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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.
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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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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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.
Son of Claude M. Brooks and Penelope (Overton) Brooks.
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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James Bruce (1892-1980) —
of Eccleston, Baltimore
County, Md.; Finksburg, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
23, 1892.
Son of William
Cabell Bruce and Louise Este (Fisher) Bruce.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
vice-president, National Dairy
Products Corp.; director, Republic Steel Co.;
director, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway;
director, American Airlines;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940
(alternate), 1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died July 17,
1980 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Interment somewhere
in Baltimore, Md.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Uniondale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Richard N. Dixon (b. 1938) —
of Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., April 17,
1938.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of
Maryland
state house of delegates, 1983-96; Maryland
state treasurer, 1996-2002; resigned 2002.
African
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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Elmer Joseph Holland (1894-1968) —
also known as Elmer J. Holland —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
8, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1942-43, 1956-68 (33rd District
1942-43, 30th District 1956-63, 20th District 1963-68); died in
office 1968; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1943-56.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; United
Steelworkers of America.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., August 9,
1968 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) —
also known as Richard Howard Ichord; Dick
Ichord —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., June 27,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1952-60; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Phi Eta
Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Suffered a heart
attack and died one week later, in a hospital
at Houston, Texas
County, Mo., December
25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Son of Cyrus Lester Jackson and Betina Phoebe (Ames) Jackson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Brooke Lee (b. 1892) —
also known as E. Brooke Lee —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
23, 1892.
Son of Francis
Preston Blair Lee and Anne Clymer (Brooke) Lee.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Maryland
state comptroller, 1920-22; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1923; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1924,
1940;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1927; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1927; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1942.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Mattingly (1916-1999) —
of St.
Mary's County, Md.
Born in Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., January
2, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1946-50; member of Maryland
state senate, 1954-58; circuit judge in Maryland, 1972-86.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died in Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., December
28, 1999 (age 83 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Singer Moorhead (1923-1987) —
also known as William S. Moorhead —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 8,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-81 (28th District 1959-63,
14th District 1963-81).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August 3,
1987 (age 64 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Romulus O'Conor (1896-1960) —
also known as Herbert R. O'Conor —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
17, 1896.
Son of James P. A. O'Conor and Mary A. (Galvin) O'Conor.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Maryland
state attorney general, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(chair, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952;
Governor
of Maryland, 1939-47; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1947-53.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 4,
1960 (age 63 years, 108
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) —
also known as Kenneth A. Roberts —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Piedmont, Calhoun
County, Ala., November
1, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63,
at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and
wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican
nationalists, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 9,
1989 (age 76 years, 189
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (1893-1964) —
also known as Lansdale G. Sasscer —
of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
30, 1893.
Son of Frederick Sasscer and Lucy (Clagett) Sasscer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1924,
1936,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1939-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions; Kiwanis.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., November
5, 1964 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange; Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets; Order of
Ahepa; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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Lynn Ellsworth Stalbaum (1920-1999) —
also known as Lynn E. Stalbaum —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Waterford, Racine
County, Wis., May 15,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 21st District, 1955-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died June 27,
1999 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Norway
Lutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Raymond L. Telles, Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Raymond Telles —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., September
5, 1915.
Son of Ramon L. Telles and Angela (Lopez) Telles.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; El Paso
County Clerk, 1949-57; mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1961-67.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions.
Still living as of 1991.
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Edward Oscar Weant, Jr. (1918-1999) —
also known as Edward O. Weant, Jr. —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., April 9,
1918.
Son of Edward
Oscar Weant.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1959-65; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., February
10, 1999 (age 80 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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