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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married
1933 to
Vera Agnes Scheffel. |
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1957-58 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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