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William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) —
of Iowa.
Born in Jackson
County, Ohio, September
23, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1911-14.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 4,
1944 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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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.
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, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles;
Grange.
Died in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, March
31, 1946 (age 61 years, 249
days).
Interment at Standing
Rock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio.
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William L. David (b. 1872) —
of Hancock
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., February
29, 1872.
Lawyer;
Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Luther David and Eliza Susan (Gibson) David; married to
Mabelle Lucile Peden. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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George E. Davidson (b. 1874) —
of East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1909-12.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. Mitchell Davidson and Jane (Till) Davidson; married, May 23,
1900, to Marian Hill. |
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Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) —
also known as Jacob E. Davis —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Beaver, Pike
County, Ohio, October
31, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president,
Kroger Company (supermarkets),
1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Acacia.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
28, 2003 (age 97 years, 120
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Raymond Davis (b. 1877) —
also known as W. R. Davis —
of Chardon, Geauga
County, Ohio.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, June 6,
1877.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1913-14.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dexter D. Davis and Frances Ellen (Turner) Davis; married, July 17,
1907, to Jennie E. Turner. |
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Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) —
also known as Arthur H. Day —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pandora, Putnam
County, Ohio, February
1, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Ohio
state house of representatives, 1916; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Ohio
state senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
11, 1967 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio.
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Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Henry
County, Ohio, November
26, 1887.
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; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Grange.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April
10, 1979 (age 91 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke; married, September
1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge. |
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Osmer Sage Deming (b. 1838) —
also known as O. S. Deming —
of Kentucky.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., December
22, 1838.
County judge in Kentucky, 1872-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1876; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1879.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Original interment somewhere
in Warren, Ohio; reinterment somewhere
in Mt. Olivet, Ky.
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Charles William Frederick Dick (1858-1945) —
also known as Charles W. F. Dick —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
3, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Summit
County Auditor, 1886-98; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1887-91; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904;
Ohio
Republican state chair, 1892-94, 1899-1907; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1897-1900; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1898-1904; resigned 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1904-11; defeated in primary, 1926, 1928.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, March
13, 1945 (age 86 years, 130
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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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,
1928;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1923-35.
Methodist
or Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., January
14, 1978 (age 93 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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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, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) —
also known as William C. Dixon —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Dexter, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 1,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1939.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon; married, November
20, 1934, to Arvilla Pratt. |
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Franklin Luke Dodge (1853-1929) —
also known as Frank L. Dodge —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
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; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Godwin Volney Dorsey (b. 1812) —
also known as G. Volney Dorsey —
of Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, November
17, 1812.
Physician;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County,
1850-51; Democratic candidate for Ohio
auditor of state, 1857, 1859; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1862-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1863-64; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County, 1873.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio.
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Thomas Dunlap (1832-1885) —
of Sutter Creek, Amador
County, Calif.
Born in West Salem, Wayne
County, Ohio, March
30, 1832.
Member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1875-80.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of consumption (tuberculosis),
in Bieber, Lassen
County, Calif., September
15, 1885 (age 53 years, 169
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, McArthur, Calif.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose; Carpenters
Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest George Eagleson (1864-1956) —
also known as Ern G. Eagleson —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, January
13, 1864.
Railroad
and mining engineer;
City
Engineer of Boise, 1893-97, 1899-1901, 1911-12; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Idaho, 1902-08; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1919-21, 1925-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World.
Died, in a nursing
home at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August
17, 1956 (age 92 years, 217
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Hervey Eagleson and Martha A. (Kerr) Eagleson; married, May 6,
1907, to Viola Scully. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of
Boise |
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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.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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Marvin Henry Edwards (b. 1937) —
also known as Mickey Edwards —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 12,
1937.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1977-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Watson Wales Farnsworth (1855-1939) —
also known as W. W. Farnsworth —
of Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio, November
21, 1855.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; member of Ohio
state senate, 1923-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1928.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died in Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
13, 1939 (age 83 years, 53
days).
Interment at Wakeman
Cemetery, Waterville, Ohio.
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Benjamin F. Ferris (1815-1904) —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Franklin Township, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
19, 1815.
Democrat. Postmaster at Aurora,
Ind., 1839-40; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1865.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ripley
County, Ind., March
23, 1904 (age 88 years, 156
days).
Interment at St. Pauls United Methodist Cemetery, Sunman, Ind.
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Simeon Davison Fess (1861-1936) —
also known as Simeon D. Fess —
of Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
11, 1861.
