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John W. Aiken (1896-1968) —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.; East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in 1896.
Furniture finisher; Socialist Labor candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1922; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1930, 1934; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1932; Socialist Labor candidate
for President
of the United States, 1936, 1940; Socialist Labor candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
14, 1968 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Messier. |
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Joseph P. Albright (b. 1938) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
8, 1938.
Son of M. P. Albright and Catherine A. (Rathbone) Albright.
Democrat. Lawyer;
furniture business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-72, 1975-86 (Wood County
1971-72, 8th District 1975-86); defeated, 1972; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1985-86; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1995-96, 2001-; appointed
1995.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives: Son
of M. P. Albright and Catherine A. (Rathbone) Albright; married, August
16, 1958, to Patricia Ann Deem; married 1995 to Nancie
(Gensert) Divvens. |
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Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) —
also known as Edward N. Ament —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Arcata, Humboldt
County, Calif., July 30,
1860.
Furniture business; mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Lions.
Died, of heart
failure, in his dentist's
waiting room, Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., February
24, 1949 (age 88 years, 209
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Charles Hubbard Amsden (b. 1848) —
also known as Charles H. Amsden —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 8,
1848.
Son of Henry H. Amsden and Mary (Muzzey) Amsden.
Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; lumber
dealer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1883-84; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1888, 1890.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeremiah H. Anderson (b. 1843) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich., May 22,
1843.
Republican. Furniture manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1893-94, 1897-1900, 1903-04, 1907-08.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Angell (b. 1868) —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Franklin
County, Va., January
25, 1868.
Son of Marshall J. Angell and Emma J. Angell.
Republican. Owner, The Central Manufacturing Co. (lumber, cement);
president, Shenandoah Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, Colonial National Bank;
president, Home Furniture Co.; director, New Hotel
Corporation; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1901-04; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1912,
1928,
1932;
Virginia
Republican state chair, 1931.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1897
to Mary Jane Barlow. |
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Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. (1911-1975) —
also known as Walter S. Baring, Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev., September
9, 1911.
Son of Walter Stephen Baring and Emilie Louise (Froelich) Baring.
Democrat. Furniture business; chair of
Washoe County Democratic Party, 1936; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1936-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1949-53, 1957-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Eagles; Sertoma.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1975 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Dean M. Barkley (b. 1950) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Annandale, Wright
County, Minn., August
31, 1950.
Lawyer;
president, Dayton's Furniture, Annandale, Minn.; founder and
chair, Minnesota Reform Party (later Minnesota Independence Party);
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03; defeated, 1994 (Independence),
1996 (Reform), 2008 (Independence).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Russell Newton Barringer (1903-1996) —
also known as Russell N. Barringer —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., March 1,
1903.
Son of Hamilton Belton Barringer and Jasey (McKenzie) Barringer.
Republican. Lumber
business; furniture business; member of North Carolina
Republican State Executive Committee, 1932-72; treasurer of
North Carolina Republican Party, 1966-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1968
(alternate), 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died January
15, 1996 (age 92 years, 320
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Black —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Furniture and hardware
merchant; mayor
of Rutherford, N.J., 1916-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lysander D. Blanchard (b. 1848) —
of Readsboro, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Readsboro, Bennington
County, Vt., October
9, 1848.
Democrat. Chairmaker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Readsboro, 1884, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Cassius Aurelius Boone (1850-1917) —
also known as Cassius A. Boone —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in North Carolina, February
2, 1850.
Hardware
and furniture business; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1882-83.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
11, 1917 (age 67 years, 312
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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John H. Bowling (1894-1968) —
of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., November
21, 1894.
Son of George W. Bowling and Sara Ann (Brewster) Bowling.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; hardware
and furniture business; Greenbrier
County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1939-40; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1941-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April 14,
1968 (age 73 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willey Richard Broaddus, Jr. (1895-1982) —
also known as W. R. Broaddus, Jr. —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born in West Point, King William
County, Va., December
30, 1895.
Son of Willey Richard Broaddus and Hauzie Temple (Tuck) Broaddus.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Henry
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1929-46; director, First National
Bank of
Martinsville; director, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1947-53; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., September
14, 1982 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Martinsville, Va.
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James Edgar Broyhill (b. 1892) —
also known as J. E. Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., May 5,
1892.
Son of Isaac Broyhill and Margaret (Parsons) Broyhill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1948-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Granville Burch (1869-1951) —
also known as Thomas G. Burch —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born in Henry
County, Va., July 3,
1869.
Son of John W. Burch and Sarah Fannie Burch.
Democrat. Banker;
director, American Furniture Co.; director, The Henry (hotel);
mayor
of Martinsville, Va., 1912; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1931-46 (5th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-46); U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., March 20,
1951 (age 81 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Martinsville, Va.
