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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Jaycees, politicians, New York</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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David Abrams (b. 1919)</b> — of Beckley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RA-lived.html">Raleigh County</a>, W.Va. Born in New York City (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ZZ-born.html">unknown county</a>), N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/11-19.html">November 19, 1919</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/furniture.html">furniture merchant</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Raleigh County, 1961-64; appointed 1961. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/bnai-brith.html">B'nai B'rith</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/civitan.html">Civitan</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Samuel I. Abrams and Esther (Block) Abrams; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/08-11.html">August 11, 1943</a>, to Ruth R. Levy.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>H. Douglas Barclay (b. 1932)</b> — of Pulaski, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OS-lived.html">Oswego County</a>, N.Y. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/07-05.html">July 5, 1932</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a>, 1965-84 (43rd District 1965, 50th District 1966, 43rd District 1967-82, 46th District 1983-84); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/NY.html">1968</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Hugh Barclay and Dorothy Barclay; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/08-15.html">August 15, 1959</a>, to Sara Seiter.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/851/000122485">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003)</b> — also known as <b>Charles E. Bennett</b> — of Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-lived.html">Duval County</a>, Fla. Born in Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SL-born.html">St. Lawrence County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/12-02.html">December 2, 1910</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a>, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Florida</a>, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd District 1967-93). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>. Died in Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-died.html">Duval County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/09-06.html">September 6, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 278 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The Charles E. Bennett <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">Federal Building</a> (built 1966), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-names.html">Jacksonville, Florida</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000371">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401363">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/180/000129790">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7841026">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph L. Bruno (b. 1929)</b> — of Troy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RE-lived.html">Rensselaer County</a>, N.Y.; Brunswick town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RE-lived.html">Rensselaer County</a>, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WR-born.html">Warren County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/04-08.html">April 8, 1929</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a>, 1977-2006 (41st District 1977-82, 43rd District 1983-2006); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/NY.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/NY.html">2008</a>. Member, <b>Jaycees</b>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Barbara Frasier.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/582/000169075">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John T. Buckley</b> — of Utica, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OE-lived.html">Oneida County</a>, N.Y. Born in Utica, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OE-born.html">Oneida County</a>, N.Y. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> 116th District, 1967-72. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/friendly-sons-st-patrick.html">Friendly Sons of St. Patrick</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (1922-2003)</b> — also known as <b>Barber B. Conable, Jr.</b> — of Batavia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/GE-lived.html">Genesee County</a>, N.Y.; Alexander, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/GE-lived.html">Genesee County</a>, N.Y. Born in Warsaw, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WY-born.html">Wyoming County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/11-02.html">November 2, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 53rd District, 1963-64; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73, 35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>. Died in Sarasota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/SA-died.html">Sarasota County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/11-30.html">November 30, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 28 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/GE-buried.html#cms06825">somewhere</a> in Alexander, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000666">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402793">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/007/000057833">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Books about Barber Conable:</i> James S. Fleming, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158046128X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=158046128X&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Window on Congress : A Congressional Biography of Barber Conable</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James Donnelly (b. 1927)</b> — of Glens Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WR-lived.html">Warren County</a>, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WR-born.html">Warren County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/index.html">1927</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/glensfalls.html">mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y.</a>, 1966-69. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>. Still living as of 1969. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998)</b> — also known as <b>Dante B. Fascell</b> — of Coral Gables, Dade County (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>), Fla.; Miami, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>, Fla.; Clearwater, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-lived.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla. Born in Bridgehampton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-born.html">Suffolk County</a>, Long Island, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/03-09.html">March 9, 1917</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a>, 1951-54; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Florida</a>, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/FL.html">1956</a> (delegation vice-chair), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/FL.html">1968</a> (alternate). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/cfr.html">Council on Foreign Relations</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mil-ord-world-wars.html">Military Order of the World Wars</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>. Received <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a>, 1998. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/colon-cancer.html">colon cancer</a>, in Clearwater, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-died.