Republican. University
professor; author; editor; president
of Ohio Northern University; president
of Antioch College 1907-17; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1913-23 (6th District 1913-15, 7th
District 1915-23); U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1923-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1932;
Temporary Chair, 1928;
chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, chair, 1928;
speaker, 1928;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1930-32.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1936 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Glen
Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess; married 1890 to Eva
Candice Thomas; father of Hamilton
Lehr Fess. |
| | | Epitaph: "A great teacher and orator
whoe life and character were a source of inspiration in the lives of
thousands. Authority on history and government, leader of his
colleagues and confidant of presidents. A genuine patriot whose
loyalty and unimpeachable integrity never yielded to expediency or
compromised a conviction." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Louis Fiesinger (1877-1953) —
also known as William L. Fiesinger —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born in Willard, Huron
County, Ohio, October
25, 1877.
Democrat. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1931-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
11, 1953 (age 75 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married, May 7,
1937, to Edna Thomas. |
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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.
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, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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William Sinton Fitzgerald (1880-1937) —
also known as William Fitzgerald —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1920-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
3, 1937 (age 56 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Republican. Barber; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming; married, February
12, 1912, to Lethia Cousins. |
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Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 8,
1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Menominee Electric Company, manufacturer
of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., February
26, 1900 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married, February
25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
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Thomas J. Ford (1856-1930) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
3, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-1903; common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1906-29; appointed 1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1930
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
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Emerich Burt Freed (1897-1955) —
also known as Emerich B. Freed —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
November
22, 1897.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Cuyahoga
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-33; 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
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died December
4, 1955 (age 58 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Freed and Sarah (Benfield) Freed; married, May 8,
1930, to Gertrude Davies. |
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Robert Elliott Freer (b. 1896) —
also known as Robert E. Freer —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Westmoreland Hills, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Madisonville, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
30, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935-48; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1939, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer; married, October
27, 1919, to Hazel Louise Davis; married, April
12, 1925, to Olive Roberts. |
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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.
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 Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Herman Freygang (1840-1913) —
of Angola, Steuben
County, Ind.
Born in Uniontown, Stark
County, Ohio, March 4,
1840.
Democrat. Harness
maker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884;
postmaster at Angola,
Ind., 1885-89.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., May 22,
1913 (age 73 years, 79
days).
Interment at Old Angola Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Julius Freygang and Fredericka (Weicht) Freygang; brother
of Elizabeth Freygang (who married George
E. Young); married 1859 to Irene
Wakefield. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, July 23,
1894.
Chemist;
executive vice-president, Parke Davis pharmaceutical
company; village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel,
Montreal, Quebec,
April
8, 1957 (age 62 years, 259
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) —
also known as Robert W. Furnas —
of Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, May 5,
1824.
Republican. Printer;
farmer;
member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of
Nebraska, 1873-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 1,
1905 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Brownville
Cemetery, Brownville, Neb.
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Harry Conrad Gahn (1880-1962) —
also known as Harry C. Gahn —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Elmore, Ottawa
County, Ohio, April
26, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922,
1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
2, 1962 (age 82 years, 190
days).
Interment at Elmore
Community Cemetery, Elmore, Ohio.
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John Wilmer Galbreath (b. 1897) —
also known as John W. Galbreath —
of Upper Arlington, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Derby, Pickaway
County, Ohio, August
10, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Hill Galbreath and Belle (Mitchell) Galbreath; married, September
14, 1921, to Helen Mauck. |
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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, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Washington Gardner (1845-1928) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Morrow
County, Ohio, February
16, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
college
professor; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
31, 1928 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) —
also known as James A. Garfield —
of Hiram, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in a log
cabin near Orange, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
19, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; college
professor; president,
Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member of Ohio
state senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81; President
of the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.
Disciples
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta
Upsilon.
Shot
by the assassin
Charles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Station, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from the
effects of the wound and infection,
in Elberon, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
19, 1881 (age 49 years, 304
days).
Entombed at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 at Garfield
Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue at Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram Garfield and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield; married, November
11, 1858, to Lucretia
Rudolph; father of Harry
Augustus Garfield and James
Rudolph Garfield; fourth cousin of Eli
Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of John
Alden Thayer. |
| | | Political families: Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: William
S. Maynard |
| | | Garfield counties in Colo., Mont., Neb., Okla., Utah and Wash. are
named for him. |
| | | Garfield Mountain,
in the Cascade Range, King
County, Washington, is named for
him. — The city
of Garfield,
New Jersey, is named for
him. |
| | | Politician named for him: James
G. Stewart
|
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in 1898-1905.
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about James A. Garfield: Allan
Peskin, Garfield:
A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke, The
Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.
Arthur |
| | | Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty
Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
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Myron B. Gessaman (1894-1975) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, October
15, 1894.
