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James Calhoun Adkins, Jr. (1915-1994) —
also known as James C. Adkins, Jr. —
of Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
18, 1915.
Son of James Calhoun Adkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Adkins.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1964-69; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Woodmen;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 79 years, 157
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews.
Republican. Athletic
coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Son of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin
Cemetery, Melvin, Ill.
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Son of Nicholas Armellino and Emilia (DiRito) Armellino.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-67; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (b. 1928) —
also known as Reubin Askew —
of Florida.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
11, 1928.
Son of Leon G. Askew and Alberta Askew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1962; Governor of
Florida, 1971-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stan Bainter (b. 1931) —
of Florida.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., January
23, 1931.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 25th District, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
American Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edmond Joseph Bannon (1912-2006) —
also known as E. Joseph Bannon —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., March 9,
1912.
Son of Edmond James Bannon and Rose (Goebel) Bannon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
treasurer
of Indiana Democratic Party, 1970-73.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American Legion; Elks.
Died January
17, 2006 (age 93 years, 314
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ross Bass (1918-1993) —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., March 17,
1918.
Son of Rev. William Arch Bass and Ethel (Shook) Bass.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; florist; soft drink
bottler; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1955-64; defeated,
1976; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died January
1, 1993 (age 74 years, 290
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) —
also known as Wilfred G. Bassett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 26,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., February
5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at East
Liberty Cemetery, East Liberty, Mich.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Richard Dewey Bensen (1898-1997) —
also known as Richard D. Bensen —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March 20,
1898.
Son of Richard Bensen and Annie Bensen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1946; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died in St. Johns
County, Fla., August
18, 1997 (age 99 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Nathaniel Bergstrom (1895-1969) —
also known as Clarence N. Bergstrom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Florida.
Born in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-43; Judge, Illinois
Court of Claims, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American Legion.
Died in September, 1969
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Milton Blackburn (1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Son of Smith Alford Blackburn and Laura (Browning) Blackburn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died in August, 1982
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) —
also known as Oliver P. Bolton —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
22, 1917.
Son of Chester
Castle Bolton and Frances
Payne Bolton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Joseph A. Boyd, Jr. (1916-2007) —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Hoschton, Jackson
County, Ga., November
16, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions.
Died, of heart
failure, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
26, 2007 (age 90 years, 344
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) —
also known as C. Farris Bryant —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 26,
1914.
Son of Charles Cecil Bryant and Lela (Farris) Bryant.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1960
(alternate); Governor of
Florida, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion; Jaycees;
Alpha
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 1,
2002 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Park, Ocala, Fla.
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Eagles; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred E. Busbey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., February
8, 1895.
Son of Charles Oscar Busbey and Martha (Welch) Busbey.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; stockbroker;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,
1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., February
11, 1966 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) —
also known as Harry P. Cain —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
10, 1906.
Republican. Mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1946-53; defeated, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Amvets; Phi
Delta Theta; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 3,
1979 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell, Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April 17,
2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Son of Benjamin L. Citron and Dora (Newmark) Citron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1938 (at-large).
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Barber Benjamin Conable, Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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George W. Cooper (b. 1897) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Glenfield, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1897.
Son of John W. Cooper and Catherine A. (Smith) Cooper.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-56.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Lillian Weisheit. |
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George W. Cornell (1896-1988) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
29, 1896.
Son of George W. Cornell and Minnie C. Cornell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1959-64; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1967.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 24,
1988 (age 91 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August 4,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; Presidential Elector for Florida, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Amvets; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order of
Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart
attack, in South Pasadena, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Merwin Curtis (b. 1931) —
also known as Kenneth M. Curtis; Ken
Curtis —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
8, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964,
1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1964; secretary of
state of Maine, 1965-66; Governor of
Maine, 1967-75; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1977; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1979-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 2008.
Protestant.
Member, Amvets;
American Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Son of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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John Levering Early (1896-1999) —
also known as John L. Early —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Staunton,
Va., December
19, 1896.
