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George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) —
also known as George A. Allen, Jr. —
of Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; school
principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office
1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident, when the Chevrolet in which he was riding collided with
another car and overturned, on Highway 71 in Jasper
County, Mo., December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married, July 3,
1897, to Emma Maude McComas. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) Daily
Index, December 8, 1932 |
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Henry Justin Allen (1868-1950) —
also known as Henry J. Allen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Pittsfield, Warren
County, Pa., September
11, 1868.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1912,
1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1919-23; defeated (Progressive), 1914; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Inducted to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of
Fame.
Died of cerebral
thrombosis, in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
17, 1950 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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John Anderson Jr. (1917-2014) —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born near Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., May 8,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer; Johnson
County Attorney, 1947-53; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-56; Kansas
state attorney general, 1956-61; appointed 1956; Governor of
Kansas, 1961-65.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., September
15, 2014 (age 97 years, 130
days).
Interment at Old Monticello Cemetery, Shawnee, Kan.
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Garfield Joseph Archer (1880-1940) —
also known as Garfield Archer —
of Densmore, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., June 9,
1880.
Republican. Farmer; lumber, coal,
and grain
merchant; ordained
minister; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1932; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940.
Methodist.
Died in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., November
7, 1940 (age 60 years, 151
days).
Interment at Densmore
Cemetery, Densmore, Kan.
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Charles Shirk Arthur Jr. (1917-2011) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., February
16, 2011 (age 93 years, 215
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
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William Henry Avery (1911-2009) —
also known as William H. Avery —
of Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan.
Born in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., August
11, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1955-65 (1st District 1955-63, 2nd
District 1963-65); Governor of
Kansas, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., November
4, 2009 (age 98 years, 85
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wakefield, Kan.
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Andrew Bell Ballinger (1849-1919) —
also known as A. Ballinger —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March, 1849.
Loyalty candidate for mayor
of Junction City, Kan., 1903.
Methodist.
Died in Junction City, Geary
County, Kan., July 22,
1919 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
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Bob Best —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Shawnee, Kan., 1989-93.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1993.
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Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) —
also known as Lloyd L. Black —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., March
15, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1924; superior court
judge in Washington, 1936-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1939-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen.
Died August
23, 1950 (age 61 years, 161
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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Thomas Felix Bolack (1918-1998) —
also known as Tom Bolack —
of Farmington, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., May 18,
1918.
Republican. Oil and gas
producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball
team; director, First State Bank,
Cuba, N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium
Co.; director, Western American Life
Insurance Co.; mayor
of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1962-63.
Methodist. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Elks; Lions.
Died May 20,
1998 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Silas Walter Bond (1864-1939) —
also known as Silas W. Bond —
of Houghton, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Miltonvale, Cloud
County, Kan.; Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.; Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Nora, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
13, 1864.
Minister;
professor,
Houghton Seminary, Houghton, N.Y.; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1904; president,
Miltonvale Wesleyan College, Miltonvale, Kan.; Prohibition candidate
for Governor of
Kansas, 1914; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Wesleyan Methodist.
Died in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., December
3, 1939 (age 75 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Williams Bond and Matilda (Shaw) Bond; married, August
11, 1896, to Harriet 'Hattie' West; married, November
26, 1931, to Jessie LaVinia Ward. |
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Jeremiah Dunham Botkin (1849-1921) —
also known as Jeremiah D. Botkin —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.; Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan.; Liberal, Seward
County, Kan.
Born near Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., April
24, 1849.
Methodist
minister; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1888 (Prohibition), 1908 (Democratic); U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1897-99; defeated, 1894.
Methodist.
Died in Liberal, Seward
County, Kan., December
29, 1921 (age 72 years, 249
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Nancy E. Boyda (b. 1955) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
2, 1955.
Democrat. Chemist;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 2007-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Floyd Breeding (1901-1977) —
also known as J. Floyd Breeding —
of Rolla, Morton
County, Kan.
Born near Robinson, Brown
County, Kan., September
28, 1901.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-49; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1950; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1957-63; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., October
17, 1977 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Kan.
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Joseph Little Bristow (1861-1944) —
also known as Joseph L. Bristow —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born near Hazel Green, Wolfe
County, Ky., July 22,
1861.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; secretary of
Kansas Republican Party, 1894-98; private secretary to Gov. Edmund
N. Morrill, 1895-97; special commander of Panama Railroad,
1905; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1909-15.