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Charles Arba Calderwood (b. 1849) —
also known as Charles A. Calderwood —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Greensboro, Orleans
County, Vt., July 22,
1849.
Furniture and undertaking
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from St. Johnsbury, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) —
also known as Harry C. Canfield —
of Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born near Moores Hill, Dearborn
County, Ind., November
22, 1875.
Son of Elias C. Canfield and Martha E. Canfield.
Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; chairman, Batesville State
Bank; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., February
9, 1945 (age 69 years, 79
days).
Interment at First
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Batesville, Ind.
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John Cashmore (1895-1961) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 7,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to the
general manager of the New York Edison Company electric
utility; furniture manufacturer; business
executive; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated,
1923; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1938-44; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952.
Member, American
Legion.
Collapsed from a heart
attack, in his car, and
died soon after, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1961 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Canarsie
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Roy A. Chambers (b. 1913) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., October
9, 1913.
Son of Thurman Chambers and Josie (Price) Chambers.
Democrat. Manager of furniture and appliance store; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1951-52.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member
of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) —
also known as Marcus A. Coolidge —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1865.
Son of Ellen Drusilla (Allen) Coolidge and Frederick
Spaulding Coolidge.
Democrat. Chairmaker; builder;
president, Fitchburg Machine
Works; president, Seneca Falls (N.Y.) Machine Co., manufacturers
of machine tools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1902, 1904; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1924,
1932,
1936;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37.
Universalist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
23, 1947 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Mass.
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Nathaniel Neiman Craley, Jr. (1927-2006) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., November
17, 1927.
Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; college
instructor; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1965-67.
Lutheran.
Died in Glen Rock, York
County, Pa., June 18,
2006 (age 78 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Burgess Crowe (1878-1970) —
also known as Eugene B. Crowe —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born near Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., January
5, 1878.
Democrat. Farmer;
furniture merchant; banker; real estate
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-41 (3rd District 1931-33, 9th
District 1933-41); defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 12,
1970 (age 92 years, 127
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
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Martin P. Degenhardt (b. 1918) —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Wittenberg, Perry
County, Mo., January
22, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; furniture
business; accountant;
tree
farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1952-67.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1967.
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George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937) —
also known as George W. Donaghey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oakland, Union
Parish, La., July 1,
1856.
Son of Columbus Donaghey and Elizabeth (Ingram) Donaghey.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker; furniture and hardware
merchant; building
contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, December
15, 1937 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Thomas H. Doran (1848-1925) —
of Burwell, Garfield
County, Neb.
Born in County Carlow, Ireland,
August
15, 1848.
Son of Patrick Doran (1809-1865) and Catherine (Kealy) Doran
(1819-1855).
Republican. Banker; hardware
and furniture business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
25, 1925 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Cottonwood
Cemetery, Burwell, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Doran (1809-1865) and Catherine (Kealy) Doran (1819-1855);
married 1880
to Ettie E. Satterlee (1857-1906); married, May 20,
1908, to Elsie Amelia (Cram) Green (1863-1927). |
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Charles C. Dunham (1845-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livery
business; furniture and undertaking
business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1902-04, 1911-12; defeated, 1910.
Died in 1917
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Charles M. Freeman (b. 1855) —
of Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, 1855.
Furniture business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in SAINT Pierre, 1898-1906; U.S. Consul in SAINT Pierre, 1906-07; Durango, 1907-11; Sydney, 1911-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham Reuben Garver (1860-1944) —
of Tipp City, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Bethel Township, Clark
County, Ohio, December
20, 1860.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1915-17.
Methodist.
German
ancestry.
Owned the Garver Furniture Factory in Tipp City, Ohio.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Tipp City, Miami
County, Ohio, October
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio.
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Warner M. Gelzer (b. 1891) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Delta, Fulton
County, Ohio, October
28, 1891.
Son of Henry J. Gelzer and Cora E. (Munger) Gelzer.
Republican. Hardware
and furniture business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy T. Gilbert (1878-1963) —
of Algonac, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Algonac, St. Clair
County, Mich., March 5,
1878.
Republican. Furniture and undertaking
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1939-44; defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1963
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Abigail Morrison (died 1931); married 1933 to Muriel
Dundas. |
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Milan E. Goodrich (d. 1936) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Furniture manufacturer; village
president of Ossining, New York, 1921-22; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1923-31.
Following a minor auto accident, he suffered a heart
attack and died, in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
20, 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oran K. Gragson (1911-2002) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Tucumcari, Quay
County, N.M., February
14, 1911.
Son of Robert Walter Gragson and Willie (Mun) Gragson.
Republican. Furniture merchant; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1959-75; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1962.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died October
7, 2002 (age 91 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Hampton (b. 1891) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
5, 1891.
