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Politician members in Ohio

Joseph N. Ackerman Joseph N. Ackerman (b. 1889) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Austria-Hungary, April 8, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1927-32; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1932; elected (Wet) delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Ackerman and Sarah 'Sally' (Silverman) Ackerman; married, November 30, 1916, to May Grossman.
  Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio (1921)
Clarence Ulmond Ahl Clarence Ulmond Ahl (1893-1972) — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, February 19, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Crawford County Democratic Party, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, Eagles; Moose; American Legion. Died December 2, 1972 (age 79 years, 287 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Ahl and Caroline (Graff) Ahl; married, June 11, 1919, to Anna Mary Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio (1921)
  Clinton Altmeier Altmaier (1882-1950) — also known as C. J. Altmaier — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, December 14, 1882. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of Marion County Democratic Party, 1918-36; member of Ohio Democratic State Committee, 1932-46; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Nu; American Legion. Died in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, January 10, 1950 (age 67 years, 27 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Altmaier and Sophia (Stark) Altmaier; married, September 26, 1906, to Ada May Henry.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Douglas Earl Applegate (b. 1928) — also known as Douglas Applegate — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, March 27, 1928. Democrat. Real estate business; member of Ohio state house of representatives 33rd District, 1961-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964; member of Ohio state senate, 1969-76; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1977-95. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Sons of Italy; Elks; Eagles; League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Margaret (Longacre) Applegate and Earl Douglas Applegate; married, August 25, 1950, to Betty Jean Engstrom.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) — also known as William A. Ashbrook — of Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio. Born near Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, July 1, 1867. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; banker; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1905-06; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40; defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Woodmen. Died in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, January 1, 1940 (age 72 years, 184 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Ashbrook and Lucy (Pratt) Ashbrook; married, December 24, 1889, to Jennie B. Williston; father of John Milan Ashbrook (who married Emily Jean Spencer).
  Political family: Ashbrook family of Newark and Johnstown, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (1923-2010) — also known as Thomas L. Ashley — of Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 11, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960, 1964. Member, American Legion; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Eagles; Knights of Pythias. Died in Leland, Leelanau County, Mich., June 15, 2010 (age 87 years, 155 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida (Ludlow) Ashley; great-grandson of James Mitchell Ashley.
  Political family: Cooper-Ashley family of New York City, New York.
  Cross-reference: John Brademas
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) — also known as William H. Ayres — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Va., February 5, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Eagles; Moose. Died, of heart and kidney ailments, at Vantage House retirement home, Columbia, Howard County, Md., December 27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Campaign slogan: "Ayres Cares."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) — of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., January 21, 1913. Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District 1945-46); defeated, 1947. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal Arcanum; Lions; Eagles. Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., April, 1959 (age 46 years, 0 days). Interment at Poplar Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Keeble Bainbridge.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles S. Bell (1880-1945) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 8, 1880. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1927-42; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1942. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Elks; Eagles. Died August 22, 1945 (age 64 years, 318 days). Burial location unknown.
  Wallace W. Bellew — of Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate 1st District, 1919-22. Member, Freemasons; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph C. Bellew and Maria (Blackburn) Bellew; married 1900 to Marguerite Highland Riggs.
  Walter Bezz (1922-2003) — also known as Walter Bezruchka — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 14, 1922. Democrat. Tool and die maker; real estate broker; mayor of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972. Catholic. Member, Lions; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Died in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., November 27, 2003 (age 81 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
Andrew J. Biemiller Andrew John Biemiller (1906-1982) — also known as Andrew J. Biemiller — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, July 23, 1906. College instructor; Socialist Party educational director for Milwaukee, 1933-36; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1937-42; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-51; defeated (Democratic), 1946, 1950, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Quaker. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Eagles; Elks; Delta Kappa Epsilon; American Federation of Teachers. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 3, 1982 (age 75 years, 254 days). Interment at Ellicott Family Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Frederick Biemiller and Pearl (Weaver) Biemiller; married, December 20, 1929, to Hannah Perot Morris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Charles Brand (1871-1966) — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, November 1, 1871. Republican. Farmer; manufacturer; banker; member of Ohio state senate, 1921-22; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Eagles. Died in Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Fla., May 23, 1966 (age 94 years, 203 days). Interment at Melbourne Cemetery, Melbourne, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of John F. Brand and Fannie E. (Patrick) Brand; married, October 24, 1894, to Louise J. Vance.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971) — also known as Walter E. Brehm — of Logan, Hocking County, Ohio; Millersport, Fairfield County, Ohio. Born in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, May 25, 1892. Republican. Dentist; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1938-42; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1943-53. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Psi Omega. Convicted in 1951 of illegally accepting campaign contributions from a clerk in his office, and fined $5,000. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 24, 1971 (age 79 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gilbert M. Brehm and Lucy E. (Lenhart) Brehm; married, September 20, 1923, to Lucille Fountain.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Onda May Chenoweth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) — of Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, July 14, 1893. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1956, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office 1965; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Junior Order; Rotary; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., August 23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; speaker, 1936; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Edgar Burton and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel T. Campbell and Elsie (Bolman) Campbell; married, April 8, 1958, to Ruby Marie Tharp.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Quinn Carey (1905-1958) — also known as John Q. Carey — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, May 20, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1932-35; mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1940-42; resigned 1942; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1942-49. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died January 6, 1958 (age 52 years, 231 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Carey and Nellie V. (Quinn) Carey; married, May 19, 1935, to Irma L. Corbin; married, July 24, 1948, to Marcella Hiermier.
