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Glenn Leslie Alt (1895-1971) —
also known as Glenn L. Alt —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Denton, Doniphan
County, Kan., March
24, 1895.
Republican. Engineer;
university
professor; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1971 (age 76 years, 268
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Alt and Sarah Anna (Black) Alt; married to Viola L.
Feas. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harrison Ray Anderson (1893-1979) —
also known as Harrison R. Anderson —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., January
24, 1893.
Pastor,
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 1928-61; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1944 ; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Died in Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
18, 1979 (age 86 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of John Byers Anderson and Josephine (Ferguson) Anderson; married, May 29,
1917, to Margaret Blanchard. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wilmington (N.C.) Morning
Sun, February 27, 1950 |
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Maurice E. Baringer (1921-2011) —
also known as Mo Baringer —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-82.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 25,
2011 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Baringer and Ada Maude (Shilling) Baringer; married
1948 to
Dorothy Mae Schlensig. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) —
also known as Albert I. Beach —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., July 30,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Kansas 18th District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) —
also known as William P. Borland —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in
office 1919.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital
No. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany,
February
20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Sardius Mason Brewster (1870-1936) —
also known as Sardius M. Brewster —
of Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan.
Born in Brown
County, Kan., June 19,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Doniphan
County Attorney, 1899-1909; member of Kansas
state senate, 1909-11; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1913; Kansas
state attorney general, 1915-19; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1930-34.
Presbyterian.
Died March 5,
1936 (age 65 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olive Cemetery, Troy, Kan.
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David L. Brunstrom (1899-1941) —
of Lakewood, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Lindsborg, McPherson
County, Kan., March
13, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1933-34.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1941
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Harris
Hill Cemetery, Clarence, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. David V. Brunstrom and Catherine (Nelson) Brunstrom; married
1926 to
Kathryn M. Blume. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
school
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma,
in Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Wesley Richard Childs (b. 1869) —
also known as Wesley R. Childs —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Allen
County, Kan., June 26,
1869.
Republican. Coal mining
business; postmaster at Kansas
City, Kan., 1907-13; insurance
agent.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Lucas S. Childs and Sophia (Keyes) Childs; married, January
2, 1892, to Ella McClung. |
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
5, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister
to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Shaw Dawson (b. 1869) —
also known as John S. Dawson —
of Hill City, Graham
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland,
June
10, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to Gov. W.
R. Stubbs, 1909; Kansas
state attorney general, 1911-15; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1915-31.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Dawson and Annie (Shaw) Dawson; married, January
1, 1896, to Mary E. Kline. |
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Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) —
also known as Robert B. Docking —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of
Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1972;
speaker, 1968.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died October
8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole (b. 1936) —
also known as Elizabeth Dole; Liddy Dole; Mary
Elizabeth Hanford —
of North Carolina.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., July 29,
1936.
Republican. Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1973-79; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1983-87; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1989-90; president, American Red Cross,
1991-2000; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2000;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 2003-.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1995.
Still living as of 2014.
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Dudley Doolittle (1881-1957) —
of Strong City, Chase
County, Kan.
Born in Cottonwood Falls, Chase
County, Kan., June 21,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chase
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; banker; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1913-19; defeated, 1918,
1940; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1925-29.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Woodmen;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., November
14, 1957 (age 76 years, 146
days).
Interment at Prairie
Grove Cemetery, Cottonwood Falls, Kan.
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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) —
also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower;
"Ike" —
Born in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., October
14, 1890.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president
of Columbia University, 1948-53; President
of the United States, 1953-61.
Presbyterian. German
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Loyal
Legion.
