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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.
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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Relatives:
Married to Florence Wall. |
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Bertha Sheppard Adkins (1906-1983) —
also known as Bertha S. Adkins —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., August
24, 1906.
Daughter of Frederic Paul Adkins and Edna May (Sheppard) Adkins.
Republican. Dean of
Women, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md., 1934-42; Dean of
Residence, Bradford Junior College, Bradford, Mass., 1942-46;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1948-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1956,
1960
(alternate).
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Association of University Women; Pi
Lambda Theta.
Died January
14, 1983 (age 76 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Paul Adkins (b. 1878) —
also known as Frederick P. Adkins —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Wicomico
County, Md., November
9, 1878.
Son of Elijah Stanton Adkins and Henrietta Frances (Tilghman) Adkins.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1916.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) —
also known as Aris T. Allen —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
27, 1910.
Son of James Allen and Maryetta (Whitby) Allen.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1969-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1972
(delegation chair).
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Medical
Association; American
Legion; NAACP.
Died February
8, 1991 (age 80 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Venable Allen (1903-1970) —
also known as George V. Allen —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; Maryland; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., November
3, 1903.
Son of Thomas Ellis Allen (1868-1959) and Harriet (Moore) Allen
(1871-1911).
School
teacher and principal; newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, 1930; Shanghai, 1932; U.S. Consul in Cairo, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1946-48; Yugoslavia, 1949-53; India, 1953-54; Nepal, 1953-54; Greece, 1956-57; director, U.S. Information Agency, 1957-60;
president, Tobacco
Institute, 1960-66.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Phi; United
World Federalists.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, in Bahama, Durham
County, N.C., July 11,
1970 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Otto Anderson (1920-1964) —
also known as William O. Anderson —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., August
21, 1920.
Son of Bertie Anderson (1895-1945) and Gertie Bernice (Bennett)
Anderson (1898-1988).
U.S. Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer, 1943; U.S. Vice Consul in Cape Town, 1945-48; U.S. Consul in Singapore, 1954-56.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a myocardial
infarction, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 1964 (age 43 years, 133
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives:
Married, August
29, 1942, to Annie Vergene Marguerite Owens (born
1919). |
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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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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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Michael Hayden Armacost (b. 1937) —
also known as Michael Armacost —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 15,
1937.
Son of George H. Armacost and Verda Gay (Hayden) Armacost.
College
professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1982-84; Japan, 1989.
Methodist. Member, Trilateral
Commission; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) —
also known as William H. Ayres —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt
County, Va., February
5, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments, at Vantage House retirement
home, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Benjamin Baker (1840-1911) —
also known as William B. Baker —
of Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., July 22,
1840.
Republican. Fruit packing
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96, 1906-08; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1895-1901.
Methodist.
Died in Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., May 17,
1911 (age 70 years, 299
days).
Interment at Baker's
Cemetery, Aberdeen, Md.
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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.
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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Richard Bassett (1745-1815) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., April 2,
1745.
Son of Michael Bassett and Judith (Thompson) Bassett.
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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Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) —
also known as Laurie C. Battle —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Wilsonville, Shelby
County, Ala., May 10,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1956;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles; Lions.
Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing
business with the Soviet Union.
Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2000 (age 87 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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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Benjamin Thomas Biggs (1821-1893) —
also known as Benjamin T. Biggs —
of Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Summit Bridge, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1821.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; farmer; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1869-73; defeated, 1860;
president, Queen Anne and Kent Railroad,
1874; Governor of
Delaware, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Died in Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 72 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
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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.
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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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.
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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Samuel W. Bogley (b. 1941) —
of Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1941.
Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1979-82.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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George Edward Brown, Jr. (1920-1999) —
also known as George Brown, Jr. —
of Monterey Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Holtville, Imperial
County, Calif., March 6,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member of California
state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972,
1988,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District
1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District
1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Methodist. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Died, of an infection
following earlier heart valve
replacement surgery, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 15,
1999 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Cremated.
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John Brown (d. 1815) —
of Maryland.
Born in Maryland.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1807-08; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1809-10.
Methodist.
Died in Centreville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., December
13, 1815.
