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Milton A. Abelove (1912-1986) —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., June 9,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 36th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 22,
1986 (age 74 years, 43
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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Clifford Robertson Allen (1912-1978) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
6, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1949-51, 1955-59; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958 (Democratic primary); delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1975-78; died in
office 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 18,
1978 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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George Whiting Allen (b. 1854) —
also known as George W. Allen —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
1, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Florida
state senate, 1879-83; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1896, 1916; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1897-1913; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1908 (1st District), 1912 (at-large).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Smith Allen and Mary Jane (Sprague) Allen; married, May 26,
1880, to Leonor X. Browne. |
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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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Arthur D. Bangham (1859-1918) —
of Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
8, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1901-04; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1910-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Odd Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April
24, 1918 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Juan Luis Borras (1854-1911) —
also known as Juan L. Borras; John L.
Borras —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Barcelona, Spain,
October
5, 1854.
Consul
for Venezuela in Pensacola,
Fla., 1883-1906; Vice-Consul
for Spain in Pensacola,
Fla., 1886-98, 1900-11; Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Pensacola,
Fla., 1889-1903; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Pensacola,
Fla., 1902-07.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, probably from a stroke,
in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., August
24, 1911 (age 56 years, 323
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (1862-1944) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Belleville, Hamilton
County, Fla., January
18, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1901-21; mayor
of Corinth, Miss., 1933-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Honor.
Died in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., December
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Henry
Cemetery, Corinth, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezekiel Samuel Candler and Julia (Bevill) Candler; married, April
26, 1883, to Nancy Priscilla Hazlewood; married, January
14, 1924, to Effie Merrill Neuhardt; married, June 21,
1933, to Ottie (Doan) Hardenstein; nephew of Milton
Anthony Candler, Asa
Griggs Candler and John
Slaughter Candler; grandson of Samuel
Charles Candler; grandnephew of Daniel
Gill Candler and Ezekiel
Slaughter Candler; second great-grandson of William
Candler; first cousin of Charles
Murphey Candler; first cousin once removed of Allen
Daniel Candler, William
Ezekiel Candler and George
Scott Candler; second cousin of Thomas
Slaughter Candler; second cousin twice removed of Mark
Anthony Cooper; fourth cousin of Joseph
Meriwether Terrell. |
| | | Political family: Candler
family of Georgia. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April
17, 2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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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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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (at-large), 1952 (2nd District).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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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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Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure (1822-1886) —
also known as Wilmot G. de Saussure —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 23,
1822.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1854-57,
1860-63; Adjutant
General of South Carolina, 1862.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., February
1, 1886 (age 63 years, 193
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John Levering Early (1896-1999) —
also known as John L. Early —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Staunton,
Va., December
19, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1933-39; municipal judge in
Florida, 1944-46; mayor
of Sarasota, Fla., 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 9,
1999 (age 102 years,
80 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edward Early and Ida (Clark) Early; married, June 2,
1924, to Maebelle Claire Brooks. |
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Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (1909-1995) —
also known as Albert S. Herlong, Jr. —
of Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla.
Born in Manistee, Monroe
County, Ala., February
14, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Florida, 1936-48; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-69 (5th District 1949-67, 4th
District 1967-69); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla., December
27, 1995 (age 86 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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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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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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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married, March
10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
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Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,
15th District 1967-68); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969-75.
Jewish.
Member, Odd Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 24,
1998 (age about 92
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymer Francis Maguire (b. 1890) —
also known as Raymer F. Maguire —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ocoee, Orange
County, Fla., November
30, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; 17th Circuit State's
Attorney, 1923-27; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Oscar Maguire and Margaret Martha (Francis) Maguire;
married, January
8, 1920, to Ruth Mabel McCullough. |
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John Wellborn Martin (1884-1958) —
also known as John W. Martin —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Plainfield, Marion
County, Fla., June 21,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1917-23; Governor of
Florida, 1925-29; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Moose.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
22, 1958 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) —
also known as Charles L. McNary —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law school
dean; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died
in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., February
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Original interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.; reinterment at Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
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Lucius Manlius Merritt (1824-1893) —
also known as L. M. Merritt —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., July 22,
1824.
Vice-Consul
for Argentina in Pensacola,
Fla., 1870-88.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, and died four days later, in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., January
14, 1893 (age 68 years, 176
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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David F. Morrison (1873-1960) —
of Germfask, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Elba Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., November
23, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-28, 1943-50 (Schoolcraft
District 1921-26, Alger District 1927-28, 1943-50); defeated in
primary, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1950.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., March
15, 1960 (age 86 years, 113
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Germfask, Mich.
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Louis E. Otto (d. 1931) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Republican. Pharmacist;
postmaster at Key
West, Fla., 1898-99; arrested
in June 1899, suspended
from office as postmaster, and charged
with forgery,
perjury,
and embezzlement;
mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1919-21; defeated, 1917.
Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
1, 1931.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Pasco (1834-1917) —
of Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.
Born in London, England,
June
28, 1834.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Florida
Democratic State Committee, 1872-80; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1876-88; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1880-90; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Florida; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1886-87; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1887-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., March
13, 1917 (age 82 years, 258
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Monticello, 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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Charles Phelps (1852-1940) —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1885; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1893-94; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1897-99; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1899-1903; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention from Vernon, 1902;
Tolland
County State's Attorney, 1904-15; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Odd Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
3, 1940 (age 87 years, 177
days).
Entombed at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, of heart
failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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William John Hamilton Taylor (1853-1929) —
also known as William J. H. Taylor —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Turks and
Caicos Islands, December
12, 1853.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission
merchant; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Key
West, Fla., 1884-1903; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Key
West, Fla., 1887-1903.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., May 5,
1929 (age 75 years, 144
days).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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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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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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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,
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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