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William Henri Adams (1899-1989) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., May 9,
1899.
Son of Benjamin H. Adams and Cora J. (Ackerman) Adams.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1926; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Chelsea, 1929; Vermont
Republican state chair, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi Kappa Delta.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 90 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Son of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Phi Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Gilmour Brooks (1898-1960) —
also known as Ralph G. Brooks —
of Wymore, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Eustis, Frontier
County, Neb., July 6,
1898.
Son of Adam Hansford Brooks and Tina S. (Olson) Brooks.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1942; Governor of
Nebraska, 1959-60; died in office 1960.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi Kappa Delta.
Died September
9, 1960 (age 62 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Robert William Hirsch (1925-2004) —
also known as Robert W. Hirsch —
of Tripp, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born October
12, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; Hutchinson
County State's Attorney, 1953-57; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1957-69 (4th District 1957-66, 14th District
1967-69); resigned 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1972.
Lutheran
Church Missouri Synod. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi Kappa Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died February
24, 2004 (age 78 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Nichols (b. 1908) —
of Lebanon, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, April 19,
1908.
Son of Stephen Edmund Nichols and Bess (Jones) Nichols.
School
principal; mayor
of Belleville, Ill., 1961-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Delta; Rotary; Optimist
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul F. Voelker (b. 1875) —
of Michigan.
Born in Evart, Osceola
County, Mich., September
20, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; president
of Olivet College, 1920-24; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1933-35; defeated, 1935.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Delta.
Interment at Hersey
Cemetery, Hersey, Mich.
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Joseph Redmond Williams (b. 1909) —
also known as Joe Williams —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., February
1, 1909.
Republican. Grocer; member
of North
Carolina state senate 24th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Phi Kappa Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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