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Jabe B. Alford (1850-1927) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born September
21, 1850.
Laundry owner; mayor of
Madison, Wis., 1895-96.
Died September
10, 1927 (age 76 years, 354
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Hubert Severe Amiot (1876-1937) —
also known as Hubert S. Amiot —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
February
26, 1876.
Son of Severe Desire Amiot and Anna (Reaume) Amiot.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; clothing
merchant; dry cleaning business; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich.; elected 1922.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., May 7,
1937 (age 61 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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Robert Johnson Ashworth (1909-2008) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., May 8,
1909.
Son of Dr. Robert A. Ashworth and Darthula (Johnson) Ashworth.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Raleigh County Republican Party, 1949-50; president and part
owner, Richmond Cleaners and Laundry; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
2, 2008 (age 99 years, 147
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Robert A. Ashworth and Darthula (Johnson) Ashworth; married to
Virginia Isabel Hill (died 1986) and Blanche Woods. |
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Rudolph Bauer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Cleaning and dyeing business; director, Bensonhurst National
Bank; publisher,
West End News; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1934; defeated
(City Fusion), 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 8,
1886.
Son of Alfred Baxter and Kate (Lockwood) Baxter.
Republican. Telephone
engineer;
laundry business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1925-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary Becker (b. 1957) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
Racine, Racine
County, Wis., 1957.
Son of Tom Becker and Nancy Becker.
Dry cleaning business; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 2003-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2005.
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Cecil William Bishop (1890-1971) —
also known as C. W. 'Runt' Bishop —
of Carterville, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born near West Vienna, Johnson
County, Ill., June 29,
1890.
Son of William C. Bishop and Belle Z. (Ragsdale) Bishop.
Republican. Tailor;
laundry business; coal miner;
professional football
and baseball
player and manager; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1941-55 (25th District 1941-49,
26th District 1949-53, 25th District 1953-55); defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., September
21, 1971 (age 81 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Carterville, Ill.
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Andrew Broaddus (1900-1972) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 15,
1900.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; laundry business;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1953-57.
A Coast Guard life-saving station is named for
him.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1972 (age 72 years, 115
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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George W. Chadwick (1825-1885) —
of Chadwicks Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 16,
1825.
Republican. President and general manager, Willowvale
Bleachery; director, Oneida National Bank;
director, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1871, 1874.
Episcopalian.
Died, from "congestion of the brain" (probably stroke),
in Chadwicks Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
4, 1885 (age 60 years, 171
days).
Interment at Sauquoit
Valley Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y.
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Samuel E. Daigneau (1852-1931) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., May 17,
1852.
Republican. Laundry business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
French
ancestry.
Died in 1931
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Edward O. Davies (b. 1869) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgewater town, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
24, 1869.
Republican. Laundry owner; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1917-20, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning, pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Son of John Foster Keeler (born 1854) and Mary Gazetta (Foster)
Keeler (born 1856).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1928-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington List (1871-1949) —
also known as George W. List —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
22, 1871.
Son of Frederick List and Elizabeth (Biegler) List.
Democrat. Steam laundry owner; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
German
ancestry.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., December
21, 1949 (age 78 years, 90
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Simpson MacKinnon (b. 1897) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Juneau,
Alaska, 1897.
Son of Lockie MacKinnon and Martha (Lokke) MacKinnon.
Republican. Laundry and dry cleaning business; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1951-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murray P. McCluskey (1915-2003) —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., December
29, 1915.
Son of Decker Andrew McCluskey and Annie (Ogletree) McCluskey.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; co-owned Clean
Cleaners, Inc. with Bill
Nichols; owned motels;
lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1970-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died June 18,
2003 (age 87 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Sylacauga, Ala.
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Harold A. McCormick (born c.1901) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born about 1901.
Republican. Laundry business; candidate for borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1953.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin G. McCue (b. 1875) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born February
18, 1875.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
laundry supply business; real estate
agent; member of New York
state assembly, 1907-20 (New York County 16th District 1907-17,
New York County 12th District 1918-20); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1921; resigned 1921; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. R. Mills (b. 1856) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1856.
Republican. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1918-19; president, City Elite Laundry Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1881
to Corwina Rouse. |
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Earl David Morton (b. 1918) —
also known as Earl D. Morton —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., November
28, 1918.
Republican. Machine tool inspector; chemical
analyst for laundry; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County 2nd District, 1957-60.
Still living as of 1960.
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James William Robertson —
also known as James Robertson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Son of William Barr Robertson and Mary Hay (Stewart) Robertson.
Cartoonist;
laundry owner; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1953-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1956.
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Morris Schreiber (1901-1951) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in New York, October
3, 1901.
Son of Sarah (Karten) Schreiber (1873-1933) and Max Schreiber
(1875-1950).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; customs
inspector; laundry and dry cleaning business; jeweler;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1947; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., June 2,
1951 (age 49 years, 242
days).
Interment at Beth
Jacob Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Raymond Shepard (b. 1908) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Corning, Perry
County, Ohio, April 11,
1908.
Dry cleaning business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1962-71.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Leroy Shores —
also known as Leroy Shores —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Laundry owner; real estate
business; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1956-58.
Still living as of 1958.
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Richard Gardner Shoup (1923-1995) —
also known as Richard G. Shoup —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Salmon, Lemhi
County, Idaho, November
29, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; laundry and dry cleaning
business; mayor
of Missoula, Mont., 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1971-75; director,
Union Pacific Railroad,
1975-84.
Died in 1995
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Everett Townsend (b. 1904) —
also known as Willard E. Townsend —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb., April 23,
1904.
Son of Andrew Jackson Townsend and Nellie (Dewey) Townsend.
Democrat. Laundry business; chair of
Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1936-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952,
1956.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr Oscar Twichell (1900-1975) —
also known as Burr O. Twichell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., February
15, 1900.
Son of Frederick Eliab Twitchell (1875-1958) and Martha Florence
(Skinner) Twitchell (1881-1948).
Dry cleaning business; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1949-51.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
5, 1975 (age 75 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur H. Wicks (b. 1887) —
also known as A. H. Wicks —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1887.
Republican. Worked in piano
manufacturing business; employed in the engineering department of
the New York City Board of Water
Supply, and then in construction of subways;
owner and operator of steam laundry in Kingston; director,
Governor Clinton Hotel;
member of New York
state senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District
1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
resigned
in November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting Lieutenant
Governor, while under threat
of ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convicted extortionist
and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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