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William Charles Achi, Jr. (b. 1889) —
also known as William C. Achi, Jr. —
of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 1,
1889.
Son of William Charles Achi and Maria (Alapai) Achi.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Hawaii, 1919-24; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1936,
1940
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Delbert R. Ackerman (1910-1968) —
of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 27,
1910.
Son of Edwin Oliver Ackerman and Gertrude (Carpenter) Ackerman.
Partner, Ackerman-Brizes Tire
Service; mayor
of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1966-67.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1968
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Harrison Adams (1872-1958) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., March 23,
1872.
Son of Henry Clay Adams and Emma Frances (Haynes) Adams.
Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,
Mutual Life
Insurance Association; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-53.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto; Jesters;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Richmond,
Va., September
24, 1958 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital,
Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Joseph Berka (1889-1943) —
also known as Frank J. Berka —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
January
20, 1889.
Son of Frank Berka and Vobovil Berka.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commercial
artist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1933-38; defeated, 1928, 1938; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Czechoslovakian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto; Lions.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1943 (age 54 years, 35
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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Albert Orlando Boschen (1873-1957) —
also known as Albert O. Boschen —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., June 25,
1873.
Son of Henry C. Boschen (1845-1898) and Margaret (Frishkorn) Boschen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1918-21, 1924-27, 1934-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto.
Died August
15, 1957 (age 84 years, 51
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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John R. Britten (b. 1898) —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ted William Brown (b. 1906) —
also known as Ted W. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, April 19,
1906.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Ohio, 1951-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Grotto; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Junior
Order.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel E. Crawford (b. 1876) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 15,
1876.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1917-20; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Cora Wilson. |
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Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) —
also known as Martin L. Davey —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, July 25,
1884.
Son of John Davey (father of tree surgery) and Bertha (Reeves) Davey.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kent, Ohio, 1914-18; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29;
defeated, 1920; Governor of
Ohio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Grange.
Died in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, March 31,
1946 (age 61 years, 249
days).
Interment at Standing
Rock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Uniondale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) —
also known as Arthur H. Day —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pandora, Putnam
County, Ohio, February
1, 1890.
Son of Dr. Hiram Marshall Day and Jessie Amelia (Ayres) Day.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state
senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Grotto; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in 1967
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis L. Fawcett (b. 1872) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
23, 1872.
Son of James Mark Fawcett and Elizabeth Anne (Hale) Fawcett.
Republican. Chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1901-06; judge, Kings County
Court, 1906-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918-40; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto; Royal
Arcanum; Redmen; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph B. Grossman (b. 1892) —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 15,
1892.
Republican. Building
materials merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 2nd District, 1933-36.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
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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Everett A. Kelly (b. 1926) —
of Florida.
Born in Foley, Baldwin
County, Ala., September
2, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; pharmacist;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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H. V. King (b. 1883) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, January
10, 1883.
Son of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Poteau, Le Flore
County, Okla., January
12, 1906.
Democrat. Grocer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of
Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd
District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary),
1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto.
Died in 1987
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., about 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Grange.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Melva Bettinger. |
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Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) —
also known as Harry W. Nice —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1877.
Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920;
Governor
of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Philip Clarkson Pack (1896-1970) —
also known as Philip C. Pack —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 26,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1931-34.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jess J. Present (b. 1921) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 28,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; jeweler;
director, First National Bank of
Jamestown; chair of
Chautauqua County Republican Party, 1964-66; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (164th District 1966, 150th District
1967-68).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Grotto.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married to Elaine Coates. |
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Joseph Reich (born c.1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1923-25; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Order of the
Eastern Star; Freemasons;
Grotto; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Willis Taylor (1880-1939) —
also known as J. Will Taylor —
of La Follette, Campbell
County, Tenn.
Born in Lead Mine Bend, Union
County, Tenn., August
28, 1880.
Son of James W. Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth (Rogers) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
mayor
of La Follette, Tenn., 1910-12; Tennessee Insurance Commissioner,
1913-14; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1919-39; died in
office 1939; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1924-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died November
14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, La Follette, Tenn.
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Henry Odin Tilton (b. 1885) —
also known as Henry O. Tilton —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 1,
1885.
Son of Josiah Odin Tilton and Hattie (French) Tilton.
Republican. Electrical
engineer;
local sales manager, General Electric; director, Stratton and Co.,
Concord, N.H.; director, New England Confectionary
Co., Cambridge, Mass.; candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1933; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Grotto; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray B. Tuttle (1905-1983) —
of Clarkson, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., August 7,
1905.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 51st District; elected 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto.
Died February
1, 1983 (age 77 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie I. Timerson. |
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Frank E. Van Lare (b. 1900) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Gates town (part now in Rochester), Monroe
County, N.Y., February
22, 1900.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-66 (51st District 1951-65, 58th District 1966).
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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