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John Joseph Babka (1884-1937) —
also known as John J. Babka —
of Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
16, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
22, 1937 (age 53 years, 6
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Jacob Leo Bachman (1861-1920) —
also known as Jacob L. Bachman —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Canal Winchester, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
11, 1861.
Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1910; delegate to
Socialist National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 7,
1920 (age 58 years, 270
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Walton Howard Bachrach (1904-1989) —
also known as Walton H. Bachrach —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1960-67.
Jewish.
Member, Moose; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a stroke,
in a nursing
home at Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
17, 1989 (age 84 years, 360
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Joseph S. Backowski (b. 1889) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
24, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives; elected 1916, 1918; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stanislaw Backowski and Frances (Rucenski)
Backowski. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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De Witt Clinton Badger (1858-1926) —
also known as De Witt C. Badger —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near London, Madison
County, Ohio, August
7, 1858.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1903-05; defeated, 1904;
mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1906-07.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 20,
1926 (age 67 years, 286
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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David Haworth Bailey (1830-1896) —
also known as David H. Bailey —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, September
27, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1860-61; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1870-78; U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1879-80.
Died in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, January
20, 1896 (age 65 years, 115
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Joseph Edward Baird (1865-1942) —
also known as Joseph E. Baird; Joe E.
Baird —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Perrysburg, Wood
County, Ohio, November
12, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Bowling Green, Ohio, 1902-05; postmaster at Bowling
Green, Ohio, 1910-14; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1929-31.
Died in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, June 14,
1942 (age 76 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Harry H. Baker (b. 1888) —
of Norwood, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
1, 1888.
Lawyer; mayor
of Norwood, Ohio, 1927-.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian Edward Baker and Mary Catherine (Opp) Baker; married to
Edna Haas. |
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Lucien Baker (1846-1907) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Fulton
County, Ohio, June 8,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1895-1901.
Died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., June 21,
1907 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan.
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Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) —
also known as Newton D. Baker —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., December
3, 1871.
Democrat. Private secretary to U.S. Postmaster General William
L. Wilson, 1896-97; lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1916-21; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Gamma Delta; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
25, 1937 (age 66 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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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Frank A. Baldwin (1854-1930) —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in West Junius, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 30,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-80; common pleas court judge in
Ohio 10th District, 1909-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1912.
Died in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, April
27, 1930 (age 75 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Frank L. Baldwin (1863-1938) —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, June 29,
1863.
Lawyer; mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1906-07.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees; Elks; Humane
Society.
Died in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, March 4,
1938 (age 74 years, 248
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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Charles M. Ball (1871-1955) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, August
24, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Canton, Ohio, 1924-26.
Member, Elks.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, May 11,
1955 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Ball (1811-1872) —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born near Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., November
6, 1811.
Farmer;
lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49,
1868-71; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57.
Methodist.
Accidentally killed by a railroad
train near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, November
22, 1872 (age 61 years, 16
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.
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Flamen Ball (1809-1885) —
of Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlem, New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1809.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1861-69; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
20, 1885 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Henry Towne Bannon (1867-1950) —
also known as Henry T. Bannon —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born near Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, June 5,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Scioto
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; legal counsel, Norfolk
and Western Railway;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1905-09; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932,
1936,
1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, September
6, 1950 (age 83 years, 93
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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James W. Bannon (born c.1843) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born about 1843.
Lawyer; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Scioto County, 1873.
Burial location unknown.
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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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John W. Barkley (1889-1986) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Braceville, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
2, 1889.
Lawyer; mayor
of Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1952-54.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barkley and Josephine A. (Kreitler) Barkley; married, June 2,
1917, to Margaret E. Megirt. |
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John Beaumont Barnes (b. 1846) —
also known as John B. Barnes —
of Ponca, Dixon
County, Neb.
Born in East Trumbull, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
26, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; District Attorney, 6th District, 1875-79; district
judge in Nebraska 6th District, 1879-84; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1904-17; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. J. S. Barnes and Susan (Jeffords) Barnes; married, November
29, 1874, to Ida Frances Hannant. |
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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. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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Granville Barrere (1829-1889) —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in New Market, Highland
County, Ohio, July 11,
1829.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1873-75.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., January
13, 1889 (age 59 years, 186
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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Nelson Barrere (1808-1883) —
of Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio.
Born in New Market, Highland
County, Ohio, April 1,
1808.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1851-53; defeated, 1852
(Whig), 1868 (Democratic); Whig candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1853.
