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Alto Lee Adams (1899-1988) —
also known as Alto Adams —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Fla., January
31, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
rancher; circuit judge in Florida, 1938-40; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1940-51, 1967-68.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 1988 (age 89 years, 20
days).
Interment at Harrison Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Fla.
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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin
Cemetery, Melvin, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends; married to Betty
Tychon. |
| | | Epitaph: "His greatest gift was the
love of people, and he gave it with compassion, dignity, and unerring
grace. Elected forty years to the halls of the U.S. Congress, he
served his fellow man, this district and the nation with wisdom and
vision. For thirty-two years as Repubican Whip, serving with seven
presidents, he was primary architect of a history-making bipartisan
coalition in the House. Above all ws this noble man's love and
devotion to his Creator, which guided his life, and is his greatest
lasting legacy." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Erastus N. Bates (1845-1917) —
of Moline, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Geauga
County, Ohio, March 1,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1885-88; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1907-10.
Member, Grange.
Died in Lynn Haven, Bay
County, Fla., November
26, 1917 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Jones
Cemetery, Dorr Township, Allegan County, Mich.
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Clarence D. Birkholm (1876-1960) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., July 7,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in 1960
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Sanford, Fla.
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Charles Brand (1871-1966) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, November
1, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
banker;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Melbourne Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 23,
1966 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Melbourne
Cemetery, Melbourne, Fla.
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant;
planter; lawyer;
probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April
29, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business
executive; citrus grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) —
also known as Walter M. Chandler —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Yazoo
County, Miss., December
8, 1867.
Cowboy; school
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;
defeated (Republican), 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924.
Died, from a heart
attack and intestinal
malady, in Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1935 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in White Rock, Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen
McFarline. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Republican. Vegetable grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish
and German
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Henry Stedman Chubb (1858-1918) —
also known as Henry S. Chubb —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.; Princeton, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., March
24, 1858.
Republican. Orange grower; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1890-93; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
register U.S. Land Office, Gainesville, Fla.; Florida
Republican state chair, 1908; member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1912.
Died in Princeton, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., January
6, 1918 (age 59 years, 288
days).
Interment at Palm
Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
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Milton Buckingham Cooley (1840-1932) —
also known as Milton B. Cooley —
of Waterloo, Athens
County, Ohio; McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio; Athens, Athens
County, Ohio; Lynn Haven, Bay
County, Fla.
Born in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, May 15,
1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; People's candidate for
Ohio
state house of representatives from Hocking and Vinton counties,
1897.
Died in Lynn Haven, Bay
County, Fla., June 9,
1932 (age 92 years, 25
days).
Interment at Lynn
Haven Cemetery, Lynn Haven, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Cooley and Lorena Luzany (Stanley)
Cooley. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real
estate business; orange grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Francis Wayles Eppes (1801-1881) —
also known as Francis W. Eppes —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle
County, Va., September
20, 1801.
Cotton
planter; justice of the peace; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1841-44, 1856-57, 1866.
Died May 30,
1881 (age 79 years, 252
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Wayles Eppes and Maria (Jefferson) Eppes; married, November
18, 1822, to Mary Elizabeth Cleland Randolph; married 1837 to Susan
Margaret (Ware) Crouch (daughter of Nicholas
Ware); nephew of Martha
Jefferson Randolph; grandson of Thomas
Jefferson; second great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin of Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; first cousin once removed of Dabney
Carr, Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge and Frederick
Madison Roberts; first cousin twice removed of Beverley
Randolph and John
Gardner Coolidge; first cousin thrice removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Dabney
Smith Carr; second cousin twice removed of Theodorick
Bland, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, John
Randolph of Roanoke and Edith
Wilson; third cousin of John
Jordan Crittenden, Thomas
Turpin Crittenden, Robert
Crittenden and Carter
Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828), Henry
St. George Tucker, Alexander
Parker Crittenden, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas
Theodore Crittenden, Carter
Henry Harrison II and Douglass
Townshend Bolling; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Lawton Davis, Connally
Findlay Trigg, Thomas
Theodore Crittenden Jr. and Richard
Walker Bolling; third cousin thrice removed of William
Welby Beverley; fourth cousin of Thomas
Marshall, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Randolph and Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Jones Hardeman, Bailey
Hardeman, William
Lewis Cabell, Fitzhugh
Lee, George
Craighead Cabell, Edmund
Randolph Cocke, John
Augustine Marshall and William
Henry Robertson. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Mason
family of Virginia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Francis Farnham (1879-1950) —
also known as Harry F. Farnham —
of East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in South Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., October
17, 1879.
Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from South Windsor; elected 1940,
1942, 1946; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1944.
Died in Florida, December
14, 1950 (age 71 years, 58
days).
Interment at East
Windsor Hill Cemetery, East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Conn.
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John Henry Farrington (1863-1909) —
also known as John H. Farrington —
of Punta Gorda, De Soto County (now Charlotte
County), Fla.
Born in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, November
7, 1863.
Private secretary to Sherman Conant, general manager, Florida
Southern Railway;
orange grower; banker; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Punta
Gorda, Fla., 1896-98; deputy
collector of customs.
Died in Punta Gorda, De Soto County (now Charlotte
County), Fla., January
8, 1909 (age 45 years, 62
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Francis Finch (1917-1999) —
of Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 30,
1917.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch; married to Geraldine
Halsted. |
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Sumner Pell Gerard (1916-2005) —
also known as Sumner Gerard —
of Ennis, Madison
County, Mont.
