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  Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known as Dean Acheson — of Washington, D.C. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., April 11, 1893. Son of Edward Campion Acheson (1858-1934; Episcopal bishop of Connecticut) and Eleanor Gertrude (Gooderham) Acheson (1870-1958). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S. Secretary of State, 1949-53. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department. Died, probably from a heart attack, over his desk in his study, Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Md., October 12, 1971 (age 78 years, 184 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Campion Acheson (1858-1934; Episcopal bishop of Connecticut) and Eleanor Gertrude (Gooderham) Acheson (1870-1958); married, May 5, 1917, to Alice Caroline Stanley (1895-1996; artist); father of David Campion Acheson.
  Cross-reference: Lucius D. Battle — Francis E. Meloy, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Dean Acheson: Present at the Creation : My Years in the State Department (1969)
  Books about Dean Acheson: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made — Robert L. Beisner, Dean Acheson : A Life in the Cold War
  Brockman Adams (1927-2004) — also known as Brock Adams — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., January 13, 1927. Son of Charles Leslie Adams (born 1896) and Vera Eleanor (Beemer) Adams (born 1903). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77; U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; resigned 1979; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1987-93; in 1992, he was accused by eight women of sexual misconduct including sexual harassment and rape; he denied the allegations, and no charges were ever brought, but the scandal ended his political career. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Federal Bar Association. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md., September 10, 2004 (age 77 years, 241 days). Interment at Broad Creek Cemetery, Stevensville, Md.
  Relatives: Married, August 16, 1952, to Mary Elizabeth Scott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) — also known as William J. Adams — of Carthage, Moore County, N.C. Born in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., January 27, 1860. Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1908-21; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1934 (age 74 years, 113 days). Interment somewhere in Carthage, N.C.
  Relatives: Married to Florence Wall.
  Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 13, 1879. Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior status 1946. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., March 29, 1955 (age 75 years, 350 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married, July 14, 1903, to Bertha McNaught.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., June 28, 1877. Son of Alexander Armstrong and Elizabeth Key (Scott) Armstrong. Republican. Lawyer; Washington County State's Attorney, 1908-12; Maryland state attorney general, 1919-23; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924; director, Potomac Edison electric utility, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Co. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died in Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md., November 20, 1939 (age 62 years, 145 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
  Relatives: Married, January 25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods (died 1938).
  John Ries Bartels (1897-1997) — also known as John R. Bartels — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 8, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1959-73; took senior status 1973. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died in Long Island Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 13, 1997 (age 99 years, 97 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) — also known as Robert E. Bauman — of Easton, Talbot County, Md. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1937. Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1972 (alternate); member of Maryland state senate, 1971-73; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated, 1980. Catholic. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; American Bar Association; Elks; Humane Society; Jaycees; Izaak Walton League; Gay. Pleaded guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation charge. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Married, November 19, 1960, to Carol Gene Dawson (annulled).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George Beall (b. 1937) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., August 17, 1937. Son of James Glenn Beall and Margaret (Schwarzenbach) Beall. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1968; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1970-75. Episcopalian. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1975.
  Relatives: Son of James Glenn Beall and Margaret (Schwarzenbach) Beall; brother of John Glenn Beall, Jr.; married, December 30, 1964, to Nancy Stewart Roche. See Beall family of Maryland.
  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, Silver Spring, Md.
  Relatives: Married, May 4, 1929, to Corinne Waldhuetter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Orange County, N.C., November 8, 1871. Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham. Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Baltimore, Md., December 18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham; married, May 20, 1896, to Eleanor E. Miller (died 1913); married, November 15, 1916, to Mary Lily (Kenan) Flagler; married, August 20, 1924, to Mrs. James Byron Hilliard.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Evan Black, Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as Walter E. Black, Jr. — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 7, 1926. Son of Walter Evan Black and Margaret (Rice) Black. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1956-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1960 (alternate), 1964; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1982-94; took senior status 1994. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2001.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1951, to Catharine S. Foster.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Charles Stanley Blair (1927-1980) — also known as C. Stanley Blair — of Whiteford, Harford County, Md.; Darlington, Harford County, Md. Born in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Md., December 20, 1927. Son of Charles Edward Blair and Beulah (Gibson) Blair. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1963-67; secretary of state of Maryland, 1967-69; candidate in primary for Governor of Maryland, 1970; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1971-80; died in office 1980. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Fallston, Harford County, Md., April 20, 1980 (age 52 years, 122 days). Interment at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Md.
