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• Charles Adkins (1863-1941) — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Pickaway County, Ohio, February 7, 1863. Married to Dora E. Farrow. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S. Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated, 1932; candidate for Illinois state senate 28th District, 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., March 31, 1941. Interment at Bement Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) — of Missouri. Born in Knox County, Ohio, October 4, 1828. U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., April 3, 1877. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) — also known as Chester H. Aldrich — of David City, Butler County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula County, Ohio, November 10, 1862. Son of George W. Aldrich and Sophrona E. (Hardy) Aldrich; married, June 4, 1889, to Sylvia E. Stroman. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1907; Governor of Nebraska, 1911-13; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died March 10, 1924. Interment at Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Neb.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) — also known as Alfred G. Allen — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, July 23, 1867. Son of Isaac B. Allen and Eliza W. (Gaither) Allen; married, December 10, 1901, to Clara B. Forbes. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Delta Phi. Died of angina pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 9, 1932. Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) — of Pleasants County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Ohio, August 12, 1876. Son of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married, September 4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle. Democrat. School teacher; Pleasants County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; Tau Kappa Alpha. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa County, Ala., July 18, 1887. Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant; married, August 16, 1915, to Charlotte Marguerite Hein. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi. Died January 14, 1941. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Michael Hayden Armacost (b. 1937) — also known as Michael Armacost — of Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 15, 1937. Son of George H. Armacost and Verda Gay (Hayden) Armacost; married, March 8, 1959, to Roberta June Bray. College professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1982-84; Japan, 1989. Methodist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) — also known as Benjamin W. Arnett — of Greene County, Ohio. Born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., 1838. Son of Benjamin Arnett; married 1858 to Mary Louisa Gordon. School teacher and principal; ordained minister; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first black state legislator elected to represent a majority white constituency; bishop. Black. Methodist. Scottish, American Indian, and Irish ancestry. Lost a leg due to a tumor in 1858. Died, of uremia, in Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, October 9, 1906. Interment at Tarbox Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
  
  
• William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) — also known as William A. Ashbrook — of Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio. Born near Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, July 1, 1867. Son of William Ashbrook and Lucy (Pratt) Ashbrook; married, December 24, 1889, to Jennie B. Williston; father of John Milan Ashbrook (who married Emily Jean Spencer). Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; banker; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1905-06; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40; defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, January 1, 1940. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
  • See also Ashbrook family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) — also known as Wayne N. Aspinall — of Palisade, Mesa County, Colo. Born in Middleburg, Logan County, Ohio, April 3, 1896. Married, January 27, 1920, to Julia Edith Kuns. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of Colorado state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960; U.S. Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Palisade, Mesa County, Colo., October 9, 1983. Cremated; ashes interred at Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) — also known as William H. Ayres — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Va., February 5, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Eagles; Moose. Died, of heart and kidney ailments, at Vantage House retirement home, Columbia, Howard County, Md., December 27, 2000. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry H. Baker (b. 1888) — of Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 1, 1888. Son of Christian Edward Baker and Mary Catherine (Opp) Baker; married to Edna Haas. Lawyer; mayor of Norwood, Ohio, 1927-. Methodist. Member, Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert David Baumhart, Jr. (1908-2001) — also known as A. David Baumhart, Jr. — of Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio; Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, June 15, 1908. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1941-42, 1955-61; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1968, 1972. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Community Health Partners nursing home, Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, January 23, 2001. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known as William R. Bayes — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, July 29, 1876. Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September 7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. Republican. Lawyer; president, Kings Highway Savings Bank; president, Brooklyn National Life Insurance Co.; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933, 1940; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Union League; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y., November 28, 1964. Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
  
  
• John Bennett (b. 1912) — of Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Piney Fork, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 15, 1912. Democrat. Accountant; Redford Township Treasurer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92. Methodist. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Lions. Still living as of 1992.
  
