The Political Graveyard: August 3, 1937 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: Roland W. Burris — Centralia, Marion County, Ill. See also: Politicians who were born on August 3 (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 August 3 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1937 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Edward E. Good See also: Politicians who died on August 3 (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: 50 Years: John Power Knowles, died August 3, 1887 Office Transitions on this date: Edward E. Good, died in office (justice of Nebraska state supreme court) Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 79: William P. Van Winkle Age 78: C. P. Crosby Age 77: Albert Missimer Age 76: Samuel M. Shortridge Age 74: William A. Carson Age 70: Edwin D. Ricketts Age 69: Charles M. Smith; H. L. de Give Age 67: Arthur C. MacKinnon Age 64: Willis A. Ricker; William B. Ormsbee Age 63: Frederick C. Odgers Age 61: Louis James Rosenberg Age 58: Edwin N. Hawkins Age 57: Carroll L. Beedy; Walter A. Leonard; Thomas H. Radney Age 56: Nathan Woodworth Post Age 55: Thomas F. Burchill Age 54: Millard Davis Age 51: Jett W. Douglas; Irwin D. Arter Age 48: Ivor D. Fenton Age 47: Frank A. Mathews, Jr.; Charles Edison; George H. Shaw Age 46: Albert E. Burling; J. A. Shoemake Age 45: John E. Jackson Age 42: F. William Autenrieth Age 41: Thomas M. Eaton Age 38: Girard Edward Kalbfleisch Age 37: Lera M. Thomas Age 36: John C. Stennis Age 34: Milford C. Kintz Age 33: Gregory C. Stockard; Frank T. O'Brien Age 32: Theodore Ornstein Age 31: John W. Fribley Age 30: Harley O. Staggers; Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Joseph C. Murphy Age 29: John W. Bosworth Age 28: John S. Service Age 27: Harold R. Fatzer Age 26: J. Quigg Newton Age 25: William Nathaniel Ethridge, Jr. Age 24: Sig Unander; Harriet Geib Age 22: John Bartlow Martin Age 19: Melvin Nord; James M. Burns Age 18: Dean B. Doty Age 16: Ruth M. Batson; Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Age 15: John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower Age 12: C. Robert Sarcone Age 11: John M. Murphy; Orval H. Hansen Age 9: Jim Spainhower Age 6: Marge Higgins Age 4: William P. Stafford Age 3: Norman Krivosha Age 2: Richard D. 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