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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Phi Sigma Kappa 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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Barrett (1884-1953) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-lived.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo. Born in Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LE-born.html">Lewis County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/03-17.html">March 17, 1884</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MO.html">secretary of Missouri Republican Party</a>, 1919; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/attygn.html">Missouri state attorney general</a>, 1921-25; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Missouri</a>, 1922; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Missouri</a>, 1936. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <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>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/newcomen.html">Newcomen Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-died.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/11-12.html">November 12, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 240 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LE-buried.html#cms00510">Forest Grove Cemetery</a>, Canton, Mo. <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 Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/06-19.html">June 19, 1912</a>, to Ethelyn Louthan; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/02-21.html">February 21, 1925</a>, to Mary Louise Church.</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> Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) — of Sturgis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SJ-lived.html">St. Joseph County</a>, Mich. Born in Williamsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CL-born.html">Clermont County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/08-07.html">August 7, 1886</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SJ-officials.html">St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1920; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948 (St. Joseph District); candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 15th Circuit, 1953. 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/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-tau.html">Phi Kappa Tau</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in Morro Bay, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SP-died.html">San Luis Obispo County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/11-04.html">November 4, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 89 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CL-buried.html# ">Williamsburg Cemetery</a>, Williamsburg, Ohio. <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 Britton and Luceta Ruth 'Ceta' (Beck) Britten; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/08-20.html">August 20, 1909</a>, to Grace Forrey; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/07-22.html">July 22, 1950</a>, to Mildred Lucille Bleke.</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/92270973">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 Haydon Burns (1912-1987) — also known as Haydon Burns — of Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-lived.html">Duval 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/1912/03-17.html">March 17, 1912</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/advertising.html">public relations business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/jacksonville.html">mayor of Jacksonville, Fla.</a>, 1949-65; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Florida</a>, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/FL.html">1968</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-phi-epsilon.html">Sigma Phi Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-kappa-psi.html">Alpha Kappa Psi</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/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1987/11-22.html">November 22, 1987</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 250 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-buried.html#cms05582">somewhere</a> in Jacksonville, Fla. <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://www.nga.org/governor/haydon-burns/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W. Haydon Burns">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/612/000122246">NNDB dossier</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> Hugh Milton Caldwell (b. 1881) — also known as Hugh M. Caldwell — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Knoxville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/KX-born.html">Knox County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/06-07.html">June 7, 1881</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/seattle.html">mayor of Seattle, Wash.</a>, 1920-22. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</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>. 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 Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/10-21.html">October 21, 1903</a>, to Sarah Smith Howard.</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> Carroll W. Casto (1925-1995) — of Point Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MS-lived.html">Mason County</a>, W.Va. Born in Ripley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/JA-born.html">Jackson County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/10-26.html">October 26, 1925</a>. Republican. <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> from Mason County, 1961-64; appointed 1960. <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/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1995/12-09.html">December 9, 1995</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 44 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 Denny Lee Casto and Gertha (Tolley) Casto; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/08-20.html">August 20, 1947</a>, to Marilyn Shirley Jones; third cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#141.11.27">A. Dale Casto</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#181.18.99">Boyd Cleo Casto</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#650.91.25">Dale George Casto</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#033.58.66">Ronald H. Casto</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#839.82.96">Dorr Clayton Casto II</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/23088.html">Casto family</a> of West Virginia.</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> Bantz Wooddall Craddock (b. 1887) — also known as Bantz W. Craddock — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/DO-lived.html">Doddridge County</a>, W.Va. Born in Glenville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GI-born.html">Gilmer County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/11-22.html">November 22, 1887</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Doddridge County, 1962. 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/woodmen.html">Modern Woodmen of America</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/maccabees.html">Knights of the Maccabees</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. 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 Joseph N. Craddock and Virgie Belle (wooddell) Craddock.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/285/78.75.jpg" width=70 height=105 border=0 alt="Thomas B. Curtis"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911-1993) — also known as Thomas B. Curtis — of Webster Groves, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/SS-lived.html">St. Louis County</a>, Mo. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-born.