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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Broward County, Fla.</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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Nadrowski"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Leon Francis Nadrowski (1923-2010)</b> — also known as <b>Leon F. Nadrowski</b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings 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/1923/10-10.html">October 10, 1923</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">surgeon</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 18th District, 1954; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1958 (8th District), 1960 (8th District), 1962 (14th District), 1966 (14th District), 1982 (13th District), 1986 (13th District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/NY.html">1972</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/brooklyn.html">borough president of Brooklyn, New York</a>, 1977, 1981. Died in Boca Raton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PB-died.html">Palm Beach County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2010/12-09.html">December 9, 2010</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 60 days</a>). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens South. <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 Alexander Nadrowski and Anna Nadrowski; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1988/">1988</a> to Gail Simonsen.</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.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=20866">OurCampaigns candidate detail</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> Greenpoint Weekly Star (Brooklyn, N.Y.), December 7, 1962</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name=" ">Temple Beth El Memorial Gardens</a></b></span><br> Davie, Broward County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Robert Willard Gordon (1916-1986)</b> — also known as <b>Robert W. Gordon</b> — of Miramar, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla.; Hollywood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/10-01.html">October 1, 1916</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">Real estate developer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/miramar.html">mayor of Miramar, Fla.</a>, 1955-59. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Died, following a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in Hollywood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1986/08-20.html">August 20, 1986</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 323 days</a>). Interment at Temple Beth El Memorial Gardens. <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> Married to June Elaine Mailman.</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://findagrave.com/memorial/147972264">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms05848">Unknown Location</a></b></span><br> Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965)</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Dorchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/SL-born.html">Saline County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/09-23.html">September 23, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/uofm.html">University of Michigan board of regents</a>, 1948-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/MI.html">1948</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/index.html">1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">about 72 years</a>). Interment somewhere. </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms04225">Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central</a></b></span><br> 499 N.W. 27th Avenue <br> Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida <br> See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=72175&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Charles Henry Elston (1891-1980)</b> — also known as <b>Charles H. Elston</b> — of near Newtown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-lived.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ohio; Cincinnati, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-lived.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ohio; Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born in Marietta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/08-01.html">August 1, 1891</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 1st District, 1939-53. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <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>. Died in Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/09-25.html">September 25, 1980</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 55 days</a>). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central. <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>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000160">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403851">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles H. Elston">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6636521">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms01920">Lauderdale Memorial Park</a></b></span><br> 2001 S.W. 4th Street <br> Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida <br> See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1841292&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Dwight Laing Rogers (1886-1954)</b> — also known as <b>Dwight L. Rogers</b> — of Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born near Reidsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TA-born.html">Tattnall County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/08-17.html">August 17, 1886</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a>, 1930-38; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Florida</a> 6th District, 1945-54; died in office 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/FL.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-theta.html">Phi Delta Theta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sphinx.html">Sphinx</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/12-01.html">December 1, 1954</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 106 days</a>). Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park. <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 William Millard Rogers and Augusta (Laing) Rogers; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/11-15.html">November 15, 1916</a>, to Florence Roberts; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers7.html#651.95.41">Paul Grant Rogers</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=R000391">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409359">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7274913">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>Robert Hayes Gore (1886-1972)</b> — also known as <b>Robert H. Gore</b> — of Terre Haute, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-lived.html">Vigo County</a>, Ind.; Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born in Knottsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/DA-born.html">Daviess County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/05-24.html">May 24, 1886</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PR/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Puerto Rico</a>, 1933-34; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/FL.html">1944</a>. Died in Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/12-26.html">December 26, 1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 216 days</a>). Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park. <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>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7565379">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>Clement Colfax Ausherman (1868-1959)</b> — also known as <b>C. C. Ausherman</b> — of Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1868/11-06.html">November 6, 1868</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/FL.html">1944</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/FL.html">1948</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/10-29.html">October 29, 1959</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">90 years, 357 days</a>). Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park. <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> Married to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aubert-austen.html#249.13.48">Katharine Eleanor Ausherman</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://findagrave.com/memorial/37537910">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>Katharine Eleanor Ausherman (1872-1961)</b> — also known as <b>Katharine E. Ausherman</b>; <b>Katharine Eleanor Sheeler</b> — of Fort Lauderdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/06-24.html">June 24, 1872</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">Real estate</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance</a> business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/02-27.html">February 27, 1961</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 248 days</a>). Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park. <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 Conrad Sheeler and Mary (Walker) Sheeler; married to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aubert-austen.html#302.01.21">Clement Colfax Ausherman</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://findagrave.com/memorial/37537869">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms06506">Fred Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens</a></b></span><br> Hollywood, Broward County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Richard Calhoun (1934-1985)</b> — of Miramar, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born in Worcester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-born.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/04-13.html">April 13, 1934</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/miramar.html">mayor of Miramar, Fla.</a>, 1960-75; defeated, 1975. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/diabetes.html">diabetes</a>, in Hollywood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/05-27.html">May 27, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/51.html">51 years, 44 days</a>). Interment at Fred Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens. <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>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/67701569">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=62918">OurCampaigns candidate detail</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>August Uhlig (1890-1972)</b> — also known as <b>Gus Uhlig</b> — of Miramar, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/index.html">1890</a>. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/miramar.html">mayor of Miramar, Fla.</a>, 1959. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/index.html">1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">about 82 years</a>). Interment at Fred Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens. <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>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/66926344">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>Marion T. McCarthy (1909-1978)</b> — of Blackford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/WB-lived.html">Webster County</a>, Ky. Born in Blackford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/WB-born.html">Webster County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/06-25.html">June 25, 1909</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a>; elected 1933, 1935, 1937; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/KY.html">1936</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1978/05-04.html">May 4, 1978</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 313 days</a>). Interment at Fred Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Edward John Jirovec (1918-1993)</b> — also known as <b>Edward J. Jirovec</b>; <b>"Mr. J"</b> — of Miramar, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla.; Hollywood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born in Wausau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-born.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/04-07.html">April 7, 1918</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance broker</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/miramar.html">mayor of Miramar, Fla.</a>, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/czech-slovak.html">Bohemian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/toastmasters.html">Toastmasters</a>. Died in Hollywood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/07-08.html">July 8, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 92 days</a>). Interment at Fred Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens. <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>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/71270525">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=62921">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name=" ">Star of David Memorial Garden</a></b></span><br> North Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Grover M. Moscowitz Jr. (1916-1998)</b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y.; Pompano Beach, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/index.html">1916</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 8th District, 1948; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Kings County 6th District, 1952. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/12-26.html">December 26, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">about 82 years</a>). Interment at Star of David Memorial Garden. <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 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#478.95.88">Grover M. Moscowitz</a>; married to Beatrice Lefkowitz.</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://findagrave.com/memorial/65606216">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07899">Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North</a></b></span><br> 200 West Copans Road <br> Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida <br> Founded 1950<br> See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=71989&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Elijah Pat Larkins (1942-2009)</b> — also known as <b>E. Pat Larkins</b> — of Pompano Beach, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-lived.html">Broward County</a>, Fla. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/04-29.html">April 29, 1942</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/pompanobeach.html">Mayor of Pompano Beach, Fla.</a>, 1985. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/urban-league.html">Urban League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/brain-cancer.html">brain cancer</a>, in Pompano Beach, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/BR-died.html">Broward County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2009/02-14.html">February 14, 2009</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 291 days</a>). 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