Methodist.
Died in Fairfax
County, Va., July 14,
1944 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at Gypsum
Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
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Leroy Brunson —
of Baxter Springs, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Baxter Springs, Kan.; elected 1955.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clinton P. Collier —
also known as "Pinkie" —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Shawnee, Kan., 1970-73.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1973.
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James Charles Corman (1920-2000) —
also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Reseda, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., October
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,
21st District 1975-81).
Methodist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights
Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John William Crutcher (b. 1916) —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Ensign, Gray
County, Kan., December
19, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1965-69.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
U.S. Postal Rate Commissioner, 1982-93.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) —
also known as Charles C. Dail —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
11, 1909.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 184
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Jonathan McMillan Davis (1871-1943) —
also known as Jonathan M. Davis —
of Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan., April
27, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1905-13; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913-17; Governor of
Kansas, 1923-25; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1936 (primary), 1938
(Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Arrested
the day after his gubernatorial term expired; indicted
twice for bribery;
tried
and acquitted both times.
Died June 27,
1943 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Bronson
Cemetery, Bronson, Kan.
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Morrill Ingalls Davis (1841-1930) —
of Kansas.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 2,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1901-03.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Turlock, Stanislaus
County, Calif., May 29,
1930 (age 89 years, 27
days).
Interment at Turlock
Cemetery, Turlock, Calif.
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Robert Joseph Dole (1923-2021) —
also known as Bob Dole —
of Russell, Russell
County, Kan.
Born in Russell, Russell
County, Kan., July 22,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1961-69 (6th District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-69); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1969-96; resigned 1996; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1971-73; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1980,
1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1996.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa
Sigma.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1997.
Died, from lung
cancer, December
5, 2021 (age 98 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Christopher Eberhardt (1871-1965) —
also known as Charles C. Eberhardt —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., July 27,
1871.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
agent; oil
business; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Mexico City, 1904-06; U.S. Consul in Iquitos, 1906-08; Barranquilla, 1908-10; U.S. Consul General in , 1910-24; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1925-29; Costa Rica, 1930-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Geographic Society.
Died February
22, 1965 (age 93 years, 210
days).
Interment at Gypsum
Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
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Walter Scott Fees (1887-1964) —
also known as Walter S. Fees —
of Iola, Allen
County, Kan.
Born in Holton, Jackson
County, Kan., August
9, 1887.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President); Kansas
Republican state chair, 1941, 1946-48.
Methodist.
Died in April, 1964
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Iola, Kan.
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Rolland E. Fisher —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Prohibition candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster at San
Francisco, Calif., 1849; candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart
attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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William Preston Graves (b. 1953) —
also known as Bill Graves —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., January
9, 1953.
Republican. Trucking
business; secretary
of state of Kansas, 1987-95; Governor of
Kansas, 1995-2003.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nehemiah Green (1837-1890) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Hardin
County, Ohio, March 8,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1867-68; Governor of
Kansas, 1868-69.
Methodist.
Died in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., January
12, 1890 (age 52 years, 310
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
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John Andrew Gregg (1877-1953) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan., February
18, 1877.
Republican. Pastor; missionary;
president,
Edward Waters College, 1913-20; president,
Wilberforce University, 1920-24; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1940.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
17, 1953 (age 75 years, 365
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Charles Benjamin Griffith (1872-1928) —
also known as Charles B. Griffith —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bourbon
County, Kan., August
28, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Bourbon
County Attorney, 1899-1900; member of Kansas
state house of representatives 18th District, 1921-22; Kansas
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Christ's Hospital,
Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 8,
1928 (age 55 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eva Burkholder. |
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Edward T. Hackney (1870-1953) —
also known as Ed T. Hackney —
of Wellington, Sumner
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill., November
11, 1870.
Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Nu.
Died in 1953
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Prairie
Lawn Cemetery, Wellington, Kan.
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James Freeman Hale (1856-1936) —
also known as J. F. Hale —
of Mankato, Jewell
County, Kan.
Born in Nova
Scotia, February
29, 1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; Jewell
County Register of Deeds, 1896-98; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1924,
1928.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in 1936
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Mankato, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Hale and Clarissa (Davis) Hale; married to Mary F.
