The Political Graveyard: May 16, 1937 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: James B. Hunt, Jr. — Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. See also: Politicians who were born on May 16 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1937 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on May 16 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1937 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who died on May 16 (all years), or politicians who died in 1937 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 100 Years: William Gwin Benbrook, born May 16, 1837; William Allen Woods, born May 16, 1837 50 Years: Elijah Phister, died May 16, 1887 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 92: Stillman F. Kneeland Age 82: Andrew Houston Longino Age 79: Albert N. Barber Age 77: Adelbert P. Rich; Frank H. Blose Age 76: Alice E. Cram; Samuel A. Jones Age 69: Thomas P. Revelle Age 65: Alfred M. Caldwell Age 63: Amund P. Amundson Age 61: Alfred L. McCawley Age 59: Theron E. Catlin; Samuel E. Shull Age 58: David M. Clough Age 57: Donald D. Garcelon Age 56: Breckinridge Long; James M. Lown, Jr. Age 55: Carlton J. H. Hayes; Ogden Mills Reid Age 53: John D. Bingham; Joseph E. Warner Age 50: Meyer Levy Age 49: B. S. Hurley Age 48: William L. Vandeventer Age 46: Herbert C. Bonner; Winthrop S. Greene Age 43: John Lee Smith; Everett Faulkner Age 42: Fielding L. Wright Age 41: H. Lawrence Hinkley Age 40: Bolívar Pagán Age 39: Rose Mayes Age 35: Cammie B. Haden Age 34: Thomas G. Abernethy; Vincent F. Harrington; Jouett Ross Todd Age 31: Owen M. Begley Age 27: Horacio Rivero; Keith C. Hardie Age 26: Paul Babich Age 25: Francis L. Van Dusen; William J. Agusta; Judy Farr Age 24: J. Ralph Gasque Age 20: James C. Murray; Elmo E. Hager Age 19: David McKee Hall; Woodrow Albea Age 17: Walter Brown, Sr. Age 13: Frank Mankiewicz Age 8: John Conyers, Jr. Age 6: Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.; James H. Andreasen Age 5: Wayne Edward Alley; Maurice Mitchell Paul Age 4: Eugene G. 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