Interment at Chesterfield
Cemetery, Centreville, 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.
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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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.
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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Donald O. Campen, Jr. (b. 1920) —
also known as "Spec" —
of Henrico
County, Va.
Born in Chance, Somerset
County, Md., 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1968;
director and chairman, Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation
District; Commissioner of the Board for Rental Cars, Auto Training
Schools; member, Virginia Board for the Development and Conservation
of the Public Beaches.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Son of Herbert Llywellen Case and Mary Ellen (Grannis) Case.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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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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S. Carroll Coale —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Pastor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary W. Conaway —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; Baltimore Register of Wills, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1999.
Female.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) —
also known as Fred L. Crawford —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born near Dublin, Erath
County, Tex., May 5,
1888.
Son of William Carroll Crawford and Mary Jane (Rape) Crawford.
Republican. Accountant;
builder, financier, and operator of beet sugar
mills; director, Michigan National Bank;
director, Petroleum
Transit Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated in
primary, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1957 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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T. O. Crouse —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Denton, Caroline
County, Md.
Democrat. Minister; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward Day (1914-1996) —
also known as J. Edward Day —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
11, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1961-63.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Implemented the ZIP code.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sheila Ann Dixon (b. 1953) —
also known as Sheila Dixon; Sheila
Dixon-Smith —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1953.
Daughter of Philip Dixon, Sr. and Winona Dixon.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1988,
2004,
2008
(member, Credentials
Committee); mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2007-10; resigned 2010.
Female.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Indicted
in January 2009, on perjury
theft,
and misconduct
charges,
over secretly
accepting more than $20,000 worth of gifts from developers doing
business with the city, and for using gift cards intended for needy
families to buy furs and
other expensive items for herself; the charges were dismissed in May,
but she was reindicted
in July; tried in
fall 2009; convicted
on one count of embezzlement,
and acquitted on other charges; pleaded
guilty to perjury,
and resigned
as mayor, as part as part of a plea
agreement.
Still living as of 2010.
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Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (b. 1957) —
also known as Bob Ehrlich —
of Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Arbutus, Baltimore
County, Md., November
25, 1957.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1987-94; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1995-2003; Governor of
Maryland, 2003-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Few (1748-1828) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Baltimore (unknown
county), Md., June 8,
1748.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Georgia state legislature, 1777-79; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1789-93; state court judge in Georgia,
1796-99; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1801-05.
Methodist.
Died in Fishkill-on-Hudson (now part of Beacon), Dutchess
County, N.Y., July 16,
1828 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Original interment at Reformed
Dutch Church Cemetery, Beacon, N.Y.; reinterment at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Augusta, Ga.
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William L. Fitzgerald (b. 1872) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
14, 1872.
Son of Joseph M. Fitzgerald and Mary A. (Ford) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Son of Albert Henry Gerberich (1864-1966) and Martha Eleanor
(Horwell) Gerberich (1864-1948).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college
professor.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (b. 1946) —
also known as Wayne T. Gilchrest —
of Kennedyville, Kent
County, Md.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., April 15,
1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1991-; defeated, 1988.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Richmond Grose (1869-1953) —
also known as George R. Grose —
of Massachusetts; Baltimore,
Md.; Peiping (Beijing), China;
Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., July 14,
1869.
Son of Andrew Dixon Grose and Mary Estaline (Harrah) Grose.
Democrat. Pastor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president,
DePauw University, 1913-1924; missionary bishop in China, 1924-29.
Methodist.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1953 (age 83 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Hamill (1817-1895) —
of Maryland.
Born near Altamont, Allegany
County, Md., April 28,
1817.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1843-44; state court judge in Maryland,
1854-69; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1869-71.
Methodist.
Died in Oakland, Garrett
County, Md., January
15, 1895 (age 77 years, 262
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Carlton D. Harris —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Pastor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Oren Hastings (1874-1966) —
also known as Daniel O. Hastings —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Centerville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., March 5,
1874.
