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Hugh Carmack Anderson (1890-1953) —
also known as H. C. Anderson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 19,
1890.
Son of Hugh
Crump Anderson and Emma (Burdette) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1931-33; Judge, Tennessee Court of
Appeals.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Knights of Khorassan.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 7,
1953 (age 62 years, 353
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Virginia Ione Ray. |
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Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlinez, Ukraine,
August
4, 1884.
Son of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Tammany
Hall; Knights of Khorassan; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1956 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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David P. Dellinger —
of Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.; Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born near Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1909,
1913.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan.
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Cherryville, N.C.
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William Noah Ivie (b. 1873) —
also known as William N. Ivie —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ark.; Rogers, Benton
County, Ark.; Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ark., September
20, 1873.
Son of Bachus Ivie and Jane (Litterell) Ivie.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1906, 1914; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1920;
Register, U.S. Land Office, Harrison, Ark., 1909-15; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1930-34.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy F. Jimison (b. 1900) —
of Kayford, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., April 10,
1900.
Son of James William Jimison and Ruth Jimison.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-38;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1939-44.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Kenneth Kidwell (b. 1900) —
of Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., August 8,
1900.
Son of John Ashbury Kidwell (1859-1936) and Luella May (Hearn)
Kidwell (1864-1938).
Lawyer;
Coles
County State's Attorney, 1941-48.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burrell Kemp Littlepage (b. 1888) —
also known as B. Kemp Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 28,
1888.
Son of Samuel Dickenson Littlepage and Mary (Kemp) Littlepage.
Democrat. Lawyer; coal
operator; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin B. Lohmann —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Groveland Township, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 30th District, 1923-33; member of
Illinois
state senate 30th District, 1933-53.
Member, Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Graham Padgett (1869-1939) —
also known as J. G. Padgett —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Colleton
County, S.C., March 10,
1869.
Son of Hansford Duncan Padgett (1839-1923) and Isabella (Goodwin)
Padgett (1842-1888).
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912;
member of South
Carolina state senate.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Freemasons.
Died in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., January
19, 1939 (age 69 years, 315
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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Jefferson Davis Parris (b. 1884) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
6, 1884.
Son of James Parris and Carolyn (Coyle) Parris.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28, 1931-34; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1935-36.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Redmen; Junior
Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Son of Newton Fay Peterson and Willa E. (Geiger) Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March 28,
1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Son of Ogden Valorous Tuttle and Julia Elizabeth (McArthur) Tuttle.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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Cecil W. Wilson (b. 1913) —
of Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pageton, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1939;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; McDowell
County Sheriff.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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