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Carl Adolphus Gottlieb Adae (1839-1915) —
also known as Carl A. G. Adae —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Möckmühl, Germany,
June
9, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Vice-Consul
for Germany in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1871-77; president of the C. F. Adae & Co. bank;
after the bank became insolvent in December 1878, he was arrested
and charged
with bank
fraud, that is, accepting deposits knowing that the bank was
about to fail; the case was referred to the grand jury, but no
indictments resulted; insurance agent.
German
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
26, 1915 (age 75 years, 231
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Fred L. Andary (1926-2006) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March
29, 1926.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Died December
18, 2006 (age 80 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
25, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance; director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Interment at Toledo
Memorial Park, Sylvania, 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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John P. Baker —
of Ohio.
Socialist. Insurance agent; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Ohio, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Ohio.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Candee Baldwin (1834-1895) —
also known as Charles C. Baldwin —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
2, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance business; bank
director; circuit judge in Ohio, 1885-95 (6th Circuit 1885-88,
8th Circuit 1888-95); died in office 1895.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
2, 1895 (age 60 years, 62
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of S. W. Baldwin and Mary E. (Candee) Baldwin; married to Caroline
Sophia Prentiss. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Valeria J. Ballard (1931-2010) —
also known as Val J. Ballard; Valeria
Jancso —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
26, 1931.
Republican. Insurance agent; chair of
Monroe County Republican Party, 1972-73; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 19th District, 1974.
Female.
Missionary
Baptist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., May 30,
2010 (age 78 years, 155
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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James R. Barr (1854-1934) —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Born near Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, April
15, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; druggist; Guernsey
County Clerk of Courts, 1881-87; mayor
of Cambridge, Ohio, 1890-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1896;
postmaster at Cambridge,
Ohio, 1897-1910; insurance and real
estate business; member of Ohio
state senate 18th-19th District, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
Injured in a fall on
slippery pavement, broke his hip, and died several weeks later, in
Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, January
2, 1934 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,
New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willowbrook
Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September
7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
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Herbert Vinton Beardsley (1859-1937) —
also known as Herbert V. Beardsley —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, August
30, 1859.
Republican. Physician;
insurance executive; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1924.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
30, 1937 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) —
also known as George H. Bender —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
29, 1896.
Republican. Insurance executive; member of Ohio
state senate 25th District, 1921-30; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1939-49, 1951-54 (at-large 1939-49,
1951-53, 23rd District 1953-54); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1954-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1961 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Interment at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) —
also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associate general counsel, Dunbar Life Insurance Co.; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi.
First
Black mayor of Cincinnati.
Died October
15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Republican. Insurance business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
6, 1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Henry G. Brunner (c.1885-1963) —
also known as Heinie Brunner; "Mr.
Mansfield" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born about 1885.
Democrat. Insurance business; newspaper
manager; banker; mayor
of Mansfield, Ohio, 1918-24; Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
2, 1963 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Raymond Hugh Burke (1881-1954) —
also known as Raymond H. Burke —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Nicholsville, Clermont
County, Ohio, November
4, 1881.
Republican. University
professor; insurance business; songwriter;
mayor
of Hamilton, Ohio, 1928-40; member of Ohio
state senate, 1942-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1947-49.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August
18, 1954 (age 72 years, 287
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.
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Guy Edgar Campbell (1871-1940) —
also known as Guy E. Campbell —
of Crafton, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fetterman, Taylor
County, W.Va., October
9, 1871.
Insurance business; oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-33 (32nd District 1917-23,
36th District 1923-33).
Died in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, February
17, 1940 (age 68 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
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William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) —
also known as William W. Chalmers —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
November
1, 1861.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; farmer; lumber
business; real
estate and insurance business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Jack L. Christian (b. 1921) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Rarden, Scioto
County, Ohio, July 24,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1961-63;
resigned 1963.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert J. Christian and Nellie (Ball) Christian; married, February
27, 1944, to Pearl Farthing. |
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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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Harry Lyman Davis (1878-1950) —
also known as Harry L. Davis —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
25, 1878.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1916-19, 1934-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920;
Governor
of Ohio, 1921-23; defeated, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Moose.
National organizer, Loyal Order of Moose, 1912.
Died May 21,
1950 (age 72 years, 116
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) —
also known as Tom Easterly —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Florida; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
21, 1940.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
insurance agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car
crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age 65 years, 55
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Easterly. |
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Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 8,
1848.
Republican. Insurance business; president, Menominee Electric
Company, manufacturer
of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., February
26, 1900 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married, February
25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
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Clarence M. Gill (born c.1888) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, about 1888.
