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  Roy W. Adney (b. 1879) — of Lebanon, Boone County, Ind. Born in Lebanon, Boone County, Ind., October 29, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; Boone County Attorney, 1909-20; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1926. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Tau Delta; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of I. S. Adney and Eva (Brown) Adney; married, June 19, 1907, to Verna Richey.
  Charles Duncan Baker (1901-1972) — also known as Charles D. Baker; C. D. Baker — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., February 26, 1901. Democrat. Civil and mining engineer; member of Nevada Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-48; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Nevada state senate, 1947-50; mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1951-59; defeated, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles. Died in 1972 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) — also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow Pages" — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., July 24, 1888. Republican. Newspaper reporter; advertising salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Elected to Telephone Hall of Fame in 1982. Died in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, February 10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Charles D. Berry and Elizabeth (Murphy) Berry; married, June 9, 1909, to Lucile Kneipple; married, August 28, 1938, to Helen Anderson Henry.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Boehne Jr. (1895-1973) — also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., March 2, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District). Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Irvington, Baltimore County, Md., July 5, 1973 (age 78 years, 125 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John William Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married, April 14, 1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Otis Ray Bowen (1918-2013) — also known as Otis R. Bowen — of Bremen, Marshall County, Ind. Born in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., February 26, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1957-58, 1961; defeated, 1958; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1967-72; Governor of Indiana, 1973-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1972; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985-89. Lutheran. Member, American Medical Association; Kiwanis; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Died May 4, 2013 (age 95 years, 67 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Gilmer Bray (1903-1979) — also known as William G. Bray — of Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind. Born near Mooresville, Morgan County, Ind., June 17, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-31; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1951-75 (7th District 1951-67, 6th District 1967-75). Quaker. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Kiwanis; Tau Kappa Alpha; Acacia. Died in Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind., June 4, 1979 (age 75 years, 352 days). Interment at White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Gilmer Bray and Dorcas (Mitchell) Bray.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Robert Britten (1898-1955) — also known as John R. Britten — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born in Reading, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 16, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Grotto; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Junior Order; Elks; Kiwanis. Suffered severe burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an electric pad, leading to a pulmonary embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital, Spring Grove, Wayne County, Ind., February 25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71 days). Interment at Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Onda May Chenoweth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
Earl L. Butz Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) — also known as Earl L. Butz — of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Albion, Noble County, Ind., July 3, 1909. Economist; university professor; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76. Member, Alpha Gamma Rho; Sigma Xi; Sigma Delta Chi; Tau Kappa Alpha; Alpha Zeta; Kiwanis. Resigned in 1976 following a furor over a racist joke. In 1981, he pleaded guilty to income tax evasion; sentenced to five years in prison (served 30 days) and fined $10,000. Died in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., February 2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214 days). Interment at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Herman Lee Butz and Ada Tillie (Lower) Butz; married, December 22, 1937, to Mary Emma Powell; uncle of Dave Butz.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
  Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) — also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex Campbell — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley County, Ind. Born in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio, April 14, 1907. Democrat. Chair of Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64. Christian. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Tau Kappa Alpha; Delta Chi; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Jesters; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in 1968 (age about 61 years). Interment at Coesse Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel T. Campbell and Elsie (Bolman) Campbell; married, April 8, 1958, to Ruby Marie Tharp.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ross W. Castle (b. 1885) — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind. Born in Randolph County, Ind., September 7, 1885. Republican. Mayor of Connersville, Ind., 1939-44. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Roy Conrad (b. 1902) — of Monticello, White County, Ind. Born in Rossville, Clinton County, Ind., March 3, 1902. Republican. Hotel proprietor; member of Indiana state senate, 1940-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944. Methodist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (1896-1971) — also known as Winfield K. Denton — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., October 28, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Vanderburgh County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-36; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1949-53, 1955-67 (8th District 1949-53, 1955-63, 1st District 1963-65, 8th District 1965-67); defeated, 1946, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1952, 1956, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Psi; Kiwanis. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., November 2, 1971 (age 75 years, 5 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of George Kirkpatrick Denton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) — also known as George A. Eberly — of Stanton, Stanton County, Neb. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., February 9, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton National Bank; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; United Spanish War Veterans; Sons of Veterans; Sons of Union Veterans; Military Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August 2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota.
