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Henry Mahan Beardsley (1858-1938) —
also known as Henry M. Beardsley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
20, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1938
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley; married, April
24, 1883, to Marietta Davis. |
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate 63rd District, 1931-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March
17, 1964 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William R. Bush (b. 1877) —
of Benson, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1921; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1923; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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E. Gary Davidson (b. 1912) —
of Shrewsbury, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state senate; elected 1952, 1956; defeated, 1960 (15th District),
1964 (7th District).
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Waldo Edwards (b. 1883) —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born June 24,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 2nd Circuit, 1955.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Hughes. |
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Edgar Clarence Ellis (1854-1947) —
also known as Edgar C. Ellis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., October
2, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1905-09, 1921-23,
1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1908, 1922, 1926, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
15, 1947 (age 92 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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John W. Gaebe (1878-1945) —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Addieville, Washington
County, Ill., December
2, 1878.
Republican. Ordained
minister; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1943-45;
died in office 1945.
Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died April
20, 1945 (age 66 years, 139
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to
Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) —
also known as Leonard Irving —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
24, 1898.
Democrat. Railroad
work; theater
manager; hotel
manager; construction
worker; president
and business
agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,
1952.
Congregationalist. Member, Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1962 (age 63 years, 349
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Dan Able Kimball (1896-1970) —
also known as Dan A. Kimball —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 1,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; vice-president,
General Tire & Rubber Co.; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1951-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964;
president and chairman, Aerojet
General Corporation; director, Continental Airlines.
Congregationalist.
Died July 30,
1970 (age 74 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 21,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
correspondent; in 1944, was the first
African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Congregationalist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin; married 1929 to Alice
Stokes. |
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Forrest Mittendorf (b. 1906) —
of Overland, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
16, 1906.
Republican. Poultry
raiser; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1939-46, 1953-54; defeated, 1936 (St. Louis County 1st
District), 1948 (St. Louis County 2nd District).
Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Mittendorf and Clara (Hoess) Mittendorf; married, August
16, 1936, to Charlotte Kempe. |
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist. English
and French
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
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Charles Franklin Parker (1902-1983) —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Albany, Gentry
County, Mo., December
15, 1902.
Republican. Minister;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1956 ; founder
and first president,
Prescott College.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1983
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank A. Parker and Kittie Clyde (Canaday) Parker; married, June 18,
1931, to Josephine McDaniel. |
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Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., October
21, 1855.
Lawyer;
Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister;
founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the
Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died June 30,
1946 (age 90 years, 252
days).
Interment at Otterbein
Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist; later Christian
Scientist.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe
Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd. |
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Moses E. Smith (1883-1952) —
of Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Missouri, 1883.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1935-36.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1952
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Galen Tilden (1874-1958) —
also known as J. Galen Tilden —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in Ames, Story
County, Iowa, March
28, 1874.
Dry goods
merchant; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1908-10.
Congregationalist.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 14,
1958 (age 84 years, 47
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Irene Treppler (1926-2012) —
also known as Irene E. Hagemann —
of Concord, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born October
13, 1926.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1973-84 (106th District 1973-82,
100th District 1983-84); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1976;
member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1985-96.
Female.
United Church of Christ.
Died October
21, 2012 (age 86 years, 8
days).
Interment at St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, Mehlville, Mo.
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Walter J. Treppler (1923-2019) —
of Concord, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born July 4,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; automobile
mechanic; furniture
merchant; real estate
developer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 14th
District, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1976.
United Church of Christ.
Died March
21, 2019 (age 95 years, 260
days).
Interment at St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, Mehlville, Mo.
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer;
druggist;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1904; treasurer of
Missouri Republican Party, 1908.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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