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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Alpha Omicron 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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Coleman</b>; <b>Mary Leslie Stallings</b> — of Battle Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-lived.html">Calhoun County</a>, Mich. Born in Forney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/KF-born.html">Kaufman County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/06-24.html">June 24, 1914</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1973-82; resigned 1982; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1979-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1984/MI.html">1984</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-league.html">Junior League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/altrusa.html">Altrusa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion-aux.html">American Legion Auxiliary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aauw.html">American Association of University Women</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-sigma-phi.html">Beta Sigma Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-phi.html">Phi Kappa Phi</a>; <b>Alpha Omicron Pi</b>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in Ocala, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/MR-died.html">Marion County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/11-27.html">November 27, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 156 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-buried.html#cms00233">Oakridge Cemetery</a>, Marshall, 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> Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/">1939</a> to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colebank-coleman.html#520.86.02">Creighton R. Coleman</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/Mary S. Coleman">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href=" http://micourthistory.org/justices/mary-coleman">Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society</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>Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (1898-1984)</b> — also known as <b>Elizabeth P. Farrington</b>; <b>Mary Elizabeth Pruett</b>; <b>Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington</b> — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/HO-lived.html">Honolulu County</a>, Hawaii. Born in Tokyo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/JP-born.html">Japan</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/05-30.html">May 30, 1898</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper reporter</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/ofc/cgdel.html">Delegate to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory</a>, 1954-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/HI.html">1956</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disciples-of-christ.html">Disciples of Christ</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-league.html">Junior League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aauw.html">American Association of University Women</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/theta-sigma-phi.html">Theta Sigma Phi</a>; <b>Alpha Omicron Pi</b>. Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/HO-died.html">Honolulu County</a>, Hawaii, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1984/07-21.html">July 21, 1984</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 52 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/HO-buried.html#cms04150">Oahu Cemetery</a>, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. <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> Daughter of Robert Lee Pruett and Josephine (Baugh) Pruett; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/05-17.html">May 17, 1920</a>, to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farrelly-farris.html#334.76.53">Joseph Rider Farrington</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>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0154.html">Farrington family</a> of Honolulu, Hawaii (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</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=F000035">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403996">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>Jessie Wallace Hughan (1875-1955)</b> — also known as <b>Jessie W. Hughan</b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y.; Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York 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/1875/12-25.html">December 25, 1875</a>. Socialist. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1914 (Kings County 11th District), 1927 (New York County 10th District), 1932 (New York County 10th District), 1933 (New York County 10th District), 1936 (New York County 6th District), 1938 (New York County 6th District); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of New York</a>, 1918; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of New York</a>, 1920; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1922 (16th District), 1924 (17th District), 1928 (15th District), 1934 (15th District); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New York</a>, 1926. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish.html">Scottish</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/english.html">English</a>, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Alpha Omicron Pi</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/war-resisters-league.html">War Resisters League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>. Died in Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/04-10.html">April 10, 1955</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 106 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> Daughter of Samuel Hughan and Margaret (West) Hughan; sister of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hudsonriver-hughan.html#725.96.13">Evelyn West Hughan</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/Jessie Wallace Hughan">Wikipedia article</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>Marion E. Martin (b. 1900)</b> — of Bangor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-lived.html">Penobscot County</a>, Maine. Born in Kingman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-born.html">Penobscot County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/01-14.html">January 14, 1900</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a> from Penobscot County (1st), 1931-34; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/stsen.html">Maine state senate</a>, 1935-38; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/ME.html">Republican National Committee from Maine</a>, 1936-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/ME.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aauw.html">American Association of University Women</a>; <b>Alpha Omicron Pi</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-kappa-gamma.html">Delta Kappa Gamma</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> <b>DeeDee Ritchie (b. 1953)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ES-lived.html">Escambia County</a>, Fla. Born in Leesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/VE-born.html">Vernon Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/09-22.html">September 22, 1953</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a> 3rd District, 1999-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/dar.html">Daughters of the American Revolution</a>; <b>Alpha Omicron Pi</b>. 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