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William Lawrence (1819-1899) —
of Ohio.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 26,
1819.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1846; member of Ohio state
senate, 1849; state court judge in Ohio, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1865-71, 1873-77 (4th District 1865-71,
8th District 1873-77).
Died May 8,
1899 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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Robert Patterson Kennedy (1840-1918) —
also known as Robert P. Kennedy —
of Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio.
Born in Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, January
23, 1840.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 4th Ohio District, 1879; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1887-91.
Died May 6,
1918 (age 78 years, 103
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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William H. West —
of Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
Ohio
state attorney general, 1866-68; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1872-73; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Logan County, 1873.
Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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Theodosius Botkin (1846-1918) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Catawba, Clark
County, Ohio, June 25,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mining
business; member of Kansas state legislature; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Campbellton, 1907-18, died in office 1918.
Died in Campbellton, New
Brunswick, May 27,
1918 (age 71 years, 336
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) —
also known as Aaron S. Watkins —
of Wilmore, Jessamine
County, Ky.; Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio; Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, November
29, 1863.
Son of William White Watkins and Rebecca J. (Elliott) Watkins.
School
teacher; lawyer; Methodist
minister; university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908, 1912; president,
Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, February
9, 1941 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Equality Cemetery.
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