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Leo Anthony Gallagher (b. 1947) —
also known as Leo Gallagher;
"Gallagher" —
of California.
Born in Fort Bragg, Cumberland
County, N.C., July 24,
1947.
Comedian; Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2009.
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Willie Gathrel Hefner (b. 1930) —
also known as W. G. 'Bill' Hefner —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., April 11,
1930.
Democrat. Owner and president, radio
station WRKB, Kannapolis, N.C.; Gospel music
singer with Harvester's Quartet, 1954-67; television
performer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1975-99;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ben L. Jones (b. 1941) —
also known as Ben Jones;
"Cooter" —
of Georgia.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., August
30, 1941.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1989-93; defeated, 1986
(4th District), 1992 (10th District), 1994 (6th District); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 2002.
Professional actor, best known for his role as "Cooter
Davenport" in the 1979-85 television series "Dukes of
Hazzard".
Still living as of 2009.
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William Dudley Pelley (1890-1965) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.; Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., March 12,
1890.
Son of Grace (Goodale) Pelley (born 1861) and William George Apsey
Pelley (1867-1920).
Hollywood screenwriter
in 1917-29 for about 12 films, including The Light in the
Dark and The Shock, both starring Lon Chaney; founder
(1933) and leader of the anti-Semitic
Silver Legion of America organization (the "Silver Shirts",
explicitly modeled after Adolf Hitler's Brownshirts); Christian
candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; arrested
in April 1942 and charged
with criminal
sedition; convicted
and sentenced
to fifteen years in prison;
released in 1950.
Died in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., July 1,
1965 (age 75 years, 111
days).
Interment at Crownland
Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind.
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