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John L. Rader (b. 1927) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Howard, Elk
County, Kan., February
11, 1927.
Lawyer; Alaska
state attorney general, 1959-60; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961-66.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph R. Rader; married 1951 to
Carolyn Weigand. |
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Epaphroditus Ransom (1798-1859) —
of Vermont; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Shelburne Falls, Shelburne, Franklin
County, Mass., March
24, 1798.
Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1830; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1836-48; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1843-48; Governor of
Michigan, 1848-50; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1850-51; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1853-54.
Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan., November
9, 1859 (age 61 years, 230
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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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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Joe Reardon (b. 1968) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., 1968.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 2005-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Still living as of 2013.
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Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) —
also known as Clyde M. Reed —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary to Gov. Henry
J. Allen, 1919; law partner of Bernard
L. Glover; newspaper
publisher; Governor of
Kansas, 1929-31; defeated in primary, 1924; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1939-49; died in office 1949.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart
attack, and fell down
a staircase, in Parsons, Labette
County, Kan., November
8, 1949 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Parsons, Kan.
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Edward Herbert Rees (1886-1969) —
also known as Edward H. Rees —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born near Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., June 3,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1927-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1933-35; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1937-61.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., October
25, 1969 (age 83 years, 144
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Rollin Raymond Rees (1865-1935) —
also known as Rollin R. Rees —
of Minneapolis, Ottawa
County, Kan.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, January
10, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Attorney, 1895-99; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; district judge in
Kansas 30th District, 1903-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1935 (age 70 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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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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Bonny Kaslo Roberts (1907-1999) —
also known as B. K. Roberts —
of Florida.
Born in Sopchoppy, Wakulla
County, Fla., February
5, 1907.
Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1949-76.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., August
4, 1999 (age 92 years, 180
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Roberts and Florida (Morrison) Roberts; married to Mary
Newman. |
| | | The B.K. Roberts Main Classroom Building, at
Florida State University
College of Law, Tallahassee,
Florida, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "Qualis vita, finis eta." / As
the quality of life is, so the end will be. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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George Clarke Rogers (1839-1915) —
also known as George C. Rogers —
Born in Piermont, Grafton
County, N.H., November
22, 1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Democratic National Conventions; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., February
28, 1915 (age 75 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Waukegan, Ill.
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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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Gary W. Rulon (b. 1941) —
of Kansas.
Born in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., May 18,
1941.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1988-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas Ryan (1837-1914) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
25, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-73; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1877-89 (3rd District 1877-85, 4th
District 1885-89); resigned 1889; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1889-93.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., April 5,
1914 (age 76 years, 131
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Dale Emerson Saffels (1921-2002) —
also known as Dale E. Saffels —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Moline, Elk
County, Kan., August
13, 1921.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
Finney
County Attorney, 1951-55; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1955-63; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1962; member, Kansas Corporation Commission, 1967-75; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1979-90; took senior status 1990;
senior judge, 1990-2002.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., November
14, 2002 (age 81 years, 93
days).
Interment at Moline Cemetery, Moline, Kan.
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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist;
later Christian
Scientist.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Derek Larkin Schmidt (b. 1968) —
also known as Derek Schmidt —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan., January
23, 1968.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate 15th District, 2001-10; Kansas
state attorney general, 2011-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
5, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz; married to Gwen
E. Schwartz. |
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Errett Power Scrivner (1898-1978) —
also known as Errett P. Scrivner —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., March
20, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1943-59.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 5,
1978 (age 80 years, 46
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Florida
Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Fla.
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Theodore Crosby Sears (1828-1898) —
also known as Theodore C. Sears —
of Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
4, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1871-72; general attorney for the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad,
1872-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1880.
Died, reportedly from senility,
in Lakeview, Pierce
County, Wash., November
8, 1898 (age 70 years, 96
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Sears and Sarah (Crosby) Sears; married to Elizabeth
Hoyt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Olivet, Belmont
County, Ohio, February
24, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Ohio, 1838-40, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1844-45; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1853-55; defeated, 1832;
Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1855-56, 1856; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1876.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., August
30, 1877 (age 75 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Merrell Quentin Sharpe (1888-1962) —
also known as M. Q. Sharpe —
of Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan., January
11, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1929-33; Governor of
South Dakota, 1943-47; candidate in inconclusive primary 1942;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak., January
22, 1962 (age 74 years, 11
days).
Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Oacoma, S.Dak.
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Garner Edward Shriver (1912-1998) —
also known as Garner E. Shriver —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Towanda, Butler
County, Kan., July 6,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-61; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1961-77.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., March 1,
1998 (age 85 years, 238
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Fred N. Six (b. 1929) —
of Kansas.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., April
20, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1987-88; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1988-.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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Stephen N. Six (b. 1965) —
also known as Steve Six —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., December
11, 1965.
Democrat. Law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Deanell
Reece Tacha, 1993-94; lawyer; circuit judge in Kansas,
2005-08; Kansas
state attorney general, 2008-11; defeated, 2010.
United
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) —
also known as Edward R. Sloan —
of Sheridan
County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., March
12, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan
County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Optimist
Club.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Sloan and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan; married, January
24, 1906, to Julia Luella Wright. |
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Vincent K. Snowbarger (b. 1949) —
also known as Vince Snowbarger —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., September
16, 1949.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1985-96; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1997-99; defeated, 1998.
Still living as of 1999.
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Arlen Specter (1930-2012) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., February
12, 1930.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; Republican candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1967; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011; defeated in Democratic
primary, 2010.
Jewish.
Died, from non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
14, 2012 (age 82 years, 245
days).
Interment at Shalom
Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
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William Henry Sproul (1867-1932) —
also known as William H. Sproul —
of Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan.
