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Chauncey Dewey (1877-1959) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brewster, Thomas
County, Kan.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, May 19,
1877.
Republican. Rancher; real estate
business; livestock dealer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., November
4, 1959 (age 82 years, 169
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
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Harry C. Graber —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Socialist. Implement dealer; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1946; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farm implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport;
ran a flying
school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1997-99; school superintendent
for Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John W. Smeed (1881-1949) —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Phillips
County, Kan., October
14, 1881.
Livery
stable owner; stockyard business; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1923-25.
English
ancestry. Member, Elks; Kiwanis.
Died September
18, 1949 (age 67 years, 339
days).
Interment at Meridian
Cemetery, Meridian, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Smeed and Harriett Jane (Watson) Smeed; married, May 26,
1909, to Florence Beckman. |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|  | Image source: Idaho Statesman, May 6,
1923 |
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