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William E. Adams (1922-1983) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in April, 1983
(age 60
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Larson Alford (1907-1968) —
also known as A. L. Alford;
"Bud" —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, January
7, 1907.
Son of Eugene L. Alford and Alice C. (Larson) Alford.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1932,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Sigma Nu.
Died July 20,
1968 (age 61 years, 195
days).
Interment at Normal
Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Bond Almand (1894-1985) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga., January
13, 1894.
Son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara Emily (Bond)
Almand (1860-1913).
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1935-36;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1942-43, 1945-49; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1949-69; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1969-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 13,
1985 (age 91 years, 120
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives:
Grandson of William
Parks Bond; son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara
Emily (Bond) Almand (1860-1913); married, June 18,
1932, to Helen Whitefoot Barnett (1900-1996). |
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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Son of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler.
Democrat. School
teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Amos (1905-1986) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 16,
1905.
Son of J. Ellis Amos and Lutie H. (Delaney) Amos.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bell Lines trucking
company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,
1939-48; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1943-48; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1949-56; defeated, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1959-64, 1965-68.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in May, 1986
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George William Andrews (1906-1971) —
also known as George W. Andrews —
of Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., December
12, 1906.
Son of George William Andrews, Sr. and Addie Bell (King) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1944-71 (3rd District 1944-63,
at-large 1963-65, 3rd District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
25, 1971 (age 65 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Ala.
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Michael Dennis Antonovich (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael D. Antonovich —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
12, 1939.
Son of Michael 'Mike' Antonovich and Francis (McColm) Antonovich.
Republican. School
teacher; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1965-73; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
member of California
state assembly 43rd District, 1973-78.
Lutheran.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles S. Armistead (1914-1997) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 21,
1914.
Son of F. S. Armistead and Anne Aileen (Akers) Armistead.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1959-60, 1965-68.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
19, 1997 (age 83 years, 29
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) —
also known as James H. Arrington —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jethro, Franklin
County, Ark., May 23,
1904.
Son of William H. Arrington and Laura T. (Fulks) Arrington.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; oil drilling
business; Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1952,
1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Sigma Nu; Lions.
Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of
Fame.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
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Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) —
also known as Fred J. Babcock —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
15, 1891.
Son of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton) Babcock.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez
Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho
state attorney general, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1973
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1948) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., August 8,
1895.
Son of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1948
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert W. Baldwin (1882-1953) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ida, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1882.
Son of Charles W. Baldwin (Methodist clergyman) and Mary A. (Sykes)
Baldwin.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1945-48.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
9, 1953 (age 71 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Sherman Hart Ballard (1894-1963) —
also known as Sherman H. Ballard —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., July 22,
1894.
Son of Wade Hampton Ballard and Lillie Elizabeth (Williams) Ballard.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1941-44,
1947-50, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1950, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died December
25, 1963 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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Harold Henry Barker (b. 1889) —
also known as Harold H. Barker —
of Elbow Lake, Grant
County, Minn.
Born in Elbow Lake, Grant
County, Minn., June 15,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1937; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for
Governor
of Minnesota, 1946; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state
chair, 1946-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Gill Bartlett (1906-1983) —
also known as Kenneth G. Bartlett —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., March 13,
1906.
Republican. Dean, adult
education division, University College, Syracuse University, 1946-52;
vice president dean of
public affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County Savings Bank;
member of New York
state assembly 119th District, 1967-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Sigma Nu.
Died in October, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bernice Kleinhans. |
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Samuel Taylor Beare (1901-1971) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Humboldt, Gibson
County, Tenn., October
18, 1901.
Son of Samuel Taylor Beare and Evelyn Nelson (Hunt) Beare.
Lawyer;
coal
and ice dealer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in September, 1971
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Taylor Beare and Evelyn Nelson (Hunt) Beare; married 1925 to Evelyn
Weatherby; married, October
16, 1942, to Betty Carl Booth. |
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Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. (1921-2006) —
also known as Lloyd M. Bentsen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Mission, Hidalgo
County, Tex., February
11, 1921.
Son of Lloyd M. Bentsen, Sr. and Edna Ruth (Colbath) Bentsen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1948-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1984;
speaker, 1988;
president, Lincoln Liberty Life
Insurance Company; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1971-93; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1976;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1988; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-94.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu; Elks.
Died, of complications from a 1998 stroke, in
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 23,
2006 (age 85 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Alexander Clitherall Birch (b. 1878) —
also known as Alex C. Birch —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., January
21, 1878.
