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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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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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William Agnew (b. 1870) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
May
30, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1917-21.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Agnew and Elizabeth (Black) Agnew; married, June 20,
1899, to Anna B. Coville. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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Howard Ross Ake (1878-1954) —
also known as H. Ross Ake —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Stark
County, Ohio, September
22, 1878.
Banker;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1921; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1929-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Junior
Order.
Died in East Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
11, 1954 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mapleton Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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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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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 |
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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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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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Walter Scott Armstrong (1838-1908) —
also known as W. Scott Armstrong —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1838.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1881-85, 1899-1902; postmaster at Kokomo,
Ind., 1885-89.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., January
14, 1908 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Andrew Armstrong and Sarah (Grant) Armstrong; married 1869 to Martha
Ellen 'Mattie' Winfield. |
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memorial |
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Lumberman;
railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
29, 1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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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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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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James Franklin Atwood (1883-1965) —
also known as J. F. Atwood —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., May 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate 10th District, 1921-22; defeated, 1918; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 14,
1965 (age 82 years, 67
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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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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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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Fred A. Barber (1865-1924) —
of Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
11, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fulton
County Probate Judge, 1905-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1924
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Wauseon
Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio.
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William Payne Barnum Jr. (b. 1879) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Rock Creek, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, October
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1909-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Payne Barnum and Nannie L. (Knowlton) Barnum; married, December
21, 1905, to Pearl C. Clapper. |
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Ohio (1921) |
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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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James Thomas Begg (1877-1963) —
also known as James T. Begg —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, February
16, 1877.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1919-29; defeated, 1942;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died March
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 38
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, 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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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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Daniel Boyd (b. 1875) —
of Enterprise, Wallowa
County, Ore.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Enterprise, Ore.; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1912,
1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas C. Bridwell (1841-1921) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, February
18, 1841.
Democrat. Druggist; gravel
contractor; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1880-86.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March
17, 1921 (age 80 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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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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Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, August
7, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948
(St. Joseph District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Morro Bay, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., November
4, 1981 (age 95 years, 89
days).
Interment at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio.
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John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) —
also known as John T. Brown —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Plain City, Madison
County, Ohio, March
14, 1876.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Enshrined in Ohio Agricultural Hall of
Fame, 1968.
Died, of heart
failure, in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, January
18, 1951 (age 74 years, 310
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
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Ted William Brown (1906-1984) —
also known as Ted W. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, April
19, 1906.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Ohio, 1951-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Grotto;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Junior
Order.
Died in August, 1984
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clement Laird Brumbaugh (1863-1921) —
also known as Clement L. Brumbaugh —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, February
28, 1863.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1889, 1900-04; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1913-21.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Foresters.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, September
28, 1921 (age 58 years, 212
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, 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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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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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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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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John Gordon Cooper (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Cooper —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
April
27, 1872.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1915-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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Charles C. Crabbe (b. 1878) —
of London, Madison
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Madison
County, Ohio, November
1, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-18; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1918-22; Ohio
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Crabbe and Ellen (Minshall) Crabbe; married, September
22, 1904, to Isa M. Roth. |
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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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Miles S. Curtis (1852-1943) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Kingsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, April 1,
1852.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1895-96, 1917-26 (Calhoun County
2nd District 1895-96, 1917-24, Calhoun County 1st District 1925-26);
defeated in primary, 1926; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1898-99; postmaster at Battle
Creek, Mich., 1906-14.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1943
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Raymond Davis (b. 1877) —
also known as W. R. Davis —
of Chardon, Geauga
County, Ohio.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, June 6,
1877.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1913-14.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dexter D. Davis and Frances Ellen (Turner) Davis; married, July 17,
1907, to Jennie E. Turner. |
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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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Charles William Frederick Dick (1858-1945) —
also known as Charles W. F. Dick —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
3, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Summit
County Auditor, 1886-98; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1887-91; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904;
Ohio
Republican state chair, 1892-94, 1899-1907; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1897-1900; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1898-1904; resigned 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1904-11; defeated in primary, 1926, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, March
13, 1945 (age 86 years, 130
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Franklin Luke Dodge (1853-1929) —
also known as Frank L. Dodge —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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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Herman Preston Faris (1858-1936) —
also known as Herman P. Faris —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, December
25, 1858.
Banker;
real
estate broker; Prohibition candidate for secretary
of state of Missouri, 1888; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1920; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died March
20, 1936 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Davis Faris and Sarah Plumer (Preston) Faris; married, April
26, 1880, to Adda Winters; married, February
6, 1911, to Sallie A. Lewis. |
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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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Simeon Davison Fess (1861-1936) —
also known as Simeon D. Fess —
of Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
11, 1861.
Republican. University
professor; author; editor; president
of Ohio Northern University; president
of Antioch College 1907-17; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1913-23 (6th District 1913-15, 7th
District 1915-23); U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1923-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1932;
Temporary Chair, 1928;
chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, chair, 1928;
speaker, 1928;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1930-32.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1936 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Glen
Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess; married 1890 to Eva
Candice Thomas; father of Hamilton
Lehr Fess. |
| | | Epitaph: "A great teacher and orator
whoe life and character were a source of inspiration in the lives of
thousands. Authority on history and government, leader of his
colleagues and confidant of presidents. A genuine patriot whose
loyalty and unimpeachable integrity never yielded to expediency or
compromised a conviction." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Louis Fiesinger (1877-1953) —
also known as William L. Fiesinger —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born in Willard, Huron
County, Ohio, October
25, 1877.
Democrat. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1931-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Eagles.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
11, 1953 (age 75 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.
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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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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August
6, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Harry Conrad Gahn (1880-1962) —
also known as Harry C. Gahn —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Elmore, Ottawa
County, Ohio, April
26, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922,
1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
2, 1962 (age 82 years, 190
days).
