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Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Long Pine, Brown
County, Neb., August
20, 1885.
Son of John Lemuel Clevenger and Mary Elizabeth (Stemen) Clevenger.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, December
13, 1960 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April 13,
1794.
Lawyer;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
One of the founders
of Bryan, Ohio.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Benjamin Clark (1844-1891) —
also known as Charles B. Clark —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
24, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Neenah, Wis., 1880; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1885; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1887-91.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
10, 1891 (age 47 years, 17
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas David Patrick O'Malley (1903-1979) —
also known as Thomas O'Malley —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 24,
1903.
Son of Thomas
J. O'Malley and Mary Gertrude (Walsh) O'Malley.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1933-39.
Catholic.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
19, 1979 (age 76 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Andrew Cook (1849-1918) —
also known as Samuel A. Cook —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontario,
January
28, 1849.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
mayor
of Neenah, Wis., 1889; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1891-92; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1895-97; president,
Alexandria Paper
Company.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., April 4,
1918 (age 69 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Albert Steiger (1938-1978) —
also known as William A. Steiger —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 15,
1938.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1967-78; died in
office 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1968,
1972.
Died of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1978 (age 40 years, 203
days).
Interment at Lake View Memorial Park.
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Frank Bateman Keefe (1887-1952) —
also known as Frank B. Keefe —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Winneconne, Winnebago
County, Wis., September
23, 1887.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1939-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died February
5, 1952 (age 64 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lake View Memorial Park.
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Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Whiting, Addison
County, Vt., September
22, 1816.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1857, 1861; mayor of
Oshkosh, Wis., 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1865-75 (5th District 1865-73, 6th
District 1873-75); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1881-93.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., March 29,
1900 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Riverside Cemetery.
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Richard William Guenther (1845-1913) —
also known as Richard W. Guenther —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Potsdam, Prussia (now Germany),
November
30, 1845.
Republican. Druggist; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1878-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1881-89 (6th District 1881-87, 2nd
District 1887-89); U.S. Consul General in Mexico City, 1890-93; Frankfort, 1898-1910; Cape Town, 1910-13, died in office 1913.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., April 5,
1913 (age 67 years, 126
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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James Henry Davidson (1858-1918) —
also known as James H. Davidson —
of Green
Lake County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Colchester, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1858.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Green
Lake County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1897-1913, 1917-18 (6th District
1897-1903, 8th District 1903-13, 6th District 1917-18); died in
office 1918.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 6,
1918 (age 60 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Florian Lampert (1863-1930) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in West Bend, Washington
County, Wis., July 8,
1863.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1918-30; died in
office 1930.
Died July 18,
1930 (age 67 years, 10
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Gabriel Bouck (1828-1904) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Fultonham, Schoharie
County, N.Y., December
16, 1828.
Democrat. Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1858-60; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860, 1874; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1877-81.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., February
21, 1904 (age 75 years, 67
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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George Rex Andrews (1808-1873) —
of New York.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., September
21, 1808.
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1849-51.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
2, 1873 (age 65 years, 72
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Lucas Miltiades Miller (1824-1902) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Greece,
September
15, 1824.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
Wisconsin
state assembly, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1891-93.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
4, 1902 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) —
also known as Henry B. Harshaw —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Argyle, Washington
County, N.Y., June 14,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1887-91.
Member, Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, and lost his
left arm as a result.
Died, of tongue
cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
25, 1900 (age 58 years, 194
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery.
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