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Bert Leigh Acker (1882-1960) —
also known as Bert L. Acker; Adelbert Leigh
Acker —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1882.
Son of Oscar J. Acker and Sarah E. Acker.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Florida, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidate
for Governor of
Florida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Actor
in two silent
movies, 1919-20.
Died in 1960
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Wallace Adair, Jr. (1914-2006) —
also known as Charles W. Adair, Jr. —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Florida.
Born in Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio, January
26, 1914.
Son of Charles Wallace Adair and Sarah Torrence (Goulard) Adair.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nogales, 1940-41; Mexico City, 1941; Bombay, 1942-46; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1965-69; Uruguay, 1969-72.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., January
22, 2006 (age 91 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alto Adams (1899-1988) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Walton
County, Fla., January
31, 1899.
Son of Lanyer Adams and Octavia (Crosby) Adams.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1938-40; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1940-51, 1967-68.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks.
Died February
20, 1988 (age 89 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Whiting Allen (b. 1854) —
also known as George W. Allen —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
1, 1854.
Son of William Smith Allen and Mary Jane (Sprague) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Florida
state senate, 1879-83; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1896; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1897-1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1908 (1st District), 1912 (at-large).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Arnall (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Arnall —
of Florida.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., February
14, 1947.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 18th District, 1989-.
Episcopalian. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Still living as of 1999.
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Horace Cameron Avery (b. 1874) —
also known as Horace C. Avery —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., July 1,
1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Son of Charles D. Berry and Elizabeth (Murphy) Berry.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956,
1972;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, Jr. (1908-1965) —
also known as Albert J. Beveridge, Jr. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Manchester, Essex
County, Mass., August
21, 1908.
Son of Albert
Jeremiah Beveridge and Catherine Spencer (Eddy) Beveridge
(1881-1970).
Republican. Newspaper
reporter and columnist;
radio
newscaster; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1936;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
15, 1965 (age 56 years, 147
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Alexander Blount (1851-1921) —
also known as William A. Blount —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Clarke
County, Ala., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1903-05.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died June 15,
1921 (age 69 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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John Branch (1782-1863) —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., November
4, 1782.
Son of Col. John Branch and Mary (Bradford) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of
North Carolina, 1817-20; federal
judge, 1822; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1844-45.
Episcopalian.
Died of pneumonia,
in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., January
4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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Johnnie Byrd, Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Brewton, Escambia
County, Ala., February
18, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 62nd District, 1997-.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April 15,
1884.
Son of Davis J. Cable and Mary (Harnley) Cable.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Lima Telephone and
Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad,
Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1936.
Episcopalian or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Grange; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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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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Richard Keith Call (1792-1862) —
also known as Richard K. Call —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie
County, Va., October
24, 1792.
Whig. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1823; U.S. Special
Diplomatic Agent to Cuba, 1829-30; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1836-39, 1841-44; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1845.
Episcopalian.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., September
14, 1862 (age 69 years, 325
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Thomas LeRoy Collins (1909-1991) —
also known as LeRoy Collins —
of Florida.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 10,
1909.
Son of Marvin H. Collins and Mattie (Brandon) Collins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1934-40; member of Florida
state senate 8th District, 1940-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1955-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died of cancer, in
Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 12,
1991 (age 82 years, 2
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
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Ander Crenshaw (b. 1944) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
1, 1944.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 24th District, 1972-78; candidate
for secretary of
state of Florida, 1978; member of Florida
state senate 8th District, 1986-94; candidate in primary for Governor of
Florida, 1994; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 2001-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Son of William S. Curtin and Edna G. (Mountford) Curtin.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Horatio Davis (1840-1912) —
of Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 16,
1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
county judge in Virginia, 1880-86; mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1908-09.
Episcopalian.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., June 12,
1912 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1902.
Son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian. English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal
Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 16,
1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Edmond
O. Dewey; son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of
print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times (out of print) |
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Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) —
also known as Peter H. Dominick —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 7,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1957-61; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1961-63; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1963-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1975.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., March 18,
1981 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Son of Ossian A. Drane and Josephine F. (Dickey) Drane.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real
estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power
Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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James Burrows Edwards (b. 1927) —
also known as Jim Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1973-74; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Hull Ellis (b. 1867) —
also known as William H. Ellis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., September
17, 1867.
Son of Charles H. Ellis and Julia F. (Wilson) Ellis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Florida, 1900;
Florida
state auditor, 1903; Florida
state attorney general, 1904-09; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1915-38.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Ellis and Julia F. (Wilson) Ellis; married 1894 to M.
Ramelle Nicholson (died 1902); married 1906 to Ena H.
Taylor (daughter of Robert
Fenwick Taylor). |
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Tillie Kidd Fowler (1942-2005) —
also known as Tillie K. Fowler; Tillie
Kidd —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., December
23, 1942.
Daughter of Edwards
Culver Kidd, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Robert
G. Stephens, Jr., 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1993-2001; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Junior
League.
Died, of a brain
hemorrhage, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 2,
2005 (age 62 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Mathis Gober (b. 1875) —
also known as William M. Gober —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.; Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Commerce, Jackson
County, Ga., July 29,
1875.
Son of William J. Gober and Clarisa (Embry) Gober.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1920
(alternate), 1924;
candidate for Florida
state attorney general, 1920; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1921-29; candidate
for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lake Jones (b. 1867) —
of Florida.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., February
10, 1867.
