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Thomas Gerstle Abernethy (1903-1998) —
also known as Thomas G. Abernethy; Tom
Abernethy —
of Eupora, Webster
County, Miss.; Okolona, Chickasaw
County, Miss.
Born in Eupora, Webster
County, Miss., May 16,
1903.
Son of Thomas Franklin Abernethy and Minnie Agnes (Jenkins)
Abernethy.
Democrat. Mayor of Eupora, Miss., 1927-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1943-73 (4th District 1943-53,
1st District 1953-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1948,
1956
(alternate), 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lambda
Chi Alpha; Exchange Club.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., June 11,
1998 (age 95 years, 26
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.
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Draper Allen (1895-1980) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kansas, May 13,
1895.
Son of George Allen and Carrie (Martin) Allen.
Democrat. Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1934 (primary), 1936,
1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Exchange Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., March 11,
1980 (age 84 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther D. Allen (b. 1867) —
of Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
Son of Joseph Allen (c.1835-1899) and Sarah (Patchett) Allen.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Bloomfield Township, Michigan, 1919; director, Pontiac Packing Co.;
director, First National Bank of
Pontiac.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange Club; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Anna Buttolph (born 1866). |
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Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) —
also known as Charles M. Armstrong —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 27,
1891.
Republican. Ranch
operator; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado
state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado
state auditor, 1941-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Exchange Club.
Died in December, 1964
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Thomas Ashmore (1904-1989) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., February
22, 1904.
Son of John Thomas Ashmore and Lena (Smith) Ashmore.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1953-69.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Jaycees;
Junior
Order; Exchange Club.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
5, 1989 (age 85 years, 225
days).
Interment at White
Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Thomas James Awerkamp (1923-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Awerkamp —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., May 23,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange Club; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died July 2,
1992 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
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Thomas Lowry Bailey (1888-1946) —
also known as Thomas L. Bailey —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born near Maben, Webster
County, Miss., January
6, 1888.
Son of Anderson Bean Bailey and Rosa (Powell) Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1916-40; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1924-36; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1924,
1928,
1944;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1944-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange Club; Kappa
Sigma; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in the Governor's
Mansion, Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., November
2, 1946 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment somewhere
in Meridian, Miss.
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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Son of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange Club.
Still living as of 1967.
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Raymond L. Baker (1906-1999) —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.; Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.; Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich., September
10, 1906.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-74 (Oakland County 4th
District 1961-64, 64th District 1965-74).
Protestant.
Member, Elks;
Exchange Club.
Died January
6, 1999 (age 92 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Raycroft Barber (1901-1987) —
also known as Charles R. Barber; Charlie
Barber —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 19,
1901.
Son of John J. Barber and Kathryn Barber.
Republican. Mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1936-47; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1949-53; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1953-57.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange Club.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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George L. Barnes (b. 1879) —
of South Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 24,
1879.
Son of John Barnes and Adelia A. (Graves) Barnes.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908
(alternate), 1912,
1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1911-12.
Congregationalist.
Member, Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Anna Stetson. |
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Ross Robert Barnett (1898-1987) —
also known as Ross Barnett —
of Mississippi.
Born in Leake
County, Miss., January
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1960;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1960-64.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Exchange Club.
Died November
6, 1987 (age 89 years, 288
days).
Interment at Barnett
Cemetery, Standing Pines, Miss.
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Clarence D. Bell (b. 1914) —
of Upland, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Upland, Delaware
County, Pa., February
4, 1914.
Son of Samuel R. Bell and Belle (Hanna) Bell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1961-2002.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Exchange Club; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Isabel James. |
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Adam Benjamin, Jr. (1935-1982) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., August 6,
1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office
1982.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Exchange Club.
Died, from heart
disease, in Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1982 (age 47 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calumet
Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind.
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Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) —
also known as Marion T. Bennett —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., June 6,
1914.
Son of Philip
Allen Bennett.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange Club; Delta
Theta Phi.
Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded in
an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House
of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April 10,
1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.;
coal
dealer; insurance
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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John L. Boettner, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Si Boettner —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., June 18,
1943.
Son of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78;
defeated, 1970, 1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sierra
Club; Exchange Club.
Still living as of 1989.
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Edmund John Brandon (b. 1894) —
also known as Edmund J. Brandon —
of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 24,
1894.