Lawyer;
Franklin
County Prosecutor, 1928-31; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1934-35; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1936-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Hospital,
Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
20, 1975 (age 80 years, 309
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) —
also known as Paul E. Gillmor —
of Old Fort, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
1, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1967-88; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office
2007.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from an accidental fall down
stairs, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
5, 2007 (age 68 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Herschel Glenn Jr. (1921-2016) —
also known as John Glenn —
of New Concord, Muskingum
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, July 18,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Astronaut;
in February 1962, first
American to orbit the earth; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1975-99; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1984;
received the Medal
of Freedom in 2012; also inducted to the International Air &
Space Hall of
Fame, the National Aviation Hall of
Fame, the International Space Hall of
Fame, and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of
Fame.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
8, 2016 (age 95 years, 143
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to Anna
Margaret Castor. |
| | | The John Glenn Columbus International
Airport (Port Columbus International Airport until 2016), in Columbus,
Ohio, is named for
him. — John Glenn High
School, in New
Concord, Ohio, is named for
him. — John Glenn High
School, in Westland,
Michigan, is named for
him. — John Glenn High
School, in Bay City,
Michigan, is named for
him. — John Glenn High
School, in Walkerton,
Indiana, is named for
him. — John Glenn High
School, in Norwalk,
California, is named for
him. — John Glenn Middle
School, in San
Angelo, Texas, is named for
him. — Colonel Glenn Road,
in Little
Rock, Arkansas, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by John Glenn: John
Glenn: A Memoir (1999) |
| | | Books about John Glenn: Robert Green,
John
Glenn : Astronaut and U.S. Senator (for young
readers) |
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Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Newbern, Pulaski
County, Va., June 3,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1917; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1944 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, December
10, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1905-10; district judge in Nebraska 4th
District, 1920-25; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office
1938.
Methodist.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died August
13, 1938 (age 74 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss; married, October
4, 1890, to Carrie Shimp. |
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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.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1933-36; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1937-39, 1941-43; Governor of
Idaho, 1945; resigned 1945; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, September
20, 1974 (age 86 years, 18
days).
Interment at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene; married to Edverta
Eunice Motley. |
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Miles S. Gregory —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ohio.
Candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons; Grotto.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Merrill Griffith (1872-1944) —
also known as P. Merrill Griffith —
of Ohio.
Born in Bellbrook, Greene
County, Ohio, April
29, 1872.
U.S. Consul in Matamoros, as of 1898-1905; Pernambuco, 1910-15; Santiago de Cuba, as of 1916-17.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
29, 1944 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Walter D. Guilbert —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Republican. Noble
County Auditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1888,
1904;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1896-1909.
French
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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James Wood Halfhill (1861-1923) —
also known as James W. Halfhill —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Ohio, March 1,
1861.
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; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died, from influenza,
in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April
15, 1923 (age 62 years, 45
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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Ralph Scott Hamilton (1879-1960) —
also known as Ralph S. Hamilton —
of Lind, Adams
County, Wash.; Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio, December
6, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-31; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1929.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died May 31,
1960 (age 80 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Ore.
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Eugene Henry Hanhart (1904-1982) —
also known as Eugene H. Hanhart —
of Dover, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Dover, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, November
12, 1904.
Democrat. Insurance
business; chair of
Tuscarawas County Democratic Party, 1936; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1948-49, 1955.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died May 27,
1982 (age 77 years, 196
days).
Interment at Dover Burial Park, Dover, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil Hanhart and Anna Marie (Roth) Hanhart; married to Margery R.
Marshall. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in United
States Politics (1950) |
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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.
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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.
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.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding; married, September
4, 1912, to May Gaynor. |
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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.
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), 1912,
1916
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker);
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; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Alpha Delta.
First
president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,
1922.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273
days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted
by historians.
Originally entombed at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding
Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;
married, July 8,
1891, to Florence
Harding. |
| | | Harding County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Harding High
School, in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding High
School, in Warren,
Ohio, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding Middle
School, in Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The community
of Harding
Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for
him. — Warren Street,
G Street,
and Harding Street
(now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan,
Alaska, were all named for
him. — Harding Mountain,
in Chelan
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Mount
Harding, in Skagway,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | Personal motto: "Remember there are two
sides to every question. Get both." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to
normalcy with Harding." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis
Russell, The
Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His
Times — 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 — 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 |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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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.
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.
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Wilfred Eugene Harmon (1856-1933) —
also known as Wilfred E. Harmon —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Fayette, Fulton
County, Ohio, February
7, 1856.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-13; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1920; Montana
state treasurer, 1925-29; secretary
of state of Montana, 1929-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., August
15, 1933 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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William Howard Harsha Jr. (1921-2010) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
1, 1921.
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.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, October
12, 2010 (age 89 years, 284
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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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.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1933-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1971 (age 86 years, 245
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) —
of Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, September
21, 1858.
Republican. Implement
dealer; real estate
dealer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 64th District, 1929-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens; married, December
21, 1881, to Elizabeth Melleb. |
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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.
