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William Tapley Bennett, Jr. (1917-1994) —
also known as W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.; Tap
Bennett —
of Georgia.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., April 1,
1917.
Son of William Tapley Bennett and Annie Mem (Little) Bennett.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1964-66; Portugal, 1966-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Council on
Foreign Relations; Sphinx; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1994
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bristoe Bryant (1906-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., February
27, 1906.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1958.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Sphinx.
Died in 1986
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harrison Conway (b. 1903) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., July 13,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-56; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1959-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Sphinx.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel Benedict Erhardt (born c.1838) —
also known as Joel B. Erhardt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., about 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1888; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1889-91.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Union
League; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Lively (b. 1887) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born August
13, 1887.
Son of William E. Lively and Emily North (Shaw) Lively.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Matthew
M. Neely, 1913-14; postmaster;
real
estate business; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39; Clerk of the West
Virginia Senate, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Sphinx.
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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Morris B. Payne (b. 1885) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., January
19, 1885.
Son of Charles W. Payne and Ellen (Gillen) Payne.
Republican. Architect;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1939-40; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dwight Laing Rogers (1886-1954) —
also known as Dwight L. Rogers —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born near Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., August
17, 1886.
Son of William Millard Rogers and Augusta (Laing) Rogers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1930-38; U.S.
Representative from Florida 6th District, 1945-54; died in office
1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Sphinx; Kiwanis.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., December
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 106
days).
Interment at Lauderdale
Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Owen S. Schaffer (b. 1908) —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.
Born in Bayard, Grant
County, W.Va., March 31,
1908.
Son of G. P. Schaffer and Zella (Duling) Schaffer.
Republican. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Grant County, 1941-45;
resigned 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis;
Sphinx.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1872.
Son of Isidor
Straus and Ida (Blum) Straus.
President, R. H. Macy & Co. department
stores; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1933-36.
Jewish.
Member, Sphinx.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
4, 1936 (age 64 years, 101
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) —
also known as Sterry R. Waterman —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., June 12,
1901.
Son of Zeno Sterry Waterman (born 1871) and Sarah W. (Robinson)
Waterman.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Sphinx; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1984
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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