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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944;
speaker, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Grange;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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George E. Donart (b. 1889) —
of Weiser, Washington
County, Idaho.
Born in Salubria (now part of Cambridge), Washington
County, Idaho, February
27, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; hardware
business; hotel
business; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. E. Donart and Mary (Keenan) Donart; married, November
24, 1917, to Letha Bush. |
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Leonard Beck Jordan (1899-1983) —
also known as Len B. Jordan —
of Idaho.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete
County, Utah, May 15,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Idaho state legislature, 1947; Governor of
Idaho, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died June 30,
1983 (age 84 years, 46
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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William Erwin Lee (b. 1882) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., January
27, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912,
1916;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1922-30; resigned 1930; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-29; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1930-53.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Francis Lee and Althea (West) Lee; married, July 1,
1914, to Mary Madeline Shields. |
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