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  William John Bennett (b. 1943) — also known as William J. Bennett; Bill Bennett — Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 3, 1943. U.S. Secretary of Education, 1985-88; director, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar"), 1989-91; radio show host; television commentator. Catholic. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. In 2003, news media reported that Bennett had lost millions gambling in Las Vegas, a minor scandal in light of his advocacy for self-discipline and other virtues; he acknowledged that he had done "too much gambling" and that it "set a bad example". Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Married, May 29, 1982, to Mary Elayne Glover.
  Cross-reference: Allison H. Eid
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Harry Edson Browne (1933-2006) — also known as Harry Browne — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Born in Nassau County, N.Y., June 17, 1933. Son of Edson Bradford Browne and Cecil Margaret (Davis) Browne. Libertarian. Writer; investment advisor; candidate for President of the United States, 1996, 2000; radio show host, 2003. Agnostic. Died, of Lou Gehrig's disease, in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., March 1, 2006 (age 72 years, 257 days). Interment at Mt. Gur Cemetery, Kernersville, N.C.
  Relatives: Married 1985 to Pamela Lanier Wolfe.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) — also known as James L. Buckley — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in an elevator at Women's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 9, 1923. Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative), 1976 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1980; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; took senior status 1996. Catholic. Irish and Swiss ancestry. Member, Skull and Bones. President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1982-85. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; married 1953 to Ann Frances Cooley; brother of Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo Brent Bozell) and William Frank Buckley, Jr.. See Buckley family of New York and Connecticut.
  Campaign slogan (1970): "Isn't it about time we had a Senator?"
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Frank Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) — also known as William F. Buckley, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 24, 1925. Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley. Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1965. Catholic. Irish and Swiss ancestry. Member, Skull and Bones. Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor of National Review magazine; author and lecturer; host of television news show "Firing Line"; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 18, 1991. Died, probably of diabetes and emphysema, in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., February 27, 2008 (age 82 years, 95 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. (1881-1958) and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brother of James Lane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo Brent Bozell); married 1950 to Patricia Alden Austin Taylor (1926-2007). See Buckley family of New York and Connecticut.
  Cross-reference: Frederic R. Coudert, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Getting It Right (2003) — God and Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' (1951) — Spytime : The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) — Nearer, My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) — The Lexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover (1998) — Airborne : A Sentimental Journey (1984) — In Search of Anti-Semitism (1992) — Brothers No More (1995) — Up From Liberalism (1959) — The Committee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (1962) — Elvis in the Morning (2001) — Execution eve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) — Four reforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) — Gratitude : reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) — Nuremberg : the reckoning (2002) — Overdrive : a personal documentary (1983) — United Nations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) — The unmaking of a mayor (1966) — Ronald Reagan: An American Hero (2001)
  Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Stained Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel (1978) — Marco Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1981) — Saving the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1976) — See You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1985) — Tucker's Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1991) — Mongoose, R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1990) — A Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1994) — High Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1986) — Who's on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1980) — The Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe McCarthy (1999)
  Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.: John B. Judis, William F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives
  Critical books about William F. Buckley, Jr.: David Miller, Chairman Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr.
  William Armistead Moale Burden (1906-1984) — also known as William A. M. Burden — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 8, 1906. Son of Florence Vanderbilt (Twombly) Burden. Analyst of aviation industry; founder of Wall Street investment firm; chairman of Union Texas Natural Gas Corporation; director, Allied Chemical Co., Columbia Broadcasting System, and Lockheed Aircraft; president, Museum of Modern Art in New York, 1953-59, 1962-65; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1959-61. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of heart disease, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 10, 1984 (age 78 years, 185 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Second great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877; railroad baron); son of Florence Vanderbilt (Twombly) Burden; married 1931 to Margaret Livingston Partridge.
  Williana Jones Burroughs (1882-1945) — also known as Williana J. Burroughs; Williana Jones; Mary Adams — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Moscow, Russia. Born in Petersburg, Va., 1882. Communist. School teacher; joined the Communist party in 1926; used the pseudonym "Mary Adams"; in 1933, she led a demonstration to the New York City Board of Education, and as a result, she was fired from her teaching job; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1934; announcer and editor for the English-language broadcasts of Radio Moscow, 1937-45. African ancestry. Died in 1945 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1909 to Charles Burroughs.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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
  Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) — also known as Robert K. Dornan; Bob Dornan; "B-1 Bob" — of Garden Grove, Orange County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1933. Republican. Broadcaster, journalist, television producer; won two Emmy awards for his television show; appeared in several movies including The Starfighters, To The Shores of Hell, and Hell on Wheels; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1976; U.S. Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District 1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated, 1996, 1998; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1955 to Sallie Hansen; father of Mark Dornan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., April 5, 1901. Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor, producer, director of many motion pictures; worked in radio, television, and Broadway. Jewish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of pneumonia and cardiac complications, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1981 (age 80 years, 121 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, April 5, 1931, to Helen Gahagan.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Guy Patterson Gannett (1881-1954) — also known as Guy P. Gannett — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, November 27, 1881. Son of William H. Gannett and Sarah N. (Hill) Gannett. Republican. Publisher of newspapers and owner of radio stations; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1916; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1917-18; member of Maine state senate 7th District, 1919-20; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1920-28. Died, from a heart ailment, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 24, 1954 (age 72 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Gannett and Sarah N. (Hill) Gannett; married, June 6, 1905, to Anne Johnson Macomber (daughter of George E. Macomber); married, June 4, 1952, to Pamelia L. Wells. See Gannett-Macomber family of Maine.
