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Frank Bartlett Willis (1871-1928) —
also known as Frank B. Willis —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Lewis Center, Delaware
County, Ohio, December
28, 1871.
Son of Jay B. Willis and Lavinia Willis (1842-1915).
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1911-15; Governor of
Ohio, 1915-17; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920,
1924;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1921-28; died in office 1928.
Died suddenly, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, as he was about to give a presidential campaign
speech, at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, March 30,
1928 (age 56 years, 93
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James Randolph Hubbell (1824-1890) —
of Ohio.
Born in Lincoln Township, Delaware
County, Ohio, July 13,
1824.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1849, 1858-59, 1862-63; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1863; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1865-67; defeated, 1870;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1869.
Died in Bellville, Richland
County, Ohio, November
26, 1890 (age 66 years, 136
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Sweetser (1808-1864) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Dummerston, Windham
County, Vt., 1808.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1849-53.
Died of heart
disease, April 14,
1864 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Archibald Lybrand (1840-1910) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Tarlton, Pickaway
County, Ohio, May 23,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
partner, Delaware Chair
Company; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1869-71; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Daytona (now part of Daytona Beach), Volusia
County, Fla., February
7, 1910 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Earley Franklin Poppleton (1834-1899) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Richland
County, Ohio, September
29, 1834.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1875-77.
Died of consumption (tuberculosis),
May 6,
1899 (age 64 years, 219
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John Sills Jones (1836-1903) —
also known as John S. Jones —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born near St. Paris, Champaign
County, Ohio, February
12, 1836.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1877-79; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1879.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died April 11,
1903 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Henry Clay Clippinger (1853-1926) —
also known as Henry C. Clippinger; Harry C.
Clippinger —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, April 11,
1853.
Son of John A. Clippinger (1819-1891) and Julia Ann (Carey)
Clippinger (1820-1879).
Republican. Mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1902-06.
Died February
12, 1926 (age 72 years, 307
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Almira Dustin Willis (1873-1956) —
also known as Allie D. Willis; Almira Parmelia Dustin;
Mrs. Frank B. Willis —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, December
29, 1873.
Daughter of John H. Dustin (1843-1936) and Hannah L. (Cornell) Dustin
(1847-1933).
Republican. Dry candidate for delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Female.
Died July 21,
1956 (age 82 years, 205
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James M. Neville (d. 1964) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1944,
1956
(alternate).
Died in June, 1964.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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