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Thomas Boylston Adams (1910-1997) —
also known as Thomas B. Adams —
of Lincoln, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 25,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; hotel
executive; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1968; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in Lincoln, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 4,
1997 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Swain Barclay (1892-1993) —
also known as Thomas S. Barclay; Tom
Barclay —
of Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
26, 1892.
Democrat. Professor
of political science at Stanford University, 1927-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
21, 1993 (age 101 years,
329 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Reppert Barclay and Lillie (Swain) Barclay. |
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Jane E. Barus (b. 1892) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., 1892.
Delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Female.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; League of Women
Voters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maxwell Barus. |
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Henry Mahan Beardsley (1858-1938) —
also known as Henry M. Beardsley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
20, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in 1938
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley; married, April
24, 1883, to Marietta Davis. |
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Barbara K. Bodine (b. 1948) —
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., 1948.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, 1997-.
Female.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2001.
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Paul Harold Boeker (1938-2003) —
also known as Paul H. Boeker —
of Ohio; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 2,
1938.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, 1977-80; Jordan, 1984-87.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died, of a brain
tumor, in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
29, 2003 (age 64 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Walker Bolling (1916-1991) —
also known as Richard Bolling —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 17,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1949-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1991 (age 74 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Julian Pleasant Bretz (1876-1951) —
also known as Julian P. Bretz —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
29, 1876.
Democrat. University
professor; historian;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1930 (Democratic, 37th District),
1932 (Democratic, 37th District), 1934 (Democratic, 37th District),
1944 (American Labor, 39th District); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936;
chair
of Tompkins County Democratic Party, 1936; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1942.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died June 15,
1951 (age 74 years, 168
days).
Interment at Davis Chapel Cemetery, Dearborn, Mo.
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George Augustus Bucklin Jr. (b. 1875) —
also known as George A. Bucklin, Jr. —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in West Hartford, Ralls
County, Mo., October
5, 1875.
University
professor; U.S. Consul in San Luis Potosi, 1908-10; Bordeaux, 1914-19; Acapulco, 1922-24; Victoria, 1924-32; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1910-14.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Augustus Bucklin and Mary Ann (Williamson) Bucklin; married
1904 to
Emeline Wood Porter. |
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Bennett Champ Clark (1890-1954) —
also known as Joel Bennett Clark —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., January
8, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; defeated in primary, 1944; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1954 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bainbridge Colby (1869-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
22, 1869.
Lawyer;
attorney for author Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain"); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 29th District, 1902; among
the founders
of the Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party in 1912; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914, 1916; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1917-19; resigned 1919; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from District of Columbia, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1920-21; law partner of Woodrow
Wilson 1921-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April
11, 1950 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at Bemus
Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y.
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Felix Cole (1887-1969) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
12, 1887.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Petrograd, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul General in Warsaw, as of 1929; Algiers, as of 1938-43; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1948-49.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Psi
Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in 1969
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Quitman, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
20, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1941-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1980 (age 95 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) —
also known as Rosemary L. Ginn; Rosemary Bewick Lucas;
Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., August
28, 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(alternate), 1968,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1976-77.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Delta
Delta Delta; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Osage Beach Health
Care Center, Osage Beach, Camden
County, Mo., January
3, 2003 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Elmer O. Jones (1881-1943) —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in New Boston, Linn
County, Mo., October
19, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1919-20,
1931-32; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1924, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Marceline, Linn
County, Mo., April
27, 1943 (age 61 years, 190
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
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1911 |
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Alice Sachs (1905-1997) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
18, 1905.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1956, 1958,
1960; candidate for New York
state senate 20th District, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1980,
1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; League of Women
Voters; B'nai
B'rith; Urban
League; Phi Beta Kappa; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Died at the Hallmark Nursing
Centre in North Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., March
29, 1997 (age 91 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Charles Sachs and Flora (Weil) Sachs. |
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Byrd Fanita Sawyer (b. 1895) —
also known as Byrd Fanita Wall; Mrs. Harry W.
Sawyer —
of Fallon, Churchill
County, Nev.; Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., May 5,
1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; librarian;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Nevada; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nevada, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Gamma
Phi Beta; Beta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Henry J. Wall and Burd (McIlvaine) Wall; married, September
11, 1923, to Harry W. Sawyer. |
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Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (1924-2016) —
also known as Phyllis Schlafly; Phyllis McAlpin
Stewart —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1924.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1952 (24th District), 1970 (23rd
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008
(alternate), 2012,
2016.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Author
of A Choice Not An Echo and other books; leader of opposition
to the Equal Rights Amendment; founder and president of the Eagle
Forum.
Died, from cancer,
in Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
5, 2016 (age 92 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) —
also known as Ike Skelton —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1971-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi; Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank William Taussig (1859-1940) —
also known as Frank W. Taussig; "The American
Marshall" —
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
28, 1859.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1917-19.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
11, 1940 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh (1862-1944) —
also known as Arba S. Van Valkenburgh —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
22, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1905-10; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1910-.
Unitarian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in 1944
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence Van Valkenburgh and Sarah A. (Seymour) Van Valkenburgh;
married, September
25, 1889, to Grace Elizabeth Ingold. |
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Western District of Missouri |
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