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Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) —
also known as Judah P. Benjamin; Philippe Benjamin;
"Poo Bah of the Confederacy" —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; London, England;
Paris, France.
Born in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, August 6,
1811.
Son of Philip Benjamin and Rebecca (de Mendes) Benjamin.
Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; Presidential
Elector for Louisiana, 1848;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of State, 1862-65.
Jewish.
His portrait appeared on the Confederate States two-dollar
note in 1861-64. He fled
to Europe in 1865 to avoid
arrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in the assassination
of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Fell
from a tram car
about 1880, and suffered multiple injuries; also developed kidney and
heart
problems, and died in Paris, France,
May 6,
1884 (age 72 years, 274
days).
Interment at Père
la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
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Raymond Elliot Buck (1894-1971) —
also known as Raymond E. Buck —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., July 13,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
insurance
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,
1944
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died March 27,
1971 (age 76 years, 257
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Douglas Eugene Canton, Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as Douglas E. Canton, Jr. —
of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, September
12, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virgin Islands, 2000;
member of Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2001-.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Alexander Anthony Farrelly (1923-2002) —
also known as Alexander A. Farrelly —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born December
29, 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virgin
Islands legislature, 1967-70; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virgin Islands, 1980,
1996,
2000;
Governor
of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1987-95.
Died September
10, 2002 (age 78 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor O. Frazer (b. 1943) —
Born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, May 24,
1943.
Lawyer; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1995-97; defeated
(Independent), 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Walter A. Gordon (1894-1976) —
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., 1894.
Son of Henry B. Gordon.
Athletic
coach; police
officer; lawyer; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1955-58; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1958-68.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., April 1,
1976 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Harwood (1880-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1880.
Son of Israel Harwood and Johanna Harwood.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1910; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1937-38; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1941-46.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
23, 1950 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) —
also known as William H. Hastie —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
17, 1904.
Son of William Henry Hastie and Roberta (Child) Hastie.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39; dean,
Howard University law school, 1939-46; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; took senior
status 1971.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons;
American
Civil Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received Spingarn
Medal in 1943.
Died, at Suburban General Hospital,
East Norriton, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 14,
1976 (age 71 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Hodge, Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as George Hodge, Jr. —
Born in Savan, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, July 26,
1951.
Legal assistant to Delegate Melvin
Evans; lawyer; Independent candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Virgin Islands, 2002.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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John David Merwin (b. 1921) —
also known as John D. Merwin —
Born in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, September
26, 1921.
Son of Miles Merwin and Marguerite L. (Fleming) Merwin.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
Virgin
Islands legislature, 1955-57; resigned 1957; secretary
of the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1957-58; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1958-61.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1961.
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Ronald E. Russell (b. 1954) —
also known as Ronnie Russell —
of Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, June 10,
1954.
Democrat. School
teacher; musician;
lawyer; member of Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Still living as of 2003.
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Thomas Webber Wilson (1893-1948) —
also known as T. Webber Wilson —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.
Born in Coldwater, Tate
County, Miss., January
24, 1893.
Son of Joseph James Wilson (M.D.) and Lucy (Yancey) Wilson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1923-29; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in 1948
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Coldwater, Miss.
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David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) —
also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's
Railroads" —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus
County, Fla.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, June 12,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61.
Jewish.
Imprisoned
as a Confederate
at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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