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Charles Lemuel Kagey (1876-1941) —
also known as Charles L. Kagey —
of Hays, Ellis
County, Kan.; Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.
Born in New Market, Shenandoah
County, Va., December
22, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Logan
County Attorney, 1899-1900; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1921-25; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
16, 1941 (age 64 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Kan.
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Robert H. Kaul (1911-2000) —
of Kansas.
Born near Holton, Jackson
County, Kan., August
28, 1911.
Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1965-77.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March
13, 2000 (age 88 years, 198
days).
Interment at Holton
Cemetery, Holton, Kan.
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Alvin Olin King (1890-1958) —
also known as Alvin O. King —
of Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La.
Born in Leoti, Wichita
County, Kan., June 21,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1924-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1931-32; Governor of
Louisiana, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a hospital
at Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., February
21, 1958 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Interment at Orange
Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, La.
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Phill Kline (b. 1959) —
of Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., December
31, 1959.
Republican. Lawyer; radio show
host; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1986 (2nd District), 2000 (3rd
District); member of Kansas
state house of representatives 18th District, 1993-2000; Kansas
state attorney general, 2003-07; defeated, 2006; Johnson
County District Attorney, 2007-08.
Nazarene.
In October, 2011, the Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely
suspended his license to practice law, citing misconduct
while investigating abortion clinics, including perjury
and deliberately deceiving judges,
state officials, a grand
jury, and the investigating panel of the Board for Discipline of
Attorneys.
Still living as of 2014.
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David S. Knudson (b. 1941) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Goodland, Sherman
County, Kan., August
22, 1941.
Lawyer; district judge in Kansas, 1981-95; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1995-.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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James Oliver Laing (b. 1874) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., April
19, 1874.
Lawyer; real estate
business; U.S. Consul in Malta, 1910-14; Karachi, 1914-16; Batavia, 1916-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Eli Lambert (1854-1909) —
also known as Isaac E. Lambert; Ike
Lambert —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., August
18, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; race horse
owner; postmaster at Emporia,
Kan., 1889-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Kansas
state house of representatives 47th District, 1897; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1897-1901.
Methodist.
Killed in the fire at the
Copeland Hotel,
Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
14, 1909 (age 54 years, 149
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin D. Lambert and Adaline (Johnson) Lambert; married 1877 to
Harriet Stowe 'Hattie' Barnes; married 1907 to
Millison Slayton Cutler. |
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memorial |
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Doug Lamborn (b. 1954) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., May 24,
1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Colorado
state senate, 1998-2006; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 5th District, 2007-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Herman Moore Langworthy (b. 1880) —
also known as Herman M. Langworthy —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Fairmont, Riley
County, Kan., December
16, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1936
(chair, Resolutions
Committee), 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Hood Lee (1873-1952) —
also known as Frank H. Lee —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born near De Soto, Johnson
County, Kan., March
29, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,
1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Missouri at-large, 1933-35; defeated, 1922
(15th District), 1930 (15th District), 1934 (7th District), 1938 (7th
District); newspaper
publisher; hotel
owner.
Died November
20, 1952 (age 79 years, 236
days).
Interment at Ozark
Memorial Park, Joplin, Mo.
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Robert L. Lewis Jr. (b. 1939) —
of Kansas.
Born in Atwood, Rawlins
County, Kan., July 28,
1939.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1989-.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 2002.
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Victor Linley (b. 1865) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., September
5, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Superior, Wis., 1906-08; member of Wisconsin
state senate 11th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Campbell Little (1858-1924) —
also known as Edward C. Little —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, December
14, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1892;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate
for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1914; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1917-24; died in office
1924.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 27,
1924 (age 65 years, 196
days).
Interment at Abilene
Cemetery, Abilene, Kan.
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Tyler C. Lockett (b. 1932) —
of Kansas.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., December
7, 1932.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Kansas, 1971-77; district
judge in Kansas, 1977-83; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1983-.
Still living as of 2002.
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James Kenneth Logan (b. 1929) —
also known as James K. Logan —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Quenemo, Osage
County, Kan., August
21, 1929.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Walter
Huxman, 1955-56; lawyer; law
professor; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1977-94; took
senior status 1994.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Perley Lowe (1823-1882) —
also known as David P. Lowe —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born near Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
22, 1823.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1863-64; district judge in Kansas, 1867-71,
1879-82; U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1871-75; chief
justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.
Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan., April
10, 1882 (age 58 years, 231
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan.
