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William Frederick Milton Arny (1813-1881) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1813.
Republican. U.S. Indian Agent in various capacities, 1861-62 and
1867-75; secretary
of New Mexico Territory, 1862-67.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
18, 1881 (age 68 years, 132
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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George Hartshorn Hodges (1866-1947) —
also known as George H. Hodges —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Orion, Richland
County, Wis., February
6, 1866.
Democrat. Lumber
business; bank
director; mayor of
Olathe, Kan., 1900; member of Kansas
state senate, 1905-12; Governor of
Kansas, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1920.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
7, 1947 (age 81 years, 243
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Walter Augustus Huxman (1887-1972) —
also known as Walter Huxman —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born near Pretty Prairie, Reno
County, Kan., February
16, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1928; Governor of
Kansas, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1939-57; took
senior status 1957.
Disciples of Christ.
Suffered an apparent stroke
and died in a hospital
at Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 25,
1972 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Oren Ethelbirt Long (1889-1965) —
also known as Oren E. Long —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Altoona, Wilson
County, Kan., March 4,
1889.
Democrat. Secretary
of Hawaii Territory, 1946-51; Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1956-59; U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, following an attack of asthmatic
bronchitis,
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 6,
1965 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) —
also known as Payne Ratner —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., October
3, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette
County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas
state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of
Kansas, 1939-43.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., December
27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita
Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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David Usrey (1818-1884) —
of Indiana.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
30, 1818.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855, 1859.
Disciples of Christ.
Died near Baxter Springs, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
4, 1884 (age 65 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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