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Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) —
also known as Malcolm Baldrige; Mac
Baldrige —
of Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
4, 1922.
Son of Howard
Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) and Regina (Connell) Baldrige.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1964,
1972;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987.
Congregationalist.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1988.
Died after falling off
a horse
while practicing rodeo, July 25,
1987 (age 64 years, 294
days).
Interment at New
North Cemetery, Woodbury, Conn.
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Howard Homan Buffett (1903-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Buffett —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
13, 1903.
Son of Ernest Platt Buffett and Henriette (Duvall) Buffett.
Republican. Stockbroker; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1943-49, 1951-53;
defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April 30,
1964 (age 60 years, 261
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) —
also known as Charles O. Lobeck —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., April 6,
1852.
Son of Otto Lobeck and Anna Lovisa (Gustavson) Lobeck.
Democrat. Traveling salesman; hardware
business; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1893; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19.
Methodist.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Walter Thomas Mahoney (b. 1900) —
also known as Walter T. Mahoney —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Business executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Boswell Perry (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles B. Perry —
Born in Crete, Saline
County, Neb., January
25, 1884.
Draftsman; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Halifax, 1909; Calcutta, 1909-11; U.S. Consul in Turin, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anson Hoisington Sheldon (b. 1905) —
also known as Anson H. Sheldon —
of Hollandale, Washington
County, Miss.; Avon, Washington
County, Miss.
Born in Nehawka, Cass
County, Neb., June 5,
1905.
Son of George
Lawson Sheldon and Rose (Higgins) Sheldon.
Republican. Business executive; farmer;
member of Mississippi
Republican State Executive Committee, 1944-67; Mississippi
Republican state chair, 1948-52; vice-chair of
Mississippi Republican Party, 1952-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1956,
1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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