Son of George Anthony Birch and Allie Burgwyn (Clitherall) Birch.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912,
1928,
1932
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1920; Alabama
Republican state chair, 1923; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1927-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Pi Gamma
Mu; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) —
also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M.
Bistline —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Ransom, Ness
County, Kan., March 25,
1896.
Son of John
M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and
died from a heart
attack, in the courtroom
at the Bingham County
Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham
County, Idaho, January
20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 3,
1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Archibald Bonds (1876-1970) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Pond Spring, Walker
County, Ga., January
29, 1876.
Son of John F. Bonds and Elizabeth T. (Hall) Bonds.
Democrat. Rogers
County Judge, 1907-11; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-20.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Died May 27,
1970 (age 94 years, 118
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Franklin Marion Brand (1880-1963) —
also known as Frank M. Brand —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., March 13,
1880.
Son of James C. Brand and Mary Alice (Fleming) Brand.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1919-20, 1943-44; defeated, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Sigma Nu; American Bar
Association.
Died in January, 1963
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Penrose Buckson (b. 1920) —
also known as David P. Buckson —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Townsend, New Castle
County, Del., July 25,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1956; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1957-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1960-61; defeated, 1964; Delaware
state attorney general, 1963-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Sigma Nu.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Shonk. |
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Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) —
also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of
Pork" —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Munich, Cavalier
County, N.Dak., June 19,
1908.
Son of Usher
Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1946; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in
office 1992.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., September
8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
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Algernon Lee Butler (1905-1978) —
also known as Algernon L. Butler —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., August 2,
1905.
Son of George Edwin Butler and Eva Boykin (Lee) Butler.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948;
Sampson
County Attorney, 1938-51; member of North Carolina
Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-59; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1959-75; took senior status 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Nu; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died May 5,
1978 (age 72 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Alfred Carlson (1876-1926) —
also known as George A. Carlson —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Alta, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, October
23, 1876.
Son of Charles August Carlson and Louisa Piternilla (Gustafson)
Carlson.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 8th Judicial District, 1908-15; Governor of
Colorado, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
6, 1926 (age 50 years, 44
days).
Interment at Linn
Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
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Archibald Hill Carmichael (1864-1947) —
also known as Archibald H. Carmichael —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Sylvan Grove, Dale
County, Ala., June 17,
1864.
Son of Jesse Malcolm Carmichael and Amanda (Smith) Carmichael.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1906, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916,
1928,
1932;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1933-37; director,
First National Bank of
Tuscumbia.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., July 15,
1947 (age 83 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Tarlton Combs Carroll (1889-1978) —
also known as Tarlton C. Carroll —
of Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky.
Born in Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky., May 14,
1889.
Son of Charles Carroll and Ida B. (Troutman) Carroll.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Bullitt
County Attorney, 1918-30; member of Kentucky
state senate 12th District, 1942-45.
Member, Sigma Nu; American
Legion.
Died January
23, 1978 (age 88 years, 254
days).
Interment at Hebron
Cemetery, Brooks, Ky.
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John N. Charnock, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
17, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Sigma Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1960.
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John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) —
also known as John A. Cherberg —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
17, 1910.
Son of Frank Cherberg and Annie (Rand) Cherberg.
School
teacher; athletic
coach; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1964; account executive, KIRO-TV television
station.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma Nu.
Died April 8,
1992 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Roland Hacker Cobb (b. 1895) —
of Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 5,
1895.
Son of Charles Edward Cobb and Harriett Hamblen (Hacker) Cobb.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state senate, 1949-50.
Quaker.
Member, Sigma Nu; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Steve Moreland Cocke (b. 1894) —
also known as Steve M. Cocke —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Armena, Lee
County, Ga., February
14, 1894.
Son of John Franklin Cocke (1857-1928) and Annie (Moreland) Cocke
(1859-1921).
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate 11th District, 1951-52; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Sterling Cole (1904-1987) —
also known as W. Sterling Cole —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., April 18,
1904.
Son of Ernest Ethelbert Cole and Minnie (Pierce) Cole.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-57 (37th District 1935-45,
39th District 1945-53, 37th District 1953-57).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 15,
1987 (age 82 years, 331
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bath, N.Y.
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Gino R. Colombo (b. 1939) —
of Nutter Fort, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrison
County, W.Va., October
27, 1939.
Son of Sam Colombo and Lenora Colombo.