Republican. Furniture and undertaking
business; mayor of
Muncie, Ind., 1926-30, 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin S. Hanford (b. 1858) —
of Waverly, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born near Waverly, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
17, 1858.
Republican. Furniture and undertaking
business; member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1901-05; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horatio Ely Havens (1871-1960) —
also known as H. Ely Havens —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Laurelton, Brick, Ocean
County, N.J., April 21,
1871.
Son of Horatio Ely Havens .
Republican. Furniture and china
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1916.
Died March 25,
1960 (age 88 years, 339
days).
Interment at Havens
Family Graveyard at First Baptist Church, Laurelton, Brick, N.J.
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Alexander Huston (1855-1911) —
of Tuscola, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Blenheim, Ontario,
January
17, 1855.
Republican. Farmer;
furniture and undertaking
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Died, of cancer, in
Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 12,
1911 (age 56 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Kelley (b. 1854) —
of Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., January
24, 1854.
Meat
merchant; sawmill
operator; furniture manufacturer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Mifflin County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arba Kidder (1808-1878) —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., February
1, 1808.
Son of James Kidder (1774-1837) and Hannah (Brooks) Kidder
(1778-1843).
Cabinetmaker; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1849-50.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
20, 1878 (age 70 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George John Kindel (1855-1930) —
also known as George J. Kindel —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1855.
Upholstery and furniture business; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equality
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914.
Injured in an automobile
accident near Hillrose, Colo., and subsequently died in a hospital
at Brush, Morgan
County, Colo., February
28, 1930 (age 74 years, 363
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William Frank Knight (b. 1847) —
also known as William F. Knight —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
13, 1847.
Son of Edwin Perry Knight and Elizabeth W. T. (Vaughn) Knight.
Republican. Furniture merchant; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1889; member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1895-96; mayor of
Laconia, N.H., 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1872
to Fannie E. Taylor. |
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Joseph A. Kozlak (b. 1896) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 8,
1896.
Furniture and undertaking
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 28th District, 1921-22, 1925-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth.
Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) —
also known as Robert M. Leach —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 2,
1879.
Son of Edward
Giles Leach and Agnes Amelia (Robinson) Leach.
Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton
Furniture Co.; director, Burpee Furniture Co.;
director, National Shawmut Bank of
Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Unitarian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., February
18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
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Archibald Lybrand (1840-1910) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Tarlton, Pickaway
County, Ohio, May 23,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
partner, Delaware Chair Company; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1869-71; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Daytona (now part of Daytona Beach), Volusia
County, Fla., February
7, 1910 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Son of Matthew Martinez and Helen Martinez.
Furniture upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Franklin McKinney (1841-1922) —
also known as Luther F. McKinney —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 25,
1841.
Son of Alexander McKinney and Elizabeth (Miller) McKinney.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Universalist
minister; furniture merchant; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1887-89, 1891-93;
candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1892; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1893-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1898, 1899; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907.
Universalist.
Died July 30,
1922 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Bridgton, Maine.
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John McLane (1852-1911) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Scotland,
February
27, 1852.
Republican. Founder of company which made post office
furniture and equipment; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1891-94 (16th District 1891-92, 15th
District 1893-94); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1900;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1905-07.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., April 13,
1911 (age 59 years, 45
days).
Interment at West
Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.
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Robert H. Bob Menke, Sr. (1919-2008) —
also known as Bob Menke —
Born in Huntingburg, Dubois
County, Ind., October
15, 1919.
Son of William Menke and Clara (Moenkhaus) Menke.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; furniture
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1953-54.
A standout basketball player in high school and at Indiana
University; inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1982.
Died, from Lewy body
dementia, March 30,
2008 (age 88 years, 167
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairmount
Cemetery, Huntingburg, Ind.
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Andrew Nerland (1870-1956) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Molda, Norway,
April
18, 1870.
Republican. Furniture merchant; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1915; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1917-18,
1931-38; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1921-22; trustee,
Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, 1929-35, continuing
as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-56; member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1945-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, February
6, 1956 (age 85 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Leslie Nerland (1902-1992) —
also known as Leslie Nerland; Les Nerland —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Dawson, Yukon
Territory, March 11,
1902.
Son of Andrew
Nerland.
Furniture merchant; banker; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1938-40; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; regent,
University of Alaska, 1956-61.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Issaquah, King
County, Wash., February
18, 1992 (age 89 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Mildred Juanita Kildall (1900-1991). |
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Son of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband.
Republican. College
professor; furniture business; newspaper
editor; pipe
organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) —
also known as Otto E. Passman —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born near Franklinton, Washington
Parish, La., June 27,
1900.
Son of Ed Passman and Pheriby (Carrier) Passman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
business; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Charged
in 1978 with accepting
$200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what became
known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
also charged
with tax
evasion; tried and
found not guilty.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., August
13, 1988 (age 88 years, 47
days).
