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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." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Gordon Cooper (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Cooper —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
April
27, 1872.
Son of Joseph Cooper and Mary (Toy) Cooper.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1915-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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N. T. Downs (b. 1874) —
of Mill Creek, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Flintstone, Allegany
County, Md., October
26, 1874.
Son of William H. Downs and Elizabeth (Chisholm) Downs.
Democrat. Railway
freight and ticket agent; telegraph
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1941-46.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Patrick Durkin (1894-1955) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 18,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1955 (age 61 years, 240
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Alexander Garmatz (1903-1986) —
also known as Edward A. Garmatz —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
7, 1903.
Son of Herman Federick Garmatz and Maria Ann (Doering) Garmatz.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1947-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Moose; Elks.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 22,
1986 (age 83 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Joseph Holland (1894-1968) —
also known as Elmer J. Holland —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
8, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1942-43, 1956-68 (33rd District
1942-43, 30th District 1956-63, 20th District 1963-68); died in
office 1968; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1943-56.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; United Steelworkers of America.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., August 9,
1968 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Konig (1865-1913) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in North Point, Baltimore
County, Md., January
26, 1865.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1911-13; died in
office 1913.
Member, Knights of Labor.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 31,
1913 (age 48 years, 125
days).
Interment at Baltimore
Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Patrick Vincent McNamara (1894-1966) —
also known as Patrick V. McNamara —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in North Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
4, 1894.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1955-66; died in office 1966; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 30,
1966 (age 71 years, 208
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas David Nicholls (1870-1931) —
also known as Thomas D. Nicholls —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Son of Alfred Nicholls and Ann (Davis) Nicholls.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president,
District 1, United Mine Workers of America, 1899-1909; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1907-11.
Member, United Mine Workers.
Died in 1931
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Antioch
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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William Wayne Winpisinger (1924-1997) —
also known as William W. Winpisinger;
"Wimpy" —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Columbia, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
10, 1924.
Son of Joseph Winpisinger and Edith (Knodel) Winpisinger.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mechanic;
president,
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,
1977-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of cancer, in
the Howard County Memorial Hospital,
Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
11, 1997 (age 73 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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