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Curtis Pendleton Smith (1863-1919) —
also known as Curtis P. Smith —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born October
21, 1863.
Mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1906-07.
Died February
20, 1919 (age 55 years, 122
days).
Interment somewhere.
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James William Zevely (1861-1927) —
also known as J. W. Zevely —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Linn, Osage
County, Mo., October
8, 1861.
Son of Thaddeus Zevely and Mary A. Zevely.
Democrat. Librarian;
secretary
of Missouri Democratic Party, 1888; Inspector in Charge for U.S.
Department of the Interior; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912,
1916;
as attorney for the Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Corporation, and for Harry F. Sinclair, he was a figure in the Teapot
Dome scandal of the 1920s.
The champion racehorse "Zev" (1920-1943) was named for
him by Harry F. Sinclair.
Died, of pernicious
anemia and liver
cirrhosis, in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10,
1927 (age 65 years, 245
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) —
also known as Julia Hoge Spencer; Mrs. W. B.
Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond,
Va., September
16, 1889.
Daughter of Rev. Isaac J. Spencer (1851-1922) and Sally Louise
(Pendleton) Spencer (1853-1932).
Democrat. Kentucky historian;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936
(alternate), 1956;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60.
Female.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in 1977
(age about
87 years).
Interment somewhere.
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Garrett Davis (1801-1872) —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., September
10, 1801.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1839-47 (12th District 1839-43, 8th
District 1843-47); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1861-72; died in office 1872.
Died in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., September
22, 1872 (age 71 years, 12
days).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March 15,
1895.
Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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John Thomas Croxton (1836-1874) —
also known as John T. Croxton —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., November
20, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1868; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1873-74, died in office 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from consumption
(tuberculosis),
in La Paz, Bolivia,
April
16, 1874 (age 37 years, 147
days).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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Robert Trimble (1776-1828) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Augusta
County, Va., November
17, 1776.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1807; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1813-16; federal
judge, 1817; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1826-28.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
25, 1828 (age 51 years, 282
days).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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William Emmett Simms (1822-1898) —
also known as William E. Simms —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., January
2, 1822.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1859-61; colonel in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Senator
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., June 25,
1898 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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Alexander Dalrymple Orr (1761-1835) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Virginia, 1761.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1791-97.
Died in 1835
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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Richard Hawes (1797-1877) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., February
6, 1797.
Son of Richard Hawes and Clara (Walker) Hawes.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1828; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1837-41; Confederate
provisional governor of Kentucky, 1862-65.
Died May 25,
1877 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) —
also known as William B. Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., August
11, 1887.
Son of William Porter Ardery and Mary Ella (Adair) Ardery.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidate
for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died of a heart
attack, in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 25,
1967 (age 79 years, 348
days).
Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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