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Wilfred G. Bassett Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) — also known as Wilfred G. Bassett — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 26, 1911. Republican. School principal; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., February 5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255 days). Interment at East Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married 1933 to Vera Agnes Scheffel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) — also known as Jacob E. Davis — of Waverly, Pike County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Beaver, Pike County, Ohio, October 31, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; Pike County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president, Kroger Company (supermarkets), 1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70. Protestant. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Acacia. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., February 28, 2003 (age 97 years, 120 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of George Omer Davis and Katheryne Rose (Leist) Davis; married, September 18, 1929, to Minnie Eleanor Middleton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) — also known as LaVern R. Dilweg — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 1, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; played on the Green Bay Packers football team, 1927-34; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1950. Member, Lions; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Member, Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., January 2, 1968 (age 64 years, 62 days). Interment at Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Dilweg and Alida (Winkler) Dilweg; married, June 14, 1927, to Eleanor Coleman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward John Jeffries Jr. (1900-1950) — also known as Edward J. Jeffries, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 3, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1930, 1946; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1940-48. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Moose. Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., April 2, 1950 (age 49 years, 364 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edward J. Jeffries and Minnie (Stotts) Jeffries; married, January 24, 1930, to Florence Bell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Robert Joseph Twyman (1897-1976) — also known as Robert J. Twyman — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 18, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Theta Phi. Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., June 28, 1976 (age 79 years, 10 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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