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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.
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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) |
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Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) —
also known as Norman W. Adams —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, February
2, 1894.
Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance
Agency; director, Electric City Realty;
director, Youngstown Foundry and
Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in November, 1968
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married, December
16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex. |
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Charles Adkins (1863-1941) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, February
7, 1863.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate for Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March
31, 1941 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bement
Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
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Abram Wilhelm Agler (1873-1929) —
also known as Abram W. Agler —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Wilmot, Stark
County, Ohio, April
13, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Stark County Republican Party, 1902-04; Stark
County Clerk of Courts, 1909-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Sons
of Veterans; Grange;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Stark
County, Ohio, November
18, 1929 (age 56 years, 219
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Wilmot, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Harrison Agler and Mary Jane (Wilhelm) Agler;
married, June 16,
1904, to Lila May Deal. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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Harvey Francis Ake (1872-1955) —
also known as Harvey F. Ake —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mapleton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1913-21; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, April
19, 1955 (age 83 years, 77
days).
Interment at North
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) —
also known as Alfred G. Allen —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died of angina
pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
9, 1932 (age 65 years, 139
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Hugh Elmer Allen (1869-1932) —
also known as Hugh E. Allen —
of Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio.
Born in Van Wert
County, Ohio, February
20, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Van
Wert County Probate Judge, 1909-15; common pleas court judge in
Ohio, 1916-17; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1932
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Floral Grove Cemetey, West Unity, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Allen and Martha A. (McDonald) Allen; married, October
1, 1896, to Maude Eaton. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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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.
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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.
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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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John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) —
also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul
Revere" —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, September
21, 1928.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office
1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a massive
gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial
Hospital,
Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
24, 1982 (age 53 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15,
1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. |
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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.
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Henry W. Ault (1903-1991) —
of Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Powhatan Point, Belmont
County, Ohio, September
16, 1903.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elyria, Ohio, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in 1991
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Sterling Delbert Ault and Ethel M. (Coen) Ault; married to Ruth H.
Harding. |
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memorial |
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Ray Dudley Avery (b. 1886) —
also known as Ray D. Avery —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, August
23, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dudley H. Avery and Ettie M. (Wilsey) Avery; married, June 19,
1913, to Irene Ross. |
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John Joseph Babka (1884-1937) —
also known as John J. Babka —
of Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
16, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
22, 1937 (age 53 years, 6
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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.
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Frank L. Baldwin (1863-1938) —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, June 29,
1863.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1906-07.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees; Elks; Humane
Society.
Died in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, March 4,
1938 (age 74 years, 248
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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Charles M. Ball (1871-1955) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, August
24, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Canton, Ohio, 1924-26.
Member, Elks.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, May 11,
1955 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) —
also known as E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April
20, 1904.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; gold miner;
secretary
of Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1968.
Member, Elks.
Died, following heart
surgery, in the Cleveland Clinic hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
11, 1968 (age 64 years, 235
days).
Interment at Northern
Lights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Albert Vogt Baumann (1891-1956) —
also known as Albert V. Baumann —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, January
13, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sandusky
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1944.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons.
Died in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, January
27, 1956 (age 65 years, 14
days).
Interment at Four-Mile
House Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Harry Lincoln Beatty (b. 1865) —
also known as H. L. Beatty —
of Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, April 4,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Portage County; elected 1895,
1897.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Beatty and Hettie (Day) Beatty; married, April 9,
1889, to Eleanor Wallace. |
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Fred C. Becker (1875-1941) —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
18, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Lima, Ohio, 1908-10; Allen
County Probate Judge, 1913-21; common pleas court judge in Ohio,
1921.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Moose; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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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.
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Jackson Edward Betts (1904-1993) —
also known as Jackson E. Betts —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1951-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, August
13, 1993 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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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.
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Earl D. Bloom (1871-1930) —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Wood
County, Ohio, May 29,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1927-28; defeated, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
8, 1930 (age 58 years, 224
days).
Interment at Old Maplewood Cemetery, North Baltimore, Ohio.
