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Delbert R. Ackerman (1910-1968) —
of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 27,
1910.
Partner, Ackerman-Brizes Tire
Service; mayor
of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1966-67.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1968
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Oliver Ackerman and Gertrude (Carpenter) Ackerman; married,
April
25, 1935, to Donna Mae Eberhart. |
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Robert Lane Anderson (1907-1951) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
16, 1907.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate
to Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of
Marion, Va., 1948-51; died in office 1951.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
attack while golfing,
in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., June 7,
1951 (age 43 years, 295
days).
Interment at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Sherwood Anderson and Cornelia Pratt (Lane) Anderson; married to
Mary Chryst. |
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memorial |
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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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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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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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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, 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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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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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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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944;
speaker, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Grange;
Rotary;
Kiwanis; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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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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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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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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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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Charles Figy (1893-1973) —
also known as Charley Figy —
of Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 9,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
mayor of Morenci, Mich., 1939-43; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 19th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis; Grange.
Died in April, 1973
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Figy and Leah (King) Figy; married to Adeline G.
Newell. |
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William Thomas Fitzgerald (1858-1939) —
also known as William T. Fitzgerald —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, October
13, 1858.
Republican. School
teacher; physician;
mayor
of Greenville, Ohio, 1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1925-29.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Kiwanis.
Died in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, January
12, 1939 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio.
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Archie Ray Hicks Jr. (1915-1974) —
also known as Arch R. Hicks, Jr. —
of Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio.
Born in Levanna, Brown
County, Ohio, October
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Ripley, Ohio; Brown
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948,
1952,
1960.
Church
of Christ. Member, Kiwanis; Jaycees.
Died in 1974
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Ripley, Ohio.
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Donald Edgar Lukens (1931-2010) —
also known as Donald E. Lukens; Buz Lukens —
of Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Harveysburg, Warren
County, Ohio, February
11, 1931.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1967-71, 1987-90 (24th District
1967-71, 8th District 1987-90); member of Ohio
state senate, 1975.
Member, Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi; Order of
Ahepa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; Toastmasters.
Convicted
in 1989 on a misdemeanor charge
of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, by having sex
with a 16 year old girl; sentenced
to 30 days in jail. Indicted
in February 1995 on five counts of bribery
and conspiracy; a jury in October 1995 found him not guilty on three
counts but was unable to reach a verdict on the other two; a mistrial
was declared. Reindicted
in March 1996; tried
and convicted.
Died May 22,
2010 (age 79 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Verner Wright Main (1885-1965) —
also known as Verner W. Main —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ashley, Delaware
County, Ohio, December
16, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1927-28; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun
County 2nd District, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated in
primary, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 6,
1965 (age 79 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April
28, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Disabled
American Veterans; Eagles;
Purple
Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley; married to Jeanette
E. Poet. |
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Kenneth David McClure (c.1922-2000) —
of Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio, about 1922.
Mayor
of Bexley, Ohio, 1968.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Upsilon.
Died October
3, 2000 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Glen
Rest Memorial Estate, Franklin County, Ohio.
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Edward Oscar McCowen (1877-1953) —
also known as Edward O. McCowen —
of Wheelersburg, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Scioto
County, Ohio, 1877.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1943-49; defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1953
(age about
76 years).
Interment at South
Webster Cemetery, South Webster, Ohio.
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William N. Melver (b. 1941) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born November
3, 1941.
Engineer;
Independent candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 2015.
Japanese
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2015.
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Walter Henry Moeller (1910-1999) —
also known as Walter H. Moeller —
of Ohio.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
15, 1910.
Democrat. Lutheran
minister; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1959-63, 1965-67.
Lutheran.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died April
13, 1999 (age 89 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ellis Moore (1884-1941) —
also known as C. Ellis Moore —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Born near Middlebourne, Guernsey
County, Ohio, January
3, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Guernsey
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1919-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, April 2,
1941 (age 57 years, 89
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
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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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William Elmer Neal (1875-1959) —
also known as Will E. Neal —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Proctorville, Lawrence
County, Ohio, October
14, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
chair
of Cabell County Republican Party, 1917; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1925-28; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1953-55, 1957-59;
defeated, 1954, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., November
12, 1959 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor
of Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne; married 1909 to Alice
Montgomery. |
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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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Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) —
also known as Harry E. Sackett —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
10, 1874.
Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Progressive candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1924-26.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugo Henry Saneholtz (b. 1895) —
also known as Hugo H. Saneholtz —
of near Napoleon, Henry
County, Ohio.
Born in Napoleon, Henry
County, Ohio, January
15, 1895.
Democrat. Farmer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Loren Edmunds Souers Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Loren E. Souers, Jr. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
4, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Continental Steel Corp.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Sigma Rho; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers; married, February
1, 1910, to Ilka R. Gaskell. |
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David N. Thomas (b. 1903) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 23,
1903.
Republican. Bank
cashier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1951-52;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1952.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David N. Thomas and Nona B. (Graf) Thomas; married, May 4,
1934, to Saralou Lippert. |
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1951 |
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