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Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr. (b. 1944) —
also known as Watkins Abbitt, Jr. —
of Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va.
Born in Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va., October
20, 1944.
Son of Watkins
Moorman Abbitt.
Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Virginia
state house of delegates 59th District, 1986-.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Farm Bureau; Moose; Woodmen;
National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Bradie Allman (1895-1958) —
also known as J. Bradie Allman —
of Rocky Mount, Franklin
County, Va.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., November
17, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director,
People's National Bank;
president, Tobacco
Board of Trade; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1926-31, 1948-55, 1958; died in office
1958; mayor of Rocky Mount, Va.; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions;
Ruritan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died July 7,
1958 (age 62 years, 232
days).
Interment at High
Street Cemetery, Rocky Mount, Va.
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D. Woodrow Bird (1912-1995) —
of Bland, Bland
County, Va.
Born in Bland, Bland
County, Va., July 6,
1912.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-55.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Farm Bureau.
Died November
16, 1995 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard H. Bowman (1903-1993) —
also known as Dick Bowman —
of Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., July 14,
1903.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-60, 1963-64, 1967-72
(Greenbrier County 1955-60, 1963-64, 4th District 1967-72).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Moose; Lions;
Farm Bureau; Ruritan.
Died March 17,
1993 (age 89 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Nichols Dalton (1931-1986) —
also known as John N. Dalton —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Emporia,
Va., July 11,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); treasurer of
Virginia Republican Party, 1960-61; member of Virginia
state house of delegates 46th District, 1966-72; member of Virginia
state senate, 1972-73; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1974-78; Governor of
Virginia, 1978-82.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Farm Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Radford,
Va., July 30,
1986 (age 55 years, 19
days).
Interment at Sunrise
Burial Park, Radford, Va.
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James Patrick Sinnott Devereux (1903-1988) —
also known as James P. Devereux —
of Stevenson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Cuba, February
20, 1903.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1951-59; candidate for
Governor
of Maryland, 1958; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Farm Bureau.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August 5,
1988 (age 85 years, 167
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Calvin M. Dooley (b. 1954) —
also known as Cal Dooley —
of Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif.; Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., January
11, 1954.
Democrat. Farmer;
administrative assistant to State Sen. Rose
Ann Vuich, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (17th District 1991-93,
20th District 1993-2005); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Protestant.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Rogers Fenwick (1900-1969) —
also known as Charles R. Fenwick —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., August
11, 1900.
Son of Edward Taylor Fenwick and Clara (Gulagher) Fenwick.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-46; member of Virginia
state senate, 1948-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1952;
member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; Presidential Elector
for Virginia, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Rotary;
Farm Bureau.
Died February
22, 1969 (age 68 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
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Thomas Bacon Fugate (1899-1980) —
also known as Thomas B. Fugate —
of Lee
County, Va.
Born near Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tenn., April 10,
1899.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1928-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1944;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1949-53.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in Ewing, Lee
County, Va., September
22, 1980 (age 81 years, 165
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Ewing, Va.
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Porter Hardy, Jr. (1903-1995) —
of Churchland, Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Bon Air, Chesterfield
County, Va., June 1,
1903.
Son of Rev. Porter Hardy and Jane Lang (Mahood) Hardy.
Democrat. Accountant;
farmer;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1947-69.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Kappa
Alpha Order; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Farm Bureau.
Died in 1995
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Preston Kem (1890-1965) —
also known as James P. Kem —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., April 2,
1890.
Son of James P. Kem and Evelyn (Lee) Kem.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1944,
1948;
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1947-53; defeated, 1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm Bureau; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died February
24, 1965 (age 74 years, 328
days).
Interment at Middleburg
Memorial Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.
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Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) —
also known as Richard L. Roudebush —
of Indiana.
Born near Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
18, 1918.
Son of Roy Lehr Roudebush (1890-1974) and Melissa Mae (McMahan)
Roudebush.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th
District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1970.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
The Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center, Indianapolis, Ind., is
named
for him.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., January
28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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