Son of Edward John Brandon and Mary A. (Corcoran) Brandon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1939-46.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Brethen (b. 1896) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nappanee, Ontario,
July
4, 1896.
Son of George J. Brethen and Frances (Burley) Brethen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary,
All Metal Products Co. (toy manufacturer);
president, National Bank of
Wyandotte; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange Club; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter James Bristow, Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Walter J. Bristow, Jr. —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
14, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1959-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Exchange Club; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 1961.
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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.
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,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
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;
Elks; Eagles; Junior
Order; Rotary;
Exchange Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
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Walter Clifford Brown (1890-1936) —
also known as Walter C. Brown —
of Warrenville, Ashford, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., September
28, 1890.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ashford, 1921; defeated,
1918; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Member, Exchange Club; Grange.
Died, in the Windham Community Community Memorial Hospital,
Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., June 25,
1936 (age 45 years, 271
days).
Interment at Warrenville
Cemetery, Warrenville, Ashford, Conn.
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Homer Mayne Bruce (1909-1975) —
also known as Homer Bruce —
of Denver,
Colo.; Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Platteville, Weld
County, Colo., November
21, 1909.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1953-55; real estate
business.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange Club.
Died in October, 1975
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz)
Burton.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1944;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr. (1903-1973) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
15, 1903.
Son of Joseph
Wellington Byrns.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1939-41.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 8,
1973 (age 69 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Fred H. Caplan (b. 1914) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., December
3, 1914.
Son of Henry Caplan and Hannah (Siegleman) Caplan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1949-52;
judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1962-80; appointed 1962.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Jaycees;
Exchange Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1981.
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Joe Cordell Carr (b. 1907) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., June 20,
1907.
Son of Sidney Forrest Carr and Laura (Burton) Carr.
Secretary
of state of Tennessee, 1941-44, 1945-77; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Exchange Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerry Leslie Chang (b. 1947) —
also known as Jerry L. Chang —
of Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, September
15, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1989-.
Asian/Pacific
ancestry. Member, Exchange Club.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Son of Lena (Arens) Christensen and Niels Christensen (1867-1947).
Republican. Vegetable
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish
and German
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Exchange Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Lena (Arens) Christensen and Niels Christensen (1867-1947);
married to Mathilde Lassen (1892-1918); married, November
4, 1922, to Gladys Oliver Lawson (1901-1995). |
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888.
Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Arietta O. VanNess. |
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Son of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange Club; Optimist
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard B. Coolidge (b. 1879) —
of West Medford, Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
14, 1879.
Son of Merrit B. Coolidge and Lucy Greenwood (French) Coolidge.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, First National Bank of
Medford; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; mayor of
Medford, Mass., 1923-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myers Young Cooper (1873-1958) —
also known as Myers Y. Cooper —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Louisville, Licking
County, Ohio, November
25, 1873.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
Governor
of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1926, 1930; Presidential Elector for
Ohio, 1956.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Exchange Club.
Built
more than 2,000 homes in the Cincinnati area.
Died December
6, 1958 (age 85 years, 11
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) —
also known as W. Lunsford Crew —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., October
29, 1917.
Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and
attorney for First Federal Savings &
Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Jaycees;
Exchange Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
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William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) —
also known as William J. Crow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
22, 1902.
Son of William
Evans Crow and Ada (Curry) Crow.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Exchange Club.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
13, 1974 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) —
also known as Charles C. Dail —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
11, 1909.
Son of Charles Darwin Dail and Hester (Cooksey) Dail.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks;
Exchange Club.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 184
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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James Hornor Davis III (b. 1928) —
also known as James H. Davis III —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
9, 1928.
Son of Martha (Maxwell) Davis and James
Hornor Davis II.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-62;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Exchange Club.
Still living as of 1966.
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James Edward Dunne (b. 1882) —
also known as James E. Dunne —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
3, 1882.
Son of James Dunne and Mary Ellen (Reed) Dunne.
Democrat. Owner of grocery
stores; in chemical
and oil
business; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1922-25; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Exchange Club.
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Richard William Ervin (b. 1905) —
also known as Richard W. Ervin —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Carrabelle, Franklin
County, Fla., January
26, 1905.
