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Christopher Joseph Abbott (1889-1954) —
also known as Christopher J. Abbott —
of Hyannis, Grant
County, Neb.
Born in Bird City, Cheyenne
County, Kan., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Banker; lumber
business; director, Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948,
1952.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died January
10, 1954 (age 64 years, 91
days).
Interment at Hyannis Cemetery, Hyannis, Neb.
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Charles Shirk Arthur Jr. (1917-2011) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., February
16, 2011 (age 93 years, 215
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
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Paul Leon Aylward (1908-1996) —
also known as Paul L. Aylward —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Theta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died March
21, 1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Interment at Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery, Ellsworth, Kan.
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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April
19, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member, Federal Trade Commission,
1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1937,
1942, 1946.
Christian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Edmond Joseph Bannon (1912-2006) —
also known as E. Joseph Bannon; Joe Bannon —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., March 9,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
treasurer
of Indiana Democratic Party, 1970-73.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died January
17, 2006 (age 93 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmond James Bannon and Rose (Goebel) Bannon; married, November
11, 1941, to Patricia Nan Peters. |
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Maurice E. Baringer (1921-2011) —
also known as Mo Baringer —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 25,
2011 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Baringer and Ada Maude (Shilling) Baringer; married
1948 to
Dorothy Mae Schlensig. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) —
also known as James F. Battin —
of Montana.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., February
13, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
27, 1996 (age 71 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) —
also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M.
Bistline —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Ransom, Ness
County, Kan., March
25, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and
died from a heart
attack, in the courtroom
at the Bingham County
Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham
County, Idaho, January
20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) —
also known as Lloyd L. Black —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., March
15, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1924; superior court
judge in Washington, 1936-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1939-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen.
Died August
23, 1950 (age 61 years, 161
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Thomas Felix Bolack (1918-1998) —
also known as Tom Bolack —
of Farmington, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., May 18,
1918.
Republican. Oil and gas
producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball
team; director, First State Bank,
Cuba, N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium
Co.; director, Western American Life
Insurance Co.; mayor
of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Elks; Lions.
Died May 20,
1998 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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James Floyd Breeding (1901-1977) —
also known as J. Floyd Breeding —
of Rolla, Morton
County, Kan.
Born near Robinson, Brown
County, Kan., September
28, 1901.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-49; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1950; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1957-63; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., October
17, 1977 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Kan.
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Rousseau Angelus Burch (1862-1944) —
also known as Rousseau A. Burch —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind., August
4, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1902-35; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1935-36.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1944 (age 81 years, 178
days).
Interment at Gypsum
Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
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Arthur Capper (1865-1951) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan., July 14,
1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1915-19; defeated, 1912; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1919-49.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
19, 1951 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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William Randolph Carpenter (1894-1956) —
also known as Randolph Carpenter —
of Marion, Marion
County, Kan.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Kan., April
24, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1945-48; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Chi Phi;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., July 26,
1956 (age 62 years, 93
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Marion, Kan.
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James Charles Corman (1920-2000) —
also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Reseda, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., October
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,
21st District 1975-81).
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights
Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John William Crutcher (b. 1916) —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Ensign, Gray
County, Kan., December
19, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
U.S. Postal Rate Commissioner, 1982-93.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) —
also known as Charles C. Dail —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
11, 1909.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 184
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Jonathan McMillan Davis (1871-1943) —
also known as Jonathan M. Davis —
of Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan., April
27, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1905-13; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913-17; Governor of
Kansas, 1923-25; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1936 (primary), 1938
(Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Arrested
the day after his gubernatorial term expired; indicted
twice for bribery;
tried
and acquitted both times.
Died June 27,
1943 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Bronson
Cemetery, Bronson, Kan.
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Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) —
also known as Robert B. Docking —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of
Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1972;
speaker, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died October
8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Robert Joseph Dole (1923-2021) —
also known as Bob Dole —
of Russell, Russell
County, Kan.
Born in Russell, Russell
County, Kan., July 22,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1961-69 (6th District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-69); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1969-96; resigned 1996; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1971-73; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1980,
1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa
Sigma.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1997.
Died, from lung
cancer, December
5, 2021 (age 98 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) —
also known as R. B. Fegan —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in New York, May 15,
1877.
Republican. Telephone
company manager; rancher;
Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jesters;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan; married 1910 to Marion
Lewis. |
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Willard Edward Fraser (1907-1972) —
also known as Willard E. Fraser —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Gardner, Johnson
County, Kan., January
26, 1907.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1960; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1963-69, 1971-72; died in office 1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
21, 1972 (age 65 years, 239
days).
Interment at Mountview
Cemetery, Billings, Mont.
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Duane D. Gay (b. 1932) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Clifton, Washington
County, Kan., January
24, 1932.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of Nebraska
railway commission 3rd District, 1971-.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1971.
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James Freeman Hale (1856-1936) —
also known as J. F. Hale —
of Mankato, Jewell
County, Kan.
Born in Nova
Scotia, February
29, 1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; Jewell
County Register of Deeds, 1896-98; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in 1936
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Mankato, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Hale and Clarissa (Davis) Hale; married to Mary F.
Higbee. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frederick Lee Hall (1916-1970) —
also known as Fred Hall —
of Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan.