Died in Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, August
20, 1883 (age 75 years, 141
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, New Market, Ohio.
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Brice J. Bartlett —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Lawyer; mayor
of Fremont, Ohio, 1850-52, 1855-56.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Leroy Barton (1906-1977) —
also known as Robert L. Barton —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 14,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1936,
1956;
secretary to Gov. John
W. Bricker, 1943-44.
Died January
14, 1977 (age 70 years, 214
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Homer M. Barton and Julia M. (Schaller) Barton; married to
Margaret King. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alice Moore Batchelder (b. 1944) —
of Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
15, 1944.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1985-92; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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S. W. Bates (b. 1876) —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, June 10,
1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Jasper
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Missouri
state senate 28th District, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
19, 1909, to Georgia A. Collier. |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Frank Joseph Battisti (1922-1994) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, October
4, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1959-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1961-94; took
senior status 1994.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
19, 1994 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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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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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Henry Mahan Beardsley (1858-1938) —
also known as Henry M. Beardsley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
20, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1938
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley; married, April
24, 1883, to Marietta Davis. |
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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 Helmick Beatty (1836-1927) —
of Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hailey, Blaine
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 8,
1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Idaho
territorial senate, 1886-88; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1891-1907; retired 1907.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
21, 1927 (age 91 years, 166
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Henry Beatty (1838-1914) —
also known as William H. Beatty —
of Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Monclova, Lucas
County, Ohio, February
18, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nevada, 1864-74; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1875-78; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1879-80; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1888-1914; died in
office 1914.
Died August
4, 1914 (age 76 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Bebb (1802-1873) —
of Ohio.
Born near Shandon, Butler
County, Ohio, December
8, 1802.
Whig. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; Governor of
Ohio, 1846-49.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died October
23, 1873 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Fred C. Becker (1875-1941) —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
18, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Lima, Ohio, 1908-10; Allen
County Probate Judge, 1913-21; common pleas court judge in Ohio,
1921.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Moose; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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Vincent Henry Beckman (b. 1879) —
also known as Vincent H. Beckman —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Henry, Mercer
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary and director, National Theatre
Co.; director and member executive committee, Eagle Picher Mining and
Smelting
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Beckman and Catherine (Romer) Beckman; married, January
19, 1915, to Irene Gertrude Hummel. |
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Sandra Shank Beckwith (b. 1943) —
of Ohio.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., February
4, 1943.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1977-79, 1982-87; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1987-89; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) —
also known as Frederick C. Belen —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1913.
Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew
J. Transue and George
D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association.
U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created
the ZIP code.
Died, of complications from Parkinson's
disease, in Arlington Hospital,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Samuel H. Bell (b. 1925) —
of Ohio.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
31, 1925.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1968-73; common pleas court
judge in Ohio, 1973-77; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1977-82; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1982-96; took
senior status 1996.
Still living as of 2000.
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Wallace W. Bellew —
of Lockland, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate 1st District, 1919-22.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph C. Bellew and Maria (Blackburn) Bellew; married 1900 to
Marguerite Highland Riggs. |
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Leonard Julius Benckenstein (1894-1966) —
also known as L. J. Benckenstein —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Wyoming, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 5,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Texas
Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Alpha
Chi Rho; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in October, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson)
Benckenstein; married, April
15, 1917, to Elaine Lock. |
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Granville Gaylord Bennett (1833-1910) —
also known as G. G. Bennett —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born near Bloomingburg, Fayette
County, Ohio, October
9, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1865-67; member of Iowa
state senate, 1867-71; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1875-78; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1879-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., June 28,
1910 (age 76 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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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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William Odis Bertelsman (b. 1936) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
31, 1936.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Marsha Siegel Berzon (b. 1945) —
also known as Marsha Berzon —
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
17, 1945.
Lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 2000-.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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Gilbert Bettman (b. 1881) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
31, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
state attorney general, 1929-33; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bettman and Rebecca (Bloom) Bettman; married, June 30,
1916, to Iphigene Molony. |
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Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862-1927) —
also known as Albert J. Beveridge —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Highland
County, Ohio, October
6, 1862.
