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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor of
Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th Circuit,
1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; resigned
1919; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Presbyterian;
later Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Rudolph Wellmon Archer (b. 1869) —
also known as Rudolph W. Archer —
of Belmont
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, September
20, 1869.
Republican. Belmont
County Treasurer, 1906-11; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1915-17, 1919-23.
Christian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orlando Gallagher Archer and Lena (Keifer) Archer; married, May 8,
1905, to Hannah St. John. |
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Walter Scott Armstrong (1838-1908) —
also known as W. Scott Armstrong —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1838.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1881-85, 1899-1902; postmaster at Kokomo,
Ind., 1885-89.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., January
14, 1908 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Andrew Armstrong and Sarah (Grant) Armstrong; married 1869 to Martha
Ellen 'Mattie' Winfield. |
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John Robert Britten (1898-1955) —
also known as John R. Britten —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered severe
burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an
electric pad, leading to a pulmonary
embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital,
Spring Grove, Wayne
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) —
also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex
Campbell —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Coldwater, Mercer
County, Ohio, April
14, 1907.
Democrat. Chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.
Christian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Coesse
Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
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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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Charles Clinton Gossett (1888-1974) —
also known as Charles C. Gossett —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Pricetown, Highland
County, Ohio, September
2, 1888.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1933-36; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1937-39, 1941-43; Governor of
Idaho, 1945; resigned 1945; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1952.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, September
20, 1974 (age 86 years, 18
days).
Interment at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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Samuel Hixson (1832-1907) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, September
20, 1832.
Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1880.
Christian.
Died, of kidney
trouble, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 13,
1907 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Richard Kasich Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as John R. Kasich —
of Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in McKees Rocks, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 13,
1952.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state senate 15th District, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1983-2001; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 2000,
2016;
Governor
of Ohio, 2011-19; received one electoral vote for President, 2016.
Catholic;
later Nondenominational Christian.
Still living as of 2020.
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Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890-1969) —
also known as W. Lee O'Daniel; Pappy
O'Daniel —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio, March
11, 1890.
Democrat. Governor of
Texas, 1939-41; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1941-49.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., May 11,
1969 (age 79 years, 61
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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George Mark Plummer (b. 1949) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, May 20,
1949.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 96th District, 1978-82; defeated,
1981; Lewis
County Judge Executive, 1994-2003; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Kentucky.
Christian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2006.
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Gottfried Adolph Prinz (1851-1902) —
also known as G. A. Prinz —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany,
December
20, 1851.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster;
mayor
of Cullman, Ala., 1876-77; Cullman
County Treasurer, 1882-88; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Alabama, 1896.
Evangelical Christian. German
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala., September
16, 1902 (age 50 years, 270
days).
Interment at Cullman
Cemetery, Cullman, Ala.
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Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) —
also known as Harry E. Sackett —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
10, 1874.
Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Progressive candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1924-26.
Christian. Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl W. Thompson (1879-1958) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., October
10, 1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; mayor
of Winchester, Ind., 1910-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1916 (Progressive, 8th District),
1946 (Prohibition, 10th District), 1947 (Prohibition, 10th District),
1950 (Prohibition, 10th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio.
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Ashman Henry Vandivert (1853-1927) —
also known as A. H. Vandivert —
of Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Republican. Physician;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1888.
Christian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
19, 1927 (age 74 years, 196
days).
Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo.
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William Henry Vodrey Jr. (1873-1954) —
also known as William H. Vodrey —
of East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, March 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Columbiana
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Christian. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1954
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. William H. Vodrey and Elizabeth Jackman Vodrey; married, May 16,
1902, to Dorothy Kelley. |
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