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Harry Jacob Anslinger (1892-1975) —
also known as Harry J. Anslinger —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.; Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., May 20,
1892.
Employed with Pennsylvania Railroad
until 1916; Pennsylvania state fire marshal, 1916-17; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Hamburg, 1921-23; La Guaira, 1923-25; U.S. Consul in Nassau, 1925-26; Assistant U.S. Commissioner of Prohibition,
1929-30; U.S. Commissioner of Narcotics, 1930-62.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi.
Died November
14, 1975 (age 83 years, 178
days).
Interment at Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Rosa Christina (Fladt) Anslinger and Robert John Anslinger;
married to Martha (Denniston) Leet. |
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memorial |
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Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) —
also known as Howard W. Babcock —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., April 7,
1917.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma Nu Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died August
26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
26, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;
defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Psi; Sigma Nu Phi; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March
10, 1882.
Republican. Bakery
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Sigma Nu Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) —
also known as Paul J. Bailey —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1905.
Republican. Musician; lawyer; farmer; theater
owner; member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland
state senate, 1946-67; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1956.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi.
Died November
30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31
days).
Interment at All
Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey; married to Verna
(Putnam) Virts. |
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CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's CountyNTY AND
MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REstate, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LOrder
HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE." |
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James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
chair
of Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Nu Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Arthur Ellison Brown (b. 1892) —
also known as Arthur E. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., October
23, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
executive; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi; American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Brown and Ida May (Moshier) Brown; married, July 18,
1918, to Elfrieda A. Juengel. |
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Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) —
also known as Howard R. Carroll —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., July 24,
1907.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County
1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,
1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma Nu Phi.
Died January
10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G.
Oliver. |
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Dorr Clayton Casto II (1915-1958) —
also known as Dorr C. Casto —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., February
19, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1950; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Theta
Chi; Sigma Nu Phi.
Died June 2,
1958 (age 43 years, 103
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma Nu Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alton Thomas Davis —
also known as Alton T. Davis —
of Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; Crawford
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1990; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 4th District, 2005-10; appointed 2005;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 2010; appointed 2010; defeated,
2010.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association for Justice; Sigma Nu Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2011.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real
estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Joe C. Foster (1904-1974) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Antrim
County, Mich., April
12, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1931-34.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Delta Theta; Sigma Nu Phi.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick J. Gartner Jr. (1906-1984) —
also known as Fred J. Gartner —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., June 28,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1935-44.
Catholic.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles G. Gartner and Margaret (Sullivan)
Gartner. |
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Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) —
also known as Robert E. Hannegan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 30,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
speaker, 1944;
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis
Cardinals baseball
team, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu Phi.
Died suddenly from a heart
ailment, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
6, 1949 (age 46 years, 98
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November
14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann. |
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article |
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Library |
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Frank Melvin Karsten (1913-1992) —
also known as Frank M. Karsten —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
7, 1913.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. John
J. Cochran, 1934-46; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1947-69 (13th District 1947-53, 1st
District 1953-69).
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi.
Died May 14,
1992 (age 79 years, 128
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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Thomas E. Keane (b. 1905) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose;
Sigma Nu Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Kelsey (b. 1921) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; tool and die
maker; real estate
sales; municipal judge in Michigan, 1958-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeated
in primary, 1992.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Eagles;
Exchange
Club; Sigma Nu Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1945 to Anne
Ambrowski. |
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Richard David Kuhn (b. 1929) —
also known as Richard D. Kuhn —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
1st District, 1961-62; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1964, 1966 (primary).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sigma
Nu; Sigma Nu Phi.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Kuhn and Ella (Meinke) Kuhn; married to Sally Ann
Scupholm. |
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Wilfred J. Lewis (b. 1904) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., February
16, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi; Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis; married, November
19, 1927, to Estelle M. Larson. |
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James E. Maroney (b. 1899) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Cabin Creek, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Shrewsbury, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 5,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Sigma Nu Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Maroney and Kathryn Lenore (McAuley) Maroney; married,
June
5, 1937, to Margaret Cecilia Dobson. |
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1951 |
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Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Linden, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1901.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi; American Bar
Association; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1993
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Justin Miller (1888-1973) —
also known as Justin Miller —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Crescent City, Del Norte
County, Calif., November
17, 1888.
Lawyer;
Kings
County District Attorney, 1915-18; law
professor; Associate
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1937-45;
resigned 1945; chairman and general counsel, National Association of
Radio and
Television Broadcasters.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Chi; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sigma Nu Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1973 (age 84 years, 61
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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Fred Nicholson (1904-1974) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
April
20, 1904.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1947, 1956 (primary), 1959; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1955-56; defeated in primary, 1966;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma Nu Phi; Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Harding Poff (1923-2011) —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Radford,
Va., October
19, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1953-72; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1968;
justice
of Virginia state supreme court, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi; Jaycees;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Tullahoma, Coffee
County, Tenn., June 28,
2011 (age 87 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) —
also known as J. Harold Stevens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Sigma Nu Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
29, 1976 (age 81 years, 39
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to Martha
Beal. |
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William Creed Wampler (1926-2012) —
of Bristol,
Va.
Born in Pennington Gap, Lee
County, Va., April
21, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1953-55, 1967-83.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma Nu Phi; Moose; Lions.
Died in Bristol,
Va., May 23,
2012 (age 86 years, 32
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Bristol, Va.
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Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (1908-1994) —
also known as Lawrence W. Wetherby —
of Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Middletown, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
juvenile court judge in Kentucky, 1943-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
secretary
of Kentucky Democratic Party, 1948-51; Governor of
Kentucky, 1950-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1956; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-66.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi; Rotary.
Died at King's Daughters Memorial Hospital,
Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March
27, 1994 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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