Son of Daniel H. Hastings and Amelia Ellen (Parsons) Hastings.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1909; appointed 1909; resigned 1909; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1909-11; appointed 1909; resigned
1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1920
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-40.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 9,
1966 (age 92 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Augustus Freeman Hawkins (1907-2007) —
also known as Augustus F. Hawkins; Gus
Hawkins —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
31, 1907.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1935-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1960,
1964,
1988;
Presidential Elector for California, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-91 (21st District 1963-75,
29th District 1975-91).
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
10, 2007 (age 100 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Holliday Hicks (1798-1865) —
also known as Thomas H. Hicks —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born near East New Market, Dorchester
County, Md., September
2, 1798.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1829-30, 1836; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Governor of
Maryland, 1858-62; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1862-65; died in office 1865.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
14, 1865 (age 66 years, 165
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
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William Hindman (1743-1822) —
of Maryland.
Born in Dorchester
County, Md., April 1,
1743.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-85, 1791-93, 1798-1800; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1784-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1793-99 (at-large 1793, 6th
District 1793-97, 7th District 1797-99); U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1800-01.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
19, 1822 (age 78 years, 293
days).
Interment at Old
St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Alcaeus Hooper (b. 1859) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
2, 1859.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1892;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1895-97.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elihu Emory Jackson (1837-1907) —
also known as Elihu E. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., November
3, 1837.
Democrat. Merchant;
lumber
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Wicomico County, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1884-86, 1896-98; Governor of
Maryland, 1888-92.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1907 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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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 Humphreys Jackson (1839-1915) —
also known as William H. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., October
13, 1839.
Son of Hugh Jackson.
Republican. Cattle
dealer; lumber
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1901-05, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died in 1915
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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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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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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Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Jones —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cairo, Allen
County, Ohio, June 25,
1907.
Son of Jenkin Charles Jones and Josephine (Devine) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1947-52.
Methodist; later Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died June 22,
1968 (age 60 years, 363
days).
Interment at Lima
Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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Peter Little (1775-1830) —
of Freedom, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Petersburg, Huntingdon
County, Pa., December
11, 1775.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1806-07, 1815; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1811-13, 1816-29;
state court judge in Maryland, 1829.
Methodist.
Died in Freedom, Baltimore
County, Md., February
5, 1830 (age 54 years, 56
days).
Interment at Freedom
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Near Eldersburg, Carroll County, Md.
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Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon.
Republican. Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Wright. |
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Frederick C. Malkus, Jr. (1913-1999) —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1947-51; member of Maryland
state senate 37th District, 1951-94.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
fibrosis, at Dorchester General Hospital,
Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., November
9, 1999 (age 86 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1825.
Son of Joseph Marvil.
Governor
of Delaware, 1895; died in office 1895.
Methodist. English
and French
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease and erysipelas,
in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., April 8,
1895 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) —
also known as Robert T. Matsui —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
17, 1941.
Son of Yasuji Matsui and Alice (Nagata) Matsui.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004.
Methodist. Japanese
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of pneumonia
and myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 2005 (age 63 years, 106
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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William Oswald Mills (1924-1973) —
also known as William O. Mills —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Bethlehem, Caroline
County, Md., August
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1971-73; died in
office 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1972.
Methodist.
Committed suicide,
in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., May 24,
1973 (age 48 years, 285
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Federalsburg, Md.
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Keiffer Jackson Mitchell, Jr. (b. 1967) —
also known as Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
28, 1967.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
2000,
2008;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2007.
Methodist. Member, Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Still living as of 2008.
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Michael Bowen Mitchell (b. 1945) —
also known as Michael B. Mitchell —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
7, 1945.
Son of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. (1911-1984) and Juanita Elizabeth
(Jackson) Mitchell (1913-1992).
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate 39th District, 1987; indicted
in 1987, along with his brother, by a federal grand jury in
connection with the a bribery
investigation of Wedtech Corporation; convicted
of accepting
$50,000 to stop
the Congressional investigation of Wedtech; sentenced
to two and a half years in prison;
convicted
in 1988 of forging
documents to obtain
$77,000 in life insurance proceeds intended for the child of a murder
victim, and sentenced
to six years in prison.
Methodist. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 1988.
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Craig A. Moe (b. 1959) —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in 1959.
Mayor
of Laurel, Md., 2002-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Montgomery (1764-1828) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1764.
