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E. Ray Acton —
of Homewood, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Homewood, Ala., 1953-56.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1956.
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Charles Wallace Adair, Jr. (1914-2006) —
also known as Charles W. Adair, Jr. —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Florida.
Born in Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio, January
26, 1914.
Son of Charles Wallace Adair and Sarah Torrence (Goulard) Adair.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nogales, 1940-41; Mexico City, 1941; Bombay, 1942-46; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1965-69; Uruguay, 1969-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., January
22, 2006 (age 91 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Addison Adams (b. 1864) —
also known as Andrew A. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., January
27, 1864.
Son of John Quincy Adams and Christiana (Elliott) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1888-92; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1904; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court,
1910-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Phi Gamma Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Lois Andrew. |
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Robert George Allbee (b. 1928) —
also known as Robert G. Allbee —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
14, 1928.
Son of George Edward Allbee and Ethel Khone Allbee.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1975-76; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives:
Married 1960
to Jennie Johnson. |
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Henry David Allison (b. 1903) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Rushville, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
13, 1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948;
mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1950.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) —
also known as Gordon Allott —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., January
2, 1907.
Son of Leonard John Allott and Bertha Louise (Reese) Allott.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972; member, Resolutions Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Swedish Medical
Center, Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., January
17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Grant Lewis Ambrose (1915-1968) —
also known as Grant L. Ambrose —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Mackay, Custer
County, Idaho, September
15, 1915.
Son of George Ambrose and Amy (Cooke) Ambrose.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1948.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in September, 1968
(age about
53 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd E. Anderson (1891-1976) —
of Port Dickinson, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
24, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1934-51; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1941-42; member
of New
York state senate, 1943-51 (40th District 1943-44, 45th District
1945-51); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1958.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in February, 1976
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Theodore Anderson (1909-1996) —
also known as Kenneth Anderson —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Burdick, Morris
County, Kan., June 22,
1909.
Son of Emil Theodore Anderson and Cora Florentine (Bjorkback)
Anderson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1948; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1952-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1956.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died March 30,
1996 (age 86 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Allen Andrews (b. 1944) —
also known as Michael A. Andrews; Mike
Andrews —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
7, 1944.
Son of Frank M. Andrews and Jonnie (Allen) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 25th District, 1983-95; defeated, 1980;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1994.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) —
also known as Frank Ely Atwood —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., October
5, 1878.
Son of Jacob Smith Atwood and Nancy (Goodson) Atwood.
Republican. Lawyer; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate to
Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital,
Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., March 5,
1943 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Robert Edward Badham (1929-2005) —
also known as Robert E. Badham —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 9,
1929.
Son of Byron Jack Badham and Bess (Kissinger) Badham.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hardware
business; member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972
(alternate), 1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from California 40th District, 1977-89.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
21, 2005 (age 76 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1890.
Son of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Texas Republican Party, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1926, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi Gamma Delta; Theta
Nu Epsilon; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Mae Nicholson. |
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Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) —
also known as Newton D. Baker —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., December
3, 1871.
Son of Newton Diehl Baker and Mary (Dukehart) Baker.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1916-21; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
25, 1937 (age 66 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Roy William Baker (b. 1883) —
also known as Roy W. Baker —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 11,
1883.
Son of Jesse F. Baker and Franc (Roy) Baker.
U.S. Vice Consul in Edinburgh, 1919-20; Hull, 1920-21; Barcelona, 1921-29; Malaga, 1926; London, 1929; U.S. Consul in Bristol, 1932-43.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom T. Baker (1908-1963) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., March 31,
1908.
Son of Rawlins M. Baker and Lady (Taylor) Baker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963;
defeated, 1956; died in office 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died in 1963
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) —
of Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Carlock, McLean
County, Ill., November
24, 1868.
Son of William John Baldridge and Caroline (Wright) Baldridge.
Republican. Grain dealer;
merchant;
banker;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho
state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1936;
Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of
Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho, June 8,
1947 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Parma
Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
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Joseph William Ballantine (b. 1888) —
also known as Joseph W. Ballantine —
of Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born, of American parents, in Ahmednagar, India,
July
30, 1888.
