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Joseph Bancroft (b. 1875) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Rockford (now part of Wilmington), New Castle
County, Del., May 18,
1875.
Son of Samuel Bancroft, Jr. and Mary Askew (Richardson) Bancroft.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer;
executive, Joseph Bancroft & Sons chemical
manufacturing firm; director of railroads
and insurance
companies; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1924.
Quaker.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Theta Xi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Holt Gale (b. 1864) —
also known as William H. Gale —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1864.
Son of William Gale and Elizabeth Varian (Naylor) Gale.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S. Consul in Puerto Plata, 1906-07; Malta, 1907-10; Colón, 1914-15; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1910-14; Munich, 1915-17; Copenhagen, 1919-20; Hong Kong, 1921-24; Amsterdam, 1926; Budapest, 1927-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta Xi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vladimir Karapetoff (b. 1876) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia,
January
8, 1876.
Son of Nikita Karapetoff and Anna (Ivanova) Karapetoff.
Socialist. Engineer;
university
professor; candidate for New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1920, 1924; candidate for New York
state senate 41st District, 1932.
Christian.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; Sigma
Xi; Phi Mu
Alpha; Theta Xi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Hammer Magnuson (1911-1979) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Freeman, Spokane
County, Wash., March 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis William Magnuson and Ida (Hammer) Magnuson.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1953-63 (at-large 1953-59, 7th
District 1959-63).
Presbyterian.
Member, Theta Xi.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
5, 1979 (age 68 years, 212
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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John Morroni (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
16, 1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 50th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Member, Theta Xi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert, Jr. (1909-1985) —
also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.; Georgia.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1909.
Son of Benjamin H. Oehlert and Sarah (Landis) Oehlert.
Lawyer;
vice-president, Coca Cola
Company; president, Minute
Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta Xi.
Died in 1985
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) —
also known as Eugene G. Wanger; Gil Wanger —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 16,
1933.
Son of Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta Xi; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1982.
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