The Political Graveyard: December 24, 1945 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were born on December 24 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1945 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: Corbett Church and Edith Wright See also: Politicians who were married on December 24 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1945 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Williana J. Burroughs — Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. W. F. Allison — Browning, Glacier County, Mont. See also: Politicians who died on December 24 (all years), or politicians who died in 1945 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 200 Years: William Paterson, born December 24, 1745; Charles Biddle, born December 24, 1745 100 Years: John H. Avis, born December 24, 1845 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 90: Joseph Gordon Age 86: Howard C. Shober Age 85: Harry H. Morgan Age 84: Joseph B. Stephenson; Samuel Marks Age 83: A. A. Evans; Walter Pellew Stukeley Palmer-Samborne Age 82: Joseph J. Corbett Age 81: Joseph Barten Age 79: George H. Rolfe Age 76: George McAneny Age 72: Otto A. Rosalsky Age 71: Brent Spence Age 70: Richard B. Bridgeman Age 69: Thomas L. Marble; Fred Tarbell Field; Alma Konigsmark Age 67: Almeth W. Hoff Age 66: Edward H. Drapeau; Anderson E. Shumate Age 60: Hugh A. Harper Age 59: Elmer F. Pieper Age 58: Harry F. Garrett; Arthur H. Wicks Age 54: Mabel Aeschliman Age 53: James D. Pollard; Arthur F. Lamey Age 51: M. Neil Andrews Age 50: Emerson L. Ard Age 49: Joseph S. Ergas Age 48: Ida Lee Willis Age 47: Irvin Charles Mollison Age 45: Abraham J. Multer; C. E. Perry; Marie Clausse Age 38: Fred Turner Age 36: James C. Healey Age 34: Laura Ferguson Waterfield Age 31: Cicero P. Yow Age 30: Frank M. Clark; Richard A. Kiah Age 29: Idamae Garrott; Marguerite Mullins Age 28: Woodrow B. Seals Age 27: Robert B. Langworthy Age 26: Richard T. Kennedy; A. P. Lutali Age 21: Raymond E. Gonzalez Age 18: James T. Laney Age 17: Milo W. Sutton Age 13: Earl F. Dodge Age 8: Merry Baker Age 7: Peter Jon de Vos Age 3: David T. Prosser, Jr.; Donald M. Moe Age 1: Mike Curb | | | 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