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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Politicians Who Died of Pernicious Anemia</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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Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BE-born.html">Belmont County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1832/11-11.html">November 11, 1832</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 1st District, 1871-72; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/snpr.html">President of the West Virginia State Senate</a>, 1872; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">West Virginia Democratic state chair</a>, 1872-76; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">Democratic National Committee from West Virginia</a>, 1884-88; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MN.html">Minnesota Democratic state chair</a>, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/MN.html">1892</a>; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CR-diplomats.html ">Costa Rica</a>, 1893-97; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/EL-diplomats.html ">Salvador</a>, 1893-97; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/NC-diplomats.html ">Nicaragua</a>, 1893-97. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/04-30.html">April 30, 1899</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 170 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/OH-buried.html#cms01129">Greenwood Cemetery</a>, Wheeling, W.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;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Ruth Fordyce (sister of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/forde-forlenza.html#021.71.60">Samuel Wesley Fordyce</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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis Baker (politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/baker-lewis ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</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 James Hughes Jr. (1853-1911)</b> — also known as <b>Charles J. Hughes, Jr.</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/AR-lived.html">Arapahoe County</a>, Colo.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/de-lived.html">Denver</a>, Colo. Born in Kingston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CD-born.html">Caldwell County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/02-16.html">February 16, 1853</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/CO.html">1904</a> (secretary, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1908/CO.html">1908</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Colorado</a>, 1909-11; died in office 1911. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-psi.html">Phi Kappa Psi</a>. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/other-diseases.html">myelitis</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/de-died.html">Denver</a>, Colo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/01-11.html">January 11, 1911</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 329 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/de-buried.html#cms00627">Fairmount Cemetery</a>, Denver, Colo. <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 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/">1874</a> to Lucy Menefee; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#013.56.64">Gerald Hughes</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=H000919">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405764">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles J. Hughes, Jr.">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7363022">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>Charles J. Rayner (1856-1911)</b> — of Mason, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Mason, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-born.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1856/09-14.html">September 14, 1856</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/misc-occ.html">Businessman</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">bank director</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/mason.html">mayor of Mason, Mich.</a>, 1892. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish-rite-masons.html">Scottish Rite Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in Mason, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-died.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/01-22.html">January 22, 1911</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/54.html">54 years, 130 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-buried.html#cms06067">Maple Grove Cemetery</a>, Mason, 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 Rayner and Emily (Meech) Rayner; brother of Emma O. Rayner (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed4.html#897.00.38">Harper Julius Reed</a>); married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/12-27.html">December 27, 1880</a>, to Augusta O. Wells.</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/33214688">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/840/49.89.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="Michel Herrmann"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Michel Herrmann (1850-1919)</b> — also known as <b>Michel Hermann</b> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Born in Wingersheim, Bas-Rhin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FR-born.html">France</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1850/05-28.html">May 28, 1850</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/alcohol-biz.html">Distiller</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/alcohol-biz.html">wholesale liquor dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FR-consuls.html">Consular Agent for France</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-consuls.html">Louisville, Ky.</a>, 1898-1907; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BG-consuls.html">Vice-Consul for Belgium</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-consuls.html">Louisville, Ky.</a>, 1917-19. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">Alsatian</a> ancestry. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/06-18.html">June 18, 1919</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 21 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-buried.html#cms02715">St. Louis Cemetery</a>, Louisville, Ky. <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, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/04-30.html">April 30, 1884</a>, to Caroline 'Carrie' Balmer; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herring-heslop.html#014.48.39">Louis Joseph Herrmann</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://findagrave.com/memorial/57492800">Find-A-Grave memorial</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>Image source:</i> Louisville Courier-Journal, June 19, 1919</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>Edward Kellogg Emery (1851-1919)</b> — also known as <b>Edward K. Emery</b> — of Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-lived.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y. Born in East Aurora, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-born.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1851/07-29.html">July 29, 1851</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> from Erie County 5th District, 1887-88; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 8th District, 1907-19; died in office 1919. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-died.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/11-13.html">November 13, 1919</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 107 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-buried.html#cms07417">Oakwood Cemetery</a>, East Aurora, 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 Josiah Emery and Elizabeth C. (Kellogg) Emery; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emery.html#020.71.10">Asher Bates Emery</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/10-07.html">October 7, 1886</a>, to Clara B. Darbee.