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Ralph Milton Brown (1908-1966) —
also known as Ralph M. Brown —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., September
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1942-61; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1962-66; died in office 1966.
Protestant.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Beverly Leonidas Clarke (1809-1860) —
also known as Beverly L. Clarke —
of Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky.
Born in Winterfield, Chesterfield
County, Va., February
11, 1809.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1847-49; defeated,
1851; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; candidate for
Governor
of Kentucky, 1855; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1856;
U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1858-60, died in office 1860; Honduras, 1858-60, died in office 1860.
Protestant; later Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Guatemala,
March
17, 1860 (age 51 years, 35
days).
Original interment somewhere in Guatemala; reinterment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Clarence E. Creek (b. 1906) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April
10, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer; feed and
farm supply dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1959-62;
defeated, 1956.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas D. Creek and Frances S. (Hale) Creek; married, December
28, 1929, to Edith Patrick. |
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Joseph R. Pitts (b. 1939) —
of Kennett Square, Chester
County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
10, 1939.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1997-; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000,
2004.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) —
also known as Stanley F. Reed —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minerva, Mason
County, Ky., December
31, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel, Burley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920,
1936;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1935-38; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1980 (age 95 years, 93
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Walter Rollins (1922-1992) —
of Kenova, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky., January
2, 1922.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-76, 1985-92 (Wayne County
1971-74, 12th District 1975-76, 14th District 1985-92); died in
office 1992; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1977-80.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died February
9, 1992 (age 70 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter F. Rollins and Nellie (Hatfield) Rollins; married, April 9,
1943, to Martha Lacock. |
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Addison E. Southard (1884-1970) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
18, 1884.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Aden, as of 1917-20; Jerusalem, as of 1921-22; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, as of 1926-27; Addis Ababa, as of 1929-32; Hong Kong, 1937-42; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1927-34.
Protestant. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
11, 1970 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerry E. Stidham (b. 1909) —
of Holden, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Breathitt
County, Ky., June 24,
1909.
Democrat. Coal miner;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-52.
Protestant. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asbury Stidham and Lucinda (Simpkins) Stidham; married, June 25,
1928, to Mary V. Summerville. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Gary L. Tapp (b. 1953) —
of Waddy, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born December
29, 1953.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1990; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 2003-.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2004.
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Colorado.
Protestant. Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Silas Woodson (1819-1896) —
of Knox
County, Ky.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., May 18,
1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1842, 1853-55; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; Governor of
Missouri, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1876,
1880;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1881-96.
Protestant; later Catholic.
Died October
9, 1896 (age 77 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick) Woodson; married, September
13, 1842, to Mary Jane McRoberts; married, July 27,
1846, to Olivia Adams; married, December
27, 1866, to Virginia Juliet Lard; first cousin of Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1777-1827); first cousin once removed of Tucker
Woodson, David
Meade Woodson and Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); first cousin twice removed of John
McDowell Woodson; third cousin once removed of Frederick
Bates, James
Woodson Bates and Edward
Bates; third cousin twice removed of Daniel
Woodson and John
Archibald Woodson; third cousin thrice removed of James
Alexander Woodson and Urey
Woodson. |
| | | Political family: Woodson
family of Jessamine County, Kentucky. |
| | | See also National Governors
Association biography |
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