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Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Crawford
County, Ill., May 27,
1887.
Republican. Railway
conductor; merchant;
president, Blount Plow Works; Indiana State Highway
Commissioner, 1921-27; candidate for mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1925; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1944;
Indiana
state auditor, 1944-48.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Cecil Willis Creel (b. 1889) —
also known as Cecil W. Creel —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., October
22, 1889.
Republican. Agricultural extension agent; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1942; dean of
agriculture, University of Nevada.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorenzo Dow Creel and Estella Frances (Willis) Creel; married, June 5,
1915, to Laura Belle Stevens; married, July 17,
1945, to Millie La Rayne Malley. |
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Samuel S. Heath (1850-1926) —
of Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind.
Born in Jennings
County, Ind., July 12,
1850.
Republican. Livestock dealer; farmer; chair of
Boone County Republican Party, 1905; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Died in Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind., June 1,
1926 (age 75 years, 324
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth (Neal) Heath and James M. Heath; married, May 2,
1895, to Cora Belle Devol. |
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Aaron Wesley Loucks (1864-1920) —
also known as Aaron W. Loucks —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Wakarusa, Elkhart
County, Ind., November
19, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
farm implement dealer; postmaster at Falls
City, Neb., 1911-15 (acting, 1911).
Died in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., June 22,
1920 (age 55 years, 216
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Joseph Doty Oliver (1850-1933) —
also known as Joseph D. Oliver; J. D.
Oliver —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., August
20, 1850.
Republican. Chairman, Oliver Farm Equipment Company; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1884,
1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died August
6, 1933 (age 82 years, 351
days).
Entombed at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Tunis Quick (1797-1883) —
of Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
13, 1797.
Farmer;
livestock dealer; probate judge in Indiana, 1837-40; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; defeated, 1842.
Baptist.
Died in Bartholomew
County, Ind., February
24, 1883 (age 85 years, 348
days).
Interment at Flatrock Baptist Cemetery, Clifford, Ind.
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Newell Sanders (1850-1939) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Owen
County, Ind., July 12,
1850.
Republican. President, Chattanooga Plow Co., 1882-1901,
1915-19; leader of alcohol prohibition movement in Tennessee; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1894-96, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1900,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1912-16; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1912-13; defeated, 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
26, 1939 (age 88 years, 198
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Ezra Perin Savage (1842-1920) —
also known as Ezra P. Savage —
of Sargent, Custer
County, Neb.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April 3,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
stock, grain, and
implement business; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1901-03; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901-03.
Died January
8, 1920 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Thomas Jefferson Steele (1853-1920) —
also known as Thomas J. Steele —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Rush
County, Ind., March
19, 1853.
Democrat. Cattle commission business; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1920
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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Jasper H. Thornburgh (1862-1938) —
of Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana, 1862.
Republican. Farm implement dealer; postmaster at Boonville,
Ind., 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1908
(alternate), 1916.
Died in 1938
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Ind.
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