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Beverly Allen (1783-1846) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., January
26, 1783.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1817-19; member of Georgia
state senate, 1822-24, 1826-27, 1830-31, 1834.
Methodist.
Died in Elbert
County, Ga., 1846
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Anderson Jr. (1907-1960) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 26,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 58th District, 1936-46; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
First
African-American to be elected to a Southern state legislature in the
20th century.
Killed in a car-train
accident, in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., June 14,
1960 (age 53 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastern
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Charles W. Anderson and Tabetha Anderson; married, November
25, 1948, to Victoria McCall. |
| | | Epitaph: "Champion of Rights and
Justice. Lawyer and Civic Leader." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Homer Arnett (1903-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., January
29, 1903.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1949-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1952; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Kalamazoo County 1st
District 1957-64, 46th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Methodist.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 9,
1985 (age 82 years, 100
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) —
also known as George S. Atkinson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
17, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1928,
1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died in February, 1967
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson. |
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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier) Attkisson;
married, June 6,
1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney. |
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Robert Middleton Bagby (1878-1955) —
also known as R. M. Bagby —
of Grayson, Carter
County, Ky.
Born in Greenup
County, Ky., September
21, 1878.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Kentucky
state senate 32nd District, 1942-45.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 31,
1955 (age 76 years, 252
days).
Entombed at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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William Thomas Baker (1882-1946) —
also known as William T. Baker —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born in Eagle Station, Carroll
County, Ky., December
27, 1882.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 50th District, 1936-39.
Methodist.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 13,
1946 (age 63 years, 168
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Iola Kelley Banks (1933-2002) —
also known as Iola Banks —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Kenai, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Arcadia, Bienville
Parish, La., August
10, 1933.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska,
1976,
1980,
2000.
Female.
Baptist
or Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in
the ambulance en route to a hospital, near Soldotna, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska, June 26,
2002 (age 68 years, 320
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Lovell Banks. |
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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock
Democratic Convention,
Lexington,
Va., April
30, 1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married, June 23,
1903, to Dorothy Brower; married, November
18, 1949, to Jane Hadley and Jane
Hadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who married
Douglas
MacArthur II); grandfather of Alben
W. Barkley II. |
| | | Political family: Barkley-MacArthur
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbread racehorse
"The Veep" (born 1948), was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly Ann
Davis, Alben
W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and Vice
President — James K. Libbey, Dear
Alben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,
I
Married the Veep |
| | | Image source: Truman
Library |
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Thomas Jefferson Barlow III (b. 1940) —
also known as Thomas J. Barlow III; Tom
Barlow —
of Kentucky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
7, 1940.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1993-95; defeated,
1986 (primary), 1994, 1998, 2004.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Rose Agnes Barnes (b. 1910) —
also known as Rose Agnes Langford; Mrs. Ernest A.
Barnes —
of Albany, Clinton
County, Ky.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., August
5, 1910.
Republican. School
teacher; model;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edward Langford and Alma (Coleman) Langford; married, January
22, 1931, to Ernest A. Barnes. |
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Tennyson M. Bates (1892-1957) —
of Wise, Wise
County, Va.
Born in Letcher
County, Ky., July 15,
1892.
Democrat. Farmer; coal
operator; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March
29, 1957 (age 64 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Beard (b. 1892) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., May 24,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Beard and Martha (Wisecup) Beard; married, February
13, 1918, to Beulah M. LeBaron. |
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Isaac Emerson Beauchamp (1899-1971) —
also known as Emerson Beauchamp; Doc
Beauchamp —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., June 14,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1944-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1960-63; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1964-.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in 1971
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
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Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) —
also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associate general counsel, Dunbar Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi.
First
Black mayor of Cincinnati.
Died October
15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Harry Gordon Black (1907-1985) —
of Hawesville, Hancock
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
12, 1907.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Daviess
County, Ky., May 7,
1985 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles Milton Blackburn (1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lee
County, Fla., August
19, 1982 (age 70 years, 80
days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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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 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. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (1924-2003) —
also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned
Breathitt —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., November
26, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of
Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1964,
1972,
1980;
counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway
System.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Collapsed while making a
speech at Lexington Community College, and died a few days later,
from heart
disease, in the University of Kentucky Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
14, 2003 (age 78 years, 322
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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James Breathitt (1852-1934) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., September
4, 1852.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1883-84, 1887-88; district judge
in Kentucky 3rd District, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1904,
1912;
Christian
County Probate Judge, 1905-07; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1908-12.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., February
1, 1934 (age 81 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
29, 1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Little Bristow (1861-1944) —
also known as Joseph L. Bristow —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born near Hazel Green, Wolfe
County, Ky., July 22,
1861.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; secretary of
Kansas Republican Party, 1894-98; private secretary to Gov. Edmund
N. Morrill, 1895-97; special commander of Panama Railroad,
1905; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1909-15.