  Harold Kile Claypool (1886-1958) — also known as Harold K. Claypool — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Born in Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio, June 2, 1886. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1937-43. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles. Died in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, August 2, 1958 (age 72 years, 61 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Horatio Clifford Claypool and Elizabeth L. (Kile) Claypool; married, May 1, 1909, to Frances C. Helfrich; cousin *** of John Barney Peterson.
  Political family: Claypool family of Chillicothe, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leo Calvin Crawford (b. 1896) — also known as Leo C. Crawford — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Darke County, Ohio, August 30, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1939-44; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1946-48. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Frederick Crawford and Jane (McClain) Crawford; married, February 5, 1927, to Sara M. Kelley.
Daniel R. Crissinger Daniel Richard Crissinger (1860-1942) — also known as Daniel R. Crissinger — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Tully Township, Marion County, Ohio, December 10, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; Marion County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-94; Marion city solicitor, 1895-1900; one of the organizers of the Marion County Telephone Company; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1904, 1906; banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1921-23; member, board of governors, Federal Reserve, 1923-27; in December 1929, he, along with U.S. Rep. Frederick N. Zihlman, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith Company, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities, were indicted on federal charges of using the mails to commit fraud; most of those indicted went to prison, but Crissinger and Zihlman were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Eagles. Died in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, July 12, 1942 (age 81 years, 214 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Crissinger and Margaret Ganshorn (Dunham) Crissinger; married 1888 to Ella Frances Scranton.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Federal Reserve History
  Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) — also known as Martin L. Davey — of Kent, Portage County, Ohio. Born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, July 25, 1884. Democrat. Mayor of Kent, Ohio, 1914-18; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; Governor of Ohio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1932, 1940. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Grange. Died in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, March 31, 1946 (age 61 years, 249 days). Interment at Standing Rock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio.
  Presumably named for: Martin Luther
  Relatives: Son of John Davey and Bertha (Reeves) Davey; married, August 31, 1907, to Berenice M. Chrisman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  James L. Davis (b. 1914) — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 7, 1914. Democrat. Machinist; member of West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1973-85; resigned 1985. Baptist. Member, Moose; Eagles. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Okey Laurence Davis and Della (Wright) Davis; married, December 16, 1932, to Leona M. Barker.
Joseph H. Dowling Joseph H. Dowling (1855-1937) — also known as "Colonel Joe" — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 14, 1855. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1900; delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic. Member, Eagles. Died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, July 19, 1937 (age 82 years, 127 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Moraine, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Dowling and Elizabeth Dowling.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Cincinnati Enquirer, July 20, 1937
  Leo J. Doyle (1910-1965) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, October 3, 1910. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954. Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles. Died in 1965 (age about 54 years). Burial location unknown.
  Michael Aloysius Feighan (1905-1992) — also known as Michael A. Feighan — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 16, 1905. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1943-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952, 1964. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1992 (age 87 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Feighan and Mary (English) Feighan; married, June 21, 1930, to Florence J. Mathews; father of William Mathews Feighan; uncle of Edward Farrell Feighan.