Higbee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frederick Lee Hall (1916-1970) —
also known as Fred Hall —
of Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan.
Born in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., July 24,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer; Ford
County Attorney, 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1951-55; Governor of
Kansas, 1955-57; resigned 1957; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1957; resigned 1957.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Tau; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan., March
18, 1970 (age 53 years, 237
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kan.
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Carl Atwood Hatch (1889-1963) —
also known as Carl A. Hatch —
of Clovis, Curry
County, N.M.
Born in Kirwin, Phillips
County, Kan., November
27, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for New Mexico, 1919; district
judge in New Mexico 9th District, 1923-29; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1933-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948
(co-chair, Credentials
Committee); Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1949-63.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Best known as the author of the "Hatch Act" of 1939-40, prohibiting
federal employees from engaging in political activity.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., September
15, 1963 (age 73 years, 292
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Edgar G. Hinde Jr. (1920-2010) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., August
19, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
postmaster at Independence,
Mo., 1961-75 (acting, 1961).
Methodist.
Died in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., June 22,
2010 (age 89 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Homer Hoch (1879-1949) —
of Marion, Marion
County, Kan.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Kan., July 4,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1938-49; died in office 1949.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
30, 1949 (age 69 years, 210
days).
Interment at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Kan.
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Mark Holland (b. 1969) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in 1969.
Minister;
mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 2013-17; defeated, 2017.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2017.
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Wilkins Perryman Horton (b. 1889) —
also known as Wilkins P. Horton —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1919, 1927, 1931, 1935; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Pittsboro, N.C.
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Russell Jump (1895-2000) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., March
16, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1952-53.
Methodist.
Died in Pratt, Pratt
County, Kan., April
18, 2000 (age 105 years,
33 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alvin Olin King (1890-1958) —
also known as Alvin O. King —
of Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La.
Born in Leoti, Wichita
County, Kan., June 21,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1924-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1931-32; Governor of
Louisiana, 1932.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a hospital
at Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., February
21, 1958 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Interment at Orange
Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, La.
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Robert G. Knight (b. 1941) —
also known as Bob Knight —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born July 31,
1941.
Republican. Investment
banker; mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1980-81, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1995-; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1986; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 2002; candidate for Kansas
state senate 30th District, 2004.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Habitat
for Humanity.
Still living as of 2005.
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Isaac Eli Lambert (1854-1909) —
also known as Isaac E. Lambert; Ike
Lambert —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., August
18, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; race horse
owner; postmaster at Emporia,
Kan., 1889-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Kansas
state house of representatives 47th District, 1897; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1897-1901.
Methodist.
Killed in the fire at the
Copeland Hotel,
Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
14, 1909 (age 54 years, 149
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin D. Lambert and Adaline (Johnson) Lambert; married 1877 to
Harriet Stowe 'Hattie' Barnes; married 1907 to
Millison Slayton Cutler. |
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memorial |
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948.
Methodist. English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years,
33 days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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John Marshall (1858-1931) —
of Howard, Elk
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., April
11, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Elk
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1915-31; died in office 1931.
Methodist.
Died March
25, 1931 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Humphrey Marshall and Margaret (Rice) Marshall; married 1882 to Addie
Jenks. |
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Ardena Lavonne Matlack (b. 1930) —
also known as Ardena Matlack —
of Clearwater, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born December
20, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1977-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Donald Matlack. |
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William Alexander McIntosh (1833-1912) —
of Barnsville, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Grant, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March
18, 1833.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state
legislature, 1866-67.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1912
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Near Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan.
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Jan Meyers (1928-2019) —
of Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Superior, Nuckolls
County, Neb., July 20,
1928.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state senate, 1973-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1985-97.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in Merriam, Johnson
County, Kan., June 21,
2019 (age 90 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerry Moran (b. 1954) —
of Hays, Ellis
County, Kan.
Born in Great Bend, Barton
County, Kan., May 29,
1954.
