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Claude D. Aldrich (1877-1937) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, January
29, 1877.
Coal dealer; postmaster;
farmer;
Citizens candidate for supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1937
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Garfield Joseph Archer (1880-1940) —
also known as Garfield Archer —
of Densmore, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., June 9,
1880.
Republican. Farmer; lumber,
coal, and grain
merchant; ordained
minister; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1932; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940.
Methodist.
Died in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., November
7, 1940 (age 60 years, 151
days).
Interment at Densmore
Cemetery, Densmore, Kan.
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Samuel Howell Ashbridge (1849-1906) —
also known as Samuel H. Ashbridge —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
5, 1849.
Republican. Coal dealer; coroner; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1899-1903.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 24,
1906 (age 56 years, 109
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Willmore Dewey Ashley (1886-1974) —
also known as Willmore D. Ashley —
of New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in East Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass., November
3, 1886.
Son of Warren King Ashley and Henrietta Ruth (Dewey) Ashley.
Ice business; woodworker;
sawmill
owner; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from New
Ipswich, 1948.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
22, 1974 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Walter Baginski (1908-1967) —
also known as Martin W. Baginski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., July 28,
1908.
Son of Walter Baginski and Katherine (Kusniss) Baginski.
Democrat. Coal dealer; trucking
business; contractor;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 5th District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District);
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1938, 1966; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1948;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in December, 1967
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest L. Bailey —
of Matoaka, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Dott, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Son of Winton E. Bailey and Josephine (Mastin) Bailey.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; banker;
coal business; West Virginia State Road Commissioner; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948,
1952;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1948-52; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1948;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon Bamberger (1846-1926) —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Darmstadt, Germany,
February
27, 1846.
Son of Emanuel Bamberger and Helen (Fleish) Bamberger (1828-1925).
Democrat. Coal business; hotel
owner; director and treasurer Bamberger Electric
Railway; member of Utah state
senate, 1903-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1904,
1924;
Governor
of Utah, 1917-21.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died October
6, 1926 (age 80 years, 221
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Leslie Vermilyea Bateman (1871-1946) —
also known as Leslie V. Bateman —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Son of Stephen Bateman (born 1844) and Margaret Jane (Ganun) Bateman
(born 1844).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
fuel oil business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1932-35; defeated, 1935; Westchester County
rationing administrator during World War II.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Mt. Vernon Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
13, 1946 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Baxter —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1913-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) —
also known as C. William Beales —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born near York Springs, Adams
County, Pa., December
16, 1877.
Son of C. W. Beales and Sarah C. (Naylor) Beales.
Republican. Pharmacist;
postmaster;
director, Gettysburg National Bank;
director, Gettysburg Ice and Storage
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1917-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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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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Frederick A. Beckwith (1865-1952) —
also known as Fred A. Beckwith —
of Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in 1865.
Son of John Tyler Beckwith (born 1838) and Annie T. (Beckwith)
Beckwith (born 1841).
Republican. Coal and wood yard;
livery
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907-08, 1927-30,
1939-42; defeated, 1930; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-26.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., March 24,
1952 (age about 86
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph H. Begick (1898-1988) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Frankenlust Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
24, 1898.
Republican. Farmer;
secretary, Monitor Coal Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1943-44; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1944, 1946.
Lutheran.
Died in Bangor Township, Bay
County, Mich., December
9, 1988 (age 90 years, 289
days).
Interment at St.
Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Paul Begick (1892-1941) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
19, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
coal business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1939-41; died in office 1941.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died July 16,
1941 (age 49 years, 147
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.;
coal dealer; insurance
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Albert Bliss (1811-1876) —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born October
10, 1811.
Son of Nathaniel Bliss and Elizabeth (Blake) Bliss.
Coal and lumber
dealer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; member of Rhode
Island state senate.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., January
20, 1876 (age 64 years, 102
days).
Interment at Mineral
Spring Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan.
Democrat. Coal business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March 27,
1876.
Republican. Grocer;
coal, feed,
and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 3,
1866.
Republican. Hardware
business; coal dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1895-98; member of Illinois
state senate, 1899-1900; Illinois
state treasurer, 1903-05; member of Illinois
Republican State Committee, 1905; postmaster;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from valvular heart
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1914 (age 48 years, 128
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Francis M. Carpenter (b. 1834) —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle town, Westchester
County, N.Y., 1834.
Republican. Coal business; Westchester
County Treasurer, 1900; member of New York
state senate, 1904-08 (22nd District 1904-06, 23rd District
1907-08); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal dealer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) —
also known as Oren S. Copeland —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., March 16,
1887.
