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George Walter Allaman (1862-1937) —
also known as George W. Allaman —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
28, 1862.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died September
24, 1937 (age 74 years, 361
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, 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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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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W. D. Cruce (1904-1972) —
also known as Bill Cruce —
of El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo.
Born in Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan., September
1, 1904.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1947-52;
candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in 1972
(age about
67 years).
Interment at El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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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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Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) —
also known as Wesley E. Disney —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
31, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1911-15; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-24; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
26, 1961 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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William Warring Gordon (1874-1963) —
also known as William W. Gordon —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Owen
County, Ky., June 13,
1874.
Member of Kansas state legislature, 1910; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1923-26; removed 1926.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Charged
in September 1926 with 25 counts of official
misconduct, and removed from
office as mayor.
Died May 26,
1963 (age 88 years, 347
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868-1943) —
also known as U. S. Guyer —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Pawpaw, Lee
County, Ill., December
13, 1868.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1924-25, 1927-43;
defeated, 1911; died in office 1943.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 5,
1943 (age 74 years, 174
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, St. John, Kan.
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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. |
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memorial |
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Wilbur Clayton Hawk (1881-1936) —
also known as Wilbur C. Hawk —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Bakersville, Coshocton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1881.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1924;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex., February
11, 1936 (age 55 years, 1
days).
Interment at Llano
Cemetery, Amarillo, Tex.
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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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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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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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William Purnell Lambertson (1880-1957) —
also known as William P. Lambertson —
of Fairview, Brown
County, Kan.
Born in Fairview, Brown
County, Kan., March
23, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1909; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913-15; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1929-45.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in Fairview, Brown
County, Kan., October
26, 1957 (age 77 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sabetha
Cemetery, Sabetha, 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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George Washington Martin (1841-1914) —
also known as George W. Martin —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., June 30,
1841.
Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Junction
City, Kan., 1864-65; Kansas state printer, 1873-81; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1883; mayor
of Junction City, Kan., 1883-85.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died March
27, 1914 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Junction 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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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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William Alexander McIntosh (1833-1912) —
of Barnsville, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Grant, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March
18, 1833.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state
legislature, 1866-67.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in 1912
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Near Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan.
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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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John Clarence Riggen (1882-1946) —
also known as J. Clarence Riggen —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born near Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., December
16, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
raiser; funeral
director; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the University of Kansas Hospital,
Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
18, 1946 (age 63 years, 245
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen and Elizabeth (Cochran) Riggen;
married 1905 to
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Montgomery. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Keith George Sebelius (1916-1982) —
also known as Keith G. Sebelius —
of Almena, Norton
County, Kan.; Norton, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Almena, Norton
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Kansas
state senate, 1962-68; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1969-81.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd Fellows.
Died in Norton, Norton
County, Kan., August
5, 1982 (age 65 years, 329
days).
Interment at Norton
Cemetery, Norton, Kan.
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Evan E. Swearengin (1840-1890) —
also known as Van Swearengin —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Born in Morgan
County, Ind., January
17, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Concordia, Kan., 1880-81; member of Kansas
state senate, 1889-90; died in office 1890.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died from self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., October
12, 1890 (age 50 years, 268
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Kan.
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