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Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) —
also known as Oliver P. Bolton —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
22, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) —
also known as Frank T. Bow —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
20, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Pi; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
13, 1972 (age 71 years, 267
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) —
also known as George E. Boysen —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, March
15, 1890.
Republican. Employed with Buick Motor
Company, 24 years; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married, June 18,
1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. |
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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.
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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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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
29, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to
Genevieve Wilbur. |
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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.
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Hugh Henry Brown (1872-1975) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and mining
companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
26, 1975 (age 102 years,
298 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Robert S. Brown (died c.1997) —
also known as Doc Brown —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Marion, Ohio, 1970.
Member, Elks.
Died about 1997.
Burial location unknown.
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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Lima Telephone
and Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad,
Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Grange;
Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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Isaac B. Cameron —
of Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in Nairn, Scotland.
Republican. Merchant;
Columbiana
County Treasurer, 1894-97; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1900-04; chair of
Columbiana County Republican Party, 1901.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1875 to Laura
A. Irwin. |
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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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Samuel B. Campbell (b. 1846) —
of Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, July 2,
1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1896-1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Willard Donald Campbell (1901-1992) —
also known as Willard D. Campbell —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 6,
1901.
Lawyer;
Guernsey
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; member of Ohio
state senate, 1935-37; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 90 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Howard N. Campbell and Eloise (Gray) Campbell; married, November
25, 1936, to Rosanna L. Vance. |
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William Shakespeare Cappeller (1839-1911) —
also known as W. S. Cappeller —
of Mt. Healthy, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., February
23, 1839.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; grocer;
postmaster at Mt.
Healthy, Ohio, 1866-72; Mansfield,
Ohio, 1902-10; Hamilton
County Auditor, 1878-1883; newspaper
publisher; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1886-88; Ohio state commissioner of
railroads and telegraphs, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, November
1, 1911 (age 72 years, 251
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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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.
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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. |
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Henderson Haverfield Carson (1893-1971) —
also known as Henderson H. Carson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, October
25, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1943-45, 1947-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Lions;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, October
5, 1971 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) —
of Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., May 1,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218
days).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
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D. C. Casselman —
also known as Tip Casselman —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ohio.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1915.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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U. S. G. Cherry (b. 1863) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lewistown, Logan
County, Ohio, December
2, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1896; candidate for justice of
South Dakota state supreme court, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1920, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March
10, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to
Arietta O. VanNess. |
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1957-58 |
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John G. Christy (1897-1978) —
of Festus, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Marathon, Clermont
County, Ohio, June 9,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1935-40; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1939; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1940; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1963-73.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Elks.
Died April
18, 1978 (age 80 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings; married, March 5,
1922, to Inez Depew. |
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March
25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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James Richard Clark (b. 1889) —
also known as James R. Clark —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
6, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1920-22.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clark and Dora (Conley) Clark; married, September
11, 1916, to Helen Herschede. |
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Philo S. Clark (b. 1848) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlansburg, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
21, 1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; postmaster at Portsmouth,
Ohio, 1890-94, 1898-1906; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Clark and Rebecca (McCune) Clark; married, April
25, 1889, to Lucy Miller. |
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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.
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Frank A. Cremeans (1943-2003) —
of Ohio.
Born in Cheshire, Gallia
County, Ohio, April 5,
1943.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1996.
Member, Elks.
Died in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, January
2, 2003 (age 59 years, 272
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Albert E. Culbert (1862-1939) —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, March
27, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate 20th District, 1921-22; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1928.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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John C. D'Alton (b. 1883) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, December
6, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lucas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18.
Member, Elks; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Austin D'Alton and Agnes W. (Doherty) D'Alton; married, May 8,
1908, to Elizabeth L. Greenfield. |
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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.
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George E. Davidson (b. 1874) —
of East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1909-12.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. Mitchell Davidson and Jane (Till) Davidson; married, May 23,
1900, to Marian Hill. |
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Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) —
also known as Arthur H. Day —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pandora, Putnam
County, Ohio, February
1, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Ohio
state house of representatives, 1916; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Ohio
state senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
11, 1967 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio.
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David Short Dennison (1918-2001) —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Poland, Mahoning
County, Ohio, July 29,
1918.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1957-59; defeated, 1958,
1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Grange.