  
• Theodore Moody Berry (1907-2000) — also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., November 8, 1907. Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry; married 1938 to Johnnie M. E. Newton. Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75. Black. Methodist. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons; Alpha Phi Alpha. First black mayor of Cincinnati. Died October 15, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Earl D. Bloom (b. 1871) — of Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Born in Wood County, Ohio, May 29, 1871. Son of James L. Bloom and Lydia A. (Ackerman) Bloom; married, July 24, 1895, to Eleanor G. Lathrop. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1927-28; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924; candidate in primary for Governor of Ohio, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Anson Bond (1873-1943) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, February 3, 1873. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1908-09. Methodist. Executive of the Bond Clothing Company. Died in the Wyoming Valley Homeopathic Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., January 5, 1943. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  
  
• Clinton DeWitt Boyd (b. 1884) — also known as Clinton D. Boyd; Clint Boyd — of Middletown, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Orab, Brown County, Ohio, September 26, 1884. Son of Edward H. Boyd and Hester (Day) Boyd; married 1916 to Clara Cretors. Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1924; candidate in primary for Ohio state attorney general, 1926, 1928; candidate in primary for chief justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1938. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order; Phi Kappa Tau. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) — also known as George E. Boysen — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, March 15, 1890. Son of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married, June 18, 1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. Republican. Employed with Buick Motor Company, 24 years; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1938. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Brand (1871-1966) — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, November 1, 1871. Son of John F. Brand and Fannie E. (Patrick) Brand; married, October 24, 1894, to Louise J. Vance. Republican. Farmer; manufacturer; banker; member of Ohio state senate, 1921-22; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Moose. Died in Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Fla., May 23, 1966. Interment at Melbourne Cemetery, Melbourne, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) — of Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, July 14, 1893. Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown, Jr.. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office 1965; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Junior Order; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., August 23, 1965. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) — also known as John T. Brown — of Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Plain City, Madison County, Ohio, March 14, 1876. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1921-28; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Enshrined in Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame, 1968. Died, of heart failure, in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, January 18, 1951. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
  
  
• John William Brown (1913-1993) — of Medina, Medina County, Ohio. Born in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, December 28, 1913. Republican. Mayor of Medina, Ohio, 1950-52; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1953-57, 1963-75; Governor of Ohio, 1957; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1959-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Medina, Medina County, Ohio, October 29, 1993. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio.
  
  
• Ted William Brown (b. 1906) — also known as Ted W. Brown — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, April 19, 1906. Republican. Secretary of state of Ohio, 1951-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1960, 1972. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Jaycees; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Still living as of 1979.
  
  
• Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) — of Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex County, N.J.; Denver, Colo. Born near Akron, Summit County, Ohio, September 30, 1847. Son of Dr. Jonathan B. Buchtel; married 1873 to Mary N. Stevenson. Republican. Ordained minister; chancellor, University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of Colorado, 1907-09. Methodist. Died October 22, 1924. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) — of Calhoun, McLean County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky. Born in Calhoun, McLean County, Ky., May 1, 1885. Son of Remus G. Cary and Henrietta (Allen) Cary; married, April 4, 1906, to Bessie Wayne Miller. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 5, 1936. Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Richard Frank Celeste (b. 1937) — also known as Richard F. Celeste; Dick Celeste — of Ohio. Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 11, 1937. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1971-75; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1975-79; Governor of Ohio, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1997; president, Colorado College. Methodist. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Abrom Chambers (1805-1877) — of Indiana. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, October 11, 1805. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1863; defeated, 1850. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Warrick County, Ind., April 19, 1877. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clifton J. Chambers (b. 1864) — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Crawford County, Ohio, September 23, 1864. Son of Aaron J. Chambers and Harriet A. (McKee) Chambers (1843-1907); married, October 8, 1890, to Emma A. McWilliams. Republican. Farmer; Gratiot County Clerk, 1903-06; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1907-12. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles F. Cole (b. 1871) — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born in Wharton, Wyandot County, Ohio, June 13, 1871. Son of D. D. Cole and Mary C. (Bell) Cole; married, May 2, 1901, to Ella Hamblen. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1900; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1920, 1924; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1922-30; director, First National Bank of Batesville; director, Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Batesville. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) — also known as D. Leigh Colvin — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio, January 28, 1880. Son of David Taylor Colvin and Maria (Larkin) Colvin; married, September 19, 1906, to Mamie White. Candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1922; Chairman of Prohibition National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1936. Methodist. Member, Alpha Tau Omega. Died, from uremia, in Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 7, 1959. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Gordon Cooper (1872-1955) — also known as John G. Cooper — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Born in Staffordshire, England, April 27, 1872. Son of Joseph Cooper and Mary (Toy) Cooper; married, March 7, 1896, to Elizabeth M. Harries. Republican. Locomotive engineer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1911-15; U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1915-37. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., January 7, 1955. Interment at Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Otis Cox (b. 1881) — also known as James O. Cox — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Rossburg, Darke County, Ohio, September 30, 1881. Democrat. Real estate business; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1940, 1942 (primary), 1944. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of apoplexy (stroke), in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 4, 1944. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
  