Born near Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., October
14, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1923-31.
Congregationalist.
Died December
27, 1932 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sedan, Kan.
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Lynn Upshaw Stambaugh (1890-1971) —
also known as Lynn U. Stambaugh —
of North Dakota.
Born in Abilene, Dickinson
County, Kan., July 4,
1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1944.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 27,
1971 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Winfield Scott Stambaugh; married 1915 to Enid
Ericson. |
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Frederick Perry Stanton (1814-1894) —
also known as Frederick P. Stanton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), December
22, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1845-55; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1857; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1857, 1857.
Slaveowner.
Died near Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., June 4,
1894 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at South
Lake Weir Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
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Charles Stephens (1870-1942) —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
28, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Cherokee
County Attorney, 1896; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1922, 1924; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Died, in City Hospital,
Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan., December
29, 1942 (age 72 years, 304
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Stephens and Maurine Mary 'Mamie' (Jenness) Stephens;
married, April
27, 1896, to Emma Mary Stump; married, December
1, 1908, to Viola Townsend. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Modern Light,
Industrial Edition, July 23, 1914 |
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Robert Stone (b. 1866) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March 2,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1905-19; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Stone and Sarah C. (Packard) Stone; married, January
1, 1892, to Lillian A. Frazeur. |
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Deanell Reece Tacha (b. 1946) —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Goodland, Sherman
County, Kan., January
26, 1946.
Lawyer; law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1985-2011; took
senior status 2011; dean, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2011.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Taggart (1867-1938) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa, June 15,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wyandotte
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1911-17; defeated, 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court judge in
Kansas, 1924.
Died in Wadsworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., December
3, 1938 (age 71 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Henry George Templar (1904-1988) —
also known as George Templar —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., October
18, 1904.
Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1933-41; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1953-54; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1962-74; took senior status 1974;
senior judge, 1974-88.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
5, 1988 (age 83 years, 292
days).
Interment at Memorial
Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kan.
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Frank Gordon Theis (1911-1998) —
also known as Frank G. Theis —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Yale, Crawford
County, Kan., June 26,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1950; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1955-60; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1957-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1967-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
17, 1998 (age 86 years, 205
days).
Interment at Memorial
Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter F. Theis and Maude (Cooke) Theis; married, February
1, 1939, to Marjorie Riddle. |
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Jasper Napoleon Tincher (1878-1951) —
also known as J. N. Tincher —
of Medicine Lodge, Barber
County, Kan.; Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Sullivan
County, Mo., November
2, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1916,
1928
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1919-27.
Died in 1951
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, Kan.
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Clark E. Tucker (1897-1971) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born December
1, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1947-55; indicted
in 1952, along with two city commissioners, on charges
related to city procurement of asphalt.
Died December
18, 1971 (age 74 years, 17
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Joseph E. Vogler (1913-1993) —
also known as Joe Vogler —
of Alaska.
Born in Barnes, Washington
County, Kan., April
24, 1913.
Lawyer; gold miner;
real
estate developer; candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1974 (Alaskan Independence), 1982, 1986 (Alaskan
Independence).
Died in 1993
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert John Walker (1801-1869) —
also known as Robert J. Walker —
of Madisonville, Madison
County, Miss.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 19,
1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1835-45; resigned 1845; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-49; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1857; newspaper
publisher.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
11, 1869 (age 68 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thaddeus H. Walker (1831-1895) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., September
12, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1858;
candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1872; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1880.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
14, 1895 (age 64 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
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John Lewis Waller (1850-1907) —
also known as John L. Waller —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.; Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in slavery
in New
Madrid County, Mo., January
12, 1850.
Republican. Barber;
lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; U.S.
Consul in Tamatave, 1891-93; in March 1895, during France's military
takeover of Madagascar from the Hova monarchy, he was arrested
by French forces and tried in
a French military court, purportedly for the offense of corresponding
with (or spying
for) the Hovas, but more likely because the Queen of the Hovas had
granted him 2.5 square miles, rich with rubber and mahogany trees; sentenced
to twenty years in a French prison; his case became an international
cause celebre, and the U.S. government protested his imprisonment;
ultimately pardoned
in February 1896 by French president Félix Faure, and freed
after ten months in prison, in exchange for U.S. acquiesance to
French rule over Madagascar; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; newspaper
editor.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
13, 1907 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt (1889-1963) —
also known as Mabel Walker; "First Lady of
Law"; "Prohibition Portia" —
of Temple City, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Indio, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Woodsdale, Stevens
County, Kan., May 23,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; Assistant U.S. Attorney General, 1921-29;
directed Prohibition prosecutions; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1928
(chair, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1932.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of cancer,
in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., April 6,
1963 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of David William Walker and Myrtle S. (Eaton) Walker;
married 1910 to A. F.
Willebrandt. |
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Robert Patterson Clark Wilson (1834-1916) —
also known as Robert P. C. Wilson —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., August
8, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1861; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Platte County 1st District,
1871-72; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1871-72; member of
Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1877-80; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1888
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1889-93.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
21, 1916 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Interment at Marshall
Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
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John C. Yoder (b. 1951) —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., January
9, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 9th District,
1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1990; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1993-96; defeated, 1988;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2004;
candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2010, 2012.
Mennonite.
Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Gideon G. Yoder and Stella H. Yoder. |
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Kevin Yoder (b. 1976) —
of Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., January
8, 1976.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 2002-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 2011-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 2012.
Still living as of 2014.
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Isaac Daniel Young (1849-1927) —
also known as Isaac D. Young —
of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.
Born in Marion
County, Iowa, March
29, 1849.
Republican. Farmer;
lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1884-88, 1904-08; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1911-13.
Died in Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan., December
10, 1927 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Kan.
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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young. |
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