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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: United Commercial Travelers, 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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Born in Hermosillo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/OS-born.html">Sonora</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/04-30.html">April 30, 1907</a>. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/lamesa.html">mayor of La Mesa, Calif.</a>, 1958-60. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/hispanic.html">Mexican</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">congestive heart failure</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/kidney.html">renal failure</a>, in Grossmont Gardens <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a>, La Mesa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-died.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2007/07-09.html">July 9, 2007</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/100.html">100 years, 70 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-buried.html#cms00573">Greenwood Memorial Park</a>, San Diego, Calif. <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://findagrave.com/memorial/96214239">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) — of Anniston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/CA-lived.html">Calhoun County</a>, Ala. Born in Talladega, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/TA-born.html">Talladega County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/05-16.html">May 16, 1918</a>. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/sthse.html">Alabama state house of representatives</a>, 1955-66; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/stsen.html">Alabama state senate</a> 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama, 1972-88. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/woodmen.html">Woodmen</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha Delta</a>. Died, at Stringfellow Memorial <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Anniston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/CA-died.html">Calhoun County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2000/09-09.html">September 9, 2000</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 116 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/CA-buried.html#cms05871">Nance Family Cemetery</a>, Sulphur Springs, Ala. <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 Emmette R. Albea and Lula (Limbaugh) Albea; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/08-30.html">August 30, 1952</a>, to Joy Cunningham.</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/7011897">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Don A. Allen Sr. — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Iowa. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1938-46, 1956-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-ahepa.html">Order of Ahepa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Presumed deceased. 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 Lindsay Almond Jr. (1898-1986) — also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ro-lived.html">Roanoke</a>, Va.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-lived.html">Richmond</a>, Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/cv-born.html">Charlottesville</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/06-15.html">June 15, 1898</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a> 6th District, 1946-48; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/attygn.html">Virginia state attorney general</a>, 1948-57; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Virginia</a>, 1958-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#h">Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals</a>, 1962-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</a>, 1982-86; died in office 1986. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</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/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-pi.html">Delta Theta Pi</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omicron-delta-kappa.html">Omicron Delta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-kappa-psi.html">Alpha Kappa Psi</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-died.html">Richmond</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1986/04-14.html">April 14, 1986</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 303 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ro-buried.html#cms00910">Evergreen Burial Park</a>, Roanoke, 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 James Lindsay Almond and Eddie Nicholas (Burgess) Almond; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/08-15.html">August 15, 1925</a>, to Josephine Katherine Minter.</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=A000163">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400818">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2705&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/james-lindsay-almond/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James Lindsay Almond, Jr.">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/975/000122609">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7685309">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Hermes Luther Ames (1865-1920) — also known as Hermes L. Ames; Henry Ames — of Falconer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CH-lived.html">Chautauqua County</a>, N.Y. Born in Carroll town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CH-born.html">Chautauqua County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/10-28.html">October 28, 1865</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmsupply.html">hay dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/grain.html">milling business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20; defeated (Prohibition), 1916; died in office 1920. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/08-23.html">August 23, 1920</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/54.html">54 years, 300 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 Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/06-20.html">June 20, 1894</a>, to Minta E. Brunson.</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> Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) — also known as Harold J. Arthur — of Burlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/CH-lived.html">Chittenden County</a>, Vt. Born in Whitehall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/02-09.html">February 9, 1904</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Vermont</a>, 1949-50; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Vermont</a>, 1950-51; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Vermont</a> at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Unitarian</a>. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <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/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in the Air Force Base <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Plattsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CL-died.html">Clinton County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/07-19.html">July 19, 1971</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 160 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/CH-buried.html#cms03497">Lakeview Cemetery</a>, Burlington, Vt. <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: Married to Mary C. Alafat.</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/harold-john-arthur/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold J. Arthur">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/13193116">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Jesse S. Barker (1905-1977) — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Born in Ashford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BO-born.html">Boone County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/11-22.html">November 22, 1905</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/autoservice.html">Garage owner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/autoservice.html">gasoline retailer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Kanawha County, 1959-66, 1970; defeated, 1966, 1968; appointed 1970. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, United Commercial Travelers. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/12-10.html">December 10, 1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 18 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-buried.html#cms07126">Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens</a>, Cross Lanes, 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 William Cumberland Barker and Bernie Myrtle (Atkins) Barker; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1937/03-14.html">March 14, 1937</a>, to Eleanor E. Baber.</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 Henry Barnard (1907-1972) — also known as Charles H. Barnard — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H.; Londonderry, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/09-28.html">September 28, 1907</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Manchester 2nd Ward, 1935-42; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives</a>, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/stsen.html">New Hampshire state senate</a>, 1947-48; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncnd.html">delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Manchester 2nd Ward, 1948; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncne.html">delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Manchester 2nd Ward, 1956. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in September, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/index.html">1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">about 65 years</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 Charles Barnard and Mary Mabelle (Wright) Barnard; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/11-19.html">November 19, 1936</a>, to Pauline Beatrice Briggs.</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> Ole C. Beck (1856-1930) — of Moorhead, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CL-lived.html">Clay County</a>, Minn. Born in Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/NO-born.html">Norway</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1856/08-07.html">August 7, 1856</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/moorhead.html">Mayor of Moorhead, Minn.</a>, 1913-15. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Norwegian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/anc-ord-un-workmen.html">Ancient Order of United Workmen</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/diabetes.html">diabetes</a>, in Moorhead, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CL-died.html">Clay County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/03-26.html">March 26, 1930</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 231 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CL-buried.html#cms02658">Prairie Home Cemetery</a>, Moorhead, Minn. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Walter Henry Beuse (1901-1957) — also known as Walter H. Beuse — of Davenport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/SC-lived.html">Scott County</a>, Iowa. Born in Davenport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/SC-born.html">Scott County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/11-02.html">November 2, 1901</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper reporter</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/pro-sports.html">sports writer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/SC-officials.html">Scott County Sheriff</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/IA.html">1940</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/IA.html">Iowa Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1949; acting postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/davenport.html#2">Davenport, Iowa</a>, 1952-53; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/davenport.html">mayor of Davenport, Iowa</a>, 1954-57; died in office 1957. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/08-26.html">August 26, 1957</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">55 years, 297 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 Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/297/38.64.jpg" width=70 height=97 border=0 alt="Adolph Blanchard"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Adolph Blanchard (b. 1888) — of Bay City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-lived.html">Bay County</a>, Mich. Born in Anchorville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SC-born.html">St. Clair County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/05-10.html">May 10, 1888</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-officials.html">Bay County Clerk</a>, 1939-56; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Bay County, 1957-60; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Bay County, 1961. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/05-14.html">May 14, 1907</a>, to Mary Lambert.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58</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> John Abram Boland (1884-1958) — also known as John A. Boland — of Rapid City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/PE-lived.html">Pennington County</a>, S.Dak. Born in Rapid City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/PE-born.html">Pennington County</a>, S.Dak., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/05-02.html">May 2, 1884</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmsupply.html">Implement dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/rapidcity.html">mayor of Rapid City, S.Dak.</a>, 1924; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/stsen.html">South Dakota state senate</a> 40th District, 1929-36; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/SD.html">1932</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/SD.html">1944</a>. <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/elks.html">Elks</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died in October, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/index.html">1958</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 0 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/PE-buried.html#cms00685">Mountain View Cemetery</a>, Rapid City, S.Dak. <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 Abram C. Boland and Catherine (Green) Boland; married to Nona Ethel Winne.</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/32214723">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://lincoln.ne.gov/city/mayor/pstmayor/pmayor3.htm"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/372/67.96.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="Bartlett E. Boyles"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) — also known as Pat Boyles — of Lincoln, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/LA-lived.html">Lancaster County</a>, Neb. Born in Terry, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/LA-born.html">Lawrence County</a>, S.Dak. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/lincoln.html">mayor of Lincoln, Neb.</a>, 1959-63. <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/ord-coif.html">Order of the Coif</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <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/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-died.html">Ontario</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/06-07.html">June 7, 1972</a>. Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/LA-buried.html#cms05182">Lincoln Memorial Park</a>, Lincoln, Neb. <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">Image source: City of Lincoln</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> Homer Mayne Bruce (1909-1975) — also known as Homer Bruce — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/de-lived.html">Denver</a>, Colo.; Littleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/AR-lived.html">Arapahoe County</a>, Colo. Born in Platteville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/WE-born.html">Weld County</a>, Colo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/11-21.html">November 21, 1909</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Colorado</a>, 1953-55; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <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/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/exchange-club.html">Exchange Club</a>. Died in October, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/index.html">1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 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: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/05-18.html">May 18, 1930</a>, to Ruby Mae Wilmoth.