  Paul Lambert Feltus (1889-1971) — also known as Paul L. Feltus — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind. Born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., December 10, 1889. Democrat. Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); acting postmaster at Bloomington, Ind., 1952-54. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Elks; Kiwanis; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association. Died, in Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., February 2, 1971 (age 81 years, 54 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Henry James Feltus and Ella Catherine (Baird) Feltus; married to Lucille Clevenger and Thelma Hinkle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emmett R. Fertig (1888-1956) — of Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind. Born in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind., August 2, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-33; mayor of Noblesville, Ind., 1939-44, 1950-52. Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died in 1956 (age about 67 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Crownland Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Alice Longley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence U. Gramelspacher (b. 1897) — of Jasper, Dubois County, Ind. Born in Jasper, Dubois County, Ind., May 25, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of Indiana Democratic Party, 1937-44; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Member, Elks; Kappa Delta Pi; Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Ralph Harvey (1901-1991) — of New Castle, Henry County, Ind. Born near Mt. Summit, Henry County, Ind., August 9, 1901. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1942-47; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1947-59, 1961-67; defeated, 1958. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla., November 7, 1991 (age 90 years, 90 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Will H. Hays William Harrison Hays (1879-1954) — also known as Will H. Hays — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., November 5, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana Republican state chair, 1914-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1916, 1932, 1940; speaker, 1920; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S. Postmaster General, 1921-22. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta; Elks; Moose; Union League. President of Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45. Died in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., March 7, 1954 (age 74 years, 122 days). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Hays and Mary (Cain) Hays; married, November 18, 1902, to Helen Louise Thomas; married, November 27, 1930, to Jessie Heron Stutsman.
  Cross-reference: George W. Perkins
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, February 1922
  William V. Hemphill (b. 1897) — of Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Trafalgar, Johnson County, Ind., July 22, 1897. Democrat. Automobile dealer; dairy business; mayor of Franklin, Ind., 1943-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Redmen; Phi Delta Theta; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Hugh B. Holman (b. 1879) — of Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., July 2, 1879. Republican. Farmer; road contractor; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1921-23; chair of Fulton County Republican Party, 1930-44. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Izaak Walton League; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Albert Ray Krider (1910-2007) — also known as A. Ray Krider — of Haslett, Ingham County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., November 10, 1910. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster at East Lansing, Mich., 1959-73 (acting, 1959-60). Disciples of Christ. Member, Kiwanis. Died January 30, 2007 (age 96 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Grace Myrtle (Hogan) Krider and Albert Ray Krider (1890-1949); married, November 30, 1933, to Norma Fern Faunce (daughter of Benjamin Alden Faunce).
  Political family: Faunce-Garfield-Krider family of East Lansing, Michigan.
  Cary Dayton Landis (1873-1938) — also known as Cary D. Landis — of DeLand, Volusia County, Fla. Born in Claypool, Kosciusko County, Ind., May 10, 1873. Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; law professor; Florida state attorney general, 1931-36; appointed 1931. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Died May 10, 1938 (age 65 years, 0 days). Interment at Ball Hill Cemetery, Cutler, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of David L. Landis and Elizabeth (Ulrey) Landis; married, September 4, 1895, to Margaret Weaver; fourth cousin once removed of Walter Kumler Landis, Charles Beary Landis, Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Frederick Daniel Landis.
