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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: American Dental Association, politicians</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 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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R. Alstadt — of Little Rock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PU-lived.html">Pulaski County</a>, Ark. Born in Thebes, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/AL-born.html">Alexander County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/10-07.html">October 7, 1916</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/AR.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/AR.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, American Dental Association; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/civitan.html">Civitan</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/04-06.html">April 6, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 181 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">Relatives: Son of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/08-31.html">August 31, 1962</a>, to Laura May Goodness.</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> William C. Baker (b. 1925) — of Indianapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Ind. Born in Terre Haute, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-born.html">Vigo County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/07-18.html">July 18, 1925</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">dentist</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/IN.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omega-psi-phi.html">Omega Psi Phi</a>; American Dental Association; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <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/urban-league.html">Urban League</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">Relatives: Son of Esau Baker and Ella (Cranfielo) Baker; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/">1955</a> to Mae Helen Morgan.</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> Lawrence L. Belcher (1884-1960) — of Welch, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MD-lived.html">McDowell County</a>, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/07-30.html">July 30, 1884</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from McDowell County, 1928; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee</a>, 1937-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/WV.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WV.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</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/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Dental Association; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/02-08.html">February 8, 1960</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 193 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Stephen Crabtree Bird (1939-2008) — also known as Stephen C. Bird — of Harrisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RI-lived.html">Ritchie County</a>, W.Va.; Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WI-lived.html">Wirt County</a>, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MR-born.html">Mercer County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/03-07.html">March 7, 1939</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">dentist</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 3rd District, 1972, 1980; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> 8th District, 1975-78, 1983-84, 1987-90; defeated, 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1984 (8th District), 1992 (8th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1976/WV.html">1976</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>; later <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. 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/grotto.html">Grotto</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>; American Dental Association. Died in Williamstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-died.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2008/05-09.html">May 9, 2008</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 63 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MR-buried.html# ">Walnut Grove Cemetery</a>, Bluefield, 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">Relatives: Son of Stephen Ward Bird and Eliza Jane (Crabtree) Bird; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/07-10.html">July 10, 1977</a>, to Bernice Marie Royal.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/26804570">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=248550">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></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> Aristo Carranza — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/UN-lived.html">Union County</a>, N.J. Born in Lima, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PU-born.html">Peru</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> 20th District, 2003. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/hispanic.html">Peruvian</a> ancestry. Member, American Dental Association. Still living as of 2003. <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">See also <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=14392">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></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> Sau Yee Chang (1896-1990) — of Lihue, Island of Kauai, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/KA-lived.html">Kauai County</a>, Hawaii. Born in Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/KA-born.html">Kauai County</a>, Hawaii, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/11-19.html">November 19, 1896</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/HI.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/HI.html">1952</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/HI.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/asian-pacific.html">Chinese</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; American Dental Association. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/09-13.html">September 13, 1990</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/93.html">93 years, 298 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Garrett D. Conover (b. 1895) — of Valparaiso, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/PO-lived.html">Porter County</a>, Ind. Born in Bradford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SK-born.html">Stark County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/10-06.html">October 6, 1895</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/valparaiso.html">mayor of Valparaiso, Ind.</a>, 1943-44. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; American Dental Association. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James Burrows Edwards (1927-2014) — also known as James B. Edwards; Jim Edwards — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-lived.html">Charleston County</a>, S.C. Born in Hawthorne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/AL-born.html">Alachua County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/06-24.html">June 24, 1927</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/SC.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/SC.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1976/SC.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1980/SC.html">1980</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1984/SC.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/SC.html">1988</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from South Carolina</a>, 1971; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/stsen.html">South Carolina state senate</a> 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/gov.html">Governor of South Carolina</a>, 1975-79; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Energy</a>, 1981-82. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a> or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; American Dental Association. Died, from complications of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, in Mt. Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-died.html">Charleston County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2014/12-26.html">December 26, 2014</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 185 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">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell2.html#905.91.55">Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/james-burrows-edwards/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James B. Edwards">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/385/000062199">NNDB dossier</a></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> Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) — of Houghton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HO-lived.html">Houghton County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SD-born.html">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/06-06.html">June 6, 1880</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dental surgeon</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/MI.html">1940</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/committees.html">Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Dental Association; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Foresters</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">Relatives: Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/">1909</a> to Charlotte Brimacombe.</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> Paul Anthony Gosar (b. 1958) — also known as Paul Gosar — of Flagstaff, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/CC-lived.html">Coconino County</a>, Ariz.; Prescott, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/YA-lived.html">Yavapai County</a>, Ariz. Born in Rock Springs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/SW-born.html">Sweetwater County</a>, Wyo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/11-27.html">November 27, 1958</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Arizona</a>, 2011-18 (1st District 2011-13, 4th District 2013-18). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/hispanic.html">Basque</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/balkan.html">Slovene</a> ancestry. Member, American Dental Association. Still living as of 2018. <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">Relatives: Son of Antone John 'Tony' Gosar and Bernadette (Erramouspe) Gosar; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gorney-goulart.html#465.70.93">Pete Gosar</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000565">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul Gosar">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/227/000264432">NNDB dossier</a></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> Thomas P. Gunning (1882-1943) — of Princeton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/BU-lived.html">Bureau County</a>, Ill. Born near Neponset, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/BU-born.html">Bureau County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/06-26.html">June 26, 1882</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/stsen.html">Illinois state senate</a> 37th District, 1931-43; died in office 1943. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Dental Association. Never recovered fully from surgery to remove a cataract, and died from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/other-diseases.html">multiple ailments</a>, in Princeton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/BU-died.html">Bureau County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/11-08.html">November 8, 1943</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 135 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Blanche Martin (b. 1937) — of East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1937/01-16.html">January 16, 1937</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/msu.html">Michigan State University board of trustees</a>, 1969-84. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; American Dental Association. Still living as of 1984. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Ronald C. Packard (b. 1931) — also known as Ron Packard — of Carlsbad, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-lived.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif.; Oceanside, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-lived.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif. Born in Meridian, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-born.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/01-19.html">January 19, 1931</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/carlsbad.html">mayor of Carlsbad, Calif.</a>, 1978-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a>, 1983-2001 (43rd District 1983-93, 48th District 1993-2001). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mormon.html">Mormon</a>. Member, American Dental Association. 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">Relatives: Son of Forrest LeRoy Packard and Esther (Carter) Packard; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/07-18.html">July 18, 1952</a>, to Roma Jean Sorenson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000005">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400601">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/156/000129766">NNDB dossier</a></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> James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) — also known as J. Bernard Poindexter — of Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va. Born in Guyandotte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-born.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/01-26.html">January 26, 1902</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Cabell County, 1955-56, 1959-66; defeated, 1966. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</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/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/psi-omega.html">Psi Omega</a>; American Dental Association. Died in February, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/index.html">1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 0 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">Relatives: Son of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber) Poindexter.</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> Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) — of Weston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LE-lived.html">Lewis County</a>, W.Va. Born in Weston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LE-born.html">Lewis County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/08-16.html">August 16, 1897</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">dentist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/WV.html">West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee</a>, 1949; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936 (12th District), 1960 (13th District), 1964 (13th District). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <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/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/psi-omega.html">Psi Omega</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; American Dental Association. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) — also known as Roy O. Woodruff — of Bay City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-lived.html">Bay County</a>, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EA-born.html">Eaton County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/03-14.html">March 14, 1876</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">dentist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/baycity.html">mayor of Bay City, Mich.</a>, 1911-13; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53; defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/MI.html">1940</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>; later <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish.html">Scottish</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/english.html">English</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/un-spanish-war-vets.html">United Spanish War Veterans</a>; American Dental Association; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-delta.html">Delta Sigma Delta</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/02-12.html">February 12, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 335 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-buried.html#cms00085">Elm Lawn Cemetery</a>, Bay City, 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">Relatives: Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/">1906</a> to Vera May Hall (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall2.html#122.26.30">De Vere Hall</a>); married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/06-11.html">June 11, 1921</a>, to Daisy E. Fish.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000718">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411870">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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