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Henry Taylor Blow (1817-1875) —
also known as Henry T. Blow —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Southampton
County, Va., July 15,
1817.
Son of Peter Blow and Elizabeth (Taylor) Blow.
Republican. Lead products business; president, Iron Mountain
Railroad;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1854-58; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1863-67; U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1869-70; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., September
11, 1875 (age 58 years, 58
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Son of William H. Houston and Cornelia Anne (Stevens) Houston.
Superintendent
of schools; university
professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United States
Steel Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart
disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Thomas Key Niedringhaus (1860-1924) —
also known as Thomas K. Niedringhaus —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
21, 1860.
Son of Dena (Key) Niedringhaus and Frederick
Gottlieb Niedringhaus.
Republican. Vice-president, St. Louis Stamping Company,
vice-president, National Enameling and Stamping Company,
vice-president, Commonwealth Steel Company; real estate
business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1912-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Methodist.
Died October
26, 1924 (age 64 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Paul Henry O'Neill (b. 1935) —
also known as Paul H. O'Neill —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
4, 1935.
Computer
systems analyst; president, International Paper
Company, 1985-87; chairman and CEO of Alcoa Aluminum, 1987-99;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2001-02.
Still living as of 2009.
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