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Charles Delahunt Mahaffie (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles D. Mahaffie —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., December
5, 1884.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,
1930-54.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George B. Mahaffie and Mary Frances (Williams) Mahaffie; married,
August
25, 1928, to Isabel Cooper. |
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Christel E. Marquardt —
of Kansas.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1995-.
Female.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Marshall (1858-1931) —
of Howard, Elk
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., April
11, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Elk
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1915-31; died in office 1931.
Methodist.
Died March
25, 1931 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Humphrey Marshall and Margaret (Rice) Marshall; married 1882 to Addie
Jenks. |
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John Martin (1833-1913) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born near Hartsville, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
12, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1864-84; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1874-83; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1876, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1880;
district judge in Kansas, 1883-85; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1886; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1893-95.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
3, 1913 (age 79 years, 295
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Henry Freeman Mason (1860-1927) —
also known as Henry F. Mason —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
17, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Finney
County Attorney, 1889-93; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1903-27; died in office 1927.
Unitarian.
Died May 4,
1927 (age 67 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lemuel B. Mason and Lucy (Cole) Mason; married, November
26, 1891, to Elizabeth Wilkinson; married, July 16,
1910, to Lucy S. Greene. |
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Edward Bancroft McCarter (b. 1870) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., March
22, 1870.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Toronto, 1918; Montreal, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Kathryn Ellen O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894-1952) —
also known as Kathryn Ellen O'Loughlin —
of Hays, Ellis
County, Kan.
Born near Hays, Ellis
County, Kan., April
24, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in Hays, Ellis
County, Kan., January
16, 1952 (age 57 years, 267
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kan.
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Newton Whitfield McConnell (1832-1915) —
also known as Newton W. McConnell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Bedford County (part now in Marshall
County), Tenn., May 22,
1832.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1870; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1870; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1887-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Potwin, Butler
County, Kan., December
22, 1915 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Nelson Bruce McCormick (1847-1914) —
also known as Nelson B. McCormick —
of Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.
Born near Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., November
20, 1847.
Farmer;
lawyer; Phillips
County Attorney, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1897-99; Phillips
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan., April
10, 1914 (age 66 years, 141
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Kan.
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Joseph H. McDowell (b. 1907) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Belleville, Republic
County, Kan., October
15, 1907.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1948-64; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1964-71; appointed 1964.
Burial location unknown.
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Kay McFarland (b. 1935) —
of Kansas.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., July 20,
1935.
Lawyer; probate judge in Kansas, 1971-72; district judge in
Kansas, 1973-77; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1977-; appointed 1977; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1995-.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Noah C. McFarland (1822-1897) —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April
23, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1870; Commissioner of the General Land Office,
1881-85.
Died, in the Copeland Hotel,
Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
26, 1897 (age 75 years, 3
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, 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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Harold Clement McGugin (1893-1946) —
also known as Harold McGugin —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born near Liberty, Montgomery
County, Kan., November
22, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1927; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1931-35; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
While in military service in France during World
War II, contracted an incurable
disease; died in the Army and Navy Hospital,
Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March 7,
1946 (age 52 years, 105
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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Bird Segle McGuire (1865-1930) —
also known as Bird S. McGuire —
of Chautauqua, Chautauqua
County, Kan.; Pawnee, Pawnee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1903-07; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1907-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1920.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., November
9, 1930 (age 65 years, 27
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Walter Lewis McVey Jr. (1922-2014) —
also known as Walter L. McVey —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan., February
19, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of Kansas
state senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1961-63; university
professor.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., September
10, 2014 (age 92 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. (1916-2013) —
also known as Robert H. McWilliams —
of Colorado.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., April
27, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; municipal judge in Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado,
1952-60; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1970-84; took
senior status 1984; senior judge, 1984-2013.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April
10, 2013 (age 96 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Lee Monroe (b. 1857) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Freehold Township, Warren
County, Pa., October
27, 1857.