Son of William Osborn Ballantine and Josephine Louise (Perkins)
Ballantine.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul in Kobe, 1911-12; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Yokohama, 1912; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Taihoku, 1912-14; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Yokohama, 1914; U.S. Consul in Dairen, 1921-23; Tokyo, 1923-29; U.S. Consul General in Canton, 1930-32.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Barkley (1889-1986) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Braceville, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
2, 1889.
Son of John Barkley and Josephine A. (Kreitler) Barkley.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1952-54.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Heron Bork (b. 1927) —
also known as Robert H. Bork —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1927.
Son of Harry Philip Bork (1897-1974) and Elizabeth (Kunkle) Bork
(1898-2004).
Lawyer;
law
professor; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1973-77; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-74; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned
1988.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi Gamma Delta.
Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987;
rejected by the Senate.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Robert Brook (1905-1968) —
also known as John R. Brook —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1944-64 (New York County 15th District 1944, New
York County 9th District 1945-64).
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., July 1,
1968 (age 63 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928
to Elizabeth Munro Waters. |
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Son of Ferdinand
Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Wesley Bryan, Jr. (1901-1969) —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., October
31, 1901.
Son of James
Wesley Bryan and Lorena (Kearse) Bryan.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; lawyer; Kitsap
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate for Washington
state senate, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Eagles; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in December, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Manley Caldwell Butler (b. 1925) —
also known as M. Caldwell Butler —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1962-71; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1972-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1998.
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Harry Campbell (b. 1885) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Harper, Harper
County, Kan., August
10, 1885.
Son of Isaac P. Campbell and Jessie (Graham) Campbell.
U.S. Vice Consul in Singapore, 1915; U.S. Consul in Singapore, 1915-17, 1917-18; Penang, 1917; Soerabaya, 1918-20; Asuncion, 1921-23; Iquique, 1923-27; Birmingham, 1929-30; London, 1932.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Cornell (1896-1988) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
29, 1896.
Son of George W. Cornell and Minnie C. Cornell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1959-64; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1967.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 24,
1988 (age 91 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 J. Crowe, Jr. (1925-2007) —
of Virginia.
Born in La Grange, Oldham
County, Ky., January
2, 1925.
Son of William J. Crowe, Sr.
Admiral, U.S. Navy; Chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1985-89;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1994-97.
Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; Phi Gamma Delta.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
12, 2007 (age 82 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William True Davis, Jr. (b. 1919) —
also known as True Davis —
of Washington,
D.C.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
23, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1963-65.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Martin Deely (1894-1973) —
also known as John M. Deely —
of Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 30,
1894.
Son of Martin Henry Deely and Agnes (Doyle) Deely.
Democrat. Lime manfacturer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in 1973
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Son of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Armistead Mason Dobie (1881-1962) —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., April 15,
1881.
Son of Richard Augustus Dobie and Margaret Kearns (Cooke) Dobie.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1939-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee A. Donaldson, Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Etna, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born August
11, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-60.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1960.
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Relatives:
Married to Katherine Marner. |
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James Lowell Driscoll (b. 1895) —
also known as James L. Driscoll —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1895.
Son of Robert H. Driscoll and Catherine (Barry) Driscoll.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1923-27; appointed 1923.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert H. Driscoll and Catherine (Barry) Driscoll; brother of Robert
E. Driscoll; married to Marie Mercedes Quinn. |
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Robert E. Driscoll (b. 1888) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Central City, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., February
6, 1888.
Son of Robert H. Driscoll and Catherine (Barry) Driscoll.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1919-20;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928,
1940.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Lions; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Ernest Eagleton (b. 1930) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., June 29,
1930.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1963; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1965-69.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1969.
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Ed Edmondson (1919-1990) —
also known as Edmond Augustus Edmondson —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., April 7,
1919.
Son of Edmond Augustus Edmondson and Esther (Pullen) Edmondson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
correspondent; lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1953-73; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1972, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., December
8, 1990 (age 71 years, 245
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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James Howard Edmondson (1925-1971) —
also known as J. Howard Edmondson —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
27, 1925.
