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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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John Anton Blatnik (1911-1991) —
also known as John A. Blatnik —
of Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
17, 1911.
School teacher; member of Minnesota
state senate 60th District, 1941-44; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1947-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952,
1960,
1964
(delegation chair); member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1963.
Died in Forest Heights, Prince
George's County, Md., December
17, 1991 (age 80 years, 122
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chisholm, Minn.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Andrey Bundley (born c.1961) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born about 1961.
Democrat. School principal; candidate in primary for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2003, 2007.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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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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Idamae Garrott (1916-1999) —
also known as Idamae Riley —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1916.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1979-87; member of Maryland
state senate 19th District, 1987-94.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., June 13,
1999 (age 82 years, 171
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's A. F. Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
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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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Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) —
also known as Rush D. Holt —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., June 19,
1905.
Son of Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Lela (Dew) Holt.
School teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35,
1942-50, 1954-55; died in office 1955; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1935-41; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1940; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1955 (age 49 years, 234
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Darrell A. Malone (1908-1974) —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.; Oakland, Garrett
County, Md.
Born in Mt. Clare, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 9,
1908.
Republican. School teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1947-48;
defeated, 1948, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in April, 1974
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lula Everett Powell (b. 1879) —
also known as Lula E. Powell —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 21,
1879.
Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1932;
secretary
of Maryland Republican Party, 1937; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1940-48.
Female.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gladys Noon Spellman (1918-1988) —
also known as Gladys Blossom Noon —
of Maryland.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1918.
Democrat. School teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1975-81.
Female.
Jewish.
Removed from Congress in February 1981 by House resolution, due to
incapacitating illness.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., June 19,
1988 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Antonio Borja Won Pat (1908-1987) —
also known as A. B. Won Pat —
of Agana (now Hagatna), Guam.
Born in Sumay, Guam, December
10, 1908.
Democrat. School teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Guam, 1964;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Guam, 1973-85.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., May 1,
1987 (age 78 years, 142
days).
Interment at Veterans
Cemetery, Piti, Guam.
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