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/05-14.html">May 14, 1911</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Missouri</a>, 1951-69 (12th District 1951-53, 2nd District 1953-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/MO.html">1964</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Missouri</a>, 1968, 1974. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Unitarian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-pol-sci-assoc.html">American Political Science Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Died in Allegan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/AL-died.html">Allegan County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/01-10.html">January 10, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 241 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/1941/06-28.html">June 28, 1941</a>, to Susan Ross Chivvis.</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=C001014">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403121">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: Missouri Official Manual 1957</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> Boyd Dotson (b. 1907) — of Webster Springs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WB-lived.html">Webster County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/NI-born.html">Nicholas County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/09-15.html">September 15, 1907</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor and publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WB-parties.html">chair of Webster County Republican Party</a>, 1940-46; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Webster County, 1943-44; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 12th District, 1946. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</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 James J. Dotson and Ledona (O'Dell) Dotson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/11-27.html">November 27, 1932</a>, to Edna Frame.</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> David Milton Easley (b. 1875) — also known as D. M. Easley — of Bluefield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MR-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, W.Va. Born in Pearisburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/GI-born.html">Giles County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/03-10.html">March 10, 1875</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/WV.html">1920</a>; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</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 White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/10-16.html">October 16, 1907</a>, to Maude Ella Oliver.</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> Paul Early Fitzpatrick (1897-1977) — also known as Paul E. Fitzpatrick — of Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-lived.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-born.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/09-25.html">September 25, 1897</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-parties.html">chair of Erie County Democratic Party</a>, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NY.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/NY.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/NY.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/NY.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/NY.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/NY.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/NY.html">1964</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/NY.html">New York Democratic state chair</a>, 1944-52. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-equity.html">Knights of Equity</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/index.html">1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">about 79 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> Anthony R. Gentile (1905-1966) — of Williamson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MI-lived.html">Mingo County</a>, W.Va. Born in Thomas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/TU-born.html">Tucker County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/10-26.html">October 26, 1905</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coach.html">athletic coach</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee</a>, 1961-63; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Mingo County, 1963-64. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Member, <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/sons-italy.html">Sons of Italy</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <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>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/09-06.html">September 6, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 315 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MI-buried.html#cms02205">Fairview Cemetery</a>, Williamson, 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 D. Gentile and Anna (Quattro) Gentile.</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/55066298">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> Howard Mason Gore (1887-1947) — also known as Howard M. Gore — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va. Born near Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/10-12.html">October 12, 1887</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/gov.html">Governor of West Virginia</a>, 1925-29; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Agriculture</a>, 1924-25; candidate for nomination for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from West Virginia</a>, 1928; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/cmagr.html">West Virginia commissioner of agriculture</a>, 1931-33; appointed 1931; defeated, 1932, 1940. <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/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-theta-pi.html">Beta Theta Pi</a>. Died in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-died.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/06-20.html">June 20, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/59.html">59 years, 251 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-buried.html#cms02000">Elkview Masonic Cemetery</a>, Clarksburg, 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 Solomon D. Gore and Marietta P. (Rogers) Gore; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/03-06.html">March 6, 1907</a>, to Roxilene Carter 'Roxie' Bailey.</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/a-p-lutali-2/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard Mason Gore">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/541/000168037">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7610866">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 Henry Hackett (b. 1871) — also known as William H. Hackett — of New Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Born in New Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-born.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/07-15.html">July 15, 1871</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 8th District, 1929-32. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</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 Thomas Hackett and Mary E. (McCracken) Hackett; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/06-30.html">June 30, 1897</a>, to Elizabeth M. Connor.</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> O. G. Hedrick (b. 1912) — also known as Oley Hedrick — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Born in Elkins, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RN-born.html">Randolph County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/12-18.html">December 18, 1912</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 14th District, 1953-72. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</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/moose.html">Moose</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</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 Soloman Garrett Hedrick and Orpha Rebecca (Moyer) Hedrick; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/04-05.html">April 5, 1942</a>, to Yvonne Ruth Little.</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> Edwin Werter Higgins (1874-1954) — also known as Edwin W. Higgins — of Norwich, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-lived.html">New London County</a>, Conn. Born in Clinton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/MI-born.html">Middlesex County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/07-02.html">July 2, 1874</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Norwich, 1899-1900; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/CT.html">Connecticut Republican State Central Committee</a>, 1900-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1904/CT.html">1904</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1904/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/CT.html">1916</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> 3rd District, 1905-13. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in Norwich, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-died.html">New London County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/09-24.html">September 24, 1954</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 84 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-buried.html#cms03906">Maplewood Cemetery</a>, Norwich, Conn. <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 Werter Chapin Higgins and Grace Agnes (Taintor) Higgins; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/09-21.html">September 21, 1904</a>, to Alice May Neff.</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=H000578">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405440">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin W. Higgins">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6901768">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> Gory Hogg (1873-1963) — of Harvey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, W.Va.; Lewisburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GR-lived.html">Greenbrier County</a>, W.Va. Born in Point Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MS-born.html">Mason County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1873/06-29.html">June 29, 1873</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; president, Greenbrier Valley <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Bank</a>; director, New River <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Banking and Trust</a> Co.; director, Scotia <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coal-ice-fuel.html">Coal & Coke</a> Co.; director, South Side <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coal-ice-fuel.html">Coal</a> Co.; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 9th District, 1915-18; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">Democratic National Committee from West Virginia</a>, 1936-40. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <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/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in March, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1963/index.html">1963</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 0 days</a>). Entombed at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GR-buried.html#cms08267">Rosewood Cemetery</a>, Lewisburg, 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 Walter Harden Hogg and Elizabeth (McGuffin) Hogg; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/09-09.html">September 9, 1903</a>, to Caroline James Butterfield.</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> Howard Perry Mace (1916-1996) — also known as Howard P. Mace — of Hendersonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HE-lived.html">Henderson County</a>, N.C. Born in Chillicothe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/RO-born.html">Ross County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/05-19.html">May 19, 1916</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/TK-consuls.html ">Istanbul</a>, as of 1972-76. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omicron-delta-kappa.html">Omicron Delta Kappa</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/CI-died.html">Citrus County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1996/12-08.html">December 8, 1996</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 203 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/CI-buried.html# ">Fountains Memorial Park</a>, Homosassa Springs, Fla. <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 Ray Mace and Nellie May (Perry) Mace; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/11-16.html">November 16, 1938</a>, to Dorothy Verue Cates.</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/157950841">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 W. Mathis (b. 1929) — of Logan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LO-lived.html">Logan County</a>, W.Va. Born in Verdunville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LO-born.html">Logan County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/11-25.html">November 25, 1929</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1961-64, 1973-82 (Logan County 1961-64, 1973-74, 16th District 1975-82); resigned 1964. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 1982. <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 Wayne Mathis and Lucille (Kidd) Mathis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1956/11-10.html">November 10, 1956</a>, to Donna Richardson.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8412475171/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/378/82.42.jpg" width=70 height=107 border=0 alt="Haymond Maxwell"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Haymond Maxwell (1879-1958) — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-born.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/10-24.html">October 24, 1879</a>. Republican. <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> from Harrison County, 1905-06; criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1909-12; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1913-25; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/spjd.html">judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals</a>, 1928-40; appointed 1928; defeated, 1940, 1944. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha Delta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</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/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>. Died in Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-died.html">Harrison County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/12-18.html">December 18, 1958</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 55 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-buried.html#cms02000">Elkview Masonic Cemetery</a>, Clarksburg, 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 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maxwell.html#719.32.02">Edwin Maxwell</a> and Loretta (Shuttleworth) Maxwell; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/06-28.html">June 28, 1905</a>, to Carrie Virginia Maxwell; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maxwell.html#727.55.92">Lewis Maxwell</a>; great-grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#554.52.48">Daniel Haymond</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#158.84.48">Thomas Sherwood Haymond</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#947.89.85">Daniel Haymond Polsley</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#001.51.24">William Summerville Haymond</a>; second cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#089.39.60">William