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James Lindsay Almond, Jr. (1898-1986) —
also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., June 15,
1898.
Son of James Lindsay Almond and Eddie Nicholas (Burgess) Almond.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia
state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of
Virginia, 1958-62; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died in
office 1986.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; United
Commercial Travelers; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died in Richmond,
Va., April 14,
1986 (age 87 years, 303
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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Herman Carl Andersen (1897-1978) —
also known as H. Carl Andersen —
of Tyler, Lincoln
County, Minn.
Born in Newcastle, King
County, Wash., January
27, 1897.
Son of C. C. Andersen and Lorena (Nielsen) Andersen.
Republican. Farmer; civil
engineer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1939-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1960.
Lutheran.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., July 26,
1978 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Danebod
Lutheran Cemetery, Tyler, Minn.
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Frederick George Louis Beuhring (1791-1859) —
also known as Frederick G. L. Beuhring; F. G. L.
Beuhring; Frederik Georg Ludwig Bürhing —
of Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Scharmbeck, Germany,
March
31, 1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1822-23, 1829-30, 1835-36, 1844.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died, of consumption (tuberculosis),
in Cabell
County, Va (now W.Va.), June 27,
1859 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Sherrod Brown (b. 1952) —
of Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, November
9, 1952.
Democrat. University
faculty; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1975-82; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1983-91; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) —
also known as Joel T. Broyhill —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Hopewell,
Va., November
4, 1919.
Son of Marvin Talmadge Broyhill and Nellie Magdalene (Brewer)
Broyhill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; taken
prisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escaped
after six months; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated,
1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964.
Lutheran. Member, Optimist
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles; Izaak
Walton League; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of congestive
heart failure and pneumonia,
in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
24, 2006 (age 86 years, 324
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Donald Cogley Bruce (1921-1969) —
also known as Donald C. Bruce —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Troutville, Clearfield
County, Pa., April 27,
1921.
Son of Rev. W. H. Bruce and May Belle (Stewart) Bruce.
Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager at
radio
station WIRE, Indianapolis; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1964.
Lutheran.
Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Round Hill, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1969 (age 48 years, 126
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va.
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John Saul Edwards (b. 1943) —
also known as John S. Edwards —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., October
6, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1980-81; member of
Virginia
state senate 21st District, 1996-; candidate in primary for Virginia
state attorney general, 2001.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2011.
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Stanley Lloyd Greigg (1931-2002) —
also known as Stanley L. Greigg —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Ireton, Sioux
County, Iowa, May 7,
1931.
Democrat. Mayor
of Sioux City, Iowa, 1964; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Lutheran.
Died in Salem,
Va., June 13,
2002 (age 71 years, 37
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jean Louise Harris (c.1931-2001) —
of Richmond,
Va.; Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Virginia, about 1931.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Eden Prairie, Minn., 1995-2001; died in office 2001; candidate
in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 2000.
Female.
Episcopalian
or Lutheran. African
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in a hospital
at Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
14, 2001 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Eden Prairie, Minn.
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Rupert Vance Hartke (1919-2003) —
also known as Vance Hartke —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Stendal, Pike
County, Ind., May 31,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1956-58; resigned 1958; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1959-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1972;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972.
Lutheran.
Early opponent of the Vietnam War.
Died, of heart
failure, July 27,
2003 (age 84 years, 57
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
12, 1746.
Son of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and Anna Maria (Weiser) Muhlenberg.
Democrat. Pastor;
member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army during
the Revolutionary War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95, 1799-1801
(at-large 1789-91, 1st District 1793-95, 1799-1801); delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801; resigned 1801; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1802-07.
Lutheran; later Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
1, 1807 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Augustus
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
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Burgess Nelson (1890-1966) —
of Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah
County, Va.
Born in Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah
County, Va., July 24,
1890.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state senate, 1942-46; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1948.
Lutheran.
Died March 3,
1966 (age 75 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mt.
Jackson Cemetery, Mt. Jackson, Va.
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William Hubbs Rehnquist (1924-2005) —
also known as William H. Rehnquist; William Donald
Rehnquist —
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
1, 1924.
Son of William Benjamin Rehnquist and Margery (Peck) Rehnquist.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-86; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-2005; died in office 2005.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died September
3, 2005 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) —
also known as Henry O. Talle —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
12, 1892.
Son of John Talle and Anna (Ovri) Talle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd
District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District).
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1969 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) —
also known as Francis E. Walter —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 26,
1894.
Son of Robley D. Walter and Susie E. Walter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
trustee, Easton Hospital;
bank
director; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,
20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1963 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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