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Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 30,
1889.
Son of Leonard Abruzzo and Jennie Abruzzo; married 1926 to Jane
Cecelia Miller.
Democrat. Lawyer; clerk to U.S. Judge Martin
T. Manton; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;
took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1971 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) —
also known as Dean Acheson —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 11,
1893.
Son of Edward Campion Acheson (1858-1934; Episcopal bishop of
Connecticut) and Eleanor Gertrude (Gooderham) Acheson (1870-1958);
married, May 5,
1917, to Alice Caroline Stanley (1895-1996; artist); father of David
Campion Acheson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis
D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1949-53.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer
Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation:
My Years In The State Department.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, over his desk in his study,
Sandy Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., October
12, 1971 (age 78 years, 184
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Brockman Adams (1927-2004) —
also known as Brock Adams —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Stevensville, Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., January
13, 1927.
Son of Charles Leslie Adams (born 1896) and Vera Eleanor (Beemer)
Adams (born 1903); married, August
16, 1952, to Mary Elizabeth Scott.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; resigned 1979; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1987-93; in 1992, he was accused
by eight women of sexual
misconduct including sexual
harassment and rape;
he denied the allegations, and no charges were ever brought, but the
scandal
ended his political career.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Stevensville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., September
10, 2004 (age 77 years, 241
days).
Interment at Broad
Creek Cemetery, Stevensville, Md.
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William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to Florence
Wall.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Bernard Ades (1903-1986) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Maryland, July 3,
1903.
Son of Harry Ades and Fannie Ades.
Communist. Lawyer; accountant;
defense attorney for Euel Lee (alias "Orphan Jones") in his 1932-33
trial for the murder of the Davis family; during the trial, Ades was
attacked
and injured by a mob in Snow Hill, Maryland; later, he was disbarred
for casting
aspersions on the judicial system; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1934; fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the
Spanish Civil War, 1937.
Jewish.
Died in New York, May 27,
1986 (age 82 years, 328
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Md.
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Jesse Corcoran Adkins (1879-1955) —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 13,
1879.
Son of Milton T. Adkins and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Adkins; married,
July
14, 1903, to Bertha McNaught.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1930-36; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1936-46; took senior
status 1946.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 29,
1955 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) —
also known as Spiro T. Agnew; Spiro Theodore
Anagnostopoulos; "Spiro T. Eggplant";
"Nixon's Nixon"; "The White
Knight" —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
9, 1918.
Son of Theodore Spiro Agnew and Margaret (Akers) Agnew; married, May 27,
1942, to Elinor Isabel 'Judy' Judefind.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1962-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
Governor
of Maryland, 1967-69; Vice
President of the United States, 1969-73.
Episcopalian.
Greek
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Order of
Ahepa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Was charged
with accepting bribes
and falsifying federal income
tax returns; pleaded no
contest to tax
evasion and resigned
as Vice-President, October 10, 1973; disbarred
by a Maryland court in 1974.
Died, of leukemia,
in Atlantic General Hospital,
Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
17, 1996 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Interment at Dulaney
Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
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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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Talbot J. Albert (b. 1847) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
16, 1847.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Brunswick, 1897-1916; Hanover, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Edward Lee Allen (1865-1951) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Allen —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Lima, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
28, 1865.
Son of Osborne Allen and Jane (Langfitta) Allen; married, July 19,
1892, to Katherine Protzmen.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924, 1926.
Baptist.
Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett
County, Md., January
28, 1951 (age 85 years, 61
days).
Interment at Kingwood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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Richard Henry Alvey (1826-1906) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md., March 2,
1826.
Son of George Alvey and Harriet (Wicklie) Alvey; married 1856 to Mary
Wharton (died 1860); married 1862 to Julia
Hays.
Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1867; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit judge
in Maryland, 1867-83; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1883-93; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1893-1905; resigned
1905.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., September
14, 1906 (age 80 years, 196
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Ephraim Foster Anderson (1838-1877) —
of Maryland.
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., 1838.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1865; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1868.
Crippled
by wounds received during the Civil War.
Died April 5,
1877 (age about 38
years).
Original interment at Presbyterian
Church (which no longer exists), Anderson, Md.; reinterment to
unknown location.