  Political family: Feighan family of Lakewood and Cleveland, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph T. Ferguson (1892-1979) — also known as "Jumpin' Joe" — of Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio, May 12, 1892. Democrat. Ohio auditor of state, 1937-53, 1971-75; defeated, 1928, 1952; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944, 1960, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1950; Ohio treasurer of state, 1959-63. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Moose; Grange; Elks. Died in October, 1979 (age 87 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Louis Fiesinger (1877-1953) — also known as William L. Fiesinger — of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. Born in Willard, Huron County, Ohio, October 25, 1877. Democrat. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1925-31; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1931-37. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Eagles. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1953 (age 75 years, 321 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Fiesinger and Elizabeth (Fuchs) Fiesinger; married, April 21, 1905, to Maud F. Nelles.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Wyatt Henry Gossett and Maggie (Finnegan) Gossett; married, November 28, 1916, to Clara Louise Fleming.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Eugene H. Hanhart Eugene Henry Hanhart (1904-1982) — also known as Eugene H. Hanhart — of Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Born in Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, November 12, 1904. Democrat. Insurance business; chair of Tuscarawas County Democratic Party, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; Ohio Democratic state chair, 1948-49, 1955. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 27, 1982 (age 77 years, 196 days). Interment at Dover Burial Park, Dover, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Emil Hanhart and Anna Marie (Roth) Hanhart; married to Margery R. Marshall.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Dow Watters Harter (1885-1971) — also known as Dow W. Harter — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, January 2, 1885. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1933-43. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in Washington, D.C., September 4, 1971 (age 86 years, 245 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah J. Harter and Anna Lillian (Watters) Harter; married 1911 to Winifred Marie Cole.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles P. Henderson (1911-1990) — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, March 3, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, 1948-54; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a heart attack, at LaGuardia Airport, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 15, 1990 (age 79 years, 196 days). Interment at Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret S. Arms.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Round Bottom, Monroe County, Ohio, December 28, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1925-33; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1933-39, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Elks. Died in North Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., April 18, 1988 (age 92 years, 112 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene A. Imhoff and Laura (Clegg) Imhoff; married, September 1, 1923, to Martha Elizabeth Korn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Fred A. Jeffers Frederick Albert Jeffers (1869-1966) — also known as Fred A. Jeffers — of Painesdale, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Farmington, Belmont County, Ohio, July 24, 1869. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died August 15, 1966 (age 97 years, 22 days). Interment at Pease Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Jeffers and Elizabeth B. Jeffers; married, August 25, 1894, to Cora Doolitle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  Karl Moore Jones (b. 1908) — also known as Karl M. Jones — of Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Glen Roy, Jackson County, Ohio, May 13, 1908. Democrat. Steelworker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1949-50; defeated, 1950, 1952. Lutheran. Member, Eagles; United Steelworkers of America. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Charles Jones and Minnie Camellia (Moore) Jones.
  Joseph Paul Kolter (b. 1926) — also known as Joseph P. Kolter; Joe Kolter — of New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa. Born in McDonald, Trumbull County, Ohio, September 3, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives 14th District, 1969-82; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1983-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984. Member, Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of Italy. Indicted in 1994 by a Federal grand jury on five felony charges of embezzlement at the U.S. House post office; pleaded guilty in May 1996. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Woodmen; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) — also known as Thomas E. Latimer — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio, April 6, 1879. Lawyer; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Eagles. Died November 6, 1937 (age 58 years, 214 days). Burial location unknown.
  Allen Thurman Martin (b. 1895) — of Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 10, 1895. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  John E. McCauley (1924-1975) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, April 28, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Disabled American Veterans; Eagles; Purple Heart. Died in 1975 (age about 51 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley; married to Jeanette E. Poet.
  James T. McNamara (1894-1950) — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1894. Republican. Mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1935-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died, from complications of tuberculosis, in Whiting, Lake County, Ind., 1950 (age about 56 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Ind.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, December 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Forty and Eight; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died in 1978 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Mapes.
  Carl West Rich (1898-1972) — also known as Carl W. Rich — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 12, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947, 1951-53, 1954; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1963-65. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Eagles. Chairman and president of the Cincinnati Royals professional basketball team. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 26, 1972 (age 73 years, 288 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jacob Roll (1875-1939) — also known as Jake Roll — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Ohio, September 19, 1875. Democrat. Postmaster at Newport, Ky., 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died, of cancer, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Covington, Kenton County, Ky., April 18, 1939 (age 63 years, 211 days). Interment at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
  Maynard E. Sensenbrenner (1902-1991) — also known as Jack Sensenbrenner — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, 1902. Democrat. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1954-59, 1964-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 2, 1991 (age about 89 years). Interment at Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Mildred Harriet Sexauer.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Franklin Emerson Smith (1902-1965) — also known as Franklin E. Smith; Frank E. Smith — of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Born in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Ky., 1902. Democrat. Printing business; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1946; postmaster at Portsmouth, Ohio, 1949-58, 1961-62 (acting, 1949-50, 1961-62); candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1958; chair of Scioto County Democratic Party, 1965. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Elks; Eagles. Died in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, November 8, 1965 (age about 63 years). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Caldwell Smith and Lockie Virginia (Dillion) Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Michael Snyder (1915-1995) — also known as Joseph M. Snyder — of St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, March 18, 1915. Democrat. International Representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County 2nd District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Macomb County 2nd District 1963-64, 74th District 1965-74); member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1975-78. Catholic. Member, Eagles; United Auto Workers. Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Mich., June 21, 1995 (age 80 years, 95 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mathew Snyder and Lucy (Konc) Snyder; married 1942 to Rita Marie Kanthak.
  Burman Riegle Taylor (b. 1911) — also known as Burman R. Taylor — of Eaton, Preble County, Ohio. Born in Camden, Preble County, Ohio, May 20, 1911. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Odd Fellows; Moose; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) — also known as O. L. Teagarden — of Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio. Born in West Virginia, February 24, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and operator of canning plants; banker; mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1964; member of Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49. Protestant. Member, Eagles; Elks; American Legion. Died in 1987 (age about 91 years). Burial location unknown.
  William Richard Thom (1885-1960) — also known as William R. Thom — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, July 7, 1885. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1933-39, 1941-43, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died August 28, 1960 (age 75 years, 52 days). Interment at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Thom and Katherine (Roemhild) Thom.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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