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Biffle, Leslie L. b. October 9, 1880 d. April 6, 1966
Biffle served as Secretary of the United States Senate (1945-1946, 1948-1952). Biffle was the confidential aide to President Harry S. Truman and chief White House liaison man in the Senate during the Truman administration. Son of William Biffle and Minnie M. Turner Biffle, married Mary Glade Strickling, in October 1921. Biffle died in Washington D.C. on April 6, 1966.
Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Black Jr., Loring Milton b. May 17, 1886 d. May 21, 1956
US Congressman. He graduated from Fordham University in 1907, studied law at Columbia University and became a lawyer in 1909. He was a New York State Senator in 1911 and 1912, and again in 1919 and 1920. He was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1922 and was reelected five times, serving from 1923 to 1935. He did not run for reelection in 1934 and practiced law in New York City and Washington, DC. (Bio by: Bill McKern)
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Bland, Oscar Edward b. November 21, 1877 d. August 3, 1951
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1901, opened a law practice in Linton, Indiana and was a member of the State Senate, 1907 to 1909. In 1917, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1923. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Warren G. Harding as associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals, serving until his resignation in December, 1949. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Burke, Edward Raymond b. November 28, 1880 d. November 4, 1968
US Congressman, US Senator. Served in the United States Army during World War I (1914-1918). Elected to represent Nebraska's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1935. Also served as a United States Senator from Nebraska (1935-1941). (Bio by: K)
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Casey, Daniel Maurice b. November 20, 1862 d. February 8, 1943
Major League Baseball Player. He was a right handed pitcher and outfielder, mnaking his debut with the Wilmington Quicksteps on August 18, 1884. For seven seasons, he played for Wilmington Quicksteps (1884), Detroit Wolverines (1885), Philadelphia Quakers (1886 to 1889) and Syracuse Stars (1890). He ended his career pitching 96 wins, 90 loss, 14 shutouts, 743 strikeouts, with a 3.18 earned run average and batted .162 with 115 hits and 51 runs batted in. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Clapp, Moses Edwin b. May 21, 1851 d. March 6, 1929
US Senator. He was elected as a Republican Senator from Minnesota to the United States Senate, serving from 1901 to 1917. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
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Colteryahn, Lloyd b. August 26, 1931 d. May 2, 2011
Professional Football Player. Born Lloyd Colteryahn, he attended Brentwood High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and played collegiate football at the University of Maryland. While with the Terrapins he experienced a Bowl Game title, as Maryland defeated Tennessee 28 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl (1952) and was a member of their 1953 National Championship squad. Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 4th round of the 1953 NFL Draft, he signed with the Baltimore Colts and played for three...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Dean, Gordon Evans b. December 28, 1905 d. August 15, 1958
Lawyer/Government Official. After beginning his career as a Duke University law professor, Dean joined the New Deal in 1934, serving in the U.S. Department of Justice. Under Attorney General Homer S. Cummings and, to a lesser extent, his successor Frank Murphy, Dean was an important Criminal Division attorney and public spokesman. Dean helped to draft numerous provisions that became parts of the expanded federal criminal law and then, before the Supreme Court, he argued and won cases...[Read More] (Bio by: John Q. Barrett)
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Duncan, Todd (Robert Todd) b. February 2, 1903 d. February 28, 1998
Opera Singer. He created the role of Porgy in the September 30, 1935, world premiere of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" at Boston's Colonial Theatre. Raised in Kentucky, he had his first music lessons from his mother, and later received his bachelor's degree at Indianapolis' Butler University and his master's from Columbia University Teachers College. Duncan made his 1934 professional debut in a production of Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana"...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Griffith, Calvin R. b. December 1, 1911 d. October 20, 1999
Major League Baseball Executive. Born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he was the son of baseball player, Calvin Robertson and nephew of Hall of Fame former pitcher, manager and Washington Senators baseball team owner, Clark Griffith. After his father died in 1922, Clark Griffith adopted Calvin and he with his siblings moved to Washington D.C. Calvin worked his way up through a variety of positions with the team and upon Griffith's death in 1955, the Senators were passed on to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Pneumonia and kidney failure
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Griffith, Clark Calvin 'The Old Fox' b. November 20, 1869 d. October 27, 1955
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Manager, Executive. Nicknamed the Old Fox, he began his career as a right handed pitcher making his debut for the St Louis Browns on April 11, 1891. For the next twenty seasons, as a player he was off and on with the St Louis Browns in 1891, Chicago Colts-White Stockings (1893-1902), New York Highlanders (1903-07), Cincinnati Reds in 1909 and Washington Senators (1912-14). He was the National League earned run leader in 1898, two time shutout leader...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Haynes, Joe b. September 21, 1917 d. January 6, 1967