Son of John
Montgomery (1722-1808).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1793-98, 1800-05, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1807-11; Maryland
state attorney general, 1811-18; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1820-22, 1824-26.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 17,
1828 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery, Emmorton, Md.
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Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) —
also known as B. Frank Murphy —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, December
24, 1867.
Son of Charles F. Murphy and Mary E. (Beasley) Murphy.
Republican. Shoe store
owner; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Methodist.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1938 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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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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Ross Zimmerman Pierpont (b. 1917) —
also known as Ross Z. Pierpont —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Woodlawn, Baltimore
County, Md., September
7, 1917.
Son of Edwin L. Pierpont and Ethel (Zimmerman) Pierpont.
Republican. Physician;
candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1971; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1986, 1988; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1998; candidate in primary for Governor of
Maryland, 2002.
Methodist. Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2002.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Grace Schmidt. |
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LeRoy Webster Preston (1915-1987) —
also known as Roy Preston —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., July 15,
1915.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1948-52; member of Maryland
state senate, 1952-56.
Methodist.
Died, at Union Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 19,
1987 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Cremated.
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Jesse Dashiell Price (1863-1939) —
also known as Jesse D. Price —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in White Haven, Wicomico
County, Md., August
15, 1863.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1908-14; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1914-19.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 14,
1939 (age 75 years, 272
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Robert John Reynolds (1838-1909) —
also known as Robert J. Reynolds —
of near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., March 17,
1838.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1892.
Methodist.
Died near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del., June 10,
1909 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Plaster Richmond (1811-1895) —
also known as John P. Richmond —
of Schuyler
County, Ill.
Born in Middletown, Frederick
County, Md., August
11, 1811.
Son of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond.
Democrat. Physician;
minister;
in 1840, he officiated at the first
Protestant wedding in what is now the state of Washington; in 1841,
he delivered the first
Fourth of July oration on the Pacific coast; member of Illinois
state senate, 1849-52, 1859-60; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1855-56; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1856;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Schuyler County,
1862; postmaster.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in South Dakota, August
28, 1895 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment at Tyndall
Cemetery, Tyndall, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond;
married 1835
to America Walker; married 1859 to Kitty
Gristy. |
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Carlos Wood Riddick (1872-1960) —
also known as Carl W. Riddick —
of Winamac, Pulaski
County, Ind.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Wells, Faribault
County, Minn., February
25, 1872.
Son of Isaac Hancock Riddick (1846-1931) and Alice Esther (Wood)
Riddick (1848-1873).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Fergus
County Assessor, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1919-23; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1922.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., July 9,
1960 (age 88 years, 135
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens, Annapolis, Md.
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Charles Albert Ruppersberger III (b. 1946) —
also known as C. A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Cockeysville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
31, 1946.
Son of Charles
Albert Ruppersberger, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 2003-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harry Welles Rusk (1852-1926) —
also known as Harry W. Rusk —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
17, 1852.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1876, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate, 1884-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1886-97; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1898-1908.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
28, 1926 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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George William Sarbacher, Jr. (1919-1973) —
also known as George W. Sarbacher, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
30, 1919.
Son of George W. Sarbacher and Martha (Hunter) Sarbacher.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1973 (age 53 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Philip Riley Sharp (b. 1942) —
also known as Philip R. Sharp —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 15,
1942.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1975-95 (10th District 1975-83, 2nd
District 1983-95); defeated, 1970, 1972.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Alexander Smith (1850-1932) —
also known as Thomas A. Smith —
of Ridgely, Caroline
County, Md.
Born near Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1850.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1905-07.
Methodist.
Died in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., May 1,
1932 (age 81 years, 241
days).
Interment at Denton
Cemetery, Ridgely, Md.
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Willis Smith (1887-1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
19, 1887.
Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of the
Coif; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 26,
1953 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Richard Spencer (1796-1868) —
of Maryland.
Born in Talbot
County, Md., October
29, 1796.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1823-25, 1833; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1829-31.
Methodist.
Died near Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., September
3, 1868 (age 71 years, 310
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Mobile County, Ala.