Lawyer; historian;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1899-1911; defeated, 1914 (Progressive),
1922 (Republican); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1900,
1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1908,
1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Progressive candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1912; received the Pulitzer
Prize in Biography, 1920.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
27, 1927 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Henry Beveridge and Frances Eleanor (Parkinson) Beveridge;
married, November
24, 1887, to Katherine Maude Langsdale; married, August
7, 1907, to Catherine Spencer Eddy; father of Albert
Jeremiah Beveridge Jr.. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by Albert J. Beveridge: The
Life of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation 1815-1835
(1916) — The
Life of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction 1800-1815
(1916) — The
Life of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman
1789-1801 (1916) — The
Life of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker
(1916) — Abraham
Lincoln 1809-1858 (1928) — The
Art of Public Speaking (1924) — The
Meaning of the Times, and Other Speeches (1908) — The
Russian Advance (1904) — The
State of the Nation (1924) — What
Is Back of the War (1915) |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, December 1902 |
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Edward Franklin Bingham (1828-1907) —
also known as Edward F. Bingham —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in West Concord, Concord, Essex
County, Vt., August
13, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-55; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1856-57; common pleas court judge
in Ohio, 1873-87; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1881; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1887-1903.
Died in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
5, 1907 (age 79 years, 23
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 18th District,
1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Anti-Slavery Society.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Samuel Luccock Black (1859-1929) —
also known as Samuel L. Black —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Kimbolton, Guernsey
County, Ohio, December
22, 1859.
Lawyer; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1897-98; probate judge in Ohio, 1903.
Died June 18,
1929 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Harrison Gray Otis Blake (1818-1876) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Newfane, Windham
County, Vt., March
17, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Ohio
state senate, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859-63; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, April
16, 1876 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio.
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Thomas Holdsworth Blake (1792-1849) —
also known as Thomas H. Blake —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., June 14,
1792.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1817-18; state court judge in Indiana,
1818; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1819-20, 1823-24; member of Indiana
state senate, 1821-22, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1827-29; Commissioner
of the General Land Office, 1842-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of cholera
in a hotel at
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
28, 1849 (age 57 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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George Bliss (1813-1868) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
1, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Ohio, 1850; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1853-55, 1863-65 (18th District
1853-55, 14th District 1863-65).
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, October
24, 1868 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) —
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., July 28,
1813.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1868-72; law
professor.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
25, 1889 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother of Albert
Asahel Bliss; married, November
16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe; third great-grandnephew of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Gaylord
Griswold and Samuel
Clesson Allen; second cousin thrice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Judson
H. Warner; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer, Eli
Elmer, John
Allen, Elisha
Phelps, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth and William
Wolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799), Oliver
Ellsworth, Daniel
Chapin, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Daniel
Pitkin and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Edmund
Holcomb, William
Fessenden Allen and Frederick
Hobbes Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Chester
William Chapin, John
William Allen, Norman
A. Phelps, James
Samuel Wadsworth, George
Smith Catlin, Henry
Titus Backus, George
Washington Wolcott, John
Smith Phelps, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919) and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900). |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Henry Bliss (1844-1932) —
also known as William H. Bliss —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio, October
7, 1844.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1876-87;
vice-president and general solicitor, St. Paul & Duluth Railroad;
associate counsel, Northern Pacific Railroad.
Died May 5,
1932 (age 87 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Williamson S. Blizzard (1865-1941) —
also known as William S. Blizzard —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1941 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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S. John Block (c.1880-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, about 1880.
Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1908; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,
1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1916, 1917; delegate to Socialist
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Lawyers Guild; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1955 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Block and Belle (Adler) Block; married to Anita
Cahn. |
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Earl D. Bloom (1871-1930) —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Wood
County, Ohio, May 29,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1927-28; defeated, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
8, 1930 (age 58 years, 224
days).
Interment at Old Maplewood Cemetery, North Baltimore, Ohio.
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Edward Blythin (1884-1958) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Parma Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Newmarket, Wales,
October
10, 1884.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1941; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1949.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
14, 1958 (age 73 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Blythin and Elizabeth (Roberts) Blythin; married, April 5,
1913, to Jane Rankin. |
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Ernest John Bohn (b. 1901) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Austria-Hungary,
May
12, 1901.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929-30; planning and housing
advocate; chairman of first national conference on slum clearance,
1933.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank J. Bohn and Juliana (Kiry) Bohn. |
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Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) —
also known as Oliver P. Bolton —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
22, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Charles Grosvenor Bond (1877-1974) —
also known as Charles G. Bond —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 29,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Union
League.
Died in Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J., January
10, 1974 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at West
Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.
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Lester Legrant Bond (1829-1903) —
also known as Lester L. Bond —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, October
27, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1866-70; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1873.
