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Forty and Eight
Politician members in New York


  John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) — also known as John G. Alexander — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., July 16, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1942. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Optimist Club; Izaak Walton League. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., December 8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) — also known as Raymond E. Baldwin — of Stratford, Fairfield County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., August 31, 1893. Son of Lucian Earl Baldwin and Sarah Emily (Tyler) Baldwin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940, 1944, 1948 (speaker); U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Elks; Eagles; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., October 4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34 days). Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, June 29, 1922, to Edith V. Lindholm (1897-1970).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Owen M. Begley (1906-1981) — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., May 16, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1932; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1947-52; member of New York state senate 38th District, 1957-65. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Catholic War Veterans; American Bar Association. Died in September, 1981 (age 75 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  William E. Brady (1889-1970) — of Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y. Born in Athens, Greene County, N.Y., August 7, 1889. Son of William C. Brady. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Rotary; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in August, 1970 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) — also known as Prescott S. Bush — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 15, 1895. Son of Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-1948) and Flora (Sheldon) Bush (1872-1920). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; director, Pan American Airways; director, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948, 1956, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964 (alternate); U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Skull and Bones. Died, of lung cancer, in the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146 days). Interment at Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-1948) and Flora (Sheldon) Bush (1872-1920); married, August 6, 1921, to Dorothy Walker (1901-1992); father of George Herbert Walker Bush; grandfather of George Walker Bush and John Ellis Bush. See Bush family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Critical books about Prescott Bush: Kitty Kelly, The Family : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
  Horace Tracy Cahill (1894-1976) — also known as Horace T. Cahill — of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1894. Son of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1928; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1944; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1947-73. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died, in City Hospital, Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 21, 1976 (age 81 years, 253 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 4, 1922, to Josephine Gates.
  Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) — also known as Thomas J. Curran — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 28, 1898. Son of Daniel J. Curran and Margaret Mary (Connors) Curran. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938; chair of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary of state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York Republican State Executive Committee, 1945. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Knights of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Delta Theta Phi. Died, from a heart ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 29, 1958 (age 59 years, 243 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel J. Curran and Margaret Mary (Connors) Curran; married, June 26, 1926, to Margaret Farley; father of Paul J. Curran.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward V. Curry (b. 1910) — of New Dorp, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 18, 1910. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1949-52; member of New York state senate 19th District, 1955-56; defeated, 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known as Melvin C. Eaton — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., April 2, 1891. Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton. Republican. Chemist; director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940; chair of Chenango County Republican Party, 1933; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New York, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Sigma; Rotary. Died, following an apparent heart attack, in St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell.
  William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) — also known as William A. Ekwall — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., June 14, 1887. Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in office 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., October 16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124 days). Interment at Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Married, June 19, 1915, to Lina Moser.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hadwen Carlton Fuller (1895-1990) — also known as Hadwen C. Fuller — of Parish, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in West Monroe, Oswego County, N.Y., August 28, 1895. Republican. Banker; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1943; U.S. Representative from New York, 1943-49 (32nd District 1943-45, 35th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1990 (age about 94 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John P. Hayes — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1925-40. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  John Hart Terry (b. 1924) — also known as John H. Terry — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., November 14, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; assistant secretary to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, 1959-60; member of New York state assembly, 1963-70 (Onondaga County 2nd District 1963-65, 134th District 1966, 121st District 1967-70); U.S. Representative from New York 34th District, 1971-73; Presidential Elector for New York, 1972. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Purple Heart; Holy Name Society. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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