Yes, in fact former U.S. political figures.
BTW, for those of you who weren’t around at about 9:30 Sunday night: This thread had its origins as a live stream spam thread called Former President George W, which a couple of us briefly treated as an actual Thread Game, before it was removed. I then opened this one. So in the spirit of the original spammer, let’s keep it about former U.S. political figures … with or without middle initials.
Welles
Former Secretary of Commerce Joshua W.
Alexander
Former Governor and professional wrestler Jesse
Ventura
Former President Thomas W
Why, yes, that is a trick question.
Ross
former NOT President-for-a-day David R.
Correct answer to #24:
Wilson. (W is for Woodrow)
To #25: Atchison
Former Prime Minister Anthony C.
Thomas W. Ross is also the former President of the University of North Carolina before he was fired
Nonetheless, jtur88 got the answer I was seeking.
Playing #26
Eden (albeit he was a British, not an American political figure)
Secretary of State John F.
Kerry
Or, if you want a former officeholder, Dulles (although he usually spelled out his middle name “Foster”).
Secretary of War Edwin
I was looking for Blair.
I dom’t think the OP specified American.
I think you forgot the M. Edwin M. Stanton.
TV reporter Irving R.
ETA: Replying to #30
Former U.S. political figures on the Federal level … including Presidents, Congresspeople, Supreme Court justices, ambassadors, First Ladies, etc., etc., etc. Not political figures from individual states or foreign countries. Not rock stars, reality show contestants or Star Trek aliens.
Elendil’s Heir, I was going for Dulles, never even thought of Kerry.
in play (post 30): Levine
Supreme Court Justice Harlan
Stone
Former Senator “Scoop”
Jackson
Mass. Gov. Michael S.
Dukakis
Former president Stephen G
Cleveland
Former Cabinet Secretary Alphonso
Jackson
Former Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Shirley T.
Black
Former Minister to a Europen country and Cabinet Secretary Alphonso