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• Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, September 11, 1861. Son of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich; married, August 21, 1884, to Sarah Corine Isbell. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) — also known as Alfred G. Allen — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, July 23, 1867. Son of Isaac B. Allen and Eliza W. (Gaither) Allen; married, December 10, 1901, to Clara B. Forbes. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Delta Phi. Died of angina pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 9, 1932. Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) — also known as Florence E. Allen — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 23, 1884. Daughter of Clarence Emir Allen and Corinne Marie (Tuckerman) Allen. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1926; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; took senior status 1959. Female. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Daughters of the American Revolution; Delta Kappa Gamma; Kappa Delta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 12, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa County, Ala., July 18, 1887. Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant; married, August 16, 1915, to Charlotte Marguerite Hein. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi. Died January 14, 1941. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) — also known as Wayne N. Aspinall — of Palisade, Mesa County, Colo. Born in Middleburg, Logan County, Ohio, April 3, 1896. Married, January 27, 1920, to Julia Edith Kuns. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of Colorado state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960; U.S. Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Palisade, Mesa County, Colo., October 9, 1983. Cremated; ashes interred at Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John W. Barkley (b. 1889) — of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Braceville (unknown county), Ohio, September 2, 1889. Son of John Barkley and Josephine A. (Kreitler) Barkley; married, June 2, 1917, to Margaret E. Megirt. Lawyer; mayor of Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1952-54. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Joseph Battisti (1922-1994) — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, October 4, 1922. Son of Eugene Battisti and Jennie (Dalesandro) Battisti. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1959-61; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1961-94; took senior status 1994. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 19, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known as William R. Bayes — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, July 29, 1876. Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September 7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. Republican. Lawyer; president, Kings Highway Savings Bank; president, Brooklyn National Life Insurance Co.; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933, 1940; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Union League; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y., November 28, 1964. Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
  
  
• Leonard Julius Benckenstein (b. 1894) — also known as L. J. Benckenstein — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex. Born in Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 5, 1894. Son of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson) Benckenstein; married, April 15, 1917, to Elaine Lock. Republican. Lawyer; member of Texas Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for chief justice of Texas state supreme court, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Alpha Chi Rho. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Odis Bertelsman (b. 1936) — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 31, 1936. Son of Odis William Bertelsman. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979-. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Gilbert Bettman (b. 1881) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 31, 1881. Son of Louis Bettman and Rebecca (Bloom) Bettman; married, June 30, 1916, to Iphigene Molony. Republican. Lawyer; Ohio state attorney general, 1929-33; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1932. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jackson Edward Betts (1904-1993) — also known as Jackson E. Betts — of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, May 26, 1904. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1945-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1951-73. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died August 13, 1993. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) — also known as Richard E. Bird — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 4, 1878. Son of Nicholas Bird and Laura Cordelia (Wilder) Bird; married, May 21, 1903, to Gertrude M. Hacker. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 18th District, 1917-20; U.S. Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 10, 1955. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John William Bricker (1893-1986) — also known as John W. Bricker — of Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born near Mt. Sterling, Madison County, Ohio, September 6, 1893. Son of Lemuel Spencer Bricker and Laura (King) Bricker; married, September 4, 1920, to Harriet Day. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Ohio state attorney general, 1933-37; defeated in primary, 1928; Governor of Ohio, 1939-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1948, 1960, 1972; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1944; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1947-59; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Optimist Club; Rotary; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 22, 1986. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Winston Perry Bullard (1942-1998) — also known as Perry Bullard — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 2, 1942. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of Michigan state house of representatives 53rd District, 1973-92. Member, American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; Common Cause. Died in Canton, Wayne County, Mich., October 15, 1998. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jacob F. Burket (b. 1837) — Born in Perry County, Ohio, March 25, 1837. Lawyer; banker; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1893-1901; chief justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1897. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Exchange Club; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Rotary; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964. Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) — also known as George E. Bushnell — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Roanoke, Va., November 4, 1887. Brother of Miller Bushnell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned 1955; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 30, 1965. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• John Levi Cable (1884-1971) — also known as John L. Cable — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, April 15, 1884. Great-grandson of Joseph Cable; son of Davis J. Cable and Mary (Harnley) Cable; married to Rhea Watson. Republican. Lawyer; director and counsel, Lima Telephone and Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone Co., Lima Toledo Railroad, Lima City Street Railway Co.; Allen County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33; defeated, 1912; candidate in primary for Governor of Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1936. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 15, 1971. Entombed at St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alexander Morton Campbell (b. 1907) — also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex Campbell — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley County, Ind. Born in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio, April 14, 1907. Son of Samuel T. Campbell and Elsie (Bolman) Campbell; married, April 8, 1958, to Ruby Tharp. Democrat. Chair of Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Delta Chi; Delta Theta Phi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Willard Donald Campbell (b. 1901) — also known as Willard D. Campbell — of Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, June 6, 1901. Son of Dr. Howard N. Campbell and Eloise (Gray) Campbell; married, November 25, 1936, to Rosanna L. Vance. Lawyer; Guernsey County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; member of Ohio state senate, 1935-37; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1938-39. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Henry Carey (b. 1857) — also known as Charles H. Carey — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 27, 1857. Son of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey; married, September 24, 1883, to Mary N. Bidwell. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for James J. Hill's railroad lines; municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912, 1924. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henderson Haverfield Carson (1893-1971) — also known as Henderson H. Carson — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, October 25, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1943-45, 1947-49. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Shriners; Lions. Died October 5, 1971. Interment at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• U. S. G. Cherry (b. 1863) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Lewistown, Logan County, Ohio, December 2, 1863. Son of Amos Cherry and Elizabeth (Smith) Cherry; married, September 1, 1887, to Lalla W. Clyde (died); married, February 6, 1906, to Louise Palmer. Democrat. Lawyer; South Dakota Democratic state chair, 1896; candidate for justice of South Dakota state supreme court, 1904; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1920, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles F. Cole (b. 1871) — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born in Wharton, Wyandot County, Ohio, June 13, 1871. Son of D. D. Cole and Mary C. (Bell) Cole; married, May 2, 1901, to Ella Hamblen. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1900; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1920, 1924; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1922-30; director, First National Bank of Batesville; director, Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Batesville. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Constance E. Cook (b. 1919) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 17, 1919. Married to Alfred P. Cook. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1963-73 (Tompkins County 1963-65, 138th District 1966, 125th District 1967-72, 128th District 1973); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1984. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Zonta. Still living as of 1984.
  
  
• Deborah L. Cook — of Ohio. Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 9th District, 1991-94; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1995-. Female. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) — also known as George A. Cooke — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, July 3, 1869. Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October 20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Guy C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) — also known as Thomas M. Cooley — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., January 6, 1824. Son of Thomas Cooley (1778-1847) and Rachel (Hubbard) Cooley; married, December 30, 1846, to Elizabeth Horton (died 1890); father of Fanny Cooley (who married Alexis Caswell Angell). Lawyer; newspaper editor; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77, 1884-85. Member, American Bar Association. Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. is named for him. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 12, 1898. Burial location unknown.