Born in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., July 24,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer; Ford
County Attorney, 1947-48; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1951-55; Governor of
Kansas, 1955-57; resigned 1957; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1957; resigned 1957.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Tau; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan., March
18, 1970 (age 53 years, 237
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kan.
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J. F. Halladay (b. 1860) —
of Iroquois, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
9, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
South
Dakota state auditor, 1903-07.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Halladay and Elizabeth (Fitzhenry) Halladay; married 1886 to Carrie
Eva Hammond. |
| | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (1892-1973) —
also known as John D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.; Paoli, Chester
County, Pa.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-40; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1936-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1936,
1940
(chair, Arrangements
Committee; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Morton Plant Hospital,
Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
24, 1973 (age 81 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton; married, December
28, 1915, to Laura Hall; married 1940 to Jane
(Kendall) Mason. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | Image source: Time Magazine, September
21, 1936 |
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William Silas Hill (1886-1972) —
also known as William S. Hill —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Corning, Nemaha
County, Kan., January
20, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; merchant;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1920; secretary to Gov. Ralph
Carr; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., August
28, 1972 (age 86 years, 221
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April
29, 1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Entombed at Melrose
Abbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, Calif.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; school
principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard; married, August
11, 1909, to Cora DeFontaigne Shaw. |
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Fred Schuyler Jackson (1868-1931) —
also known as Fred S. Jackson —
of Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Stanton, Miami
County, Kan., April
19, 1868.
Republican. Kansas
state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1911-13.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Eureka, Kan.
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Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) —
also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big
Ed" —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Scandia, Republic
County, Kan., January
1, 1884.
Democrat. Railroad
work; telegrapher;
farmer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of
Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 30,
1970 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Raymond Harold Johnston (1906-1962) —
also known as Raymond H. Johnston; Ray
Johnston —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Born near Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., June 23,
1906.
Grocer; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Concordia, Kan., 1950-51, 1952-54, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1962;
died in office 1962.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, while in an ambulance
en route to a hospital, in Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., November
12, 1962 (age 56 years, 142
days).
Interment at St. Concordia Cemetery, Concordia, Kan.
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years,
33 days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Arvonia, Osage
County, Kan., July 24,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died of a heart
attack in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1936 (age 52 years, 170
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) —
also known as Henry C. Loomis —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March
16, 1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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George Wilson Malone (1890-1961) —
also known as George W. Malone —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Fredonia, Wilson
County, Kan., August
7, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1947-59; defeated, 1934, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1961 (age 70 years, 285
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert L. Marshman (c.1848-1907) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Holmes
County, Ohio, about 1848.
Republican. Mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1897-1901.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Died January
13, 1907 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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Merritt Cramer Mechem (1870-1946) —
of Socorro, Socorro
County, N.M.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., October
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; district judge in New Mexico,
1911-20; Governor of
New Mexico, 1921-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen.
Died May 24,
1946 (age 75 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Louis Mize Jr. (1917-1994) —
also known as Chester L. Mize —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., December
25, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1965-71.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died January
11, 1994 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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David Winfield Mulvane (b. 1863) —
also known as David W. Mulvane —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., January
4, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Republican State Central Committee, 1898; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1900-12, 1920-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joab Mulvane and Sarah Ann (Ross) Mulvane; married, May 5,
1906, to Mrs. Helen McKenna. |
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Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan (1883-1968) —
also known as Eugene D. O'Sullivan —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Kent, Reno
County, Kan., May 31,
1883.
Lawyer;
law partner of William
N. Jamieson, 1913-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1934; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1949-51; defeated
(Democratic), 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
7, 1968 (age 84 years, 252
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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William John Otjen (b. 1880) —
also known as William J. Otjen —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Labette
County, Kan., October
19, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
insurance
business; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1923-25; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1925-32; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Christian Otjen and Sophia (Nuhfer) Otjen; married, June 15,
1907, to Jane B. Cullison. |
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Jay S. Parker (1895-1969) —
of Hill City, Graham
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Morland, Graham
County, Kan., July 1,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; Graham
County Attorney, 1920-22, 1924-35; Kansas
state attorney general, 1939-43; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1943-.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in April, 1969
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ivan B. Parker and Mary L. (Findley) Parker; married, February
15, 1915, to Virginia Grace Shafer. |
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William Forest Phares (b. 1886) —
also known as William F. Phares —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Sharon, Barber
County, Kan., June 7,
1886.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; hardware
business; banker;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1914-26; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1924-26, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar C. Phares and Mary (Craig) Phares; married to Maude Marie
Bainum. |
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Eugene Collins Pulliam (1889-1975) —
also known as Eugene C. Pulliam —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born, in a sod
dugout, in Grant
County, Kan., May 3,
1889.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 23,
1975 (age 86 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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John Jacob Rhodes (1916-2003) —
also known as John J. Rhodes —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan., September
18, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952
(alternate; speaker),
1964,
1972
(chair, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1953-83.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died August
24, 2003 (age 86 years, 340
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Fred B. Robertson (1871-1959) —
also known as Fred Robertson —
of Atwood, Rawlins
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Craigville, Orange
County, N.Y., July 2,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rawlins
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-03; member of Kansas
state senate 39th District, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1924;
Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1924-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
1, 1959 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Robertson and Nancy J. (Haley) Robertson; married, May 15,
1900, to Luella Jane Hotchkiss. |
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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