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Roy Neville Staten (1913-1999) —
of Dundalk, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Sandidges, Amherst
County, Va., June 30,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1953-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964;
member of Maryland
state senate 8th District, 1967-78.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Moose.
Died December
11, 1999 (age 86 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Ivan Steers, Jr. (1917-1993) —
also known as Newton Steers —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J., January
13, 1917.
Son of Newton Ivan Steers and Claire L. (Herder) Steers.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964
(delegation chair); Maryland
Republican state chair, 1964-66; member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-74, 1975-77; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1977-79; defeated,
1980.
Methodist.
Died in 1993
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew K. Syester (1828-1891) —
of Washington
County, Md.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 11,
1828.
Son of Daniel Syester and Sarah (Moudy) Syester.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854, 1868; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; Maryland
state attorney general, 1871-75; circuit judge in Maryland,
1882-89.
Methodist.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., March 25,
1891 (age 63 years, 14
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Relatives:
Married to Catharine G. Harry. |
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John Millard Tawes (1894-1979) —
also known as J. Millard Tawes —
of Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md.
Born in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., April 8,
1894.
Son of James Tawes and Alice (Byrd) Tawes.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Tawes Shipbuilding
Co. and Tawes Baking Co.;
director, Bank of
Crisfield; Somerset
County Clerk of Court, 1930-38; Maryland
state comptroller, 1939-47, 1950-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Maryland, 1959-67; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1963.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., June 25,
1979 (age 85 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunny
Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Crisfield, Md.
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Craig Lyle Thomas (1933-2007) —
also known as Craig Thomas —
of Wyoming.
Born in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., February
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1985-88; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1989-95; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007; died in office 2007.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Chi.
Died, of leukemia,
in the Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 4,
2007 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Lewis Thomas, Jr. (1835-1893) —
also known as John L. Thomas, Jr. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1835.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1865-67; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1868;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1869-73, 1877-82.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
15, 1893 (age 58 years, 148
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Gillis Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1901-03; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Eagles; Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 10,
1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Red
Men's Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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Sherman Willard Tribbitt (b. 1922) —
also known as Sherman W. Tribbitt —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Denton, Caroline
County, Md., November
9, 1922.
Son of Sherman L. Tribbitt.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1957-64, 1971-72; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1958-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1965-69; Governor of
Delaware, 1973-77; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1992.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Milton George Urner (1839-1926) —
of Maryland.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 29,
1839.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1879-83; member of Maryland
state senate, 1888-90.
Methodist.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., February
9, 1926 (age 86 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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George Vickers (1801-1879) —
of Maryland.
Born in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., November
19, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1866-67; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1868-73.
Methodist.
Died in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., October
8, 1879 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Chester
Cemetery, Chestertown, Md.
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J. Forest Walker (b. 1884) —
of Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md., April 28,
1884.
Son of James K. Walker and Emma (Waters) Walker.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Maryland
Democratic State Central Committee, 1921-26; Montgomery
County Treasurer, 1927.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Walker (b. 1849) —
of Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., October
29, 1849.
Son of Nathan J. Walker and Evelyn (King) Walker.
Democrat. Farmer;
director, First National Bank of
Gaithersburg; mayor
of Gaithersburg, Md., 1906-08, 1918-24.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan J. Walker and Evelyn (King) Walker; married to Amanda C.
Thompson and Frances Elnora Sibley. |
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William A. Wallace (b. 1867) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maryland, June 6,
1867.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District; elected 1938; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Jenkins Ward (1871-1961) —
also known as David J. Ward —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., September
17, 1871.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1916-17; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1918-26; member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1927-34, 1939; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1939-45.
Methodist.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., February
18, 1961 (age 89 years, 154
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Edward Homer White, Jr. (1911-1998) —
also known as E. Homer White, Jr. —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., April 5,
1911.
Son of E. Homer White and Llela Amis Morgan White.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; shoe
merchant; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1947-69; member of Maryland
state senate 36th District, 1975-78.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died, in a nursing
home, at Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., August 9,
1998 (age 87 years, 126
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) —
also known as Frederick N. Zihlman —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
2, 1879.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,
1914, 1930.
Methodist.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April 22,
1935 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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