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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National
Bank of Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Marshall Barnes (1897-1985) —
of Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky.; Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky., March 2,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
banker; insurance
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 21st District, 1932-35; defeated,
1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in December, 1985
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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George T. Beach (1843-1915) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
February
2, 1843.
Painter;
banker; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1904-07.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., May 19,
1915 (age 72 years, 106
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Beach and Charlotte Beach. |
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James Dixon Black (1849-1938) —
also known as James D. Black —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Knox
County, Ky., September
24, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1876-77; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1896; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
Kentucky, 1919; defeated, 1919.
Methodist.
French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August
4, 1938 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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Walter A. Blackburn (1874-1949) —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Fredonia, Caldwell
County, Ky., October
1, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10; president, People's National
Bank, Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary for mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
30, 1949 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn;
married 1898 to Cora
C. Hurley. |
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Vincent Boreing (1839-1903) —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born near Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., November
24, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; banker; county judge in Kentucky, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1899-1903; died in
office 1903.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., September
16, 1903 (age 63 years, 296
days).
Interment at A.R.
Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
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James Carroll Bradley (1900-1969) —
also known as J. C. Bradley —
of Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky.
Born in Carroll
County, Ky., August
12, 1900.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; merchant;
tourist
camp business; banker; farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1944-47, 1952-55.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died June 6,
1969 (age 68 years, 298
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Milton, Ky.
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William Francis Bradshaw (b. 1878) —
also known as William F. Bradshaw —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
17, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank, Paducah;
president, First National Bank; vice-president, Paducah Newspapers,
Inc.; vice-president, Paducah Hosiery
Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Francis Bradshaw and Virginia (Wheeler) Bradshaw;
married, June 21,
1905, to Rosena Ashton White. |
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Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August
5, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; director, the First National Bank of
Lexington; director, Fayette Home Telephone
Company; director, Phoenix Hotel
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1928,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
18, 1935 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge and Issa (Desha) Breckinridge;
married, November
17, 1898, to Madeline McDowell; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr.; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge, William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge, Francis
Smith Preston and Joseph
Desha; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Levin
Irving Handy and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Epitaph: "Our boast of you is that we
found you brave." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Leon Enoch Browder (1893-1953) —
also known as Leon Browder —
of Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky.
Born in Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky., September
25, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; officer in oil
drilling companies; partner, Browder Milling Co.;
director, City National Bank of Fulton, Ky.; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died September
26, 1953 (age 60 years, 1
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Fulton, Ky.
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William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908,
1916;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1912-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914; director of banks and insurance
companies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
3, 1957 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oxmoor-Bullitt
Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt; brother
of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1877-1932); married, May 31,
1913, to Nora
Iasigi (daughter of Oscar
Anthony Iasigi; niece of Joseph
Andrew Iasigi; granddaughter of Joseph
Iasigi); great-grandson of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) and William
Logan; great-grandnephew of John
Marshall, James
Markham Marshall and Alexander
Keith Marshall; second great-grandson of John
Fry and Cuthbert
Bullitt; second great-grandnephew of William
Christian; third great-grandson of Joshua
Fry; fourth great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin of William
Christian Bullitt (1856-1914); first cousin once removed of James
Speed and William
Christian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall and James
Keith Marshall; first cousin five times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin once removed of John
Augustine Marshall; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Hugh
Kennedy Bullitt; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alfred M. Caldwell (1872-1948) —
of Bellevue, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Lesage, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 16,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Speers Hospital,
Dayton, Campbell
County, Ky., August
7, 1948 (age 76 years, 83
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Caldwell and Elizabeth (Schlaegel) Caldwell; married 1897 to Beulah
Rich. |
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Stephen Fannin Chipley (1838-1898) —
also known as S. F. Chipley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., 1838.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; banker;
superintendent, Pensacola Street
Railway; Vice-Consul
for Russia in Pensacola,
Fla., 1895-98.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
22, 1898 (age about 60
years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Franklin Pierce Combest (1853-1909) —
also known as F. P. Combest —
of Phil, Casey
County, Ky.
Born in Casey
County, Ky., October
10, 1853.
Republican. Surveyor;
school
teacher; banker; merchant;
president, Green River Woolen Mills;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; elected 1892; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
He and his brother Liberty Madison Combest incorporated the Green
River Telephone
Company.
Died in Phil, Casey
County, Ky., October
22, 1909 (age 56 years, 12
days).
Interment at Antioch
Christian Church Cemetery, Phil, Ky.
