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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Delta Theta Pi Politicians</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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Lindsay Almond, Jr.</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ro-lived.html">Roanoke</a>, Va.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-lived.html">Richmond</a>, Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/cv-born.html">Charlottesville</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/06-15.html">June 15, 1898</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a> 6th District, 1946-48; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/attygn.html">Virginia state attorney general</a>, 1948-57; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Virginia</a>, 1958-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#h">Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals</a>, 1962-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</a>, 1982-86; died in office 1986. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>Delta Theta Pi</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/un-comm-travelers.html">United Commercial Travelers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omicron-delta-kappa.html">Omicron Delta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-kappa-psi.html">Alpha Kappa Psi</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-died.html">Richmond</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1986/04-14.html">April 14, 1986</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 303 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ro-buried.html#cms00910">Evergreen Burial Park</a>, Roanoke, 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 James Lindsay Almond and Eddie Nicholas (Burgess) Almond; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/08-15.html">August 15, 1925</a>, to Josephine Katherine Minter.</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=A000163">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400818">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2705&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/james-lindsay-almond/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James Lindsay Almond, Jr.">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/975/000122609">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7685309">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 Henry Fallon (1893-1981)</b> — also known as <b>William H. Fallon</b> — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Born in Waconia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CA-born.html">Carver County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/12-19.html">December 19, 1893</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/saintpaul.html">mayor of St. Paul, Minn.</a>, 1938-40; major in the U.S. Army during World War II. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <b>Delta Theta Pi</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-died.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/07-08.html">July 8, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 201 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>Relatives:</i> Son of Myles Fallon and Bridget (Conlin) Fallon; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/10-25.html">October 25, 1930</a>, to Veronica P. Shields.</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/William H. Fallon">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/856/11.97.jpg" width=70 height=112 border=0 alt="James T. Patterson"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James Thomas Patterson (1908-1989)</b> — also known as <b>James T. Patterson</b> — of Watertown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-lived.html">Litchfield County</a>, Conn.; Bethlehem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-lived.html">Litchfield County</a>, Conn. Born in Naugatuck, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-born.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/10-20.html">October 20, 1908</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> 5th District, 1947-59; defeated, 1958, 1960, 1970. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/marine-corps-league.html">Marine Corps League</a>; <b>Delta Theta Pi</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in Camden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CA-died.html">Camden County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1989/02-07.html">February 7, 1989</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 110 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-buried.html# ">St. Francis Cemetery</a>, Naugatuck, Conn. <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 James Thomas Patterson (1868-1932) and Ellen (Sullivan) Patterson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/09-14.html">September 14, 1940</a>, to Jeanne Kinsman.</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=P000119">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408527">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James T. Patterson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/89182495">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> Connecticut Register and Manual 1950</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>Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974)</b> — also known as <b>Payne Ratner</b> — of Parsons, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/LB-lived.html">Labette County</a>, Kan. Born in Casey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CK-born.html">Clark County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/10-03.html">October 3, 1896</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/LB-officials.html">Labette County Attorney</a>, 1923-27; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/stsen.html">Kansas state senate</a>, 1929, 1937-39; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Kansas</a>, 1939-43. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disciples-of-christ.html">Disciples of Christ</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-alpha-epsilon.html">Sigma Alpha Epsilon</a>; <b>Delta Theta Pi</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in Wichita, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SE-died.html">Sedgwick County</a>, Kan., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1974/12-27.html">December 27, 1974</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 85 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SE-buried.html#cms04202">Wichita Park Cemetery</a>, Wichita, Kan. <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 Harry Ratner and Julia (Miller) Ratner; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/08-21.html">August 21, 1920</a>, to Cliffe Dodd.</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.nga.org/governor/payne-harry-ratner/">National Governors Association biography</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>Richard Arthur Young (b. 1927)</b> — also known as <b>Richard A. Young</b> — of Dearborn Heights, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/01-16.html">January 16, 1927</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">university professor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1965-94 (33rd District 1965-72, 32nd District 1973-92, 16th District 1993-94). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">American Association of University Professors</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-kappa-psi.html">Alpha Kappa Psi</a>; <b>Delta Theta Pi</b>. 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