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Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) —
also known as Caswell J. Crebs —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., January
14, 1912.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose;
Grange;
Phi Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., March 5,
1988 (age 76 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Day (1914-1996) —
also known as J. Edward Day —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
11, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Psi.
Implemented the ZIP code.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18
days).
Interment at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Charles Belknap Henderson (1873-1954) —
also known as Charles B. Henderson —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 8,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Elko
County District Attorney, 1901-05; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928,
1936;
president and director, Elko Telephone
and Telegraph Company; director, Western Pacific Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
8, 1954 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Interment at Elko
Cemetery, Elko, Nev.
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Chester Craig Hosmer (1915-1982) —
also known as Craig Hosmer —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brea, Orange
County, Calif., May 6,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-74 (18th District 1953-63,
32nd District 1963-74); defeated, 1950; resigned 1974; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart
attack, aboard the cruise
ship Azure Seas, in the North
Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, en route to Mexico, October
11, 1982 (age 67 years, 158
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Henry Kuchel (1910-1994) —
also known as Thomas H. Kuchel —
of Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif., August
15, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1936-39; member of California
state senate, 1940-43; California
Republican state chair, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1953-69; defeated in primary, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of lung
cancer in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1994 (age 84 years, 98
days).
Interment at Anaheim
Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Harold Orville Mackenzie (b. 1885) —
of California; New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April
21, 1885.
Republican. General manager, Mount Whitney Power &
Electric Co., 1914-16; rancher and
fruit
grower;
U.S. Minister to Siam, 1927-30.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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James Carson Needham (1864-1942) —
also known as James C. Needham —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born, in an covered
wagon en route to California, at Carson
City, Nev., September
17, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state senate, 1890; U.S.
Representative from California, 1899-1913 (7th District
1899-1903, 6th District 1903-13); superior court judge in California,
1919-34.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif., July 11,
1942 (age 77 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Modesto, Calif.
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James Robert Williams (1850-1923) —
also known as James R. Williams; Bob
Williams —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., December
27, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1889-95, 1899-1905 (19th District
1889-95, 20th District 1899-1903, 24th District 1903-05); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1900,
1912;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1904.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif., November
8, 1923 (age 72 years, 316
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Seth Hartman Yocum (1834-1895) —
also known as Seth H. Yocum —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Catawissa, Columbia
County, Pa., August
2, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Centre
County District Attorney, 1875-79; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1879-81; mayor
of Johnson City, Tenn., 1885.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
19, 1895 (age 60 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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