Died, after a series of heart
attacks, at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1969 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Interment at Eisenhower
Center, Abilene, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower;
brother of Milton
Stover Eisenhower; married, July 1,
1916, to Mamie
Eisenhower; father of John
Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David Eisenhower
II (son-in-law of Richard
Milhous Nixon). |
| | | Political family: Eisenhower-Nixon
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Sherman
Adams — Carter
L. Burgess — Woodrow
Wilson Mann — Jacqueline
C. Odlum — George
E. Allen — Meyer
Kestnbaum — Bernard
M. Shanley |
| | | The Eisenhower Expressway,
from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, in Cook
County, Illinois, is named for
him. — The Eisenhower Tunnel
(opened 1973), which carries westbound I-70 under the Continental
Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, from Clear
Creek County to Summit
County, Colorado, is named for
him. — The Eisenhower Range of mountains,
in Victoria
Land, Antarctica, is named for
him. — Mount
Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. |
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78). |
| | | Campaign slogan: "I Like
Ike." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower:
Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower
: Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein, The
Hidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlo
d'Este, Eisenhower
: A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk, Dwight
D. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T.
Buchanan, Jr., Red
Carpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in the
Eisenhower Administration — Jim Newton, Eisenhower:
The White House Years — William Lee Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous
World |
| | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp
(1969) |
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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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Margaret M. Hanna (c.1873-1950) —
of Kansas; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1873.
U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38.
Female.
Presbyterian or Episcopalian.
Died, in Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium,
Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., March
28, 1950 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edwin Phillips Hanna and Lucretia (Hynes)
Hanna. |
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Cecil Donald Hardesty (1907-2000) —
also known as Cecil D. Hardesty —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Kensington, Smith
County, Kan., August
24, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; superintendent
of schools; candidate for California
superintendent of public instruction, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 21,
2000 (age 92 years, 302
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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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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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; school
principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard; married, August
11, 1909, to Cora DeFontaigne Shaw. |
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William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) —
also known as William M. Jenkins —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.; Kay
County, Okla.; Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio, April
25, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1888;
secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Removed
from office as Governor in a scandal
over a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him.
Died in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., October
19, 1941 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at South
Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.
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Norma Elliott Keil (b. 1906) —
also known as Norma Keil; Norma Elliott; Mrs. John
Keil —
of Ledger, Pondera
County, Mont.
Born in Speed, Phillips
County, Kan., September
27, 1906.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1956;
member of Montana
Democratic State Committee, 1958-64; vice-chair of
Montana Democratic Party, 1962-65; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1970; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Montana.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edgar A. Elliott and Mary Etta (George) Elliott; married,
May
18, 1928, to John Keil. |
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George Lewis Kreeck (1882-1945) —
also known as George L. Kreeck —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Clifton, Washington
County, Kan., September
30, 1882.
Republican. Banker;
U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1925-30.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1945
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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 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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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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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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Edmund Gibson Ross (1826-1907) —
also known as Edmund G. Ross —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, December
7, 1826.
Republican. Delegate
to Kansas state constitutional convention, 1859; major in the
Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1866-71; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1880; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Thought to have cast the deciding vote in the Senate to acquit
President Andrew
Johnson. His grandson, Edmund Fessenden Cobb, was an actor who
appeared in over 200 movies and serials including Citizen Kane
and The Last Hurrah.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 8,
1907 (age 80 years, 152
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Finlay Ross (c.1847-1933) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
about 1847.
Mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1897-1900, 1905-06.
Presbyterian.
Died February
23, 1933 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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James Ronald Ryun (b. 1947) —
also known as Jim Ryun —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., April
29, 1947.
Republican. Silver medallist, 1968 Olympic
games; inducted into National Distance Running Hall of
Fame; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1996-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Walter Frederick Sanders (1880-1961) —
also known as W. F. Sanders —
of Parkville, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Silver Lake, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
27, 1880.
Republican. College
teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; chair of
Platte County Republican Party, 1949.
Presbyterian. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Language Association; American
Legion.
Died in Parkville, Platte
County, Mo., September
17, 1961 (age 81 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William August Sanders and Caroline (Dahlstrom) Sanders; married,
September
25, 1909, to Astrid C. Tulien. |
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Byron Nicholson Scott (1903-1991) —
also known as Byron N. Scott —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan., March
21, 1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1935-39; defeated,
1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died December
21, 1991 (age 88 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) —
also known as Charles A. Sprague —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., November
12, 1887.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Governor of
Oregon, 1939-43.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Rotary.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March
13, 1969 (age 81 years, 121
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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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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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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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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