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Clarence Randolph Ahalt (1888-1962) —
also known as Clarence R. Ahalt —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1888.
Son of Charles R. Ahalt and Lilly (Main) Ahalt.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; real estate
developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1932;
secretary
of Virginia Republican Party, 1933-35; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1935-44; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1940,
1944;
vice-chair
of Virginia Republican Party, 1944-48.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., October
15, 1962 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
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Robert Alexander (c.1740-1805) —
of Maryland.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., about 1740.
Planter; lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1775-76.
Episcopalian.
When the Declaration of Independence was promulgated, fled
from Maryland to the British Fleet; in 1780, he was adjudged
guilty of high
treason, and his property was confiscated.
Died in London, England,
November
20, 1805 (age about 65
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard M. Allen —
also known as Dick Allen —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Republican. Nurseryman; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1968,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1971-73.
Still living as of 1973.
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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, Silver Spring, Md.
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Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) —
also known as Paul J. Bailey —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1905.
Son of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey.
Republican. Musician; lawyer;
farmer; theater
owner; member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland
state senate, 1946-64; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1956.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died November
30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31
days).
Interment at All
Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.
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Relatives:
Married to Verna (Putnam) Virts (1902-1996). |
| | | Epitaph: "STATE SENATOR, CONSERVATOR,
SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's COUNTY AND MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO
THY REST, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LORD HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH
THEE." |
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memorial |
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Louis Victor Baughman (1845-1906) —
also known as L. Victor Baughman; "Little Napoleon of
Western Maryland" —
of Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., April 11,
1845.
Son of John William Baughman and Mary Jane (Jamison) Baughman.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; farmer; horseman;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1886; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1888;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1888-92; president, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company; president, Frederick, Northern & Gettysburg Electric
Railway Company.
Died near Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., November
30, 1906 (age 61 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Benjamin Thomas Biggs (1821-1893) —
also known as Benjamin T. Biggs —
of Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Summit Bridge, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1821.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
farmer; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1869-73; defeated, 1860;
president, Queen Anne and Kent Railroad,
1874; Governor of
Delaware, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Died in Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 72 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) —
also known as David K. E. Bruce —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
12, 1898.
Son of William
Cabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
farmer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1926; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1976.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1977 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Son of Herbert Llywellen Case and Mary Ellen (Grannis) Case.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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William Baruch Clagett (1854-1911) —
also known as William B. Clagett —
of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born near Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., August
13, 1854.
Tobacco
grower; Maryland
state comptroller, 1910-11; appointed 1910; died in office 1911.
Died, from Bright's
disease, July 25,
1911 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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J. P. Cooley (b. 1845) —
of Tabor, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rowlandsville, Cecil
County, Md., February
26, 1845.
Democrat. Farmer; livestock grower; banker; member
Dakota territorial council, 1872-73; member of South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1903-04, 1907-08, 1911-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Caleb Dorsey (1833-1896) —
of Pike
County, Mo.; Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Patapsco, Anne Arundel
County, Md., September
7, 1833.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; livestock
raiser; bank
director; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
his mining partner, J. T. Newcomer, at Snell Mine, near Columbia, Tuolumne
County, Calif., April 21,
1896 (age 62 years, 227
days). Newcomer claimed self-defense, but was convicted of murder
and sentenced to prison.
Interment at Stockton
Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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Robert Lee Doughton (1863-1954) —
also known as Robert L. Doughton —
of Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., November
7, 1863.
Son of J. H. Doughton and Rebecca (Jones) Doughton.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 35th District, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1911-53 (8th District
1911-33, 9th District 1933-53); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Died in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., October
1, 1954 (age 90 years, 328
days).
Interment at Laurel
Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C.
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Allen Joseph Ellender (1890-1972) —
also known as Allen J. Ellender —
of Houma, Terrebonne
Parish, La.
Born in Montegut, Terrebonne
Parish, La., September
24, 1890.
Son of Wallace Richard Ellender and Victoria (Javaux) Ellender.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1924-36; Speaker of
the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1932-36; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1937-72; died in office 1972; member of
Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1939-40.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1972 (age 81 years, 307
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Houma, La.
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David Garfield Harry (b. 1880) —
also known as David G. Harry —
of Pylesville, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Pylesville, Harford
County, Md., June 11,
1880.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
executive; member of Maryland
state senate, 1924-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1946.
Quaker.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick S. Heiskell (1786-1882) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., 1786.
Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1835.
Died in 1882
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Key (1750-1820) —
of Maryland.
Born near Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., 1750.
Farmer; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1773-74, 1779-85, 1787-88, 1790,
1795-96; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1795-96; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1791-93.
Episcopalian.
Died in St. Mary's
County, Md., January
4, 1820 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Mackall IV (1745-1807) —
of Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., August
14, 1745.
Son of James John Mackall (1717-1772) and Mary (Hance) Mackall.
Lawyer;
planter; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1768-71, 1774-76; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1778-1806.
Anglican;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Calvert
County, Md., 1807
(age about
61 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Calvert County, Md.
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Thomas Mackall (1751-1799) —
of Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., August
31, 1751.
Son of James John Mackall (1717-1772) and Mary (Hance) Mackall.
Planter; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1779.
Anglican.
Died in Calvert
County, Md., 1799
(age about
47 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Miller (b. 1802) —
of Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Maryland, 1802.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Byron Phelps (1858-1944) —
of Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Odenton, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November, 1858.
Son of Elizabeth A. (Gaither) Phelps (1821-1886) and Thomas A.
Phelps.
Farmer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Anne Arundel County, 1900-01.
Died in Odenton, Anne Arundel
County, Md., 1944
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Addie Lowman (1862-1913). |
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John A. Proctor —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Son of Charles Wesley Proctor and Sophia Elizabeth (Spencer) Proctor.
Democrat. Banker;
farmer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1923;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1939-42; chair of
Morgan County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Cecil Alline Speer. |
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Robert John Reynolds (1838-1909) —
also known as Robert J. Reynolds —
of near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., March 17,
1838.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1892.
Methodist.
Died near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del., June 10,
1909 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Robert Lawson Rose (1804-1877) —
of New York.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
2, 1804.
Son of Robert
Selden Rose.
Whig. Farmer; paper
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1847-51.
Died in Pleasant Grove, Washington
County, Md., March 14,
1877 (age 72 years, 163
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets; Order of
Ahepa; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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John Seney (1733-1795) —
of Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born near Church Hill, Queen Anne's
County, Md., 1733.
Farmer; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; delegate to
Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.
Died near Church Hill, Queen Anne's
County, Md., 1795
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Lowell Stoltzfus (born c.1949) —
of Marion Station, Somerset
County, Md.; Westover, Somerset
County, Md.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Nurseryman; member of Maryland
state senate 38th District; elected 1998; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Theodore Newton Vail (1845-1920) —
also known as Theodore N. Vail —
of Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 16,
1845.
Son of Davis Vail and Phebe (Quinby) Vail.
Republican. General superintendent, U.S. Railway Mail Service,
1876-79; president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co., 1885-89 and 1907-19; founder of Western Electric and of Bell
Labs; built an electric
railway system in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1890-1904;
farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from kidney and
cardiac
complications, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 16,
1920 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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John W. Walker (b. 1849) —
of Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., October
29, 1849.
Son of Nathan J. Walker and Evelyn (King) Walker.
Democrat. Farmer; director, First National Bank of
Gaithersburg; mayor
of Gaithersburg, Md., 1906-08, 1918-24.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan J. Walker and Evelyn (King) Walker; married to Amanda C.
Thompson and Frances Elnora Sibley. |
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