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Fred John Ackel (b. 1927) —
also known as Fred J. Ackel —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., March 28,
1927.
Son of Fred Ackel and Anna (Azar) Ackel.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1964.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Delta; Young
Americans for Freedom; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Nancy Argenziano (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
1, 1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Bayamo, Cuba, November
27, 1936.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984,
1988,
1992;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,
1976.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry.
Died, of respiratory
arrest and cancer, in
Zion, Lake
County, Ill., March 24,
2003 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at Miami
Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.
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Carl Clyde Atkins (1914-1999) —
also known as C. Clyde Atkins —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1914.
Son of C. C. Atkins and Marguerite (Criste) Atkins.
Lawyer;
founder-trustee, Lawyers Title
Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99;
died in office 1999.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 11,
1999 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Rosemary Barkett (b. 1939) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas,
August
29, 1939.
Catholic
nun; lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1979-84; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1985-94; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1992-94; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1994-.
Female.
Catholic. Syrian
ancestry.
Inducted 1986 into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Still living as of 2000.
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Gustavo Barreiro (b. 1959) —
of Florida.
Born in Matanzas, Cuba, July 12,
1959.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 107th District, 1999-.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Son of Nicholas I. Beiter and Elizabeth (Wyman) Beiter.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1942.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 11,
1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Annie Betancourt (b. 1947) —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, March 3,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 116th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 25th District, 2002.
Female.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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John Ellis Bush (b. 1953) —
also known as Jeb Bush —
of Florida.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Tex., February
11, 1953.
Son of George
Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara (Pierce) Bush.
Republican. Real estate
business; Governor of
Florida, 1999-2007; defeated, 1994.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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James N. Callahan (1932-2007) —
of Mt. Morris, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mayor
of Mt. Morris, Mich.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 83rd District, 1967-70; defeated
in primary, 1964; candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1970.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Northside Hospital,
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
6, 2007 (age 75 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bay
Pines National Cemetery, North Bay Pines, Fla.
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William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988) —
also known as William J. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 19,
1905.
Son of John Campbell and Christina (Larson) Campbell.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1940-70;
chairman, board of trustees, St. Agnes Hospital.
Catholic.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Queen
of Peace Cemetery, Loxahatchee, Fla.
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Gaston Cantens (b. 1961) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., 1961.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 114th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) —
also known as John A. Cherberg —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
17, 1910.
Son of Frank Cherberg and Annie (Rand) Cherberg.
School
teacher; athletic
coach; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1964; account executive, KIRO-TV television
station.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Sigma Nu.
Died April 8,
1992 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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D. Lee Constantine (b. 1952) —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
6, 1952.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 37th District, 1993-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Catholic. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Cosgrove (b. 1949) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 21,
1949.
Son of Vivian
Rafferty Cosgrove.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 119th District, 1981-84,
1987-2000; candidate for Florida
state treasurer, 2000.
Catholic. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Alexander Cunnea (1868-1937) —
also known as William A. Cunnea —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland,
September
22, 1868.
Lawyer;
Socialist candidate for various offices; defense attorney for Eugene
V. Debs at one of his sedition trials.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Fort Worth (unknown
county), Fla., March 13,
1937 (age 68 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Joseph Curran, Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 7,
1931.
Son of J. Joseph Curran, Sr. and Catherine M. Curran.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1959-63; member of Maryland
state senate, 1963-83; Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1983-87; Maryland
state attorney general, 1987-2007; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1996,
2000.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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John Adrian Delaney (b. 1956) —
also known as John Delaney —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 29,
1956.
Republican. Mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1995-2003; president,
University of North Florida.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alex Diaz de la Portilla (b. 1964) —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., August
25, 1964.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 115th District, 1995-.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Mary Dolores Welch Denman (c.1932-2000) —
also known as M. Dolores Denman —
of New York.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for New York
state attorney general, 1978; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1979-2000; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1981-2000.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., 2000
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Nancy C. Detert (b. 1944) —
of Florida.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1944.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 70th District, 1999-.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1999.
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart (b. 1954) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, August
13, 1954.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1987-89; defeated (Democratic),
1982; member of Florida
state senate, 1989-92; U.S.
Representative from Florida 21st District, 1993-.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Mario Diaz-Balart (b. 1961) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., September
25, 1961.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-92, 2000-02; member of Florida
state senate, 1992-2000; U.S.