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/553/31.12.jpg" width=70 height=99 border=0 alt="Andrew D. Burgdorf"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Andrew D. Burgdorf (b. 1892) — of Martville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CY-lived.html">Cayuga County</a>, N.Y. Born in Victory, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CY-born.html">Cayuga County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/03-27.html">March 27, 1892</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmsupply.html">hay dealer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Cayuga County, 1934-38. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</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">Image source: New York Red Book 1936</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> Billy Brown Burke (b. 1928) — also known as Billy B. Burke — of Glenville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GI-lived.html">Gilmer County</a>, W.Va. Born in Stouts Mills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GI-born.html">Gilmer County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/03-14.html">March 14, 1928</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/hardware.html">Hardware merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate developer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1966-78 (7th District 1966-74, 23rd District 1975-78); appointed 1966; resigned 1978. <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/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>. Still living as of 1978. <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 Roy H. Burke and Frieda B. (Brown) Burke; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/12-20.html">December 20, 1952</a>, to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#784.39.44">Marjorie Hardman</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19620817,00.html"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/387/15.81.jpg" width=70 height=100 border=0 alt="Harry F. Byrd"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harry Flood Byrd (1887-1966) — also known as Harry F. Byrd — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/wc-lived.html">Winchester</a>, Va.; Berryville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/CK-lived.html">Clarke County</a>, Va. Born in Martinsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-born.html">Berkeley County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/06-10.html">June 10, 1887</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/fruit-produce.html">fruit</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/stsen.html">Virginia state senate</a>, 1915-25 (10th District 1915-23, 26th District 1924-25); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/VA.html">Virginia Democratic state chair</a>, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/VA.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/VA.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/VA.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/VA.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/VA.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/VA.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/VA.html">1956</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Virginia</a>, 1926-30; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/VA.html">Democratic National Committee from Virginia</a>, 1928-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/index.html">Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee</a>, 1929; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/index.html">1932</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Virginia</a>, 1933-65; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/index.html">1944</a>; States Rights candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">President of the United States</a>, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp-1960.html">1960</a>. <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/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>. Died in Berryville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/CK-died.html">Clarke County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/10-20.html">October 20, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 132 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/wc-buried.html#cms01294">Mt. Hebron Cemetery</a>, Winchester, 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 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#640.84.55">Richard Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925)</a> and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd; brother of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957; polar explorer); married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/10-07.html">October 7, 1913</a>, to Anne Douglas Beverley; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#682.58.24">Harry Flood Byrd Jr.</a>; half-nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#123.05.64">Joel West Flood</a>; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#999.74.54">Henry De La Warr Flood</a>; second great-grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#406.94.37">Charles Willing Byrd</a>; first cousin four times removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#794.87.46">Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell</a>; first cousin five times removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#157.69.66">Benjamin Harrison</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#312.31.91">Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780)</a>; second cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#372.07.63">William Lewis Cabell</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#448.18.40">George Craighead Cabell</a>; second cousin four times removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#877.22.98">George Nicholas</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#409.35.97">Carter Bassett Harrison</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#133.01.52">Wilson Cary Nicholas</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#402.57.46">John Nicholas</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#055.84.40">William Henry Harrison</a>; second cousin five times removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#591.59.99">John Randolph of Roanoke</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trelease-trimarchi.html#618.52.82">Connally Findlay Trigg</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#823.76.27">Benjamin Earl Cabell</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#232.91.35">Peyton Randolph</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#777.13.81">Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857)</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#929.47.78">John Scott Harrison</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#988.40.79">Carter Henry Harrison II</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#230.79.50">Earle Cabell</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"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0012.html">Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family</a> of Virginia; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0031.html">Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family</a> of Virginia; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0736.html">Walker-Randolph family</a> of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</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=B001208">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402148">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/harry-flood-byrd/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/671/000055506">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/2759">Find-A-Grave memorial</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">Image source: Time Magazine, August 17, 1962</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> Joseph Davis DeBlieux (b. 1912) — also known as J. D. DeBlieux — of Baton Rouge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/EB-lived.html">East Baton Rouge Parish</a>, La. Born in Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/CD-born.html">Caldwell Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/09-12.html">September 12, 1912</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/stsen.html">Louisiana state senate</a>, 1956-60, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/LA.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/LA.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/LA.html">1968</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-theta.html">Theta Kappa Phi</a>; <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/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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 Honore Louis DeBlieux, Sr. and Ozet (Perot) DeBlieux; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/04-22.html">April 22, 1946</a>, to Dorothy Mary LePine.