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Michael Dennis Antonovich (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael D. Antonovich —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
12, 1939.
Son of Michael 'Mike' Antonovich and Francis (McColm) Antonovich.
Republican. School
teacher; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1965-73; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
member of California
state assembly 43rd District, 1973-78.
Lutheran.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi Delta Kappa; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 2009.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Calif.
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Guy Vernon Bennett (b. 1880) —
also known as G. Vernon Bennett —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Waverly, Bremer
County, Iowa, February
17, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938-40, 1948; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest King Bramblett (1901-1966) —
also known as Ernest K. Bramblett —
of Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April 25,
1901.
Son of James Mitchell Bramblett and Bettie Frances (King) Bramblett.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Pacific Grove, Calif., 1938-46; U.S.
Representative from California, 1947-55 (11th District 1947-53,
13th District 1953-55).
Protestant.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
27, 1966 (age 65 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) —
also known as George S. Counts —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan., December
9, 1889.
Son of James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble) Counts.
University
professor; author; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American Labor
Party state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,
1955-59.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died November
10, 1974 (age 84 years, 336
days); body donated
to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.
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Arthur Griswold Crane (1877-1955) —
also known as A. G. Crane —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Davenport Center, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
1, 1877.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Wyoming, 1947-51; Governor of
Wyoming, 1949-51.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died August
21, 1955 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidna Poage Dalton (1892-1965) —
also known as S. P. Dalton —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Vernon
County, Mo., November
16, 1892.
Son of Frederick Andrew Dalton and Ida (Poage) Dalton.
Lawyer;
Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1931-34; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1950-65; appointed 1950; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1956-58.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Acacia.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April 26,
1965 (age 72 years, 161
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Clyde Russel Dengler (1899-1992) —
also known as Clyde R. Dengler —
of Newtown Square, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Fleetwood, Berks
County, Pa., May 10,
1899.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1957-66; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 26th District, 1969-74.
Presbyterian.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Phi Delta Kappa.
Died August
15, 1992 (age 93 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Friar Dexter (1886-1945) —
also known as Walter F. Dexter —
of Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
21, 1886.
Son of Harry Dexter and Margaret (Bell) Dexter.
Republican. President,
Whittier College, 1923-34; secretary to Gov. Frank
F. Merriam; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1932;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1937-45; appointed 1937;
died in office 1945.
Quaker.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions.
Died October
21, 1945 (age 58 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 6,
1896.
Son of John Elliott and Anna (Hyde) Elliott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935;
resigned 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
25, 1971 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Interment at Adrian
Center Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Ronald D. Glass (b. 1911) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., September
22, 1911.
School
teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Passaic
County, 1947.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James McNeil Hare (1910-1980) —
also known as James M. Hare —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., July 31,
1910.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1955-70; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1960.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; Phi Delta Kappa.
Died in 1980
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) —
also known as Richard F. Harless —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kelsey, Upshur
County, Tex., August 6,
1905.
Son of William Crousin Harless and Mary Matilda (Pennington) Harless.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Arizona, 1948.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi Delta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Woodmen;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
24, 1970 (age 65 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Son of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; school
principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas A. Hutto —
also known as Tom Hutto —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. College
professor; state campaign chair, Eugene
McCarthy for President, 1968, and Jimmy
Carter for President, 1976; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1970;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Phi Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 2004.
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Dale Edward Kildee (b. 1929) —
also known as Dale E. Kildee —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
16, 1929.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 81st District, 1965-74; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1975-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1977-2003 (7th District 1977-93,
9th District 1993-2003, 5th District 2003).
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus; American
Federation of Teachers; Urban
League; Phi Delta Kappa; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles A. Lee (b. 1891) —
of Missouri.
Born near Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., July 18,
1891.
Democrat. Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1923-29.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Evelyn J. Lynn (b. 1930) —
of Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
2, 1930.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 27th District, 1995-.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1999.
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C. H. McKown (b. 1907) —
also known as Jackie McKown —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
10, 1907.
Son of John G. McKown and Charlotte (Staats) McKown.
Democrat. School
principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-56, 1959-72; defeated,
1956; chair of
Wayne County Democratic Party, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions;
Phi Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Sinclair. |
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William Estus McVey (1885-1958) —
also known as William E. McVey —
of Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, December
13, 1885.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1951-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
10, 1958 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Henry C. Messinger (b. 1915) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in South Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., May 30,
1915.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1971-82.
Member, National
Education Association; Phi Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 1982.
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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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Stephen S. Nisbet (1895-1986) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Son of James Nisbet and Laura (Black) Nisbet.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Vice-president of Gerber Baby Foods.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Dorcas Sammons. |
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Gary M. Owen (b. 1944) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ala., September
9, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1973-88; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1983-88.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Phi Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 1995.
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Ray Page (b. 1921) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in New Berlin, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
8, 1921.
Son of Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(delegation secretary).
Christian.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1971.
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John W. Porter (b. 1931) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Still living as of 1977.
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Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born June 29,
1949.
Son of Roman W. Prezioso and Amelia A. Prezioso.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1989-96; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1997-.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus; Toastmasters;
Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1997.
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Robert Lee Proffer (b. 1909) —
of Justin, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in Ponder, Denton
County, Tex., April 14,
1909.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Texas
state senate, 1947-50.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of California.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Son of Maxwell L. Rafferty and DeEtta (Cox) Rafferty.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Lions; Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went
off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Wieland (born c.1893) —
of Illinois.
Born in Illinois, about 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-43.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Phi Delta Kappa; Kappa
Phi Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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