Died in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
21, 2001 (age 83 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) —
also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee
Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born near Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, September
21, 1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1923-35.
Methodist
or Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., January
14, 1978 (age 93 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Alvin Victor Donahey (1873-1946) —
also known as A. Vic Donahey; "Honest
Vic" —
of near Huntsville, Logan
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, July 7,
1873.
Democrat. Gosher Township Clerk, 1900-04; Tuscarawas
County Auditor, 1904-09; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; Ohio
auditor of state, 1913-21; Governor of
Ohio, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1935-41.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; International
Typographical Union.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 8,
1946 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at East
High Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Ohio.
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Maurice H. Donahue (1864-1928) —
of New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio.
Born in Monroe, Richland
County, Ohio, May 10,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Perry
County Prosecutor, 1887-1903; circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit,
1901-10; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1911-19; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1919-28; died in
office 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, September
10, 1928 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Interment at New Lexington Cemetery, New Lexington, Ohio.
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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.
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Warren Joseph Duffey (1886-1936) —
also known as Warren J. Duffey —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
24, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1933-36; died in office
1936.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 7,
1936 (age 50 years, 165
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) —
also known as Charles I. Faddis —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Loudonville, Ashland
County, Ohio, June 13,
1890.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor;
oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
April
1, 1972 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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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.
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Republican. Barber; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming; married, February
12, 1912, to Lethia Cousins. |
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Albertus LeRoy Freehafer (1868-1940) —
also known as A. L. Freehafer —
of Idaho.
Born in Butler, Richland
County, Ohio, February
12, 1868.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1906; member of Idaho
state senate, 1908; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, October
28, 1940 (age 72 years, 259
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Joseph Gardner (1898-1950) —
also known as Edward J. Gardner —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August
7, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
economist;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1937-38, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Economic Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, December
7, 1950 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.
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Warner Munger Gelzer (b. 1891) —
also known as Warner M. Gelzer —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Delta, Fulton
County, Ohio, October
28, 1891.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; dry goods
merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1944;
mayor
of Hillsdale, Mich.; elected 1938; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles B. Ginocchio (b. 1906) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
24, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Green (1872-1952) —
of Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March 3,
1872.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president,
Ohio District, United Mine Workers Union, 1906-10; member of Ohio
state senate, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1912,
1920
(alternate); president,
American Federation of Labor, 1924-52.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, November
21, 1952 (age 80 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Green and Jane (Oran) Green; married 1894 to Jennie
Mobley. |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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James Wood Halfhill (1861-1923) —
also known as James W. Halfhill —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Ohio, March 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, The Old National Bank of
Lima, Ohio, First National Bank of
Ada, Ohio, Ada Heat, Water
and Light Company, Ohio State Life
Insurance Company; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died, from influenza,
in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April
15, 1923 (age 62 years, 45
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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Ralph Scott Hamilton (1879-1960) —
also known as Ralph S. Hamilton —
of Lind, Adams
County, Wash.; Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio, December
6, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-31; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1929.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died May 31,
1960 (age 80 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Ore.
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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.
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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) |
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Justin Woodward Harding (b. 1888) —
also known as Justin W. Harding —
of Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, December
19, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-27; U.S.
Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1927-29; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1929-33.
Protestant.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding; married, September
4, 1912, to May Gaynor. |
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) —
also known as Warren G. Harding —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
2, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio
state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker);
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1910; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President
of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Alpha Delta.
First
president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,
1922.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273
days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted
by historians.
Originally entombed at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding
Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;
married, July 8,
1891, to Florence
Harding. |
| | | Harding County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Harding High
School, in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding High
School, in Warren,
Ohio, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding Middle
School, in Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The community
of Harding
Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for
him. — Warren Street,
G Street,
and Harding Street
(now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan,
Alaska, were all named for
him. — Harding Mountain,
in Chelan
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Mount
Harding, in Skagway,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | Personal motto: "Remember there are two
sides to every question. Get both." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to
normalcy with Harding." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis
Russell, The
Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His
Times — Robert K. Murray, The
Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His
Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The
Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,
Inside
Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The
Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.
