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Christopher Joseph Abbott (1889-1954) —
also known as Christopher J. Abbott —
of Hyannis, Grant
County, Neb.
Born in Bird City, Cheyenne
County, Kan., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Banker; lumber
business; director, Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948,
1952.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died January
10, 1954 (age 64 years, 91
days).
Interment at Hyannis Cemetery, Hyannis, Neb.
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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
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Robert Joseph Dole (1923-2021) —
also known as Bob Dole —
of Russell, Russell
County, Kan.
Born in Russell, Russell
County, Kan., July 22,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1961-69 (6th District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-69); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1969-96; resigned 1996; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1971-73; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1980,
1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa
Sigma.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1997.
Died, from lung
cancer, December
5, 2021 (age 98 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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