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William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) —
also known as William H. Ayres —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt
County, Va., February
5, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Eagles; Moose.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments, at Vantage House retirement
home, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) —
also known as Laurie C. Battle —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Wilsonville, Shelby
County, Ala., May 10,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1956;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Gamma Mu; Elks;
Eagles; Lions.
Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing
business with the Soviet Union.
Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2000 (age 87 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Andrew John Biemiller (1906-1982) —
also known as Andrew J. Biemiller —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, July 23,
1906.
Son of Andrew Frederick Biemiller and Pearl (Weaver) Biemiller.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1937-42; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated, 1946, 1950, 1952; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Quaker.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Eagles; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 3,
1982 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Ellicott
Family Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) —
also known as Goodloe E. Byron —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., June 22,
1929.
Son of William
Devereux Byron and Katharine
Edgar Byron.
Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick
County Attorney, 1959-62; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; died in
office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; Redmen; Optimist
Club; Ruritan;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died near Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., October
11, 1978 (age 49 years, 111
days).
Interment at Antietam
National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Md.
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Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr. (1903-1987) —
also known as Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August 1,
1903.
Son of Thomas D'Alesandro and Mary Ann (Foppiano) D'Alesandro.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1927-33; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1939-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1947-59; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1958.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August
23, 1987 (age 84 years, 22
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Eagles; Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Uniondale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) —
also known as Harry L. Englebright —
of Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif., January
2, 1884.
Son of William
Fellows Englebright and Kittie F. (Holland) Englebright.
Republican. Mining engineer;
U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died in
office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Redmen; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of an acute heart
condition, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 13,
1943 (age 59 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
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Olen Gunnett (1876-1956) —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Maryland, July 17,
1876.
Son of Madison Gunnett and Anna Gunnett.
Plasterer;
grocer; hardware
dealer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates; mayor
of Frostburg, Md., 1939-42; defeated, 1942.
Member, Eagles.
Died, in Miners Hospital,
Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., May 22,
1956 (age 79 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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). |
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Son of Cyrus Lester Jackson and Betina Phoebe (Ames) Jackson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) —
also known as Melvin J. Maas —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., May 14,
1898.
Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45;
defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th
District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Catholic.
Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Woodmen;
Moose;
Eagles.
Stricken with total blindness
in August 1951.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 13,
1964 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lloyd Meeds (1927-2005) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont., December
11, 1927.
Democrat. Gasoline
station business; lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1965-79.
Member, Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, of cancer, in
Church Creek, Dorchester
County, Md., August
17, 2005 (age 77 years, 249
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 18,
1868.
Son of Martin Joseph Morin and Rose Joyce Morin.
Republican. Steelworker;
member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John William Wright Patman (1893-1976) —
also known as Wright Patman —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born near Hughes Springs, Cass
County, Tex., August 6,
1893.
Son of John Patman and Emma (Spurlin) Patman.
Democrat. Cotton farmer; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1929-76; died in office
1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1976 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
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Charles Melvin Price (1905-1988) —
also known as Melvin Price —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
1, 1905.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Edwin
M. Schaefer, 1933-43; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1945-88 (22nd District 1945-49,
25th District 1949-53, 24th District 1953-73, 23rd District 1973-83,
21st District 1983-88); died in office 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Eagles; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Camp Springs, Prince
George's County, Md., April 22,
1988 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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John Gillis Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1901-03; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles; Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 10,
1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Red
Men's Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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