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Edwin Bird Allen (1836-1908) —
also known as Edwin B. Allen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, March 7,
1836.
Republican. Physician; Sedgwick
County Coroner, 1870-71; mayor of
Wichita, Kan., 1871-72; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1872-76, 1883-84; secretary of
state of Kansas, 1885-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in the State Hospital for
Insane, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., March 31,
1908 (age 72 years, 24
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) —
also known as Jacob N. Bailey —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Elk Creek, Texas
County, Mo., March 13,
1883.
Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey.
Republican. Physician; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association; Lions.
Interment somewhere
in Caldwell County, Ky.
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W. D. Bradshaw —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Democrat. Physician; mayor of
Clinton, Mo., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) —
of Colorado.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March 23,
1856.
Son of David Brown.
Physician; druggist;
member of Colorado state legislature.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of cerebral
apoplexy, at his drugstore
in Higbee, Randolph
County, Mo., February
17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331
days).
Interment at Eel
River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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John Bull (1803-1863) —
of Missouri.
Born in Virginia, 1803.
Physician; ordained
minister; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1828;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri at-large, 1833-35.
Died near Rothville, Chariton
County, Mo., February, 1863
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Hutcheson
Cemetery, Near Rothville, Chariton County, Mo.
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John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in 1864.
Republican. Physician; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1902-03; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1916.
African
ancestry.
Died, from hypostatic
pneumonia and senile
dementia, in the State Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
12, 1950 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Charles Horace Cullers (1885-1965) —
also known as C. Horace Cullers —
of Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Born in Missouri, May 12,
1885.
Son of Charles Horace Cullers .
Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
chair
of Grundy County Democratic Party, 1949.
Died in Missouri, February
10, 1965 (age 79 years, 274
days).
Interment at Trenton
Masonic Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
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Samuel Augustus Dickson (1852-1916) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Bossier
Parish, La., 1852.
Democrat. Physician; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1908-10, 1914-16; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1916.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., 1916
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) —
also known as Joseph I. France —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo., October
11, 1873.
Son of Joseph Henry France and Hannah Fletcher (James) France.
Republican. Physician; member of Maryland
state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., January
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) —
also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr.
No" —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., September
14, 1910.
Son of Thomas Clemens Hall and Omah Ellen (Neill) Hall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
surgeon; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., March 15,
2001 (age 90 years, 182
days); his body was donated
to an Oregon teaching hospital.
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Edward Michael Irwin (1869-1933) —
also known as Edward M. Irwin —
of New Athens, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born near Leasburg, Crawford
County, Mo., April 14,
1869.
Republican. School
teacher; physician; chair of
St. Clair County Republican Party, 1898-1924; St.
Clair County Coroner, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1925-31; defeated,
1930.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
30, 1933 (age 63 years, 291
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Lewis Fields Linn (1796-1843) —
also known as Lewis F. Linn —
of Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
5, 1796.
Democrat. Physician; member of Missouri
state senate, 1827; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1833-43; died in office 1843.
Died October
3, 1843 (age 46 years, 332
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
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George W. Newman (b. 1900) —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., January
13, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1948;
chair
of Barry County Democratic Party, 1949.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American
Legion; American Medical
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Palmer (1866-1958) —
also known as John W. Palmer —
of Climax Springs, Camden
County, Mo.; Linn Creek, Camden
County, Mo.; Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Camden
County, Mo., August
20, 1866.
Republican. Physician; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1904; Camden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., November
3, 1958 (age 92 years, 75
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
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James McDaniel Perkins (b. 1863) —
also known as James M. Perkins —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Farmington, St. Francois
County, Mo., January
8, 1863.
Son of Joseph C. Perkins and Rachel (Powell) Perkins.
Physician; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John A. Postlewaite (b. 1850) —
of Oquawka, Henderson
County, Ill.; Tarkio, Atchison
County, Mo.; Alexis, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, 1850.
Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1892;
banker.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Watts (b. 1830) —
of Columbia
County, Ore.
Born in Missouri, 1830.
Republican. Physician; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Columbia County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles B. Wheeler, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer;
physician; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1971-79; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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James Medford Willis (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Willis —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Orrick, Ray
County, Mo., January
19, 1881.
Son of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis.
Democrat. Physician; surgeon; member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Woodard —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
30, 1881.
Son of Daniel S. Woodard and Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard.
Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; medical examiner and surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad;
chair
of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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