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William Cullom (1810-1896) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne
County, Ky., June 4,
1810.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-47; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th
District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from
Tennessee, 1852.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
Died in Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., December
6, 1896 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Original interment at McAdoo
Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Owen Joseph Donley (d. 1995) —
also known as Owen J. Donley —
of Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.; Alexandria,
Va.; Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born in Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Democrat. Lawyer; Union
County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1960;
chief of staff to U.S. Sen. George
McGovern, 1963-71; also worked on the Senator's campaigns for
U.S. Senate and President.
Catholic.
Died while recovering from heart
surgery, in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., June 20,
1995.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1954
to Mary Carole Scott (died 1982); married 1992 to Martha
Anne Meek; father of Kerry
J. Donley. |
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; Public Ownership
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908;
founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Anthony, Minn.
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Horace Atlee Mann (1866-1934) —
also known as Horace A. Mann; "Mystery
Mann" —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1866.
Lawyer;
road
contractor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1897-1901.
Methodist;
later Catholic. English
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Southern campaign manager for Herbert
Hoover in 1928, but split with Hoover after he was elected
President.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 15,
1934 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Charles Patrick Joseph Mooney (b. 1865) —
also known as C. P. J. Mooney —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Bardstown Junction, Bullitt
County, Ky., September
15, 1865.
Son of John Francis Mooney and Hannah (Spraggins) Mooney.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 6,
1891, to Corinne G'Sell O'Connor. |
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Fred J. Smith (b. 1899) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., July 4,
1899.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1943.
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lafayette Christopher Thomas (1926-2000) —
also known as Fate C. Thomas —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
23, 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1954; Davidson
County Sheriff, 1972-90.
Catholic.
Indicted
in federal court in 1990 on 54 counts of abusing
his power as sheriff; pleaded
guilty to theft and
mail fraud; sentenced
to five years in prison;
released in 1994.
Died, following heart
bypass surgery, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 25,
2000 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Frank Veltri (b. 1912) —
of Plantation, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 8,
1912.
Son of Rocco Veltri and Josephine (Piperno) Veltri.
Mayor
of Plantation, Fla., 1975-99.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edward Douglass White (1795-1847) —
also known as Edward D. White —
of Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La.
Born in Maury
County, Tenn., March 3,
1795.
Son of James
White.
State court judge in Louisiana, 1825; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1829-34, 1839-43; Governor of
Louisiana, 1835-39.
Catholic.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April 18,
1847 (age 52 years, 46
days).
Entombed at St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Thibodaux, La.
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