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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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1911 |
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Charles Franklin Parker (b. 1902) —
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.
Congregationalist.
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
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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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.
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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