Son of Richard William Ervin and Carrie Marvin (Phillips ) Ervin.
Democrat. Lawyer; Florida
state attorney general, 1949-64; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1964-75.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks;
Exchange Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Evans (1873-1950) —
of Coalville, Summit
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Coalville, Summit
County, Utah, July 26,
1873.
Son of Henry Beck Evans and Anna Catherine (Brunn) Evans.
Coal
miner; newspaper
editor; school
teacher; lawyer; Summit
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-07; member of Utah state
senate, 1915-17.
Mormon.
Member, Exchange Club; Newcomen
Society.
Died August
21, 1950 (age 77 years, 26
days).
Interment at Coalville
City Cemetery, Coalville, Utah.
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Erland Frederick Fish (b. 1883) —
also known as Erland F. Fish —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
7, 1883.
Son of Frederick P. Fish and Clara P. (Livermore) Fish.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1908-09; major in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-24; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Suffolk District, 1925-36; President
of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1933-34; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil E. Fraser (b. 1895) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Son of Wilbur J. Fraser (professor) and Alice (Eaton) Fraser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Herbert Freye (1912-1973) —
also known as Louis H. Freye —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 12,
1912.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1943-48, 1951; defeated, 1948; resigned 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Exchange Club.
Died in 1973
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard E. Futch (b. 1928) —
of Florida.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 30th District, 1993-.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange Club.
Still living as of 1999.
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Gustave J. Groat, Sr. (b. 1918) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
8, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Exchange Club; Fraternal
Order of Police; Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1972.
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Harlan Francis Hagen (1914-1990) —
also known as Harlan Hagen —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Lawton, Ramsey
County, N.Dak., October
8, 1914.
Son of Oluf Hagen and Carrie (Swenson) Hagen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (14th District 1953-63,
18th District 1963-67); defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Elks; Eagles; Moose;
Exchange Club.
Died November
25, 1990 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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Frederic E. Hammer (b. 1909) —
of Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April 7,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Exchange Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Hanmer (1879-1966) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1879.
Son of Charles H. Hanmer and Clara E. Hanmer.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1941-44; member
of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1945-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange Club.
Died in January, 1966
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Wethersfield, Conn.
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Frank Joseph Hanson (b. 1893) —
also known as Frank J. Hanson —
of Totowa, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 12,
1893.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1927.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks;
Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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George P. Harlamon (b. 1919) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., February
7, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1968-69; defeated, 1969.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Exchange Club.
Elected to Waterbury Hall of
Fame, 2003.
Still living as of 2004.
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William Howard Harsha, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
1, 1921.
Son of William Howard Harsha and Imogene (Matthews) Harsha.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Scioto
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Exchange Club; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Still living as of 1998.
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Exchange Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest I. Hatfield (b. 1891) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Pleasant town, Westchester
County, N.Y., 1891.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1943-47 (Dutchess County 2nd District 1943-44,
Dutchess County 1945-47); resigned 1947; member of New York
state senate, 1948-64 (33rd District 1948-54, 35th District
1955-64).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grotto;
Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. C. Heaney (b. 1906) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
22, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Exchange Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Alexander Helms (1921-2008) —
also known as Jesse Helms —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., October
18, 1921.
Son of Jesse Helms.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Young
Americans for Freedom; Freemasons;
Exchange Club.
Died, in a nursing
home at Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 4,
2008 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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James Bruce Henderson (1892-1971) —
also known as J. Bruce Henderson —
of Millers Ferry, Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March 26,
1892.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state senate, 1939-51; candidate in primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1950, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange Club; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Millers Ferry, Wilcox
County, Ala., July 10,
1971 (age 79 years, 106
days).
Interment at Camden
Cemetery, Camden, Ala.
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R. Lester Hill (1902-1991) —
also known as Mike Hill —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., August
11, 1902.
Democrat. Fruit
farmer; chair of
Tuscola County Democratic Party, 1968; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange Club; Rotary.
Died, in the Tuscola County Medical
Care Facility, Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 4,
1991 (age 88 years, 205
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1932
to Leona May Ames (died 1977); married 1978 to Frances
Shubel. |
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Dan E. Karn (1890-1969) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Miami
County, Ind., April 29,
1890.
Son of Jacob Karn and Mary (Zimmerman) Karn.
