The Political Graveyard: July 16, 1931 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Jerome L. Wilson — Washington, D.C. See also: Politicians who were born on July 16 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1931 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on July 16 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1931 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who died on July 16 (all years), or politicians who died in 1931 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 200 Years: Samuel Huntington, born July 16, 1731 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 87: James S. Taft Age 82: Thornton E. Shirley Age 73: C. D. Sweet Age 71: James Dudley; Irving H. Welch Age 66: T. Henry Hatchett; Charles A. Howard Age 64: Homer P. Leland; Eugene O. Sykes Age 63: Michael Kennedy Age 62: Homer B. Woods Age 61: Thomas H. Cave Age 59: B. S. Rankin Age 56: Charles Holden Cowles; Wade H. Lasseter Age 54: Michael J. Hart Age 53: Oscar E. Carlstrom Age 51: George Philip; John J. Endres Age 50: Joseph H. Cooper Age 48: Chester W. Taylor Age 47: L. A. Edwards Age 46: R. V. Bottomly Age 45: S. Rusling Leap Age 44: Richard H. Mabbatt Age 43: John M. Dunham Age 42: Walter G. Andrews; J. Gregory Smith; Allen G. Ludington; John Tarkington Jameson Age 41: Thomas B. Stanley Age 40: Katharine Kennedy Brown; Leander H. Perez Age 38: John G. Alexander Age 36: Harvey M. Johnsen; Henry Ide Eager Age 35: Wade Blackard Age 34: Robert Butler; Einar T. Anderson Age 29: John W. Bonner Age 26: John E. Amos; Clendenin Ryan; Adrian W. Hatch Age 25: Dorwin Wallace Suttle Age 24: Wayne B. Sackett; Howard Elting, Jr. Age 23: Walter N. Stockfish Age 22: William J. Randall; Stephen J. Russek; Albert A. Sayers Age 20: Keith Hampton Age 18: Bob Eckhardt; George G. Seibels, Jr. Age 17: Henry T. Conlin Age 14: Charles Arthur Age 13: Temple Wanamaker, Jr. Age 11: Sam Ezelle Age 7: William G. Clark; Garland Turk Byrd; William J. Artrip; Phil M. McNagny, Jr.; Bess Myerson Age 5: Richard C. Frame Age 3: Ray Thornton; David C. Treen Age 1: Michael Bilirakis | | | 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