Methodist.
Died in Fairfax
County, Va., July 14,
1944 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at Gypsum
Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
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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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John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) —
also known as John Y. Brown, Sr. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Geigers Lake, Union
County, Ky., February
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,
1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th
District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated
in primary, 1973; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948
(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate), 1980;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Methodist; later Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Badly injured in an automobile
accident, which paralyzed his lower body, and died six months
later from pneumonia,
in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1985 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Wallace Brown (b. 1874) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.
Born in Bloomfield, Nelson
County, Ky., October
11, 1874.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912, 1934-37 (Nelson County
1912, 34th District 1934-37); county judge in Kentucky, 1914-25;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1926-28.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Brown and Margaret Ann (Greer) Brown; married,
April
28, 1904, to Nancy Jackson Williams. |
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William Earl Burchett (1898-1986) —
also known as W. E. Burchett —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Wonder, Floyd
County, Ky., May 2,
1898.
Democrat. Printing
business; postmaster at Williamson,
W.Va., 1934-36 (acting, 1934); Mingo
County Sheriff, 1937-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1943-45; resigned 1945;
Superintendent, West Virginia Department of Public Safety.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
18, 1986 (age 88 years, 139
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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William Dyer Byrd (1884-1970) —
also known as W. Dyer Byrd —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Clay
County, Ky., August
24, 1884.
Democrat. Insurance
business; mayor
of Caruthersville, Mo., 1915-22, 1942-58.
Methodist.
Broke his hip in a fall, and
died a few days later, in Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital,
Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo., September
29, 1970 (age 86 years, 36
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Byrd and Alice (Pullam) Byrd; married to Sally
White. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel H. Caddy (c.1884-1959) —
also known as Sam Caddy; "The Grand Old Man of
Kentucky Labor" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
about 1884.
Democrat. Union
organizer and labor
leader; district
president, United Mine Workers of America; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1952.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
United
Mine Workers.
Died, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
24, 1959 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Beryl Franklin Carroll (1860-1939) —
also known as Beryl F. Carroll —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March
15, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
dealer; newspaper
editor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; candidate
for Iowa
state house of representatives, 1893; member of Iowa
state senate, 1895-98; postmaster;
Iowa
state auditor, 1903-09; Governor of
Iowa, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912;
organizer and president, Provident Life
Insurance Company.
Methodist.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kentucky Baptist Hospital,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
16, 1939 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) —
of Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., May 1,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218
days).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
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Elisha Logan Cockrell (1823-1876) —
of Estill
County, Ky.
Born in Breathitt
County, Ky., December
4, 1823.
Whig. Farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1847-48; county judge in
Kentucky, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Irvine, Estill
County, Ky., November
2, 1876 (age 52 years, 334
days).
Interment at Cockrell
Family Cemetery, Ravenna, Ky.
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William Cullom (1810-1896) —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne
County, Ky., June 4,
1810.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-47; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th
District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from
Tennessee, 1852.
Methodist; later Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., December
6, 1896 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Original interment at McAdoo
Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Elisha Embree (1801-1863) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lincoln
County, Ky., September
28, 1801.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1833-35; circuit judge in Indiana, 1835-46; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1847-49.
Methodist.
Died in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., February
28, 1863 (age 61 years, 153
days).
Interment at Warnock
Cemetery, Princeton, Ind.
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Paul Jones Fannin (1907-2002) —
also known as Paul J. Fannin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Chemical
and petroleum
business; Governor of
Arizona, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1965-77.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from a stroke,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
13, 2002 (age 94 years, 349
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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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Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) —
also known as W. E. 'Bill' Flannery —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacobs, Carter
County, Ky., August
6, 1904.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;
died in office 1958; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died in
office 1958.
Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Logan County
Courthouse, Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 7,
1958 (age 53 years, 213
days).
Interment at Highland
Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery; married 1932 to Mildred
Burton Davis. |
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1951 |
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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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Frederick Dozier Gardner (1869-1933) —
also known as Frederick D. Gardner —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Hickman, Fulton
County, Ky., November
6, 1869.
Democrat. Owner, St. Louis Coffin
Company; Governor of
Missouri, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Died December
18, 1933 (age 64 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles Gilliam (b. 1929) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Sandy Hook, Elliott
County, Ky., March
19, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974.
Methodist. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Moose; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Merida Gilliam and Esther (William) Gilliam; married, May 15,
1947, to Virginia Adkins. |
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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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David Sanders Gooding (1824-1904) —
of Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., January
20, 1824.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1885; defeated, 1845,
1886; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1848-51; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1852-56; member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1870, 1872.
Methodist. Member, Grange.
