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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Maryland


  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount) Appleby; married, April 10, 1889, to Alice C. Hoffman; father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Glenn Beall (1894-1971) — also known as J. Glenn Beall — of Frostburg, Allegany County, Md. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 5, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance and real estate business; member of Maryland state senate, 1931-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1936, 1940, 1956, 1960 (member, Credentials Committee), 1964; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1943-53; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1953-65; defeated, 1964; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967. Episcopalian. Died in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., January 14, 1971 (age 76 years, 223 days). Interment at Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Schwarzenbach; father of John Glenn Beall, Jr. and George Beall. See Beall family of Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870. Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom. Democrat. Play producer; entertainment manager; songwriter; furniture business; real estate business; U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45, 20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart attack, in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 7, 1949 (age 78 years, 363 days). Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer (1876-1941).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) — also known as Carl Hinshaw — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 28, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43, 20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948. Died, of pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., August 5, 1956 (age 62 years, 8 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Perry Mahoney (b. 1901) — also known as George P. Mahoney — of Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 16, 1901. Son of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney. Engineer; construction executive; real estate developer; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1950; Democratic candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1952 (Democratic), 1956 (Democratic), 1958 (Democratic), 1968 (American Independent), 1970 (Democratic primary). Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney; married, November 24, 1927, to Abigail Catherine O'Donnell (died 1963); married, February 14, 1968, to Ann Matilda Fagg.
  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.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Married to Mame M. Barcus.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gracie Bowers Pfost (1906-1965) — also known as Gracie Pfost; Gracie Bowers — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Harrison, Boone County, Ark., March 12, 1906. Daughter of William Lafayette Bowers and Lily Elizabeth (Wood) Bowers. Democrat. Real estate broker; Canyon County Treasurer, 1941-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1944, 1948, 1952; U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1953-63; defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1962. Female. Member, Soroptimists. Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., August 11, 1965 (age 59 years, 152 days). Interment at Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married, August 4, 1923, to John Walter Pfost.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Louis M. Pope (born c.1951) — of Laurel, Prince George's County, Md.; Fulton, Howard County, Md. Born about 1951. Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2004, 2008; member of Republican National Committee from Maryland, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Albert Conrad Ullman (1914-1986) — also known as Al Ullman — of Baker City, Baker County, Ore. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., March 9, 1914. Son of Albert C. Ullman and Julia (Miller) Ullman. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956 (alternate), 1964; U.S. Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1957-81; defeated, 1954, 1980. Presbyterian. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., October 11, 1986 (age 72 years, 216 days). Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, March 8, 1941, to Anita W. Curfman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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