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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: May 19, 1921</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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Clark</a> — Mt. Hope, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/FA-born.html">Fayette County</a>, W.Va.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/born-05-19.html">Politicians who were born on May 19</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/born.html">politicians who were born in 1921</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who were married on this date: <ul> <li>None currently in database.</li> <li>See: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/married-05-19.html">Politicians who were married on May 19</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/married.html">politicians who were married in 1921</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who died on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#171.78.74">Edward Douglass White</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-05-19.html">Politicians who died on May 19</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/died.html">politicians who died in 1921</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Office Transitions on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#171.78.74">Edward Douglass White</a>, died in office (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-supreme-ct.html">Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court</a>)</li> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 87: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cash-casperson.html#367.93.44">William D. Cash</a></li> <li>Age 82: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graves.html#933.05.50">Benjamin F. Graves</a></li> <li>Age 73: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett9.html#128.16.33">William Lyon Bennett</a></li> <li>Age 72: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nicholson.html#434.06.96">John R. Nicholson</a></li> <li>Age 69: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steelman-steil.html#239.76.51">Joseph H. Steere</a></li> <li>Age 63: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#191.97.13">Wilbur H. Judkins</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#268.89.33">James Ward Morris</a></li> <li>Age 62: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#335.67.75">Thomas B. Littlejohn</a></li> <li>Age 61: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson2.html#591.76.64">David Anderson</a></li> <li>Age 60: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aubert-austen.html#362.41.14">Hans M. Aune</a></li> <li>Age 59: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith2.html#813.48.30">Carmi R. Smith</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tripp.html#142.76.58">Burrell Tripp</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jex-johansen.html#177.29.93">Frederick W. Job</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#775.80.51">J. Warren Prine</a></li> <li>Age 58: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malloy-malone.html#676.22.84">George H. Malone</a></li> <li>Age 57: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#297.66.37">Ben V. Smith</a></li> <li>Age 52: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffin.html#685.26.05">M. A. Griffin</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lance-landoe.html#507.99.06">George M. Landers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards2.html#702.21.73">Casper M. Edwards</a></li> <li>Age 49: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrett.html#925.39.73">John W. Garrett</a></li> <li>Age 48: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starret-stearnes.html#803.70.77">Henry B. Steagall</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#897.71.22">Lenora E. Kealing</a></li> <li>Age 47: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wrightson-wyant.html#066.22.95">Harry M. Wurzbach</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jabar-jackman.html#518.39.58">William H. Jackman</a></li> <li>Age 44: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dewey.html#753.65.35">Chauncey Dewey</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farlin-farquhar.html#036.84.06">Philo T. Farnsworth, Jr.</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simpson.html#470.52.38">George Simpson</a></li> <li>Age 42: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toncray-toolan.html#574.71.53">John Toncray</a></li> <li>Age 39: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bakewell-baldus.html#470.89.20">Loomis Baldrey</a></li> <li>Age 38: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/appling-archambault.html#218.05.31">Frank Aranow</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#802.80.53">Charles H. Schindler</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilcox.html#917.57.90">Sam Wilcox</a></li> <li>Age 35: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyd-boylan.html#532.63.15">Lewis L. Boyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griswold.html#773.01.27">Harry W. Griswold</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#493.62.51">Harry L. Walsh</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillen-mcmullin.html#839.51.56">Paul H. McMillin</a></li> <li>Age 33: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#344.68.29">Carl J. Jungbluth</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#555.36.77">Alfred W. Mueller</a></li> <li>Age 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson4.html#702.70.18">H. C. Anderson</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bedelle-beebe.html#321.49.49">Glen R. Bedenkapp</a></li> <li>Age 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whisman-whitcome.html#954.53.44">Phil B. Whitaker</a></li> <li>Age 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#187.70.35">Frank J. Beckwith, Jr.</a></li> <li>Age 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett1.html#712.70.63">Blanche R. Bennett</a></li> <li>Age 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#052.85.10">Paul B. Dague</a></li> <li>Age 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#697.10.15">Roger C. Peace</a></li> <li>Age 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen6.html#611.00.67">Lester J. Allen</a></li> <li>Age 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craytoff-crego.html#846.93.52">B. Richards Creech</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curran.html#467.59.45">Daniel Curran</a></li> <li>Age 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html#187.79.81">Helmer Frankson</a></li> <li>Age 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#781.10.08">Albert B. Brinkman</a></li> <li>Age 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coots-corbly.html#860.40.34">Lammot Copeland</a></li> <li>Age 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arn-arnick.html#713.81.04">Edward F. Arn</a></li> <li>Age 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis7.html#574.17.61">Preston B. Davis</a></li> <li>Age 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/b-babbush.html#138.16.99">John G. Babbitt</a></li> <li>Age 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#017.14.07">Vining L. Bjork</a></li> <li>Age 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tilghman.html#908.25.34">Cyprian O. Tilghman</a></li> <li>Age 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#776.40.88">Robert E. LeMire</a></li> <li>Age 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee1.html#982.73.82">Blair Lee III</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/macdougal-maciora.html#449.86.58">Howard P. Mace</a></li> <li>Age 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#412.35.13">Raphael M. Deegan</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#519.85.27">Peter J. Dalessandro</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#487.58.29">Walter Huss</a></li> <li>Age 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook7.html#355.36.01">Robert Eugene Cook</a></li> </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. 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