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  Leonard J. Hackney, Jr. (b. 1855) — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Edinburg, Johnson County, Ind., March 29, 1855. Son of Leonard J. Hackney and Kate H. Hackney. Lawyer; circuit judge in Indiana, 1888-93; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1893-99; general counsel, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, December 28, 1878, to Ida L. Pudney.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William F. Hagarty (1877-1950) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, June 30, 1877. Son of Cornelius E. Hagarty and Julia A. (Leary) Hagarty. Democrat. Lawyer; member, board of managers, Holy Family Hospital; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1923-47; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1927-47. Catholic. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Catholic Lawyers Guild. Died, in Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 30, 1950 (age 72 years, 214 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Mary E. McGrath.
  Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864-1958) — also known as Warren A. Haggott — of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born near Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, May 18, 1864. Son of Benjamin Pearl Haggott and Margaret Agnes (Gamble) Haggott. Republican. School teacher; mining engineer; lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1902-03; member of Colorado state senate, 1903-05; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1907-09; defeated, 1908; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1921-23. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Denver, Colo., April 29, 1958 (age 93 years, 346 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, December 29, 1897, to Lou Willie Cecil.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Wood Halfhill (b. 1861) — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Mercer, Mercer County, Ohio, March 1, 1861. Son of Moses Halfhill and Elanor Maria (Wood) Halfhill. Republican. Lawyer; director, The Old National Bank of Lima, Ohio, First National Bank of Ada, Ohio, Ada Heat, Water and Light Company, Ohio State Life Insurance Company; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 23, 1896, to Cora Agnes Miller.
  Benton Jay Hall (1835-1894) — of Iowa. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, January 13, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1872-73; member of Iowa state senate, 1882-85; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1885-87; defeated, 1886. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, January 5, 1894 (age 58 years, 357 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lawrence Washington Hall (1819-1863) — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Lake County, Ohio, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1852-57; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1857-59; defeated, 1858. Imprisoned for alleged disloyalty to the Union in 1862. Died of a lung hemorrhage, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, January 18, 1863 (age about 43 years). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Osee Matson Hall (1847-1914) — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, September 10, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate, 1885; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1891-95. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 26, 1914 (age 67 years, 77 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Francis Gregg Hamer (1843-1918) — also known as Francis G. Hamer — of Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born near Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, February 20, 1843. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska, 1883-92; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1911-18. Died in 1918 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Marshall Hamilton (1847-1905) — also known as John M. Hamilton — of McLean County, Ill. Born in Ridgewood, Union County, Ohio, May 28, 1847. Son of Samuel Hamilton and Nancy (McMorris) Hamilton. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1877-81; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1881-83; Governor of Illinois, 1883-85. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 22, 1905 (age 58 years, 117 days). Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Presumably named for: John Marshall
  Relatives: Married 1870 to Helen Williams.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  George H. Hand (1837-1891) — Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, August 9, 1837. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Dakota territory attorney general, 1866-69; U.S. Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1866-69; secretary of Dakota Territory, 1874-83. Died in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., March 10, 1891 (age 53 years, 213 days). Burial location unknown.
  Hand County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  James Franklin Hanly (1863-1920) — also known as J. Frank Hanly — of Williamsport, Warren County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near St. Joseph, Champaign County, Ill., April 4, 1863. Son of Elijah Hanly and Anna E. (Calton) Hanly. Lawyer; law partner of Will R. Wood; member of Indiana state senate, 1890; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1896; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1899; Governor of Indiana, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1916. Died as the result of an automobile-train accident near Dennison, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, August 1, 1920 (age 57 years, 119 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Williamsport, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, December 3, 1881, to Eva A. Simmer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) — also known as Edward A. Hannegan — of Covington, Fountain County, Ind. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, June 25, 1807. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1849-50. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. In May, 1852, during a drunken argument, he stabbed his brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, who died the next day. Died from overdose of morphine (probably suicide), in St. Louis, Mo., February 25, 1859 (age 51 years, 245 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1912, to May Gaynor.