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August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) —
also known as August H. Andresen —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Newark, Kendall
County, Ill., October
11, 1890.
Son of Rev. Ole Andresen and Anna (Lunke) Andresen; married, August
12, 1914, to Julia Lien.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District
1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958.
Lutheran.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
14, 1958 (age 67 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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William Noble Andrews (1876-1937) —
also known as William N. Andrews —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Hurlock, Dorchester
County, Md., November
13, 1876.
Son of James M. Andrews and Sallie (Noble) Andrews.
Republican. Lawyer; Dorchester
County State's Attorney, 1904-12; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1914; member of Maryland
state senate, 1918, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Methodist.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
27, 1937 (age 61 years, 44
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Hurlock, Md.
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Stevenson Archer (1828-1898) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., February
28, 1828.
Grandson of John
Archer; son of Stevenson
Archer (1786-1848).
Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1867-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1868,
1876;
Maryland
state treasurer, 1886-90; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1887-89.
In April, 1890, following an investigation
which revealed a shortage
of $132,000, he was arrested,
removed
from office as State Treasurer, and charged
with embezzlement.
He pleaded
guilty and wrote to the court: "No part of the State's money or
securities was ever used by me in gambling, stock speculation, or for
political purposes; nor have I at this time one dollar of it left."
Sentenced
to five years in prison.
Due to his failing health, was pardoned
by Gov. Frank
Brown in May 1894.
Died, in Baltimore City Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August 2,
1898 (age 70 years, 155
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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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;
married, January
25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods (died 1938).
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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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; married to
Verna (Putnam) Virts (1902-1996).
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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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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Henry Robert Baird (1876-1936) —
also known as Henry R. Baird —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in East China, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
20, 1876.
Son of William Baird (1840-1914) and Catherine (Frank) Baird
(1848-1922); married, March 5,
1915, to Adele L. Blinn.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
German
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 7,
1936 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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John Finley Baldwin, Jr. (1915-1966) —
also known as John F. Baldwin, Jr. —
of Martinez, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 28,
1915.
Son of John Finley Baldwin and Nellie (Linekin) Baldwin; married, December
20, 1944, to Mary Isaacs.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63,
14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966.
Member, Sierra
Club; Kiwanis.
Died, of cancer, at
Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 9,
1966 (age 50 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oakmont
Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
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John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) —
also known as John H. Bankhead II —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born near Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar
County, Ala., July 8,
1872.
Son of John
Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead; married, December
26, 1894, to Musa Harkins; brother of William
Brockman Bankhead; father of Walter
Will Bankhead.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 12,
1946 (age 73 years, 339
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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John Strode Barbour, Jr. (1820-1892) —
also known as John S. Barbour, Jr. —
of Virginia.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., December
29, 1820.
Son of John
Strode Barbour and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour; married 1865 to Susan
Daingerfield.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria
Railroad,
1852; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1892 (age 71 years, 137
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
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John C. Barrett (d. 1973) —
of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas
County, Neb.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 10th District, 1915.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
27, 1973.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Daniel Moreau Barringer (1806-1873) —
also known as Daniel M. Barringer —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born near Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., July 30,
1806.
Son of Gen. Paul Barringer and Elizabeth (Brandon) Barringer; nephew
of Daniel
Laurens Barringer; married to Elizabeth Wethered.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1829-34, 1840-42, 1854; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1843-49 (2nd District
1843-47, 3rd District 1847-49); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1849-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1872.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., September
1, 1873 (age 67 years, 33
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Ries Bartels (1897-1997) —
also known as John R. Bartels —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
8, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1944;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1959-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Long Island Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1997 (age 99 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Bassett (1745-1815) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., April 2,
1745.
Son of Michael Bassett and Judith (Thompson) Bassett; married to Ann
Ennals and Miss Bruff; father of Ann Bassett (who married James
Asheton Bayard, Sr.); adoptive father of Rachel McCleary Bassett
(who married Joshua
Clayton); grandfather of Richard
Henry Bayard and James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; great-grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; second great-grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; ancestor of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard.
Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Delaware
state senate, 1782; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in
Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of
Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02.