Democrat. Coal
broker; real estate
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-78 (Harrison County
1971-74, 25th District 1975-78); member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1979-86; defeated, 1986.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions; Moose; Izaak
Walton League; Sigma Nu.
Still living as of 1986.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Pair. |
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Hartwell Davis (1906-1992) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., December
18, 1906.
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1953-62.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Died March 18,
1992 (age 85 years, 91
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Earl DeCourcy (1894-1981) —
also known as William E. DeCourcy —
of Texas.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., February
4, 1894.
Son of Frank DeCourcy and Mary Alice (Smith) DeCourcy.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Geneva, 1923-24; Cairo, 1924-26; Marseille, 1926-28; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1928-34; Cape Town, 1935-36; Naples, 1937-40; U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, 1948-50.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Died in 1981
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hooker Austin Doolittle (b. 1889) —
also known as Hooker A. Doolittle —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Mohawk, Herkimer
County, N.Y., January
27, 1889.
Son of Frank Hooker Doolittle and Minnie Katharine (Schall)
Doolittle.
U.S. Vice Consul in Tiflis, 1917-21; Madras, 1921-23; Marseille, 1923-26; U.S. Consul in Bilbao, 1926-32; Tangier, 1938; U.S. Consul General in Rabat, 1943; Alexandria, 1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey (1891-1949) —
also known as Frank J. G. Dorsey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 26,
1891.
Son of John Henry Dorsey and Ellen Catherine (Maher) Dorsey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1935-39; defeated,
1938.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sigma Nu; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 13,
1949 (age 58 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Dominic's Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) —
also known as Horatio S. Dumbauld —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Salt Lick Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1869.
Son of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Jackson Evans (b. 1925) —
also known as Daniel J. Evans —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
16, 1925.
Son of Daniel L. Evans and Irma (Ide) Evans.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil
engineer; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1956-64; Governor of
Washington, 1965-77; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Washington, 1972
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1983-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Francis Fasi (b. 1920) —
also known as Frank F. Fasi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
27, 1920.
Son of Carmelo Fasi and Josephine (Lupo) Fasi.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Hawaii Territory, 1952-56; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1962 (Democratic primary), 2003
(Republican); mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-81, 1985-94; defeated, 1952 (Democratic
primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1960 (Democratic), 1980 (Democratic);
resigned 1994; defeated, 1996 (Republican), 2000 (Republican);
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1978 (Democratic primary),
1982, 1994, 1998 (Republican primary).
Catholic.
Member, Sigma Nu; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2003.
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Charles Rogers Fenwick (1900-1969) —
also known as Charles R. Fenwick —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., August
11, 1900.
Son of Edward Taylor Fenwick and Clara (Gulagher) Fenwick.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-46; member of Virginia
state senate, 1948-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1952;
member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; Presidential Elector
for Virginia, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Died February
22, 1969 (age 68 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
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John G. Fox (b. 1923) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va., April 27,
1923.
Son of L. O. Fox and Emily (Vawter) Fox.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1951-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Nu; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1952.
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Harry Friedman (b. 1883) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
4, 1883.
Son of Faibel Friedman and Fannie Friedman.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Taylor County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941.
Jewish.
Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March 22,
1882.
Son of Oliver Perry Gardner (M.D.) and Margaret (Blanton) Gardner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1915; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Walter Franklin George (1878-1957) —
also known as Walter F. George —
of Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga.
Born near Preston, Webster
County, Ga., January
29, 1878.
Son of Robert Theodric George and Sarah (Stapleton) George.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1912-16; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1922-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1936,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died August 4,
1957 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Interment at Vienna
Cemetery, Vienna, Ga.
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Albert John Graf (b. 1898) —
also known as Albert J. Graf —
of Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Lane, Kootenai
County, Idaho, April 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1944.
Protestant.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward T. Hackney (1870-1953) —
also known as Ed T. Hackney —
of Wellington, Sumner
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill., November
11, 1870.
Son of Oscar J. Hackney and Lena (Clark) Hackney.
Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Died in 1953
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Prairie
Lawn Cemetery, Wellington, Kan.
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Harvey H. Hannah (b. 1868) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Oliver Springs, Roane
County, Tenn.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
30, 1868.
Son of John H. Hannah and Lillie L. (Gerding) Hannah.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1900-06; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Peter Hansen (1912-2009) —
also known as Clifford P. Hansen —
of Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo.
Born in Zenith, Lincoln County (now Teton
County), Wyo., October
16, 1912.
Son of Peter Christofferson Hansen and Sylvia Irene (Wood) Hansen.
