The Political Graveyard: Namesake Politicians: Bridges and Tunnels (original) (raw)

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| | George Abernethy (1807-1877) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 7, 1807.Governor of Oregon Territory, 1845-49; newspaper publisher.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 2, 1877 (age 69 years, 146 days). 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| | | Oscar Kelly Allen (1882-1936) — also known as O. K. Allen — of Louisiana. Born in a log cabin in Winn Parish, La., August 8, 1882. Democrat. School teacher; member of Louisiana state senate, 1920; Governor of Louisiana, 1932-36; died in office 1936.Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in the Louisiana Governor's mansion, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., January 28, 1936 (age 53 years, 173 days). Interment at Winnfield Cemetery, Winnfield, La. Relatives: Son of Asa Levi Allen and Sophronia (Perkins) Allen; brother of Asa Leonard Allen; married, December 4, 1912, to Florence Scott Love. Cross-reference: Richard W. Leche The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over the Mississippi River, between East Baton Rouge Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for him. Epitaph: "A friend to man, a follower of God, great builder, courageous leader, humble in life, exalted in death." See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | Otho Webb Altizer (1888-1957) — also known as O. W. Altizer — of Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Va. Born in Floyd County, Va., January 3, 1888. Republican. Farmer; miller; Montgomery County Sheriff; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1944.Presbyterian. Member, Lions. Died, from histoplasmosis of lungs, in Lewis Gale Hospital,Roanoke, Va., June 16, 1957 (age 69 years, 164 days). Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Va. | | | | Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989) — also known as Forrest Anderson — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., January 30, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1943-45; Lewis and Clark County Attorney, 1945-47; justice of Montana state supreme court, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956;Montana state attorney general, 1957-68; Governor of Montana, 1969-73.Methodist. Member, Freemasons;Shriners;Elks; Eagles;Moose;Phi Delta Theta. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., July 20, 1989 (age 76 years, 171 days).Cremated; ashes interred at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont. | | | | Howard Palmer Anderson (1915-2000) — also known as Howard P. Anderson — Born in Crystal Hill, Halifax County, Va., May 25, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; FBI special agent; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1958-71; member of Virginia state senate 18th District, 1972-91. Member, Ruritan;Freemasons;American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Died in South Boston, Halifax County, Va., November 1, 2000 (age 85 years, 160 days). Interment at Crystal Hill Cemetery, Crystal Hill, Va. | | | | Marc Basnight (b. 1947) — of Manteo, Dare County, N.C. Born in Manteo, Dare County, N.C., May 13, 1947. Democrat. Restaurant business; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1984-2010. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2011. | | | | John Anton Blatnik (1911-1991) — also known as John A. Blatnik — of Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn., August 17, 1911. Democrat. School teacher; member of Minnesota state senate 60th District, 1941-46; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1947-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952(member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1960,1964(delegation chair); member of Democratic National Committee from Minnesota, 1963. Died, from heart failure, in Forest Heights, Prince George's County, Md., December 17, 1991 (age 80 years, 122 days). Interment somewherein Chisholm, Minn. _Relatives:_Married, April 9, 1955, to Gisela Hager; married to Evelyn Castiglioni. Cross-reference: James L. Oberstar The John A. Blatnik Bridge, between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Minnesota Legislator record | | | | Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) — also known as Herbert C. Bonner — of Washington, Beaufort County, N.C. Born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., May 16, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944(alternate), 1956,1964.Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;Shriners. Died in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, N.C. | | | | J. Sinclair Brown — of Roanoke, Va. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Virginia limited constitutional convention 21st District, 1945. Burial location unknown. | | | | Thomas E. Caldecott (1878-1951) — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Chester, England,July 27, 1878.Pharmacist;mayor of Berkeley, Calif., 1930-32.Welshancestry. Died, of a heart attack, in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., July 23, 1951 (age 72 years, 361 days). Burial location unknown. | | | | Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) — also known as Hugh Carter — of Plains, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Plains, Sumter County, Ga., August 13, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state senate 14th District, 1967-81; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968.Baptist. Died at Sumter Regional Hospital, Americus, Sumter County, Ga., June 24, 1999 (age 78 years, 315 days). Interment at Lebanon Cemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga. Relatives: Son of William Alton Carter and Annie Laurie (Gay) Carter; married to Ruth Godwin; first cousin of James Earl Carter Jr.. Political family: Carter family of Plains, Georgia. The Hugh Alton Carter Bridge, on Highway 280 over Choctahatchee Creek, in Webster County, Georgia, is named for him. See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) — also known as Clement C. Clay — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Halifax County, Va., December 17, 1789. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member Alabama territorial council, 1817-18; state court judge in Alabama, 1819-23; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1827-28; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1829-35; Governor of Alabama, 1835-37; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1837-41; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1843. Fought a duelin 1823 with Dr. Waddy Tate. Slaveowner. Died in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., September 7, 1866 (age 76 years, 264 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala. _Relatives:_Father of Clement Claiborne Clay Jr.; second cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; third cousin of Henry Clay (1777-1852), Porter Clay, Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; third cousin once removed of Thomas Hart Clay, James Brown Clay and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); third cousin twice removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884). Political families: Clay family of Kentucky; Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). The Clement C. Clay Bridge (built 1931; second span built 1965; first span replaced 2006), which carries U.S. 231 over the Tennessee River, between Madisonand Morgancounties, Alabama, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article | | | | Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) — also known as Mario M. Cuomo — of Holliswood, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., June 15, 1932. Democrat. Played professional baseball in 1952 for the minor-league Brunswick Pirates; lawyer; law professor; secretary of state of New York, 1975-78; Liberal candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1977; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1979-82; defeated, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,1984(speaker),1988;Governor of New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 2015 (age 82 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. Relatives: Son of Andrea Cuomo and Immacolata (Giordano) Cuomo; married 1954 to Matilda Raffa; father of Andrew Mark Cuomo. Political family: Kennedy family. The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge(built 2013-17; unofficially, the New Tappan Zee Bridge), on the New York Thruway, crossing the Hudson River between Tarrytownand Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, is named for him. See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial Books by Mario Cuomo: Why Lincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever | | | | Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (1897-1981) — also known as Colgate W. Darden, Jr. — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Southampton County, Va., February 11, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1930-33; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-37, 1939-41 (at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-37, 1939-41); Governor of Virginia, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1944(member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker);president, University of Virginia, 1947.Episcopalian. Died in Norfolk, Va., June 9, 1981 (age 84 years, 118 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Southampton County, Va. | | | | Gerald Desmond (1915-1964) — also known as Jerry Desmond — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 12, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,1960. Died in 1964(age about 49 years). Burial location unknown. | | | John D. Dingell | John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";"The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,1960,1968,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Polishand Scotch-Irishancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., February 7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Relatives: Son of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah Ann Insley; father of Christopher D. Dingell. Political family: Dingell family of Detroit, Michigan. Cross-reference: Doug Ross John Dingell Drive, in Detroit Metro Airport,Romulus, Michigan, is named for him. — The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him. — The John D. Dingell Jr. MemorialBridges, which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58 | | | Thomas Joseph Downing (1867-1927) — also known as Thomas J. Downing; Tom Downing — of McNeals Corner, Lancaster County, Va. Born May 25, 1867.Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1920-27 (34th District 1920-23, 31st District 1924-27); died in office 1927. Died in McNeals Corner, Lancaster County, Va., December 24, 1927 (age 60 years, 213 days). Interment at Downing Family Cemetery, McNeals Corner, Va. | | | | Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) — also known as Alfred E. Driscoll — of Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 25, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1939-41; Governor of New Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948,1952(speaker); member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Presbyterian. Member, Psi Upsilon. Died March 9, 1975 (age 72 years, 135 days). Interment at Haddonfield Baptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J. | | | | Arthur W. Edwards (c.1876-1932) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Flat Rock, Wayne County, Mich., about 1876.Lawyer;metal products business; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1932; died in office 1932. Died, following an attack of apoplexy, in a hospitalat Chatham, Ontario,August 12, 1932 (age about 56 years). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) — also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower;"Ike" — Born in Denison, Grayson County, Tex., October 14, 1890. Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; presidentof Columbia University, 1948-53; President of the United States, 1953-61.Presbyterian.Germanand Swissancestry. Member, American Legion; Council on Foreign Relations; Loyal Legion. Died, after a series of heart attacks, at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 28, 1969 (age 78 years, 165 days). Interment at Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kan. Relatives: Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower; brother of Milton Stover Eisenhower; married, July 1, 1916, to Mamie Eisenhower; father of John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David Eisenhower II (son-in-law of Richard Milhous Nixon). Political family: Eisenhower-Nixon family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Cross-reference: Sherman Adams — Carter L. Burgess — Woodrow Wilson Mann — Jacqueline C. Odlum — George E. Allen — Meyer Kestnbaum — Bernard M. Shanley The Eisenhower Expressway, from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, in Cook County, Illinois, is named for him. — The Eisenhower Tunnel (opened 1973), which carries westbound I-70 under the Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, from Clear Creek County to Summit County, Colorado, is named for him. — The Eisenhower Range of mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica, is named for him. — MountEisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him. Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78). Campaign slogan: "I Like Ike." See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail _Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower:_Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower : Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein, The Hidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlo d'Este, Eisenhower : A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk, Dwight D. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr., Red Carpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in the Eisenhower Administration — Jim Newton, Eisenhower: The White House Years — William Lee Miller, Two Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1969) | | | Herman Daniel Farrell Jr. (1932-2018) — also known as Denny Farrell — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 4, 1932. Democrat. Automobile mechanic; member of New York state assembly, 1975-2017 (74th District 1975-82, 71st District 1983-2017); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1985; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1988, 2004-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; New York Democratic state chair, 2001-06.Africanancestry. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 26, 2018 (age 86 years, 111 days). Burial location unknown. | | | James E. Folsom | James Elisha Folsom (1908-1987) — also known as James E. Folsom; "Big Jim";"Kissin' Jim" — of Alabama. Born in Coffee County, Ala., October 9, 1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944;Governor of Alabama, 1947-51, 1955-59. Died, of a heart attack, in Alabama, November 21, 1987 (age 79 years, 43 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery, Cullman, Ala. _Relatives:_Father of James Elisha Folsom Jr.; uncle of Cornelia Ellis Snively (who marriedGeorge Corley Wallace Jr.). Political family: Wallace-Folsom family of Montgomery, Alabama. The Jim Folsom Bridge (built 1958), on U.S. 84, crossing the Tombigbee River near Coffeeville, from Clarke County to Choctaw County, Alabama, was named for him. See also National Governors Association biography Image source: Cullman Democrat, September 19, 1946 | | | Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945) — also known as Samuel M. Garland — of Lebanon, Linn County, Ore. Born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., January 31, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent, Umatilla reservation Indian schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1904(member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; Honorary Vice-President); member of Oregon state senate, 1917-25. Suffered an accidental fall in his home, sustained a chest injury, and died a week later from hypostatic pneumonia, in Lebanon General Hospital, Lebanon, Linn County, Ore., November 3, 1945 (age 84 years, 276 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lebanon, Ore. Relatives: Son of Rev. James Powell Garland and Lucy Virginia (Braxton) Garland; married, October 12, 1892, to Isabella LeRoy Kirkpatrick; grandson of Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); great-grandson of David Shepherd Garland; second great-grandnephew of Patrick Henry; second cousin twice removed of Valentine Wood Southall, William Campbell Preston and John Smith Preston; third cousin of Daniel Micajah Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Stephen Valentine Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; fourth cousin of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge. Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). The Garland Bridge, which takes Santiam Highway (US-20) over the South Santiam River, in Linn County, Oregon, is named for him. See also Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | George Washington Goethals (1858-1928) — of Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (now Panama). Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 29, 1858. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; army officer; chief engineer, Panama Canal, 1907-14; Governor of Panama Canal Zone, 1914-17.Dutchancestry. Member, Delta Upsilon. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 21, 1928 (age 69 years, 206 days). Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y. Presumably named for: George Washington Relatives: Married to Effie Rodman. Goethals Bridge (built 1928, replaced with two new bridges 2017), over the Arthur Kill, between Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York, was named for him. See also NNDB dossier | | | John Gorrie | John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Nevis,October 3, 1803.Physician; postmaster at Apalachicola, Fla., 1834-38; mayor of Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38; banker; inventorof the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla., June 29, 1855 (age 51 years, 269 days). Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.; reinterment at Gorrie Square, Apalachicola, Fla. _Relatives:_Married 1838 to Caroline Frances Myrick. The John Gorrie Memorial Bridge (built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319 across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, in Franklin County, Florida, is named for him. — John Gorrie Junior High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville, Florida, was named for him. — Gorrie Elementary School (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), in Tampa, Florida, is named for him. — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville, Florida; scrapped 1967) was named for him. See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, October 17, 1993 | | | John Patrick Grace (1874-1940) — also known as John P. Grace — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 30, 1874.Lawyer;newspaper publisher; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1911-15, 1919-23.Catholic.Irishancestry. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 25, 1940 (age 65 years, 178 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | | | Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923) — also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys — of Greenville, Washington County, Miss. Born in Claiborne County, Miss., August 17, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; District Attorney 4th Circuit, 1895-1903; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1903-23; died in office 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1916,1920. Died in Greenville, Washington County, Miss., October 16, 1923 (age 58 years, 60 days). Interment at Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Miss. Relatives: Son of Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) and Mildred Hickman (Maury) Humphreys; married, October 9, 1889, to Louise Yerger; father of William Yerger Humphreys. Political family: Humphreys family of Greenville, Mississippi. The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge (built 1938-40, closed and demolished 2010-12), over the Mississippi River between Greenville, Mississippi, and Lake Village, Arkansas, was named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article | | | | Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) — also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big Ed" — of Craig, Moffat County, Colo. Born in Scandia, Republic County, Kan., January 1, 1884. Democrat. Railroad work; telegrapher;farmer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1952.Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;Odd Fellows; Elks; Grange. Died in Denver, Colo., May 30, 1970 (age 86 years, 149 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo. | | | John F. Kennedy | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K.";"Lancer" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; received a 1957 Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Elks. Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963.Shotby a sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177 days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex. Relatives: Son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton Ivan Steers Jr.); brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter Lawford), Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia Joan Bennett); married, September 12, 1953, to Jaqueline Lee Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III); father of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald. Political family: Kennedy family. Cross-reference: John B. Connally — Henry B. Gonzalez — Henry M. Wade — Walter Rogers — Gerry E. Studds — James B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark Dalton — Waggoner Carr — Theodore C. Sorensen — Pierre Salinger — John Bartlow Martin — Abraham Davenport The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge(opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River fromJeffersonville, Indiana, to Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him. Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. half dollar coin. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles in Courage (1956) _Books about John F. Kennedy:_Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK : Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael O'Brien, John F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America — Thomas Reeves, A Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy — Chris Matthews, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero — Shelley Sommer, John F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young readers) _Critical books about John F. Kennedy:_Seymour Hersh, The Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK: the Man and the Myth Image source: Warren Commission report (via Wikipedia) | | | Joseph Robert Kerrey (b. 1943) — also known as Bob Kerrey — of Nebraska. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., August 27, 1943. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; Governor of Nebraska, 1983-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1996,2000; speaker, 1988;U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1989-2001; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1992.Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Lions; Sertoma. Received the Medal of Honor for action at Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam, 1969, when he lost a leg. Still living as of 2014. The Bob KerreyPedestrian Bridge (opened 2008), across the Missouri River between Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile Books by Bob Kerrey: When I Was A Young Man : A Memoir by Bob Kerrey (2002) Books about Bob Kerrey: Gregory L. Vistica, The Education of Lieutenant Kerrey | | | | Charles Willauer Kutz (1870-1951) — also known as Charles W. Kutz — of Washington, D.C. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., October 14, 1870. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1914-17, 1918-21, 1941-45; retired 1945; President of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1920; served in the U.S. Army during World War I.Universalist. Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,Washington, D.C., January 25, 1951 (age 80 years, 103 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Relatives: Son of Allen Kutz and Emily (Briner) Kutz; married, June 25, 1895, to Elizabeth Randolph Keim. Kutz Memorial Bridge (built 1943, altered and renamed 1954), on Independence Avenue, crossing the Tidal Basin, in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C., is named for him. See also Find-A-Grave memorial | | | Huey P. Long | Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) — also known as Huey P. Long; Hugh Pierce Long;"The Kingfish" — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born near Winnfield, Winn Parish, La., August 30, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1928;Governor of Louisiana, 1928-32; member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1928; impeachedby the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including his attempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of the governor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.Baptist. Member, Elks.Shotand mortally wounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at the scene), in the Louisiana State Capitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., September 10, 1935 (age 42 years, 11 days). Interment at State Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La. Relatives: Son of Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother ofGeorge Shannon Long and Earl Kemp Long (who married Blanche B. Revere); married, April 12, 1913, to Rose McConnell; father of Russell Billiu Long; second cousin once removed of Gillis William Long and Speedy Oteria Long. Political family: Long family of Louisiana. Cross-reference: Cecil Morgan — John H. Overton — Harvey G. Fields — Gerald L. K. Smith The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over the Mississippi River, between East Baton Rouge Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for him. — Senador Huey Pierce Long, a streetin Asunsion, Paraguay, is named for him. Campaign slogan: "Every Man a King." Campaign slogan: "Share Our Wealth." See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile Books by Huey P. Long: Every Man a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long Books about Huey P. Long: T. Harry Williams, Huey Long — Harnett T. Kane, Huey Long's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship 1928-1940 — Richard D. White, Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long — David R. Collins, Huey P. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers) Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana | | | John A. Lynch (1908-1978) — of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., March 10, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; Middlesex County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1941-46; mayor of New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member of New Jersey state senate, 1956-77 (Middlesex County 1956-65, District 7 1966-73, 17th District 1974-77). Died, of cancer, in Whitestone Hospital, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., March 3, 1978 (age 69 years, 358 days). The John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge, which takes Route 18 across the Raritan River, is named for him. Interment at Resurrection Burial Park, Piscataway, N.J. Relatives: Son of John T. Lynch and Margaret (Corrigan) Lynch; married, October 13, 1934, to Evelyn Rooney; father of John A. Lynch Jr.. Political family: Lynch family of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The John A. Lynch, Sr. Bridge(completed 1983), which takes Route 18 over the Raritan River, between Piscataway & New Brunswick, New Jersey, is named for him. See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial | | | | Thomas Alfred Mathis (1869-1958) — also known as Thomas A. Mathis; "Cap'n Tom" — of Tuckerton, Ocean County, N.J.; Toms River, Ocean County, N.J. Born in New Gretna, Burlington County, N.J., June 7, 1869. Republican. Mariner;automobile dealer; member of New Jersey state senate from Ocean County, 1910-11, 1914-15, 1923-31, 1942-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1928,1940,1944;secretary of state of New Jersey, 1931-41.Indictedfor tax evasion by a federal grand jury in 1937. He killed himself, by self-inflicted gunshot, in Toms River, Ocean County, N.J., May 18, 1958 (age 88 years, 345 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Toms River, N.J. | | | | James Hoge Tyler McConnell (d. 1989) — also known as Tyler McConnell — of Greenville, New Castle County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1948(alternate), 1956,1960; candidate for Governor of Delaware, 1956. Died in 1989. Burial location unknown. | | | | Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852) — of Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born near Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., October 6, 1771. Democrat. Member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1801-02; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1802; member of Ohio state senate, 1803, 1827; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1803-13, 1840-43 (at-large 1803-13, 4th District 1840-43); U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1813-19; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; Governor of Ohio, 1822-26; defeated, 1820; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1829, 1835. Died near Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, March 22, 1852 (age 80 years, 168 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Symmes Township, Warren County, Ohio. | | | | William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) — also known as William H. Natcher — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; Warren County Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney, 8th District, 1951-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in office 1994.Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis;Odd Fellows. Died, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 29, 1994 (age 84 years, 199 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky. Relatives: Son of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married, June 17, 1937, to Virginia Reardon. The William H. Natcher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is named for him. — The William H. Natcher Parkway(opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated 2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran throughWarren,Butler,Ohio, and Daviesscounties, Kentucky, was named for him. — The William H. Natcher Bridge (opened 2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River, between Daviess County, Kentucky and Spencer County, Indiana, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier | | | | Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known as Harry W. Nice — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 5, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936;Governor of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1940.Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;Knights Templar; Shriners;Grotto;Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Moose; Junior Order; Elks; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Knights of Khorassan. Died in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. Relatives: Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice; married 1906 to Edna Viola Amos; uncle of Deeley K. Nice; granduncle of Harry Whinna Nice III. Political family: Nice family of Baltimore, Maryland. The Governor Harry W. Nice MemorialBridge (opened 1940, named 1967), which carries U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River from Newburg, Maryland to Dahlgren, Virginia, is named for him. See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article | | | | Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., September 10, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by a mortar round and lost his lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard W. Cannon; Governor of Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper.Catholic. Suffered a heart attack at St. Viator Catholic Church, and died soon after in a hospital, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., March 5, 2004 (age 74 years, 177 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev. | | | | Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) — also known as Edward A. O'Neal — of Alabama. Born in Madison County, Ala., September 21, 1818.Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; Governor of Alabama, 1882-86. Died in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., November 7, 1890 (age 72 years, 47 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Florence, Ala. | | | Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. | Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) — also known as Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;"Tip" — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 9, 1912. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1937-52; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,1960,1964; Honorary Chair, 1984;U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District 1953-63, 8th District 1963-87); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1977-87.Catholic.Irishancestry. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991. Died, of cardiac arrest, in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 5, 1994 (age 81 years, 27 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Relatives: Son of Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married, June 17, 1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father of Thomas P. O'Neill III. The O'Neill Tunnel (opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3, in Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile Books by Thomas P. O'Neill: Man of the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill (1989) Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: John Aloysius Farrell, Tip O' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography — Chris Matthews, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked Image source: Public Officers of Massachusetts, 1979-80 | | | Edmund Winston Pettus (1821-1907) — also known as Edmund W. Pettus — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Limestone County, Ala., July 6, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; circuit judge in Alabama, 1855-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876,1880,1884,1888,1892;U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1897-1907; died in office 1907. Member, Ku Klux Klan. Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs, Madison County, N.C., July 27, 1907 (age 86 years, 21 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala. | | | | Arthur Ravenel Jr. (b. 1927) — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 29, 1927.Realtor;general contractor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1953-58; member of South Carolina state senate, 1980-86; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1987-95; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of South Carolina, 1994. Still living as of 2014. | | | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt;"F.D.R." — of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 30, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,1924,1928; speaker, 1944; contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, his legs were paralyzed for the rest of his life; Governor of New York, 1929-33; President of the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February 15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak were shot at by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded.Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Grange;Knights of Pythias. Led the nation through the Depression and World War II. Died of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Warm Springs, Meriwether County, Ga., April 12, 1945 (age 63 years, 72 days). Interment at Roosevelt Home, Hyde Park, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Relatives: Son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt; married,March 17, 1905, to Eleanor Roosevelt (niece of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin of Corinne Douglas Robinson); father of James Roosevelt (1907-1991), Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.; half-uncle of Helen Roosevelt Robinson; second great-grandson of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; first cousin of Warren Delano Robbins and Katharine Price Collier St. George; first cousin once removed of Helen Lloyd Aspinwall (who married Francis Emanuel Shober); first cousin twice removed of Elizabeth Kortright; first cousin four times removed of Ebenezer Huntington; first cousin six times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who marriedWilliam Phillips); second cousin once removed of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr. and Jabez Williams Huntington; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Huntington, George Washington, Joshua Coit, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington and Samuel Gager; third cousin twice removed of Philip DePeyster and James I. Roosevelt; third cousin thrice removed of Sulifand Sutherland Ross; fourth cousin once removed of Ulysses Simpson Grant, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Roger Wolcott and Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Cross-reference: Ross T. McIntire — Milton Lipson — W. W. Howes — Bruce Barton — Hamilton Fish, Jr. — Joseph W. Martin, Jr. — Samuel I. Rosenman — Rexford G. Tugwell — Raymond Moley — Adolf A. Berle — George E. Allen — Lorence E. Asman — Grenville T. Emmet — Eliot Janeway — Jonathan Daniels — Ralph Bellamy — Wythe Leigh Kinsolving The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge(opened 1962), over Lubec Narrows, between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, is named for him. — The boroughof Roosevelt, New Jersey (originally Jersey Homesteads; renamed 1945), is named for him. — F. D. Roosevelt Airport, on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius, is named for him. — The F. D. Roosevelt Teaching Hospital, in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, is named for him. Other politicians named for him: Frank Garrison— Franklin D. Roosevelt Keesee Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin). See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail _Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt:_James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America — Doris Kearns