Methodist.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., September
15, 1815 (age 70 years, 166
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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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;
married 1881
to Helen Abell (1856-1940).
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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Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) —
also known as Robert E. Bauman —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 4,
1937.
Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman; married, November
19, 1960, to Carol Gene Dawson (annulled).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1964,
1972
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated,
1980.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; American Bar
Association; Elks; Humane
Society; Jaycees;
Izaak
Walton League; Gay.
Pleaded
guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation
charge.
Still living as of 1998.
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James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (1767-1815) —
also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath
of His Party"; "High Priest of the
Constitution" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1767.
Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes (Hodge) Bayard; double nephew
and adoptive son of John
Bubenheim Bayard; married, February
11, 1795, to Ann Bassett (daughter of Richard
Bassett); father of Richard
Henry Bayard and James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; great-grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; third great-grandfather of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1804-13.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August 6,
1815 (age 48 years, 9
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in
1842 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Truxtun Beale (1856-1936) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March 6,
1856.
Son of Edward
Fitzgerald Beale and Mary (Edwards) Beale; married, April 30,
1894, to Harriet 'Hattie' Blaine (daughter of James
Gillespie Blaine); married, April 23,
1903, to Marie Oge.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1891-92; Greece, 1892-93; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1912.
Beale Park in Bakersfield is named for
him.
Died near Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., June 2,
1936 (age 80 years, 88
days).
Interment at Bruton
Parish Churchyard, Williamsburg, Va.
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George Beall (b. 1937) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., August
17, 1937.
Son of James
Glenn Beall and Margaret (Schwarzenbach) Beall; brother of John
Glenn Beall, Jr.; married, December
30, 1964, to Nancy Stewart Roche.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1968;
U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1970-75.
Episcopalian.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1975.
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John Oscar Bell (b. 1912) —
also known as John O. Bell —
of Maryland; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Manila, Philippines
of American parents, October
4, 1912.
Son of John Oscar Bell and Frances Earl (Cooley) Bell; married, July 5,
1934, to Jeannette Shahan (died 1974); married, January
25, 1975, to Ann Lewis.
Democrat. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to
Guatamala, 1961-65.
Member, Alpha
Chi Sigma.
Still living as of 1991.
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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Son of James G. Bennett and Mary (Bonifas) Bennett; married, May 4,
1929, to Corinne Waldhuetter.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August 9,
1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) —
also known as Marion T. Bennett —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., June 6,
1914.
Son of Philip
Allen Bennett; married to June Young.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi.
Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham;
married, May 20,
1896, to Eleanor E. Miller (died 1913); married, November
15, 1916, to Mary Lily (Kenan) Flagler; married, August
20, 1924, to Mrs. James Byron Hilliard.
Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Eugene Black (1879-1975) —
of Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex.
Born near Blossom, Lamar
County, Tex., July 2,
1879.
Son of Alexander Wesley Black and Talula Ann 'Lulu' (Shackelford)
Black; married, March 15,
1903, to Mamie Coleman.
Democrat. Lawyer; wholesale
grocer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1975 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971) —
also known as Hugo L. Black —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Harlan, Clay
County, Ala., February
27, 1886.
Son of William La Fayette Black and Martha Ardella (Toland) Black;
married, February
23, 1921, to Josephine Patterson Foster (died 1951); married, September
11, 1957, to Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte.
Democrat. Lawyer; police court judge in Alabama, 1910-11; Jefferson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1937-71; took senior status 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ku Klux Klan.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
25, 1971 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Loring Milton Black, Jr. (1886-1956) —
also known as Loring M. Black, Jr.; "The Kid
Senator" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1886.
Son of Loring M. Black (c.1855-1927) and Elizabeth Black
(c.1856-1935); married to Beatrice M. Eddy and Loy Spencer.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6th
District 1919-20); defeated, 1920; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate in
primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933.
One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposed
Prohibition.
Died from a heart
attack, in a drugstore
at Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1956 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Walter Evan Black, Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as Walter E. Black, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 7,
1926.
