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Politician members

• Charles Adkins (1863-1941) — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Pickaway County, Ohio, February 7, 1863. Married to Dora E. Farrow. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S. Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated, 1932; candidate for Illinois state senate 28th District, 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., March 31, 1941. Interment at Bement Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Douglas Earl Applegate (b. 1928) — also known as Douglas Applegate — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, March 27, 1928. Son of Mary Margaret (Longacre) Applegate and Earl Douglas Applegate; married, August 25, 1950, to Betty Jean Engstrom. Democrat. Real estate business; member of Ohio state house of representatives 33rd District, 1961-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964; member of Ohio state senate, 1969-76; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1977-95. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; League of Women Voters; Eagles; Elks; Sons of Italy. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Rudolph Wellmon Archer (b. 1869) — also known as Rudolph W. Archer — of Belmont County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, September 20, 1869. Son of Orlando Gallagher Archer and Lena (Keifer) Archer; married, May 8, 1905, to Hannah St. John. Republican. Belmont County Treasurer, 1906-11; Ohio treasurer of state, 1915-17, 1919-23. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) — also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul Revere" — of Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio. Born in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, September 21, 1928. Son of William Albert Ashbrook and Marie Swank Ashbrook; married 1948 to Joan Needles (divorced 1971); married 1974 to Emily Jean Spencer. Republican. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956, 1960; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office 1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Delta Theta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Suffered a massive gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, April 24, 1982. Cremated; ashes interred at Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
  • See also Ashbrook family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) — also known as William A. Ashbrook — of Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio. Born near Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, July 1, 1867. Son of William Ashbrook and Lucy (Pratt) Ashbrook; married, December 24, 1889, to Jennie B. Williston; father of John Milan Ashbrook (who married Emily Jean Spencer). Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; banker; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1905-06; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40; defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, January 1, 1940. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
  • See also Ashbrook family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert M. Ashley (b. 1890) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, April 12, 1890. Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15, 1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist; osteopath; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 4th District, 1933; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (b. 1923) — also known as Thomas L. Ashley — of Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 11, 1923. Great-grandson of James Mitchell Ashley; son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida (Ludlow) Ashley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2007.
  • Cross-reference: John Brademas
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Ray Dudley Avery (b. 1886) — also known as Ray D. Avery — of Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Born in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, August 23, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) — of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., January 21, 1913. Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District 1945-46); defeated, 1947. Member, Eagles; Elks; Lions; Royal Arcanum; Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fla., June, 1959. Interment at Dixie Highway Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
  
  
• Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) — also known as E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett — of Juneau, Alaska. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 20, 1904. Son of Edgar C. Bartlett and Ida F. (Doverspike) Bartlett; married, August 14, 1930, to Vide Marie Gaustad. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; gold miner; secretary of Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1948, 1956; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960. Member, Elks. Died, following heart surgery, in the Cleveland Clinic hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 11, 1968. Interment at Northern Lights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Cross-reference: David E. Price
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles S. Bell (1880-1945) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 8, 1880. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1927-42; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1942. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died August 22, 1945. 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.
  