Son of Samuel R. Copeland and Josephine D. (French) Copeland.
Republican. Coal and oil dealer; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 10,
1958 (age 71 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Kenneth F. Cramer (b. 1894) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Son of Frank Henry Cramer and Stella Sophia (Brown) Cramer.
Republican. Coal business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1928-33; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oakley Chester Curtis (1865-1924) —
also known as Oakley C. Curtis —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 29,
1865.
Son of William Curtis and Amanda (Randall) Curtis.
Democrat. Wholesale coal business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1911-14; defeated, 1909; Governor of
Maine, 1915-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1924 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Dalton (c.1883-1953) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1883.
Democrat. Vice-president, Burns Brothers, coal and fuel oil
dealers; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1925-29.
Died at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1953 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence W. Russell. |
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels.
Republican. Coal and lumber
dealer; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Son of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and fuel oil
dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Katharine Simmons. |
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DeWitt C. Dominick —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Gallupville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; coal and lumber
dealer; feed
business; real estate
business; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1925-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Roy Donohoo (1881-c.1969) —
also known as W. Roy Donohoo —
of Pearl, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Pike
County, Ill., February
20, 1881.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
coal dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 36th District, 1941-47, 1949-53.
Member, Eagles; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died about 1969 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Green
Pond Cemetery, Pearl, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1902
to Anna Pettit. |
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James Dwyer (b. 1858) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in St. Stephen, New
Brunswick, September
20, 1858.
Lumber
business; ice business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (44th District 1913-14,
35th District 1915-18); member of Minnesota
state senate 35th District, 1919-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) —
also known as George W. Edmonds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds.
Republican. Druggist;
coal dealer; lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Leonard E. Eggert —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Owner, Eggert Transfer
Co., transfer agents and coal dealers; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1908-09, 1910-11, 1913-14; defeated,
1914, 1915, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Ek (b. 1858) —
Born in Finland,
October
21, 1858.
Shipowner;
coal importer; U.S. Vice Consul in Helsingfors, 1898-1906; U.S. Consular Agent in Helsingfors, 1906-17.
Finnish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Farrar (1877-1961) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Evans, Weld
County, Colo., November
15, 1877.
Son of John H. Farrar and Agnes I. (McCain) Farrar.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1913-16; secretary and general counsel,
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1961
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John H. Ferris (born c.1844) —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1844.
Republican. Coal dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1887, 1889; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1893-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Fitch (b. 1846) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., August
16, 1846.
Republican. Coal, grain, and lumber
dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) —
also known as Robert H. Gittins —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
14, 1869.
Democrat. Coal, grain, and lumber
dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; newspaper
publisher; postmaster.
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital,
Tuxedo, Orange
County, N.Y., December
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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James Goulette (b. 1906) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1906.
Republican. Ice, beer, cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter A. Haas (1889-1979) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 11,
1889.
Son of Abraham Haas and Fannie (Koshland) Haas.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president
(1928-56) and chairman of the Levi Strauss clothing
company; director, Crocker-Anglo National Bank,
National Ice and Cold Storage
Co.; Pacific Gas &
Electric Co.; vice-president, Mt. Zion Hospital;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1952.
Jewish.
Died December
7, 1979 (age 90 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Hanmer (1879-1966) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1879.
Son of Charles H. Hanmer and Clara E. Hanmer.
Republican. Retail fuel business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1941-44; member
of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1945-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club.
Died in January, 1966
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Wethersfield, Conn.
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Marcus Alonzo Hanna (1837-1904) —
also known as Marcus A. Hanna; Mark Hanna;
"Dollar Mark" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
24, 1837.
Son of Dr. Leonard Hanna and Samantha (Converse) Hanna.
Republican. Partner in wholesale
grocery; head of M. A. Hanna and Co., coal dealers;
director, Globe Ship
Manufacturing Co.; president, Union National Bank;
president, Cleveland City Railroad
Co. president, Chapin Mining Co.;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1896-1904; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1897-1904; died in office 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
15, 1904 (age 66 years, 144
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Wilbur J. Harris (1907-1975) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1907.
Republican. Retail fuel business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1939-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1975
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald Henry —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Coal dealer; candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Hill —
of Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1935-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gory Hogg (1873-1963) —
of Harvey, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., June 29,
1873.
Son of Walter Harden Hogg (c.1838-1917) and Elizabeth (McGuffin)
Hogg.
Democrat. Physician;
president, Greenbrier Valley Bank;
director, New River Banking and
Trust Co.; director, Scotia Coal & Coke Co.; director,
South Side Coal Co.; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1915-18; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1963
(age about
90 years).
