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Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Riverview, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
21, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72,
60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Fraternal Order of Police; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1982
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony C. Hill, Sr. (b. 1957) —
also known as Tony Hill —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
9, 1957.
Democrat. Longshoreman;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 14th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1936.
Son of Morris
W. Hood, Sr..
Democrat. Assembler, Ford Motor
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72,
7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1976,
1980;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
United Auto Workers.
Died in Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla., March 29,
2002 (age 66 years, 87
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Paul Joseph Krebs (1912-1996) —
also known as Paul J. Krebs —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 26,
1912.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1965-67; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1972.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Died in Hallandale (now Hallandale Beach), Broward
County, Fla., September
17, 1996 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) —
also known as George L. Murphy —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 4,
1902.
Republican. Professional actor
and dancer
in 1934-52; appeared in films
such as For Me And My Gal, Battleground; president,
Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild.
Died, of leukemia,
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 3,
1992 (age 89 years, 304
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) —
also known as A. Philip Randolph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., April 15,
1889.
Son of James William Randolph and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president,
AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.
Died May 16,
1979 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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Everett R. Shafer (1911-2005) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Esty, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., October
3, 1911.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52,
1955-58.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Moose;
Blue
Key; National Education Association.
Died August 9,
2005 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Eden Cemetery, Crescent City, Fla.
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James Castle Turner (c.1917-1996) —
also known as J. C. Turner; "Mr.
Labor" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., about 1917.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, Urban
League.
President
of the International Union of Operating Engineers, 1975-85.
Died, after a series of strokes,
in Day Shore Convalescent
Center, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April 13,
1996 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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