Son of Walter Evan Black and Margaret (Rice) Black; married, June 30,
1951, to Catharine S. Foster.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1956-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1982-94; took senior status 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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Charles Stanley Blair (1927-1980) —
also known as C. Stanley Blair —
of Whiteford, Harford
County, Md.; Darlington, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Kingsville, Baltimore
County, Md., December
20, 1927.
Son of Charles Edward Blair and Beulah (Gibson) Blair; married, June 27,
1964, to Opal Whiteford.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-67; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1967-69; candidate in primary for Governor of
Maryland, 1970; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1971-80; died in office 1980.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Fallston, Harford
County, Md., April 20,
1980 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Union
Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Md.
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Gist Blair (1860-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1860.
Great-grandson of James
Blair; grandson of Francis
Preston Blair; son of Montgomery
Blair and Mary Elizabeth (Woodbury) Blair (1821-1887); nephew of
Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; married, March 4,
1912, to Laura Ellis Lawson (1869-1942).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
16, 1940 (age 80 years, 97
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) —
of Missouri; Maryland.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1813.
Grandson of James
Blair; son of Francis
Preston Blair and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair (1794-1877); married
1836 to
Caroline Buckner (died 1844); married 1846 to Mary
Elizabeth Woodbury (1821-1887; daughter of Levi
Woodbury); brother of Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; father of Gist
Blair.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in
Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1844,
1852;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1883 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Catherine C. Blake (b. 1950) —
of Maryland.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1985-86; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1995-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Thomas Holdsworth Blake (1792-1849) —
also known as Thomas H. Blake —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 25,
1792.
Brother-in-law of William
Crawford Linton.
Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1816;
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1817-18; state court judge in Indiana,
1818; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1819-20, 1823-24; member of Indiana
state senate, 1821-22, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1827-29; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1831, 1838.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of cholera
in a hotel at
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
28, 1849 (age 57 years, 126
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland; married, June 18,
1902, to Josephine Hanna.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 3,
1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Schuyler Otis Bland (1872-1950) —
also known as S. Otis Bland —
of Newport
News, Va.; Hampton,
Va.
Born in Gloucester
County, Va., May 4,
1872.
Son of Schuyler Bland and Olivia James (Anderson) Bland; married to
Mary Crawford Putzel.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1918-50 (1st District 1918-33,
at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-50); died in office 1950.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
16, 1950 (age 77 years, 288
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Newport News, Va.
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Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., December
6, 1776.
Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1809; district judge in Maryland,
1812-17; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1819-24; resigned 1824.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
16, 1846 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at St.
Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
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John William Boehne, Jr. (1895-1973) —
also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March 2,
1895.
Son of John
William Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married, April 14,
1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District).
Lutheran.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Irvington, Baltimore
County, Md., July 5,
1973 (age 78 years, 125
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John L. Boettner, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Si Boettner —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., June 18,
1943.
Son of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner; married,
June
22, 1968, to Catherine Frerotte.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78;
defeated, 1970, 1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sierra
Club; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1989.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (b. 1940) —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
18, 1940.
Son of Thomas
Hale Boggs, Sr. and Corinne
Claiborne Boggs; brother of Barbara
Boggs Sigmund; married, December
27, 1960, to Mary Barbara Denechaud.
Democrat. Economist;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851-1921) —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 9,
1851.
Grandnephew of Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor of France); grandson of
Jerome Bonaparte (King of Westphalia); son of Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte and Susan May (Williams) Bonaparte; married, September
1, 1875, to Ellen Channing Day.
Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1904;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney General, 1906-09.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore
County, Md., June 28,
1921 (age 70 years, 19
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Hugh Lennox Bond (1828-1893) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
16, 1828.
Lawyer; criminal court judge in Maryland, 1860-67; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1870-91.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
24, 1893 (age 64 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Key Bond (1792-1864) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md., October
2, 1792.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1835-41.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
17, 1864 (age 71 years, 138
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (1855-1940) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
23, 1855.
Son of Jonathan Bourne.
Lawyer; mining
business; president, Bourne Cotton
Mills, New Bedford, Mass.; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888,
1892;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
1, 1940 (age 85 years, 191
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) —
also known as Frank T. Bow —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
20, 1901.
