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Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in Ohio
including Druggists and Pharmacists

  Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, April 12, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist; osteopath; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 4th District, 1933; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died in July, 1966 (age 76 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15, 1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman.
  James R. Barr (1854-1934) — of Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. Born near Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, April 15, 1854. Republican. School teacher; druggist; Guernsey County Clerk of Courts, 1881-87; mayor of Cambridge, Ohio, 1890-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896; postmaster at Cambridge, Ohio, 1897-1910; insurance and real estate business; member of Ohio state senate 18th-19th District, 1921-22. Presbyterian. Scottish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar. Injured in a fall on slippery pavement, broke his hip, and died several weeks later, in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, January 2, 1934 (age 79 years, 262 days). Interment at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel C. Barr and Mary (Dunning) Barr; married, April 7, 1880, to Adreanna Ferguson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas H. Bienz (1894-1976) — also known as Tom Bienz — of Dishman, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Ohio, 1894. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1939-41; member of Washington state senate 4th District, 1943-47. Died in 1976 (age about 82 years). Interment at Pines Cemetery, Opportunity, Wash.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Ellis Blackburn (1860-1928) — also known as Joseph E. Blackburn — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in a log cabin in Farmington, Belmont County, Ohio, June 30, 1860. Republican. Glass mold maker; organizer, president, and secretary, mold-maker's union; druggist; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1895; Ohio dairy and food commissioner, 1897-1901. Died in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, 1928 (age about 68 years). Interment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1880 to Dora C. Harkin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas C. Bridwell Thomas C. Bridwell (1841-1921) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Lawrence County, Ohio, February 18, 1841. Democrat. Druggist; gravel contractor; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1880-86. Member, Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., March 17, 1921 (age 80 years, 27 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bridwell and Elizabeth (Combs) Bridwell; married, September 22, 1864, to Bettie McFarland.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Evansville
  Joseph Burns (1800-1875) — of Ohio. Born in Waynesboro, Va., March 11, 1800. Democrat. Coshocton County Auditor, 1821-38; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1838-40; Coshocton County Clerk, 1843-51; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1857-59; druggist; probate judge in Ohio, 1870. Died in Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, May 12, 1875 (age 75 years, 62 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Father of William Wallace Burns.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., February 18, 1805. Whig. School teacher; lawyer; merchant; banker; patent medicine manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53. Died in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., April 10, 1876 (age 71 years, 52 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph at Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of David Beeman Conger and Hannah (Lockwood) Conger; married, December 23, 1824, to Paulina Belvedere Clark; second cousin once removed of Hanford Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of John Hart; third cousin of Homer Nichols Lockwood and Charles Franklin Conger; third cousin once removed of Daniel Lockwood and Hugh Conger; third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer Lockwood, Alfred Collins Lockwood and Daniel Clark Joyce; third cousin thrice removed of John Alsop, William Henry Rossell and Asbury Elliott Kellogg; fourth cousin of Thaddeus Betts, Anson Griffith Conger, Harmon Sweatland Conger, Omar Dwight Conger, Moore Conger, Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick Ward Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Horatio Lockwood, Walter Booth, Abiel Case, Abraham Bogart Conger, Edwin Hurd Conger, James W. Conger, Franklin Barker Conger, Benn Conger, Frank Elisha Reed and Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963).
  Political families: Conger family of New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Adams Damon (1850-1926) — also known as John A. Damon — of Millington, Tuscola County, Mich.; Weidman, Isabella County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, June 4, 1850. Republican. Druggist; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County 1st District, 1887-90; Isabella County Treasurer, 1907-10; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1920. Scottish and English ancestry. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., July 13, 1926 (age 76 years, 39 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
  Presumably named for: John Adams
  Relatives: Son of George Damon and Mary (Tyler) Damon; married, May 10, 1873, to Ella Gertrude Jewett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known as Melvin C. Eaton — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., April 2, 1891. Republican. Chemist; director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940; chair of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Sigma; Rotary. Died, following an apparent heart attack, in St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April 14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell.
  William Carl Frailie (1882-1974) — also known as W. C. Frailie — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, March 2, 1882. Republican. Pharmacist; mayor of Ashland, Ky., 1928-31. Died in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Ky., June 14, 1974 (age 92 years, 104 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, July 23, 1894. Chemist; executive vice-president, Parke Davis pharmaceutical company; village president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50; mayor of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957. Member, American Chemical Society; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, April 8, 1957 (age 62 years, 259 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Henry Gaus (1840-1909) — also known as Charles H. Gaus — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 1, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1902-08; New York state comptroller, 1909; died in office 1909. German ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in a hunting lodge on Long Lake, in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, October 31, 1909 (age 69 years, 60 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Mahlon Dickerson Manson (1820-1895) — also known as Mahlon D. Manson — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, February 20, 1820. Democrat. Druggist; candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856, 1876 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker); general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1871-73; Indiana state auditor, 1879-81; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1885-87. Died in Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind., February 4, 1895 (age 74 years, 349 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Lewis Philip Ohliger (1843-1923) — also known as Lewis P. Ohliger — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Rheinpfalz, Germany, January 3, 1843. Democrat. Wholesale druggist; grocer; Wayne County Treasurer, 1875-79; trustee, Wooster and Lodi Railway; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1892; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1892-93. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., January 9, 1923 (age 80 years, 6 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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