Son of Charles Edward Early (born 1862) and Ida (Clark) Early.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1933-39; municipal judge in
Florida, 1944-46; mayor
of Sarasota, Fla., 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 9,
1999 (age 102 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1924, to Maebelle Claire Brooks. |
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Charles Henry Elston (1891-1980) —
also known as Charles H. Elston —
of near Newtown, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August 1,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1939-53.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., September
25, 1980 (age 89 years, 55
days).
Interment at Lauderdale
Memorial Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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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, Clearwater, Fla.
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Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) —
also known as Aimé J. Forand —
of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., May 23,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
18, 1972 (age 76 years, 240
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Don Fuqua (b. 1933) —
of Altha, Calhoun
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
20, 1933.
Son of J. D. Fuqua and Lucille (Langford) Fuqua.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Florida
state house of representatives, 1959-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-87 (9th District 1963-67, 2nd
District 1967-87).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jaycees;
Woodmen;
Alpha
Gamma Rho; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) —
also known as R. A. Gray —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Concord, Pike
County, Ga., August 2,
1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
American Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1975
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward John Gurney (1914-1996) —
also known as Edward J. Gurney —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
12, 1914.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-69 (11th District 1963-67, 5th
District 1967-69); defeated, 1978; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1972
(speaker).
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 14,
1996 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) —
also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
4, 1899.
Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
chair
of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th
District 1973-77).
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., August 6,
1981 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Forest Arthur Harness (1895-1974) —
also known as Forest A. Harness —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 24,
1895.
Son of Oscar Melvin Harness and Elfie Marie (Willits) Harness.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; represented the United
States in the attempt to extradite Samuel
Insull from Greece, 1932-34; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., July 29,
1974 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) —
of Florida.
Born in Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000 (81st
District 1974-80, 86th District 1982-84, 1986-2000); defeated, 1972
(81st District), 1980 (81st District), 1984 (86th District); died in
office 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Association of Retired Persons; Audubon
Society; American Legion; Sierra
Club; Urban
League; Common
Cause.
While attending a primary victory rally
for Al Gore, suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day at a hospital
at Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 15,
2000 (age 75 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Spessard Lindsey Holland (1892-1971) —
also known as Spessard L. Holland —
of Bartow, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., July 10,
1892.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Holland and Fannie V. (Spessard) Holland.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Florida,
1921-29; member of Florida
state senate, 1932-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Florida, 1941-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1946-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Sponsor of 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax.
Died in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., November
6, 1971 (age 79 years, 119
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
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J. Edward Hutchinson (1914-1985) —
of Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich., October
13, 1914.
Son of Marc Hutchinson and Wilna (Leland) Hutchinson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1947-50;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1951-60; chair of
Allegan County Republican Party, 1960-61; candidate in primary
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 8th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1963-77.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 22,
1985 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Fennville
Village Cemetery, Fennville, Mich.
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Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) —
also known as Jacob K. Javits —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1904.
Son of Morris Javits and Ida (Littman) Javits.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York
state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated (Liberal), 1980;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Republican candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; United
World Federalists; Amvets.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 7,
1986 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Lamar Jeffers (1888-1983) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., April 16,
1888.
Son of William Henry Jeffers and Anna Frances (Jenkins) Jeffers.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1921-35.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., June 1,
1983 (age 95 years, 46
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Everett A. Kelly (b. 1926) —
of Florida.
Born in Foley, Baldwin
County, Ala., September
2, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; pharmacist;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Kiwanis;
American Legion; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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Thomas F. Lewis (b. 1924) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real
estate and investments, 1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Clark MacGregor (1922-2003) —
of Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 12,
1922.
Son of William Edwin MacGregor and Edith (Clark) MacGregor.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1961-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1964,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Chairman of President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign, July to November 1972.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in a hospital
at Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., February
10, 2003 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Hanford MacNider (1889-1968) —
also known as Jack MacNider —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, October
2, 1889.
