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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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John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 26,
1841.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1886.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., February
10, 1911 (age 69 years, 229
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Love Davidson and Mary Jane (Adams) Davidson; married, January
24, 1869, to Mary F. Allen. |
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Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) —
also known as Joe Daviess —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., March 4,
1774.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Around 1801, he served as a second to John
Rowan in his duel
with James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, he fled
to avoid
prosecution as accomplice to murder,
and became a fugitive,
but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legal
counsel.
Shot
and killed
in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is now Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
7, 1811 (age 37 years, 248
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Battlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind.
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Thomas Terry Davis (1765-1807) —
Born in Fluvanna
County, Va., 1765.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795-97; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1797-1803; justice of
Indiana territorial supreme court, 1803-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
15, 1807 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Old City Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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Charles I. Dawson (b. 1881) —
of Pineville, Bell
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., February
13, 1881.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1906; Bell
County Attorney, 1910-20; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1924,
1936,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. N. Dawson and Frances Dawson; married 1905 to
Eleanor Hopson. |
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Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward C. Day —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., March
20, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day. |
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Osmer Sage Deming (b. 1838) —
also known as O. S. Deming —
of Kentucky.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., December
22, 1838.
County judge in Kentucky, 1872-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1876; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1879.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Original interment somewhere
in Warren, Ohio; reinterment somewhere
in Mt. Olivet, Ky.
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L. A. DeMunbrun —
of Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky.
Born in Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1946; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948;
U.S. Marshal.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin R. Denney (c.1904-1986) —
of Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Wayne
County, Ky., about 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1953-55; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, at St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., June 22,
1986 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Elk
Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
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John De Pauw (1785-1838) —
of Washington
County, Ind.
Born in Lincoln
County, Ky., March
11, 1785.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-19, 1825-26, 1829-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1819; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1827-28, 1836-37.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grand Gulf, Claiborne
County, Miss., January
25, 1838 (age 52 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) —
also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs —
of Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., 1861.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sherman Square Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1931 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett)
Dobbs; married, June 7,
1884, to Mary Ready Ragland. |
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real
estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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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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John Edwards (1748-1837) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1748.
Planter;
miller;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1781-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1796-1800.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., 1837
(age about
89 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bourbon County, Ky.
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William Kirkpatrick Edwards (1820-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
26, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-51, 1859, 1873; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1873; mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1853-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Indiana.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., September
26, 1878 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Robert H. Elder (b. 1877) —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., September
7, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Elisha Gale English (c.1797-1874) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kentucky, about 1797.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-40, 1842-43; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1845-51, 1865-67.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
14, 1874 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Fred H. Eschmann (b. 1888) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 15,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1922-23.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, November
29, 1919, to Edna Julia Knollmann. |
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1923 |
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William Elmer Evans (1877-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., December
14, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 81 years, 333
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Samuel Wahl Ezelle III (b. 1920) —
also known as Sam Ezelle —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 16,
1920.
Democrat. Official,
Ironworkers Union, 1941-46; secretary-treasurer,
Kentucky State Federation of Labor, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956,
1964.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ezelle and Augusta Mae (Culley) Ezelle; married, September
16, 1939, to Ruby Gordon Layman. |
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Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) —
also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie
Farnsley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
28, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in
primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Upsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing
Home, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 19,
1990 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue at West
Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
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Everett Faulkner (1894-1978) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Whitley
County, Ky., May 16,
1894.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons.
Died in August, 1978
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Clyde Ferguson (1898-1969) —
also known as Thomas C. Ferguson —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., January
7, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles Finley (1865-1941) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., March
26, 1865.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1894; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1896-1900; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1930-33.
Member, Junior
Order; Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Among those charged
in 1900 with the murder
of Gov. William
J. Goebel; pardoned
in 1909.
Died in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., March
18, 1941 (age 75 years, 357
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ky.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
also known as R. V. Fletcher —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general
attorney, Illinois Central Railroad,
1911.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26,
1893, to Etta Childers. |
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney,
Illinois Central Railroad,
1911-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26,
1893, to Etta Childers. |
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Samuel Clarence Ford (1882-1961) —
also known as Sam C. Ford —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Albany, Clinton
County, Ky., November
7, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1917-21; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-33; Governor of
Montana, 1941-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles.