Edgar Haymond</a>; second cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#125.32.35">Alpheus Forest Haymond</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#130.56.41">Creed Haymond</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#023.78.96">Henry Haymond</a>; third cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#413.64.40">William Stanley Haymond</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#095.41.20">Thomas S. Haymond</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#476.10.38">Daniel S. Haymond</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#229.13.22">Frank Cruise Haymond</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#154.10.22">Guy D. Haymond</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snelling-snover.html#920.68.41">George S. Snodgrass</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/10001-0046.html">Haymond family</a> of West Virginia (subset 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://findagrave.com/memorial/85284479">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: West Virginia Blue Book 1929</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> Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) — also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle — of Helena, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-lived.html">Lewis and Clark County</a>, Mont. Born in Helena, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/LC-born.html">Lewis and Clark County</a>, Mont., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/06-02.html">June 2, 1897</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/sthse.html">Montana state house of representatives</a>, 1925-30; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/attygn.html">Montana state attorney general</a>, 1933-36. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/other-diseases.html">periarteritis nodosa</a>, in Brookmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/03-06.html">March 6, 1950</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/52.html">52 years, 277 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 Thomas Patrick Nagle and Mary Ann (Toole) Nagle; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/10-05.html">October 5, 1925</a>, to Margaret Ann Walsh.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/523/97.70.jpg" width=70 height=107 border=0 alt="Matthew M. Neely"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) — also known as Matthew M. Neely — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Born in Grove, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/DO-born.html">Doddridge County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/11-09.html">November 9, 1874</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/fairmont.html">mayor of Fairmont, W.Va.</a>, 1908-10; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47; defeated, 1920, 1946; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from West Virginia</a>, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated, 1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/WV.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/WV.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/WV.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/WV.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Platform and Resolutions Committee</a>; member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WV.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/WV.html">1956</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/gov.html">Governor of West Virginia</a>, 1941-45. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scotch-irish.html">Scotch-Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</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/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-chi.html">Delta Chi</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/un-spanish-war-vets.html">United Spanish War Veterans</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/walter-reed.html">Bethesda Naval Hospital</a>, Bethesda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/01-18.html">January 18, 1958</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 70 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-buried.html#cms02601">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Fairmont, 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 Alfred Newlon Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/10-21.html">October 21, 1903</a>, to Alberta Claire Ramage; grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/neale-neese.html#596.12.13">Richard Neely</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">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#414.00.37">George Arnold</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#022.19.52">Charles Lively</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=N000023">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408115">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/matthew-mansfield-neely/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew M. Neely">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/705/000214063">NNDB dossier</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: U.S. passport application (1919)</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> Morell Keith Neville (1884-1959) — also known as M. Keith Neville — of North Platte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/LI-lived.html">Lincoln County</a>, Neb. Born in North Platte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/LI-born.html">Lincoln County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/02-25.html">February 25, 1884</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">rancher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Nebraska</a>, 1917-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/NE.html">1920</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/NE.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/NE.html">1956</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Nebraska</a>, 1954. <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/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in North Platte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/LI-died.html">Lincoln County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/12-04.html">December 4, 1959</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 282 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/LI-buried.html#cms03059">North Platte Cemetery</a>, North Platte, 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">Relatives: Son of William Harryman Neville and Mary Ann (Keith) Neville; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/10-21.html">October 21, 1908</a>, to Mary Virginia 'Marie' Neill.</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/keith-m-neville/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7264933">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 I. Powell (b. 1920) — of Romney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HM-lived.html">Hampshire County</a>, W.Va. Born in Romney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HM-born.html">Hampshire County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/02-07.html">February 7, 1920</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during 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> from Hampshire County, 1949-50. <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/lions.html">Lions</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</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>. 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> Dale Emerson Saffels (1921-2002) — also known as Dale E. Saffels — of Garden City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/FI-lived.html">Finney County</a>, Kan. Born in Moline, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/EK-born.html">Elk County</a>, Kan., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/08-13.html">August 13, 1921</a>. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/FI-officials.html">Finney County Attorney</a>, 1951-55; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/sthse.html">Kansas state house of representatives</a>, 1955-63; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Kansas</a>, 1962; member, Kansas Corporation Commission, 1967-75; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for Kansas</a>, 1979-90; took senior status 1990; senior judge, 1990-2002. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in Topeka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SH-died.html">Shawnee County</a>, Kan., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/11-14.html">November 14, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 93 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/EK-buried.html# ">Moline Cemetery</a>, Moline, Kan. <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 Edwin Clayton Saffels and Lillian May (Cook) Saffels; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/">1943</a> to Winona R. Vahsholtz; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1976/">1976</a> to Margaret Elaine (Cowger) Deiter.</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.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2088&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale E. Saffels">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/19776099">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/saffels-dale-emerson">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> George H. Seibert Jr. (b. 1913) — of Wheeling, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/OH-lived.html">Ohio County</a>, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/OH-born.html">Ohio County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/02-27.html">February 27, 1913</a>. Republican. <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/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74, 3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/WV.html">1960</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <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>; Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</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> Kingsley Richard Smith (b. 1909) — also known as Kingsley R. Smith — of Weston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LE-lived.html">Lewis County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WB-born.html">Webster County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/11-21.html">November 21, 1909</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/WV.html">West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee</a>, 1937; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Lewis County, 1941-42. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-coif.html">Order of the Coif</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha 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 Ernest G. Smith and Blanch (Clingman) Smith; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/12-26.html">December 26, 1940</a>, to Annamabel Ballard.</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 Henry Sununu (b. 1939) — also known as John H. Sununu; "King John" — of Salem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. Born in Havana (La Habana), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CU-born.html">Cuba</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/07-02.html">July 2, 1939</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">Engineer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">university professor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1973-74; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Hampshire</a>, 1980; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of New Hampshire</a>, 1983-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/NH.html">1988</a>; White House chief of staff for President <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bush.html#028.71.80">George H. W. Bush</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/arabic.html">Lebanese</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/greek.html">Greek</a> ancestry. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 2014. <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 Sununu and Victoria (Dada) Sununu; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/">1958</a> to Nancy Hayes; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#218.44.40">John E. Sununu</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#023.20.58">Christopher Thomas Sununu</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/13420.html">Sununu family</a> of Salem, New Hampshire.</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/john-h-sununu/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/097/000024025">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839389">Internet Movie Database profile</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> Leo Albert Temmey (1894-1975) — also known as Leo A. Temmey — of Huron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/BE-lived.html">Beadle County</a>, S.Dak. Born in Onida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/SU-born.html">Sully County</a>, S.Dak., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/11-06.html">November 6, 1894</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/BE-officials.html">Beadle County State's Attorney</a>, 1930-35; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/attygn.html">South Dakota state attorney general</a>, 1939-43; nominated in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/gov.html">Governor of South Dakota</a> 1942, inconclusive primary; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/SD.html">1948</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/SD.html">Republican National Committee from South Dakota</a>, 1960-72; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/SD.html">South Dakota Republican state chair</a>, 1964. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</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>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/04-22.html">April 22, 1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 167 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 Lawrence A. Temmey and Annie (O'Connor) Temmey; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tazewell-temmey.html#692.36.94">James Everest Temmey</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/11-18.html">November 18, 1920</a>, to Rose Irene Tracy.</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 Laymen Terry Jr. (1900-1970) — also known as Charles L. Terry, Jr. — of Dover, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Del. Born in Camden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-born.html">Kent County</a>, Del., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/09-17.html">September 17, 1900</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/DE.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/DE.html">1968</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Delaware</a>, 1937-38; superior court judge in Delaware, 1938-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/spju.html">justice of Delaware state supreme court</a>, 1962-64; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Delaware state supreme court</a>, 1963-64; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Delaware</a>, 1965-69; defeated, 1968. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in Dover, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-died.html">Kent County</a>, Del., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/02-06.html">February 6, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 142 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/KE-buried.html#cms00380">Christ Church Cemetery</a>, Dover, Del. <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 Laymen Terry and Elizabeth B. (Maxson) Terry; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/06-30.html">June 30, 1924</a>, to Jessica Irby.