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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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Fred L. Doringer (b. 1889) —
also known as Joe Doringer —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
19, 1889.
Son of Phillip Doringer and Phillipine Doringer.
Democrat. Auditor;
talent scout for Pittsburgh Pirates baseball
team; studio director, Radio Station WMMN, Fairmont; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1933-38,
1943-52.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Gray (1915-1986) —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 17,
1915.
Democrat. Editor and publisher of the Albany Herald newspaper;
owner of WALB radio and television stations; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1960; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1966; mayor of
Albany, Ga., 1974-86; died in office 1986.
The James H. Gray Civic Center in Albany is named for
him.
Died, following a heart
attack, at the New England Medical
Center, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
19, 1986 (age 71 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cleair Ranger. |
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John William Haigis (1881-1960) —
also known as John W. Haigis —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., July 31,
1881.
Son of John Haigis and Elizabeth (Hildebrandt) Haigis.
Republican. Founder, editor, and publisher of the Greenfield
Recorder newspaper;
banker;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1915-16, 1923-26; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1929-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1940;
trustee of the University of Massachusetts, 1940-56; owner and
operator of radio station WHAI.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Died in 1960
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Green
River Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of John Haigis and Elizabeth (Hildebrandt) Haigis; married, December
3, 1913, to Rose Luippold (died 1920); married, December
3, 1942, to Alice G. Whelan. |
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Jordan Levy (b. 1943) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born November
4, 1943.
Radio show host; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1980-81, 1988-93.
Still living as of 1993.
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Thomas Lawson McCall (1913-1983) —
also known as Tom McCall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Egypt, Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 22,
1913.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1954; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1965-67; Governor of
Oregon, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1972
(delegation chair).
Radio and television commentator.
Died January
8, 1983 (age 69 years, 292
days).
Interment at Redmond
Memorial Cemetery, Redmond, Ore.; statue erected 2008 at Riverfront
Park, Salem, Ore.
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