</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/129377419">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>Robert Bruce McCoy (1867-1926)</b> — also known as <b>Robert McCoy</b> — of Sparta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, Wis. Born in Kenosha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/KE-born.html">Kenosha County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/09-05.html">September 5, 1867</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MO-officials.html">Monroe County Judge</a>; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1920. Died, of <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in Sparta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MO-died.html">Monroe County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/01-05.html">January 5, 1926</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 122 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MO-buried.html#cms07637">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Sparta, Wis. <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 Bruce Elisha McCoy; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/">1893</a> to Lillian Riege.</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;"><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-forts.html">Fort</a> McCoy (U.S. Army base; was Camp McCoy until 1974), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MO-names.html">Monroe County, Wisconsin</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/93133805">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>James William Zevely (1861-1927)</b> — also known as <b>J. W. Zevely</b> — of Muskogee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/MU-lived.html">Muskogee County</a>, Okla.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C.; Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Linn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/OS-born.html">Osage County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1861/10-08.html">October 8, 1861</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/librarian.html">Librarian</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MO.html">secretary of Missouri Democratic Party</a>, 1888; Inspector in Charge for U.S. Department of the Interior; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/OK.html">1912</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/OK.html">1916</a>; as attorney for the Sinclair Consolidated <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/oilgas.html">Oil</a> Corporation, and for Harry F. Sinclair, he was a figure in the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s. Died, of <b>pernicious anemia</b> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/liver.html">liver cirrhosis</a>, in East Hampton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-died.html">Suffolk County</a>, Long Island, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/06-10.html">June 10, 1927</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 245 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BR-buried.html#cms05951">somewhere</a> in Paris, Ky. <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 Thaddeus Zevely and Mary A. Zevely; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/06-23.html">June 23, 1908</a>, to Janie C. Clay.</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 champion <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-misc.html">racehorse</a> "Zev" (1920-1943) was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a> by Harry F. Sinclair.</li> </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 Findley LaFavor (1869-1930)</b> — also known as <b>James F. LaFavor</b> — of Parnell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/NO-lived.html">Nodaway County</a>, Mo. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/MR-born.html">Marion County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1869/10-29.html">October 29, 1869</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">Merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/funeral.html">undertaker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">postmaster</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Nodaway County, 1895-96; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/stsen.html">Missouri state senate</a> 1st District, 1921-24. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in Parnell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/NO-died.html">Nodaway County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/09-22.html">September 22, 1930</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 328 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/NO-buried.html# ">Rose Hill Cemetery</a>, Parnell, Mo. <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 W. LaFavor and Sarah (Gregory) LaFavor; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/12-18.html">December 18, 1892</a>, to Ida Tramel.</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/117587235">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8413565450/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/024/41.60.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="R. F. Brammer"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Richard Franklin Brammer (1856-1931)</b> — also known as <b>R. F. Brammer</b> — of Milton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va. Born in Millville (now Willow Wood), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/LW-born.html">Lawrence County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1856/07-02.html">July 2, 1856</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher and principal</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Cabell County, 1901-02, 1907-10, 1919-20, 1929-30. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in Milton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-died.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/07-29.html">July 29, 1931</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 27 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-buried.html#cms00718">Spring Hill Cemetery</a>, Huntington, W.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;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John L. Brammer and Elizabeth (Pinkerman) Brammer; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/11-28.html">November 28, 1880</a>, to Nancy V. Blake.</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>Image source:</i> West Virginia Blue Book 1929</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>Loren Edgar Wheeler (1862-1932)</b> — also known as <b>Loren E. Wheeler</b> — of Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-lived.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill. Born in Havana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/MS-born.html">Mason County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/10-07.html">October 7, 1862</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/springfield.html">Mayor of Springfield, Ill.</a>, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/IL.html">1900</a>; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/springfield.html#2">Springfield, Ill.</a>, 1901-14; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 21st District, 1915-23, 1925-27; defeated, 1922, 1926. Died, of <b>pernicious anemia</b>, in Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-died.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/01-08.html">January 8, 1932</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 93 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-buried.html#cms00230">Oak Ridge Cemetery</a>, Springfield, Ill. <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=W000339">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411501">Govtrack.us page</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>Cyrenus Garritt Darling (1856-1933)</b> — also known as <b>Cyrenus G. Darling</b> — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in Bethel, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SV-born.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1856/index.html">1856</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">university professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/annarbor.html">mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich.</a>, 1894-95; defeated, 1909, 1911. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ama.html">American Medical Association</a>. Died, from <b>pernicious anemia</b>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1933/04-21.html">April 21, 1933</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">about 76 years</a>). 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