Insurance business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1922-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Willis David Gradison Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Willis D. Gradison, Jr.; Bill
Gradison —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
28, 1928.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1975-93 (1st District 1975-83, 2nd
District 1983-93); resigned 1993; president, Health Insurance
Association of America.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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Jesse Benjamin Jackson (b. 1871) —
also known as Jesse B. Jackson —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Paulding, Paulding
County, Ohio, November
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance and real
estate business; U.S. Consul in Alexandretta, 1905-08; Aleppo, 1908-23; Leghorn, 1923-28; Fort William, 1928-35; Port Arthur, 1928-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson; married, June 22,
1898, to Rosebelle Berryman; married 1935 to Mary
Ann Hinton. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1918) |
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James Scott Kemper (1886-1981) —
also known as James S. Kemper —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
18, 1886.
Republican. Insurance executive; created Lumberman's Mutual
Casualty Company, which later became Kemper Insurance
Companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1964;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1981
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Thomas E. Knotts —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio.
Real
estate and insurance business; postmaster;
mayor
of Gary, Ind., 1909-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Edwin Lawton (1845-1916) —
also known as Joseph E. Lawton —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in England,
September
10, 1845.
Republican. Insurance agent; elected Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District
1916, but died before taking office.
Died, from interstitial
nephritis and arteriosclerosis,
in Deaconness Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
10, 1916 (age 71 years, 61
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth (Tatterson) Lawton and Joseph Lawton; married, March 7,
1871, to Mary Louise Ficke. |
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Henry W. Maier (1918-1994) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
7, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1951-60; defeated, 1948; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1960-88; defeated, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; American
Federation of Teachers.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Delafield, Waukesha
County, Wis., 1994
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles J. Malone (b. 1895) —
of Metamora, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born April 5,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; banker;
insurance agent; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1948,
1964.
Burial location unknown.
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William Vance McMaken (b. 1857) —
also known as William V. McMaken —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
11, 1857.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real
estate and insurance business; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 10th Ohio District, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Edward Meyers (1862-1944) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
22, 1862.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936.
Died June 11,
1944 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles G. Meyers and Maria (Gagel) Meyers; married, September
22, 1885, to Mattie Ruhl. |
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Charles Anthony Mooney (1879-1931) —
also known as Charles A. Mooney —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, January
5, 1879.
Democrat. Insurance agent; president, Banner Tire and
Supply Company; member of Ohio
state senate, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1919-21, 1923-31;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1928.
Catholic.
Died in 1931
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Gethsemane
Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio.
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John M. Pattison (1847-1906) —
of Ohio.
Born near Owensville, Clermont
County, Ohio, June 13,
1847.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
insurance executive; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1873; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1888;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1891-93; Governor of
Ohio, 1906; died in office 1906.
Died in Milford, Clermont
County, Ohio, June 18,
1906 (age 59 years, 5
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Milford, Ohio.
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Theodore Albert Peyser (1873-1937) —
also known as Theodore A. Peyser —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
18, 1873.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; insurance business; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
8, 1937 (age 64 years, 171
days).
Interment at Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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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Peter B. Seel (1912-1957) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real
estate and insurance business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1952-57; died in office 1957.
Killed in an automobile
accident, near Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
12, 1957 (age about 44
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Shotts (b. 1842) —
Born in Ross
County, Ohio, 1842.
Fire insurance business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Sault Ste. Marie, 1898-1906; U.S. Consul in Sault Ste. Marie, 1906-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) —
also known as Henry W. Taft —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 27,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad;
director, Central Savings Bank of
New York; trustee, Mutual Life Insurance Company;; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Skull
and Bones; Psi
Upsilon.
Tripped and
fell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and subsequently died as
a result, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
11, 1945 (age 86 years, 76
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Everett Bailey Taylor (1899-1990) —
also known as Everett B. Taylor —
of Sun Valley, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
21, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented Travelers' Insurance, banks, and
the Union Pacific Railroad;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1956,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died March 2,
1990 (age 90 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor; married, September
14, 1931, to Dorice E. Neiman. |
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April
24, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer;
insurance agent; candidate for Iowa
state senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout; married, April 5,
1916, to Vera V. Vickers. |
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Albert Delonia Troxel (1883-1970) —
also known as Albert D. Troxel —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Arcanum, Darke
County, Ohio, January
27, 1883.
Democrat. Insurance agent; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
20, 1970 (age 86 years, 358
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Troxel and Delitha (Henderson) Troxel. |
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Ralph R. Vance (b. 1869) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, November
27, 1869.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance adjuster; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance; married, March
12, 1894, to Anna V. Frisch. |
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance Company; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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