</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/charles-l-terry/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles L. Terry Jr.">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/869/000051716">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7367727">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> Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in East Grand Rapids, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KE-born.html">Kent County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/08-16.html">August 16, 1923</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/MI.html">1964</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 2nd District, 1964; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 22nd Circuit, 1966. Member, <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/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. 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> Robert Van Pelt (b. 1897) — of Lincoln, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/LA-lived.html">Lancaster County</a>, Neb. Born in Cambridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/FU-born.html">Furnas County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/09-09.html">September 9, 1897</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/NE.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/NE.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/NE.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <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/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/woodmen.html">Woodmen</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-rho.html">Delta Sigma Rho</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 F. M. Van Pelt and Sarah (Simon) Van Pelt; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/06-17.html">June 17, 1925</a>, to Mildred Carter.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/509/64.46.jpg" width=70 height=96 border=0 alt="Robert F. Wagner"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) — also known as Robert F. Wagner — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-born.html">Germany</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/06-08.html">June 8, 1877</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District 1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/NY.html">1912</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/NY.html">1916</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/NY.html">1928</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/NY.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NY.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/NY.html">1944</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of New York</a>, 1913-14; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to New York state constitutional convention</a> 16th District, 1915; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New York</a>, 1927-49; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/cncn8.html">delegate to New York state constitutional convention</a> at-large, 1938. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S. Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon during a labor dispute, he and his party were <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/attempts.html">fired on</a> (ten shots) by guards. Died in Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/05-04.html">May 4, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 330 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/QU-buried.html#cms01209">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. <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 Maria Magdalena Friederike (Schmidt) Wagner and Reinhard Karl William Wagner; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/08-11.html">August 11, 1908</a>, to Margaret Marie McTague; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagner.html#899.38.63">Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr.</a>; grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagner.html#612.74.34">Robert Ferdinand Wagner III</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/12056.html">Wagner family</a> of Woodside and New York City, New York.</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/cranfill-cravalho.html#277.57.89">Joseph F. Crater</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blight-block.html#424.99.09">Maurice Bloch</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=W000021">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411200">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert F. Wagner">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/338/000044206">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8940">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: New York Red Book 1936</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/9981169713/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/429/17.68.jpg" width=70 height=109 border=0 alt="George S. Wallace"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) — also known as George S. Wallace — of Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va. Born near Greenwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AB-born.html">Albemarle County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/09-06.html">September 6, 1871</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/telephone.html">Telegraph</a> operator; manager, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/telephone.html">telegraph</a> office; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">train</a> dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railway</a>; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-officials.html">Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1905-08; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee</a>, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/WV.html">1912</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Cabell County, 1936; appointed 1936; president, Union <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Bank & Trust</a> Co., Huntington. <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/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/soc-cincinnati.html">Society of the Cincinnati</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. 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 Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/10-04.html">October 4, 1905</a>, to Frances Bodine Gibson.</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: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)</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> George Marvin Wallhauser (1900-1993) — also known as George M. Wallhauser — of Maplewood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, N.J. Born in Newark, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-born.html">Essex County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/02-10.html">February 10, 1900</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Jersey</a> 12th District, 1959-65; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/NJ.html">1964</a>. <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/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/index.html">1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/93.html">about 93 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 Dr. Henry Joseph Frederick Wallhauser and Rachel Apolonia (Vogt) Wallhauser; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/05-26.html">May 26, 1926</a>, to Isabel Towne.</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=W000089">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411268">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." 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