Son of Edmond Augustus Edmondson and Esther (Pullen) Edmondson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County Attorney, 1954-58; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
17, 1971 (age 46 years, 51
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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James Elliott, Jr. (1824-1883) —
also known as Jim Elliott —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa., December
6, 1824.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Steubenville, Ohio, 1873-75.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
10, 1883 (age 58 years, 339
days).
Interment at Springhill
Cemetery, Wellsville, Ohio.
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Franklin Fowler Ellsworth (1879-1942) —
also known as Franklin F. Ellsworth —
of St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., July 10,
1879.
Son of Clinton Ellsworth and Louise (Manning) Ellsworth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Watonwan
County Attorney, 1905-08; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Minnesota, 1924; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1934.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
23, 1942 (age 63 years, 166
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Guy Leverne Fake (b. 1879) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1879.
Son of Milton E. Fake and Mary (Cook) Fake.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1907-08;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1909-24; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Elizabeth Micklow. |
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McIntyre Faries (1896-1994) —
of South Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wei Hsien, Shantung, China,
of American parents, April 17,
1896.
Son of William R. Faries and Priscilla Ellen (Chittick) Faries.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from California, 1947-52; superior court judge
in California, 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
29, 1994 (age 98 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Lois Shorten. |
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Frank Fellows (1889-1951) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, November
7, 1889.
Son of Oscar
Fowler Fellows and Eva Marie (Fling) Fellows.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1941-51; died in office
1951.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
27, 1951 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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William Howard Fowler (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard Fowler —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Etowah, McMinn
County, Tenn., November
6, 1925.
Son of Albert Thomas Fowler and Bertha (Chastain) Fowler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1955-56.
Baptist.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1956.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1949, to Sarah Charlyne King (born 1923). |
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Gurdon Wright Gordon (b. 1871) —
also known as Gurdon W. Gordon —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
26, 1871.
Son of Nelson E. Gordon and Caroline Augusta (Wright) Gordon.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
executive; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1913-16; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1920
(alternate), 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
13, 1887.
Son of Rev. Lucien Chase Graves and Annie (Dixon) Graves.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1921-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Caldeen Gunter (1858-1940) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., October
31, 1858.
Son of Thomas
Montague Gunter and Marcella (Jackson) Gunter.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 3rd District, 1889-95; Judge,
Colorado Court of Appeals, 1901-05; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1905-07; Governor of
Colorado, 1917-19.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., October
26, 1940 (age 81 years, 361
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Charles Walbridge Hedges (b. 1901) —
also known as Charles W. Hedges —
of Wollaston, Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March 27,
1901.
Son of Arthur J. Hedges and Kate (Walbridge) Hedges.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1932-42, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons;
United
Commercial Travelers; Phi Gamma Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Dr. Ella Goodale. |
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Clarence Leo Ireland (b. 1889) —
also known as Clarence L. Ireland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo., December
5, 1889.
Son of Frederick Ireland and Clara Jennie (Ball) Ireland.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Colorado
state attorney general, 1931-32; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Episcopalian
or Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Gail Leonard Ireland (1895-1988) —
also known as Gail L. Ireland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
21, 1895.
Son of Clarence Mead Ireland and Bertha (Strawn) Ireland.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1941-44; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1988
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Paul Winfred Kear (b. 1887) —
also known as Paul W. Kear —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
2, 1887.
Son of Wiley M. Kear and Malinda (Romig) Kear.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1920-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1921-31, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Worth Kern, Jr. (1900-1971) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 7,
1900.
Son of John
Worth Kern and Araminta
Cooper Kern.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Indiana, 1931-34; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1935-37; resigned 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
At age 8, his legs were
paralyzed by polio.
Died January
29, 1971 (age 70 years, 206
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Son of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting.
Democrat. Lawyer; test pilot
and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1970.
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William Sterling Byrd Lacy (1910-1979) —
also known as William S. B. Lacy —
of Virginia; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mesa, Mesa
County, Colo., February
5, 1910.
Son of Sterling
Byrd Lacy and Della Margaret (Lumsden) Lacy.
