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Stephen Cohen (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve Cohen —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 24,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980,
2004,
2008;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1983-2006; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 2007-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Abe Fortas (1910-1982) —
also known as "Fiddlin' Abe Fortas" —
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 19,
1910.
Lawyer;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1965-69.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 5,
1982 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Cremated.
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Max Friedman —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1936,
1952.
Jewish.
Interment at New
Jewish Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Joseph Hanover (1889-1984) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pultusk, Poland,
December
18, 1889.
Son of William Hanover and Esther (Frost) Hanover.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1918-19.
Jewish. Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1984
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Naomi Caplan Matusow (b. 1938) —
also known as Naomi Matusow —
of Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1988
(alternate), 2000;
member of New York
state assembly, 1993.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Washington Oakes (b. 1861) —
also known as George Washington Ochs —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1861.
Son of Julius Ochs and Bertha (Levy) Ochs.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1892;
mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I.
Jewish. German
ancestry. Member, Civitan;
American
Historical Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of Julius Ochs and
Bertha (Levy) Ochs; brother of Adolph S. Ochs (1858-1935; publisher,
New York Times); married to Bertie Gans (died 1913). |
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