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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.
Son of Robert John Anslinger and Rosa Christina (Fladtt) Anslinger.
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).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock.
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.
Son of Carl
George Bachmann.
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.
Son of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey.
Republican. Musician; lawyer; farmer; theater
owner; member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland
state senate, 1946-64; 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:
Married to Verna (Putnam) Virts (1902-1996). |
| | | Epitaph: "STATE SENATOR, CONSERVATOR,
SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's COUNTY AND MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO
THY REST, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LORD HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH
THEE." |
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memorial |
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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.
Son of James
Thomas Blair and Grace Emma (Ray) Blair.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1928, 1930; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947; 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; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Nu Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars; 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.
Son of Robert Brown and Ida May (Moshier) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
executive; 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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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.
Son of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll.
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:
Married to Ercel G. Oliver. |
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Dorr Clayton Casto II (b. 1916) —
also known as Dorr C. Casto —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., February
19, 1916.
Son of Dorr Clayton Casto and Elizabeth (Brigham) Casto.
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.
Still living as of 1952.
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Relatives:
Married, May 8,
1941, to Emma Louise Collins. |
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of 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.
Still living as of 1976.
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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.
Son of Ossian A. Drane and Josephine F. (Dickey) Drane.
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.
Son of Charles G. Gartner and Margaret (Sullivan) Gartner.
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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Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) —
also known as Robert E. Hannegan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 30,
1903.
Son of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940;
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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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.
Presumed
deceased.
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.
Still living as of 1992.
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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.
Son of Charles Kuhn and Ella (Meinke) Kuhn.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary 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:
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.
Son of Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis.
Democrat. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Nu Phi; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Maroney (b. 1899) —
of Cabin Creek, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Shrewsbury, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 5,
1899.
Son of John Joseph Maroney and Kathryn Lenore (McAuley) Maroney.
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:
Married, June 5,
1937, to Margaret Cecilia Dobson. |
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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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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 in primary 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 (b. 1923) —
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.
Still living as of 1998.
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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.
Son of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens.
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:
Married to Martha Beal. |
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William Creed Wampler (b. 1926) —
of Bristol,
Va.
Born in Pennington Gap, Lee
County, Va., April 21,
1926.
Son of John Sevier Wampler and Lillian (Wolfe) Wampler.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1953-55, 1967-83.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma Nu Phi; Moose; Lions.
Still living as of 1998.
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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.
Son of Samuel David Wetherby and Fanny (Yenowine) Wetherby.
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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