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Arthur William Aleshire (1900-1940) —
also known as Arthur W. Aleshire —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Born near Luray, Page
County, Va., February
15, 1900.
Democrat. Grocer; gasoline
station business; His legs were
paralyzed as the result of an accident in 1923; used a
wheelchair; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from uremia
and heart
disease, in a hospital
at Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, March
11, 1940 (age 40 years, 25
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) —
also known as Jacob E. Davis —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Beaver, Pike
County, Ohio, October
31, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president,
Kroger Company (supermarkets), 1945-60; president and CEO,
1961-70.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Acacia.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
28, 2003 (age 97 years, 120
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Raphael Placidus Deegan (1892-1959) —
also known as Raphael P. Deegan —
of Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va., October
5, 1892.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Benwood, W.Va., 1941-51; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1942.
Died, from adenocarcinoma
of left lung, in a hospital
at Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
2, 1959 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Hohman, Ohio.
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John Harrington Farley (1846-1922) —
also known as John H. Farley; "Honest
John" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
5, 1846.
Democrat. Wholesale grocer; brass foundry
business; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1883-84, 1899-1900.
Irish
and German
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke
while riding in a
streetcar, and died soon after in an
ambulance en route to a hospital, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
9, 1922 (age 76 years, 4
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, 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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William C. Grimes (1857-1931) —
of Sterling, Johnson
County, Neb.; Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, November
6, 1857.
Republican. Printing
business; newspaper
editor; grocer; implement
dealer; Johnson
County Sheriff, 1885-89; chair of
Johnson County Republican Party, 1887-89; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
Republican National Convention, 1896 ; secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 8,
1931 (age 73 years, 153
days).
Interment somewhere
in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Grimes and Sarah A. Grimes; married, December
24, 1878, to Mary E. Cleaver. |
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Marcus Alonzo Hanna (1837-1904) —
also known as Marcus A. Hanna; Mark Hanna;
"Dollar Mark" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
24, 1837.
Republican. Partner in wholesale grocery; head of M. A. Hanna
and Co., coal
dealers; director, Globe Ship
Manufacturing Co.; president, Union National Bank;
president, Cleveland City Railroad
Co. president, Chapin Mining Co.;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1896-1904; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1897-1904; died in office 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
15, 1904 (age 66 years, 144
days).
Entombed at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Granville W. Harman (1852-1926) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Ohio, June 5,
1852.
Republican. Steamboat
inspector; wholesale grocer; banker; financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
14, 1926 (age 73 years, 313
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Harman and Sarah Harman. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
April 15, 1926 |
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Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008) —
also known as Paul Newman; "King
Cool" —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
26, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; American actor
and film
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1968;
created the Newman's Own line of salad dressing and other
food products, with all profits donated to charity.
Slovak
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
26, 2008 (age 83 years, 244
days).
Cremated.
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Lewis Philip Ohliger (1843-1923) —
also known as Lewis P. Ohliger —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Rheinpfalz, Germany,
January
3, 1843.
Democrat. Wholesale
druggist; grocer; Wayne
County Treasurer, 1875-79; trustee, Wooster and Lodi Railway;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1892-93.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., January
9, 1923 (age 80 years, 6
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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Hiram Phillips (1894-1972) —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April
11, 1894.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president
of Mine Workers union local; grocer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,
1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Redmen;
United
Mine Workers.
Died in Franklin
County, Ohio, September
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Phillips and Gillian (Whitely) Phillips; married, April 3,
1915, to Pricy Thelma Wells; third cousin once removed of John
T. Crisp. |
| | | Political family: Cockrell-South
family of Kentucky. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John Birk Stevenson (1868-1925) —
also known as John B. Stevenson —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, November
8, 1868.
Democrat. Wholesale grocer; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1908-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., August
6, 1925 (age 56 years, 271
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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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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