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William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) —
also known as W. R. Alstadt —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Thebes, Alexander
County, Ill., October
7, 1916.
Son of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt.
Democrat. Dentist;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Dental Association; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died April 6,
1993 (age 76 years, 181
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Baker (b. 1925) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., July 18,
1925.
Son of Esau Baker and Ella (Cranfielo) Baker.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dentist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Omega
Psi Phi; American Dental Association; NAACP; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Urban
League.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1955
to Mae Helen Morgan. |
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Lawrence L. Belcher (1884-1960) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, July 30,
1884.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
American Dental Association; Rotary.
Died February
8, 1960 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Crabtree Bird (b. 1939) —
also known as Stephen C. Bird —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., March 7,
1939.
Son of Stephen Ward Bird and Eliza Jane (Crabtree) Bird.
Democrat. School
teacher; dentist;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1972, 1980; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1975-78, 1983-84,
1987-90; defeated, 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1992
(8th District).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Grotto; Shriners;
Elks; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; American Dental Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Sau Yee Chang (1896-1990) —
of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii, November
19, 1896.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1948,
1952;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Congregationalist.
Chinese
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Dental Association.
Died September
13, 1990 (age 93 years, 298
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garrett D. Conover (b. 1895) —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Bradford, Stark
County, Ill., October
6, 1895.
Republican. Dentist; mayor
of Valparaiso, Ind., 1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; American Dental Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Burrows Edwards (b. 1927) —
also known as Jim Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1973-74; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Dental Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Dental Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Charlotte Brimacombe. |
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Thomas P. Gunning (1882-1943) —
of Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born near Neponset, Bureau
County, Ill., June 26,
1882.
Republican. Dentist;
member of Illinois
state senate 37th District, 1931-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
American Dental Association.
Never recovered fully from surgery to remove a cataract, and died
from multiple
ailments, in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., November
8, 1943 (age 61 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Blanche Martin (b. 1937) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Georgia, January
16, 1937.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1969-84.
Protestant.
African
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American Dental Association.
Still living as of 1984.
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Ronald C. Packard (b. 1931) —
also known as Ron Packard —
of Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.; Oceanside, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Meridian, Ada
County, Idaho, January
19, 1931.
Son of Forrest LeRoy Packard and Esther (Carter) Packard.
Republican. Dentist; mayor
of Carlsbad, Calif., 1978-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-2001 (43rd District 1983-93,
48th District 1993-2001).
Mormon.
Member, American Dental Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) —
also known as J. Bernard Poindexter —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyandotte, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
26, 1902.
Son of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber) Poindexter.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56,
1959-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Psi
Omega; American Dental Association.
Died in 1975
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; farmer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936
(12th District), 1960 (13th District), 1964 (13th District).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Psi
Omega; Rotary;
American Dental Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March 14,
1876.
Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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