Major League Baseball Player, Team Executive. The right-handed pitcher spent 14 years in the big leagues with Washington and Chicago in the American League. He went 8-12 and 3-6 with the Senators in 1939 and 1940 and was sold to the White Sox on January 4, 1941. Later that year, on Oct. 11, he married Thelma Robertson Griffith, the adopted daughter of Senators owner Clark Giffith. His best season was 1947 when he was 14-6 with an American League-best 2.42 earned run average. Haynes was traded...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
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Height, Dr. Dorothy Irene b. March 24, 1912 d. April 20, 2010
Social Reformer. Founding matriarch of the civil rights movement. Key figure in the struggles for school desegregation, voting rights, employment opportunities and public accommodations. Ms. Height was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. In the 1940s, she lobbied first lady Eleanor Roosevelt on behalf of civil rights causes. In the 1950s, she persuaded President Dwight D. Eisenhower to move more aggressively on school desegregation issues. In 1994, President Bill...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Hatch)
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Himes, Joseph Hendrix b. August 15, 1885 d. September 9, 1960
US Congressman. He attended Gettysburg College and Pennsylvania State College. He was employed in the steel industry before engaging in business as a banker. He was elected to the 67th US Congress in 1921 from the 16th District of Ohio from 1921-1923. He was the founder, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Group Hospitalization, Inc. in Washington D.C. Elected as President of the Alfalfa Club in 1927. He died in Washington D.C. in 1960 at the age of 75. (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
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Horn, Shirley b. May 1, 1934 d. October 20, 2005
Jazz Musician. Known for her intimate, whispery vocals and top drawer piano playing, she became a star in her 60s with a series of 14 luminous albums for Verve Records throughout the 1990s. Nominated for nine Grammys, she won the best jazz vocal performance award in 1998, for her album "I Remember Miles" dedicated to her good friend and mentor Miles Davis. Her honors include a 2003 Jazz at Lincoln Center Award for Artistic Excellence, Kennedy Center Award 2004 and named a 2005 NEA Jazz Master...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Diabetes
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Jamieson, William Darius b. November 9, 1873 d. November 18, 1949
US Congressman. From 1893 to 1901, he was a successful Iowa newspaper editor for the Ida Grove "Pioneer", the Columbus Junction "Gazette" and the Hamburg "Democrat". He served as a member of the Iowa State Senate from 1907, until two years later when he resigned to enter Congress. In 1909, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first Congress, serving until 1911. He declined to be a candidate for re-nomination and resumed his newspaper activities in Shenandoah, Iowa. He was postmaster...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Johnson, Ivan Wilfred 'Ching' b. December 7, 1897 d. June 16, 1979
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Johnson played the position of Defense for teams in the EHL, OHSHL, IHL, CHL, NHL, AHA, SCHL, WHL, WSRHL, USAHA, PCHL, and the NMHL hockey leagues. At 5'11, and 210lbs, Johnson played for the Winnipeg Monarchs from 1919 to 1920, Eveleth Rangers from 1920 to 1923, Minneapolis Millers from 1923 to 1926, 1938 to 1940, Minneapolis Rockets from 1924 to 1925, New York Rangers from 1926 to 1937, New York Americans from 1937 to 1938, Hershey...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
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Mamakos, Steve G b. July 27, 1917 d. July 26, 2006
Was a Boxer and Went by the name of Golden Greek. My father was friends with him. They worked at the Washington Post. Dad says Steve had hands like "ham hocks". One day they were horsing around at work pretending to box, dad gave him a smack on the side of the head and Steve returned with a slug to dads upper arm. Dad says laughingly " Boy , is that all you got?" And then went into the locker room and cried while putting cold rags on his arm! Another story, Dad's grandfather, John Raymond...[Read More] (Bio by: Ellen Walker-Kurz)
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Marshall, Catherine b. September 27, 1914 d. March 18, 1983
Noted Christian Writer. Catherine Marshall began writing the very first of her more than 20 books after the death of her first husband, Peter Marshall. Her books, which have sold over sixteen million copies, include several collections of sermons and prayers by her late husband. By far, Catherine's biggest success was her 1967 novel, Christy, which was inspired by the story of her own mother's journey to the Appalachian mountains to teach the impoverished children there. In the 1940's she...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Buchinski)
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Marshall, Peter b. May 27, 1902 d. January 26, 1949
Religious Leader. He was the United States Senate Chaplain. A book and movie "A Man Named Peter" about his life have been released. Husband of best-selling author Catherine Marshall. (Bio by: Ron Buchinski)
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Plot: Section C, Lot 344, Site 1

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