  Thomas Frazier Hargis (1842-1903) — also known as Thomas F. Hargis — of Carlisle, Nicholas County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Jackson, Breathitt County, Ky., June 24, 1842. Son of John Louis Hargis. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1869-71; member of Kentucky state senate 30th District, 1871-75; candidate for circuit judge in Kentucky, 1874; district judge in Kentucky, 1878-79; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1879-84. Died in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, August 3, 1903 (age 61 years, 40 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Louis Hargis; first cousin of John Seldon Hargis and James Henderson Hargis; brother-in-law of Archibald Calloway Cope; uncle by marriage of James Buchanan Marcum; first cousin once removed of Alexander Hamilton Hargis; father-in-law of Jerry Curtis South. See South-Cockrell-Hargis-Morrow family of Kentucky.
  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. 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, Humane Society; American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 11, 1949 (age 63 years, 20 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin B. Harlan and Margaret H. (Bond) Harlan; married, June 16, 1914, to Sada Shaw; great-grandfather of Charles W. Sembler II.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Judson Harmon (1846-1927) — of Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Newtown, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 3, 1846. Son of Rev. B. F. Harmon and Julia (Bronson) Harmon. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1876-77; superior court judge in Ohio, 1878-87; U.S. Attorney General, 1895-97; receiver of bankrupt railways, 1905-09; Governor of Ohio, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924. Baptist. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 22, 1927 (age 81 years, 19 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Harmon County, Okla. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Heaton Willis Harris (1858-1928) — also known as Heaton W. Harris — of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. Born near Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, April 23, 1858. Son of Joel G. Harris (1824-1910) and Louisa (Barnaby) Harris (1835-1912). Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1899-1907; Nuremberg, 1907-08; U.S. Consul General in , 1908-12; Frankfort, 1912-17; Stockholm, 1917-18; Havana, 1918-20. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died, from stomach cancer, in Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, July 11, 1928 (age 70 years, 79 days). Interment at Mt. Union Cemetery, Alliance, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1889 to Effie Leek.
  Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936) — also known as Russell Lord Harrison — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, August 12, 1854. Son of Caroline (Scott) Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). Republican. Newspaper work; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of Indiana state senate, 1925-28. Member, Union League. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 13, 1936 (age 82 years, 123 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Second great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); great-grandson of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); grandson of John Scott Harrison; son of Caroline (Scott) Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); married, January 10, 1884, to Mary Saunders; father of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  William Howard Harsha, Jr. (b. 1921) — of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Born in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, January 1, 1921. Son of William Howard Harsha and Imogene (Matthews) Harsha. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Scioto County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-55; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Exchange Club; Farm Bureau; Grange. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Married, September 28, 1946, to Rosemary Spellerberg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alphonso Hart (1830-1910) — of Ohio. Born in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 4, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1865; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1874-76; law partner of Andrew Squire, 1875-78; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1883-85; defeated, 1880. Died in Washington, D.C., December 23, 1910 (age 80 years, 172 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Daniel Hartman (b. 1878) — also known as John D. Hartman — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, March 31, 1878. Son of Gaylord Hartman and Louisa Jane (Brown) Hartman. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 14th District, 1918; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1921-33. Lutheran. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Clara Kochensparger.
  Charles Nathaniel Haskell (1860-1933) — also known as Charles N. Haskell — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla. Born in Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio, March 13, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; oil business; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; Governor of Oklahoma, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928. Died, of pneumonia, in the Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., July 5, 1933 (age 73 years, 114 days). Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
  Haskell County, Okla. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Leslie Hay (1856-1940) — also known as Frederick L. Hay — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. Born in Girard, Erie County, Pa., December 22, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Defiance, Ohio, 1888-92, 1932-34; Defiance County Probate Judge, 1893-97; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1900; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1912-18. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, of pneumonia, in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, February, 1940 (age 83 years, 0 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio.
  Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known as Rutherford B. Hayes; "Rutherfraud B. Hayes"; "His Fraudulency" — of Ohio. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, October 4, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67; Governor of Ohio, 1868-72, 1876-77; President of the United States, 1877-81. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893 (age 70 years, 105 days). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 at Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes; father of Webb Cook Hayes.
  Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit — James M. Comly
  Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.
  Personal motto: "He serves his party best who serves his country best."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: Ari Hoogenboom, Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse, Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist, Centennial Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) — also known as Benjamin F. Heckert — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, March, 1840. Son of John David Heckert (1801-1844) and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert (1808-1879). Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; probate judge in Michigan; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11; died in office 1911. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 12, 1911 (age 71 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Married 1868 to Emily Metcalf Barr.
