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William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) —
also known as William C. P. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
28, 1837.
Son of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated
(National Democratic), 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by a former
mistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but the scandal
ended his political career.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
18, 1904 (age 67 years, 82
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Jere Cooper (1893-1957) —
of Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 20,
1893.
Son of Joseph W. Cooper and Viola May (Cooper) Cooper.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1929-57 (9th District 1929-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-53, 8th District 1953-57); died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Sigma; Maccabees.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1957 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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William Purnell Jackson (1868-1939) —
also known as William P. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., January
11, 1868.
Son of William
Humphreys Jackson and Arabella (Humphreys) Jackson.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1908-32; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1912-14; Maryland
state treasurer, 1918-20.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., March 7,
1939 (age 71 years, 55
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) —
also known as Hiram W. Johnson —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
2, 1866.
Son of Annie (DeMontfredy) Johnson and Grove
Lawrence Johnson.
Lawyer;
Governor
of California, 1911-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1912,
1920
(alternate); Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; U.S.
Senator from California, 1917-45; died in office 1945; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August 6,
1945 (age 78 years, 338
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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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.
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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.
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Kevin Sung-Min Park (b. 1983) —
also known as Kevin Park —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in a hospital,
Columbia, Howard
County, Md., May 5,
1983.
Intern or volunteer staff for U.S. Sen. Frank
Lautenberg, Gov. Ruth
Ann Minner, U.S. Rep. Mike
Ferguson; presidential candidate.
Christian.
Korean
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Sung-Koo Chi (South Korean Ambassador to Senegal and
Finland). |
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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.
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Avra Milvin Warren (1893-1957) —
also known as Avra M. Warren —
of Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md.; Virginia
Beach, Va.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., August
26, 1893.
Son of Frederick Warren and Mary Jane (Myers) Warren.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Cape Hatien, 1920-22; Karachi, 1922-23; Nairobi, 1924-25; SAINT John's, 1926-30; Buenos Aires, 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1932-35; U.S. Minister to Dominican Republic, 1942-43; New Zealand, 1945-47; Finland, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1943-44; Panama, 1944-45; Pakistan, 1950-52; Turkey, 1953-56.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in 1957
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) —
also known as C. Maurice Weidemeyer —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906.
Son of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich) Weidemeyer.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; Republican candidate
for Maryland
state senate, 1950; Republican candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Died of metastastic
liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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