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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 25,
1919.
Son of Burton Richardson Andrews and Cora (Striker) Andrews.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance; director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) —
also known as T. Frank Appleby —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
10, 1864.
Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount)
Appleby.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1896;
mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., December
15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.
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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.
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James Glenn Beall (1894-1971) —
also known as J. Glenn Beall —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., June 5,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
insurance and real
estate business; member of Maryland
state senate, 1931-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1956,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1943-53; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1953-65; defeated, 1964; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., January
14, 1971 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment at Frostburg
Memorial Park, Frostburg, Md.
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John Glenn Beall, Jr. (1927-2006) —
also known as J. Glenn Beall, Jr. —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 19,
1927.
Son of James
Glenn Beall and Margaret (Schwarzenbach) Beall.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-68; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1969-71; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 24,
2006 (age 78 years, 278
days).
Interment at Frostburg
Memorial Park, Frostburg, Md.
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Christian Cavey (born c.1956) —
also known as Chris Cavey —
of Upperco, Baltimore
County, Md.; Hampstead, Carroll
County, Md.
Born about 1956.
Republican. Insurance agent; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates District 11, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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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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John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) —
also known as Carl Hinshaw —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; U.S.
Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43,
20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948.
Died, of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August 5,
1956 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Howard W. Jackson (b. 1877) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Stemmers Run, Baltimore
County, Md., August 4,
1877.
Son of Andrew C. Jackson.
Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1916,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1940;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1923-27, 1931-43.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Newton Jackson (b. 1893) —
also known as W. Newton Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
21, 1893.
Son of Sallie (McCombs) Jackson and William
Purnell Jackson.
Republican. Insurance business; director, Salisbury National
Bank;
director, Peninsula General Hospital;;
member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1932-50; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Charles McCurdy Mathias (b. 1886) —
also known as Charles M. Mathias —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
16, 1886.
Son of John P. T. Mathias and Elizabeth A. (McCurdy) Mathias.
Republican. Banker;
treasurer and director, Frederick Iron and
Steel Co.; director, Staley Motor Co.; secretary and director,
Frederick Hotel
Co.; director, Peoples Fire Insurance Co.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Murray Simpson (1900-1960) —
also known as Richard M. Simpson —
of Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., August
30, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1937-60 (18th District 1937-45,
17th District 1945-53, 18th District 1953-60); died in office 1960;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
7, 1960 (age 59 years, 130
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pa.
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Joshua N. Warfield (b. 1884) —
of Woodbine, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Florence, Howard
County, Md., February
28, 1884.
Son of Joshua N. Warfield and Lucy W. (Hutton) Warfield.
Democrat. Insurance executive; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936;
Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Burial
location unknown.
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