Goodwin, No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt, FDR : 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush, Franklin Roosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson,That Man : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt — Jonas Klein, Beloved Island : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy of Campobello — Conrad Black, Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — Charles Peters, Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World — Steven Neal, Happy Days Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — H. W. Brands, Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt — Hazel Rowley, Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage — Alan Brinkley, Franklin Delano Roosevelt — Stanley Weintraub, Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR's Introduction to War, Politics, and Life — Karen Bornemann Spies, Franklin D. Roosevelt (for young readers) Critical books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Jim Powell, FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression — John T. Flynn, The Roosevelt Myth — Burton W. Folsom, New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America _Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt:_Philip Roth, The Plot Against America: A Novel Image source: New York Red Book 1936 | | | John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) — Born in Washington, D.C., November 6, 1854. Republican. Band conductor; composer;honored guest, Republican National Convention, 1924.Bavarianand Portugeseancestry. Member, Freemasons;Knights Templar; Shriners;Elks; Audubon Society. He was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1973. Died, in his room at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Reading, Berks County, Pa., March 6, 1932 (age 77 years, 121 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | | | Brent Spence (1874-1967) — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., December 24, 1874. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1910; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1931-63 (6th District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-63); defeated, 1928. Died in Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky., September 18, 1967 (age 92 years, 268 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky. | | | | Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946) — of McRae (now part of McRae-Helena), Telfair County, Ga. Born in Forsyth, Monroe County, Ga., September 23, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Georgia commissioner of agriculture, 1927; Governor of Georgia, 1933-37, 1941-43.Baptist. Member, Woodmen of the World; Odd Fellows; Sigma Nu. Died December 21, 1946 (age 62 years, 89 days). Interment at McRae City Cemetery, McRae-Helena, Ga. Relatives: Son of Thomas R. Talmadge and Carrie (Roberts) Talmadge; married, September 12, 1909, to Mattie Iola (Thurmond) Peterson; father of Herman Eugene Talmadge. Cross-reference: Tom Linder The Talmadge Memorial Bridge (built 1953; rebuilt 1991), over the Savannah River in Savannah, Georgia, is named for him. See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier | | | | Vincent Thomas (1907-1980) — also known as Vincent Thomasevich — of San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Pass Christian, Harrison County, Miss., April 16, 1907. Democrat. Member of California state assembly, 1941-78 (68th District 1941-74, 52nd District 1975-78); defeated, 1978; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,1960.Croatianancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen. Died in San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 31, 1980 (age 72 years, 290 days). Interment at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. | | | Maurice J. Tobin | Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known as Maurice J. Tobin — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 22, 1901. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1938-45; Governor of Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1948-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Foresters. Died, of a heart attack, in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., July 19, 1953 (age 52 years, 58 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass. Relatives: Son of James Tobin and Margaret (Daly) Tobin; married, November 19, 1932, to Helen Noonan. The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge(opened 1950, named 1967), which carries Route 1 over the Mystic River between Boston & Chelsea, Massachusetts, is named for him. See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier Books about Maurice J. Tobin: Vincent A. Lapomarda, The Boston Mayor Who Became Truman's Secretary of Labor : Maurice J. Tobin and the Democratic Party Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950) | | Millard E. Tydings | Millard Evelyn Tydings (1890-1961) — also known as Millard E. Tydings — of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md. Born in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., April 6, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1916-17, 1920; Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1920; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maryland state senate, 1922-24; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1923-27; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1927-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952.Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., February 9, 1961 (age 70 years, 309 days). Interment at Angel Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, Md. _Relatives:_Adoptive father of Joseph Davies Tydings. The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge(opened 1963), which carries Interstate 95 over the Susquehanna River, between Cecil County and Harford County, Maryland, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950) | | | Earl M. Vickers — of Fayette County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1961-65; resigned 1965. Still living as of 1965. | | | | Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) — also known as Malcolm Wilson — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 26, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44, Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1959-73; Governor of New York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1984.Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., March 13, 2000 (age 86 years, 16 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | |