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Cyril Edward Downham 1920 - 2008

Cyril Edward Downham of Venice, Sarasota County, Florida was born on December 10, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on June 28, 2008.

Cyril Edward Downham
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Venice, Sarasota County, Florida 34292
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In 1920, in the year that Cyril Edward Downham was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1935, Cyril was only 15 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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Downham, Paul (Jan 23, 1927 - Sep 13, 2007) Downham, Maurice (Apr 26, 1890 - Jan 1973) Downham, William (Feb 18, 1892 - Oct 1977) Downham, Marie (Jan 22, 1911 - Dec 1976) Downham, Minnie (Nov 24, 1889 - Jul 1971) Downham, Margaret (Oct 20, 1919 - Dec 22, 2002) Downham, Albert (Feb 7, 1915 - Dec 20, 1998) Downham, Charles (Sep 25, 1915 - Apr 11, 1988) Downham, Georgia (Dec 20, 1891 - Feb 1978) Downham, Patricia (Jul 26, 1955 - Nov 1979)
Downham, James (Feb 24, 1918 - Sep 5, 2007) Downham, John (Dec 17, 1898 - Nov 1977) Downham, Irma (Apr 19, 1925 - Jan 6, 2011) Downham, Doris (Jan 15, 1915 - Dec 1981) Downham, Iona (Jun 7, 1921 - Jan 1992) Downham, Margaret (Apr 18, 1923 - Sep 16, 2005) Downham, Edna (May 16, 1901 - May 1989) Downham, Thomas (May 13, 1913 - Mar 1980) Downham, Gertrude (Mar 23, 1880 - Jan 15, 1975) Downham, Claire (May 22, 1896 - Mar 1974)
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