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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: May 5, 1931</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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East</a> — Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-born.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/born-05-05.html">Politicians who were born on May 5</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/born.html">politicians who were born in 1931</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-05-05.html">Politicians who were married on May 5</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/married.html">politicians who were married in 1931</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Politicians who died on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#159.64.75">Xenophon Pierce Wilfley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-died.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo.</li> <li>See also: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/date/died-05-05.html">Politicians who died on May 5</a> (all years), or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/died.html">politicians who died in 1931</a> (all dates).</li> </ul> Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: <ul> <li>50 Years: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/briggs.html#866.11.82">Ansel Briggs</a>, died May 5, 1881</li> </ul> Office Transitions on this date: <ul> <li><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsworth-walther.html#788.24.82">John M. Walshe</a>, resigned (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/arcadia.html">mayor of Arcadia, Calif.</a>)</li> </ul> State and Territorial Elections on this date: <ul> <li>New York: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">state senate</a> </ul> Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: <ul> <li>Age 98: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#559.20.39">W. Irving Yeckley</a></li> <li>Age 93: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sauner-sawtelle.html#317.48.17">Lucius D. Savage</a></li> <li>Age 89: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wing.html#131.61.15">Warren Wing</a></li> <li>Age 85: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown6.html#519.41.90">Lucius Brown</a></li> <li>Age 83: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#822.50.18">John M. Reynolds</a></li> <li>Age 82: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/headden-healey.html#238.20.23">Perley C. Heald</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#715.96.97">George M. Viall</a></li> <li>Age 79: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richards.html#383.00.14">James H. Richards</a></li> <li>Age 71: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ogg-ohanlon.html#324.06.23">James A. O'Gorman</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratte-presba.html#103.45.81">Fred Prehn</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/decker.html#483.54.72">Casper G. Decker</a></li> <li>Age 69: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepard.html#867.81.73">Andrew N. Shepard</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#292.00.35">William Taylor</a></li> <li>Age 68: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fryall-fullam.html#097.79.69">James A. Frye</a></li> <li>Age 67: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawks-hawthorne.html#114.41.03">Willis C. Hawley</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown4.html#009.24.42">George M. Brown</a></li> <li>Age 65: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bland.html#016.09.59">J. Edward Bland</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hotchkiss-hougen.html#056.76.83">Paul W. Houck</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todhunter-tomlin.html#281.19.62">Andrew F. Toepel</a></li> <li>Age 64: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newell.html#518.74.18">Frank B. Newell</a></li> <li>Age 63: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#278.15.33">W. T. S. Rath</a></li> <li>Age 62: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/branchfield-brandofino.html#794.97.32">Norton F. Brand</a></li> <li>Age 56: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donalda-donivan.html#795.00.58">Ralph W. E. Donges</a></li> <li>Age 54: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#125.86.49">Fred W. Bessette</a></li> <li>Age 53: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gatewood-gayheart.html#797.24.31">Edward J. Gay</a></li> <li>Age 52: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#003.48.76">Joseph P. Tumulty</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leakin-leaver.html#026.31.43">Herman E. Learned</a></li> <li>Age 51: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tabbert-taffe.html#546.27.15">John Taber</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#545.71.02">Linden C. Weimer</a></li> <li>Age 48: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/church.html#734.64.88">Ralph E. Church</a></li> <li>Age 47: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#788.44.06">Nicholas V. V. Franchot II</a></li> <li>Age 44: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/metaker-meyenborg.html#466.68.99">E. W. Metcalfe</a></li> <li>Age 43: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crawford.html#144.63.29">Fred L. Crawford</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fiero-finan.html#452.96.86">David Milton Figart</a></li> <li>Age 41: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#321.73.15">Helena Fossa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beardmore-beattie.html#870.63.67">William Beardall</a></li> <li>Age 39: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brownlee-brubeck.html#463.36.96">J. E. Broyhill</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibbs-giboyeaux.html#278.14.02">Frank Gibler</a></li> <li>Age 36: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#591.96.51">Roland Hacker Cobb</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyer.html#804.20.35">Byrd Fanita Sawyer</a></li> <li>Age 35: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grant-graver.html#380.58.72">Paul A. Grassle</a></li> <li>Age 34: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carras-carrigg.html#078.74.45">Chester O. Carrier</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/streeter-stricker.html#288.87.95">Saul S. Streit</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goff.html#381.67.70">Gordon Goff</a></li> <li>Age 32: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#893.45.78">James E. Maroney</a></li> <li>Age 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knox.html#895.75.47">Clinton E. Knox</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chennault-cherney.html#559.95.11">Philip F. Cherp</a></li> <li>Age 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockenbrough-brockmeyer.html#029.93.04">Glenn Francis Brockett</a></li> <li>Age 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/devison-dewesse.html#714.60.31">Edward J. Devitt</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html#340.03.64">Herschel C. Loveless</a></li> <li>Age 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keitt-kellett.html#258.62.59">Robert Joseph Kelleher</a></li> <li>Age 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#639.59.76">Vincent F. Albano, Jr.</a></li> <li>Age 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white2.html#407.03.66">Clair A. White</a></li> <li>Age 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purcell.html#270.93.08">Graham Purcell, Jr.</a></li> <li>Age 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rothacker-rowden.html#161.42.29">H. Horton Rountree</a></li> <li>Age 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell9.html#190.94.98">William C. Campbell</a></li> <li>Age 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryan.html#883.87.70">Leo J. Ryan</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#279.92.83">Charles M. Conway</a></li> <li>Age 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark4.html#934.10.43">Harold B. 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