Entombed at Rosewood
Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
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Alfred Tilghman Holley (b. 1872) —
also known as Alfred T. Holley —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., February
15, 1872.
Son of Rev. Dr. William Welles Holley and Katherine Summer (Wyse)
Holley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president, Holly & Smith, Inc., coal, hay, and
grain
merchants; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Francis Jacques (b. 1874) —
also known as Arthur F. Jacques —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich., January
24, 1874.
Son of Zachariah Jacques and Claire (O'Neill) Jacques.
Democrat. Coal business; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1916;
mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1934-38.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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William D. Jones, Jr. (b. 1872) —
of Ridley Township, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Haverford Township, Delaware
County, Pa., February
10, 1872.
Merchant;
coal, lumber, and
feed
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Delaware County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Bowler Keene (b. 1856) —
also known as Francis B. Keene —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
11, 1856.
Son of Rev. David Keene and Susan Elizabeth (Bowler) Keene.
Engineer;
coal sales agent; newspaper
editor; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul in Florence, 1903-05; Geneva, 1905-15; U.S. Consul General in Zurich, 1915-17; Rome, 1917-24.
Member, American
Historical Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward P. Keep (b. 1848) —
of Tekonsha, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1848.
Republican. Lumber and
coal dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett Kent (1888-1963) —
of Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in East Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa., November
15, 1888.
Democrat. Machinist;
newspaper
reporter; school teacher
and principal; coal salesman; lawyer; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1920; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1923-25, 1927-29;
defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Died October
13, 1963 (age 74 years, 332
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Bangor, Pa.
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Aaron Shenk Kreider (1863-1929) —
also known as Aaron S. Kreider —
of Annville, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in South Annville Township, Lebanon
County, Pa., June 26,
1863.
Republican. Coal dealer; shoe
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1913-23;
defeated, 1922.
Died May 19,
1929 (age 65 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mt.
Annville Cemetery, Annville, Pa.
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Eugene W. Latimer (b. 1887) —
of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn., July 23,
1887.
Son of William C. Latimer and H. A. (Richmond) Latimer.
Republican. Grain and
coal dealer; probate judge in Connecticut; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1937-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 35th District, 1943-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Latour (b. 1871) —
of Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Harriettstown, Franklin
County, N.Y., November
6, 1871.
Son of Tuffield Latour.
Republican. Coal, ice and feed
business; partner in a garage
at Malone, N.Y.; Franklin
County Treasurer, 1916-21; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1930-34.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abram P. LeFevre —
of New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal, lumber, and
feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1914-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. F. Ludwig —
of Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.
Democrat. Ice manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Tolland, 1931-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sanford G. Lyon (b. 1866) —
of Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 20,
1866.
Republican. Lumber and
coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1923-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anton Frank Maciejewski (1893-1949) —
also known as A. F. Maciejewski —
of Cicero, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Anderson, Grimes
County, Tex., January
3, 1893.
Democrat. Coal dealer; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1939-42; resigned 1942.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 1949 (age 56 years, 265
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
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Samuel Edward Magill (1861-1913) —
also known as Samuel E. Magill —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
18, 1861.
Son of William E. Magill and Louisa (Jones) Magill.
Coal business; real estate
business; U.S. Consul in Tampico, 1897-1907; Guadalajara, 1908-11; U.S. Consul General in San Salvador, 1907-08.
Died January
30, 1913 (age 51 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Maginnis —
also known as John J. Maginnis —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil and
coal dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1948.
Unitarian.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Bruce Martin (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry B. Martin —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyatt, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
8, 1883.
Republican. Coal broker; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1929-32; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grove T. Maxson —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Son of Norman Maxson and Caroline (Eaton) Maxson.
Republican. Coal dealer; cement
contractor; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1907-08.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard Melissinos (b. 1868) —
Born in Cephalonia (Kephalonia), Greece,
August
1, 1868.
Not U.S. citizen; coal business; U.S. Consular Agent in Piraeus, 1906-08; U.S. Vice Consul Genera in Athens, 1906-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace W. Metcalf (b. 1833) —
of Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine; Baltimore,
Md.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 28,
1833.
Member of shipbuilding
firms; coal business; U.S. Consul in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1890-93, 1897-1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Barker Odell, Sr. (1825-1916) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., September
25, 1825.
Son of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell
(1799-1856).
Republican. Restaurant
owner; ice business; Orange
County Sheriff, 1880-83; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884;
mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1884-90, 1894-1900.