Son of Charles Clinton Bow and Anna (Withrow) Bow; married, May 12,
1923, to Caroline Denzer.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Pi; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
13, 1972 (age 71 years, 267
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Thomas Fielder Bowie (1808-1869) —
of Maryland.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., April 7,
1808.
Grandnephew of Benjamin
Mackall IV, Walter
Bowie and Thomas
Mackall; grandson of Robert
Bowie; brother of Mary Mackall Bowie (who married Reverdy
Johnson).
Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1837-38, 1845; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1843; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Presidential
Elector for Maryland, 1852;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1855-59.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., October
31, 1869 (age 61 years, 207
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
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Edward Green Bradford (1819-1884) —
also known as Edward G. Bradford —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 17,
1819.
Son of Moses Bradford and Phebe (George) Bradford; married to Mary
Alicia Heyward (died 1848); married, February
5, 1852, to Elizabeth Roberts Canby (1827-1914; fourth cousin of
Elsie
Cryder Woodward); father of Edward
Green Bradford II.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1849-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1861-66; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1868-70; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1871-84; died in office 1884.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
16, 1884 (age 64 years, 183
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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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.
Grandson of John
Breckinridge; nephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; son of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin of John
Cabell Breckinridge; brother of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr.; married to Lucretia Hart Clay
(1839-1860; daughter of Thomas
Hart Clay) and Louisa Rucks (Scott) Wing (1845-1920); married, September
19, 1861, to Issa Desha (1843-1892; granddaughter of Joseph
Desha); first cousin once removed of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; uncle of Levin
Irving Handy and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; father of Desha
Breckinridge; granduncle of John
Bayne 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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Robert James Brent (1811-1872) —
also known as Robert J. Brent —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., May 12,
1811.
Son of William
Leigh Brent and Maria (Fenwick) Brent (1792-1836); married, June 16,
1835, to Matilda Lawrence.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1851; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1860.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
4, 1872 (age 60 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leigh Brent (1784-1848) —
also known as William L. Brent —
of St. Martinville, St. Martin
Parish, La.
Born in Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md., February
20, 1784.
Nephew of Richard
Brent; son of Robert Brent (1759-1810) and Dorothy (Leigh) Brent;
married, April 4,
1809, to Maria Fenwick (1792-1836); father of Robert
James Brent.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1823-29.
Died in St. Martinville, St. Martin
Parish, La., July 7,
1848 (age 64 years, 138
days).
Interment at St.
Martin's Catholic Cemetery, St. Martinville, La.
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William Frederick Broening (1870-1953) —
also known as William F. Broening —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 2,
1870.
Son of Henry Jacob Broening and Catherine (Petri) Broening; married,
September
6, 1905, to Josephine Marie Grauel.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1902; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1919-23, 1927-31; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1920,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1930.
Lutheran.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
12, 1953 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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David Bronson (1800-1863) —
of Maine.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., February
8, 1800.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-34; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1841-43; defeated
(Democratic), 1856; member of Maine
state senate, 1846; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1846, 1847; probate judge in Maine, 1854-57.
Died in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., November
20, 1863 (age 63 years, 285
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery of St. Michael's Parish, St. Michaels, Md.
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Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961) —
also known as Overton Brooks —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born near Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
21, 1897.
Nephew of John
Holmes Overton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1937-61; died in
office 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
16, 1961 (age 63 years, 269
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Jacob Broom (1808-1864) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 25,
1808.
Grandson of Jacob
Broom (1752-1810); son of James
Madison Broom.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1864 (age 56 years, 126
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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; brother of James
Bruce; married, May 29,
1926, to Ailsa Mellon (1901-1969; divorced 1945; daughter of Andrew
William Mellon); married, April 23,
1945, to Evangeline Bell.
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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William Cabell Bruce (1860-1946) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., March 12,
1860.
Son of Charles Bruce and Sarah (Seddon) Bruce; married, October
15, 1887, to Louise E. Fisher; father of James
Bruce and David
Kirkpatrick Este Bruce.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1923-29; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Recieved a Pulitzer
Prize in 1918 for his book Benjamin Franklin,
Self-Revealed.
Died in Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md., May 9,
1946 (age 86 years, 58
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas' Episcopal Church Cemetery, Garrison, Md.