Died November
25, 1961 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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William Doniphan Frazee (1843-1912) —
also known as W. D. Frazee —
of Okolona, Chickasaw
County, Miss.; Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss.
Born in Kentucky, November
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
chancellor, 1st chancery district; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 1888;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1896; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1905-12; died
in office 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Okolona, Chickasaw
County, Miss., August
17, 1912 (age 68 years, 274
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph S. Frazee and Ann Elizabeth (Stone) Frazee; married to
Eliza Bramlitt. |
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Wayne W. Freeman (b. 1912) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Symsonia, Graves
County, Ky., December
25, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-44; member of Kentucky
state senate 1st District, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Otha Niley Freeman and Lula Mae (Faundaugh) Freeman; married, June 17,
1944, to Jennie Chancellor. |
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard; married, June 30,
1910, to Myrtle Ward. |
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James Garnett (b. 1871) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., November
15, 1871.
Democrat. Kentucky
state attorney general, 1912-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Garnett and Mary (Wood) Garnett; married, December
10, 1895, to Lena Vardeman. |
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Charles Henry Gartrell (1914-1988) —
also known as Charles H. Gartrell —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., July 28,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952
(alternate); mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1968-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., July 3,
1988 (age 73 years, 341
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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James Stephen Golden (1891-1971) —
also known as James S. Golden —
of Knox
County, Ky.; Pineville, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., September
20, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Knox
County Attorney, 1918-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1949-55 (9th District 1949-53, 8th
District 1953-55).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., September
6, 1971 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Pineville
Memorial Cemetery, Pineville, Ky.
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William Warring Gordon (1874-1963) —
also known as William W. Gordon —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Owen
County, Ky., June 13,
1874.
Member of Kansas state legislature, 1910; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1923-26; removed 1926.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Charged
in September 1926 with 25 counts of official
misconduct, and removed from
office as mayor.
Died May 26,
1963 (age 88 years, 347
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Thomas Graham (b. 1901) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa, January
12, 1901.
Democrat. Business
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Urban
League; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham;
married, June 20,
1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques. |
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Lawrence S. Grauman (b. 1897) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 3,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1940;
common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1950-55.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Phil J. Grauman and Dora (Hirsch) Grauman; married, June 30,
1931, to Katherine H. Heine. |
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William Voris Gregory (1877-1936) —
also known as W. Voris Gregory —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Graves
County, Ky., October
21, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Graves
County Judge, 1913-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1927-36 (1st District 1927-33,
at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-36); died in office 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died October
10, 1936 (age 58 years, 355
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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Felix Grundy (1777-1840) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
11, 1777.
Delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1800; justice of
Kentucky state supreme court, 1806; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-14; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1815; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1829-38, 1839-40; died in office 1840; U.S.
Attorney General, 1838-39.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
19, 1840 (age 63 years, 99
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Alney McLean Hall (1886-1965) —
also known as Alney M. Hall —
of Ramage, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April
17, 1886.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Redmen.
Died April
29, 1965 (age 79 years, 12
days).
Interment at Boone
Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
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Finley Hamilton (1886-1940) —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Vincent, Owsley
County, Ky., June 19,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., January
10, 1940 (age 53 years, 205
days).
Interment at A.R.
Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
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Herman Gilbert Handmaker (1903-1964) —
also known as Herman G. Handmaker —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 23,
1903.
Lawyer;
law
professor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1928-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1964 (age 60 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius Handmaker and Agnes (Jacobstein) Handmaker; married, December
6, 1932, to Esther Marie Jacobson. |
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Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
18, 1797.
Postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1820-25; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1832-35; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 11,
1866 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Harvey H. Hannah (b. 1868) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Oliver Springs, Roane
County, Tenn.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
30, 1868.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1900-06; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Hannah and Lillie L. (Gerding) Hannah; married, August
23, 1910, to Gertrude Taylor. |
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William West Harvey (b. 1869) —
also known as W. W. Harvey —
of Ashland, Clark
County, Kan.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; Clark
County Attorney, 1907-09; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1917-22; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1926-31.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Davidson Harvey and Rebecca (Sparks) Harvey; married, September
5, 1894, to Mamie A. Conley. |
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John Harvey Hawkins (1848-1915) —
also known as J. H. Hawkins —
of Hillsboro, Fleming
County, Ky.
Born near Morehead, Fleming County (now Rowan
County), Ky., 1848.
