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Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) —
also known as Dante B. Fascell —
of Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
1917.
Son of Charles A. Fascell and Mary (Gullotti) Fascell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th
District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation vice-chair).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Military
Order of the World Wars; Jaycees;
Kappa
Sigma.
Received Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1998.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
28, 1998 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
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Chester Bartow McMullen (1902-1953) —
also known as Chester B. McMullen —
of Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1951-53; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952.
Died in 1953
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April 29,
1895.
Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
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Anson Peacely Killen Safford (1830-1891) —
also known as A. P. K. Safford —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born near Hyde Park, Lamoille
County, Vt., February
14, 1830.
Son of Joseph Warren Safford (1775-1848) and Diantha (Little)
Safford.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 17th District, 1857-59; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1869-77; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona Territory, 1880.
Died in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
15, 1891 (age 61 years, 304
days).
Interment at Cycadia Cemetery.
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William Wallace Kingsbury (1828-1892) —
also known as W. W. Kingsbury —
of Minnesota.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., June 4,
1828.
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1857; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1857-58.
Died April 17,
1892 (age 63 years, 318
days).
Interment at Cycadia Cemetery.
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