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/11-28.html">November 28, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 264 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-buried.html#cms03866">Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park</a>, Clearwater, Fla. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Charles A. Fascell and Mary (Gullotti) Fascell; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1941/09-19.html">September 19, 1941</a>, to Jean-Marie Pelot.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000041">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404002">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/854/000095569">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>George Firestone (b. 1931)</b> — of Florida. Born in New York City (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ZZ-born.html">unknown county</a>), N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/05-13.html">May 13, 1931</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a>, 1966; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/stsen.html">Florida state senate</a>, 1972; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Florida</a>, 1979-87. Member, <b>Jaycees</b>. Still living as of 1987. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gordon.html#222.69.74">Elaine Gordon</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Jack John Garris (1919-2005)</b> — also known as <b>Jack J. Garris</b>; <b>Jack John Garatzgeone</b> — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in New York City (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ZZ-born.html">unknown county</a>), N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/10-16.html">October 16, 1919</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-officials.html">Washtenaw County Circuit Court Commissioner</a>, 1955; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/annarbor.html">mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich.</a>, 1971. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eastern-orthodox.html">Eastern Orthodox</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/greek.html">Greek</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-assoc-justice.html">Association of Trial Lawyers of America</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, while suffering from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/parkinsons.html">Parkinson's disease</a>, in St. Joseph Mercy <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Superior Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-died.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2005/02-21.html">February 21, 2005</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 128 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-buried.html#cms00488">Forest Hill Cemetery</a>, Ann Arbor, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/">1948</a> to Helen Cazepis.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Gerald Thomas Gentz (b. 1949)</b> — also known as <b>Gerald T. Gentz</b> — of Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y.; East Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-born.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/08-26.html">August 26, 1949</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/NY.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <b>Jaycees</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>. Still living as of 1993. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001)</b> — also known as <b>George L. Ingalls</b> — of Binghamton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BO-lived.html">Broome County</a>, N.Y. Born in Danielson, Killingly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/WI-born.html">Windham County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/06-07.html">June 7, 1914</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65, 125th District 1966). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-phi.html">Phi Kappa Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Trustee of the New York <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/utilities.html">Power</a> Authority in 1967-90. Died in Binghamton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BO-died.html">Broome County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/04-10.html">April 10, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 307 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BO-buried.html# ">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Johnson City, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Louis Sessions Ingalls and Mary Ethel (Gallup) Ingalls; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/12-12.html">December 12, 1942</a>, to Dorothy M. Joggerst.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The George L. Ingalls <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">Pump-Generating Plant</a>, at the NYPA's Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SH-names.html">North Blenheim, New York</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/100486169">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>William Courtland Lantaff (1913-1970)</b> — also known as <b>Bill Lantaff</b> — of Miami Springs, Dade County (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>), Fla. Born in Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-born.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/07-31.html">July 31, 1913</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a>, 1947-50; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Florida</a> 4th District, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/FL.html">1956</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-tau.html">Phi Kappa Tau</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/01-28.html">January 28, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/56.html">56 years, 181 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-buried.html# ">Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum</a>, Miami, Fla. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Betty Wilcox.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000089">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406598">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11840353">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Chester J. Straub (b. 1937)</b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-born.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1937/05-12.html">May 12, 1937</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/NY.html">1964</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> 35th District, 1967-72; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a>, 1973-75; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit</a>, 1998-2008; took senior status 2008. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/holy-name-soc.html">Holy Name Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>. Still living as of 2008. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Patricia Morrissey.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2778&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/straub-chester-j.">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John Varick Tunney (1934-2018)</b> — also known as <b>John V. Tunney</b> — of Riverside, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/RI-lived.html">Riverside County</a>, Calif. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/06-26.html">June 26, 1934</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 38th District, 1965-71; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from California</a>, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/CA.html">1972</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <b>Jaycees</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2018/01-12.html">January 12, 2018</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 200 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harless-harmison.html#970.27.59">Jane F. Harman</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000410">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410979">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John V. 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