  • Cross-reference: Samuel W. Beakes
  • See also Angell-Cooley family of Michigan
  
  
• Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Henry County, Ohio, November 26, 1887. Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke; married, September 1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge. Republican. Lawyer; Alcona County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1979. Interment at Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
  
  
• Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) — also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born near Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, September 21, 1884. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920, 1924; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1923-35. Methodist or Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Woodmen; Phi Kappa Psi. Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., January 14, 1978. Interment at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
  • Cross-reference: Frank Bell
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 12, 1938. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, October 22, 1853. Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge; married, November 21, 1888, to Abby Turner. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1883-86; candidate for Michigan state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died December 24, 1929. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Charles Henry Elston (1891-1980) — also known as Charles H. Elston — of near Newtown, Hamilton County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 1, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1939-53. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in 1980. Interment at Lauderdale Memorial Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) — also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 25, 1875. Son of M. G. Fitzgerald and Cornelia M. (Avery) Fitzgerald; married, September 5, 1900, to Caroline L. Wetecamp. Republican. Lawyer; director, Merchants National Bank; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, November 16, 1962. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Emerich B. Freed (1897-1955) — of Ohio. Born in Budapest, Hungary, November 22, 1897. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1933-41; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1941. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died December 4, 1955. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Burton Lee French (1875-1954) — also known as Burton L. French — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. Born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., August 1, 1875. Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French; married, June 28, 1904, to Winifred Hartley (died 1934). Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large 1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; Freemasons; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, September 12, 1954. Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles B. Ginocchio (b. 1906) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 24, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948 (alternate), 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1952.
  
  
• Richard E. Guggenheim (1913-2006) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 5, 1913. Son of Eli F. Guggenheim and Eva (Stransky) Guggenheim; married, September 21, 1943, to Carol J. Rice (died 1958); married, February 27, 1967, to Alice W. Joseph. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960 (alternate), 1968. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 18, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) — also known as Byron B. Harlan — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, October 22, 1886. Son of Benjamin B. Harlan and Margaret H. (Bond) Harlan; married, June 16, 1914, to Sada Shaw; great-grandfather of Charles W. Sembler II. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46; federal judge, 1946. Member, American Bar Association; Humane Society; Freemasons. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 11, 1949. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Leonard Paul Howland (1865-1942) — also known as L. Paul Howland — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, December 5, 1865. Son of W. P. Howland and Esther Elizabeth (Leonard) Howland; married, January 18, 1905, to Jessie F. Pruden. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1920. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1942. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) — also known as Perry B. Jackson — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, January 27, 1896. Son of Brooks C. Jackson and Ida M. (Hogan) Jackson; married to Fern Payne. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944; municipal judge in Ohio. Black. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Urban League; Freemasons; Elks; Alpha Phi Alpha; Phi Beta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Simeon Moses Johnson (b. 1859) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born March 18, 1859. Son of Frederick A. Johnson and Julia (Moses) Johnson; married, December 7, 1893, to Gertrude Cohen. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920, 1928. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 2, 1943. Son of Samuel Kusic and Josephine (Nekoranec) Kusic; married, April 24, 1971, to Leslie Andrew Wiley. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Carney Milton Layne (b. 1878) — also known as Carney M. Layne — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Crown City, Gallia County, Ohio, March 2, 1878. Son of William M. Layne and Nancy E. (Trusdell) Layne; married, November 21, 1916, to Alice M. Lanahan; father of Carney Milton Layne, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1915-16; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 6th Judicial Circuit, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Delta Tau Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph Sidney Locher (1915-2004) — also known as Ralph S. Locher — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Moreni, Romania, July 24, 1915. Son of Ephraim Locher and Natalie (Voigt) Locher; married, June 18, 1939, to Eleanor Worthington. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1962-67; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1969-72; probate judge in Ohio, 1973-77; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1977-. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 18, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Rodney Marvin Love (1908-1996) — of Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, July 18, 1908. Democrat. State court judge in Ohio, 1945-60; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1965-67. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Sertoma. Died in 1996. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Thomas Lynn (b. 1927) — of Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 27, 1927. Son of Frederick Robert Lynn and Dorthea Estelle (Petersen) Lynn; married, June 5, 1954, to Joan Miller. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1973-75. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 1994.
  
  
• Robert S. Marx (b. 1889) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 28, 1889. Son of William S. Marx and Rose (Loewenstein) Marx. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court judge in Ohio, 1920-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1932. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Haveth Elmer Mau (b. 1886) — also known as Haveth E. Mau — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, July 4, 1886. Son of Julius Frederick Mau and Martha Matilda (Gronman) Mau; married, April 25, 1911, to Louise Caverley. Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-22; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1925-34. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Moore McCulloch (1901-1980) — also known as William M. McCulloch — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born near Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio, November 24, 1901. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1933-44; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1947-73. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) — also known as James A. Meeks — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Washington County, Ohio, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1932; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Pi. Died in 1946. Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas J. Moyer (b. 1939) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, April 18, 1939. Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 10th District, 1978-86; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1986-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• Benton Oppenheimer (b. 1878) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born March 1, 1878. Son of Morris Oppenheimer and Rose (Kling) Oppenheimer; married to Helen Judith Vickers. Lawyer; superior court judge in Ohio, 1912-16. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bayard Henry Paine (b. 1872) — also known as Bayard H. Paine — of Grand Island, Hall County, Neb. Born near Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, April 27, 1872. Son of Ira Tuttle Paine and Ella Myra (Huston) Paine; married, January 15, 1902, to Grace Bentley. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Barbour Paxton (b. 1873) — also known as Thomas B. Paxton — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 15, 1873. Son of Thomas Barbour Paxton (1838-?) and Mary Adelaide (Wharton) Paxton; married, January 10, 1927, to Mildred Irene Byron Busby. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1906-09; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1924. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James M. Petro (b. 1948) — also known as Jim Petro — of Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Brooklyn, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 25, 1948. Brother of J. William Petro. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1981-91; Ohio auditor of state, 1995-2003; Ohio state attorney general, 2003-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 2004; candidate in primary for Governor of Ohio, 2006. Member, American Bar Association; Lambda Chi Alpha. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) — also known as C. William Ramseyer — of Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa. Born near Collinsville, Butler County, Ohio, March 13, 1875. Son of John Ramseyer and Anna (Ummel) Ramseyer; married 1915 to Ruby M. Phillips. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Davis County Attorney, 1911-15; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33. Member, American Bar Association; American Political Science Association. Died November 1, 1943. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) — also known as Frazier Reams — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., January 15, 1897. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1956; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., September 15, 1971. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, December 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Robert Richey (1923-1997) — of District of Columbia. Born in Middleburg, Logan County, Ohio, October 16, 1923. U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1971-97; died in office 1997. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons. Died, of cancer, in the Washington Home Hospice, Washington, D.C., March 19, 1997. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) — also known as Arthur R. Robinson — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Pickering (unknown county), Ohio, March 12, 1881. Son of John F. Robinson and Catherine (Beard) Robinson; married, December 27, 1901, to Frieda A. Elfers. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924, 1932; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1961. Interment at Washington Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Eugene Peter Ruehlmann (b. 1925) — also known as Eugene P. Ruehlmann — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 23, 1925. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-71; resigned 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Lions; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, August 30, 1887. Son of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan; married to Isabel M. Leutwein. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) — also known as Harry E. Sackett — of Beatrice, Gage County, Neb. Born in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, October 10, 1874. Son-in-law of Herman Meyer Reynolds; son of Oliver P. Sackett and Mary (Evans) Sackett; married, September 27, 1899, to Hermina Reynolds. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1912, 1920; Progressive candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1924-26. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Paul Salmon (b. 1932) — also known as Thomas P. Salmon — of Vermont. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 19, 1932. Father of Thomas Salmon, Jr.. Democrat. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1963; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1965; Governor of Vermont, 1973-77; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1976. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 1994.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles Sawyer (1887-1979) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 10, 1887. Son of Edward Milton Sawyer and Caroline (Butler) Sawyer; married, July 15, 1918, to Margaret Sterrett Johnston (died 1937); married, June 10, 1942, to Elizabeth L. de Veyrac. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1933-35; member of Democratic National Committee from Ohio, 1936-44; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1944-45; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., April 7, 1979. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Bart Saxbe (b. 1916) — also known as William B. Saxbe — of Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, June 24, 1916. Son of Bart Rockwell Saxbe and Faye Henry (Carey) Saxbe; married, September 14, 1940, to Ardath Louise Kleinhans. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1953-54; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1954; Ohio state attorney general, 1957-59, 1963-69; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972; U.S. Attorney General, 1973-75; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1975-76. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Grange; American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Chi Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Murray Seasongood (1878-1983) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 27, 1878. Son of Alfred Seasongood and Emily Fechheimer Seasongood. Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926-29. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 21, 1983. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Loren Edmunds Souers, Jr. (b. 1882) — also known as Loren E. Souers, Jr. — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, December 4, 1882. Son of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers; married, February 1, 1910, to Ilka R. Gaskell. Republican. Lawyer; vice-president and general counsel, Continental Steel Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born near Amanda, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 20, 1851. Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling; married to Anna Dunn (died 1881) and Emma R. Rowe-Thayer (died 1923); brother of John Allen Sterling. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean, college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows. Died in 1930. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John White Stevenson (1812-1886) — also known as John W. Stevenson — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., May 2, 1812. Great-grandson of Carter Braxton; son of Andrew Stevenson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1880; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., August 10, 1886. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Don Alan Tabbert (b. 1928) — also known as Don Tabbert — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, August 21, 1928. Son of George Emmett Tabbert and Anna Margaret (Hermann) Tabbert; married, August 24, 1952, to Cynthia Marie Harrington. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1957-61. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Jaycees. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Charles Phelps Taft II (1897-1983) — also known as Charles P. Taft — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 20, 1897. Great-grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; grandson of Alphonso Taft; nephew of Charles Phelps Taft and Henry Waters Taft; son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft; first cousin of Walbridge S. Taft; brother of Robert Alphonso Taft; married, October 6, 1917, to Eleanor K. Chase; uncle of William Howard Taft III and Robert Taft, Jr.; father of Seth Chase Taft; granduncle of Robert Alphonso Taft II. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member, Cincinnati City Council, 1938-42; Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1952, 1958 (primary); mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955-57. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Skull and Bones; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1983. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Taft family of Ohio
  
  
• Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) — also known as Henry W. Taft — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 27, 1859. Grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; son of Alphonso Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft; half-brother of Charles Phelps Taft; brother of William Howard Taft; married, March 28, 1883, to Julia Walbridge Smith (died 1942); father of Walbridge S. Taft; uncle of Robert Alphonso Taft and Charles Phelps Taft II; granduncle of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft, Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; great-granduncle of Robert Alphonso Taft II. Republican. Lawyer; counsel, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; director, Central Savings Bank of New York; trustee, Mutual Life Insurance Company;; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924. Member, American Bar Association; Skull and Bones; Psi Upsilon. Tripped and fell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and subsequently died as a result, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 11, 1945. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  • See also Taft family of Ohio
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Kingsley Arter Taft (1903-1970) — also known as Kingsley A. Taft — of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 19, 1903. Son of Frederick L. Taft and Mary Alice (Arter) Taft; married, September 14, 1927, to Louise Dakin. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1933-34; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1946-47; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1948-62, 1962-70; died in office 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 28, 1970. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Taft, Jr. (1917-1993) — of Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 26, 1917. Great-great-grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; great-grandson of Alphonso Taft; grandnephew of Charles Phelps Taft and Henry Waters Taft; grandson of William Howard Taft; first cousin once removed of Walbridge S. Taft; son of Robert Alphonso Taft and Martha (Bowers) Taft; nephew of Charles Phelps Taft II; distant relative of Ezra Taft Benson; brother of William Howard Taft III; married 1939 to Blanca Noel (died); married 1969 to Katharine W. Perry; first cousin of Seth Chase Taft; father of Robert Alphonso Taft II. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1955-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956, 1960, 1972; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1963-65, 1967-71 (at-large 1963-65, 1st District 1967-71); U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1971-76; defeated, 1964, 1976. Member, American Bar Association. Died December 7, 1993. Interment at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • See also Taft family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Howard Taft (1857-1930) — also known as William H. Taft; "Big Bill" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 15, 1857. Grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; son of