  Relatives: Married, June 27, 1964, to Opal Whiteford.
  See also federal judicial profile
  John L. Boettner, Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as Si Boettner — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 18, 1943. Son of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78; defeated, 1970, 1972; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Sierra Club; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1989.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1968, to Catherine Frerotte.
  Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (b. 1940) — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 18, 1940. Son of Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs. Democrat. Economist; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; brother of Barbara Boggs Sigmund; married, December 27, 1960, to Mary Barbara Denechaud. See Claiborne-Boggs family.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Daniel Baugh Brewster (1923-2007) — also known as Daniel B. Brewster — of Glyndon, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore County, Md., November 23, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1951-58; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1959-63; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1963-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Indicted in 1969 on charges of accepting an illegal gratuity; after trial, conviction, and reversal, pleaded no contest, 1975. Died, of liver cancer, in Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Md., August 19, 2007 (age 83 years, 269 days). Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md.
  Relatives: Married 1967 to Anne Bullitt (daughter of William Christian Bullitt); married 1976 to Judy Lynn Aarsand. See Bullitt family of Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) — also known as Edward R. Burke — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Runningwater, Bon Homme County, S.Dak., November 28, 1880. Son of Patrick Dorsey Burke and Mary (Nolan) Burke. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., November 4, 1968 (age 87 years, 342 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  Relatives: Married, December 28, 1911, to Henrietta Flinn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Dean Burlison (b. 1933) — also known as Bill Burlison — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Wardell, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 15, 1933. Democrat. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated, 1980. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Jaycees; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1999.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) — also known as John M. Butler — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 21, 1897. Son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West (Riddle) Butler. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1952, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee); member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C., March 14, 1978 (age 80 years, 236 days). Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
  Presumably named for: John Marshall
  Relatives: Married, April 5, 1926, to Marie Louise Abell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Benjamin Louis Cardin (b. 1943) — also known as Benjamin L. Cardin — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., October 5, 1943. Son of Meyer M. Cardin and Dora (Green) Cardin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1967-86 (District 5 1967-74, District 42 1975-86); Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1979-86; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, November 24, 1964, to Myrna Edelman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) — also known as Virgil Chapman — of Irvine, Estill County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born in Middleton, Simpson County, Ky., March 15, 1895. Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District 1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated, 1928; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Delta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Woodmen; Maccabees; Sons of Confederate Veterans. Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 8, 1951 (age 55 years, 358 days). Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1920, to Mary Adams Talbott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clark McAdams Clifford (1906-1998) — also known as Clark M. Clifford — Born in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., December 25, 1906. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1968-69. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 20, 1969. Died October 10, 1998 (age 91 years, 289 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Clark Clifford: Counsel to the President : A Memoir (1991)
  Books about Clark Clifford: Douglas Frantz & David McKean, Friends in High Places : The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford
  Charles Pearce Coady (1868-1934) — also known as Charles P. Coady — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., February 22, 1868. Son of Michael Coady and Mary (Lyons) Coady. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state senate, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1913-21; defeated, 1920. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died in Baltimore, Md., February 16, 1934 (age 65 years, 359 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Millie Kenly.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Purrington Cole, Jr. (1889-1957) — also known as William P. Cole, Jr. — of Towson, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Towson, Baltimore County, Md., May 11, 1889. Son of William Purrington Cole and Ida Estelle (Stocksdale) Cole. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1927-29, 1931-43; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1942-52; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1952-57. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Junior Order; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Baltimore, Md., September 22, 1957 (age 68 years, 134 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, June 27, 1918, to Edith Moore Cole.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Edward Day (1914-1996) — also known as J. Edward Day — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., October 11, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; U.S. Postmaster General, 1961-63. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi. Implemented the ZIP code. Died, of a heart attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince George's County, Md., October 29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Samuel K. Dennis (b. 1874) — of Roland Park, Baltimore, Md. Born in Worcester County, Md., September 28, 1874. Son of Samuel K. Dennis and Sally Handy (Crisfield) Dennis. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to Gov. John Walter Smith, 1900-04; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1904; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1915-20; state court judge in Maryland, 1928-36; law professor. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 1, 1911, to Helen Gordon Moore.
