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Asbury Arnold Abney (1817-1866) —
also known as A. A Abney —
of Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in South Carolina, June 28,
1817.
Member of Louisiana
state senate; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died November
4, 1866 (age 49 years, 129
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Haughton, La.
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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Son of Benjamin T. Agan and Etta M. (Hittle) Agan.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Arthur Aitkenhead (c.1881-1949) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 1881.
Republican. Carpenter;
builder;
vice-president, First National Bank of
Glen Cove; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1944-47; defeated, 1947.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died, in North Country Community Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
2, 1949 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Janet Gordon. |
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Robert Atcheson Alberts (b. 1872) —
also known as Robert A. Alberts —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
19, 1872.
Son of Lewis Charles Alberts and Sarah Jane (Atcheson) Alberts.
Republican. President, C. B. Hewitt & Bros. paper and
glue; vice-president, Albowe Realty
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa Leonard Allen (1891-1969) —
also known as A. Leonard Allen —
of Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La.
Born in a log
cabin near Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., January
5, 1891.
Son of Asa Levi Allen and Sophronia (Perkins) Allen.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1937-53.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died January
5, 1969 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Winnfield
Cemetery, Winnfield, La.
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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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DeHart H. Ames (b. 1872) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Valley town, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
30, 1872.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1915-20; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1921-24; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Kellogg Apgar (1862-1940) —
also known as James K. Apgar —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
8, 1862.
Son of Joseph A. Apgar and Eleanor (Herbert) Apgar.
Republican. Private secretary and clerk to Assembly Speaker James
W. Husted, 1884-87 and 1890; clerk to Assembly Speaker Fremont
Cole, 1888-89; clerk to Lt. Gov. Charles
T. Saxton, 1894-96; private secretary to Rep. William
L. Ward, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1899-1907;
defeated, 1897; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1900;
member of condemnation commission for appraising property for site of
proposed Hill View Reservoir in Westchester County; censured
by the New York Supreme Court in 1910 for unnecessary
delay, such as holding 65 hearings on one parcel; Westchester
County Register, 1919-24; village
president of Peekskill, New York, 1925-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Elks.
Died in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1940 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 21,
1892, to Cecilia Annie Bellefeuille. |
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George Archinal (1900-1987) —
of Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
18, 1900.
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1938, 1960; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-47 (Queens County 6th District 1941-44,
Queens County 7th District 1945-47); candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1972;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Moose.
Died, from heart
failure, in Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
12, 1987 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Koelling (died 1983). |
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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Son of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate
broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1981
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married,
June
7, 1916, to Eva Marie Duncan; married to Ivy
Wentz. |
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Fitz James Babson (1828-1893) —
also known as Fitz J. Babson —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., February
14, 1828.
Son of Joseph Babson (1777-1839) and Mary 'Molly' (Babson) Babson
(1783-1864).
Republican. Building
contractor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858-60; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1869-85; president, National Fishery
Association.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Middlefield, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 25,
1893 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Babson (1777-1839) and Mary 'Molly' (Babson) Babson
(1783-1864); married, August
18, 1850, to Sarah Elizabeth Proctor (1830-1882); married, July 14,
1885, to Mary Jane McElwain; first cousin twice removed of Waldo
Babson. See Babson
family of Massachusetts. |
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Son of Orlando
Mack Barnes and Amanda F. (Fleming) Barnes.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1886; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910; president, Roscommon State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided
with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian
Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Thomas L. Black (b. 1934) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born March 14,
1934.
Son of Benjamin F. Black and Margaret (Estep) Black.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; railway
clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1966.
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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker; insurance
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Sarah P. Hall. |
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William E. Brady (1889-1970) —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., August 7,
1889.
Son of William
C. Brady.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene
County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in August, 1970
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., March 5,
1887.
Republican. Dentist; farm owner;
banker;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected 1950;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Member, Psi
Omega; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Summa Grenova. |
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Pearson Church (born c.1838) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., about 1838.
Son of Gaylord
Church and Church.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; district
judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1877.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868
to Kate Law. |
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Raymond Cornick (b. 1889) —
of New London, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Iowa, February
19, 1889.
Son of Albert Cornick and India B. Cornick.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Henry County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Freeport, Wirt
County, W.Va., April 27,
1896.
Son of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40,
1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940; resigned 1970; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1952-54.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Farm
Bureau.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster;
miller; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal Arch Masons.
The village of Dansville, Michigan is named for
him.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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Henry Meade Doremus (1851-1921) —
also known as Henry M. Doremus —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1851.
Son of Peter G. Doremus and Susanah Doremus.
Republican. Building
contractor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1886; Essex
County Sheriff, 1897-99; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1903-06; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1904,
1916,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died January
16, 1921 (age 69 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Son of Stephen Leland Dows (1832-1909) and Henrietta Weddell (Safley)
Dows (1834-1893).
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital,
Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870) —
also known as Edward A. Ducker —
of Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Visalia, Tulare
County, Calif., February
26, 1870.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Ducker and Augusta (Woodward) Ducker.
Democrat. Lawyer; Humboldt
County District Attorney, 1905-10; district judge in Nevada 6th
District, 1911-18; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1918-31; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel James Ervin, Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Son of Samuel James Ervin and Laura Theresa (Powe) Ervin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of
Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April 23,
1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Kenneth H. Fake (1895-1963) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Leon Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; lobbyist
for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Albert Augustus Fletcher (1835-1907) —
also known as Albert A. Fletcher —
of Bridport, Addison
County, Vt.; Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., August
17, 1835.
Son of Paris Fletcher and Anna (Miner) Fletcher.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1871-72; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1882-84.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., October
2, 1907 (age 72 years, 46
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., October
28, 1861.
Newspaper
publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County,
1933.
Congregationalist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died, in Caro Community Hospital,
Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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William L. Hadley (b. 1883) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
July
7, 1883.
Son of Benjamin Hadley and Matilda (Robinson) Hadley.
Coal
miner; newspaper
publisher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Smith Hall (1883-1961) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., March 26,
1883.
Son of W. D. Hall and Lucretia Hall.
Democrat. School
teacher; railroad
worker; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 2,
1961 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Charlton N. Harman (b. 1915) —
also known as C. N. Harman;
"Bud" —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Davis, Tucker
County, W.Va., August
16, 1915.
Son of Charlie Newton Harman and Stella May (Kimble) Harman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; contractor;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1969-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1971-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1990.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Son of Frank Harmon (1867-1936) and Mary (Persoon) Harmon
(1868-1945).
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward E. Hicken (b. 1876) —
of Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., April 20,
1876.
Son of George B. Hicken and Eleanor J. (Marshall) Hicken.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) —
also known as Lucius F. Hubbard —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
26, 1836.
Son of Charles F. Hubbard and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain
business; railroad
builder; member of Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1872-75; Governor of
Minnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died February
5, 1913 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick C. Hyer (b. 1874) —
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., December
10, 1874.
Son of Lewis
Spencer Hyer and Jane (Young) Hyer.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Spencer Hyer (1839-1909) —
also known as Lewis S. Hyer —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 1,
1839.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1874-75, 1888, 1889-91; candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1881; common pleas court judge in New Jersey,
1882-96.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., August
15, 1909 (age 70 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Kavanagh (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
8, 1890.
Son of William Kavanagh and Margaret (Fox) Kavanagh.
Republican. Private secretary to Dwight
W. Morrow, 1909-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1923 (Kings County 12th District), 1928 (Richmond
County 1st District).
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene W. Latimer (b. 1887) —
of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn., July 23,
1887.
Son of William C. Latimer and H. A. (Richmond) Latimer.
Republican. Grain and coal
dealer; probate judge in Connecticut; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1937-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 35th District, 1943-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griffith Walker Lewis (b. 1863) —
also known as Griffith W. Lewis —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., July 1,
1863.
Republican. President, G.W. Lewis & Son, shoe
manufacturers; vice-president, Mechanics National Bank;
president, Burlington Electric
Light & Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1907-09; member of New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1910-12; chair of
Burlington County Republican Party, 1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin McFarland Long (1827-1903) —
also known as Benjamin M. Long —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.; Cordova, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga., November
5, 1827.
Son of John
Long and Nancy Davis (Long) Long.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; merchant;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1872-74; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-82; Presidential Elector for
Alabama, 1884;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1890; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1894.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Cordova, Walker
County, Ala., June 17,
1903 (age 75 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877) —
also known as Enoch M. Marvin —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Warren
County, Mo., June 12,
1823.
Son of Wells E. Marvin.
Democrat. Methodist
bishop; chaplain of the Confederate Army during the Civil War; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1876.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Marvin College, Waxahachie, Tex., is named for
him.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1877 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Burr Mattice (1856-1903) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Jefferson, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 10,
1856.
Son of George Mattice and Delissa (Picket) Mattice.
Republican. Lawyer; Otsego
County District Attorney, 1893; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1897-1903; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
9, 1903 (age 47 years, 122
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Duncan McRae (b. 1869) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., February
16, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
lumber
business; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1917-22.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange; Gleaners.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lawson Norris (1845-1910) —
also known as James L. Norris —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
15, 1845.
Son of John Edmund Norris (1816-1887) and Eliza Tidings (Phillips)
Norris (1820-1873).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1892,
1900,
1904;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1892-96; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1898-1900.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 5,
1910 (age 64 years, 141
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Myers Ostrander (1895-1973) —
also known as John M. Ostrander —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Vesta, Johnson
County, Neb., July 22,
1895.
Son of David Romain Ostrander (1844-1901) and Mary (Myers) Ostrander
(1865-1899).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; grocer; mayor
of Beatrice, Neb., 1938-40.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb., July 17,
1973 (age 77 years, 360
days).
Interment somewhere
in Vesta, Neb.
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James D. Pollard (b. 1892) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., December
24, 1892.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1930-36.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 6,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., August 5,
1991 (age 88 years, 91
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Augustus W. Schwartz (b. 1867) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
4, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
advertising manager; fire
fighter; coal
and masons'
supplies dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1909-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Independent
Order of Foresters; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 7,
1838.
Son of Dr. Ransom S. Smith (died 1876) and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith
(died c.1840).
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1899
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ransom S. Smith (died 1876) and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith
(died c.1840); married, November
14, 1863, to Sarah F. North (died 1897); married, October
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Clyde W. Struble (b. 1895) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Swartswood, Sussex
County, N.J., March 25,
1895.
Son of William P. Struble (1861-1938) and Malvina Struble
(1865-1898).
Banker;
mayor
of Ocean City, N.J., 1943-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Howard Swick (1879-1952) —
also known as J. Howard Swick —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., August 6,
1879.
Republican. Homeopathic
physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1927-35.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1952
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pa.
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Weed (1855-1938) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1855.
Son of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed.
Republican. Carpenter;
druggist;
fire
insurance business; partner in a clothing
store; director, First National Bank of
Ticonderoga; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1895-96; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
22, 1938 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
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Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) —
also known as C. Maurice Weidemeyer —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906.
Son of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich) Weidemeyer.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; Republican candidate
for Maryland
state senate, 1950; Republican candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Died of metastastic
liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of
Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Wallace D. Yaple (b. 1870) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Township, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1870.
Son of William Ross Yaple (born 1833) and Elizabeth (McDonald) Yaple
(born 1842).
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Redmen; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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