  
• Andrew John Biemiller (1906-1982) — also known as Andrew J. Biemiller — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, July 23, 1906. Democrat. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1937-42; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-51; defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Quaker. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Eagles; Elks. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 3, 1982. Interment at Ellicott Family Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Earl D. Bloom (b. 1871) — of Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Born in Wood County, Ohio, May 29, 1871. Son of James L. Bloom and Lydia A. (Ackerman) Bloom; married, July 24, 1895, to Eleanor G. Lathrop. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1927-28; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924; candidate in primary for Governor of Ohio, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) — also known as Oliver P. Bolton — of Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 22, 1917. Great-grandson of Henry B. Payne; son of Chester Castle Bolton and Frances Payne Bolton; married, October 4, 1940, to Adelaide Brownlee. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., December 13, 1972. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also Bolton-Payne family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) — also known as Frank T. Bow — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, February 20, 1901. Son of Charles Clinton Bow and Anna (Withrow) Bow; married, May 12, 1923, to Caroline Denzer. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Sigma Pi. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 13, 1972. Interment at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) — also known as George E. Boysen — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, March 15, 1890. Son of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married, June 18, 1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. Republican. Employed with Buick Motor Company, 24 years; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1938. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971) — also known as Walter E. Brehm — of Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. Born in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, May 25, 1892. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1938-42; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1943-53. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Convicted in 1950 of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 24, 1971. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John R. Britten (b. 1898) — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born in Reading, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 16, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John B. Brooks (b. 1871) — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born near Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 29, 1871. Son of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to Genevieve Wilbur. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1898-99. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) — of Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, July 14, 1893. Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown, Jr.. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office 1965; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Junior Order; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., August 23, 1965. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert S. Brown (died c.1997) — also known as Doc Brown — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Mayor of Marion, Ohio. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Isaac B. Cameron — of Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Nairn, Scotland. Married 1875 to Laura A. Irwin. Republican. Merchant; Columbiana County Treasurer, 1894-97; Ohio treasurer of state, 1900-04; chair of Columbiana County Republican Party, 1901. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Samuel B. Campbell (b. 1846) — of Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, July 2, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ohio treasurer of state, 1896-1900. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) — of Calhoun, McLean County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky. Born in Calhoun, McLean County, Ky., May 1, 1885. Son of Remus G. Cary and Henrietta (Allen) Cary; married, April 4, 1906, to Bessie Wayne Miller. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 5, 1936. Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
  • 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.
  
  
• Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Archbold, Fulton County, Ohio, March 10, 1888. Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to Arietta O. VanNess. Republican. Lawyer; business executive; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1945-54; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Died, from complications of bladder cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 29, 1979. Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  
  
• Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1863) — also known as J. A. Churchill — of Ashland, Jackson County, Ore. Born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, October 14, 1863. Married, October 18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings; married, March 5, 1922, to Inez Depew. Republican. Superintendent of schools; Oregon superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913; resigned 1926. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Clague (1865-1952) — of Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn. Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 13, 1865. Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague; married, April 25, 1895, to Stella Porter. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Redwood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1903-07; Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota state senate, 1907-15; district judge in Minnesota 9th District, 1918-20; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn., March 25, 1952. Interment at Redwood Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank A. Cremeans (b. 1943) — of Ohio. Born in 1943. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1996. Member, Elks. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Albert E. Culbert (1862-1939) — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, March 27, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate 20th District, 1921-22; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1928. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, July 5, 1939. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
  
  
• Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) — also known as Martin L. Davey — of Kent, Portage County, Ohio. Born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, July 25, 1884. Son of John Davey (father of tree surgery) and Bertha (Reeves) Davey; married, August 31, 1907, to Berenice M. Chrisman. Democrat. Mayor of Kent, Ohio, 1914-18; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; Governor of Ohio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1932, 1940. Disciples of Christ. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, March 31, 1946. Interment at Standing Rock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Short Dennison (1918-2001) — of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Born in Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, July 29, 1918. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1957-59; defeated, 1958, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Elks. Died in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, September 21, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Alvin Victor Donahey (1873-1946) — also known as A. Vic Donahey; "Honest Vic" — of near Huntsville, Logan County, Ohio. Born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, July 7, 1873. Son of John Coulter Donahey and Harriet (Chaney) Donahey; married 1897 to Edith Stirling-Harvey; father of John William Donahey (who married Gertrude Walton). Democrat. Gosher Township Clerk, 1900-04; Tuscarawas County Auditor, 1904-09; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; Ohio auditor of state, 1913-21; Governor of Ohio, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1935-41. Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 8, 1946. Interment at East High Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Ohio.
  • See also Donahey family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Leo J. Doyle (1910-1965) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, October 3, 1910. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Warren Joseph Duffey (1886-1936) — also known as Warren J. Duffey — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 24, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1933-36; died in office 1936. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died July 7, 1936. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known as Melvin C. Eaton — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., April 2, 1891. Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April 14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. Republican. Chemist; director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New York, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died, following an apparent heart attack, in St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 1, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) — also known as Charles I. Faddis — of Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa. Born in Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio, June 13, 1890. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor; oil and gas business; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42; defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, April 1, 1972. Interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Len W. Feighner (b. 1862) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, June 5, 1862. Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married 1885 to Stelle L. Wilson. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph T. Ferguson (b. 1892) — also known as "Jumpin' Joe" — of Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio, May 12, 1892. Democrat. Ohio auditor of state, 1937-53, 1971-75; defeated, 1928, 1952; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944, 1960, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1950; Ohio treasurer of state, 1959-63. Catholic. Member, Grange; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) — also known as "Flint's Number One Irishman" — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, June 15, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died January 2, 1970. Interment at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  
  
