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Georgia Neese Gray (1898-1995) —
also known as Georgia Neese; Georgia Neese
Clark —
of Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
27, 1898.
Democrat. Actress; banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1936-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Phi.
Treasurer of the United States, 1949-53.
Died October
26, 1995 (age 97 years, 272
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Berryton, Kan.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Albert Neese and Ella (O'Sullivan) Neese; married 1929 to George
M. Clark; married 1953 to Andrew
J. Gray. |
| | Epitaph: "First Woman Treasurer of the
United States of America; Beloved Wife of Andy Gray" |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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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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Christian Paul Schweiger (b. 1960) —
also known as Christian P. Schweiger —
of Winchester,
Va.
Born in a hospital
at Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan., October
5, 1960.
Democrat. Concert promoter; minor league baseball
promoter; chair of
Frederick County Democratic Party, 1998-2000; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2000.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2000.
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