Secretary to U.S. Sen Alva
B. Adams, 1933-34; economist;
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in 1979
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Freemont Ladd (1859-1925) —
also known as Edwin F. Ladd —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Starks, Somerset
County, Maine, December
13, 1859.
Son of John Ladd and Rosilla (Locke) Ladd.
Republican. Chemist;
college
professor; president,
North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State
University), 1916-21; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1921-25; died in office 1925.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., June 22,
1925 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Son of John Manuel Landon and Anne (Mossman) Landon.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Frank Charles Lee (b. 1891) —
also known as Frank C. Lee —
of Salida, Chaffee
County, Colo.
Born in Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb., August
14, 1891.
Son of John T. Lee and Agnes (Greenwald) Lee.
U.S. Vice Consul in Bordeaux, 1916; Petrograd, 1916-18; Moscow, 1918; Malmo, 1918; U.S. Consul in Bradford, 1923-25; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1927-29; Halifax, 1930-31; Prague, 1931-34.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) —
also known as Josh Lee —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1956
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Mu
Alpha; Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as T. Bailey Lee —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C., August
10, 1873.
Son of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee.
Republican. Lawyer; Cassia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho
11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) —
also known as Herbert H. Lehman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 28,
1878.
Son of Mayer Lehman (1830-1897) and Babette (Newgass) Lehman.
Democrat. Director, Consolidated Cotton Duck
Co., Imperial Cotton Co.,
U.S. Cotton
Duck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1929-32; Governor of
New York, 1933-42; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi Gamma Delta; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into the
Jewish-American Hall of
Fame in 1974.
Died December
5, 1963 (age 85 years, 252
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) —
also known as Thomas R. Marshall —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in North Manchester, Wabash
County, Ind., March 14,
1854.
Son of Daniel M. Marshall and Martha A. (Patterson) Marshall.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1912;
Vice
President of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta.
Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent
cigar.".
Died, from the effects of a heart
attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1925 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Harvey Lee Milbourne (1895-1966) —
also known as Harvey L. Milbourne —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., May 10,
1895.
Son of Lodowic Ralph Milbourne and Virginia (Strickler) Milbourne.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Amoy, 1919-20, 1927-28; Swatow, 1920; Tsinan, 1920-24; Tientsin, 1925-26; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1928-29; Cologne, 1930-32; Quebec City, 1932; Windsor, 1936-41; Calcutta, 1941; SAINT Lucia, 1941; Chungking, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died March 16,
1966 (age 70 years, 310
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married, May 31,
1932, to Helen Victoria Pasderin. |
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MacNeil Mitchell (1905-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 18,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1938-46 (New York County 10th District 1938-44,
New York County 1st District 1945-46); member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1947-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died of pneumonia
at New
York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1996 (age 91 years, 152
days).
Interment at Salisbury
Cemetery, Salisbury, Conn.
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Leland Burnette Morris (1886-1950) —
also known as Leland B. Morris —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fort Clark, Kinney
County, Tex., February
7, 1886.
Foreign Service officer; interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Smyrna, 1914-17; U.S. Consul in Salonika, 1919-22; Cologne, 1926; Athens, 1927-29; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1932; U.S. Minister to Iceland, 1942-44; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1944-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in 1950
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Whinna Nice III (b. 1935) —
also known as Harry W. Nice III —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
9, 1935.
Son of Ann (Barnes) Nice (c.1909-1995) and Deeley
K. Nice.
Investment
banker; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city 3rd District,
1967-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1970.
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Meredith Nicholson (1866-1947) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., December
9, 1866.
Son of Edward Willis Nicholson (1826-1894) and Emily Ellen (Meredith)
Nicholson (1842-1914).
Democrat. Member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1930-32; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1933-35; Venezuela, 1935; Nicaragua, 1938-41; novelist;
poet.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
21, 1947 (age 81 years, 12
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Willis Nicholson (1826-1894) and Emily Ellen (Meredith)
Nicholson (1842-1914); married, June 16,
1896, to Eugenie Kountze (1867-1931); married, September
20, 1933, to Dorothy (Wolfe) Lannon. |
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Val Nolan (b. 1892) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
21, 1892.