Interment at Elmore
Community Cemetery, Elmore, Ohio.
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Charles A. Gates (b. 1867) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, August
22, 1867.
Republican. Railway
station baggage master; railway
station agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1899-1902; member of
Connecticut
state senate 29th District, 1903-04, 1907-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1928;
mayor
of Willimantic, Conn., 1918-22, 1928-29; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Walter D. Guilbert —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Republican. Noble
County Auditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1888,
1904;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1896-1909.
French
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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James Armenius Hedgcock (1853-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dresden, Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
Freemasons;
Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., March
13, 1907 (age 53 years, 341
days).
Interment at Bunnell
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John Samuel Hedgcock. |
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Franklin J. Heller (1865-1920) —
of Indiana.
Born in Highland
County, Ohio, February
14, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1899-1901; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1920
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander S. Helms (b. 1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, August
13, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883-85.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Clermont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
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Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) —
also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air
Mail" —
of Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
4, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District
1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
On returning from a frog
hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he
was cleaning accidentally
fired; he died one week later, in a hospital
at Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April
29, 1935 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mahoning
Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
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Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) —
also known as Thomas E. Latimer —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hilliard, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 6,
1879.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Eagles.
Died November
6, 1937 (age 58 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
10, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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William S. Matthews (b. 1847) —
of Ohio.
Born in Gallia
County, Ohio, January
1, 1847.
Republican. Secretary of
Ohio Republican Party, 1891, 1895-96; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1890.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) —
also known as "Idol of Ohio" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Niles, Trumbull
County, Ohio, January
29, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District
1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District
1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884,
1888;
Governor
of Ohio, 1892-96; President
of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Shot
by the assassin
Leon Czolgosz, at a reception
in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,
N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228
days).
Originally entombed at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 at McKinley
Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas
County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married to
Ida
Saxton; first cousin of William
McKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Prather Fletcher. |
| | | Political family: McKinley
family of Canton, Ohio. |
| | | Cross-reference: Albert
Halstead — Loran
L. Lewis — George
B. Cortelyou — John
Goodnow |
| | | McKinley County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Mount
McKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by its
traditional name, Denali), in Denali
Borough, Alaska, was named for
him. — McKinley High
School, in Honolulu,
Hawaii, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
McKinley Thomas
— William
McKinley Thomas
— William
M. Bell
— William
M. Branch
|
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The Full
Dinner Pail." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The Advance
Agent of Prosperity." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William McKinley: Lewis L.
Gould, The
Presidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips, William
McKinley — H. Wayne Morgan, William
McKinley and His America |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, October 1901 |
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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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Henry Lee Morey (1841-1902) —
also known as Henry L. Morey —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Milford Township, Butler
County, Ohio, April 8,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Butler
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873; candidate for Ohio
state senate, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1881-84, 1889-91 (3rd District 1881-83,
7th District 1883-84, 1889-91); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1884.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, December
29, 1902 (age 61 years, 265
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Hamilton, 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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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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Miner Gibbs Norton (1857-1926) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Andover, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 11,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died September
5, 1926 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Jefferson, 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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Eugene C. Pociey (1851-1926) —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in France,
June
21, 1851.
Lawyer;
concrete
business; Consular
Agent for France in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1902-18.
French
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 8,
1926 (age 74 years, 260
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Mausoleum, Hamilton, Ohio.
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Henry Evan Pomroy (1892-1961) —
also known as H. E. Pomroy —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan., February
14, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; police
officer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1949-52;
defeated, 1952, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Lions; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 331
days).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Allison Pomroy and Emma Neher (Ballard) Pomroy; married, November
4, 1924, to Vivian Ruth Roberts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, from heart and
kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Harper Julius Reed (1848-1912) —
also known as Harper Reed —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, November
11, 1848.
Republican. Mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1884-86, 1893-96, 1900-01; defeated, 1889, 1901.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., June 15,
1912 (age 63 years, 217
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) —
also known as Arthur R. Robinson —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pickerington, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March
12, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died March
17, 1961 (age 80 years, 5
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Jacob David Smith (1870-1945) —
also known as Jacob D. Smith —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Scott Town, Lawrence
County, Ohio, April
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias.
Died March
24, 1945 (age 74 years, 330
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob D. Smith and Barbara J. (Lewis) Smith; married to Rose A.
Smith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) —
also known as Quincy A. Smith —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
6, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John Charles Speaks (1859-1945) —
also known as John C. Speaks —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Canal Winchester, Franklin
County, Ohio, February
11, 1859.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; milling
business; lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1921-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, November
6, 1945 (age 86 years, 268
days).
Interment at Union
Grove Cemetery, Canal Winchester, Ohio.
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William Richard Thom (1885-1960) —
also known as William R. Thom —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, July 7,
1885.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1945-47; defeated, 1946; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
28, 1960 (age 75 years, 52
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Carl W. Thompson (1879-1958) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., October
10, 1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; mayor
of Winchester, Ind., 1910-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1916 (Progressive, 8th District),
1946 (Prohibition, 10th District), 1947 (Prohibition, 10th District),
1950 (Prohibition, 10th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio.
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Clayton C. Townes (1888-1970) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
30, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1924;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Florida, February
24, 1970 (age 82 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Townes and Kate (Hoyt) Townes; married 1917 to Grace
Dix. |
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Ashman Henry Vandivert (1853-1927) —
also known as A. H. Vandivert —
of Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Republican. Physician;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1888.
Christian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
19, 1927 (age 74 years, 196
days).
Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo.
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Seward Henry Williams (1870-1922) —
also known as Seward H. Williams —
of Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
7, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1915-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, September
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 299
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Lorain, Ohio.
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