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Ethel Butler Andrews (1898-1989) —
also known as Ethel Andrews; Ethel Butler —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Green Forest, Carroll
County, Ark., June 26,
1898.
Republican. School teacher; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-56; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
Died in October, 1989
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Jefferson M. Butler and Walter (Miles) Butler; married,
December
23, 1921, to Delmar J. Andrews. |
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James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) —
also known as James H. Arrington —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jethro, Franklin
County, Ark., May 23,
1904.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent of schools; oil drilling
business; Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Sigma
Nu; Lions.
Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of
Fame.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
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Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
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memorial |
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Ulysses S. Balentine (1900-1956) —
also known as U. S. Balentine —
of Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore.
Born in Stone
County, Ark., March
17, 1900.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1936-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1938.
Member, Eagles.
Died February
12, 1956 (age 55 years, 332
days).
Interment at Klamath
Memorial Park, Klamath Falls, Ore.
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Sterling D. Bennett (b. 1888) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Pocahontas, Randolph
County, Ark., February
24, 1888.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1931-36; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1936.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Swan Bennett and Sarah J. (Pratt) Bennett; married, March 6,
1911, to Avie Shaver. |
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Loranza Dow Bone (1886-1952) —
also known as L. D. Bone —
of Pineville, McDonald
County, Mo.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
5, 1886.
Republican. School teacher; automobile
mechanic; electrical
inspector; deputy
sheriff; real estate
business; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from McDonald County, 1945-48.
Died February
17, 1952 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Pineville Cemetery, Pineville, Mo.
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William Edgar Chapman (1877-1947) —
also known as William E. Chapman —
of Alluwe, Nowata
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Mt. Pisgah, White
County, Ark., February
1, 1877.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Mazatlan, 1916, 1917-25; Nogales, 1916-17; Guaymas, 1917; Sault Ste. Marie, 1925-26; Torreon, 1926; Puerto Mexico, 1927; Monterrey, 1927-28; Cali, 1928-30; North Bay, 1930-32; Bilbao, 1932-38; in July 1927, in Puerto Mexico, two intruders
entered his residence, lay in wait, shot
him, and escaped; he recovered from his injuries.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
12, 1947 (age 70 years, 39
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Clyde Taylor Ellis (1908-1980) —
also known as Clyde T. Ellis —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
21, 1908.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1939-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1980 (age 71 years, 50
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Charles Floyd (1858-1930) —
also known as John C. Floyd —
of Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., April
14, 1858.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1889-91; prosecuting attorney,
14th judicial circuit, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1905-15; candidate for
Governor
of Arkansas, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yellville, Marion
County, Ark., November
4, 1930 (age 72 years, 204
days).
Interment at Layton
Cemetery, Yellville, Ark.
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Kenneth Carroll Guinn (1936-2010) —
also known as Kenny C. Guinn —
of Nevada.
Born in Garland, Miller
County, Ark., August
24, 1936.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; Governor of
Nevada, 1999-2006.
Episcopalian.
Died July 22,
2010 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mary Cal Hollis —
of Colorado.
Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for President
of the United States, 1996; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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William Andrew Hubbard (1854-1940) —
also known as William A. Hubbard —
of Ozark Township, Barry
County, Mo.; Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
23, 1854.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1919-22 (Barry County
1899-1900, Lawrence County 1919-22).
Died, from endocarditis
and senility,
in Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo., February
13, 1940 (age 85 years, 143
days).
Interment at Osa Cemetery, Osa, Mo.
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Guy Hamilton Jones Sr. (1911-1986) —
also known as Guy H. Jones, Sr.; Mutt
Jones —
of Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark.
Born in Faulkner
County, Ark., June 29,
1911.
Democrat. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1952-60, 1964-74; expelled 1974; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1954.
As a state senator, he was instrumental in locating many state
agencies in Faulkner County. Convicted
in December 1972 on federal
tax charges;
fined
$5,000 and sentenced to three years probation;
expelled
from the senate in 1974.
Suffered heart
attacks and a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., August
10, 1986 (age 75 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles C. Jones and Cora (Henry) Jones; married 1947 to
Elizabeth Relya. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Campaign palm card
(1972) |
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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Clermont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
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Sally Kern (b. 1946) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., November
27, 1946.
Republican. School teacher; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives 84th District, 2005-17; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008;
in 2008, her statements about homosexuality as worse than
terrorism a furor;
in 2011, her derogatory
comments about African-Americans and women led the Oklahoma House
to reprimand
her by a vote of 76-17.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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William James McCuen (c.1943-2000) —
also known as Bill McCuen —
of Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Heber Springs, Cleburne
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., about 1943.
Democrat. School teacher; Arkansas
land commissioner, 1981-85; secretary
of state of Arkansas, 1985-94; defeated in primary, 1994;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1992.
After leaving office as Secretary of State, he admitted
accepting kickbacks
from two supporters he gave jobs, and not
paying taxes on the money. He also admitted
to conspiring with a political consultant to split $53,560 embezzled
from the state in a sham transaction. He was indicted
on corruption charges
in 1995. On January 5, 1996, he pleaded
guilty to felony counts of tax
evasion and accepting a kickback;
he pleaded no
contest to a misdemeanor count of trading
in public office. Sentenced
to 17 years in prison,
and fined.
Released on parole (due to illness) in February 1999.
Died of colon
cancer and a stroke,
in Heber Springs, Cleburne
County, Ark., September
9, 2000 (age about 57
years).
Interment somewhere
in Van Buren, Ark.
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Wallace Townsend (1882-1979) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in De Witt, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
20, 1882.
Republican. School principal; lawyer;
candidate for Arkansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1910; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1916, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1930-34; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Arkansas.
Died January
7, 1979 (age 96 years, 140
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Jimmie Wade Waters (b. 1922) —
also known as J. W. Waters —
of Jasper, Newton
County, Ark.
Born in Lurton, Newton
County, Ark., August
5, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
superintendent of schools; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1960;
chair
of Newton County Republican Party, 1960-67.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Waters and Lillie (Criner) Waters; married, August
14, 1945, to Marjorie June Brown. |
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