Government List of Phi Delta Theta members

1 government

1.1 canada
1.2 executive branch
1.3 judicial branch
1.4 governors
1.5 congressmen
1.6 senators
1.7 other

government
canada

james bartleman, university of western ontario, 1963 – 27th lieutenant governor of ontario
william moore benidickson, university of manitoba, 1932 – canadian senator, 1965–1985
leslie blackwell, university of toronto, 1923 – attorney general of ontario
louis orville breithaupt, university of toronto, 1913 – 18th lieutenant governor of ontario
donald cameron, university of alberta, 1939 – canadian senator of alberta
henry hague davis, university of toronto, 1907 – justice of supreme court of canada, 1935–1944
henry read emmerson, mcgill university, 1906 – canadian senator of new brunswick, 1949–1954
the honourable trevor eyton, oc, university of toronto, 1956 – canadian senator
garde gardom, university of british columbia, 1946 – lieutenant governor of british columbia, 1995–2001
the honourable michael kirby, oc, dalhousie university, 1963 – canadian senator of nova scotia, 1984–2006; chair of mental health commission of canada
victor oland, dalhousie university, 1933 – lieutenant governor of nova scotia, 1968–1973
arthur art phillips, university of british columbia, 1953 – 32nd mayor of vancouver, 1973–1977
gerald regan, dalhousie university, 1952 – premier of nova scotia, 1970–1978

executive branch













james baker, university of texas, 1957 – secretary of state – bush administration; founder of james baker institute
barber conable, cornell, 1943 – president of world bank; congressman new york, 1965–85
benjamin harrison, miami university (ohio), 1852 – 23rd president of united states
john w. foster, indiana university, 1855 – 32nd secretary of state
david f. houston, university of south carolina, 1887 – 5th secretary of agriculture, 48th secretary of treasury
harold ickes, university of chicago, 1897 – secretary of interior, 1933–46
hamilton jordan, university of georgia, 1964 – white house chief of staff, carter administration
robert p. patterson, union college, 1912- former secretary of war
wilton persons, auburn university, 1916 – white house chief of staff, eisenhower administration
geoffrey r. pyatt, university of california, irvine, 1985 – united states ambassador ukraine
tom schieffer, university of texas, 1970 – united states ambassador japan
adlai e. stevenson, centre college, 1860 – 23rd vice president of united states
frederick moore vinson, centre college, 1909 – secretary of treasury

judicial branch

james c. mcreynolds, vanderbilt university, 1883 – associate justice of supreme court of united states
sherman minton, indiana university, 1915 – associate justice of supreme court of united states
frederick moore vinson, centre college, 1909 – chief justice of united states

governors

neil abercrombie, union, 1959 – governor of hawaii, 2010-
forrest h. anderson, university of montana, 1937 – governor of montana, 1969–73
jerry apodaca, university of new mexico, 1956 – governor of new mexico, 1974–79
joseph c. blackburn, centre college, 1857 – governor of panama canal zone, 1907–09; senator illinois
roger d. branigin, franklin college, 1923 – governor of indiana, 1965–69
john y. brown, jr., university of kentucky, 1956 – governor of kentucky, 1979–83
george busbee, university of georgia, 1950 – governor of georgia, 1975–83
william prentice cooper, vanderbilt university, 1917 – governor of tennessee, 1939–45
jon corzine, university of illinois, 1969 – governor of new jersey 2006–2010
william haselden ellerbe, wofford college, 1883 – governor of south carolina, 1877–99
samuel h. elrod, depauw university, 1882 – governor of south dakota, 1905–07
joseph b. ely, williams college, 1902 – governor of massachusetts, 1931–35
norman a. erbe, university of iowa, 1947 – governor of iowa, 1960–63
booth gardner, university of washington, 1958 – governor of washington, 1985–93
chester harding, university of alabama, 1884 – governor of panama canal zone, 1917–21
thomas w. hardwick, mercer university, 1892 – governor of georgia, 1921–23; senator , congressman
warren e. hearnes, university of missouri, 1943 – governor of missouri, 1965–73
james holshouser, davidson college, 1956 – governor of north carolina, 1973–77
herman g. kump, university of virginia, 1905 – governor of west virginia, 1932–36
hill mcalister, vanderbilt university, 1897 – governor of tennessee, 1933–37
tom mccall, university of oregon, 1936 – governor of oregon, 1966–75
douglas mckay, oregon state university, 1941 – governor of oregon, 1949–52
arthur c. mellette, indiana university, 1864 – governor of south dakota, 1889–93
john t. morrison, lafayette college, 1880 – governor of idaho, 1903–05
ragnvald a. nestos, university of north dakota, 1904 – governor of north dakota, 1921–25
malcolm r. patterson, vanderbilt university, 1882 – governor of tennessee, 1907–11
alexander ramsey, lafayette college, 1836 (honorary) – governor of minnesota, 1849–53 senator, congressman, , secretary of war
jim risch, university of idaho, 1965 – governor of idaho, 2005–06
hulett c. smith, university of pennsylvania, 1938 – governor of west virginia, 1965–69
adlai stevenson ii, princeton university, 1922 – governor of illinois, 1949–53
ernest vandiver, university of georgia, 1940 – governor of georgia, 1959–63
william winter, university of mississippi, 1944 – governor of mississippi, 1980–84
mark white, baylor university, 1962 – governor of texas, 1983–87
c. c. young, uc berkeley, 1892 – governor of california, 1927–31

us congressmen

alumnus william bankhead served speaker of house 1936–1940.



neil abercrombie, union, 1959 – representative hawaii 1986–1987, 1991–2010
john alexander anderson, miami university (ohio), 1853 – representative kansas, 1879–1886
william b. bankhead, university of alabama, 1893 – former speaker of house, representative alabama, 1917–1940
douglas barnard, mercer university, 1943 – representative georgia, 1977–1992
chris bell, university of texas, 1988 – representative texas, 2002–2004
richard walker bolling, university of south, 1937 – representative missouri, 1949–1982
charles g. bond, ohio state university, 1899 – representative new york, 1921–1922
edward j. bonin, dickinson college, 1933 – representative pennsylvania, 1953–1954
william g. brantley, university of georgia, 1881 – representative georgia, 1897–1912
jim broyhill, university of north carolina, 1950 – representative north carolina, 1963–1984
bradley byrne, duke university, 1977 – representative alabama, 2013–present
howard callaway, georgia tech, 1948 – representative georgia, 1965–1966
frank ertel carlyle, university of north carolina, 1920 – representative north carolina, 1949–1956
james m. collins, southern methodist university, 1937 – representative texas, 1967–1982
robert j. corbett, allegheny college, 1927 – representative pennsylvania, 1939–1972
jim courter, colgate university, 1963 – representative new jersey, 1979–1990
edwin r. durno, university of oregon, 1921 – representative oregon, 1961–1962
john fleming, jr., ole miss, 1973 – representative louisiana, 2009–present
charles k. fletcher, stanford university, 1924 – representative california, 1947–1948
wyche fowler, davidson college, 1962 – representative georgia, 1977–1986
burton l. french, university of idaho, 1901 – representative idaho, 1903–1932
james g. fulton, penn state, 1924 – representative pennsylvania, 1945–1972
charles goodell, williams college, 1949 – representative new york, 1959–1970
oscar lee gray, university of alabama, 1885 – representative alabama, 1915–1917
francis m. griffith, franklin college, 1874 – representative indiana, 1897–1904
james m. griggs, vanderbilt university, 1881 – representative georgia, 1897–1910
andrew h. hamilton, wabash college, 1855 – representative indiana, 1875–1878
thomas hardwick, mercer university, 1892 – representative georgia, 1903–1918
rufus hardy, university of georgia, 1875 – representative texas, 1907–1922
joel hefley, oklahoma state, 1959 – representative colorado, 1987–2007
william m. howard, university of georgia, 1877 – representative georgia, 1897–1910
jared huffman, uc santa barbara, 1986 – representative california, 2013–present
john jarman, westminster college, 1936 – representative oklahoma, 1951–1976
royal c. johnson, university of south dakota, 1906 – representative south dakota, 1915–1932
john l. kennedy, knox college, 1883 – representative nebraska, 1905–1906
frank kratovil, mcdaniel college, 1990 – representative maryland, 2009–2011
charles m. la follette, wabash college, 1920 – representative indiana, 1943–1946
james g. lee, emory university, 1880 – representative georgia, 1905–1926
william lemke, university of north dakota, 1903 – representative north dakota, 1933–1950
pete mccloskey, stanford university, 1951 – author of endangered species act; representative california, 1967–1983
robert c. mcewen, university of vermont, 1942 – representative new york, 1965–1980
charles f. mclaughlin, university of nebraska, 1908 – representative nebraska, 1935–1942
james mcnulty, arizona, 1950 – representative arizona, 1983–1985
luke messer, wabash college, 1991 – representative indiana, 2013–present
walt minnick, whitman college, 1958 – representative idaho, 2009–2011
chester mize, university of kansas, 1939 – representative kansas, 1965–1970
martin a. morrison, butler university, 1883 – representative indiana 1910–1916
charles l. moses, mercer university, 1876 – representative georgia, 1891–1896
frederick a. muhlenberg, gettysburg college, 1908 – representative pennsylvania, 1947–1948
william b. oliver, university of alabama, 1887– representative alabama, 1915–1936
james w. overstreet, mercer university, 1888 – representative georgia, 1905–1922
jim ramstad, university of minnesota – representative minnesota, 1991–2009
dwight l. rogers, mercer university, 1910 – representative florida, 1945–1954
paul g. rogers, university of florida, 1942 – representative florida, 1955–1978
david rouzer, north carolina state, 1994 – representative north carolina, 2015–present
max sandlin, baylor, 1975 – representative texas, 1997–2004
jouette shouse, university of missouri, 1899 – representative illinois, 1915–1918
garner e. shriver, wichita state university, 1934 – representative kansas, 1961–1976
jim slattery, washburn university, 1970 – representative kansas, 1983–1995
albert t. smith jr., auburn university, 1953 – representative alabama, 1981–1983
adlai e. stevenson, centre college, 1860 – representative illinois, 1875–1880
willis sweet, university of nebraska, 1879 – representative idaho, 1889–1894
clark w. thompson, university of oregon, 1918 – representative texas, 1933–1966
edwin keith thomson, university of wyoming, 1939 – representative wyoming, 1955–1960
samuel tribble, university of georgia, 1891 – representative georgia, 1911–1916
frederick m. vinson, centre college, 1909 – representative kentucky, 1924–1928, 1930–1937
francis e. walter, lafayette college, 1916 – representative pennsylvania, 1933–1964
thomas b. ward, miami university (ohio), 1855 – representative indiana, 1883–1886