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William Benson Bryant (1911-2005) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., September
18, 1911.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-82.
African
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 2005 (age 94 years, 57
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Francis B. Burch (1918-1987) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
28, 1918.
Son of L. Claude Burch and Constance (Boucher) Burch; married to Mary
Patricia Howe.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1966-78.
Catholic.
Died in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., June 1,
1987 (age 68 years, 185
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) —
also known as Edward R. Burke —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Runningwater, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
28, 1880.
Son of Patrick Dorsey Burke and Mary (Nolan) Burke; married, December
28, 1911, to Henrietta Flinn.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., November
4, 1968 (age 87 years, 342
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) —
also known as John M. Butler —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 21,
1897.
Son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West (Riddle) Butler; married,
April
5, 1926, to Marie Louise Abell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., March 14,
1978 (age 80 years, 236
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Marion Butler (1863-1938) —
of Elliott, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., May 20,
1863.
Son of Wiley Butler and Romelia Butler; married, August
31, 1893, to Florence Faison.
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate; elected 1890; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1932.
Died in Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., June 3,
1938 (age 75 years, 14
days).
Interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.
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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.
Great-grandson of Louis
Emory McComas; son of William
Devereux Byron and Katharine
Edgar Byron; married, December
20, 1952, to Beverly
Barton Butcher.
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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George Craighead Cabell (1837-1906) —
also known as George C. Cabell —
of Danville,
Va.
Born in Danville,
Va., January
25, 1837.
Son of Benjamin
William Ssheridan Cabell; brother of William
Lewis Cabell; uncle of Benjamin
Earl Cabell.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1875-87.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., June 23,
1906 (age 69 years, 149
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Va.
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Albert Sidney Camp (1892-1954) —
also known as A. Sidney Camp —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born near Moreland, Coweta
County, Ga., July 26,
1892.
Son of William Walker Camp and Ella (Leigh) Camp; married, November
19, 1925, to Sarah Farmer.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Coweta County Democratic Party, 1915-20; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1924,
1952;
member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1939-54; died in office
1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1954 (age 61 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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John Archibald Campbell (1811-1889) —
also known as John A. Campbell —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., June 24,
1811.
Married to Anna E. Goldthwaite; grandfather of Duncan
Lawrence Groner.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1837; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1853-61; Confederate States Assistant
Secretary of War, 1861-65.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 12,
1889 (age 77 years, 261
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Benjamin Louis Cardin (b. 1943) —
also known as Benjamin L. Cardin —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
5, 1943.
Son of Meyer M. Cardin and Dora (Green) Cardin; married, November
24, 1964, to Myrna Edelman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1967-86 (District 5 1967-74, District
42 1975-86); Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1987-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Petters Carnes (1762-1822) —
of Georgia.
Born in Maryland, 1762.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1786-87, 1789, 1797, 1807-08; Georgia
state attorney general, 1789-92; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1793-95; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1798; circuit judge in
Georgia, 1798-1803, 1809-10.
Died in Franklin County (part now in Hart
County), Ga., May 5,
1822 (age about 59
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Hart County, Ga.
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Edward Codrington Carrington, Jr. (1872-1938) —
also known as Edward C. Carrington, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 10,
1872.
Grandson of Edward
Carrington; son of Edward Codrington Carrington and Florida
Troupe (Harrison) Carrington; married, October
5, 1899, to Ethel Stuart Coyle (divorced 1919); married 1920 to Anna
Walsh Snyder (divorced 1927); married 1936 to Alice
W. Preston (daughter of James
Harry Preston).
Republican. Lawyer; financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1914; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1931.
Episcopalian.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Baltimore,
Md., December
30, 1938 (age 66 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jill P. Carter (b. 1964) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 18,
1964.
Daughter of Walter P. Carter and Zerita Joy Carter.
Democrat. Journalist;
lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates 41st District, 2003-; candidate in
primary for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2007.
Female.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Steven V. Carter (1915-1959) —
of Iowa.
Born in Carterville (unknown
county), Utah, October
8, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959; defeated, 1948,
1950, 1956; died in office 1959.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
4, 1959 (age 44 years, 27
days).
Interment at Leon
Cemetery, Leon, Iowa.
