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  John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873. Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; candidate for President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 24, 1955 (age 81 years, 345 days). Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20, 1899, to Julia T. McDonald (died 1900); married, January 2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel (died 1943); first cousin of Cyrus Roberts Vance. See Davis-Vance family of West Virginia.
  Cross-reference: Thomas Burke
  Campaign slogan (1924): "Honesty at home, honor abroad."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Jesse Louis Jackson (b. 1941) — also known as Jesse L. Jackson; "Thunder" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., October 8, 1941. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972; speaker, 1984, 1988; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Council on Foreign Relations; Omega Psi Phi. Civil rights leader; associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; recipient of the Spingarn Medal in 1989. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1964 to Jacqueline Brown; father of Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr..
  Cross-reference: Ron Daniels
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Jesse Jackson: Marshall Frady, Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson — Marshall Frady, Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson
  Critical books about Jesse Jackson: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37) — Kenneth R. Timmerman, Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson
  Philip J. Lader (b. 1946) — of Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., March 17, 1946. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of South Carolina, 1986; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1997-2001. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2001.
  John Vliet Lindsay (1921-2000) — also known as John V. Lindsay — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 24, 1921. Son of George Nelson Lindsay and Eleanor (Vliet) Lindsay. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960, 1964; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1966-73; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Senator from New York, 1980. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, from Parkinson's disease and pneumonia, in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, S.C., December 19, 2000 (age 79 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1949, to Mary Anne Harrison (1926-2004).
  Cross-reference: John J. Burns
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about John V. Lindsay: Vincent J. Cannato, The Ungovernable City : John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York

 

 


 
   
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