Interment at Mulhearn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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M. W. Perry (b. 1864) —
of Algoma, Kewaunee
County, Wis.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
26, 1864.
Republican. Manager and secretary, Ahnapee Veneer and
Seating Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
mayor of Algoma, Wisconsin 1910; member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1911-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Charles Ramser (1908-1989) —
also known as Harold C. Ramser —
of West Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ashton, Spink
County, S.Dak., February
3, 1908.
Son of Frank Charles Ramser (1865-1960) and Friedreka (Skibbe) Ramser
(1870-1944).
Republican. President, owner, Upholstery Supply Co.; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 15,
1989 (age 81 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Ray (1844-1925) —
also known as George W. Ray —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Otselic, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
3, 1844.
Son of Asher Minor Ray and Melissa P. (Gray) Ray.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, Norwich Furniture Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District
1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902); U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.
Baptist.
Member, American
Society for International Law; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Redmen.
Died in 1925
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Cabinetmaker; merchant;
banker;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Alexander Hamilton Revell (b. 1858) —
also known as Alexander H. Revell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1858.
Son of David Revell and Margaret (Dorgan) Revell.
Republican. Merchant;
furniture manufacturer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District,
1920-22.
Member, Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Furniture business; soft drink
bottler; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32;
defeated, 1925; mayor of
Cohoes, N.Y., 1940-59.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Died December
17, 1960.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances 'Fannie' Laware. |
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George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) —
also known as George D. Schermerhorn —
of Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
8, 1886.
Son of George Darwin Schermerhorn and Fanny (Roberts) Schermerhorn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Acme
Chair Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1928;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1947.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
occlusion and from carcinoma
of tongue and jaw, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 21,
1954 (age 67 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich.
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Erwin E. Schmid —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Hardware
and furniture dealer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Albert Schmied (1911-1973) —
also known as Kenneth A. Schmied —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born July 11,
1911.
Republican. Furniture business; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1965-69; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1972.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died April 5,
1973 (age 61 years, 268
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Fred Severene Schow (b. 1886) —
also known as Fred S. Schow —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Richmond, Cache
County, Utah, July 4,
1886.
Son of August S. Schow and Marie (Francis) Schow.
Democrat. Furniture salesman; accountant;
lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Marian Merrill. |
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Victor Bernard Stader, Jr. (b. 1908) —
also known as Victor B. Stader, Jr. —
of Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Latrobe, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 25,
1908.
Son of Victor Bernard Stader, Sr. and Mary (Ruffner) Stader.
Democrat. Furniture business; burgess
of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1950-55; mayor of
Latrobe, Pa., 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rupert Stephens, Sr. (1873-1952) —
of Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich.; Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
February
22, 1873.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
postmaster;
furniture and undertaking
business; Mason
County Coroner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Mason County 1939-44,
Mason District 1945-48).
Died in 1952
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Freesoil, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Edna M. Baxter. |
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William Erskine Stevenson (1820-1883) —
also known as William E. Stevenson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., March 18,
1820.
Son of James Stevenson and Elizabeth (Erskine) Stevenson.
Republican. Cabinetmaker; farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1863-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1865-68; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1864,
1872;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
29, 1883 (age 63 years, 256
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Earl Winfield Travis (1879-1948) —
also known as Earl W. Travis —
of Endicott, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Upsonville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., May 26,
1879.
Republican. Furniture and undertaking
business; mayor
of Endicott, N.Y., 1933-37.
Died in 1948
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Riverhurst
Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
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William Magear Tweed (1823-1878) —
also known as William M. Tweed; William Marcy Tweed;
"Boss Tweed" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1823.
Son of Richard Tweed and Eliza (Magear) Tweed.
Democrat. Chairmaker; fire
fighter; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1853-55; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1868-73.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Convicted
of embezzlement
and sentenced
to twelve years in prison;
escaped;
captured
in Spain and brought back to New York.
Died in
prison, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 12,
1878 (age 55 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Philip James Welch (1895-1963) —
also known as Phil J. Welch —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 4,
1895.
Democrat. Sales manager for a furniture company; mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 26,
1963 (age 68 years, 22
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Kenneth Spicer Wherry (1892-1951) —
also known as Kenneth S. Wherry —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Liberty, Gage
County, Neb., February
28, 1892.
Son of David Emery Wherry and Jessie (Comstock) Wherry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; furniture
merchant; funeral
director; automobile
dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1929-31; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1939-42; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1943-51; died in office 1951; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kiwanis;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1951 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Interment at Pawnee
City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
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Alroy A. Wilbur —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Furniture and undertaking
business; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman C. Wipperman (b. 1853) —
of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Moselle town, Sheboygan
County, Wis., 1853.
Republican. Furniture business; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County, 1895-98; Wood
County District Attorney, 1901-02; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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