Christian
Reformed. French and
English
ancestry.
Died July 21,
1916 (age 90 years, 300
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell (1799-1856);
married 1850
to Ophelia Bookstaver (1824-1902); father of Benjamin
Barker Odell, Jr.. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, December 1902 |
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John Orr (b. 1859) —
of Orrs Mills, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y., March 5,
1859.
Republican. Grain and
coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1901-04.
Member, Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney V. Osborn (born c.1857) —
of Branford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., about 1857.
Republican. Grain and
coal dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Branford, 1911-12, 1915-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Austin Otto (b. 1890) —
of Atlanta, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Atlanta, Steuben
County, N.Y., September
20, 1890.
Son of William E. Otto and Frances (Wallace) Otto.
Republican. Civil
engineer; railway
yardmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer;
coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1932-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice M. Rowe. |
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Lynn Melvin Ranger (1884-1967) —
also known as Lynn M. Ranger —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, January
28, 1884.
Son of John Melvin Ranger (1847-1933) and Nellie Frances (Allen)
Ranger (1863-1924).
Coal salesman; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1912, 1914; bank
director; lumber
business.
Died in 1967
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Young. |
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Edward Ray Reed (b. 1891) —
also known as E. Ray Reed —
of Clay, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., March 15,
1891.
Son of James Reed and Carrie (Wheeler) Reed.
Republican. Banker;
coal business; oil and gas
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1936; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1941-44, 1951-54; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; candidate
for West
Virginia state auditor, 1956; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Lula R. Wilson. |
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Rufus Richtmyer —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
hardware
business; coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1927-32; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus W. Schwartz (b. 1867) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
4, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
advertising manager; fire
fighter; coal and masons'
supplies dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1909-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Independent
Order of Foresters; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myron Smith —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal and ice dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1906-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel H. Smith (b. 1886) —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ind., August
12, 1886.
Republican. Contractor;
coal dealer; Daviess
County Treasurer, 1935-39; mayor
of Washington, Ind., 1940-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur R. Smock (b. 1885) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
1, 1885.
Son of Charles L. Smock and Emily C. Smock.
Republican. Real estate
business; coal and ice dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1926-27.
Member, Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Ethel M. Worden. |
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Edward William Staebler (1872-1946) —
also known as Edward W. Staebler —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born December
26, 1872.
Democrat. Coal dealer; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1927-31; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1932.
Died November
10, 1946 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Willis H. Stephens (b. 1925) —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., June 7,
1925.
Son of Dean
Mallory Stephens.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
coal business; member of New York
state assembly, 1953-82 (Putnam County 1953-65, 107th District
1966, 97th District 1967-72, 94th District 1973-82); alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2000.
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Morell E. Tallett —
of DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal dealer; produce
merchant; chair of
Madison County Republican Party, 1910; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1912-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mildred Frick Taylor (1905-1981) —
also known as Mildred F. Taylor —
of Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born April 21,
1905.
Republican. Coal dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1960;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1943-56; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945; member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1947-60; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1956.
Female.
First
woman to be elected a Republican county chair in New York State. The
Mildred Frick Taylor Award, for significant contributions to the
Wayne County Historical Archive, is named for
her.
Died, in Clifton Springs Hospital,
Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
4, 1981 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Paul Taylor (died 1969). |
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Charles Harcourt Turner (b. 1862) —
Born in Christchurch, New
Zealand, April 15,
1862.
Coal sales agent; U.S. Consular Agent in Wellington, 1910-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stacey W. Wade (b. 1875) —
Born in Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C., August
18, 1875.
Son of David B. Wade and Sarah (Royal) Wade.
Democrat. Vice-president, Carteret Ice Company; director, Bank of
Carteret; member finance committee, Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad;
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1921; secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Miss Clyde Mann. |
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Frederick H. Waldorf (c.1861-1935) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; coal dealer; real estate
developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1912;
mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1912-14, 1918-20.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August 3,
1935 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Walsh (b. 1846) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
1846.
Republican. Grocer;
coal business; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1902-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Scarlet Way (1845-1925) —
also known as Marshall S. Way —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., May 12,
1845.
Son of Samuel Way (1803-1871) and Mary (Scarlett) Way (1804-1883).
Coal and lumber
business; real estate
agent; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1895-96.
Died March 12,
1925 (age 79 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Weintraub —
of Georgia.
Socialist. Coal yard worker; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Georgia, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Son of Henry Byron Welsh (died 1949) and Dora (Hauser) Welsh (died
1933).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and
Fuel Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal, and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Leland T. Wood —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Fuel and ice dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1941.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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