defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) — also known as Guy Vander Jagt — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Luther, Lake County, Mich. Born in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., August 26, 1931. Republican. Journalist; news director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in primary, 1992. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died, of pancreatic cancer, in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2007 (age 75 years, 300 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Carol VanderJagt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) — also known as J. Arthur Younger — of San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Albany, Linn County, Ore., April 11, 1893. Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63, 11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society; Delta Upsilon. Died, of leukemia, at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 20, 1967 (age 74 years, 70 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger; married, June 30, 1915, to Margaret Meany (died 1945); married, December 11, 1946, to Norma Wells.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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