  Joseph Lawrence Heffernan (b. 1887) — also known as Joseph L. Heffernan — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, February 8, 1887. Son of John Heffernan and Rose Ann (Flynn) Heffernan. Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1923-27; mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, 1928-31; legal counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1935; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Heffernan and Rose Ann (Flynn) Heffernan; married, October 27, 1914, to Catherine O'Connor (died 1917); married, May 8, 1920, to Beatrice Mary Jones.
  Thomas James Herbert (1894-1974) — also known as Thomas J. Herbert — of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 28, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; lawyer; Ohio state attorney general, 1939-45; Governor of Ohio, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Methodist. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died October 26, 1974 (age 79 years, 363 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Patricia Louise Herbold (b. 1940) — also known as Patricia L. Herbold; Pat Herbold; Patricia Louise Kruse — of Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio; Bellevue, King County, Wash. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 24, 1940. Daughter of William J. Kruse and Mary Louise Kruse. Republican. Chemist; lawyer; mayor of Montgomery, Ohio, 1986; chair of King County Republican Party, 2002-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004; U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 2005-. Female. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married to Robert J. Herbold (chief operating officer, Microsoft, 1994-2001).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Myron Timothy Herrick (1854-1929) — also known as Myron T. Herrick — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Huntington, Lorain County, Ohio, October 9, 1854. Son of Timothy Robinson Herrick and Mary L. Herrick. Republican. Lawyer; banker; secretary-treasurer and president, Society for Savings, Cleveland; director and board chairman of railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1904, 1908, 1920; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1892; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1901; Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1912-14, 1921-29, died in office 1929; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1916; on October 19, 1921, a bomb, sent in a package to the Ambassador's residence, exploded when his valet opened it. Member, American Bankers Association. Died of a heart attack in Paris, France, March 31, 1929 (age 74 years, 173 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1880, to Carolyn M. Parmely (died 1918).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Farm Bureau. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Archie Ray Hicks, Jr. (b. 1915) — also known as Arch Hicks, Jr. — of Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. Born in Levanna, Brown County, Ohio, October 13, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948, 1952, 1960. Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis; Jaycees. Still living as of 1960.
  Frank Harris Hitchcock (1867-1935) — also known as Frank H. Hitchcock — of Massachusetts; Arizona. Born in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, October 5, 1867. Son of Henry Chapman Hitchcock and Mary Laurette (Harris) Hitchcock. Republican. Lawyer; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1908-09; U.S. Postmaster General, 1909-13; newspaper publisher; member of Republican National Committee from Arizona, 1932-33. Member, American Economic Association. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., August 25, 1935 (age 67 years, 324 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herschel Millard Hogg (1853-1934) — also known as Herschel M. Hogg — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo.; Telluride, San Miguel County, Colo. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 21, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1903-07. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Denver, Colo., August 27, 1934 (age 80 years, 279 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1880, to Josephine Houghtaling (1852-1933).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Martin Rossiter Hoke (b. 1952) — also known as Martin R. Hoke — of Ohio. Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, May 18, 1952. Republican. Lawyer; founder and president of a cellular telephone company; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1993-97; defeated, 1996. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Ross Edgar Holaday (1869-1929) — also known as Ross E. Holaday — of Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Westboro, Clinton County, Ohio, July 14, 1869. School teacher; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives; U.S. Consul in Santiago de Cuba, 1902-15; Manchester, 1915-29, died in office 1929. Died in Manchester, England, November 27, 1929 (age 60 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
  Greg John Holbrock (1906-1992) — also known as Greg Holbrock — of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, June 21, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948, 1960 (alternate), 1964. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, September 4, 1992 (age 86 years, 75 days). Entombed at St. Stephen's Mausoleum, Hamilton, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Dexter Holbrook (1836-1870) — also known as Edward D. Holbrook — of Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, May 6, 1836. Lawyer; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1865-69. Censured by the House of Representatives in 1869 for use of unparliamentary language. Shot and mortally wounded by Charles H. Douglas, and died the next day, in Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho, June 18, 1870 (age 34 years, 43 days). Interment at Masonic Burial Ground, Idaho City, Idaho.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Baker Hollister (1890-1979) — also known as John B. Hollister — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1931-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Presbyterian. Died in 1979 (age about 89 years). Cremated; ashes interred at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Adoniram Judson Holmes (1842-1902) — also known as Adoniram J. Holmes — of Boone, Boone County, Iowa. Born in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, March 2, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor of Boone, Iowa, 1880-81; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S. Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1883-89; Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889-91. Died in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, January 21, 1902 (age 59 years, 325 days). Interment at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Adoniram Judson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) — also known as George B. Holt — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Conn., June 12, 1790. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1824-25; member of Ohio state senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36, 1843-49; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County, 1850-51. Presbyterian. Died October 30, 1871 (age 81 years, 140 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) — also known as Joseph L. Hooper — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 22, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in office 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Rowland Hopkins (1869-1961) — also known as W. R. Hopkins — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., July 26, 1869. Son of David J. Hopkins and Mary Jeffreys Hopkins. Republican. Lawyer; industrial real estate developer; promoter of Cleveland Short Line Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916; Cleveland city manager, 1924-30; founder of Cleveland Municipal Airport, later named for him. Died February 9, 1961 (age 91 years, 198 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Ellen Louise Cozad.