Republican. Rancher; Teton
County Commissioner, 1943-51; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Governor of
Wyoming, 1963-67; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78.
Episcopalian.
Danish
and English
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Sigma Nu.
Died in Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo., October
20, 2009 (age 97 years, 4
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
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Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) —
also known as Richard F. Harless —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kelsey, Upshur
County, Tex., August 6,
1905.
Son of William Crousin Harless and Mary Matilda (Pennington) Harless.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Arizona, 1948.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Woodmen;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
24, 1970 (age 65 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Hazen van den Berg Hatch (b. 1932) —
also known as H. V. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
18, 1932.
Son of Hazen
J. Hatch and Clare (van den Berg) Hatch.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 2003.
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Richard S. Heller (b. 1904) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 11,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952;
chair
of Chemung County Democratic Party, 1955; Judge of New York Court
of Claims, 1964.
Member, Sigma Nu; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eldridge Vanleer Holland (b. 1880) —
also known as E. V. Holland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Kan., November
10, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado, 1929-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-39, 1949-59; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1958-59.
Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester R. Hubbard (1905-1984) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
4, 1905.
Son of Arthur Greer Hubbard (1870-1950) and Mary Irwin (Paull)
Hubbard.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-54,
1957-58, 1961-62; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1963-74; defeated, 1954,
1958; resigned 1974; director, Ohio Valley General Hospital.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Eagles; Moose; American
Legion; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 18,
1984 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Franklin Jenkins (1876-1961) —
also known as W. Frank Jenkins —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Webster
County, Ga., September
7, 1876.
Son of William Franklin Jenkins and Leila Ulrica (Head) Jenkins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Eatonton, Ga., 1902-03; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1905-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1916;
Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917-36; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1937-50; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1946-48.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Malcolm Emmett Lafargue (1908-1963) —
also known as Malcolm E. Lafargue —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., November
4, 1908.
Son of Edwin L. Lafargue and Martha E. (O'Bannon) Lafargue.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1945-50.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1963
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tracy Hollingsworth Lay (b. 1882) —
also known as Tracy Lay —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., November
5, 1882.
Son of William Patrick Lay and Laura Josephine (Hollingsworth) Lay.
Newspaper
reporter; department
store manager; U.S. Deputy Consul General in London, 1912-14; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dublin, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1914-15; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1915-19; U.S. Consul General in Munich, 1923-25; Buenos Aires, 1926-28.
Methodist.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Elmer Long (b. 1880) —
also known as J. Elmer Long —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.; Forrest Hills (unknown
county), N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., July 31,
1880.
Son of Jacob Alson Long and Esta (Teague) Long.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1911-13; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29.
Presbyterian;
later Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Lions; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Trent Lott (b. 1941) —
also known as Trent Lott —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., October
9, 1941.
Son of Chester P. Lott and Iona (Watson) Lott.
Republican. Lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. William
M. Colmer, 1968-72; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1973-89; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1989-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rendell Noel Mabey (1908-2000) —
also known as Rendell N. Mabey —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah.
Born in Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah, August 8,
1908.
Son of Charles
Rendell Mabey and Afton (Rampton) Mabey (1884-1946).
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
director of banks and
an insurance
company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1936;
member of Utah state
house of representatives, 1943-48; Speaker of
the Utah State House of Representatives, 1947-48; candidate for
Governor
of Utah, 1948; member of Utah state
senate, 1953-56.
Mormon.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Died November
8, 2000 (age 92 years, 92
days).
Interment at Bountiful
Memorial Park, Bountiful, Utah.
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Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000) —
also known as Kenneth L. Maddy; Ken Maddy —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1934.
Son of Russell T. Maddy and Anna M. (Balzer) Maddy.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1971-78; candidate in primary for
Governor
of California, 1978; member of California
state senate, 1979-98.
Member, Rotary;
Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of lung
cancer, at Sutter Memorial Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., February
19, 2000 (age 65 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton Nesmith McArthur (1879-1923) —
also known as Clifton N. McArthur —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., June 10,
1879.
Son of Lewis
Linn McArthur and Harriet (Nesmith) McArthur.
Republican. Lawyer; cattle
breeder; secretary of
Oregon Republican Party, 1908; private secretary to Gov. Frank
W. Benson, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1915-23; defeated, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1923
(age about
44 years).
Cremated.
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Robert Henry Michel (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert H. Michel —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., March 2,
1923.