Republican. Tavern
owner; merchant;
postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1915
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses R. Hawkins and Martha (Nickell) Hawkins; married to Jennie
'Patsy Jane' Crain. |
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Lee Hazlewood (1819-1887) —
of Orange
County, Ind.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., May 24,
1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Valeene, Orange
County, Ind., September
26, 1887 (age 68 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor
of Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cecelius Larue Head and Mary (Evans) Head. |
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Paul Herron Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born April 7,
1924.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; auctioneer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Elks; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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Philip Holland (b. 1877) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Murray, Calloway
County, Ky., August
26, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Puerto Plata, 1910-11; Saltillo, 1911-13; Basel, 1913-23; Guatemala City, 1923-24; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1924-27; Liverpool, as of 1929-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip A. Holland and Sarah (Williams) Holland; married, May 10,
1904, to Corabelle Anderson. |
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Joseph Holman (1788-1873) —
of Indiana.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1788.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1815; defeated, 1814; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-18, 1819-22, 1830-31;
defeated, 1839, 1845, 1848; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wayne
County, Ind., April
17, 1873 (age 84 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Sanford Holmes Jr. (1914-1994) —
also known as David S. Holmes, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
11, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-74 (Wayne County 11th
District 1959-64, 10th District 1965-72, 21st District 1973-74);
defeated in primary, 1954, 1958; resigned 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1976
(alternate), 1988;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1974-94; died in office 1994;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Died May 21,
1994 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) —
also known as John E. Hopley —
of Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., August
25, 1850.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen
R. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1898-1903; Montevideo, 1903-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Ohio; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Elks.
As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped the
pipe, his clothes caught
fire, and he was badly burned; his burns became infected,
leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, July 10,
1927 (age 76 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
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George Dunlap Hopper (1889-1969) —
also known as George D. Hopper —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., July 13,
1889.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Stockholm, 1917-19; Rotterdam, 1920-23; Hamburg, 1923; Dunkirk, 1923-25; Antofagasta, 1925-29; Montreal, 1929-34; Casablanca, 1934-37; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, 1937-41; St. John's, 1941-45; Hong Kong, 1945-49.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died, from bronchopneumonia,
in Brentwood Rehab
Center, Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., July 11,
1969 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of George Dunlap Hopper (1848-1913) and Katherine Elizabeth (Higgins)
Hopper; married, June 23,
1920, to Minnie Parker Durham; married, July 8,
1939, to Sue Cushing Hayes. |
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memorial |
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(1918) |
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Enoch Edgar Hume (1844-1911) —
also known as E. Edgar Hume; Edgar Enoch
Hume —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky., March
24, 1844.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1875-77; mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1905-06.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute
interstitial nephritis, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 5,
1911 (age 67 years, 103
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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John Ireland (1827-1896) —
also known as "Oxcart John" —
of Texas.
Born near Millerstown, Grayson
County, Ky., January
21, 1827.
Democrat. Mayor of
Seguin, Tex., 1858; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; district judge in
Texas, 1866-67; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1870; member of Texas
state senate, 1870; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1875-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1878; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Governor of
Texas, 1883-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1896 (age 69 years, 44
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Stanley Jaggers (b. 1889) —
of Hodgenville, Larue
County, Ky.
Born in Hammonville, Hart
County, Ky., October
12, 1889.
Republican. Accountant;
postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1936, 1948; chair of
Larue County Republican Party, 1940-50.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel L. Jaggers and Hilah V. (Lobb) Jaggers; married to Gertrude
M. Gaddie. |
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Gordon W. Jennings (1901-1983) —
of Bromley, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in 1901.
Democrat. Kenton
County Sheriff, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Elizabeth South Hospital,
Edgewood, Kenton
County, Ky., March
27, 1983 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Traylor. |
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Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850) —
also known as Richard M. Johnson —
of Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., October
17, 1780.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1804; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19, 1829-37 (4th District
1807-13, at-large 1813-15, 3rd District 1815-19, 5th District
1829-33, 13th District 1833-37); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1819-29; Vice
President of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
19, 1850 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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George Washington Jones (b. 1865) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Hardin
County, Ky., October
25, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Philas Stratton Jones (1867-1943) —
also known as Philas S. Jones —
of Wilburton, Latimer
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Kentucky, September
30, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., July 27,
1943 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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