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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate
broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939; postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1953-61 (acting, 1953-54).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
12, 1981 (age 87 years, 190
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Carter Randolph Bibb (b. 1875) —
also known as C. R. Bibb —
of Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., January
6, 1875.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Jefferson Beale Browne (b. 1857) —
also known as Jefferson B. Browne —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., June 6,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster at Key
West, Fla., 1879; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1888;
member of Florida
state senate, 1891-95; U.S.
Collector of Customs at Key West, Fla., Florida, 1893-97;
receiver, Key West Electric
Light and Street
Car Co., 1898; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1904-08; Democratic Presidential
Elector for Florida, 1913;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1917-25; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1917-23; circuit judge in
Florida, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, 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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Roy H. Chapman (b. 1885) —
of Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Butler, Union
County, Fla., July 15,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1937-52.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Washington Chapman and Addie Mary (Owenby) Chapman;
married, June 17,
1930, to Edith L. Lanier. |
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Fred Henry Davis (1894-1937) —
also known as Fred H. Davis —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., May 18,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Leon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1927; Florida
state attorney general, 1927-31; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1931-37; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 20,
1937 (age 43 years, 33
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Henry Davis and Annie E. (Pearson) Davis; married, February
3, 1921, to Frances M. Chambers. |
| | | Epitaph: "Lawyer -
Statesman - Jurist - Soldier." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Charles McKenzie Oerting (1843-1933) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Denmark,
September
16, 1843.
Ship
chandler; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Pensacola,
Fla., 1895-1907.
Presbyterian.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights Templar.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
16, 1933 (age 90 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, 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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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Everett R. Shafer (1911-2005) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Esty, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., October
3, 1911.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52,
1955-58.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Moose;
Blue
Key; National
Education Association.
Died August
9, 2005 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Eden Cemetery, Crescent City, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Arthur Shafer and Lebertha Velmer (Hamrick) Shafer;
married, October
17, 1936, to Mary Alby Crizer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair), 1960
(delegation chair); reprimanded
by the House of Representatives, 1976, over conflicts
of interest.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) —
also known as Arthur E. Summerfield —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., March
17, 1899.
Republican. Real estate
business; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
speaker, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1953-61.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights Templar; Elks; Kiwanis;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
26, 1972 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Clayton C. Townes (1888-1970) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
30, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1924;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Florida, February
24, 1970 (age 82 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Townes and Kate (Hoyt) Townes; married 1917 to Grace
Dix. |
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Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) —
also known as C. Maurice Weidemeyer —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1950 (Republican), 1966 (Democratic); Republican
candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Died of metastastic
liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich)
Weidemeyer. |
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