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Arthur Lewis Miller (1892-1967) —
also known as Arthur L. Miller; A. L.
Miller —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.
Born near Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., May 24,
1892.
Son of Reno Jesse Miller and Ada Mae (Berry) Miller.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1937-41; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1940; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1943-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., March 16,
1967 (age 74 years, 296
days).
Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
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Harold Orrin Lovre (1904-1972) —
also known as Harold O. Lovre —
of Hayti, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Toronto, Deuel
County, S.Dak., January
30, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1941-44; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1949-57; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
17, 1972 (age 67 years, 352
days).
Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
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Frank W. Kuehl (1894-1991) —
of Fountain City, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born September
14, 1894.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924.
Died November
19, 1991 (age 97 years, 66
days).
Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
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Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1891-1971) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Lexington,
Va., August
23, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945-62.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died August 4,
1971 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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Richard Johns Bowie (1807-1881) —
also known as Richard J. Bowie —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 23,
1807.
Whig. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1836-37; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Maryland, 1839 (speaker); U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1849-53; candidate
for Governor of
Maryland, 1853; state court judge in Maryland, 1861-81.
Died near Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., March 12,
1881 (age 73 years, 262
days).
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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John G. England —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Mayor
of Rockville, Md., 1894-96.
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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John McDonald (1837-1917) —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Ireland,
May
24, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1882; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1897-99.
Episcopalian.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1917 (age 79 years, 251
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) —
also known as Walter P. Johnson —
of Germantown, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born near Humboldt, Allen
County, Kan., November
6, 1887.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940.
Professional baseball
pitcher with Washington Senators, 1907-27; won 417 games, second only
to Cy Young; held major league record in career strikeouts (3508)
from 1921 until 1983; holds record for career shutouts (110) and
other records; was pitcher at the 1910 baseball game at which William
H. Taft became the first
President to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the Washington
Senators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to the Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1936.
Died, of a brain
tumor in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1946 (age 59 years, 34
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Son of James G. Bennett and Mary (Bonifas) Bennett.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August 9,
1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) —
also known as John J. O'Connor —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Raynham, Bristol
County, Mass., November
23, 1885.
Son of Daniel B. O'Connor and Elizabeth A. (Gorman) O'Connor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated
(Andrew Jackson), 1938; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Died in 1960
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Son of Patrick O'Hara and Catharine (Doyle) O'Hara.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Charles Francis McLaughlin (1887-1976) —
also known as Charles F. McLaughlin —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 19,
1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1935-43; defeated,
1942; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1949-64.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
5, 1976 (age 88 years, 231
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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John Miller Baer (1886-1970) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., March 29,
1886.
Civil
engineer; farmer; cartoonist;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated
(Non-Partisan League), 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) —
also known as Leo J. Callanan —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
18, 1900.
Son of Edward John Callanan (c.1867-1948) and Helena Clare (Murphy)
Callanan (c.1868-1951).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Melbourne, 1926-27; Adelaide, 1929; U.S. Consul in Port Said, 1931; Madras, 1932; Malaga, 1938; Pernambuco, 1943; Victoria, 1947; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1949.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from chronic
emphysema, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
5, 1982 (age 81 years, 352
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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John Joseph Sirica (1904-1992) —
also known as John J. Sirica —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born March 19,
1904.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1956;
federal
judge, 1975.
Italian
ancestry.
Died August
14, 1992 (age 88 years, 148
days).
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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