Republican. President, Consumers Power
Company, 1950-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Exchange Club.
Died in 1969
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Vivian Vardell Vanderlyn. |
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John T. Kelsey (b. 1921) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; tool and die
maker; real estate
sales; municipal judge in Michigan, 1958-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeated
in primary, 1992.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Eagles;
Exchange Club; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
to Anne Ambrowski. |
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Roland O. Kern (1898-1981) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Reese, Tuscola
County, Mich., August 6,
1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Exchange Club.
Died August
12, 1981 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Louise Asall. |
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Shuford Kirk (1907-2003) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Juniata Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 2,
1907.
Son of James
Kirk and Jane Catherine 'Janie' (Borland) Kirk (1880-1971).
Republican. Chemist;
farmer;
chair
of Tuscola County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Tuscola County,
1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange Club.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 188
days).
Interment at Indianfields
Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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John Camillus Lehr (1878-1958) —
also known as John C. Lehr —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., November
18, 1878.
Son of Adam Lehr and Catherine (McCadden) Lehr.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1906 (Democratic), 1908; candidate
for Michigan
state board of education, 1931; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1936-47.
Catholic.
Member, Maccabees;
Knights
of Columbus; Exchange Club.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., February
17, 1958 (age 79 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Thomas F. Lewis (b. 1924) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real
estate and investments, 1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose;
Exchange Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Robert Luce (1862-1946) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
2, 1862.
Son of Enos Thompson Luce and Phebe (Learned) Luce.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Boston Mutual Life
Insurance Company; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899, 1901-08; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1912-13; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13th
District 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934,
1940.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Exchange Club.
Died April 7,
1946 (age 83 years, 126
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Grant MacFarlane (b. 1899) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, April 1,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Utah Democratic Party, 1928; member of Utah state
house of representatives, 1929, 1935; member of Utah state
senate, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952;
Utah
Democratic state chair, 1948-49.
Mormon.
Member, Exchange Club; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Macomber (b. 1875) —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
1, 1875.
Son of John F. Macomber and Helen A. (Hunt) Macomber.
Republican. Investment
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924;
director, U.S. Smelting,
Refining, and Mining Co.
treasurer, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Unitarian.
Member, Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter J. Mahoney (1908-1982) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 10,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1937-64 (48th District 1937-44, 53rd District
1945-54, 55th District 1955-64); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Exchange Club; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in 1982
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Marsalis (1904-1971) —
also known as John H. Marsalis —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in McComb, Pike
County, Miss., May 9,
1904.
Son of Louis Hillery Marsalis and Alice Bryant (Warner) Marsalis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; District Attorney, 10th
District, 1944-48; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1952; district judge in Colorado, 1955-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange Club.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., June 26,
1971 (age 67 years, 48
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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William Micajah Martin (1917-1992) —
also known as William M. Martin —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 30,
1917.
Son of William Alfred Martin and Caroline (Mandel) Martin.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1950-53; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1952;
member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-53; municipal judge in
California, 1957-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Exchange Club.
Died May 8,
1992 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Son of S. C. Masterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years); his body was
donated to the University of California for medical research.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Charles
W. Masterson; son of S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried
(1911-1985). |
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George T. Naame (b. 1901) —
of Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
27, 1901.
Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey, 1942; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Atlantic
County, 1947.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 5,
1922, to Margaret S. Schreadley. |
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Bill Nation (b. 1925) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Lingle, Goshen
County, Wyo., May 28,
1925.
Son of Wade Oliver Nation and Marie (Voss) Nation.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; photographer;
real
estate agent; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1962-66; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Laramie County, 1965-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Exchange Club; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1967.
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Vernon L. Nickell (b. 1891) —
of Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Bellflower, McLean
County, Ill., March 2,
1891.
Republican. Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1943-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry I. Patrie (1874-1935) —
of Dolgeville, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Livingston, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
12, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1929-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Exchange Club.
Died March 3,
1935 (age 61 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Son of Zachary A. Pillsbury and Meda (Burch) Pillsbury.
Played professional basketball
for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile
dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Exchange Club; Farm
Bureau.
Pillsbury Avenue in Coldwater was named for him in 1986.
Died in the Community Health
Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Henry Grady Reynolds (b. 1889) —
also known as Grady Reynolds —
of Clanton, Chilton
County, Ala.