  Political family: Landis family of Logansport, Indiana.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell F. Leonard (b. 1892) — of Logansport, Cass County, Ind. Born in Logansport, Cass County, Ind., October 1, 1892. Republican. Clothing salesman; mayor of Logansport, Ind., 1939-44. Methodist. Member, Eagles; Elks; Freemasons; Kiwanis; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) — also known as Paul V. McNutt — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., July 19, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39, 1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Tau Kappa Alpha; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Kiwanis. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 24, 1955 (age 63 years, 248 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1918 to Kathleen Timolet.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Robert Walter Miers (1848-1930) — also known as Robert W. Miers — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind. Born in Decatur County, Ind., January 27, 1848. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1879; circuit judge in Indiana, 1885, 1890-96, 1914-20; candidate for secretary of state of Indiana, 1886, 1888; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1897-1905; defeated, 1904. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks. Died in Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind., February 20, 1930 (age 82 years, 24 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  J. O. Miller (b. 1884) — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in Blue Mound, Macon County, Ill., May 24, 1884. Democrat. School teacher; mayor of Peru, Ind., 1943-44. Christian. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Henry Moeller (1910-1999) — also known as Walter H. Moeller — of Ohio. Born near Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 15, 1910. Democrat. Lutheran minister; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1959-63, 1965-67. Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis. Died April 13, 1999 (age 89 years, 29 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Chase S. Osborn Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known as Chase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in a log house in Huntington County, Ind., January 22, 1860. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; Governor of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Presbyterian. English, French, and Irish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; Lions; Knights of Pythias; Audubon Society; National Rifle Association; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Gamma Mu; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died April 11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Salmon P. Chase
  Relatives: Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn; married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) — also known as Richard L. Roudebush — of Indiana. Born near Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind., January 18, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1970. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., January 28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Roy Lehr Roudebush and Melissa Mae (McMahan) Roudebush; third cousin twice removed of Oscar H. Roudebush; fourth cousin once removed of Allen Cowan Roudebush.
  Political family: Roudebush family of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  The Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bruce Charles Savage (1906-1993) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., July 30, 1906. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., 1993 (age about 86 years). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Fred C. Savage and Nellie W. (Ferguson) Savage; married, September 19, 1929, to Marabeth Thomas (second great-granddaughter of Abijah O'Neall).
  Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.
  Henry Frederick Schricker (1883-1966) — also known as Henry F. Schricker — of Knox, Starke County, Ind. Born in North Judson, Starke County, Ind., August 30, 1883. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912 (alternate), 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of Indiana state senate, 1933-36; defeated, 1924; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1937-41; Governor of Indiana, 1941-45, 1949-53; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1944, 1952. Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Knox, Starke County, Ind., December 28, 1966 (age 83 years, 120 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Schricker and Magdalena (Meyer) Schricker; married, October 21, 1914, to Maude L. Brown.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Homer T. Showalter (b. 1892) — of Wabash, Wabash County, Ind. Born in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., November 20, 1892. Republican. Insurance business; mayor of Wabash, Ind., 1930-35, 1943-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Chandler Township, Huron County, Mich., 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil refining; real estate business; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 10, 1978 (age about 85 years). Interment at Flora Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
  Reinhard Mathias Strassweg (1911-1987) — also known as Jack Strassweg — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., November 30, 1911. Republican. Insurance and real estate business; member of Indiana state senate, 1943-44. Member, Kiwanis. Died, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., March 18, 1987 (age 75 years, 108 days). Interment at Alexander Memorial Park, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert Arthur Strassweg and Alma Christina (Hallenberger) Strassweg; married to Lois Mae Baldwin and Thelma Louise Hoskinson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ralph Armstead Watkins (1903-1968) — also known as Ralph Watkins — of Buckeye, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Fairmount, Grant County, Ind., October 17, 1903. Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1948, 1956; candidate for Governor of Arizona, 1950; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1952, 1966 (primary), 1968; treasurer of Arizona Democratic Party, 1959-63; vice-president, Arizona Television Company (KetchikanVK), Phoenix; director and board chairman, Memorial Hospital, Phoenix. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Buckeye, Maricopa County, Ariz., December 25, 1968 (age 65 years, 69 days). Interment at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of William Victor Watkins and Mae (Ross) Watkins; married, December 8, 1924, to Ruby Lena Formby; father of Ralph Armstead Watkins Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Stanton T. Welsh (1897-1944) — of St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., March 13, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; justice of the peace; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1940, 1942. Catholic. Member, Kiwanis. Died in 1944 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1934 to Jennie Kazdziol.
  Clint M. Wilson (b. 1888) — of Brazil, Clay County, Ind. Born in Brazil, Clay County, Ind., October 10, 1888. Democrat. Machinist; garage business; mayor of Brazil, Ind., 1943-44. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
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