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George T. Ames (born c.1926) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
barber; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1954; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Ethel Judson Babcock (1903-1996) —
also known as Ethel Babcock —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.; Burlington, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Lake Geneva, Walworth
County, Wis., April 5,
1903.
Republican. Cosmetologist; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948.
Female.
Died in April, 1996
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Wesley E. Babcock. |
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August Bakeberg (1889-1935) —
of Dupree, Ziebach
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fairfax, Renville
County, Minn., January
1, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
barber; Ziebach
County Sheriff, 1925-28; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 56th District, 1929-32.
Died in Ziebach
County, S.Dak., September
17, 1935 (age 46 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick H. Barton —
of East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Republican. Barber; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hampton, 1939-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Max Bedacht (1883-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Munich (München), Germany,
October
13, 1883.
Communist. Barber; president,
Swiss National Barbers' Union, 1907; Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1930; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934.
German
ancestry.
Expelled from the Communist Party in 1948 over factional differences.
Died July 4,
1972 (age 88 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Bowens (b. 1922) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 21,
1922.
Son of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie J. Cooley. |
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Wallace L. Files (b. 1926) —
also known as Wally Files —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., February
19, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
barber; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1967-70, 1973-74;
defeated, 1974.
Brethren.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1974.
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Son of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming.
Republican. Barber; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Lawrence Hafner (1891-1984) —
also known as Frank L. Hafner —
of Kadoka, Jackson
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Michigan, February
20, 1891.
Son of Joseph Hafner (1852-1947) and Mary Catherine (Ulrich) Hafner
(1856-1944).
Republican. Barber; hotel
proprietor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1933-36, 1939-44 (61st
District 1933-36, 48th District 1939-44); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1961-62; appointed 1961.
Died in February, 1984
(age about
93 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Hafner (1852-1947) and Mary Catherine (Ulrich) Hafner
(1856-1944); brother of Mathias
E. Hafner; married, August
11, 1915, to Mae Harrington. |
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Debbie Ann House (born c.1952) —
also known as Debbie House —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.
Born about 1952.
Republican. Hair stylist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Eli George Lague (1881-1960) —
also known as Eli G. Lague —
of Jewett City, Griswold, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., May 22,
1881.
Son of Eli Lague (1860-1920) and Rosanna (Choquette) Lague
(1863-1933).
Republican. Barber; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Griswold, 1930.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., June 24,
1960 (age 79 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. |
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Joseph Lentol (b. 1875) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born September
25, 1875.
Democrat. Barber; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1919-20; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clayton B. Lucia (b. 1877) —
of Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt., June 8,
1877.
Democrat. Barber; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hinesburg, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold A. Lytie (b. 1899) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Portage
County, Wis., June 9,
1899.
Son of R. O. Lytie.
Democrat. Barber; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1937-42; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948, 1956, 1960.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Menegay (c.1904-1951) —
of Louisville, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born about 1904.
Barber; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1947-48.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Mercy Hospital,
Louisville, Stark
County, Ohio, August 2,
1951 (age about 47
years).
Interment at St.
Louis Catholic Church Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio.
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George A. Myers (1859-1930) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1859.
Republican. Barber; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1892,
1900;
member of Ohio
Republican State Executive Committee, 1897-98.
African
ancestry.
Died at the New York Central Railroad ticket
office in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
17, 1930 (age 70 years, 318
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., October
3, 1905.
Republican. Barber; real estate
business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Claremont 2nd Ward,
1951-67.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died in October, 1982
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (1906-1980) —
also known as Jacqueline C. Odlum; Jackie Odlum;
Bessie Lee Pittman; Jacqueline Cochran —
Born in Muscogee, Escambia
County, Fla., May 11,
1906.
Daughter of Ira Pittman and Mary (Grant) Pittman.
Republican. Beautician; airplane
pilot; during World War II, she trained many women pilots for
duty ferrying supplies; she was the first
woman ever to take off and land on an aircraft carrier, the first
woman pilot ever to break the sound barrier, and to exceed Mach 2; in
1952, she was one of the leaders of the "Draft Ike" movement to
nominate Dwight
D. Eisenhower for president; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 1956; elected to
Aviation Hall of
Fame, 1971.
Female.
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, Calif., is named for
her.
Died in Indio, Riverside
County, Calif., August 7,
1980 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Interment at Coachella
Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Calif.
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Joseph Hayne Rainey (1832-1887) —
also known as Joseph H. Rainey —
of Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in slavery
in Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C., June 21,
1832.
Republican. Barber; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Georgetown
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1869; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1870-79.
African
ancestry.
First
black to serve in U.S. House of Representatives.
Died in Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C., August 2,
1887 (age 55 years, 42
days).
Interment at Baptist
Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.
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Robert H. Samson (born c.1876) —
of Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1876.
Democrat. Barber; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest G. Strand (b. 1883) —
of Two Harbors, Lake
County, Minn.
Born in Smaland, Sweden,
August
8, 1883.
Barber; secretary, North Shore Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; mayor of Two Harbors, Minn., 1916; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives 57th District, 1917-18.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Andrew C. Thomas (b. 1902) —
of Portvue, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 8,
1902.
Son of Michael Thomas and Anna Thomas.
Democrat. Barber; deputy
sheriff; investigator;
justice of the peace; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 16th
District, 1953-56.
Member, Eagles.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis A. Tooze —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Barber; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1942-49; defeated, 1940, 1941,
1949, 1951, 1953, 1955.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugo E. Vogel (b. 1888) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Newton town, Manitowoc
County, Wis., August
29, 1888.
Democrat. Barber; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Manitowoc County 1st District, 1955-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Pierre Wagner (b. 1870) —
also known as Leo P. Wagner —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1870.
Democrat. Barber; secretary,
Saginaw Federation of Labor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1917-18; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1922.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Amelia B. D. Gehrls. |
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