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Edward McPhail Bridgforth (1906-1951) —
also known as E. M. Bridgforth —
of Kenbridge, Lunenburg
County, Va.
Born in Kenbridge, Lunenburg
County, Va., June 16,
1906.
Democrat. Farmer;
oil company agent; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1950-51; died in office 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society; Ruritan.
Died December
16, 1951 (age 45 years, 183
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (1930-2011) —
also known as Lawrence Eagleburger; Larry Eagleburger;
"The Eagle" —
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August 1,
1930.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1977-81; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1992-93; director, Phillips Petroleum
corporation, 1993-2000.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the University of Virginia Medical
Center, Charlottesville,
Va., June 4,
2011 (age 80 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Crews McGhee (1912-2005) —
also known as George C. McGhee —
of Texas.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., March 10,
1912.
Rhodes
scholar; geologist;
oil producer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1952-53; Germany, 1963-68; , 1968-69.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Loudoun Hospital
Center, Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., July 4,
2005 (age 93 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Snow (b. 1939) —
also known as John W. Snow —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 2,
1939.
Lawyer;
charged
with driving
while intoxicated,
in West Valley City, Utah, 1982; chairman and chief executive officer
of CSX railroad;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06; director, Marathon Oil
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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