• Albertus LeRoy Freehafer (1868-1940) — also known as A. L. Freehafer — of Idaho. Born in Butler, Richland County, Ohio, February 12, 1868. Grandfather of James Albertus McClure. Democrat. Member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1906; member of Idaho state senate, 1908; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936. Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Payette, Payette County, Idaho, October 28, 1940. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
  
  
• W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) — of Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind. Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne County, Ohio, June 21, 1889. Cleaning, pressing and tailoring business; mayor of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Warner M. Gelzer (b. 1891) — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio, October 28, 1891. Son of Henry J. Gelzer and Cora E. (Munger) Gelzer; married, December 7, 1911, to Ola M. Cochran (died); married, September 30, 1929, to Vera S. Edlund. Republican. Hardware and furniture business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1944; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Charles Clinton Gossett (1888-1974) — also known as Charles C. Gossett — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Pricetown, Highland County, Ohio, September 2, 1888. Son of Wyatt Henry Gossett and Maggie (Finnegan) Gossett; married 1916 to Clara Louise Fleming. Democrat. Member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1933-36; Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 1937-39, 1941-43; Governor of Idaho, 1945; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952. Christian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, September 20, 1974. Interment at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Justin Woodward Harding (b. 1888) — also known as Justin W. Harding — of Franklin, Warren County, Ohio; Juneau, Alaska. Born in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, December 19, 1888. Son of Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding; married, September 4, 1912, to May Gaynor. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1921-27; U.S. Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1927-29; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1929-33. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known as Warren G. Harding — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. Married, July 8, 1891, to Florence (Kling) DeWolf. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (alternate), 1916; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1910; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta. First president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14, 1922. Died in a room at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., August 2, 1923; the claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted by historians. Original interment at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Tomb, Marion, Ohio. Harding County, N.M. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis Russell, The Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His Times (out of print); Robert K. Murray, The Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His Administration; Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The Presidency of Warren G. Harding; Harry M. Daugherty, Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy; Charles L. Mee, The Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding (out of print); John W. Dean, Warren G. Harding; Robert H. Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding; Russell Roberts, Warren G. Harding (for young readers)
  • Critical books about Warren G. Harding: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  
  
• William Howard Harsha (b. 1921) — of Ohio. Born in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, January 1, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Dow Watters Harter (1885-1971) — also known as Dow W. Harter — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, January 2, 1885. Son of Josiah J. Harter and Anna Lillian (Watters) Harter; married 1911 to Winifred Marie Cole. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1933-43. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died in Washington, D.C., September 4, 1971. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in McComb, Hancock County, Ohio, December 2, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1922-26; member of Ohio state senate, 1926-30; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1939-45, 1947-49, 1957-59; justice of Ohio state supreme court. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, July 5, 1983. Interment at Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  
  
• Harry B. Hershey — of Taylorville, Christian County, Ill. Born in Mifflin, Richland County, Ohio. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois Democratic state chair, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1940; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5th District 1964-66). Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Round Bottom, Monroe County, Ohio, December 28, 1895. Son of Eugene A. Imhoff and Laura (Clegg) Imhoff; married, September 1, 1923, to Martha Elizabeth Korn. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1925-33; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1933-39, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in North Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., April 18, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  • 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.
  