</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> Vincent J. DeSantis (b. 1926) — of Glens Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WR-lived.html">Warren County</a>, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WR-born.html">Warren County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/index.html">1926</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/glensfalls.html">mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y.</a>, 1994-97. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Still living as of 1997. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Woodrow Wilson Dumas (1916-1993) — also known as W. W. Dumas; "Woody" — of Baton Rouge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/EB-lived.html">East Baton Rouge Parish</a>, La. Born in Opelousas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/SL-born.html">St. Landry Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/12-09.html">December 9, 1916</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/eastbatonrouge-parish.html">mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana</a>, 1965-80; defeated, 1988. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/11-05.html">November 5, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 331 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/EB-buried.html# ">Azalea Rest Cemetery</a>, Zachary, La. <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">Presumably named for: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson9.html#878.23.04">Woodrow Wilson</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">Relatives: Married to Carol Epperson.</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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W. W. Dumas">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/9764834">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/person/eberhart-adolph-olson-ao-1870-1944"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/574/33.10.jpg" width=70 height=110 border=0 alt="Adolph O. Eberhart"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart; Olaf Adolf Olsson — of Mankato, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/BE-lived.html">Blue Earth County</a>, Minn.; Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Värmland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SW-born.html">Sweden</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/06-23.html">June 23, 1870</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 11th District, 1903-06; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1907-09; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/MN.html">1916</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/speakers.html">speaker</a>); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Minnesota</a>, 1916; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate broker</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Swedish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/12-06.html">December 6, 1944</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 166 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-buried.html#cms04675">somewhere</a> in Chicago, Ill. <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: Married to Adele Marie Hoke.</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/adolph-olson-eberhart/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph Olson Eberhart">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12663">Minnesota Legislator record</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">Image source: Minnesota Encyclopeda</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> Bert Manfred Fernald (1858-1926) — also known as Bert M. Fernald — of West Poland, Poland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AN-lived.html">Androscoggin County</a>, Maine. Born in West Poland, Poland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AN-born.html">Androscoggin County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1858/04-03.html">April 3, 1858</a>. Republican. Packer of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">canned goods</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a>, 1887; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/stsen.html">Maine state senate</a>, 1890; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Maine</a>, 1909-11; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Maine</a>, 1916-26; died in office 1926. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>. Died in West Poland, Poland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AN-died.html">Androscoggin County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/08-23.html">August 23, 1926</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 142 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AN-buried.html#cms02535">Highland Cemetery</a>, West Poland, Poland, Maine. <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 H. Fernald and Betsey (Libby) Fernald; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/">1877</a> to Annie Keene.</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=F000084">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404042">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/5581-2/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6727412">Find-A-Grave memorial</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 John Goulette (1905-1993) — also known as James Goulette — of Iron Mountain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI-lived.html">Dickinson County</a>, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI-born.html">Dickinson County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/09-09.html">September 9, 1905</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coal-ice-fuel.html">Ice</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/alcohol-biz.html">beer</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/trucking.html">cold storage</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clothing.html">mink</a> business; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French Canadian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>. Died in Iron Mountain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI-died.html">Dickinson County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/12-15.html">December 15, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 97 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI-buried.html# ">Iron Mountain Cemetery Park</a>, Iron Mountain, 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 Jean Marie Goulette and Virginia Eugenia (Gibouleau) Goulette; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/11-26.html">November 26, 1938</a>, to Ida Quilici.</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/100249255">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) — also known as Harold C. Hagen — of Crookston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Minn. Born in Crookston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO-born.html">Polk County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/11-10.html">November 10, 1901</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper publisher</a>; executive secretary to U.S. Rep. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckalew-buckles.html#916.71.98">Richard T. Buckler</a>, 1935-42; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a> 9th District, 1943-55; defeated (Republican), 1954, 1956. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Norwegian</a> ancestry. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-norway.html">Sons of Norway</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/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/03-19.html">March 19, 1957</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">55 years, 129 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/PO-buried.html#cms01618">Oakdale Cemetery</a>, Crookston, Minn. <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 Gudbrand T. Hagen and Anna (Brovold) Hagen; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/11-22.html">November 22, 1928</a>, to Audrey L. Melton.</td></tr> <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/chertov-childers.html#421.63.72">Fay George Child</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=H000014">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404899">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold Hagen">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6922771">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Rosaire L. Halle (born c.1906) — of Auburn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AN-lived.html">Androscoggin County</a>, Maine. Born about 1906. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/auburn.html">Mayor of Auburn, Maine</a>, 1949; defeated, 1949. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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: Married to Carmen Gervais.</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> Joseph Edward Heckenkamp (b. 1901) — also known as Joseph E. Heckenkamp — of Quincy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/AD-lived.html">Adams County</a>, Ill. Born in Quincy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/AD-born.html">Adams County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/03-19.html">March 19, 1901</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/florist.html">Florist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a>; elected 1932, 1934; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/stsen.html">Illinois state senate</a> 36th District; elected 1936; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 15th District, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/IL.html">1956</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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> Charles Walbridge Hedges (b. 1901) — also known as Charles W. Hedges — of Wollaston, Quincy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-lived.html">Norfolk County</a>, Mass. Born in Westfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/HA-born.html">Hampden County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/03-27.html">March 27, 1901</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a>, 1932-42, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/MA.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/MA.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/MA.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/MA.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/MA.html">1956</a>; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-gamma-delta.html">Phi Gamma Delta</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 Arthur J. Hedges and Kate (Walbridge) Hedges; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/">1929</a> to Dr. Ella Goodale.</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 Douglas Hinkle Jr. (1922-1986) — also known as J. D. Hinkle, Jr. — of Buckhannon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/UP-lived.html">Upshur County</a>, W.Va. Born in Buckhannon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/UP-born.html">Upshur County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/07-08.html">July 8, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/oilgas.html">oil and gas jobber</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">bank director</a>; mayor of Buckhannon, W.Va.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/buckhannon.html">mayor of Buckhannon, W.Va.</a>, 1965-67; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 15th District, 1970, 1973-80; appointed 1970; defeated, 1970, 1980; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1984/WV.html">1984</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <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/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Died in Buckhannon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/UP-died.html">Upshur County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1986/09-22.html">September 22, 1986</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 76 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/UP-buried.html#cms02795">Heavner Cemetery</a>, Buckhannon, 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 James Douglas Hinkle and Byrd Savilla (Ashworth) Hinkle; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/07-08.html">July 8, 1947</a>, to Maxine Nellie Fleming.</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/206926620">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Arthur Francis Jacques (b. 1874) — also known as Arthur F. Jacques — of Marquette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MQ-lived.html">Marquette County</a>, Mich. Born in Hancock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HO-born.html">Houghton County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/01-24.html">January 24, 1874</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coal-ice-fuel.html">Coal business</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/marquette.html">mayor of Marquette, Mich.</a>, 1934-38. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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 Zachariah Jacques and Claire (O'Neill) Jacques; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/11-25.html">November 25, 1897</a>, to Celina Eva Des Rosiers.</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> Robert Scott Justice (1912-1992) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CA-lived.html">Cass County</a>, Ind. Born in Logansport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CA-born.html">Cass County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/03-08.html">March 8, 1912</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1945-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1948; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/stsen.html">Indiana state senate</a>, 1957-60; defeated, 1960. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scotch-irish.html">Scotch-Irish</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/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/toastmasters.html">Toastmasters</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-chi.html">Delta Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-rho.html">Delta Sigma Rho</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/12-09.html">December 9, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 276 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CA-buried.html# ">Keeps Creek Cemetery</a>, Clymers, Ind. <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 Ethel B. (Scott) Justice and Robert Owen Justice; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#867.84.99">William Franklin Justice</a>; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/">1942</a> to Catherine Augusta Leirer.</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/14788284">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> John Kannenberg (1919-2008) — of Wausau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-lived.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis. Born in Texas town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-born.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/12-19.html">December 19, 1919</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/wausau.html">Mayor of Wausau, Wis.</a>, 1964-88. 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/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2008/03-17.html">March 17, 2008</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 89 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-buried.html#cms02914">Restlawn Memorial Park</a>, Wausau, Wis. <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 Ernest Kannenberg and Rose (Fischer) Kannenberg; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#457.22.56">Roland Ellsworth Harry Kannenberg</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/09-23.html">September 23, 1939</a>, to Ella Rose Parent; uncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tabbert-taffe.html#554.24.69">Natalie Kannenberg Tackett</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"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/14399.html">Kannenberg family</a> of Wausau, Wisconsin.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/virtuallibrary/releases/jun12/Laird,_Melvin_MUG-L-175.jpg"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/540/89.62.jpg" width=70 height=111 border=0 alt="Melvin R. Laird"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (1922-2016) — also known as Melvin R. Laird — of Marshfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, Wis. Born in Omaha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/DO-born.html">Douglas County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/09-01.html">September 1, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 24th District, 1947-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/WI.html">1948</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/WI.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WI.html">1956</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/WI.