Republican. U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1924-.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Carl Kemp (b. 1884) —
also known as Edwin C. Kemp —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., August
24, 1884.
Son of Charles Edwin Kemp and Harriet Elizabeth (Moulton) Kemp.
U.S. Consul in SAINT Pierre and Miquelon, 1914-15; Marseille, 1915-16; Tunis, 1916-19; Bucharest, 1919-21; Budapest, 1921-23; Danzig, 1923-29; Le Havre, 1929-33; Moncton, 1933-35; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, 1935-36; Halifax, 1943-45; Kingston, 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edwin Kemp and Harriet Elizabeth (Moulton) Kemp; married,
September
12, 1909, to Bernette Zoe Chase (died 1918); married, November
26, 1919, to Anna Durkee Smith. |
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Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) —
also known as Claude R. Kirk, Jr. —
of Florida.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., January
7, 1926.
Son of Claude R. Kirk and Sarah (McLure) Kirk.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; insurance
business; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1964; Governor of
Florida, 1967-71; defeated in Democratic primary, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., September
28, 2011 (age 85 years, 264
days).
Interment at South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Fla.
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Alfred J. Lawson, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Al Lawson —
of Florida.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., September
21, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 8th District, 1983-.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Walter Philip Leber (1918-2009) —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
12, 1918.
Son of Walter Leber and Bonnie Vera (Blackman) Leber.
Petroleum
engineer;
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1940-74; Governor of
Panama Canal Zone, 1967-70.
Episcopalian. Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died August 3,
2009 (age 90 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Son of Walter R. Mahany and Annette (Baldwin) Mahany.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira William McCollum, Jr. (b. 1944) —
also known as Bill McCollum —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.; Longwood, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla., July 12,
1944.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; chair of
Seminole County Republican Party, 1976-80; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1981-2001 (5th District 1981-93, 8th
District 1993-2001); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2000; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sharon J. Merchant (b. 1963) —
of Florida.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., August
30, 1963.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 83rd District, 1993-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1999.
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John L. Mica (b. 1943) —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., January
27, 1943.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1977-81; candidate for Florida
state senate, 1980; U.S.
Representative from Florida 7th District, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Daniel Miller (b. 1942) —
also known as Dan Miller —
of Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., May 30,
1942.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Florida 13th District, 1993-2003.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Susie Monroe (b. 1898) —
also known as Susie Wallace —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 4,
1898.
Daughter of Sandy Wallace and Susan Wallace.
Democrat. Dressmaker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County 23rd
District, 1949-54; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Female.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ruth Bryan Owen (1885-1954) —
also known as Ruth Bryan; Ruth Bryan Rohde; Mrs.
Borge Rohde —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
2, 1885.
Daughter of William
Jennings Bryan and Mary Elizabeth (Baird) Bryan (1861-1930).
Democrat. Lecturer;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1929-33; U.S. Minister
to Denmark, 1933-36.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Delta
Gamma.
first
woman to be elected to Congress from the South; inducted 1992 into
the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died in Copenhagen, Denmark,
July
26, 1954 (age 68 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ordrup
Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., October
19, 1885.
Son of Giles
Jared Patterson (1827-1891) and Mary Virginia (Ross) Patterson
(1847-1926).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1913.
Episcopalian. Member, Civitan;
Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
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Adam H. Putnam (b. 1974) —
of Bartow, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., July 31,
1974.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 63rd District, 1996-2001; U.S.
Representative from Florida 12th District, 2001-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Aiken Reed (1880-1953) —
also known as David A. Reed —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
21, 1880.
Son of James
Hay Reed and Kate J. (Aiken) Reed.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Pennsylvania Industrial Accidents Commission, 1912-15;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1932,
1940.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., February
10, 1953 (age 72 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dave Russell (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 18,
1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 44th District, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1999.
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Dixie Newton Sansom (b. 1948) —
also known as Dixie Sansom; Dixie Ann
Newton —
of Florida.
Born in a hospital
at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., December
6, 1948.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1984-92; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1988;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1992.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles W. Sawyer (1887-1979) —
also known as "Buzz" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1887.
Son of Edward Milton Sawyer and Caroline (Butler) Sawyer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1933-35; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934 (primary), 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 1936-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1944-45; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53; part owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball
team.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 7,
1979 (age 92 years, 56
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Karen L. Thurman (b. 1951) —
of Dunnellon, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., January
12, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state senate, 1983-92; U.S.
Representative from Florida 5th District, 1993-2003; defeated,
2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2008;
Florida
Democratic state chair, 2008.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jim Tullis (b. 1941) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., November
3, 1941.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 17th District, 1999-.
Episcopalian. Member, Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frederica S. Wilson (b. 1942) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
5, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 104th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2008.
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Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 2,
1876.
Son of Buchanan Winthrop and Sarah Helen (Townsend) Winthrop.
Republican. Banker; stockbroker;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director,
Long Island Railroad.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Dudley Withers (b. 1916) —
also known as Charles D. Withers —
of Florida.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April 15,
1916.
Son of James Dudley Withers and Ella (Dorroh) Withers.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Bombay, 1946-48; U.S. Consul General in Nairobi, 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, 1963-66.
Episcopalian. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 1991.
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