Born in Melville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 15,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
rancher; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1955-60; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1960; member of Montana
state senate, 1963-66; U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, 1974-77.
Died, in a hospital
at Vero Beach, Indian
River County, Fla., February
24, 2005 (age 88 years, 224
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; real estate
dealer; orange grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker),
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Spring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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William E. Gilchrist —
Planter; member of Florida
state senate, 1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Rhoda Fox Graves (1877-1950) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Fowler town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., 1877.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1925-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-48 (34th District 1935-44, 39th District
1945-48).
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
First
woman elected to the New York State Senate.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
25, 1950 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
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Holly Eugene Hubbell (1893-1969) —
also known as Holly E. Hubbell —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hemlock, Saginaw
County, Mich., March
31, 1893.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1951-60; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
2nd District, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
27, 1969 (age 76 years, 271
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Everett Pratt Latham (1868-1938) —
also known as Everett P. Latham —
of Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.; Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in 1868.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1900 (Granby), 1914 (Bloomfield);
grocer;
postmaster at Bloomfield,
Conn., 1918-20.
Died in 1938
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Granby Cemetery, Granby, Conn.
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Harry Guyer Leslie (1878-1937) —
also known as Harry G. Leslie —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., April 6,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1925-27; Governor of
Indiana, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., December
10, 1937 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Williamson McGavock (1846-1934) —
also known as J. W. McGavock —
of Max Meadows, Wythe
County, Va.
Born in Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va., October
25, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Virginia, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1922.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Struck
by an automobile, and died in a hospital
soon after, in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March
20, 1934 (age 87 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oglesby Cemetery, Fort Chiswell, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim McGavock and Abie Jouet (Williamson) McGavock; married to
Emily Maria Graham and Jane Byrd Pendleton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lyman Allen Mills (1841-1929) —
also known as Lyman A. Mills —
of Middlefield, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown (part now in Middlefield), Middlesex
County, Conn., February
25, 1841.
Republican. Manufacturer;
cattle breeder; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middlefield, 1895; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1899-1901.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
22, 1929 (age 87 years, 363
days).
Interment at Middlefield Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn.
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Madison Stark Perry (1814-1865) —
also known as Madison S. Perry —
of Florida.
Born in Lancaster District (now Lancaster
County), S.C., 1814.
Democrat. Cotton
planter; Governor of
Florida, 1857-61; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Died in Rochelle, Alachua
County, Fla., March, 1865
(age about
50 years).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Near Micanopy, Alachua County, Fla.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Joseph W. Prettyman (1917-1995) —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, August
7, 1917.
Grain
farmer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1953-54.
Methodist.
Died, in Lee Memorial Health Park medical
center, Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., April 9,
1995 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Conleys Chapel Cemetery, Angola, Del.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer; Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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John Tyler Rich (1841-1926) —
also known as John T. Rich —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Conneautville, Crawford
County, Pa., April
23, 1841.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1873-80 (Lapeer County 2nd
District 1873-76, Lapeer County 1st District 1877-80); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1877-80; member of
Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1881; resigned 1881; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1881-83; defeated,
1882; Governor of
Michigan, 1893-96; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1898-1906; Michigan
state treasurer, 1908; appointed 1908; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
28, 1926 (age 84 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange;
Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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James Bennett Stone (1823-1895) —
also known as James B. Stone —
of Calhoun
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ala., November
29, 1823.
Farmer; sawmill
owner; Calhoun
County Sheriff, 1855-59; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1868-70, 1877; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885.
He lost a
leg in a sawmill accident.
Died in Calhoun
County, Fla., February
25, 1895 (age 71 years, 88
days).
Interment at Old
Shiloh Cemetery, Calhoun County, Fla.
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Russell H. Strange II (1934-2001) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., September
18, 1934.
Republican. Tree farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District
1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi; American
Political Science Association; Rotary;
Grange;
Elks.
Died in North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden, Venice, Fla.
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John Stansel Taylor (1871-1936) —
also known as John S. Taylor —
of Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Hillsborough County (part now in Pinellas
County), Fla., March
21, 1871.
Democrat. Citrus grower; banker;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1905-10; mayor of
Largo, Fla., 1911; member of Florida
state senate; elected 1912; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1928; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla., August
15, 1936 (age 65 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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C. Fred Ward (c.1875-1961) —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., about 1875.
Farmer; merchant;
mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1924-28; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1930.
Died July 28,
1961 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1897 to Clara
Layton. |
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Library |
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David Elmer Ward (b. 1909) —
also known as David E. Ward —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, September
26, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; county judge in Florida, 1932-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948
(alternate), 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Thomas Ward and Mollie Ethel (Cox) Ward; married, June 3,
1937, to Martha Catherine Carlton. |
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Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
1919.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
mechanic; school bus
driver; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961.
Died in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
2006 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gordon Willford and Helen (Walker) Willford; married, January
22, 1940, to Geneva Thorington. |
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Clarence Frederic Woodford (1879-1979) —
also known as C. Frederic Woodford —
of Newington, Hartford
County, Conn.; Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.; Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., September
24, 1879.
Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1937-40.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., June 5,
1979 (age 99 years, 254
days).
Interment at Cider Brook Cemetery, Avon, Conn.
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