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George Cary (1789-1843) —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Appling, Columbia
County, Ga.
Born near Allens Fresh, Charles
County, Md., August 7,
1789.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1819-21, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1823-27.
Died in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., September
10, 1843 (age 54 years, 34
days).
Interment at Methodist
Churchyard, Thomaston, Ga.
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Joseph Casey (1814-1879) —
of New Berlin, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Ringgold Manor, Washington
County, Md., December
17, 1814.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1849-51; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1861.
Died February
10, 1879 (age 64 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Caswell (1729-1789) —
of Dobbs County (part now in Lenoir
County), N.C.
Born in Harford County (part now in Baltimore
County), Md., August 3,
1729.
Lawyer; surveyor;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774; Governor of
North Carolina, 1776-80, 1785-87; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1788.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., November
10, 1789 (age 60 years, 99
days).
Interment at Caswell
Memorial Cemetery, Kinston, N.C.
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John Hubbard Chafee (1922-1999) —
also known as John H. Chafee —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
22, 1922.
Father of Lincoln
Davenport Chafee.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1957-63; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99; defeated, 1972; died in
office 1999.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of heart
failure, at the National
Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
24, 1999 (age 77 years, 2
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Kent County, R.I.; statue at Colt
State Park, Bristol, R.I.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March 15,
1895.
Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman; married, June 12,
1920, to Mary Adams Talbott.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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William Venroe Chappell, Jr. (1922-1989) —
also known as William V. Chappell, Jr.; Bill
Chappell —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Kendrick, Marion
County, Fla., February
3, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1950-54; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1954-64, 1967-68; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1969-89; defeated, 1988.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 30,
1989 (age 67 years, 55
days).
Interment at Kendrick
Memorial Gardens, Kendrick, Fla.
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Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
4, 1909.
Married, November
17, 1956, to Ruth Arnold.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1944,
1952,
1956;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1960.
Special counsel to President Richard
Nixon, 1970-71.
Injured in an automobile
accident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the home
of Massachusetts Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1974 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Nottingham, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 2,
1802.
Nephew of Bradbury
Cilley; brother of Joseph
Cilley.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1831-36; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1837-38; died in office
1838.
Killed in a duel by
Representative William
J. Graves of Kentucky, on the Marlboro Pike, in Prince
George's County, Md., February
24, 1838 (age 35 years, 237
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Richard Civiletti (b. 1935) —
also known as Benjamin Civiletti —
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 17,
1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1979-81.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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Harry M. Clabaugh (1856-1914) —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., July 16,
1856.
Son of G. W. Clabaugh and Ellen Clabaugh; married to Catherine Swope.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1884;
Maryland
Republican state chair, 1891-95; Maryland
state attorney general, 1895-99; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1903.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1914 (age 57 years, 233
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Horace Clagett (1838-1901) —
also known as William H. Clagett —
of Humboldt (unknown
county), Nev.; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
21, 1838.
Uncle of Samuel
Barrett Pettengill.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nevada
territorial House of Representatives, 1862-63; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1864-65; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1871-73; defeated, 1872.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., August 3,
1901 (age 62 years, 316
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Wash.
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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Son of Harvey Spaulding Clapp and Abbie Jane (Vandercook) Clapp;
married, December
30, 1874, to Hattie Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Linwood Leon Clark (1876-1965) —
also known as Linwood L. Clark —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., March 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1929-31; defeated,
1926, 1930; circuit judge in Maryland, 1935-38.
Methodist.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
18, 1965 (age 89 years, 242
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Archibald Smith Clarke (c.1778-1821) —
also known as Archibald S. Clarke —
of New York.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., about 1778.
Brother of Staley
Nichols Clarke.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County, 1808-11; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1812-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1816-17.
Died in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., November
28, 1821 (age about 43
years).
Interment at Ledge
Lawn Cemetery, Newstead town, Erie County, N.Y.
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Charles Pearce Coady (1868-1934) —
also known as Charles P. Coady —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
22, 1868.
Son of Michael Coady and Mary (Lyons) Coady; married to Millie Kenly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state senate, 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1913-21; defeated,
1920.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
16, 1934 (age 65 years, 359
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Robert Baer Cohen (b. 1938) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 9,
1938.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1966.