Son of Charles Henry MacNider and May (Hanford) MacNider.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1948;
U.S. Minister to Canada, 1930-32; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1932;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., February
18, 1968 (age 78 years, 139
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Raymer Francis Maguire (b. 1890) —
also known as Raymer F. Maguire —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ocoee, Orange
County, Fla., November
30, 1890.
Son of David Oscar Maguire and Margaret Martha (Francis) Maguire.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; 17th Circuit State's
Attorney, 1923-27; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Ray Matthews (1907-1997) —
also known as Donald R. Matthews; Billy
Matthews —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Micanopy, Alachua
County, Fla., October
3, 1907.
Son of D. H. Matthews and Flora A. Matthews.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1935; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 1953-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Lions; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma
Mu; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., October
26, 1997 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Interment at Hawthorne
Cemetery, Hawthorne, Fla.
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Edwin Hyland May, Jr. (1924-2002) —
also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 28,
1924.
Son of Edwin Hyland May and Dorothy (Wells-Hannum) May.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,
1965; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Jaycees;
American Legion; Rotary.
Died in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state
senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
March
23, 1896.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
New York
state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Member, American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Eagles;
National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Crystal River, Citrus
County, Fla., April 23,
1978 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elmlawn
Cemetery, Kenmore, N.Y.
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Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) —
also known as F. Bradford Morse —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August 7,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned
1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died, of heart
failure, in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., December
18, 1994 (age 73 years, 133
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Pat Patterson (b. 1948) —
of Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
12, 1948.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 26th District, 1999-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jesse Insle Pavey (b. 1890) —
also known as Jesse I. Pavey —
of Belleair, Pinellas
County, Fla.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., April 20,
1890.
Democrat. Lumber
business; mayor of Belleair, Fla., 1926-30; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Son of Newton Fay Peterson and Willa E. (Geiger) Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March 28,
1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) —
also known as Richard L. Roudebush —
of Indiana.
Born near Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
18, 1918.
Son of Roy Lehr Roudebush (1890-1974) and Melissa Mae (McMahan)
Roudebush.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th
District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1970.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
The Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center, Indianapolis, Ind., is
named
for him.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., January
28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1890-1968) —
also known as Thomas J. Ryan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1890.
Son of John L. Ryan and Mary Belle (Tracy) Ryan.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
10, 1968 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Errett Power Scrivner (1898-1978) —
also known as Errett P. Scrivner —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., March 20,
1898.
Son of Rev. William Henry Scrivner and Nancy Etta (West) Scrivner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1943-59.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 5,
1978 (age 80 years, 46
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Florida
Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Fla.
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Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Amvets; Order of
Ahepa; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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Harold Shapiro (1906-1981) —
of Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Pereyaslov, Russia,
May 1,
1906.
Son of Max Shapiro and Fannie (Bernstein) Shapiro.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Miami Beach, Fla., 1953-55.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Zionist
Organization of America; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in May, 1981
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dorchester, Saline
County, Neb., September
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1948-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, American Legion.
Died, of a heart
attack, 1965
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Robert Joseph Twyman (1897-1976) —
also known as Robert J. Twyman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 18,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., June 28,
1976 (age 79 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Fuller Warren (1905-1973) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Blountstown, Calhoun
County, Fla., October
3, 1905.
Son of Charles Ryan Warren and Grace (Fuller) Warren.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1926-28, 1938-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928,
1956
(alternate); member Jacksonville city council, 1931-37; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1949-53.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Theta
Chi; Elks.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
23, 1973 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Nettle
Ridge Cemetery, Blountstown, Fla.
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Francis Eugene Worley (1908-1974) —
also known as Eugene Worley —
of Shamrock, Wheeler
County, Tex.
Born in Lone Wolf, Kiowa
County, Okla., October
10, 1908.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1935-40; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1941-50; resigned 1950;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1950-59.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., December
17, 1974 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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