us senators

brock adams, university of washington, 1948 – secretary of treasury; congressman washington; senator washington, 1987–1993
john allen, wabash college, 1867 – senator washington, 1889–1892
joseph c. blackburn, centre college, 1857 – senator kentucky, 1885–1906
james broyhill, university of north carolina, 1950 – senator north carolina, 1985–1991
harry p. cain, university of south, 1929 – senator washington, 1946–1952
thomas connally, university of texas, 1898 – senator texas, 1929–1952
harry darby, university of illinois, 1917 – senator kansas, 1949–1950
dennis deconcini, university of arizona, 1959 – senator arizona, 1977–1994
duncan u. fletcher, vanderbilt university, 1880 – senator florida, 1909–36
wyche fowler, davidson college, 1962 – senator georgia, 1987–1992
james z. george, university of mississippi – senator mississippi, 1881–1898
thomas hardwick, mercer university, 1892 – senator georgia, 1913–1918
j. bennett johnston, washington & lee college, 1954 – senator louisiana, 1972–1997
eugene d. millikin, university of colorado, 1913 – senator colorado, 1941–1956
sherman minton, indiana university senator indiana, 1935–1941
sam nunn, georgia tech 1960 – founder of nuclear threat initiative; senator georgia, 1972–1997
james e. risch, university of idaho, 1965, 1968 – j.d.; senator idaho, 2008–present
arthur raymond robinson, university of chicago, 1913 – senator indiana, 1925–1934
elbert thomas, university of utah, 1906 – senator utah, 1933–1950
john elmer thomas, depauw university, 1900 – senator oklahoma, 1927–1950
thomas r. underwood, university of kentucky, 1919 – congressman indiana; senator indiana, 1951–1952
william f. vilas, university of wisconsin, 1858 – senator wisconsin, 1891–1896
edward cary walthall, university of mississippi – senator indiana, 1885–1894
xenophon p. wilfley, washington university, 1899 – senator missouri, 1917–1918
raymond e. willis, wabash college, 1896 – senator indiana, 1941–1956

other

jean baptiste adoue, university of texas, 1906 – former mayor of dallas, texas
ralph haben, university of florida – former speaker of florida house of representatives
nelson t. harton, university of washington – solicitor of irs; co-founder of hogan & hartson, clients included howard hughes
adam hasner, university of maryland, 1991 – house majority leader, florida house of representatives, 2002–present
john f. hayes, washburn university – majority leader, kansas house of representatives
carol howe foster, university of idaho, 1905 – instructor of english @ united states naval academy during world war i; consulate of united states of america (1928–1932)
jim herring, university of mississippi 1960 – state chairman of mississippi republican party 2001–2008; state circuit court judge, 1997–1999
brad little, university of idaho 1977 – lieutenant governor of idaho, 2009–
henry f. mason, wisconsin, 1881 – chief justice of kansas supreme court
william harding mayes, vanderbilt university, 1881 – lieutenant governor of texas, 1912–14
charles d. mcatee, washburn university, 1950 – marine corps officer; fbi agent; candidate congress; kansas attorney general; supervised last executions in kansas director of penal institutions, 1965–1969
warren w. shaw, washburn university, 1931 – judge; member of eisenhower s staff during world war ii; representative in kansas house of representatives; 1954 republican nominee kansas governor
shap smith, university of vermont, 1987 – current speaker of vermont house of representatives
robert stone, washburn university, 1889 – speaker of kansas house of representatives, 1915
richard vinroot, university of north carolina, 1963 – mayor of charlotte, north carolina, 1991–95
kevin white, williams college, 1952 – second longest-serving mayor in boston history
drew wrigley, university of north dakota 1988 – lieutenant governor of north dakota
joshua soule zimmerman, randolph–macon college, 1892 – west virginia house delegate; hampshire county, west virginia prosecuting attorney; orchardist