Son of Charles John Michel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Harold
Velde, 1949-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1957-95; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Member, Order of
Ahepa; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Sigma Nu; Pi
Kappa Delta; Purple
Heart; Jaycees.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles E. Miller (b. 1894) —
of Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Tamaqua, Schuylkill
County, Pa., October
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wholesale baking
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1933-36.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Mills (c.1906-2000) —
also known as Ed Mills —
of Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., about 1906.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984;
Presidential Elector for California, 1968,
1972.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., March 19,
2000 (age about 94
years).
Interment at Pacific
View Memorial Park, Corona Del Mar, Calif.
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Ralph Stuart Moseley (b. 1886) —
also known as Ralph S. Moseley —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 30th District, 1915-18, 1921-22;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1928 (primary), 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Murphy (b. 1872) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1897,
1901-07, 1913; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898; Presidential Elector
for North Carolina, 1908;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Holmes Overton (1875-1948) —
also known as John H. Overton —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., September
17, 1875.
Son of Thomas Overton (1835-1913; judge) and Laura Elizabeth
(Waddell) Overton (1845-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer;
chief counsel defending Huey
Long during his 1929 impeachment trial; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48; died in office 1948; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936.
Member, Sigma Nu; Phi
Kappa Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 14,
1948 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Frank Joseph Pagliaro, Jr. (b. 1940) —
also known as Frank J. Pagliaro, Jr. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
10, 1940.
Son of Frank Joseph Pagliaro and Edith (Bennett) Pagliaro.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1970; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1970-73; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Sigma Nu; Lions.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1969
to Bonnie Kay Dickason. |
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Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April 25,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-61; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1968.
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Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) —
also known as Roscoe C. Patterson —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., September
15, 1876.
Son of John A. Patterson and Louise Mildred (Bridwell) Patterson.
Republican. Lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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John Frederick Raper, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Jennings Rose (b. 1896) —
also known as D. J. Rose —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Wayne
County, N.C., September
26, 1896.
Son of Joel L. Rose and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Rose.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1955-59.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel L. Rose and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Rose; married 1925 to Janet
T. Conway; married 1956 to Mary
Elizabeth Farrior. |
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Ira L. Smith (b. 1870) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born near Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March 15,
1870.
Republican. School
principal; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Florence Belle Cox. |
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Ormond Somerville (b. 1868) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., November
26, 1868.
Son of Henderson Middleton Somerville (1837-1915) and Cornelia Banks
(Harris) Somerville.
Lawyer;
Tuscaloosa
County Solicitor, 1891-92; law
professor; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1911.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henderson Middleton Somerville (1837-1915) and Cornelia Banks
(Harris) Somerville; married, September
14, 1892, to Kate Walter (died 1895); married, December
22, 1898, to Bessie Randolph Edgar. |
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Harrison Earl Spangler (b. 1879) —
also known as Harrison E. Spangler —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Guthrie
County, Iowa, June 10,
1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1931-49; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1942-44.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Bascom Steagall (1873-1943) —
also known as Henry B. Steagall —
of Ozark, Dale
County, Ala.
Born in Clopton, Dale
County, Ala., May 19,
1873.
Son of William
Collinsworth Steagall and Mary Jane (Peacock) Steagall.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dale
County Solicitor, 1902-08; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1906-07; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1906-10; prosecuting
attorney 3rd District, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1915-43; died in office
1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Sigma Nu.
Died, of a heart
ailment, November
22, 1943 (age 70 years, 187
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ozark, Ala.
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Edmond Earl Talbot (b. 1897) —
also known as Edmond E. Talbot —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Gansville, Winn
Parish, La., January
2, 1897.
Son of Benjamin Horace Talbot (M.D.) and Katherine Eleanor (McBride)
Talbot.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1928-33.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Stephen Watkins (b. 1892) —
also known as J. Stephen Watkins —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
14, 1892.
Son of Nathaniel Watkins and Dorcas (Chesnut) Watkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; Kentucky Highway Commissioner, 1943-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
Christian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Sigma Nu; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary; Newcomen
Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Drake Weaver (b. 1874) —
also known as James D. Weaver —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., September
30, 1874.
Son of George Alvah Weaver and Martha Flewellen (Drake) Weaver.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1920-21; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1926;
vice-president, Dawson State Bank;
general manager and treasurer, Dawson Telephone
Co.
Methodist.
Member, Farmers
Union; Sigma Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Comer Carver. |
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William Edwin Wells, Jr. (b. 1890) —
also known as W. Edwin Wells —
of Newell, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 30,
1890.
Republican. Pottery
manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1929-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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