Republican. Bank
officer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1989-96; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1997-2011; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 2004;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 2011-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Winfield Mulvane (b. 1863) —
also known as David W. Mulvane —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., January
4, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Republican State Central Committee, 1898; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1900-12, 1920-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joab Mulvane and Sarah Ann (Ross) Mulvane; married, May 5,
1906, to Mrs. Helen McKenna. |
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George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) —
also known as George M. Nicholson —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Sulphur, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory
(now Murray
County, Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Riley
County, Kan., May 30,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September
1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon; married, July 31,
1927, to Edith Cole. |
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Jay S. Parker (1895-1969) —
of Hill City, Graham
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Morland, Graham
County, Kan., July 1,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; Graham
County Attorney, 1920-22, 1924-35; Kansas
state attorney general, 1939-43; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1943-.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in April, 1969
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ivan B. Parker and Mary L. (Findley) Parker; married, February
15, 1915, to Virginia Grace Shafer. |
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Franklin Clark Pomeroy (1874-1949) —
also known as Frank C. Pomeroy —
of Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.
Born in Grant Township, Jackson
County, Kan., November
2, 1874.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1905-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kansas, January
16, 1949 (age 74 years, 75
days).
Interment at Holton
Cemetery, Holton, Kan.
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Henry Evan Pomroy (1892-1961) —
also known as H. E. Pomroy —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan., February
14, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; police
officer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1949-52;
defeated, 1952, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 331
days).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Allison Pomroy and Emma Neher (Ballard) Pomroy; married, November
4, 1924, to Vivian Ruth Roberts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Eugene Collins Pulliam (1889-1975) —
also known as Eugene C. Pulliam —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born, in a sod
dugout, in Grant
County, Kan., May 3,
1889.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 23,
1975 (age 86 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) —
also known as Clyde M. Reed —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to Gov. Henry
J. Allen, 1919; law partner of Bernard
L. Glover; newspaper
publisher; Governor of
Kansas, 1929-31; defeated in primary, 1924; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1939-49; died in office 1949.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart
attack, and fell down
a staircase, in Parsons, Labette
County, Kan., November
8, 1949 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Parsons, Kan.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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John Jacob Rhodes (1916-2003) —
also known as John J. Rhodes —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan., September
18, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952
(alternate; speaker),
1964,
1972
(chair, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1953-83.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died August
24, 2003 (age 86 years, 340
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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John Clarence Riggen (1882-1946) —
also known as J. Clarence Riggen —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born near Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., December
16, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
raiser; funeral
director; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the University of Kansas Hospital,
Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
18, 1946 (age 63 years, 245
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen and Elizabeth (Cochran) Riggen;
married 1905 to
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Montgomery. |
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memorial |
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Charles Patrick Roberts (b. 1936) —
also known as Pat Roberts —
of Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
20, 1936.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1981-97; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1997-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2019.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Keith George Sebelius (1916-1982) —
also known as Keith G. Sebelius —
of Almena, Norton
County, Kan.; Norton, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Almena, Norton
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Kansas
state senate, 1962-68; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1969-81.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Norton, Norton
County, Kan., August
5, 1982 (age 65 years, 329
days).
Interment at Norton
Cemetery, Norton, Kan.
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Agustas B. Shoemaker (1861-1936) —
also known as Gus Shoemaker —
of Kansas.
Born in Plano, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March 7,
1861.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899, 1909.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lenora, Norton
County, Kan., January
1, 1936 (age 74 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lucerne
Cemetery, Lucerne, Kan.
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Garner Edward Shriver (1912-1998) —
also known as Garner E. Shriver —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Towanda, Butler
County, Kan., July 6,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-61; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1961-77.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., March 1,
1998 (age 85 years, 238
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) —
also known as Edward R. Sloan —
of Sheridan
County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., March
12, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan
County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Optimist
Club.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Sloan and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan; married, January
24, 1906, to Julia Luella Wright. |
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George Washington Sutton (1843-1917) —
also known as George W. Sutton —
of Kansas; Oklahoma.
Born in Ohio
County, Ind., August
5, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1881-84; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1890.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Cleveland, Pawnee
County, Okla., May 17,
1917 (age 73 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Tallman (1824-1906) —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 6,
1824.
Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor
of Coffeyville, Kan., 1873.
Methodist. German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan., July 10,
1906 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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Henry George Templar (1904-1988) —
also known as George Templar —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., October
18, 1904.
Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1933-41; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1953-54; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1962-74; took senior status 1974;
senior judge, 1974-88.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
5, 1988 (age 83 years, 292
days).
Interment at Memorial
Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kan.
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Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) —
Born in Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan., February
22, 1901.
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1954-56; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1956-57; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1957-62.
Methodist. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Died November
26, 1973 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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