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Roy A. Anduze (1913-1996) —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
16, 1913.
Son of Carl Adelbert Anduze and Mildred Veronica (Watlington) Anduze.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1964-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1964.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
8, 1996 (age 82 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 29,
1941, to Vivian Irene Kelley (1916-2002). |
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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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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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Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) —
also known as Ralph Paiewonsky —
of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
9, 1907.
Son of Isaac Paiewonsky and Rebecca (Kushner) Paiewonsky.
Democrat. Manager or president of distillery,
movie
theaters, a liquor
store and a gift shop;
one of the organizers of the West Indies Bank and
Trust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964,
1980;
member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;
Governor
of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
The Ralph M. Paiewonky Library, at the University of the Virgin
Islands, is named for
him.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in St. Thomas Hospital,
St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
9, 1991 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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