  James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947) — also known as James G. Harbord — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born near Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., March 21, 1866. Son of George W. Harbord and Effie Critton (Gault) Harbord (c.1840-1923). Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; general in the U.S. Army during World War I; president (1923-30), and chairman (1930-47), Radio Corporation of America; director, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; director, Bankers Trust Co.; director, National Broadcasting Co.; director, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Inc. (RKO); director, New York Life Insurance Co.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1924, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Union League. Died in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., August 20, 1947 (age 81 years, 152 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Harbord and Effie Critton (Gault) Harbord (c.1840-1923); married, January 21, 1899, to Emma Yeatman Ovenshine (daughter of Gen. Samuel Ovenshine (1843-1932)); married, December 31, 1938, to Anne (Lee) Brown (daughter of Fitzhugh Lee). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) — also known as Harold G. Hoffman — of South Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in South Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., February 7, 1896. Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; banker; newspaper columnist and radio commentator; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of New Jersey, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Methodist. Member, Junior Order; Patriotic Order Sons of America; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Royal Arcanum. Suspended in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system for an investigation of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written confession of embezzlement schemes was disclosed. Died, of a heart attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 4, 1954 (age 58 years, 117 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, September 10, 1919, to Lillie Moss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Alan Lee Keyes (b. 1950) — also known as Alan L. Keyes — of Maryland. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 7, 1950. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1988, 1992; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996, 2000, 2008; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 2004; American Independent candidate for President of the United States, 2008. African ancestry. Syndicated newspaper columnist; radio talk show host. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1981 to Jocelyn Marcel.
  See also NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as "Father Nature" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born January 14, 1920. Son of Allan Sigmund Lehman (1885-1952) and Evelyn 'Eve' (Schiffer) Lehman (c.1892-1970). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured during the Battle of the Bulge and lost a leg; newspaper publisher; chairman, Colgreen Broadcasting Group, owner of radio stations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profit employment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager, John J. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1966; producer of several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Council on Foreign Relations; Urban League; NAACP. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 22, 2008 (age 88 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of Herbert Henry Lehman; son of Allan Sigmund Lehman (1885-1952) and Evelyn 'Eve' (Schiffer) Lehman (c.1892-1970); married, July 23, 1962, to Jane (Bagley) Long; married, October 24, 1970, to Wendy Vanderbilt (niece of William Henry Vanderbilt III). See Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York.
  Albert Lewis (1923-2006) — also known as Al Lewis; Alexander Meister; "Grampa"; "Grandpa" — of Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, April 30, 1923. Green. Worked as a circus performer and later as an actor; most famous role was as "Grandpa Munster" on the television comedy series The Munsters, 1964-66; owned an Italian restaurant in New York; candidate for Governor of New York, 1998; radio talk show host on WBAI-FM. Jewish. Died, in a hospital in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 3, 2006 (age 82 years, 279 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, November 1, 1956, to Marge Domowitz (divorced 1977); married 1984 to Karen Ingenthron.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George John Mitchell (b. 1933) — also known as George J. Mitchell — of South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; Washington, D.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, August 20, 1933. Son of George John Mitchell and Mary (Saad) Mitchell. Democrat. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in 1972; Maine Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1974; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S. District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1996, 2000, 2004; chairman, Walt Disney Company (major movie studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008. Catholic. Lebanese and Irish ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of George John Mitchell and Mary (Saad) Mitchell; married 1959 to Sally L. Heath (divorced); married 1994 to Heather MacLaclan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Susan Molinari (b. 1958) — of New York. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., March 27, 1958. Daughter of Guy Victor Molinari. Republican. Member, New York City Council, 1986-90; U.S. Representative from New York, 1990-97 (14th District 1990-93, 13th District 1993-97); resigned 1997; television journalist. Female. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Granddaughter of S. Robert Molinari; daughter of Guy Victor Molinari; married to L. William Paxon. See Molinari family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Leo William O'Brien (1900-1982) — also known as Leo W. O'Brien — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 21, 1900. Newspaper work; radio and television commentator; U.S. Representative from New York, 1952-67 (32nd District 1952-53, 30th District 1953-63, 29th District 1963-67). Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., May 4, 1982 (age 81 years, 225 days). Interment at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) — also known as Robert H. O'Brien — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 15, 1904. Son of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien. Mining engineer; lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special assistant to Barney Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures, and director, Paramount International Films; when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of the movie theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of the ABC television network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio, 1963-69. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died, of a stroke, in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21 days). Interment somewhere in Butte, Mont.