Representative from Florida 25th District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paula Dockery (b. 1961) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 6,
1961.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 64th District, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Junior
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frank Farkas (b. 1956) —
of Florida.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1956.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1999-.
Catholic. Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Mike Fasano (b. 1958) —
of New Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born in Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y., June 11,
1958.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 45th District, 1995-; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2008.
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William R. Filbin (1921-2004) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
10, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; customhouse
broker; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1967.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2004 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Marco
Island Cemetery, Marco Island, Fla.
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Heather Fiorentino (b. 1958) —
of New Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., 1958.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 46th District, 1999-.
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1999.
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Mark Flanagan (b. 1963) —
of Florida.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
14, 1963.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 68th District, 1995-.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1999.
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Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) —
also known as Mark A. Foley —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1954.
Republican. Real estate
agent; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member
of Florida
state senate, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned
2006.
Catholic. Gay.
Forced to
resign in September, 2006, over sexually
explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no
criminal charges were filed.
Still living as of 2010.
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Richard E. Folz (1921-1973) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in 1921.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1953-73.
Catholic.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., March 5,
1973 (age about 51
years).
Interment at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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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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Rodolfo Garcia, Jr. (b. 1963) —
also known as Rudy Garcia —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April 15,
1963.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 110th District, 1985-88,
1989-2000; member of Florida
state senate 40th District, 2001-.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2007.
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Leon E. Giuffreda (1913-1999) —
of Centereach, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 1,
1913.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1966-76.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Died November
8, 1999 (age 86 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Henriquez (b. 1964) —
also known as Bob Henriquez;
"Coach" —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., September
23, 1964.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 58th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2004.
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Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) —
also known as Richard J. Hughes —
of New Jersey.
Born in Florence, Burlington
County, N.J., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972;
county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New
Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of
New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-81.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
7, 1992 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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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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Bruce Kyle (b. 1969) —
of Florida.
Born in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., May 30,
1969.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1999-.
Catholic. Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1999.
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George S. LeMieux (b. 1969) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., May 21,
1969.
Son of George Harvey LeMieux and Karen Ann (Huckestein) LeMieux.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Florida
state house of representatives, 1998; chair of
Broward County Republican Party, 2000-02; chief of staff for Gov.
Charlie
Crist, 2007; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 2008;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2009-11; appointed 2009.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2011.
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Connie Mack III (b. 1940) —
also known as Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy
III —
of Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
29, 1940.
Son of Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, Jr. and Susan (Sheppard)
McGillicuddy.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Florida 13th District, 1983-89; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1989-2001.
Catholic. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2010.
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Connie Mack IV (b. 1967) —
also known as Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV —
of Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., August
12, 1967.
Son of Connie
Mack III and Ludie Priscilla (Hobbs) Mack.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 2000-03; U.S.
Representative from Florida 14th District, 2005-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2012.
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Stephen Russell Mallory (c.1812-1873) —
also known as Stephen R. Mallory —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,
of American parents, about 1812.
Son of Charles Mallory and Ellen Mallory.
Democrat. County judge in Florida, 1837-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1851-61; Confederate
Secretary of the Navy, 1861-65.
Catholic.
Arrested
as a Confederate
by Union troops in 1865 and imprisoned
until March 1866.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
9, 1873 (age about 61
years).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Stephen Russell Mallory, Jr. (1848-1907) —
also known as Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
2, 1848.
Son of Stephen
Russell Mallory.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1876; member of Florida
state senate, 1880-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1891-95; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.
Catholic.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
23, 1907 (age 59 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) —
also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Joe
Martin —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., November
3, 1884.
Son of Joseph William Martin and Catherine (Katon) Martin.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1916,
1936,
1940
(Permanent
Chair), 1944
(Permanent
Chair), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920;
secretary
of Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District
1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Grange.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March 6,
1968 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
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Robert Martinez (b. 1934) —
also known as Bob Martinez —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., December
25, 1934.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1979-86; resigned 1986; Governor of
Florida, 1987-91; defeated, 1990.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alexander J. Matturri (1913-1992) —
also known as Alex Matturri; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1952; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1968-72; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1977-83.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
14, 1992 (age 78 years, 51
days).
Interment somewhere
in Montclair, N.J.
