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Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) —
of Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J.; Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., April
22, 1904.
Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony Vacuum Oil
Company, 1930-34; vice-president, Vick Chemical
Company, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Ward department
stores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,
1948-68; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Chi Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., April 4,
1997 (age 92 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley; married, September
1, 1927, to Ruth G. Wilson. |
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Henry Alexander Baldwin (1871-1946) —
also known as Henry A. Baldwin —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii; Makawao, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii.
Born in Paliuli, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, January
12, 1871.
Republican. Sugar planter;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1912,
1920;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1913-21, 1934-37; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1922-23; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1933.
Member, Chi Phi.
Died in Paia, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, October
8, 1946 (age 75 years, 269
days).
Interment at Makawao
Cemetery, Makawao, Island of Maui, Hawaii.
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Joseph Mackey Brown (1851-1932) —
also known as Joseph M. Brown —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga., December
28, 1851.
Democrat. Governor of
Georgia, 1909-11, 1912-13.
Baptist.
Member, Chi Phi.
Died March 3,
1932 (age 80 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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William Randolph Carpenter (1894-1956) —
also known as Randolph Carpenter —
of Marion, Marion
County, Kan.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Kan., April
24, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1945-48; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Chi Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., July 26,
1956 (age 62 years, 93
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Marion, Kan.
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Harrie Brigham Chase (1889-1969) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Whitingham, Windham
County, Vt., August
9, 1889.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Vermont, 1919-27; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1927-29; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-54.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died November
17, 1969 (age 80 years, 100
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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W. E. Chilton III (1921-1987) —
also known as W. E. 'Ned' Chilton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
26, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1960;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Chi Phi.
Publisher of the Charleston Gazette newspaper,
1961-87.
Died in 1987
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward C. Day —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., March
20, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day. |
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Charles Ruthven Denny Jr. (b. 1912) —
also known as Charles R. Denny —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April
11, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1945-47; chair, Federal
Communications Commission, 1946-47.
Member, Chi Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ruthven Denny and Beulah (Byrd) Denny; married, December
31, 1937, to Betty Marie Woolsey. |
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Leonard A. Flansburg —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Alma, Harlan
County, Neb.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; district judge in Nebraska
3rd District, 1918-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-23.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian,
Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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William Bates Greenough (1866-1956) —
also known as William B. Greenough —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
22, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1905-12; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
17, 1956 (age 89 years, 361
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of James Carruthers Greenough and Jeanie Ashley (Bates) Greenough;
married, September
27, 1893, to Eliza S. Clark. |
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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
also known as Nat E. Harris —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of
Georgia, 1915-17.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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John Thilman Hendrick (b. 1876) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn., November
12, 1876.
Democrat. Member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1920-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Chi Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Stewart Hendrick and Pattie (Warfield) Hendrick; married, March
18, 1918, to Elizabeth Graff. |
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Frank Irvine (1858-1931) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1893-99; law
professor; Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907;
member, New York State Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1922.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died June 23,
1931 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Chessman Keith (b. 1884) —
also known as Harold C. Keith —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 18,
1884.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Phi; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Keith and Anna G. (Reed) Keith; married, April
12, 1910, to Ethel Middlebrook Bowne. |
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Roger Keith (b. 1888) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1888.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1929-32.
Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married, April
12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father of Paul
Keith. |
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Lyle Franklin Lane (b. 1926) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., September
19, 1926.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, 1979-80; Paraguay, 1980-82.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Ligon McWhorter (1891-1960) —
also known as Bob McWhorter —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga., June 4,
1891.
Law
professor; mayor of
Athens, Ga., 1940-47; named to the College Football Hall of
Fame in 1954.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi.
Died in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., June 29,
1960 (age 69 years, 25
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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William Richard Ratchford (1934-2011) —
also known as William R. Ratchford —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 24,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1962-74; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1969-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1972,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1979-85; defeated,
1974, 1984.
Member, Chi Phi.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
2, 2011 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Spittal Robb (b. 1939) —
also known as Chuck Robb —
of McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 26,
1939.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1978-82; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1980,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
Governor
of Virginia, 1982-86; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1989-2001; defeated, 2000.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Chi Phi.
Still living as of 2022.
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Edward Livingston Robertson (1876-1937) —
also known as Edward L. Robertson —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1935-37; died in office 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Chi Phi.
Attended a Cornell v. Syracuse football
game, and died shortly afterwards, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in his car, on
the Cornell University campus, in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
16, 1937 (age 61 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Edward
Livingston |
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Rebecca (Duane) Robertson; married to Elizabeth
Comstock. |
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Carl Edward Sanders (b. 1925) —
also known as Carl E. Sanders —
of Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., May 15,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Richmond County, 1955-56;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1957-62; Governor of
Georgia, 1963-67; chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Democratic National Convention, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Chi Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Bart Saxbe (1916-2010) —
also known as William B. Saxbe —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, June 24,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1953-54; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1954; Ohio
state attorney general, 1957-59, 1963-69; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1969-74; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-75; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1975-76.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Grange;
Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Chi Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died August
24, 2010 (age 94 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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O. Webster Saylor —
also known as "Slats" —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; mayor
of Johnstown, Pa., 1930-32.
Member, Chi Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) —
also known as William A. Schnader —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
5, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1930-35; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader; married,
June
9, 1915, to Ethel K. Heinitsh. |
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William Leake Terry (1850-1917) —
also known as William L. Terry —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., September
27, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1878-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1884,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1891-1901.
Member, Chi Phi.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
4, 1917 (age 67 years, 38
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-50; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1956;
mayor
of Richland Center, Wis., 1944-50; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi; Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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Elmer Fredrick Witte (b. 1896) —
also known as E. F. Witte —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., July 14,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pawnee County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Witte and Minnie (Ehinger) Witte; married, November
12, 1926, to Marie Folk. |
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