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Eileen Ewing Archibold (1899-1992) —
also known as Eileen E. Archibold; Eileen Eleanor
Ewing —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Leadville, Lake
County, Colo., October
2, 1899.
Daughter of John Alvin Ewing and Georgia Muriel (White) Ewing.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Female.
Member, Junior League.
Died in February, 1992
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Ann Smith Bedsole (b. 1930) —
also known as Ann Bedsole; Ann Smith; Mrs. Palmer
Bedsole —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., January
7, 1930.
Daughter of Malcolm White Smith and Sybil (Huey) Smith.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
member of Alabama
Republican State Executive Committee, 1966; Presidential Elector
for Alabama, 1972;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-82; first
Republican woman to be elected to the Alabama House; member of Alabama
state senate, 1983-94; candidate for mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 2005.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 2006.
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Married 1958
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Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) —
also known as Joanne Kleinhofer —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 20,
1945.
Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett)
Kleinhofer.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Junior League.
Still living as of 1990.
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Margaret Martin Brock —
also known as Margaret M. Brock —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
Presidential Elector for California, 1956,
1968,
1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Carol Newberry Brooks (b. 1888) —
also known as Carol Newberry; Mrs. Frank W. Brooks,
Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1888.
Daughter of Harriet (Barnes) Newberry and Truman
Handy Newberry.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior League; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) —
also known as Katharine Kennedy; Mrs. Kleon Thaw
Brown —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 16,
1891.
Daughter of Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909) and Louise (Achey)
Kennedy (1860-1945).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1932-67; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1944-52.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior League; Colonial
Dames.
Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Center nursing
home, Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
10, 1986 (age 95 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Shirley Brown (b. 1952) —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
2, 1952.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 69th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Junior League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Cynthia Moore Chestnut (b. 1949) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 25,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2008.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Junior League; Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Altrusa;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Paula Dockery (b. 1961) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 6,
1961.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 64th District, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Daisy L. Elliott (b. 1916) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1916.
Daughter of Robert Lenoir and Daisy (Dorm) Lenoir.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; League of Women
Voters; Junior League.
Still living as of 1982.
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Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (1898-1984) —
also known as Elizabeth P. Farrington; Mary Elizabeth
Pruett; Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Tokyo, Japan,
May
30, 1898.
Daughter of Robert Lee Pruett and Josephine (Baugh) Pruett.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1954-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956.
Female.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Junior League; American
Association of University Women; Theta
Sigma Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 21,
1984 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Julia Grimmet Fortson (b. 1910) —
also known as Julia L. Grimmet —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 8,
1910.
Daughter of Judson M. Grimmet.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1936-50.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 1950.
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Tillie Kidd Fowler (1942-2005) —
also known as Tillie K. Fowler; Tillie
Kidd —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., December
23, 1942.
Daughter of Edwards
Culver Kidd, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Robert
G. Stephens, Jr., 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1993-2001; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League.
Died, of a brain
hemorrhage, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 2,
2005 (age 62 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sherry Biggers Gardiner (b. 1918) —
also known as Sherry B. Gardiner; Sherry
Biggers —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, December
30, 1918.
Daughter of John David Biggers and Mary (Kelsey) Biggers.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1968
(alternate), 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, Junior League; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1973.
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Polly Dougherty Gibson (1917-1998) —
also known as Polly D. Gibson —
of Michigan.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1917.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1970.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Junior League.
Died of complications of diabetes,
June
16, 1998 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995) —
also known as Oveta Culp —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Killeen, Bell
County, Tex., January
19, 1905.
Daughter of I. W. Culp and Emma (Hoover) Culp.
Democrat. Served in Women's Army Corps in World War II; president,
editor and publisher of Houston Post newspaper;
director, radio
station KPRC; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1953-55; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League.
Died, from a stroke, in
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
16, 1995 (age 90 years, 209
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Flora Cameron Kampmann (born c.1926) —
also known as Flora Cameron; Mrs. Ike S. Kampmann,
Jr. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., about 1926.
Daughter of William Waldo Cameron and Helen Emelyn (Miller) Cameron.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1960,
1964;
member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1960-68.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League; Colonial
Dames.
Still living as of 1968.
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Hilda Sheets Long —
also known as Hilda S. Long; Mrs. Edward
Long —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72.
Female.
Member, Junior League; Colonial
Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lynn Morley Martin (b. 1939) —
also known as Lynn Martin; Lynn Morley —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., December
26, 1939.
Daughter of Lawrence William Morley and Helen Catherine (Hall)
Morley.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1977-79; member of Illinois
state senate, 1979-81; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1981-91; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1990; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1991-93.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Junior League.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ellen Skae Phelan (1905-1985) —
also known as Ellen S. Phelan; Mrs. James J. Phelan,
Jr. —
of Metamora, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 10,
1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 34th Senatorial
District, 1961; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Junior League.
Died in 1985
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (b. 1924) —
also known as Phyllis Schlafly; Phyllis McAlpin
Stewart —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1924.
Daughter of John Bruce Stewart.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1952 (24th District), 1970 (23rd
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior League; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Author
of A Choice Not An Echo and other books; leader of opposition
to the Equal Rights Amendment; founder and president of the Eagle
Forum.
Still living as of 2011.
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Loretta Spencer —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
School
teacher; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 2003-05.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 2005.
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Katie Kratz Stine (b. 1956) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born December
6, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1999-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 2004.
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Martha G. Wehrle (b. 1925) —
also known as Martha Gaines —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
30, 1925.
Daughter of L. Ebersole Gaines and Betty (Chilton) Gaines.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1982; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-94; appointed 1989.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Junior League.
Still living as of 1994.
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Jessica McCullough Weis (1901-1963) —
also known as Jessica McCullough; Mrs. Charles W. Weis,
Jr. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1901.
Daughter of Charles H. McCullough, Jr. and Jessie (Martin)
McCullough.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1944-63; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1959-63.
Female.
Member, Junior League.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 1,
1963 (age 61 years, 297
days).
Cremated.
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