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James Michael Mead (1885-1964) —
also known as James M. Mead —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Angola, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
27, 1885.
Democrat. Railroad
switchman; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1919-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1938-47; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942, 1946; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1949-55; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1950-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York, 1956.
Catholic.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March 15,
1964 (age 78 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oakhill
Cemetery, Clermont, Fla.
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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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John Morroni (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
16, 1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 50th District, 1993-.
Catholic. Member, Theta Xi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Sandra Murman (b. 1950) —
of Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., August 9,
1950.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 56th District, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1999.
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Stephen Cornelius O'Connell (1916-2001) —
also known as Stephen C. O'Connell —
of Florida.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
22, 1916.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1955-67; appointed 1955; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1966-67; first
Catholic to win a statewide election in Florida, 1956; president
of the University of Florida, 1967-73; the sports arena there is
named for him.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer, in
Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., April 13,
2001 (age 85 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Lawrence O'Toole (1902-1964) —
also known as Donald L. O'Toole —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 1,
1902.
Son of Thomas J. O'Toole and Jane R. (Healy) O'Toole.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-53 (8th District 1937-45, 13th
District 1945-53); defeated, 1956.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., September
12, 1964 (age 62 years, 42
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Douglas Brian Peterson (b. 1935) —
also known as Douglas Peterson; Pete
Peterson —
of Florida.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1991-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996;
U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Manuel Prieguez (b. 1971) —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., February
24, 1971.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 113th District, 1999-.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Young
Americans for Freedom.
Still living as of 1999.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (b. 1952) —
also known as Ileana Ros —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, July 15,
1952.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1983-86; member of Florida
state senate, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from Florida 18th District, 1989-.
Female.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Marco Rubio (b. 1971) —
of West Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 28,
1971.
Son of Mario Rubio (1927-2010) and Oria (Garcia) Rubio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 111th District, 2000-08; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 2007-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2011-.
Catholic; later Evangelical
Christian. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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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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Tim Ryan (b. 1956) —
of Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dania (now Dania Beach), Broward
County, Fla., February
7, 1956.
Son of A. J.
Ryan, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 99th District, 1999-.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frank J. Sanchez (b. 1959) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born June 16,
1959.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alfred Edward Santangelo (1912-1978) —
also known as Alfred E. Santangelo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50, 1953-56; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1957-63; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1966.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Phi Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March 30,
1978 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frank Savickas (1935-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 14,
1935.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1967-71; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1971-93 (27th District 1971-83, 15th District
1983-93).
Catholic. Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
First
Lithuanian-American member of the Illinois legislature.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., May 14,
2001 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Clay Shaw, Jr. (b. 1939) —
also known as E. Clay Shaw, Jr. —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April 19,
1939.
Republican. Mayor
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1975-81; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1981-2007 (12th District 1981-83,
15th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-2007).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ken Sorensen —
of Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1980
(alternate), 1984;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 120th District, 1999.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1999.
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Anthony Suarez (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 35th District, 1999-.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edwin John Turanchik (born c.1956) —
also known as Ed Turanchik;
"Choo-Choo" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1956.
Son of John Turanchik.
Anderson Coalition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1980;
lawyer;
real
estate developer; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1990-2000; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2011.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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Carlos L. Valdés (b. 1951) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, May 4,
1951.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 111th District, 1989-.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Charles Albert Vanik (1913-2007) —
also known as Charles A. Vanik —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 7,
1913.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1955-81 (21st District 1955-69, 22nd
District 1969-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1960,
1964.
Catholic. Czech
ancestry.
Died in Jupiter, Palm Beach
County, Fla., August
30, 2007 (age 94 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Veltri (b. 1912) —
of Plantation, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 8,
1912.
Son of Rocco Veltri and Josephine (Piperno) Veltri.
Mayor
of Plantation, Fla., 1975-99.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1999.
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J. Alex Villalobos (b. 1963) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
2, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 112th District, 1993-.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Thomas J. Whelan (1922-2002) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born January
28, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1963-71; removed 1971; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Tried
on federal charges
of extortion
and conspiracy; convicted
and sentenced
to 15 years in prison.
Died following a heart
attack, in a nursing
home in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 31,
2002 (age 80 years, 184
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. (1920-2006) —
also known as Vince Whibbs —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
8, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1978-91.
Catholic. Member, Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 30,
2006 (age 86 years, 111
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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