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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.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1880; 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.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of John David Heckert
and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert; married 1868 to Emily
Metcalf Barr. |
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James Armenius Hedgcock (1853-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dresden, Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Freemasons; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., March
13, 1907 (age 53 years, 341
days).
Interment at Bunnell
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John Samuel Hedgcock. |
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Arthur Roger Heisser (b. 1902) —
also known as Arthur R. Heisser —
of Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio.
Born in Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio, December
14, 1902.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952;
justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 5,
1983 (age 93 years, 215
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Harry B. Hershey —
of Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill.
Born in Mifflin, Richland
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Lawyer; Christian
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; mayor
of Taylorville, Ill., 1922-26; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1938-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 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.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Mortimer Hewins (1839-1898) —
of Cedarvale, Chautauqua
County, Kan.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, March
22, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives 95th District, 1877-79; member of
Kansas
state senate 21st District, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1888.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo., 1898
(age about
59 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Converse County, Wyo.
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Martin Harris Holcomb (1867-1945) —
also known as Martin H. Holcomb —
of Montcalm
County, Mich.; Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Vernon Township, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
21, 1867.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1911-14;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., November
12, 1945 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
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David Pierson Holloway (1809-1883) —
also known as David P. Holloway —
of Indiana.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, December
7, 1809.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44; member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-52; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1855-57; lawyer.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
9, 1883 (age 73 years, 276
days).
Original interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery (which no longer exists), Richmond, Ind.;
reinterment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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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.
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John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) —
also known as John E. Hopley —
of Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., August
25, 1850.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen
R. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1898-1903; Montevideo, 1903-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Ohio; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Elks.
As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped the
pipe, his clothes caught
fire, and he was badly burned; his burns became infected,
leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, July 10,
1927 (age 76 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
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Jerome Klahr Huddle (1891-1959) —
also known as J. Klahr Huddle —
of Fort Recovery, Mercer
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bettsville, Seneca
County, Ohio, March
25, 1891.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Cologne, 1926-30; U.S. Consul General in Warsaw, 1930-35; U.S. Ambassador to Burma, 1947-50.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., March
16, 1959 (age 67 years, 356
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Round Bottom, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
28, 1895.
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; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in North Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., April
18, 1988 (age 92 years, 112
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla.
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David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) —
also known as David S. Ingalls —
of Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
28, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of Cleveland
Department of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1940,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and general
manager, Pan American Air
Ferries, 1941-42; commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station;
executive, Pan American World
Airways; newspaper
publisher.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Skull
and Bones.
Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April
26, 1985 (age 86 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony F. Ittner (b. 1872) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Berlin Heights, Erie
County, Ohio, November
23, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1923-27.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson (1801-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clermont
County, Ohio, September
2, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47, 1853-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., April
21, 1878 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Benjamin Jackson (b. 1871) —
also known as Jesse B. Jackson —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Paulding, Paulding
County, Ohio, November
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
and real
estate business; U.S. Consul in Alexandretta, 1905-08; Aleppo, 1908-23; Leghorn, 1923-28; Fort William, 1928-35; Port Arthur, 1928-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson; married, June 22,
1898, to Rosebelle Berryman; married 1935 to Mary
Ann Hinton. |
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(1918) |
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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.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944;
municipal judge in Ohio, 1940.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks;
Freemasons; Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson; married to Fern
Payne. |
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William Trayton Jackson (1876-1933) —
also known as William T. Jackson —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, May 8,
1876.
Republican. Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1928-31; defeated, 1931; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died October
3, 1933 (age 57 years, 148
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Frederick Albert Jeffers (1869-1966) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died August
15, 1966 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Pease Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Mich.
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Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) —
also known as Harry P. Jeffrey —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
26, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, January
4, 1997 (age 95 years, 9
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Davis B. Johnson (b. 1880) —
of Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born in Metamora, Fulton
County, Ohio, December
30, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Fulton
County Clerk of Courts, 1917-21; Fulton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; member of Ohio
state senate 33rd District, 1929; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arby D. Johnson and Effie (Sellers) Johnson; married, December
30, 1915, to Lillian Tressler. |
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Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Jones —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cairo, Allen
County, Ohio, June 25,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1947-52.
Methodist;
later Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died June 22,
1968 (age 60 years, 363
days).
Interment at Lima
Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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Thomas Alfred Jones (b. 1859) —
also known as Thomas A. Jones —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Oak Hill, Jackson
County, Ohio, March 4,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Jackson, Ohio, 1885-87; circuit judge in Ohio 4th Circuit,
1901-13; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District, 1913-15; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1915-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eben Jones and Ann (Williams) Jones; married, June 30,
1886, to Grace U. Hoyt. |
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