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WI.html">1964</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 7th District, 1953-69; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Defense</a>, 1969-73. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <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>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/purple-heart.html">Purple Heart</a>. Received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 1974. Died in Fort Myers, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LE-died.html">Lee County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2016/11-16.html">November 16, 2016</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/94.html">94 years, 76 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, 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 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laird.html#394.69.89">Melvin Robert Laird Sr.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laird.html#154.62.19">Helen Connor Laird</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/10-15.html">October 15, 1945</a>, to Barbara Masters; uncle of Jessica Laird (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doyle.html#086.39.17">James Edward Doyle</a>); grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connor.html#387.62.93">William Duncan Connor</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"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13283.html">Laird-Doyle family</a> of Marshfield, Wisconsin.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Epitaph: "Purple Heart. Father. Friend. Statesman."</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=L000024">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406534">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/058/000057884">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481981">Internet Movie Database profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/172831191">Find-A-Grave memorial</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">Books about Melvin Laird: Dale Van Atta, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0299226808/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0299226808&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">With Honor: Melvin Laird in War, Peace, and Politics</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">Image source: Nixon Presidential Library and Museum</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> Phillip Mitchell Landrum (1907-1990) — also known as Phillip M. Landrum — of Jasper, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/PI-lived.html">Pickens County</a>, Ga. Born in Martin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ST-born.html">Stephens County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/09-10.html">September 10, 1907</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coach.html">Athletic coach</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">superintendent of schools</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Georgia</a> 9th District, 1953-77; defeated in primary, 1942. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Co-author of Landrum-Griffin Act. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/11-19.html">November 19, 1990</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 70 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 Phillip Davis Landrum and Blanche (Mitchell) Landrum; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1933/07-31.html">July 31, 1933</a>, to Laura Brown.</td></tr> <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/jenkins.html#711.11.73">Ed Jenkins</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=L000054">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406563">Govtrack.us page</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> Robert Eugene LeMire (1914-1985) — also known as Robert E. LeMire — of Escanaba, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DE-lived.html">Delta County</a>, Mich. Born in Escanaba, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DE-born.html">Delta County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/05-19.html">May 19, 1914</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/escanaba.html">mayor of Escanaba, Mich.</a>, 1948-50, 1952-55. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/08-28.html">August 28, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 101 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DE-buried.html#cms07863">Holy Cross Cemetery</a>, Escanaba, 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 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#433.94.48">William A. Lemire</a> and Isabelle (McDonald) Lemire; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/05-27.html">May 27, 1944</a>, to Virginia D. Stanton.</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/22357522">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> William John Leppien (1894-1979) — also known as William J. Leppien — of Saginaw, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SG-lived.html">Saginaw County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/10-07.html">October 7, 1894</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dairy.html">ice cream business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SG-officials.html">Saginaw County Clerk</a>, 1947-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from 22nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 22nd District, 1963-64. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/civitan.html">Civitan</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/index.html">1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">about 84 years</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 Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V. Sheriff.</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> Alfons H. Letzler (1884-1972) — also known as A. H. Letzler — of Houtzdale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CL-lived.html">Clearfield County</a>, Pa. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SW-born.html">Sweden</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/07-01.html">July 1, 1884</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 34th District, 1939-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/PA.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Swedish</a> ancestry. Member, <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/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</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/moose.html">Moose</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/index.html">1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">about 87 years</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> David B. Long (b. 1883) — of Des Moines, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Iowa. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/LU-born.html">Lucas County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/09-02.html">September 2, 1883</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/ccomm.html">Iowa commerce commission</a>, 1943-. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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> Paul August Luedtke (1888-1968) — also known as Paul A. Luedtke — of Wausau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-lived.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis. Born in Wausau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-born.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/08-24.html">August 24, 1888</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/paint-decor.html">Wood finishing and decorating business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Marathon County 2nd District, 1943-62. 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/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/06-18.html">June 18, 1968</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 299 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-buried.html#cms01601">Pine Grove Cemetery</a>, Wausau, Wis. <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 William Luedtke and Fredricka Luedtke; married to Clara Fara; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/09-11.html">September 11, 1939</a>, to Alta Seefeldt.</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/86505743">Find-A-Grave memorial</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 E. Madden (1900-1983) — of Peoria, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PE-lived.html">Peoria County</a>, Ill. Born near Dunlap, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PE-born.html">Peoria County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/05-09.html">May 9, 1900</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/stsen.html">Illinois state senate</a> 18th District; elected 1936, 1940. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Peoria, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PE-died.html">Peoria County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1983/11-18.html">November 18, 1983</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 193 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PE-buried.html#cms07638">St. Mary's Cemetery</a>, Peoria, Ill. <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 William H. Madden and Elizabeth Catherine (Murphy) Madden; married to Bernice H. Hamilton.</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> Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) — of Waterloo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/BH-lived.html">Black Hawk County</a>, Iowa. Born in Waterloo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/BH-born.html">Black Hawk County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1885/04-14.html">April 14, 1885</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a>, 1915-21; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives</a>, 1919-22; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/stsen.html">Iowa state senate</a>, 1927-28; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Iowa</a>, 1928-33. <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/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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> Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) — also known as Jack Miller — of Sioux City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WO-lived.html">Woodbury County</a>, Iowa; Temple Terrace, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/06-06.html">June 6, 1916</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a>, 1955-56; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/stsen.html">Iowa state senate</a>, 1957-60; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Iowa</a>, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#h">Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals</a>, 1973-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</a>, 1982-85; took senior status 1985. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/reserve-officers-assoc.html">Reserve Officers Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/izaak-walton-league.html">Izaak Walton League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Temple Terrace, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/08-29.html">August 29, 1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 84 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, 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">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000730">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407709">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1644&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack Miller (politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/446/000172927">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/miller-jack-richard">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</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> Willard James Nash (1879-1971) — also known as Willard J. Nash — of Saginaw, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SG-lived.html">Saginaw County</a>, Mich. Born in Gaines, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GE-born.html">Genesee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/05-28.html">May 28, 1879</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; law partner of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vincent.html#203.66.69">Bird J. Vincent</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/MI.html">1932</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 10th Circuit, 1935. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/maccabees.html">Maccabees</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/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>. Died in Chelsea, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-died.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/10-11.html">October 11, 1971</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 136 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SG-buried.html#cms06251">Oakwood Cemetery</a>, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, 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 Franklin J. Nash and Rose (Albertson) Nash; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/06-24.html">June 24, 1908</a>, to Donna B. MacLachlan.</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/27441462">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) — of Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/GA-born.html">Gallia County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/05-31.html">May 31, 1900</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Cabell County, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 5th District, 1954. <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/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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> William Perry Amos Nicely (1922-1991) — also known as William P. A. Nicely — of Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-born.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/10-23.html">October 23, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate developer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1955-58, 1964-70, 1983-85 (Wood County 1955-58, 1964-70, 8th District 1983-85); resigned 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/WV.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/WV.html">1972</a> (alternate); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/parkersburg.html">mayor of Parkersburg, W.Va.</a>, 1970-77, 1986-89. <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/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1991/07-26.html">July 26, 1991</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 276 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-buried.html#cms08075">Evergreen Cemetery South</a>, South Parkersburg, 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 Perry Nicely and Anna E. (Posey) Nicely; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/06-12.html">June 12, 1947</a>, to Marjorie Faith Meadows; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#315.90.62">Albert Jennie Nicely</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">Epitaph: "He was a warm and kind person, who genuinely cared for the people in his community."</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/29767599">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> John D. Payant (1935-2001) — of Kingsford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI-lived.html">Dickinson County</a>, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DI-born.html">Dickinson County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/08-22.html">August 22, 1935</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 109th District, 1969-72. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/11-05.html">November 5, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 75 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> John H. Perry (1900-1993) — of Petoskey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EM-lived.html">Emmet County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-born.html">Sanilac County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/07-12.html">July 12, 1900</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/oilgas.html">oil business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/petoskey.html">mayor of Petoskey, Mich.</a>, 1944-50. Member, United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/01-20.html">January 20, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 192 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 George W. Perry and Laura J. Perry; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/10-02.html">October 2, 1922</a>, to Ruth V. McClutchey.</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> Kenneth E. Priebe (b. 1912) — of Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-lived.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis. Born in Black Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-born.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/12-10.html">December 10, 1912</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance agent</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Outagamie County 1st District; elected 1958. Member, United Commercial Travelers. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/7764019152/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/327/35.98.jpg" width=70 height=110 border=0 alt="Andy Swearingen"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Andy Swearingen (b. 1898) — of Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va.; Walker, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va. Born in Eatons, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-born.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/03-05.html">March 5, 1898</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 3rd District, 1951-57; resigned 1957; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">postmaster</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/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/woodmen.html">Woodmen</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951</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> Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) — also known as Luke E. Terry — of Martinsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-lived.html">Berkeley County</a>, W.Va. Born in Oneida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/SC-born.html">Scott County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/08-21.html">August 21, 1916</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76); defeated, 1958. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disciples-of-christ.html">Disciples of Christ</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <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/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-ord-un-am-mechanics.html">Junior Order</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Lewes, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/SU-died.html">Sussex County</a>, Del., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/10-20.html">October 20, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 60 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-buried.html# ">Rosedale Cemetery</a>, Martinsburg, 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 Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth Johnson.</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/95677155">Find-A-Grave memorial</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> Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) — also known as Edward J. Thompson — of Philipsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CE-lived.html">Centre County</a>, Pa. Born in Philipsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CE-born.html">Centre County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/06-02.html">June 2, 1901</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/PA.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/PA.html">1940</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 34th District, 1935-38. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/pat-ord-sons-am.html">Patriotic Order Sons of America</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-ord-un-am-mechanics.html">Junior Order</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; United Commercial Travelers; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</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 Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson; married to Harriet Barker.</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> John Gregg Utterback (1872-1955) — also known as John G. Utterback — of Bangor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-lived.html">Penobscot County</a>, Maine. Born in Franklin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/JO-born.html">Johnson County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/07-12.html">July 12, 1872</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/bangor.html">Mayor of Bangor, Maine</a>, 1914-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/ME.html">1932</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maine</a> 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Bangor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-died.html">Penobscot County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/07-11.html">July 11, 1955</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 364 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-buried.html#cms00527">Mt. Hope Cemetery</a>, Bangor, Maine. <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: Cousin *** of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/urbahns-uttley.html#794.98.82">Hubert Utterback</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=U000037">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411059">Govtrack.us page</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> John Christian Voss (1862-1927) — also known as John C. Voss — of Oshkosh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-lived.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-born.html">Germany</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/09-14.html">September 14, 1862</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">Grocer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/oshkosh.html">mayor of Oshkosh, Wis.</a>, 1909-11; defeated, 1911, 1912 ( primary). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Oshkosh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-died.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/08-22.html">August 22, 1927</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 342 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-buried.html#cms00287">Riverside Cemetery</a>, Oshkosh, Wis. <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: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/05-30.html">May 30, 1886</a>, to Ida Johanna Domke; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voorheis-vyzral.html#511.36.47">John C. Voss</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8253035067/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/883/91.10.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="Alexander Wiley"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) — of Chippewa Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CH-lived.html">Chippewa County</a>, Wis. Born in Chippewa Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CH-born.html">Chippewa County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/05-26.html">May 26, 1884</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CH-officials.html">Chippewa County District Attorney</a>, 1909-15; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dairy.html">dairy</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1936; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Wisconsin</a>, 1939-63. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-norway.html">Sons of Norway</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; United Commercial Travelers. Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">Sanitarium</a>, in Germantown, Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-died.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1967/05-26.html">May 26, 1967</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 0 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CH-buried.html#cms02128">Forest Hill Cemetery</a>, Chippewa Falls, Wis. <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: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/">1909</a> to May Jenkins; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/">1952</a> to Dorothy May Kydd.</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=W000465">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411622">Govtrack.us page</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">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</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> John Stockbridge Patten Ham Wilson (b. 1860) — also known as J. S. P. H. Wilson — of Auburn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AN-lived.html">Androscoggin County</a>, Maine. Born in Auburn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AN-born.html">Androscoggin County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1860/08-09.html">August 9, 1860</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; grain and hay business; U.S. Marshal; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/auburn.html">mayor of Auburn, Maine</a>, 1900-01; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a>, 1910. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Universalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; United Commercial Travelers. 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