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John William Brown (1913-1993) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, December
28, 1913.
Republican. Mayor of
Medina, Ohio, 1950-52; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1953-57, 1963-75; Governor of
Ohio, 1957; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1959-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, October
29, 1993 (age 79 years, 305
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Harrison Gray Otis Blake (1818-1876) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Newfane, Windham
County, Vt., March 17,
1818.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Ohio state
senate, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859-63; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, April 16,
1876 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Fremont Orestes Phillips (1856-1936) —
also known as Fremont O. Phillips —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Lafayette, Medina
County, Ohio, March 15,
1856.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Medina, Ohio, 1886-90; probate judge in Ohio, 1892-97,
1924-32; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1899-1901; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1900.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, February
21, 1936 (age 79 years, 343
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Don Albert Pardee (1837-1919) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, March 29,
1837.
Son of Eveline (Eyles) Pardee (1807-1873) and Aaron
Pardee.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; district judge in
Louisiana 2nd District, 1868-80; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879; candidate for Louisiana
state attorney general, 1880; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1881-1919.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
26, 1919 (age 82 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Aaron Pardee (1808-1898) —
of Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
8, 1808.
Son of Anna (Minor) Pardee (1770-1851) and Ebenezer Pardee
(c.1765-1812).
Lawyer;
farmer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1850-53 (Medina and Lorain counties 1850-51, 27th
District 1852-53).
Died in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, January
10, 1898 (age 89 years, 94
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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