Still living as of 2002.
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Harry A. Cole (1921-1999) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Maryland
state senate 4th District, 1955-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1956;
Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1977-90.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
14, 1999 (age 78 years, 44
days).
Interment at Baltimore
National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William Purrington Cole, Jr. (1889-1957) —
also known as William P. Cole, Jr. —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., May 11,
1889.
Son of William Purrington Cole and Ida Estelle (Stocksdale) Cole;
married, June 27,
1918, to Edith Moore Cole.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1927-29, 1931-43; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1942-52; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1952-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., September
22, 1957 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Conard (1773-1857) —
also known as "The Fighting Quaker" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Plumstead Township, Bucks
County, Pa., November
15, 1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1813-15; district
judge in Pennsylvania.
Quaker.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 9,
1857 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Anne's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard, North East, Md.
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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882);
married, November
5, 1849, to Emily Jane Barker (1824-1866); brother of Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-?); first cousin of Edwin
Hurd Conger; uncle of Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1882-1963).
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) —
also known as Silvio O. Conte —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1951-59; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died in
office 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1972,
1988.
Catholic.
Died, from complications of cancer, in
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1991 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
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John Conyers, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1929.
Brother of Nathan
G. Conyers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-2003 (1st District 1965-93,
14th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1972,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1989.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Cooper (1820-1875) —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 2,
1820.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1875
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) —
also known as John J. Cornwell —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 11,
1867.
Son of Jacob H. Cornwell and Mary E. (Taylor) Cornwell; married, June 30,
1891, to Edna Brady.
Democrat. Lawyer; owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper;
financed and built Hampshire Southern Railroad;
president, Bank of
Romney; director and general counsel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1896,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1932,
1940;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th
District 1903-06); Governor of
West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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George Washington Covington (1838-1911) —
also known as George W. Covington —
of Maryland.
Born in Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
12, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; attorney for
Pennsylvania Railroad;
director, Delaware Railway
Company; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1881-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1911 (age 72 years, 206
days).
Interment at All
Hallows Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
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James Harry Covington (1870-1942) —
also known as J. Harry Covington —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., May 3,
1870.
Son of James H. Covington and Emma V. Covington; married 1899 to Ethel
K. Rose.
Democrat. Lawyer; Talbot
County State's Attorney, 1903-09; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1909-14; resigned
1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912
(chair, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker);
justice
of District of Columbia supreme court, 1914-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1942 (age 71 years, 277
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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John King Cowen (1844-1904) —
also known as John K. Cowen —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio; Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio, October
28, 1844.
Son of Washington Cowen.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; counsel, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1872-76; general counsel, 1876-96; president, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1895-97.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 26,
1904 (age 59 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio.
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Edward Eugene Cox (1880-1952) —
also known as Edward E. Cox —
of Camilla, Mitchell
County, Ga.
Born near Camilla, Mitchell
County, Ga., April 3,
1880.
Son of Stephen Edward Cox and Mary (Williams) Cox; married 1902 to Roberta
Patterson; married, August 5,
1918, to Grace Pitts Hill.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1908,
1936,
1952;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1925-52; defeated,
1916; died in office 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
24, 1952 (age 72 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oakview
Cemetery, Camilla, Ga.
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Hanson Cleveland Coxe (b. 1859) —
also known as Hanson C. Coxe —
of New York.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
26, 1859.
Lawyer; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1904-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Crosser (1874-1957) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland,
June
7, 1874.
Son of James Crosser and Barbara Crosser; married, April 18,
1906, to Isabelle D. Hogg.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1911-12; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1913-19, 1923-55 (at-large 1913-15,
21st District 1915-19, 1923-55).
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 3,
1957 (age 82 years, 361
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Warren N. Cuddy (b. 1886) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Abingdon, Harford
County, Md., October
11, 1886.
Son of George Lawson Cuddy and Sarah N. (James) Cuddy; married, August
16, 1916, to Lucy Hon.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1928-33.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elijah Eugene Cummings (b. 1951) —
also known as Elijah E. Cummings —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
18, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1983-96; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1996-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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