Son of John J.
Nolan and Valentine F. (FitzWilliam) Nolan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1933-40.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-2003) —
also known as Frank L. O'Bannon —
of Indiana.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., January
30, 1930.
Son of Faith (Dropsey) O'Bannon and Robert
Presley O'Bannon.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1971-89; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; Governor of
Indiana, 1997-2003; died in office 2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Suffered a major
stroke, and subsequently died, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 2003 (age 73 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.; statue at Old
Courthouse Square, Corydon, Ind.
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Barratt O'Hara (1882-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., April 28,
1882.
Son of Thomas
O'Hara and Mary (Barratt) O'Hara.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1913-17; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1915; major in the U.S. Army during World
War I; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1920; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1949-51, 1953-69;
defeated, 1938 (at-large), 1950 (2nd District).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
11, 1969 (age 87 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Owen H. Page, Jr. (b. 1915) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
11, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1949-52;
member of Georgia
state senate 1st District, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1956.
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Calvert Goosley Peebles (b. 1870) —
also known as C. G. Peebles —
of Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C.
Born in Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C., September
13, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Jackson, N.C. 1893-94; member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edred Joseph Pennell (1890-1949) —
also known as Edred J. Pennell —
of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflintown, Juniata
County, Pa., December
29, 1890.
Son of Frank M. M. Pennell (1862-1936) and Ida (McCanley) Pennell
(1863-1928).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Gamma Delta;
Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died November
22, 1949 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich., May 30,
1884.
Son of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died February
16, 1958 (age 73 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Leila M. Geddes. |
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) —
also known as Charles A. Robins —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Defiance, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
8, 1884.
Republican. Physician;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1938-44; Governor of
Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died September
20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lewis
and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) —
also known as Walter V. Ross —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Henry, Franklin
County, Va., September
7, 1896.
Son of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Mercer
County Prosecuting Attorney; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48,
1963-64.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Katherine McClung. |
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David Edward Satterfield III (1920-1988) —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., December
2, 1920.
Son of David
Edward Satterfield, Jr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1960-64; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1965-81.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died September
30, 1988 (age 67 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) —
also known as Winfield A. Schuster —
of East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., July 17,
1906.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Member, Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
November, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Douglas, Mass.
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Asa Evans Stratton, Jr. (1844-1921) —
also known as Asa E. Stratton —
of Brazoria
County, Tex.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., January
13, 1844.
Son of Asa Evans Stratton (1798-1877) and Amanda Ann (Gibbons)
Stratton (died 1847).
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Brazoria
County Judge; Brazoria
County Attorney; member of Texas
state senate 10th District, 1880-84; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1884-85; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1888;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta.
Died in April, 1921
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Evans Stratton (1798-1877) and Amanda Ann (Gibbons) Stratton
(died 1847); married, February
7, 1867, to Louisa Henrietta Waldmann (died 1895); married, September
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Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) —
also known as Amos L. Taylor —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Danbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
22, 1877.
Son of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1924-49; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1929-32.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married, June 16,
1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank (died 1944); married to Caroline
W. Dudley. |
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Clyde C. Trager —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 18th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1936, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Phi Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Trovillion (b. 1926) —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., May 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1962-67; member of Florida
state house of representatives 36th District, 1995-.
Christian.
Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Thomas Waaland (b. 1911) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Stavanger, Norway,
May
22, 1911.
Son of Thomas Waaland and Anna Marie (Simonsen) Waaland.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; glass
manufacturing executive; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Phi Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Waverly Wallace (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph W. Wallace —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla., August
27, 1900.
Son of William McChesney Wallace and Helen (Clayton) Wallace.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1935-37; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Margaret Bowie. |
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J. E. Watson (b. 1917) —
also known as Ned Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
8, 1917.
Son of J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; manufacturer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1953-56,
1959-70; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Izaak
Walton League; Fraternal
Order of Police; Phi Gamma Delta; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) —
also known as G. Mennen Williams;
"Soapy" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1911.
Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Amvets; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Order of
Ahepa; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Phi Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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