  
• Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) — also known as Carroll D. Kearns — of Farrell, Mercer County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 7, 1900. Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns; married, August 30, 1933, to Nora Lynch. Republican. Concert musician and orchestral conductor; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53, 24th District 1953-63); defeated, 1962. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Phi Mu Alpha. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 11, 1976. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• H. V. King (b. 1883) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, January 10, 1883. Son of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King; married, April 25, 1910, to Abbie Abbott. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Paul Kolter (b. 1926) — also known as Joseph P. Kolter; Joe Kolter — of New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa. Born in McDonald, Trumbull County, Ohio, September 3, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives 14th District, 1969-82; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1983-93. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Sons of Italy. Indicted in 1994 by a Federal grand jury on five felony charges of embezzlement at the U.S. House post office; pleaded guilty in May 1996. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Woodmen. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) — also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 3, 1870. Son of John Donald MacKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) MacKinnon; married, October 19, 1899, to Charlotte Hodgkins. Republican. Manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48, 1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County 1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934 (Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County). Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1957. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) — also known as S. Abbot Maginnis — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, October 23, 1885. Son of William Lyman Maginnis and Letie (Abbot) Maginnis; married, April 29, 1914, to Margaret McKenna (died 1933); married, August 12, 1936, to Gwendolyn Brownlee. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21. Member, Elks. Died September 25, 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas C. Mahon (b. 1860) — of Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. Born in Marseilles, Wyandot County, Ohio, July 4, 1860. Son of James Mahon and Phebe (Waples) Mahon; married, April 14, 1886, to Mary I. Alexander. Democrat. Merchant; lawyer; Hardin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1910. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert L. Marshman (c.1848-1907) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Holmes County, Ohio. Republican. Mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1897-1901. Member, Elks; Woodmen. Died January 13, 1907. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  
  
• Allen Thurman Martin (b. 1895) — of Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 10, 1895. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, Eagles; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Meade Massie (b. 1859) — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, February 26, 1859. Son of Henry Massie and Susan Burton (Thompson) Massie; married, November 6, 1883, to Juliet S. Matthews. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1887-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896, 1916. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Virgil O. Mathias (b. 1882) — of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 8, 1882. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936, 1944; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Eldon L. Metheany (1850-1917) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, December 5, 1850. Son of Richard R. Metheany and Esther (Levering) Metheany; married, June 20, 1878, to Louisa Welker. Railway station agent; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1883-84, 1890-92, 1906-07, 1908-10; defeated, 1907. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Died in Wexford County, Mich., September 3, 1917. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  
  
• William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) — also known as William M. Morgan — of Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Born in Licking County, Ohio, August 1, 1870. Son of James M. Morgan and Mary Eleanor Morgan; married, May 1, 1903, to Jennie Legg. Republican. In carriage and implement business; later in wool and grain business; president, Central Ohio Foundry Company; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31. Methodist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1935. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Larry Mumper — of Ohio. Member of Ohio state senate, 1998. Member, Elks. Still living as of 1998.
  
  
• William H. Nusbaum (1856-1928) — of DeKalb County, Ind. Born in Crestline, Crawford County, Ohio, April 16, 1856. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99. German ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 8, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• C. William O'Neill (1916-1978) — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, February 14, 1916. Son of Charles Thompson O'Neill and Jessie (Arnold) O'Neill; married, July 29, 1945, to Betty Estelle Hewson. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1939-50; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1947-48; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ohio state attorney general, 1951-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952, 1956; Governor of Ohio, 1957-59; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1960. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Grange; American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Kappa Delta. Died August 20, 1978. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
  
  
• 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;