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William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) —
also known as William O. Cowger —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., January
1, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
banker; candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated,
1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
Urban
League; American
Legion.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Hopkinson Cox (1856-1950) —
also known as William H. Cox —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., October
22, 1856.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1892
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); mayor
of Maysville, Ky., 1893-97; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1900-07; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1907-11.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1950
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Cox and Elizabeth R. (Newman) Cox; married to Susan E.
Farrow. |
| | | Image source: Legislative History &
Capitol Souvenir of Kentucky (1910) |
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Thomas Howell Crawford (1803-1871) —
also known as Thomas H. Crawford —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., March 1,
1803.
Real
estate agent; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1859-61; defeated (Union), 1863;
banker.
Died as a result of a gas
explosion at his home, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 17,
1871 (age 68 years, 108
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Lee Cruce (1863-1933) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., July 8,
1863.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1908,
1920,
1928;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1911-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., January
16, 1933 (age 69 years, 192
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskogee, Okla.
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Dewey Daniel (b. 1898) —
of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Slemp, Perry
County, Ky., March
15, 1898.
Republican. Postmaster;
insurance
business; banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lee Daniel and Susan (Isom) Daniel; married, May 6,
1926, to Clarine Ross Daniel. |
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Patrick Kelly Downard (born c.1946) —
also known as Kelly Downard —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born about 1946.
Republican. Accountant;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 2004;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2006.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Richard Moberley Dudley (1860-1925) —
also known as Richard M. Dudley —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, Madison
County, Ky., 1860.
Engineer;
banker; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1910; mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1923-25; died in office 1925.
Died, following ulcer
surgery, in Hotel Dieu Hospital,
El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., May 1,
1925 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) —
also known as Eldon S. Dummit —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., August
6, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August
4, 1926, to Christine Shouse. |
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Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930) —
also known as T. Coleman du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
11, 1863.
Republican. Engineer;
president, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder
Co., 1902-15; president, Central Coal and Iron Co.,
and other mining firms; director, Union National Bank; owner
of hotels;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1920
(speaker),
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-30; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; appointed 1921;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1928.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, from cancer
of the larynx, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
11, 1930 (age 66 years, 335
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Du
Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Don Calvin Edwards (1861-1938) —
also known as Don C. Edwards —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 13,
1861.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; banker; Laurel
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1900
(alternate), 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1905-11; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1903.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., September
19, 1938 (age 77 years, 68
days).
Interment at A.R.
Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
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David Rowland Francis (1850-1927) —
also known as David R. Francis —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., October
1, 1850.
Democrat. Grain
merchant; banker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1884,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker);
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1885-89; Governor of
Missouri, 1889-93; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1896-97; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1916-17.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
15, 1927 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Ogden Haggerty Hammond (1869-1956) —
also known as Ogden H. Hammond —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
13, 1869.
Republican. Real estate
business; director, First National Bank of Jersey City;
president, railway
and real
estate development companies; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1915-16;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1932;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Died October
29, 1956 (age 87 years, 16
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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James Nicholas Kehoe (1862-1945) —
also known as James N. Kehoe —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., July 15,
1862.
Democrat. Printing
business; lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1901-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); president, Hayswood Hospital.
Died June 16,
1945 (age 82 years, 336
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Jim King (born c.1951) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., about 1951.
Democrat. Accountant;
banker; candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2010.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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Richard Nathaniel Lower (1850-1933) —
also known as R. N. Lower —
of Longwood Township, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., January
15, 1850.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1925-28.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Struck
by a train and killed, at the Missouri Pacific railroad
station, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March
29, 1933 (age 83 years, 73
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of George Lower and Margaret Lower; brother-in-law of Fred MacChesney
(nephew by marriage of James
Peter Walker); married to Nancy Margaret Godby; married, June 15,
1892, to Anna Jane McChesney. |
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John Means (1829-1910) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, September
21, 1829.
Republican. Banker; ferry boat
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1874; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1881-82.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., February
14, 1910 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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John O. Morrison (1836-1908) —
of Richland, Pulaski
County, Mo.; Vernon
County, Mo.
Born in Fountain Run, Monroe
County, Ky., May 26,
1836.
Democrat. Banker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1907-08 (Pulaski County
1889-90, Vernon County 1907-08); died in office 1908.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Vernon
County, Mo., November
16, 1908 (age 72 years, 174
days).
Interment at Deepwood
Cemetery, Nevada, Mo.