Born in Montevallo, Shelby
County, Ala., January
11, 1889.
Son of Lewis Henry Reynolds and Dora (Marshall) Reynolds.
Republican. Lawyer; Chilton
County Treasurer, 1918-21; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1924-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen of
the World; Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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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.
Son of Carl Thomas Sanders and Roberta J. (Alley) Sanders.
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 2009.
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Robert B. Savidge (b. 1889) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., November
6, 1889.
Son of B. Newton Savidge (died 1915) and Jessia (Bates) Savidge.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Osceola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-28, 1933-38.
Member, Exchange Club; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Craig Shelby (b. 1934) —
also known as Richard C. Shelby —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 6,
1934.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1971-78; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1979-87; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1987-.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Exchange Club.
Still living as of 2012.
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John Mark Slack, Jr. (1915-1980) —
also known as John M. Slack, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 18,
1915.
Son of John Mark Slack and Jennie (Gilchrist) Slack.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63,
3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Exchange Club.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., March 17,
1980 (age 64 years, 365
days).
Interment at Cunningham
Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
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Leland L. Smith (b. 1908) —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., June 28,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Cass County Republican Party, 1936-44; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Exchange Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank O. Staiger, Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
1, 1930.
Son of Frank O. Staiger, Sr. and Leona (Little) Staiger.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 34th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Member, Exchange Club.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
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Charles Walter Stenholm (b. 1938) —
also known as Charles W. Stenholm; Charlie
Stenholm —
of Stamford, Jones
County, Tex.; Avoca, Jones
County, Tex.; Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex.
Born in Stamford, Jones
County, Tex., October
26, 1938.
Democrat. Farmer;
general manager, Stamford Electric
Cooperative; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1972
(alternate), 1996
(speaker),
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004.
Lutheran.
Member, Exchange Club; Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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H. Donald Stewart (born c.1949) —
of Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., about 1949.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 3rd District, 1972-76.
Member, Jaycees;
Exchange Club.
Still living as of 1976.
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DeForrest Strang (1902-1987) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., May 7,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange Club.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April 14,
1987 (age 84 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William G. Suzore (b. 1926) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1926.
Son of Simon Suzore and Helen (Craven) Suzore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
17th District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange Club; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Eagles; Moose.
Still living as of 1962.
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Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie III —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., January
2, 1931.
Son of Sanford
Martin Tweedie, Jr. and Gladys (Jones) Tweedie.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Exchange Club; American
Legion; Delta
Upsilon; Toastmasters.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 25,
1991 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Pat Rae Benedict. |
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Murray Delos Van Wagoner (1898-1986) —
also known as Murray D. Van Wagoner —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kingston, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 18,
1898.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
Governor
of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Exchange Club.
Died in Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., June 12,
1986 (age 88 years, 86
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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William Ora Walton (b. 1892) —
of Waverly, Lee
County, Ala.; Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.
Born in Waverly, Lee
County, Ala., December
6, 1892.
Son of Thomas Ora Walton and Susie Emma (Trimble) Walton.
Democrat. Postmaster;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Exchange Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle S. Warner (b. 1880) —
of Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Phelps town, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Son of Henry D. Warner.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1933-45 (43rd District 1933-44, 48th District
1945); resigned 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1945-49; appointed 1945.
Member, Elks;
Exchange Club; Grange; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Warren (1891-1974) —
also known as "Superchief" —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 19,
1891.
Son of Methias H. Warren and Chrystal (Hernlund) Warren.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Alameda
County District Attorney, 1925-39; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
Temporary Chair, 1944;
California
Republican state chair, 1934-36; member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1936-38; California
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
California, 1943-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California, 1944;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1953-69; chair, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi; Exchange Club.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1974 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Paul Frederick Welday (b. 1958) —
also known as Paul Welday —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in a hospital
at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
1, 1958.
Son of Donald F. Welday, Jr. (born 1930) and Patricia Ann
(Vanderberg) Welday (1929-1996).
Republican. Public
relations consultant; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1988,
2000,
2004
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1988, 2008; chief of staff, Omaha
Mayor P. J.
Morgan, 1989-92; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1992;
chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Joe
Knollenberg, 1993-2002; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 2002-04.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange Club.
Still living as of 2010.
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