  
• Harry Micajah Daugherty (1860-1941) — also known as Harry M. Daugherty — of Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, January 26, 1860. Son of John H. Daugherty and Jane A. (Draper) Daugherty; married, September 3, 1884, to Lucie Walker. Republican. Lawyer; Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1890-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904, 1908, 1924; U.S. Attorney General, 1921-24. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Subject of a Senate investigation of his conduct as Attorney General; resigned under fire; indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, but acquitted in 1927. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 12, 1941. Interment at Washington Cemetery, Washington Court House, Ohio.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  • Books by Harry M. Daugherty: Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy (1932)
  
  
• Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) — also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born near Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, September 21, 1884. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920, 1924; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1923-35. Methodist or Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Woodmen; Phi Kappa Psi. Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., January 14, 1978. Interment at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
  • Cross-reference: Frank Bell
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alvin Victor Donahey (1873-1946) — also known as A. Vic Donahey; "Honest Vic" — of near Huntsville, Logan County, Ohio. Born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, July 7, 1873. Son of John Coulter Donahey and Harriet (Chaney) Donahey; married 1897 to Edith Stirling-Harvey; father of John William Donahey (who married Gertrude Walton). Democrat. Gosher Township Clerk, 1900-04; Tuscarawas County Auditor, 1904-09; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; Ohio auditor of state, 1913-21; Governor of Ohio, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1935-41. Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 8, 1946. Interment at East High Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Ohio.
  • See also Donahey family of Ohio
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) — of Plattsmouth, Cass County, Neb.; Denver, Colo. Born in Logan County, Ohio, April 3, 1833. Son-in-law of John Evans. Republican. Member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1860; secretary of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado territorial legislature, 1869; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1873-74; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1884. Methodist. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., November 27, 1899. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo. Elbert County, Colo. is named for him.
  
  
• John Evans (1814-1897) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, March 9, 1814. Father-in-law of Samuel Hitt Elbert. Republican. Governor of Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868. Methodist. Evanston, Ill. was named for him. Died in Denver, Colo., July 3, 1897. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  
  
• Len W. Feighner (b. 1862) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, June 5, 1862. Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married 1885 to Stelle L. Wilson. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin F. Ferris (b. 1815) — of Indiana. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 19, 1815. Nephew of Ezra Ferris; son of Abram Ferris. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1865. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Ferris family of Indiana
  
  
• 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. Son of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess; married 1890 to Eva C. Thomas. Republican. 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; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1931-32. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1936. Interment at Glen Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Albertus LeRoy Freehafer (1868-1940) — also known as A. L. Freehafer — of Idaho. Born in Butler, Richland County, Ohio, February 12, 1868. Grandfather of James Albertus McClure. Democrat. Member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1906; member of Idaho state senate, 1908; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936. Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Payette, Payette County, Idaho, October 28, 1940. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
  
  
• 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; college professor; secretary of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1916. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Royal Arcanum. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., March 31, 1928. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Abraham Reuben Garver (1860-1944) — of Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, December 20, 1860. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1915-17. Methodist. German ancestry. Owned the Garver Furniture Factory in Tipp City, Ohio. Died, of pneumonia, in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, October 30, 1944. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio.
  
  
• Philip Gatch — of Clermont County, Ohio. Methodist minister; abolitionist; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Clermont County, 1802. Methodist. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, Ohio.
  