Died in Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind., March
21, 1904 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Browne Hager (1868-1935) —
also known as Edgar B. Hager —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky., December
7, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1932-35; died in office 1935.
Methodist.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., December
19, 1935 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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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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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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Larry Jones Hopkins (b. 1933) —
also known as Larry J. Hopkins —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
25, 1933.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1972-76; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1976-78; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1979-93.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Everette Burgess Howard (1873-1950) —
also known as Everette B. Howard; Everett B.
Howard —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., September
19, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; oil and gas
producer; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1919-21, 1923-25,
1927-29; defeated, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Walter Darlington Huddleston (1926-2018) —
also known as Walter Huddleston;
"Dee" —
of Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky.
Born in Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky., April
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio disk
jokey and sportscaster;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-72; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1973-85; defeated, 1984; lobbyist.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died in Warsaw, Gallatin
County, Ky., October
16, 2018 (age 92 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rollin Hurst (b. 1860) —
of Columbia, Adair
County, Ky.
Born in Adair
County, Ky., October
18, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; Adair
County Attorney, 1890-98; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1915-20.
Methodist. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Young E. Hurst and Mary Morrison (Montgomery) Hurst; married, November
5, 1894, to Cary Chandler. |
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Andrew Johnson —
of Wilmore, Jessamine
County, Ky.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1944.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Keen Johnson (1896-1970) —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Lyon
County, Ky., January
12, 1896.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1935-39; secretary of
Kentucky Democratic Party, 1937; Governor of
Kentucky, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1940-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1960.
Methodist.
Died February
7, 1970 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Charles Wesley Jones (1904-c.1957) —
also known as Charles W. Jones —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., February
14, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1932; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1952.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1957 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Kilgore (1804-1879) —
of Muncietown (now Muncie), Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Harrison
County, Ky., April 3,
1804.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-36, 1838-39, 1855; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1855; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1839-46; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana;
delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1857-61.
Methodist.
Died in Yorktown, Delaware
County, Ind., January
22, 1879 (age 74 years, 294
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Yorktown, Ind.
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Joseph Bradford Lancaster (1790-1856) —
also known as Joseph B. Lancaster —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Kentucky, 1790.
Whig. Lawyer; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1846-47; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1848-50; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1856; died in office 1856.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., November
25, 1856 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Henry Smith Lane (1811-1881) —
also known as Henry S. Lane —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born near Sharbsburg, Bath
County, Ky., February
24, 1811.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1840-43; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1856
(Permanent
Chair; speaker),
1868;
Governor
of Indiana, 1861; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1861-67.
Methodist.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., June 18,
1881 (age 70 years, 114
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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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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James Smith Lithgow (1812-1902) —
also known as James S. Lithgow —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
29, 1812.
Democrat. Coppersmith;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1865-67; resigned 1867.
Methodist.
Died February
21, 1902 (age 89 years, 84
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Alice Mayo (1881-1961) —
also known as Alice Alka Meek; Mrs. John C. C.
Mayo —
of Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., March
27, 1881.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1929.
Female.
Methodist.
Died, in King's Daughters Hospital,
Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., September
5, 1961 (age 80 years, 162
days).
Interment at Mayo
Cemetery, Paintsville, Ky.
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John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo (1864-1914) —
also known as John C. C. Mayo —
of Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., September
16, 1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; coal mining
baron; reputed to be the wealthiest man and largest landholder in
Kentucky; philanthropist; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1908,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1912-14.
Methodist.
Died, from Bright's
disease and peritonitis,
in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 11,
1914 (age 49 years, 237
days).
Interment at Mayo
Cemetery, Paintsville, Ky.
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Marion T. McCarthy (1909-1978) —
of Blackford, Webster
County, Ky.
Born in Blackford, Webster
County, Ky., June 25,
1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; elected 1933, 1935, 1937;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1936.
Methodist.
Died May 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 313
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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Roger Quarles Mills (1832-1911) —
also known as Roger Q. Mills —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Todd
County, Ky., March
30, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1859-60; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1873-92 (at-large 1873-75, 4th
District 1875-83, 9th District 1883-92); U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1892-99.
Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., September
2, 1911 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October, 1838.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1876.
Methodist.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 21,
1909 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Clement Singleton Nunn (1870-1935) —
also known as Clemm S. Nunn —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., February
1, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1920.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died June 19,
1935 (age 65 years, 138
days).
Interment at Mapleview
Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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Henry Griffith Overstreet (1850-1918) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., July 17,
1850.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1896;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; elected 1909; member of Kentucky
state senate; elected 1913.
Methodist.
Died in Daviess
County, Ky., July 22,
1918 (age 68 years, 5
days).
Interment at St.
Alphonus Cemetery, West Louisville, Ky.