  Elisha Hotchkiss (1778-1858) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., October 11, 1778. Son of Silas Hotchkiss (c.1759-1848) and Esther (Gilbert) Hotchkiss (c.1763). Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1831-33. Died in Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind., June 10, 1858 (age 79 years, 242 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Hotchkiss (c.1759-1848) and Esther (Gilbert) Hotchkiss (c.1763); married, October 21, 1804, to Phebe Gallup (1781-1847); third cousin once removed of Luther Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Elisha Hotchkiss, Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Henry DeWitt Hotchkiss. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Harriman-on-Hudson (unknown county), N.Y. Born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., November 21, 1867. Son of A. J. Howe and Jane (Clemson) Howe. Lawyer; law professor; member of Ohio state senate, 1906-09; Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of New York, 1914-19. Died in 1940 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1904 to Marie H. Jenney.
  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. 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 (age about 76 years). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, January 18, 1905, to Jessie F. Pruden.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James B. Hughes (1805-1873) — of Meigs County, Ohio; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 12, 1805. Son of Simon Hughes (1778-1858) and Betsy Coleman (Bigger) Hughes (1780-1851). Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state legislature, 1838-39; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Presbyterian. Died in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., August 11, 1873 (age 67 years, 303 days). Interment at Willow River Cemetery, Hudson, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1838, to Elizabeth Mather (1816-1893).
  George Washington Hulick (1833-1907) — also known as George W. Hulick — of Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio. Born in Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio, June 29, 1833. Son of Lott Hulick and Rhoda (Dimmitt) Hulick. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Clermont County Probate Judge, 1864-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1876; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1893-97. Died in 1907 (age about 74 years). Interment at Union Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Married, October 16, 1861, to Josephine W. Harrison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) — Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., March 8, 1890. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57. Episcopalian. President of M.A. Hanna Company 1929-52. Died January 20, 1970 (age 79 years, 318 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Lyman Underwood Humphrey (1844-1915) — also known as Lyman U. Humphrey — of Independence, Montgomery County, Kan. Born in New Baltimore, Stark County, Ohio, July 25, 1844. Son of Lyman Humphrey and Elizabeth (Everhart) Humphrey. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; banker; candidate for Kansas state house of representatives, 1871; member of Kansas state senate, 1876; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1877-81; Governor of Kansas, 1889-93; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1892. Died in Independence, Montgomery County, Kan., September 12, 1915 (age 71 years, 49 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Independence, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, December 25, 1872, to Amanda Leonard (1850-1934).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry T. Hunt (c.1879-1956) — also known as "Boy Mayor" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, about 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1907; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-13. Died in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., February 29, 1956 (age about 77 years). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Samuel Furman Hunt (b. 1844) — also known as Samuel F. Hunt — of Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 22, 1844. Son of John Randolph Hunt (M.D.) and Amanda (Baird) Hunt. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1870-71; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1871; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1873; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1880; superior court judge in Ohio, 1890-98. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Society of Colonial Wars; Loyal Legion; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  John Hutchins (1812-1891) — of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 25, 1812. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1849-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856; U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1859-63. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 20, 1891 (age 79 years, 118 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Cousin of Wells Andrews Hutchins.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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