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Alan Wayne Allard (b. 1943) —
also known as A. Wayne Allard —
of Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., December
12, 1943.
Republican. Veterinarian; member of Colorado
state senate, 1983-90; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1991-97; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1997-2009.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Richard J. Allen (b. 1933) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., August 6,
1933.
Son of Lester
J. Allen.
Republican. Veterinarian; college
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 88th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1972; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1975-82; defeated in primary, 1982;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1980, 1990 (primary).
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary; Audubon
Society; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 1990.
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Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889) —
also known as Paul R. Baird —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1889.
Son of John L. Baird and Belle (McLaren) Baird.
Republican. Veterinarian; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Paul
Revere |
| | | Relatives: Married 1915 to Bertha
E. Knowlton. |
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1892) —
of Deposit, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Carthage, Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 16,
1892.
Democrat. Veterinarian; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1933; defeated,
1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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Glen Crosbie (c.1910-1995) —
of La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Irwin, Union
County, Ohio, about 1910.
Veterinarian; mayor of
La Mesa, Calif., 1956-58.
Died, of lung
cancer, in La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif., March 28,
1995 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) —
also known as John E. Ensign —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Roseville, Placer
County, Calif., March 25,
1958.
Son of Sharon Lee Cipriani.
Republican. Veterinarian; hotel and
casino manager; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2008.
Pentecostal.
Italian,
German,
and Filipino
ancestry.
In June 2009, he admitted
to an extramarital
affair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and the
wife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful unsuccessful
attempt to keep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them
$96,000 (an illegally
undisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also used
his influence to set up Jeff Hampton as a lobbyist,
in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressional
aides. A grand jury investigation
is in progress.
Still living as of 2010.
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John D. Fuhr (b. 1928) —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., September
9, 1928.
Veterinarian; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1967-74; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1971-74.
Member, Rotary; Shriners.
Still living as of 1975.
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Alfred O. Gigstad —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Veterinarian; mayor
of Nebraska City, Neb., 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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George W. Gillie (1880-1963) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Berwickshire, Scotland,
August
15, 1880.
Republican. Veterinarian; Allen
County Sheriff, 1917; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1939-49; defeated, 1948.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., July 3,
1963 (age 82 years, 322
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Virgil Ray Homan (1895-1952) —
also known as Virgil R. Homan —
of Sugar Grove, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., May 20,
1895.
Son of Walter Scott Homan (1870-1898) and Luna H. (Byrd) Homan
(1876-1965).
Democrat. Veterinarian; chair of
Pendleton County Democratic Party, 1945-49.
Died May 1,
1952 (age 56 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Leafy S. Mitchell (1899-1981). |
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William Horace Hoskins (b. 1860) —
also known as W. Horace Hoskins —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Rockdale, Crawford
County, Pa., July 23,
1860.
Son of John T. Hoskins and Jane B. Hoskins.
Democrat. Veterinarian; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry W. Kornobis —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Veterinarian; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Melcher (b. 1924) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
6, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
veterinarian; mayor of Forsyth, Mont., 1955; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-63, 1969; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-67; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1969-77; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1977-89; defeated, 1988; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles Moon (1923-2001) —
also known as Chuck Moon —
of Snohomish, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo., 1923.
Veterinarian; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1962-76, 1982-84.
Died, of heart
failure, in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., April 9,
2001 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred A. Munyan —
of Thompson, Windham
County, Conn.
Democrat. Veterinarian; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Thompson, 1923, 1937-40.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sonny Perdue (b. 1946) —
also known as George Ervin Perdue III —
Born in Perry, Houston
County, Ga., December
20, 1946.
Republican. Veterinarian; member of Georgia
state senate, 1993; Governor of
Georgia, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 2004.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Connor D. Smith (1907-1993) —
of Standish, Arenac
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., October
6, 1907.
Democrat. Veterinarian; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1950-53, 1954-68; defeated, 1949;
appointed 1950; defeated, 1953; appointed 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees; elected 1961; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Stiern (1914-1988) —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 8,
1914.
Democrat. Veterinarian; member of California
state senate, 1959-86 (34th District 1959-66, 18th District
1967-86); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1960.
The Walter W. Stiern Library at California State University
Bakersfield is named for
him.
Died in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., February
21, 1988 (age 73 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Edward Wegner —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Veterinarian; college
professor; dean, College of Veterinary Science, State College of
Washington (now Washington State University), 1921-47; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1927-30.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank C. Wells (b. 1851) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1851.
Republican. Veterinarian; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ansel Kenneth Zellner (1894-1961) —
also known as Ansel K. Zellner —
of Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Fayette, Seneca
County, N.Y., October
26, 1894.
Son of Oron Alonzo Zellner (1861-1932) and Margaret (Carleton)
Zellner (1872-1940).
Republican. Veterinarian; mayor of
Oneida, N.Y., 1938-41.
Died in Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y., May 24,
1961 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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