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Nathaniel Allen (1780-1832) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in East Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., 1780.
Blacksmith;
postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1811-12; Ontario
County Sheriff, 1815-19; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1819-21.
Died in the Gault House hotel,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
22, 1832 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Episcopal
Church Churchyard, Allens Hill, N.Y.
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Charles H. Boswell (1909-2006) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., October
31, 1909.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1954; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1959-62; resigned 1962; postmaster.
Died December
30, 2006 (age 97 years, 60
days).
Interment at Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., 1779.
Son of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr..
Farmer;
merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1824-27; postmaster;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1843-47.
Presbyterian.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 25,
1848 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Chippiannock
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr.; married, September
6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman (died 1824); married, January
4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson (died 1835); father of
John Buford, Jr. (Civil War general), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford
(Civil War general), Thomas
Jefferson Buford and James
Monroe Buford. See Buford
family of Illinois. |
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Thomas James Churchill (1824-1905) —
also known as Thomas J. Churchill —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 10,
1824.
Son of Col. Samuel Churchill.
Postmaster; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; Arkansas
state treasurer, 1874-80; Governor of
Arkansas, 1881-83.
Died March 10,
1905 (age 81 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Dewey Daniel (b. 1898) —
of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Slemp, Perry
County, Ky., March 15,
1898.
Son of Lee Daniel and Susan (Isom) Daniel.
Republican. Postmaster; insurance
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 6,
1926, to Clarine Ross Daniel. |
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William Joseph Deboe (1849-1927) —
also known as William J. Deboe —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Crittenden
County, Ky., June 30,
1849.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer;
superintendent
of schools; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1888,
1896,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1892; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1893-98; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1897-1903; postmaster.
Died in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., June 15,
1927 (age 77 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
View Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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John Fowler (1755-1840) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Virginia, 1755.
Republican. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1787; delegate to
Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1797-1807 (at-large 1797-1803, 5th
District 1803-07); postmaster.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August
22, 1840 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Old
Episcopal Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
18, 1797.
Postmaster; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1832-35; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 11,
1866 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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John Harvey Hawkins (1848-1915) —
also known as J. H. Hawkins —
of Hillsboro, Fleming
County, Ky.
Born near Morehead, Fleming County (now Rowan
County), Ky., 1848.
Son of Moses R. Hawkins and Martha (Nickell) Hawkins.
Republican. Tavern
owner; merchant;
postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1915
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie 'Patsy Jane' Crain. |
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Stanley Jaggers (b. 1889) —
of Hodgenville, Larue
County, Ky.
Born in Hammonville, Hart
County, Ky., October
12, 1889.
Son of Samuel L. Jaggers and Hilah V. (Lobb) Jaggers.
Republican. Accountant;
postmaster; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1936, 1948; chair of
Larue County Republican Party, 1940-50.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gertrude M. Gaddie. |
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Joseph D. Scholtz (1890-1972) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
16, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
25, 1972 (age 82 years, 253
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Richard Henry Stanton (1812-1891) —
also known as Richard H. Stanton —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), September
9, 1812.
Son of Richard Stanton and Harriet (Perry) Stanton.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1844,
1852,
1868;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1849-55; defeated,
1855; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1856;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1868-74.
Died in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., March 20,
1891 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Benjamin F. Stapleton (b. 1873) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky., November
12, 1873.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
postmaster; oil
business; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1923-31, 1935-47; Colorado
state auditor, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Mabel Freeland. |
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Orie Solomon Ware (1882-1974) —
also known as Orie S. Ware —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Peach Grove, Pendleton
County, Ky., May 11,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1927-29.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Fort Mitchell, Kenton
County, Ky., December
16, 1974 (age 92 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Charles P. Weaver (1851-1932) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 14,
1851.
Democrat. Postmaster; member of Kentucky
Democratic State Central Committee, 1894-96; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1897-1901.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
21, 1932 (age 81 years, 252
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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A. J. Worsham —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Mayor
of Henderson, Ky., 1895-97; postmaster.
Burial
location unknown.
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