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Edward Lisle Allen (1868-1932) —
also known as Edward L. Allen —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Leicester, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
14, 1868.
Son of Elias Allen and Rosetta (Sheldon) Allen.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, Alpha Zeta.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
30, 1932 (age 64 years, 77
days).
Interment at Bemus
Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y.
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Elmer A. Bass (b. 1887) —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born in Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Montgomery County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie M. Smith. |
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Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) —
Born in Whitney, Franklin
County, Idaho, August 4,
1899.
Son of George Taft Benson and Sarah (Dunkley) Benson.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61.
Mormon.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha Zeta.
President of the Mormon Church 1985-94.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 29,
1994 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Interment at Whitney
Cemetery, Whitney, Idaho.
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Clark Louis Brody (1879-1961) —
also known as Clark L. Brody —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fabius, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
1, 1879.
Son of James Polk Brody (1845-1915) and Emma L. (Seeley) Brody
(1853-1904).
Republican. Farmer;
county agricultural agent, 1915-21; executive with Farm Bureau;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1921-59; appointed 1921; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
12, 1961 (age 82 years, 253
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Edgar Bernard Brossard (b. 1889) —
also known as Edgar B. Brossard —
of Utah; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oxford, Bannock
County, Idaho, April 1,
1889.
Son of Amable Alphonse Brossard and Mary Catherine (Hobson) Brossard.
Republican. College
professor; economist;
member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1925-45; chair, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1930.
Mormon.
Member, American
Economic Association; Grange; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha Zeta; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) —
also known as Earl L. Butz —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., July 3,
1909.
Son of Herman Lee Butz and Ada Tillie (Lower) Butz.
Economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha Zeta; Kiwanis.
Resigned
in 1976 following a furor
over a racist
joke. In 1981, he pleaded
guilty to income
tax evasion; sentenced
to five years in prison
(served 30 days) and fined
$10,000.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Son of Arnold Wrightson Carvel and Elizabeth (Nostrand) Carvel.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Grange;
Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Son of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor Wheel
Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Newcomen
Society; Phi Eta
Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) —
also known as William M. Jardine —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
16, 1879.
Son of William Jardine and Rebecca J. (Dudley) Jardine.
College
professor; agronomist;
president,
Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1930; Kansas
state treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Beta
Theta Pi; Alpha Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Forestry Association; Farm
Bureau.
Died January
17, 1955 (age 76 years, 1
days).
Interment at Logan
City Cemetery, Logan, Utah.
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William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Camp, Smyth
County, Va., August
20, 1919.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Smyth
County Sheriff, 1948-54; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Alpha Zeta; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving overturned
and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., August 2,
1994 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerry Lon Litton (1937-1976) —
also known as Jerry Litton —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born near Lock Springs, Daviess
County, Mo., May 12,
1937.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1973-76; died in
office 1976.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha Zeta.
While running
for U.S. Senator, died in the crash of a
private plane, shortly after takeoff from the Municipal Airport,
Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., August 3,
1976 (age 39 years, 83
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Mo.
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William T. Milleson (b. 1907) —
of Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va., September
16, 1907.
Son of Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson.
Democrat. Farmer; aviator;
director, First National Bank of
Romney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1937-42, 1975-80 (Hampshire
County 1937-42, 34th District 1975-80).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Theta
Chi; Alpha Zeta; Ruritan;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) —
also known as Stanley M. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., July 7,
1898.
Son of Herbert
Ernest Powell and Alice (Waterbury) Powell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County
1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,
1932; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,
1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Alpha Zeta.
Died in 1988
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eleanor Grace Partridge. |
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Roland Roger Renne (1905-1989) —
also known as Roland Renne —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Greenwich, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
12, 1905.
Son of Fred Christian Renne and Caroline Augusta (Young) Renne.
Economist;
college
professor; president,
Montana State College, Bozeman, 1943-64; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1964.
Presbyterian
or Unitarian.
Member, Rotary; American
Economic Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha Zeta.
The Renne Library at Montana State University is named for
him.
Died August
30, 1989 (age 83 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Walter Scott (b. 1929) —
also known as Robert Scott —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C., June 13,
1929.
Son of William
Kerr Scott and Mary E. (White) Scott.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of
North Carolina, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Alpha Zeta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Henry Gray Shelton (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry G. Shelton —
of Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born near Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
14, 1906.
Son of Benjamin F. Shelton and Annie Little (Thigpen) Shelton.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1957-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Alpha Zeta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Athlea Boone. |
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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Robert Lee Taylor (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August 9,
1912.
Democrat. Mayor
of Salamanca, N.Y., 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Moose; Elks; Rotary; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Alpha Zeta.
Died July 6,
1993 (age 80 years, 331
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Mark G. Thornburg (1882-1962) —
of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Dallas
County, Iowa, June 8,
1882.
Son of Thomas A. Thornburg and Jennie (Vestal) Thornburg.
Republican. Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1924-33, 1939-43.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Alpha Zeta.
Died December
15, 1962 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Blanche Scholes (died 1969). |
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Dale Edward Wolf (b. 1924) —
also known as Dale E. Wolf —
of near Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
6, 1924.
Son of Harry Wolf and Irene Wolf.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president of pharmaceutical
business for the E. I. Du Pont chemical
company; Delaware Director of Development, 1987-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1989-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1992-93.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Xi; Alpha Zeta.
Still living as of 2009.
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