  
• 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. Son of Paul M. Gillmor; married 1983 to Karen Lako. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1967-88; candidate in primary 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. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Edinburg, Portage County, Ohio, December 10, 1863. Son of Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss; married, October 4, 1890, to Carrie Shimp. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known as Ulysses S. Grant; "Savior of the Union"; "Lion of Vicksburg"; "The Austerlitz of American Politics"; "Unconditional Surrender Grant"; "The Galena Tanner"; "The Silent Soldier"; "The Silent General" — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, April 27, 1822. Married, August 22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent; father of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; President of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. $50 bill, and also appeared on $1 and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927. Died of throat cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 23, 1885. Interment at General Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y. Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Horace Porter; Ayres Phillips Merrill
  • See also Grant family of New York and Ohio
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean Edward Smith, Grant; Frank J. Scaturro, President Grant Reconsidered; William S. McFeely, Grant : A Biography; William S. McFeely, Ulysses S. Grant: An Album: Warrior, Husband, Traveler, Emancipator, Writer; Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865; Brooks D. Simpson, Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868; James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (out of print); Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses S. Grant; Michael Korda, Ulysses S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero; Edward H. Bonekemper, A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military Genius; Harry J. Maihafer, The General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana
  • Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  • Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant Comes East; Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
  
  
• Nehemiah Green (1837-1890) — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan. Born in Hardin County, Ohio, March 8, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1867-68; Governor of Kansas, 1868-69. Methodist. Died in Manhattan, Riley County, Kan., January 12, 1890. Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Edwin Norton Gunsaulus (b. 1859) — also known as Edwin N. Gunsaulus — of London, Madison County, Ohio. Born in West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio, December 13, 1859. Son of Dr. Calvin Gunsaulus and Eliza (Norton) Gunsaulus; married, March 28, 1899, to Harriet N. Mitchell (died 1901); married, July 6, 1910, to Maud Schooley. Republican. Newspaper editor; U.S. Consul in Pernambuco, 1900-01; Toronto, 1901-05; Queenstown, 1905-06; Rimouski, 1906-08; Johannesburg, 1908-16; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1917-20; Halifax, 1921-22. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George M. Hammell (1852-1916) — of Ohio. Born in 1852. Prohibition candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1899. Methodist. Died in 1916. Interment at Miami Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
  
  
• Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) — of Atkinson, Holt County, Neb. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, September 21, 1858. Son of Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens; married, December 21, 1881, to Elizabeth Melleb. 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.
  
  
• 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. Married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes; father of Webb Cook Hayes. 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, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Odd Fellows. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893. Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 at Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio. Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit; James M. Comly
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • 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
  
  
• James Armenius Hedgcock (1853-1907) — of Indiana. Born in Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio, April 6, 1853. Son of John Samuel Hedgcock (born 1823). Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1897-99. Methodist. Member, Sons of Veterans (later SUVCW); Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Died in Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind., March 13, 1907. Interment at Bunnell Cemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
  
  
• Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in McComb, Hancock County, Ohio, December 2, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1922-26; member of Ohio state senate, 1926-30; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1939-45, 1947-49, 1957-59; justice of Ohio state supreme court. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, July 5, 1983. Interment at Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  
  
• 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; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Methodist. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died October 26, 1974. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  
  
• John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912) — of Wyoming. Born near Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, October 13, 1831. Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1878-82. Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Hunt (1812-1841) — of Indiana. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1812. Son of Nathaniel Hunt. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; defeated, 1838, 1840. Methodist. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., January 22, 1841. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson; married, June 22, 1898, to Rosebelle Berryman (died 1928); married 1935 to Mary Ann Hinton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Aleppo, 1908-23; Leghorn, 1923-28; Fort William-Port Arthur, 1928-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) — also known as Perry B. Jackson — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, January 27, 1896. Son of Brooks C. Jackson and Ida M. (Hogan) Jackson; married to Fern Payne. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944; municipal judge in Ohio. Black. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Urban League; Freemasons; Elks; Alpha Phi Alpha; Phi Beta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died October 3, 1933. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  
  
• Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) — also known as Robert F. Jones — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, June 25, 1907. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47. Methodist. Member, Delta Sigma Phi. Died June 22, 1968. Interment at Lima Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Asbury L. Kerwood (1842-1914) — of Indiana. Born in Preble County, Ohio, June 21, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1899. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died in Bluffton, Wells County, Ind., March 5, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) — also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill Kessel — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, November 22, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Moose. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• H. V. King (b. 1883) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, January 10, 1883. Son of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King; married, April 25, 1910, to Abbie Abbott. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Coates Kinney (1826-1904) — of Ohio. Born in 1826. Republican. Poet; member of Ohio state senate; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868. Methodist. Died in 1904. Interment at Miami Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
  
