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Dwight Laing Rogers (1886-1954) —
also known as Dwight L. Rogers —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born near Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., August
17, 1886.
Son of William Millard Rogers and Augusta (Laing) Rogers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1930-38; U.S.
Representative from Florida 6th District, 1945-54; died in office
1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Sphinx; Kiwanis.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., December
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 106
days).
Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park.
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Robert Hayes Gore (1886-1972) —
also known as Robert H. Gore —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Knottsville, Daviess
County, Ky., May 24,
1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1933-34; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1944.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., December
26, 1972 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park.
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Clement Colfax Ausherman (1868-1959) —
also known as C. C. Ausherman —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born November
6, 1868.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Died October
29, 1959 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park.
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Katharine Eleanor Ausherman (1872-1961) —
also known as Katharine E. Ausherman; Katharine Eleanor
Sheeler —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born June 24,
1872.
Daughter of Conrad Sheeler and Mary (Walker) Sheeler.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Presidential Elector for Florida, 1928.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Died February
27, 1961 (age 88 years, 248
days).
Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Park.
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