  Relatives: Married, August 27, 1927, to Ellen Ford (died 1969).
  Richard Cunningham Patterson, Jr. (1886-1966) — also known as Richard C. Patterson, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 31, 1886. Son of Richard Cunningham Patterson and Martha Belle (Neiswanger) Patterson. Democrat. Gold miner; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executive vice-president and director, National Broadcasting Co., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43; chairman, Ogden Corp. (Utilities Power & Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1944, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1944-47; Guatamala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1951-53. Methodist. Member, Military Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons. Died September 30, 1966 (age 80 years, 242 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, May 31, 1924, to Shelley McCutchen Rodes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elliott Roosevelt (1910-1990) — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex.; Buford, Rio Blanco County, Colo.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 23, 1910. Son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; investigated and called to testify by a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 1947 over lavish entertainment in Hollywood and Manhattan, many paid escorts, and paid hotel bills provided to Roosevelt and others, in a successful effort to persuade them to recommend Hughes reconnaissance aircraft for purchase by the U.S. military; owned a radio station in Texas; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960; mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., 1965-69. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz., October 27, 1990 (age 80 years, 34 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Second cousin five times removed of Nicholas Roosevelt, Jr.; second great-grandnephew of James I. Roosevelt; great-grandnephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; grandnephew of Theodore Roosevelt; son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; first cousin once removed of Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and William Sheffield Cowles; brother of James Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.; married, January 16, 1932, to Elizabeth Browning Donner (divorced 1933); married, July 22, 1933, to Ruth Josephine Googins (divorced 1944); married, December 3, 1944, to Faye Margaret Emerson (divorced 1950); married, March 15, 1951, to Minnewa (Bell) Gray Burnside Ross (divorced 1960); married, November 3, 1960, to Patricia (Peabody) Whithead. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Wayne Allyn Root (b. 1961) — also known as Wayne A. Root — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y., July 20, 1961. Son of David Root and Stella Root. Libertarian. Sports reporter and handicapper; radio and television host and anchorman; television producer; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2008. Jewish. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Jeffrey St. John (born c.1931) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born about 1931. Conservative. Television producer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
  Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. (b. 1954) — also known as Al Sharpton — Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 3, 1954. Son of Alfred Charles Sharpton, Sr. and Ada Sharpton. Democrat. Minister; civil rights activist; radio talk show host; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from New York, 1988, 1992, 1994; stabbed in the chest as he was about to lead a protest march in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., January 12, 1991; candidate in primary for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1997; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004. Pentecostal; later Baptist. African and Cherokee Indian ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, October 31, 1980, to Kathy Jordan.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Critical books about Al Sharpton: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
  R. Peter Straus (born c.1924) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born about 1924. Son of Nathan Straus, Jr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chairman, Straus Communications, a chain of newspapers and radio stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960, 1964; director, Voice of America, 1977-79. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of Isidor Straus and Oscar Solomon Straus; first cousin once removed of Jesse Isidor Straus; son of Nathan Straus, Jr.; second cousin of Stuart Scheftel; married 1950 to Ellen Sulzberger (died 1995); married, April 4, 1998, to Marcia Lewis (mother of Monica Lewinsky). See Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York.
  Books by R. Peter Straus: Is The State Department Color Blind? (1971) — The Buddy System in Foreign Affairs (1973) — The Father of Anne Frank (1975)
  William E. Walsh (b. 1903) — of Coos Bay, Coos County, Ore. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., January 29, 1903. Son of William E. Walsh and Mary (Schneider) Walsh. Republican. Lawyer; Coos County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952; co-owner, Radio Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 5, 1932, to Marian Kardell.
  Owen D. Young (1874-1962) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 27, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; financier; industrialist; chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the founders of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932. The Owen D. Young Central School, in Van Hornesville, N.Y., is named for him. Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla., July 11, 1962 (age 87 years, 257 days). Interment at Van Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1898, to Josephine Sheldon Edmonds (1870-1935); married, February 21, 1937, to Louise (Powis) Clark (1887-1965); father of Philip Young.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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