Dean, Warren
G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts,
Warren
G. Harding (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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William Howard Harsha Jr. (1921-2010) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
1, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Scioto
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, October
12, 2010 (age 89 years, 284
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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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.
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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.
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Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in McComb, Hancock
County, Ohio, December
2, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1922-26; member of Ohio
state senate, 1926-30; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1939-45, 1947-49, 1957-59; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952;
justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 5,
1983 (age 93 years, 215
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Harry B. Hershey —
of Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill.
Born in Mifflin, Richland
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Lawyer; Christian
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; mayor
of Taylorville, Ill., 1922-26; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1938-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1940; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5th
District 1964-66).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) —
also known as John E. Hopley —
of Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., August
25, 1850.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen
R. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1898-1903; Montevideo, 1903-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Ohio; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Elks.
As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped the
pipe, his clothes caught
fire, and he was badly burned; his burns became infected,
leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, July 10,
1927 (age 76 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
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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.
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Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) —
also known as Perry B. Jackson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, January
27, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944;
municipal judge in Ohio, 1940.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson; married to Fern
Payne. |
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Hugh S. Jenkins (b. 1903) —
of Mahoning
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., March 9,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
state attorney general, 1945-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Jenkins and Vanessa (Miskelly) Jenkins; married, June 21,
1930, to Wilma E. Lindemood. |
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Paul Winfred Kear (1887-1965) —
also known as Paul W. Kear —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
2, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1920-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1921-31, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., November
2, 1965 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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H. V. King (b. 1883) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, January
10, 1883.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King; married, April
25, 1910, to Abbie Abbott. |
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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.
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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.
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Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 2,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
3, 1870.
Republican. Machinist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1957 (age 87 years, 73
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) —
also known as S. Abbot Maginnis —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1941 (age 55 years, 337
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Thomas C. Mahon (b. 1860) —
of Kenton, Hardin
County, Ohio.
Born in Marseilles, Wyandot
County, Ohio, July 4,
1860.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
Hardin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1910.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Mahon and Phebe (Waples) Mahon; married, April
14, 1886, to Mary I. Alexander. |
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William Charles Manchester (1873-1943) —
also known as William C. Manchester —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 17,
1943 (age 69 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Mahoning County, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh A. Manchester and Rosannah (Squires) Manchester; married, December
27, 1898, to Margaret Katherine MacGregor. |
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Robert L. Marshman (c.1848-1907) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Holmes
County, Ohio, about 1848.
Republican. Mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1897-1901.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Died January
13, 1907 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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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.
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David Meade Massie (b. 1859) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, February
26, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1887-89; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1896,
1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Massie and Susan Burton (Thompson) Massie; married, November
6, 1883, to Juliet S. Matthews. |
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Virgil O. Mathias (b. 1882) —
of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, October
8, 1882.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1936,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Mayer (1837-1910) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nierstein, Germany,
January
6, 1837.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1889-90;
U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1897-1905.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from uremia,
in the Jewish Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 20,
1910 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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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.
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James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) —
also known as James A. Meeks —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Ohio, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1946
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
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Eldon L. Metheany (1850-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
5, 1850.
Railway
station agent; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1883-84, 1890-92, 1906-07, 1908-10; defeated,
1907.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., September
3, 1917 (age 66 years, 272
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard R. Metheany and Esther (Levering) Metheany; married, June 20,
1878, to Louisa Welker. |
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William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) —
also known as William M. Morgan —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, August
1, 1870.
Republican. In carriage
and implement
business; later in wool and grain
business; president, Central Ohio Foundry
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1935
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Larry Mumper —
of Ohio.
Member of Ohio
state senate, 1998.
Member, Elks.
Still living as of 1998.
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George Kilborn Nash (1842-1904) —
also known as George K. Nash —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in York Township, Medina
County, Ohio, August
14, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-74; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1876; Ohio
state attorney general, 1880-83; defeated, 1877; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1883-85; Governor of
Ohio, 1900-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
28, 1904 (age 62 years, 75
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Edwin S. Naus (1904-1991) —
of Upper Sandusky, Wyandot
County, Ohio.
