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George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) —
also known as George A. Allen, Jr. —
of Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Republican. School teacher; school principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident, when the Chevrolet in which he was riding collided with
another car and overturned, on Highway 71 in Jasper
County, Mo., December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married, July 3,
1897, to Emma Maude McComas. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) Daily
Index, December 8, 1932 |
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Celia Beymer —
of Lakin, Kearny
County, Kan.
Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 2008,
2012;
chair
of Kearny County Republican Party, 2011.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Frank Cadwallader Bingham (1906-1954) —
also known as Frank C. Bingham —
of Craig, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan., September
5, 1906.
School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1944-51.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., March
28, 1954 (age 47 years, 204
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Nancy E. Boyda (b. 1955) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
2, 1955.
Democrat. Chemist;
school teacher; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 2007-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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William Alexander Calderhead (1844-1928) —
also known as William A. Calderhead —
of Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan.; Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer; lawyer; Marshall
County Attorney, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1895-97, 1899-1911.
Died in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
18, 1928 (age 84 years, 83
days).
Interment at Marysville
Cemetery, Marysville, Kan.
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John Lawrence Caldwell (1875-1922) —
also known as John L. Caldwell —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bourbon
County, Kan., July 16,
1875.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate 8th District, 1901-04; Bourbon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912;
U.S. Minister to Persia, 1914-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
6, 1922 (age 47 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin W. Cunningham (b. 1842) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Clarksfield Township, Huron
County, Ohio, August
31, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
superintendent of schools; lawyer; Lyon
County Probate Judge, 1872-78; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram W. Cunningham and Eunice Cunningham; married, March
12, 1867, to Debbie A. Rowland. |
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) —
also known as Benjamin J. Franklin —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., 1839.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul
in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1896-97.
Episcopalian.
Died of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 18,
1898 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Lorraine Michael Gensman (1878-1954) —
also known as L. M. Gensman —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
26, 1878.
Republican. School principal; lawyer; Comanche
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1918-19; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1924;
oil
business.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., May 27,
1954 (age 75 years, 274
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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Minnie J. Grinstead (1869-1925) —
also known as Mineola Tamar Johnson —
of Liberal, Seward
County, Kan.
Born in Crawford
County, Kan., September
30, 1869.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lecturer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1919-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1920
(alternate), 1924;
Seward
County Probate Judge, 1925.
Female.
Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
First
woman state legislator in Kansas.
Died in Liberal, Seward
County, Kan., December
24, 1925 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Interment at Liberal Cemetery, Liberal, Kan.
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Bernard Anthony Gufler (1903-1973) —
also known as Bernard Gufler —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., June 1,
1903.
Wholesale
merchant; school teacher; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Vice Consul in Vancouver, 1929-30; Riga, 1930-33; U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1959-61; Finland, 1961-63.
Died in 1973
(age about
70 years).
Cremated.
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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David William Hopkins (1897-1968) —
also known as David W. Hopkins —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan., October
31, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1929-33; defeated,
1932.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
14, 1968 (age 70 years, 349
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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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 Dennis Jochems (b. 1886) —
also known as William D. Jochems —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
20, 1886.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1930; appointed 1930.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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John Adams Kingsbury (1876-1956) —
also known as John A. Kingsbury —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Horton, Brown
County, Kan., August
30, 1876.
Progressive. School teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Commissioner of Public Charities, New York City, 1914-18; chairman of
the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1949-56; this
organization and its leaders were investigated
for subversion
by the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Member, American
Public Health Association.
Died August
3, 1956 (age 79 years, 339
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Union Gap, Wash.
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W. C. Lansdon (b. 1863) —
Born in Linn
County, Kan., May 6,
1863.
Democrat. School teacher; newspaper
editor; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1916, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lansdon. |
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Jeff Meyers —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
School teacher; athletic
coach; mayor
of Shawnee, Kan., 2004-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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John E. Reardon (1943-1988) —
also known as Jack Reardon —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
23, 1943.
School teacher; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1975-87; defeated, 1987.
Died, of heart
failure, November
25, 1988 (age 45 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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William Augustus Reeder (1849-1929) —
also known as William A. Reeder —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Shippensburg, Cumberland
County, Pa., August
28, 1849.
Republican. School teacher; banker; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1899-1911.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
7, 1929 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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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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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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James Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Crawford
County, Ind., November
2, 1866.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; newspaper
editor; candidate for secretary
of state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Thomas (1874-1945) —
also known as John Thomas —
of Gooding, Gooding
County, Idaho.
Born in Phillips
County, Kan., January
4, 1874.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944;
member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1924-33; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928-33, 1940-45; defeated, 1932; died in
office 1945.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
10, 1945 (age 71 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Gooding, Idaho.
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