Died April
15, 1903 (age 73 years, 170
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Key Bond (1792-1864) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md., October
2, 1792.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1835-41.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
17, 1864 (age 71 years, 138
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1954
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married to
Catherine Gillies. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Melvin Morella Boothman (1846-1904) —
also known as Melvin M. Boothman —
of Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio, October
16, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1887-91.
Died in Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio, March 5,
1904 (age 57 years, 141
days).
Interment at Fountain
City Cemetery, Bryan, Ohio.
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Charles Martin Borchers (1869-1946) —
also known as Charles M. Borchers —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Lockville, Fairfield
County, Ohio, November
18, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Decatur, Ill., 1909-11, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914, 1930; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1924.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
2, 1946 (age 77 years, 14
days).
Interment at Frantz
Cemetery, Macon County, Ill.
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Theodosius Botkin (1846-1918) —
of Kansas; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Catawba, Clark
County, Ohio, June 25,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mining
business; member of Kansas state legislature, 1880; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Campbellton, 1907-18, died in office 1918.
Died in Campbellton, New
Brunswick, May 27,
1918 (age 71 years, 336
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
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Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) —
also known as Frank T. Bow —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
20, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Pi; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
13, 1972 (age 71 years, 267
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Stanley Eyre Bowdle (1868-1919) —
also known as Stanley E. Bowdle —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
4, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914,
1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Struck
by an automobile while getting off a streetcar,
and died a few hours later, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 6,
1919 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Clinton DeWitt Boyd (b. 1884) —
also known as Clinton D. Boyd; Clint Boyd —
of Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Orab, Brown
County, Ohio, September
26, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924; candidate for Ohio
state attorney general, 1926, 1928; candidate for chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward H. Boyd and Hester (Day) Boyd; married 1916 to Clara
Cretors. |
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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 Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Ernesto Branch (b. 1847) —
also known as Oliver E. Branch —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, July 19,
1847.
Lawyer; general counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887, 1889; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1894-98.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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James Tenney Brand (1886-1964) —
also known as James T. Brand —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
9, 1886.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-41; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1941-58; judge of military tribunal
for trial of major war criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in February, 1964
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brand and Juliet (Hughes) Brand; married, July 13,
1916, to Irene May Morley. |
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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun; married, September
7, 1935, to Grace Downing. |
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Charles J. Brennan (b. 1880) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
19, 1880.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Dayton, Ohio, 1934-41.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Brennan. |
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Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) —
also known as Calvin S. Brice —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Denmark, Morrow
County, Ohio, September
17, 1845.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; active in railroad
law; president of railroad
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1888;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 1888; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1889-92; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1891-97.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1898 (age 53 years, 89
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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John William Bricker (1893-1986) —
also known as John W. Bricker —
of Upper Arlington, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near Mt. Sterling, Madison
County, Ohio, September
6, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Ohio
state attorney general, 1933-37; defeated in primary, 1928; Governor of
Ohio, 1939-45; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1960
(speaker),
1964,
1972;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1944; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1947-59; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; Optimist
Club.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
22, 1986 (age 92 years, 197
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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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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William McNulty Brodhead (b. 1941) —
also known as William M. Brodhead —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (17th District 1971-72,
2nd District 1973-74); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1975-83; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Still living as of 1998.
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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
29, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to
Genevieve Wilbur. |
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Donald A. Brown (1924-1999) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
2, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District;
defeated, 1952; elected 1956; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Died June 30,
1999 (age 74 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
20, 1947, to Lynette Ralya. |
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1957-58 |
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Ethan Allen Brown (1776-1852) —
also known as Ethan A. Brown —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Dearborn County (part now in Ohio
County), Ind.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 4,
1776.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1810-18; Governor of
Ohio, 1818-22; defeated, 1816; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1822-25; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Brazil, 1830-34; Commissioner of the General Land Office,
1835-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-43.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
24, 1852 (age 75 years, 235
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hedge Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ind.
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Hugh Henry Brown (1872-1975) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; represented railroads
and mining
companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
26, 1975 (age 102 years,
298 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Milton Brown (1804-1883) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, February
28, 1804.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1841-47 (12th District 1841-43,
11th District 1843-47); One of the founders
of Southwestern University (later Union University), and Lambuth
College, Jackson, Tenn.; president of the Mississippi Central &
Tennessee Railroad,
1854-56; president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
1856-71.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 15,
1883 (age 79 years, 76
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) —
also known as Paul W. Brown —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
14, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1960-64; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81; Ohio
state attorney general, 1969-71; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1970.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease at a nursing
home in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
17, 2000 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown; married, November
8, 1942, to Helen Louise Page. |
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Seth W. Brown (1841-1923) —
of Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio.