  
• Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) — also known as Thomas E. Latimer — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio, April 6, 1879. Lawyer; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died November 6, 1937. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Rockport, Allen County, Ohio, April 4, 1895. Lawyer; piano player; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44. Methodist. Died, from a coronary thrombosis, in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 4, 1944. Interment at Rockport Cemetery, Rockport, Ohio.
  
  
• Robert Lucas (1781-1853) — Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 1, 1781. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; Governor of Ohio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830; Governor of Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1842; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died February 7, 1853. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa. Lucas counties in Iowa and Ohio are named for him.
  
  
• Thomas C. Mahon (b. 1860) — of Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. Born in Marseilles, Wyandot County, Ohio, July 4, 1860. Son of James Mahon and Phebe (Waples) Mahon; married, April 14, 1886, to Mary I. Alexander. Democrat. Merchant; lawyer; Hardin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1910. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Virgil O. Mathias (b. 1882) — of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 8, 1882. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936, 1944; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Oscar McCowen (1877-1953) — also known as Edward O. McCowen — of Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio. Born in Scioto County, Ohio, 1877. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1943-49; defeated, 1950. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in 1953. Interment at South Webster Cemetery, South Webster, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (1880-1958) — also known as Roscoe C. McCulloch — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio, November 27, 1880. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1915-21; defeated, 1912; candidate for nomination for Governor of Ohio, 1920; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1929-30; defeated, 1930. Methodist. Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., March 17, 1958. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as "Idol of Ohio" — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, January 29, 1843. Married, January 25, 1871, to Ida Saxton; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Prather Fletcher. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District 1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District 1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1888; Governor of Ohio, 1892-96; President of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500 bill from about 1928 until 1946. Shot by Leon Czolgosz, at a reception in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 14, 1901. Interment at McKinley Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio. McKinley County, N.M. is named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Albert Halstead
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about William McKinley: Lewis L. Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley; Kevin Phillips, William McKinley; H. Wayne Morgan, William McKinley and His America
  
  
• John McLean (1785-1861) — of Ohio. Born in Morris County, N.J., March 11, 1785. Brother of William McLean. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; U.S. Postmaster General, 1823-29; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-61; died in office 1861; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856. Methodist. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 4, 1861. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Clarence E. Miller (b. 1917) — of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 1, 1917. Republican. Mayor of Lancaster, Ohio, 1964-66; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1967-93. Methodist. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) — also known as William M. Morgan — of Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Born in Licking County, Ohio, August 1, 1870. Son of James M. Morgan and Mary Eleanor Morgan; married, May 1, 1903, to Jennie Legg. Republican. In carriage and implement business; later in wool and grain business; president, Central Ohio Foundry Company; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31. Methodist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1935. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Francis Asbury Morris (1817-1881) — of Texas. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, September 3, 1817. Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1841. Methodist. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1881. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  
  
• Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) — also known as B. Frank Murphy — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, December 24, 1867. Son of Charles F. Murphy and Mary E. (Beasley) Murphy; married to Mame M. Barcus. Republican. Shoe store owner; real estate business; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936. Methodist. Died, of myocarditis, in Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md., March 6, 1938. Interment at Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Gallia County, Ohio, May 31, 1900. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Redmen; United Commercial Travelers. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Elmer Neal (1875-1959) — also known as Will E. Neal — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio, October 14, 1875. Republican. Physician; mayor of Huntington, W.Va., 1925-28; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1953-55, 1957-59; defeated, 1954, 1958. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., November 12, 1959. Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George William Norris (1861-1944) — also known as George W. Norris — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, July 11, 1861. Married 1890 to Pluma Lashley (died 1901); married 1903 to Ella Leonard; grandfather of Harvey Frans Nelson, Jr.. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 14th District, 1896-1903; resigned 1903; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1903-13; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43; defeated (Independent), 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1944. Interment at