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George Martin Plummer (1912-1970) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lewis
County Court Clerk, 1942-70; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970; died in office 1970.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., January
17, 1970 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March
25, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Otwell Rankin (b. 1916) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; Erlanger, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Harrison
County, Ky., June 23,
1916.
Democrat. Chair of
Kenton County Democratic Party, 1959-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grover C. Rankin and Alice Mae (Townsend) Rankin; married, December
20, 1940, to Katherine Prather. |
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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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Flemon Davis Sampson (1875-1967) —
also known as Flem D. Sampson —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near London, Laurel
County, Ky., January
25, 1875.
Republican. Knox
County Judge, 1906-10; district judge in Kentucky 34th District,
1912-16; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1917-24; Governor of
Kentucky, 1927-31; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 25,
1967 (age 92 years, 120
days).
Interment at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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Afton McHenry Smith (1908-1999) —
of Hindman, Knott
County, Ky.
Born in Hindman, Knott
County, Ky., April
15, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
Commonwealth Attorney for Knott and Magoffin Counties, 1950-86; local
campaign manager for Democratic presidential campaigns.
Methodist.
Died, in Central Baptist Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 8,
1999 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Interment at Mountain
Memory Gardens, Hindman, Ky.
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Alexander Campbell Stevenson (1802-1889) —
of Indiana.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., November
21, 1802.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32, 1844-45; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1844-45; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-42; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1846; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Methodist.
Died in Putnam
County, Ind., January
2, 1889 (age 86 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Coal
mine superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma
and a heart
condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of Leander Cox Stewart
and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married, October
1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. |
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Frank Albert Stubblefield (1907-1977) —
also known as Frank A. Stubblefield —
of Murray, Calloway
County, Ky.
Born in Murray, Calloway
County, Ky., April 5,
1907.
Democrat. Druggist;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1944;
Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1959-75; defeated in
primary, 1974.
Methodist. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1977
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Murray
City Cemetery, Murray, Ky.
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Aaron C. Swayzee (1817-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fairfield
County, Ohio, January
8, 1817.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877.
Methodist.
Died in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., April
12, 1878 (age 61 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Taylor (1819-1897) —
of Millersburg, Bourbon
County, Ky.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
15, 1819.
Democrat. Minister;
missionary;
president,
Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1866-70; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1880.
Methodist.
Died in Courtland, Lawrence
County, Ala., February
5, 1897 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Courtland Cemetery, Courtland, Ala.
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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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Frederick Moore Vinson (1890-1953) —
also known as Fred M. Vinson —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., January
22, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1924-29, 1931-38 (9th District
1924-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-38); defeated,
1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1938-43; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-46; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
8, 1953 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Pinehill
Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) —
also known as Aaron S. Watkins —
of Wilmore, Jessamine
County, Ky.; Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio; Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, November
29, 1863.
School
teacher; lawyer; Methodist
minister; university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908, 1912; president,
Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, February
9, 1941 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Equality
Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio.
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Baker Ewing Watkins (1800-1876) —
of Colquitt
County, Ga.
Born in Meadow Creek, Whitley
County, Ky., August
18, 1800.
Minister;
physician;
delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865.
Methodist.
Died in Colquitt
County, Ga., November
26, 1876 (age 76 years, 100
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Moultrie, Ga.
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Henry Watterson (1840-1921) —
also known as "Marse Henry" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
editor, Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876
(Temporary
Chair), 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1884,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1876-77; received the
Pulitzer
Prize in Journalism, 1918.
Methodist.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., December
22, 1921 (age 81 years, 309
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (1908-1994) —
also known as Lawrence W. Wetherby —
of Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Middletown, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
juvenile court judge in Kentucky, 1943-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
secretary
of Kentucky Democratic Party, 1948-51; Governor of
Kentucky, 1950-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1956; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-66.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; Rotary.
Died at King's Daughters Memorial Hospital,
Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March
27, 1994 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Wayne Edward Whitfield (b. 1943) —
also known as Ed Whitfield —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., May 25,
1943.
Lawyer;
business
executive; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 8th District, 1973-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2012.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harris Gilbert Whittenberg, Sr. (1904-1971) —
also known as H. G. Whittenberg —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
28, 1904.
Democrat. President, Whittenberg Construction
Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Died January
11, 1971 (age 66 years, 348
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Isa Whittenberg and May (Smith) Whittenberg; married, January
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David L. Williams (b. 1953) —
of Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky.
Born May 28,
1953.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1985-86; member of Kentucky
state senate 16th District, 1987-; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1992; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2008.
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Bailey Peyton Wootton (1870-1949) —
also known as Bailey P. Wootton —
of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Muhlenberg
County, Ky., May 20,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1916;
Kentucky
state attorney general, 1932-36; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer,
in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April
16, 1949 (age 78 years, 331
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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