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  Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) — also known as Timothy T. Ansberry — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, December 24, 1871. Son of Edmond Ansberry and Elizabeth (Fitzpatrick) Ansberry. Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924 (alternate), 1928; law partner of Joseph E. Davies. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died following a gall bladder operation complicated by heart disease, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1943 (age 71 years, 193 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married 1904 to Nelle Kettenring.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vincent Henry Beckman (b. 1879) — also known as Vincent H. Beckman — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in St. Henry, Mercer County, Ohio, December 1, 1879. Son of John G. Beckman and Catherine (Romer) Beckman. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary and director, National Theatre Co.; director and member executive committee, Eagle Picher Mining and Smelting Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1940, 1948, 1956; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 19, 1915, to Irene Gertrude Hummel.
  Walter Bezz (1922-2003) — also known as Walter Bezruchka — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 14, 1922. Democrat. Tool and die maker; real estate broker; mayor of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972. Catholic. Member, Lions; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Died in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., November 27, 2003 (age 81 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
  John Andrew Boehner (b. 1949) — also known as John A. Boehner — of West Chester, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 17, 1949. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1985-90; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1991-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 2008. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1973 to Deborah L. Gunlack.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Ernest John Bohn (b. 1901) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Austria-Hungary, May 12, 1901. Son of Frank J. Bohn and Juliana (Kiry) Bohn. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929-30; planning and housing advocate; chairman of first national conference on slum clearance, 1933. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas A. Burke (1898-1971) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 30, 1898. Son of Thomas A. Burke and Lillian (McNeil) Burke. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1953-54. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 5, 1971 (age 73 years, 36 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 25, 1924, to Josephine Lyon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Patrick Henry Callahan (b. 1866) — also known as P. H. Callahan — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 15, 1866. Son of John Cormic Callahan and Mary Anna (Connolly) Callahan. Democrat. Varnish manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920; Dry candidate for delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
  Relatives: Married, January 20, 1891, to Julia Laure Cahill.
  John Quinn Carey (1905-1958) — also known as John Q. Carey — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, May 20, 1905. Son of Patrick J. Carey and Nellie V. (Quinn) Carey. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1932-35; mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1940-42; resigned 1942; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1942-49. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died January 6, 1958 (age 52 years, 231 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Carey and Nellie V. (Quinn) Carey; married, May 19, 1935, to Irma L. Corbin (died 1945); married, July 24, 1948, to Marcella Hiermier.
  James Richard Clark (b. 1889) — also known as James R. Clark — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 6, 1889. Son of John Clark and Dora (Conley) Clark. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1913-15; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1920-22. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 11, 1916, to Helen Herschede.
  Leo J. Doyle (1910-1965) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, October 3, 1910. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954. Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles. Died in 1965 (age about 54 years). Burial location unknown.
  Warren Joseph Duffey (1886-1936) — also known as Warren J. Duffey — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 24, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1933-36; died in office 1936. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died July 7, 1936 (age 50 years, 165 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Michael Aloysius Feighan (1905-1992) — also known as Michael A. Feighan — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 16, 1905. Son of John T. Feighan and Mary (English) Feighan. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1943-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952, 1964. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1992 (age 87 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Feighan and Mary (English) Feighan; married, June 21, 1930, to Florence J. Mathews; father of William Mathews Feighan; uncle of Edward Farrell Feighan. See Feighan family of Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph T. Ferguson (1892-1979) — also known as "Jumpin' Joe" — of Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio, May 12, 1892. Democrat. Ohio auditor of state, 1937-53, 1971-75; defeated, 1928, 1952; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944, 1960, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1950; Ohio treasurer of state, 1959-63. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Moose; Grange; Elks. Died in October, 1979 (age 87 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) — also known as "Flint's Number One Irishman" — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, June 15, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died January 2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201 days). Interment at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Charles B. Ginocchio (b. 1906) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 24, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948 (alternate), 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Patrick M. McCune (b. 1952) — also known as Pat McCune — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 21, 1952. Democrat. Petroleum salesman; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; resigned 1982. Catholic. Member, Moose; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1982.
  Robert H. Menegay (c.1904-1951) — of Louisville, Stark County, Ohio. Born about 1904. Barber; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1947-48. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Knights of Columbus. Died, of a heart ailment, in Mercy Hospital, Louisville, Stark County, Ohio, August 2, 1951 (age about 47 years). Interment at St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio.
  Daniel I. Radakovich — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 2000. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2000.
  Thomas Paul Salmon (b. 1932) — also known as Thomas P. Salmon — of Vermont. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 19, 1932. Democrat. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1963; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1965; Governor of Vermont, 1973-77; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1976. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Jaycees; American Bar Association; Rotary. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Father of Thomas Salmon, Jr..
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  John William Stanton (b. 1924) — also known as J. William Stanton — of Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Born in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, February 20, 1924. Son of Frank M. Stanton and Mary (Callinan) Stanton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lake County Commissioner, 1956-64; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1965-83. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Jaycees. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Married, December 3, 1966, to Margaret Smeeton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John C. Vitullo (b. 1902) — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, December 22, 1902. Democrat. Member of Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee, 1944-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
  George William Weadock (1853-1937) — also known as George W. Weadock — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, November 6, 1853. Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock; brother of Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock; married, September 16, 1878, to Anna Elizabeth Tarsney (died 1893; sister of John Charles Tarsney and Timothy Edward Tarsney); married, April 14, 1896, to Mary Grace McTavish; father of George Leo Weadock; grandfather of George William Weadock II. See Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan.

 

 


 
   
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