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William Robert Anderson (1921-2007) —
also known as William R. Anderson —
of Waverly, Humphreys
County, Tenn.; Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Bakerville, Humphreys
County, Tenn., June 17,
1921.
Son of David Hensley Anderson and Mary (McKelvey) Anderson.
Independent candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1962; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1965-73.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Commanded the U.S.S. Nautilus on the first
under-ice crossing of the North Pole, 1958.
Died in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., February
25, 2007 (age 85 years, 253
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Hurst Ball (1905-1993) —
also known as Joseph H. Ball —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
3, 1905.
Son of Joseph Ball and Florence E. (Hurst) Ball.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1940-42, 1943-49; defeated, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Protestant.
Died of a stroke, in
Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1993 (age 88 years, 45
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Va.
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Earl Thomas Coleman (b. 1943) —
also known as E. Thomas Coleman; Tom
Coleman —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 29,
1943.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1977-93; defeated,
1992.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Prentiss Costigan (1874-1939) —
also known as Edward P. Costigan —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in King William
County, Va., July 1,
1874.
Lawyer;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1912, 1914; U.S. Tariff Commissioner, 1917-28.; member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1927-28; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1931-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1936.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
17, 1939 (age 64 years, 200
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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John G. Hudson (b. 1906) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Fort Chiswell, Wythe
County, Va., May 11,
1906.
Son of Charles Layton Hudson and Dixie Belle (Smith-Leffew) Hudson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-46.
Protestant. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Phi
Alpha Delta; Theta
Chi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald Everett Lykens (b. 1937) —
also known as Ronald E. Lykens; Ron Lykens —
of Danville,
Va.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in a hospital
at Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
23, 1937.
Republican. Candidate for Virginia
state house of delegates, 1967; member, School Board,
Westerville, Ohio, 1994-96.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2003.
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Carl Alfred Marshall (b. 1891) —
also known as Carl A. Marshall —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Carroll
County, Va., December
5, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; real estate
business; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1925, 1945; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1948.
Protestant. Member, Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward L. Schrock (b. 1941) —
of Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born in Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio, April 6,
1941.
Republican. Stockbroker;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1995-2001; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2001-.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cameron Erskine Thom (1825-1915) —
also known as Cameron E. Thom —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper
County, Va., June 20,
1825.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1854-57, 1869-73, 1877-79;
member of California
state senate, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1882-84.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1915 (age 89 years, 227
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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