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Robert William Nelson (1845-1927) —
also known as Robert W. Nelson —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Alexandria, Campbell
County, Ky., April 3,
1845.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president and owner of the Georgetown Water, Gas,
Electric and Power Company; one of the founders of the Latonia
race track (once a famed horse racing venue) and the German National
Bank of Newport; Campbell
County Attorney, 1869-73; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1877-78; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1880;
mayor
of Newport, Ky., 1900-04.
Died January
9, 1927 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John Hayden Nelson and Marie Ellen Sallie Nelson. |
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Cabinetmaker;
merchant;
banker; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Ellsworth Regenstein (c.1878-1957) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Mason
County, Ky., about 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Kentucky
superintendent of public instruction, 1910-12; director, Central
Savings Bank, Newport; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932;
organizer and president of the Kentucky Home Life
Insurance Co. in the 1930s.
Episcopalian.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
23, 1957 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Edward G. Scott —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Tobacco
business; vice-president, Mechanics Trust and Savings
Bank; insurance
business; mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1932-36.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (1890-1974) —
also known as Roy M. Shelbourne —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Bardwell, Carlisle
County, Ky., November
12, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1946-64;
took senior status 1964.
Christian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
29, 1974 (age 84 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895) —
also known as Abraham O. Smoot; A. O.
Smoot —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Owenton, Owen
County, Ky., February
17, 1815.
Mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1857-66; mayor of
Provo, Utah, 1868-81; banker; lumber
business.
Mormon.
Died in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, March 6,
1895 (age 80 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washigton Smoot and Nancy Ann (Rowlett) Smoot; married, November
11, 1838, to Margaret Thompson McMeans; married, February
17, 1856, to Anna Kirstine Mauritzdatter; father of Abraham
Owen Smoot (1856-1911) and Reed
Owen Smoot; nephew of Daniel
Owen Rowlett and Joseph
Rowlett; grandfather of Abraham
Owen Smoot III and Isaac
Albert Smoot. |
| | | Political families: Bullock
family of Massachusetts; Clinton-DeWitt
family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building
(opened 1962), at Brigham Young University,
Provo,
Utah, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Drew William Standrod (1858-1942) —
also known as Drew W. Standrod —
of Malad City, Oneida
County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Rockcastle
County, Ky., August
12, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; delegate
to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1896, 1898; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1904;
director, Idaho Power
Company.
Died in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, December
21, 1942 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Lewis Leroy Taylor (1839-1915) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky., March
27, 1839.
Democrat. Banker; member of Iowa
state senate, 1904-11.
Christian.
Died, as the result of injuries sustained in two falls, in
Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878-1934) —
also known as Melvin A. Traylor —
of Malone, Hill
County, Tex.; Ballinger, Runnels
County, Tex.; East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born, in a log
cabin near Breeding, Adair
County, Ky., October
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
14, 1934 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James Milton Traylor and Kitty (Harvey) Traylor; married to
Dorothy Arnold Yerby. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Kenneth Herndon Tuggle (1904-1978) —
also known as Kenneth H. Tuggle —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., June 12,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Union National Bank of Barbourville, 1934-53;
candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1939; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953-75.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David S. Van Alstyne Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
3, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; investment
banker; stockbroker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1943; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1944-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1968;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Van Alstyne and Ella (Peay) Van Alstyne; married, October
20, 1923, to Janet Graham. |
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Lewis Leavell Walker (1873-1944) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., February
15, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Garrard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901; district judge in Kentucky
13th District, 1910-11; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1929-31.
Died in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., June 30,
1944 (age 71 years, 136
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.
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Edgar Paul Warinner (b. 1909) —
also known as Ed P. Warinner —
of Albany, Clinton
County, Ky.
Born in Seventy-Six, Clinton
County, Ky., August
18, 1909.
Republican. Farmer; railroad
clerk and bookkeeper; owner of motel,
service
station, boat
dock, grocery;
chairman, Citizens Bank of Albany; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1951-55; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. A. Warinner and Pearl (Meadows) Warinner; married 1928 to
Josephine Dempsey. |
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William Collins Wells (1834-1898) —
also known as William C. Wells —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., September
12, 1834.
Democrat. Banker; member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1897-98; died in office 1898.
Died in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., March
26, 1898 (age 63 years, 195
days).
Interment at Platte
City Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
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Thomas H. Woods (1836-1910) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky., March
17, 1836.
Delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
banker; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1889-1900; resigned 1900; chief
justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1889-91, 1896-1900;
resigned 1900.
Died August
10, 1910 (age 74 years, 146
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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