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James L. Boyd, Sr. (b. 1909) —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Princeton, Caldwell
County, Ky., July 5,
1909.
Democrat. Auto
worker; school
principal; supermarket manager; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 17th District,
1957-58; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Louise Winston. |
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1957-58 |
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Joseph H. Bunce —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Steamboat
captain; wholesale grocer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1869-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932) —
also known as Brutus J. Clay —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., February
20, 1847.
Republican. Grocer; cotton planter;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1905-10.
Presbyterian.
Died June 2,
1932 (age 85 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Joseph B. Clingner —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Grocer; candidate for mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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Edwin Farley (1842-1929) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Walworth
County, Wis., August
28, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
grocer; barrel
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1880
(alternate), 1884;
postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1892-93; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1908-12.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
18, 1929 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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William Jason Fields (1874-1954) —
also known as William J. Fields —
of Olive Hill, Carter
County, Ky.
Born in Willard, Carter
County, Ky., December
29, 1874.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
dealer; commercial traveler for wholesale grocers and dry
goods; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1911-23; Governor of
Kentucky, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1924,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grayson, Carter
County, Ky., October
21, 1954 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Olive
Hill Cemetery, Olive Hill, Ky.
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James Fontleroy Grinstead (1845-1921) —
also known as James F. Grinstead; "Honest
Jim" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky., November
15, 1845.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907-09; Jefferson
County Commissioner, 1917-21.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1921 (age 75 years, 363
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Edwin Bruce Linney (1852-1926) —
also known as Edwin B. Linney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., April 9,
1852.
Republican. Postmaster at Danville,
Ky., 1898-1914; grocer.
Methodist.
Died in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., February
27, 1926 (age 73 years, 324
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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William Worth Patterson (1849-1921) —
also known as W. W. Patterson —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., November
3, 1849.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1886-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March
28, 1921 (age 71 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Evans Patterson and Ellen Patterson; married to Sallie
Esther Geiger. |
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James Peterson Smith (b. 1874) —
also known as James P. Smith —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., November
14, 1874.
Wholesale grocer; mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1908-11.
Burial location unknown.
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James K. Tharpe (b. 1845) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., March
18, 1845.
Saloon
keeper; grocer; mayor
of Owensboro, Ky., 1880-83; defeated, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Tharpe and Eveline (Monin) Tharpe; married, April 6,
1874, to Johanna Hollis. |
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John Thixton (1834-1914) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., March
17, 1834.
Farmer;
grocer; mayor
of Owensboro, Ky., 1878-79.
Died in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 23,
1914 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
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Sylvester J. Wagner —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Grocer; candidate for mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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 Boggs Whitt (1867-1926) —
also known as William B. Whitt —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., September
17, 1867.
Democrat. Grocer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1910; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1926; died in office 1926.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., December
19, 1926 (age 59 years, 93
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Boyd County, Ky.
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