Lawyer; Register, U.S. Land Office,, Wa-Keeney, Kansas,
1889-93; district judge in Kansas 23rd District, 1895-1903.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Monroe and Ruth (Woodin) Monroe; married to Lilla Day
Moore. |
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Dennis Moore (b. 1945) —
of Lenexa, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Anthony, Harper
County, Kan., November
8, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Pierson Morehouse (b. 1859) —
of Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., July 28,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Morris
County Attorney, 1894-97; local attorney, Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad,
1894-1915; member of Kansas
state senate, 1901-05; historian.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Morehouse and Lavinia F. (Strong) Morehouse; married, April
23, 1906, to Louise (Thorne) Hull. |
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Paul J. Morrison (b. 1954) —
of Lenexa, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., June 1,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; Johnson
County District Attorney, 1990-2006; Kansas
state attorney general, 2007-08; resigned 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Resigned
as Attorney General following disclosure of an extramarital
affair with a subordinate, who filed a sexual
harrassment claim with the federal EEOC.
Still living as of 2014.
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Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-1879) —
also known as Benjamin F. Mudge —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky.; Quindaro (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Orrington, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
11, 1817.
Lawyer; school
teacher; chemist;
geologist;
mayor
of Lynn, Mass., 1852-53.
Died November
21, 1879 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Arthur Neeley (1879-1919) —
also known as George A. Neeley —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Detroit, Pike
County, Ill., August
1, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1912-15; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1914; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1916.
Died in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., January
1, 1919 (age 39 years, 153
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Chandler, Okla.
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George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) —
also known as George M. Nicholson —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Sulphur, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory
(now Murray
County, Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Riley
County, Kan., May 30,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September
1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon; married, July 31,
1927, to Edith Cole. |
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Lawton R. Nuss (b. 1952) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., December
30, 1952.
Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 2002-.
Still living as of 2002.
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James Washington Orr (b. 1855) —
also known as J. W. Orr —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
14, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-1908; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1924;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Harris F. Otis (1816-1861) —
of Danby, Rutland
County, Vt.; Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Vermont, June 3,
1816.
Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1849; mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1860-61.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., 1861
(age about
45 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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
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Mark V. Parkinson (b. 1957) —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., June 24,
1957.
Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1991-92; member of Kansas
state senate, 1993-97; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1999-2003; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 2007-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 2008;
Governor
of Kansas, 2009-11.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Blackwood Pearson (1920-2009) —
also known as James B. Pearson —
of Shawnee Mission, Johnson
County, Kan.; Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 7,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; probate judge in Kansas, 1954-56; member of Kansas
state senate 10th District, 1956-60; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1960; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962-78; resigned 1978.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., January
13, 2009 (age 88 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) —
also known as William A. Peffer —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
10, 1831.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state senate, 1874; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kansas; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1898.
Died October
7, 1912 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Bishop Walden Perkins (1841-1894) —
also known as Bishop W. Perkins —
of Oswego, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Rochester, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
18, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Labette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1869; Labette
County Probate Judge, 1870-82; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 3rd
District 1885-91); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1892-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1894 (age 52 years, 245
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Samuel Ritter Peters (1842-1910) —
also known as Samuel R. Peters —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.; Marion, Marion
County, Kan.; Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.
Born in Walnut Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, August
16, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1872;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1874-75; district judge in Kansas, 1875-83; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 7th
District 1885-91); postmaster at Newton,
Kan., 1898-1910.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., April
21, 1910 (age 67 years, 248
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
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John Pettit (1807-1877) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 24,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1835, 1841; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1839-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1843-49; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1853-55; circuit judge in Indiana, 1855-57;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856,
1864
(alternate); chief
justice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1859-61; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1867-71; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1871-77.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., June 17,
1877 (age 69 years, 328
days).
Interment at Greenbush
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Frederick Waldron Phelps (1929-2014) —
also known as Fred Phelps —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; disbarred
by the state of Kansas in 1979 over harassment
of a court reporter and perjury
during the proceedings; in 1985, nine Federal judges filed a
disciplinary complaint against him over alleged false
accusations, which led to an agreement that he cease law
practice in Federal court; pastor of
the Westboro Baptist Church, which is widely
reviled for its extreme hatred
of homosexuals, and its tactics, such as picketing at military
funerals; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1990, 1994, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1992; candidate for mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1993, 1997.
Baptist.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March
19, 2014 (age 84 years, 126
days).
Cremated.
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Preston Bierce Plumb (1837-1891) —
also known as Preston B. Plumb —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, October
12, 1837.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1863, 1867-68; Lyon
County Prosecuting Attorney; banker; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1877-91; died in office 1891; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1880.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1891 (age 54 years, 69
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Harry Emerson Pratt (1884-1957) —
also known as Harry E. Pratt —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Norton, Norton
County, Kan., January
26, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1935-57.
Died December
14, 1957 (age 73 years, 322
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairbanks
Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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