Born in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot
County, Ohio, March
24, 1904.
Republican. Mayor
of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 1948-49; defeated, 1949; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot
County, Ohio, January
1, 1991 (age 86 years, 283
days).
Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
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William H. Nusbaum (1856-1928) —
of DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Crestline, Crawford
County, Ohio, April
16, 1856.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99.
German
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
8, 1928 (age 71 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Crane William O'Neill (1916-1978) —
also known as C. William O'Neill —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, February
14, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1939-50; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1947-48; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Ohio
state attorney general, 1951-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(speaker),
1956;
Governor
of Ohio, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1960.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Upsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Grange;
Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
20, 1978 (age 62 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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Arthur Warren Overmyer (1879-1952) —
also known as Arthur W. Overmyer —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, May 31,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1922.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in North Royalton, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March 8,
1952 (age 72 years, 282
days).
Interment at Four-Mile
House Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) —
also known as Bayard H. Paine —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, April
27, 1872.
Lawyer;
author;
district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., April
19, 1955 (age 82 years, 357
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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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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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March
25, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Atlee Pomerene (1863-1937) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Berlin, Holmes
County, Ohio, December
6, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1911-23; defeated, 1922, 1926; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Elks.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
12, 1937 (age 73 years, 341
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married, March 4,
1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
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Lewis Humphrey Pounds (b. 1861) —
also known as Lewis H. Pounds —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, 1861.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1912
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1913-17; New York
state treasurer, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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William Bradley Price (b. 1881) —
also known as William B. Price —
of Forest, Hardin
County, Ohio.
Born in Forest, Hardin
County, Ohio, October
31, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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George Puchta (1860-1937) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 8,
1860.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1916-17; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Manila, Philippines,
April
18, 1937 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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Walter Raleigh Reitz (1885-1957) —
also known as Walter R. Reitz —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, December
8, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; oil
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1920;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in 1957
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Raleigh |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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James Heber Richards (1852-1936) —
also known as James H. Richards —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, May 5,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1895-96; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1899-1901; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1905.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
84 years).
Interment somewhere
in Portland, Ore.
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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.
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Ellsworth Rudesill (b. 1863) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, October
10, 1863.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1903; mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1904-05.
Episcopalian.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Cromley. |
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Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1937-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan; married to Isabel M.
Leutwein. |
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Thomas Paul Salmon (b. 1932) —
also known as Thomas P. Salmon —
of Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
19, 1932.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1963; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1965; Governor of
Vermont, 1973-77; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Caldwell Smith and Lockie Virginia (Dillion)
Smith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Walker Smith Jr. (b. 1874) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
21, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1902-05;
U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, as of 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Walker Smith. |
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John William Stanton (1924-2002) —
also known as J. William Stanton —
of Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, February
20, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lake
County Commissioner, 1956-64; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1965-83.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., April
11, 2002 (age 78 years, 50
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Painesville, Ohio.
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James Garfield Stewart (b. 1881) —
also known as James G. Stewart —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, November
17, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938-47; resigned 1947; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1944; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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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George William Weadock (1853-1937) —
also known as George W. Weadock —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, November
6, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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William Edwin Wells Jr. (b. 1890) —
also known as W. Edwin Wells —
of Newell, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 30,
1890.
Republican. Pottery
manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1929-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Charles B. Wing (1853-1923) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Wyoming, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
22, 1853.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Member, Elks.
Died in Wyoming, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 12,
1923 (age 70 years, 20
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Herbert Arthur Wolcott (1862-1930) —
also known as H. A. Wolcott —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, May 27,
1862.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mining
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1923-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Died, from complications of heart
disease, in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., December
4, 1930 (age 68 years, 191
days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
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Wallace D. Yaple (b. 1870) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Township, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1870.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Redmen;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ross Yaple and Elizabeth (McDonald) Yaple. |
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Martin Washington Yencer (1871-1960) —
of Boston, Wayne
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Greenfield Township, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
27, 1871.
Republican. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1903-06; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Protestant.
Swiss
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
22, 1960 (age 88 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911 to
Jeanette May Hill. |
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