  Bernard S. Deutsch (b. 1884) — of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Maryland, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; Independent candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1932. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Jewish Congress; Zionist Organization of America. Burial location unknown.
  Bernard Joseph Flynn (1888-1971) — also known as Bernard J. Flynn — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., February 10, 1888. Son of Bernard Flynn and Mary (McGann) Flynn. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1934-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in September, 1971 (age 83 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 31, 1937, to Teresa Margaret Berger.
  Robert Elliott Freer (b. 1896) — also known as Robert E. Freer — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Westmoreland Hills, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Madisonville, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 30, 1896. Son of Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1935-48; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1939, 1944, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Sons of the Revolution; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer; married, October 27, 1919, to Hazel Louise Davis (divorced); married, April 12, 1925, to Olive Roberts.
  John Alexander Giannetti, Jr. (b. 1964) — also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. — of Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born, in a hospital, at Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, N.C., June 9, 1964. Son of John A. Giannetti, Sr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated, 1994; member of Maryland state senate 21st District, 2003-. Catholic. Italian, Irish, and American Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Jaycees; Sons of Italy; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2003.
  Charles W. Gilchrist (1936-1999) — Born in Washington, D.C., November 12, 1936. Lawyer; member of Maryland state senate 17th District, 1975-78. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Baltimore, Md., June 24, 1999 (age 62 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) — also known as Louis L. Goldstein — of Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md. Born in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md., March 14, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of Maryland state senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996; Maryland state comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1964; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1996. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Farm Bureau; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, of apparent cardiac arrest, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md., July 3, 1998 (age 85 years, 111 days). Interment at Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) — also known as Brooks Hays — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in London, Pope County, Ark., August 9, 1898. Son of Adelbert Steele Hays and Sallie (Butler) Hays. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972. Baptist. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Lions; American Bar Association. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., October 11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
  Relatives: Married, February 2, 1922, to Marian Prather.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Darlington Hoopes (1896-1989) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa. Born in Vale, Harford County, Md., September 11, 1896. Son of Price Hoopes (1860-1938) and Elizabeth Leora (Tucker) Hoopes (1866-1939). Socialist. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1930-36; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1944; candidate for President of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1952, 1958. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; NAACP. Died September 25, 1989 (age 93 years, 14 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Price Hoopes (1860-1938) and Elizabeth Leora (Tucker) Hoopes (1866-1939); married, October 22, 1921, to Hannah Lippincott Fouke (1898-1923); married, October 16, 1925, to Hazelette Miller (1898-1996).
  Harry Roe Hughes (b. 1926) — also known as Harry R. Hughes — of Denton, Caroline County, Md. Born in Easton, Talbot County, Md., November 13, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1955-59; member of Maryland state senate 15th District, 1959-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1996; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1969-70; member of Maryland state executive council, 1970-77; Governor of Maryland, 1979-87; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1996. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; American Legion. Professional baseball player, for New York Yankees' Easton farm team and the Federalsburg Independent team. Still living as of 2009.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) — also known as Robert F. Jones — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, June 25, 1907. Son of Jenkin Charles Jones and Josephine (Devine) Jones. Republican. Lawyer; Allen County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52. Methodist; later Baptist. Member, Delta Sigma Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died June 22, 1968 (age 60 years, 363 days). Interment at Lima Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1930, to Ida Marie Spreen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Albert Kaufman (1916-1997) — of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Md., March 4, 1916. U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1966-86. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Baltimore, Md., July 31, 1997 (age 81 years, 149 days). Burial location unknown.
  Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) — also known as Russell W. Keeney — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Pittsfield, Pike County, Ill., December 29, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in Illinois, 1953-56; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in office 1958. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose; American Bar Association. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13 days). Interment at Naperville Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) — also known as Estes Kefauver — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born near Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn., July 26, 1903. Son of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia (Estes) Kefauver. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944 (alternate), 1952; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952, 1956; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Bar Association; Rotary; Americans for Democratic Action; American Political Science Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., August 10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
  Relatives: Married, August 8, 1935, to Nancy Paterson Pigott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Estes Kefauver: Hugh Brogan, All Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J. Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman, Kefauver: A Political Biography
  William Preston Lane, Jr. (1892-1967) — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md. Born in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., May 12, 1892. Son of William Preston Lane and Virginia Lee (Cartwright) Lane. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for several railroads; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Maryland state attorney general, 1930-34; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1936; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1940-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940, 1944, 1948; Governor of Maryland, 1947-51; defeated, 1950. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary. Died in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., February 7, 1967 (age 74 years, 271 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
  Relatives: Son of William Preston Lane and Virginia Lee (Cartwright) Lane; married, January 17, 1922, to Dorothy Byron; relative of LeRoy Webster Preston.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Jerris G. Leonard (1931-2006) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Washington, D.C.; Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 17, 1931. Son of Jerris G. Leonard and Marie (Reville) Leonard. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 19th District, 1957-61; member of Wisconsin state senate 4th District, 1961-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1968; administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, 1971. Member, American Bar Association. Died July 27, 2006 (age 75 years, 191 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 22, 1953, to Mariellen C. Mathie.
  Oscar Leser (b. 1870) — of Maryland. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 16, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1938. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
  Lee Loevinger (1913-2004) — of Minnesota; Washington, D.C.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 24, 1913. Son of Gustavus Loevinger and Millie (Strouse) Loevinger. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1960-61; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1963-68. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Sigma Xi; Sigma Delta Chi; Tau Kappa Alpha; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died April 26, 2004 (age 91 years, 2 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 4, 1950, to Ruth E. Howe.
  Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) — also known as Breckinridge Long — of St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C.; Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 16, 1881. Son of William Strudwick Long and Margaret Miller (Breckinridge) Long. Democrat. Lawyer; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1928; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1933-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Society of the Cincinnati; American Historical Association. Died in Laurel, Prince George's County, Md., September 26, 1958 (age 77 years, 133 days). Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married 1912 to Christine Alexander Graham.
  James Thomas Lynn (b. 1927) — of Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 27, 1927. Son of Frederick Robert Lynn and Dorthea Estelle (Petersen) Lynn. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1973-75. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, June 5, 1954, to Joan Miller.
  See also NNDB dossier
  George Edward MacKinnon (1906-1995) — also known as George E. MacKinnon — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Potomac, Allegany County, Md. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 22, 1906. Son of James Alexander Wiley MacKinnon and Cora Blanche (Asselstine) MacKinnon. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1935-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1947-49; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1953-58; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1958; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1969-. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Potomac, Allegany County, Md., May 1, 1995 (age 89 years, 9 days). Interment at Mound Cemetery, Mound, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, August 20, 1938, to Elizabeth Valentine Davis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Calvert Magruder (1893-1968) — Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., December 26, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1939-59. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died May 22, 1968 (age 74 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  Marvin Mandel (b. 1920) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 19, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Maryland Democratic State Central Committee, 1951; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1952-69; Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1963-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1976; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1968-69; Governor of Maryland, 1969-77, 1979. Jewish. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; American Bar Association. Charged with mail fraud, over his acceptance of gifts from owners of the Marlboro Race Track, in return for his support for legislation benefiting the track; tried and convicted in 1977; sentenced to prison; his conviction was later overturned. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Barbara 'Bootsie' Oberfield (divorced 1974); married 1974 to Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Marvin Mandel: Bradford Jacobs, Thimbleriggers : The Law v. Governor Marvin Mandel (out of print)
  Hudson Snowden Marshall (1870-1931) — also known as H. Snowden Marshall — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Baltimore, Md., January 15, 1870. Son of Charles Marshall and Rebecca (Snowden) Marshall. Lawyer; law partner of Bartow S. Weeks, George Gordon Battle, and James A. O'Gorman; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1913-17; in 1915-16, U.S. Rep. Frank Buchanan (who was at the time being indicted by a federal grand jury) introduced impeachment resolutions against Marshall; the charges, including malfeasance in the handling of past cases, were investigated by a House Judiciary subcommittee, which held hearings in New York, and inquired into the proceedings of the grand jury which had indicted Rep. Buchanan; Marshall wrote a critical letter to the subcommittee, impugning its motives; based on this letter, the full House voted to find him in contempt of Congress, and ordered his arrest; on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the authority of the House to punish for contempt extended only to actions which directly interfered with its proceedings. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 29, 1931 (age 61 years, 134 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of John Marshall; son of Charles Marshall and Rebecca (Snowden) Marshall; brother of Emily Rosalie Snowden Marshall (1858-1940; who married Somerville Pinkney Tuck); married 1900 to Isabel C. Stiles; uncle of Somerville Pinkney Tuck, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) — also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., June 2, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives; Montana state attorney general, 1933-36. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; American Bar Association. Died, from periarteritis nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery County, Md., March 6, 1950 (age 52 years, 277 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known as Harry W. Nice — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 5, 1877. Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920; Governor of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Moose; Junior Order; Elks; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Knights of Khorassan. Died in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice; married 1906 to Edna Viola Amos; uncle of Deeley K. Nice; granduncle of Harry Whinna Nice III. See Nice family of Maryland.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Herbert Romulus O'Conor (1896-1960) — also known as Herbert R. O'Conor — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 17, 1896. Son of James P. A. O'Conor and Mary A. (Galvin) O'Conor. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Maryland state attorney general, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 (chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1952; Governor of Maryland, 1939-47; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1947-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Kappa Sigma; Knights of Columbus. Died in Baltimore, Md., March 4, 1960 (age 63 years, 108 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Married, November 24, 1920, to M. Eugenia Byrnes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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, Silver Spring, Md.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1921, to Leila Lee White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) — also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., November 5, 1884. Son of Dennis O'Mahoney and Elizabeth (Sheehan) O'Mahoney. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; vice-chair of Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., December 1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
  Relatives: Married, June 11, 1913, to Agnes V. O'Leary.
  Cross-reference: Teno Roncalio
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Holmes Overton (1875-1948) — also known as John H. Overton — of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. Born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La., September 17, 1875. Son of Thomas Overton (1835-1913; judge) and Laura Elizabeth (Waddell) Overton (1845-1937). Democrat. Lawyer; chief counsel defending Huey Long during his 1929 impeachment trial; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1931-33; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48; died in office 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Kappa Phi; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Bar Association; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 14, 1948 (age 72 years, 240 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Overton (1835-1913; judge) and Laura Elizabeth (Waddell) Overton (1845-1937); fourth cousin of William Nelson Brown; married, December 12, 1905, to Ada Ruth Dismukes (1885-1955); uncle of Thomas Overton Brooks. See Overton-Brown-Early-Brooks family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Thomas Leonard Owens (1897-1948) — also known as Thomas L. Owens — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 21, 1897. Son of John P. Owens and Hannah (Burke) Owens. Republican. Machinist; accountant; salesman; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1947-48; died in office 1948. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; American Legion. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 7, 1948 (age 50 years, 169 days). Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, June 26, 1929, to Emma Florence Ekberg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., March 5, 1890. Son of Benjamin Perlman and Rose (Nathan) Perlman. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; secretary of state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1952; U.S. Solicitor General, 1947-52. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Order of the Coif. Died, of an apparent heart attack, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., July 31, 1960 (age 70 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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, Rockville, Md.
  George Edmund Price (b. 1848) — also known as George E. Price — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 9, 1848. Son of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president, Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land Co. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey.
  George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) — also known as George L. Radcliffe — of Baltimore, Md. Born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., August 22, 1877. Son of John Anthony Le Compte Radcliffe (1818-1901) and Sophie Delila (Travers) Radcliffe (1837-1927). Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of state of Maryland, 1919-20; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons. Died, from a heart attack, in Baltimore, Md., July 29, 1974 (age 96 years, 341 days). Interment at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
  Relatives: Married, June 6, 1906, to Mary McKim Marriott (1881-1963).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert Cabell Ritchie (1876-1936) — also known as Albert C. Ritchie — of Baltimore, Md.; Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Richmond, Va., August 29, 1876. Son of Albert Ritchie and Elizabeth Caskie (Cabell) Ritchie. Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1924, 1928; Governor of Maryland, 1920-35; defeated, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta Phi. Died, of a parlytic stroke, in Baltimore, Md., February 24, 1936 (age 59 years, 179 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Elizabeth Catherine Baker (divorced 1916).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  William Pierce Rogers (1913-2001) — also known as William P. Rogers — Born in Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 23, 1913. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney General, 1957-61; U.S. Secretary of State, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1973. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 2, 2001 (age 87 years, 193 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Paul Spyros Sarbanes (b. 1933) — also known as Paul S. Sarbanes — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., February 3, 1933. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1967-70; U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1971-77 (4th District 1971-73, 3rd District 1973-77); U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004. Greek Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Father of John P. Sarbanes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) — also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel — of Ness City, Ness County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born near Claflin, Barton County, Kan., November 23, 1894. Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel. Republican. Athletic coach; lawyer; Governor of Kansas, 1943-47; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Died of abdominal cancer, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59 days). Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, June 2, 1924, to Marie Thomsen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887. Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1952; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Kiwanis. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 26, 1953 (age 65 years, 189 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Married, April 30, 1919, to Anna Lee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence Andrew Southerland (b. 1889) — also known as Clarence A. Southerland — of Delaware. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 10, 1889. Son of Clarence Southerland and Amey (Fairbank) Southerland. Lawyer; Delaware state attorney general, 1925-29; chief justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1957. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 11, 1923, to Katharine Virden.
  Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born near Amanda, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 20, 1851. Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean, college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1916. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; American Bar Association; American Political Science Association. Died in 1930 (age about 79 years). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling; married to Anna Dunn (died 1881) and Emma R. Rowe-Thayer (died 1923); brother of John Allen Sterling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Sutherland (1862-1942) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, March 25, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; member of Utah state senate, 1896; U.S. Representative from Utah at-large, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916; U.S. Senator from Utah, 1905-17; defeated, 1916; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-38. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died July 18, 1942 (age 80 years, 115 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Judgepedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about George Sutherland: Hadley Arkes, The Return of George Sutherland
  William W. Travers (1902-1979) — of Wicomico County, Md. Born in Nanticoke, Wicomico County, Md., February 12, 1902. Son of William S. Travers (born 1860) and Minnie L. Travers (born c.1871). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state senate from Wicomico County, 1947; resigned 1947; circuit judge in Maryland, 1964-72. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., May 27, 1979 (age 77 years, 104 days). Interment at Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, Md.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patricia McGowan Wald (b. 1928) — also known as Patricia Ann McGowan — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., September 16, 1928. Daughter of Joseph F. McGowan and Margaret (O'Keefe) McGowan. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-. Female. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1991.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1952, to Robert Lewis Wald.
  William Concannon Walsh (1890-1975) — also known as William C. Walsh — of Cumberland, Allegany County, Md. Born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., April 2, 1890. Son of William Edward Walsh and Mary C. (Concannon) Walsh. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Maryland, 1921-26; chair of Allegany County Democratic Party, 1922-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1964; Maryland state insurance commissioner, 1931-35; Maryland state attorney general, 1938-45; member board of directors, Allegany Hospital. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., June 17, 1975 (age 85 years, 76 days). Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
  Relatives: Grandson of William Walsh; son of William Edward Walsh and Mary C. (Concannon) Walsh; married, June 1, 1929, to Sarah Elizabeth Nee.
  Edwin Warfield (1848-1920) — of Maryland. Born in Howard County, Md., May 7, 1848. Son of Albert Gallatin Warfield and Margaret Gassaway (Watkins) Warfield. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Register of Wills, 1874-81; member of Maryland state senate, 1882-86; Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore, 1886-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1896; Governor of Maryland, 1904-08. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Bar Association. Died in Baltimore, Md., March 31, 1920 (age 71 years, 329 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Howard County, Md.
  Relatives: Married 1886 to Emma Nicodemus.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Edward Oscar Weant (b. 1870) — also known as E. O. Weant — of Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Born in Carroll County, Md., November 28, 1870. Son of John Washington Weant and Hannah E. (Miller) Weant. Democrat. Lawyer; Carroll County State's Attorney, 1900-04, 1909-13; attorney or director for several banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1924. Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Washington Weant and Hannah E. (Miller) Weant; married, April 6, 1905, to Virginia Shaw; father of Edward Oscar Weant, Jr..
  Edward Oscar Weant, Jr. (1918-1999) — also known as Edward O. Weant, Jr. — of Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Born in Westminster, Carroll County, Md., April 9, 1918. Son of Edward Oscar Weant. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Maryland state senate, 1959-65; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964; circuit judge in Maryland, 1965. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Sykesville, Carroll County, Md., February 10, 1999 (age 80 years, 307 days). Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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