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Leonard Ackerman II (b. 1921) —
also known as Lee Ackerman —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
29, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; airplane
pilot; newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; real estate
investor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman; married, December
22, 1943, to Leslie Rogers. |
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Stanley William Akers (1922-1979) —
also known as Stanley W. Akers —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Bayfield, La Plata
County, Colo., December
12, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1967-78; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1973-76.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in July, 1979
(age 56
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clyde William Akers and Norma Cecil (Plunkett) Akers; married, September
18, 1949, to Sharon Hogue. |
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William G. Bonelli (born c.1895) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kingman, Mohave
County, Ariz., about 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; college
instructor; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929, 1932; member of California
state assembly 54th District, 1931-32.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Sam B. Bradner (1869-1937) —
of Benson, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in New York, 1869.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1912-14; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1912-14.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1937
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Hutchison Finch (1925-1995) —
also known as Robert H. Finch —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
9, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948,
1956;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1952, 1954; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1967-69; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969-70.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Kappa
Sigma.
Died October
10, 1995 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Joe Fritz (1895-1985) —
also known as Fred J. Fritz —
of Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz.
Born in Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz., July 8,
1895.
Democrat. Cattle
raiser; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1927-46; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Arizona
state senate, 1947-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred J. Fritz and Katie Fritz; married 1924 to
Kathleen Anderson. |
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Andrew Jackson Gilbert (1907-1992) —
of Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Louisiana, 1907.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1965-66.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1992
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Edward Karth (1922-2005) —
also known as Joseph E. Karth —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in New Brighton, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; international
representative, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers union; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 41, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1959-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 29,
2005 (age 82 years, 276
days).
Interment at Green
Acres Cemetery, Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Jon Llewellyn Kyl (b. 1942) —
also known as Jon Kyl —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., April
25, 1942.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1987-95; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1995-2013.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
also known as Myron H. McCord —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.; Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lumberman;
farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1896;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
27, 1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Memorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
married, September
15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason. |
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Henry Davis Ross (1861-1945) —
also known as Henry D. Ross —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
12, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1892-94; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1912-45; died in office 1945; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-41,
1945; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died February
9, 1945 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Ross and Emily (Terrell) Ross; married, April
24, 1890, to Margaret Wheeler. |
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Harry Sidney Ruppelius (1912-1964) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Arizona, 1912.
Democrat. Accountant;
Speaker
of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1955-56.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1964
(age about
52 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) —
also known as Richard E. Sloan —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Morning Sun, Preble
County, Ohio, June 22,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Arizona territorial council, 1888-89; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1908;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1909-12; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1912-13.
Presbyterian.
Accidentally
fell on a public sidewalk and struck his head, suffering a skull
fracture; died three days later, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
14, 1933 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William Spaid (1904-1971) —
of Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Washington,
D.C., 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1971
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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