Born near Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, January
4, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
business; lawyer; Warren
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-83; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1883-87; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, February
24, 1923 (age 82 years, 51
days).
Interment at Miami
Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
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Thaddeus Harold Brown (1887-1941) —
also known as Thad H. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Lincoln Township, Morrow
County, Ohio, January
10, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; secretary
of state of Ohio, 1923-27; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; member, Federal Radio
Commission, 1932-34; member, Federal Communications Commission,
1934-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
25, 1941 (age 54 years, 46
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Brush (1778-1855) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; London, Madison
County, Ohio.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., June, 1778.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1810; member of Ohio
state senate, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1819-21; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1830-31.
Died near London, Madison
County, Ohio, January
19, 1855 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, London, Ohio.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April
13, 1794.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1827; Ohio
auditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Robert Johns Bulkley (1880-1965) —
also known as Robert J. Bulkley —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Bratenahl, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
8, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1911-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912,
1916,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1930-39; defeated, 1938; delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 21,
1965 (age 84 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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William John Bulow (1869-1960) —
also known as William J. Bulow —
of Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born near Moscow, Clermont
County, Ohio, January
13, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1899-1900; Union
County Judge, 1918; Governor of
South Dakota, 1927-31; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1931-43.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1960 (age 91 years, 44
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Beresford, S.Dak.
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William Edgar Bundy (1866-1903) —
also known as William E. Bundy —
of Norwood, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, October
4, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1898-1903.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in 1903
(age about
36 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas A. Burke (1898-1971) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
30, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1946-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1953-54.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
5, 1971 (age 73 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Jacob F. Burket (b. 1837) —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Perry
County, Ohio, March
25, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1893-1901; chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1897.
Member, Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Lawrence Burnett (1838-1916) —
also known as Henry L. Burnett; "Lightning Eyes
Burnett" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
26, 1838.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1898-1906.
Investigated the assassination of President Abraham
Lincoln, and helped prosecute the conspirators.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1916 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at Slate
Hill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Suffern Tailer. |
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Carlos C. Burr (1846-1927) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
5, 1927 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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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 Lowell Burton (b. 1932) —
also known as John L. Burton —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
15, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1965-74, 1989-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972,
2004;
California
Democratic state chair, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1974-83 (6th District 1974-75,
5th District 1975-83); member of California
state senate, 1990; President
pro tempore of the California State Senate, 1998-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Phillip Burton (1926-1983) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 1,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1957-64; defeated, 1954; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1964-83 (5th District 1964-75,
6th District 1975-83, 5th District 1983); died in office 1983.
Died, from a ruptured
aneurysm, in St. Francis Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April
10, 1983 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928;
resigned 1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Maineville, Warren
County, Ohio, October
22, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1879-83, 1885-91; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1896-98.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
16, 1898 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Willing Byrd (1770-1828) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Charles
City County, Va., July 26,
1770.
Lawyer; secretary
of Northwest Territory, 1800-03; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1802; Governor
of Northwest Territory, 1802-03; U.S.
District Judge for Ohio, 1803-28; died in office 1828.
Died in Sinking Spring, Highland
County, Ohio, August
25, 1828 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Byrd
Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William Evelyn Byrd and Mary Shippen (Willing) Byrd; married, April 6,
1797, to Sarah Waters Meade; married, October
8, 1818, to Hannah Miles; nephew of Thomas
Willing; grandson of Charles
Willing; grandnephew of Edward
Shippen (1703-1781) and William
Shippen; great-granduncle of Connally
Findlay Trigg and Richard
Evelyn Byrd; second great-grandson of Edward
Shippen (1639-1712); second great-granduncle of Harry
Flood Byrd; third great-granduncle of Harry
Flood Byrd Jr.; first cousin once removed of Edward
Shippen (1729-1806) and John
Brown Francis; first cousin twice removed of Edward
Overton Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of James
Rieman Macfarlane and Francis
Fisher Kane; first cousin five times removed of William
Welby Beverley; second cousin once removed of Edward
Shippen (1823-1904); second cousin twice removed of Bertha
Shippen Irving; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of William
Bradley Umstead and Angier
Biddle Duke; third cousin twice removed of John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel
Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of James
Madison, William
Taylor Madison, Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Zachary
Taylor, Edmund
Henry Pendleton and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton. |
| | | Political families: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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