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George Myron Sabin (1833-1890) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Treasure Hill, White Pine
County, Nev.; Pioche, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev.
Born in Ohio, August, 1833.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Nevada, 1882-90; died in office 1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., May 12,
1890 (age 56 years, 0
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) —
also known as Harry E. Sackett —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
10, 1874.
Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Progressive candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1924-26.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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George Read Sage (1828-1898) —
of Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1828.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1883-98;
retired 1898.
Died in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, November
19, 1898 (age 70 years, 87
days).
Interment at Corwin
Block Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio.
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William Sali (b. 1954) —
also known as Bill Sali —
of Kuna, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, February
17, 1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1990-2006; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 2007-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ezekiel Silas Sampson (1831-1892) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Sampson —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Huron
County, Ohio, December
6, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1867-75; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1875-79.
Died in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, October
7, 1892 (age 60 years, 306
days).
Interment at Prairie
Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Iowa.
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William Fletcher Sapp (1824-1890) —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Danville, Knox
County, Ohio, November
20, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; Knox
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1855-58; member
Nebraska territorial council, 1861; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1865; U.S.
Attorney for Iowa, 1869-73; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1877-81.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, November
22, 1890 (age 66 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mound
View Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
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Edmund A. Sargus Jr. (b. 1953) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., 1953.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1993-96; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1996-.
Still living as of 2017.
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John Elbert Sater (1854-1937) —
also known as John E. Sater —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Haven, Huron
County, Ohio, January
16, 1854.
Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1907-24;
retired 1924; delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 18,
1937 (age 83 years, 183
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Sawyer (1887-1979) —
also known as "Buzz" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1933-35; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934 (primary), 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 1936-44; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1944-45; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53; part owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball
team.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 7,
1979 (age 92 years, 56
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Bart Saxbe (1916-2010) —
also known as William B. Saxbe —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, June 24,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1953-54; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1954; Ohio
state attorney general, 1957-59, 1963-69; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1969-74; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-75; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1975-76.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Grange;
Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died August
24, 2010 (age 94 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Benton Sayler (1836-1900) —
of Indiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ohio, March
31, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1873-75; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1875-1900.
Died in Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., June 18,
1900 (age 64 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Moses McIlvain Sayre (1849-1901) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Spring Hills, Champaign
County, Ohio, November
21, 1849.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate, 1882.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, September
21, 1901 (age 51 years, 304
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Sayre and Jane Crocket (McIlvain) Sayre; married, February
23, 1881, to Ella Morris. |
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Robert Cumming Schenck (1809-1890) —
also known as Robert C. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, October
4, 1809.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1839-43; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1843-51, 1863-71 (3rd District 1843-51,
1863-67, 5th District 1867-69, 3rd District 1869-71); U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1851-53; Great Britain, 1870-76; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
While U.S. minister to Great Britain in 1871, he promoted the sale of
shares in the Emma Silver Mine Company, of which was a director;
quietly sold his own shares before news about the mine's depletion
caused their value to collapse. His diplomatic immunity enabled him
to avoid facing fraud charges
in a British court.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
23, 1890 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Harvey David Scott (1818-1891) —
also known as Harvey D. Scott —
of Indiana.
Born in Milford Center, Union
County, Ohio, October
18, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Newton
Booth; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1855-57; state court
judge in Indiana, 1882-84.
Member, Grange.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 11,
1891 (age 72 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Willis Gratz Sears (1860-1949) —
also known as Willis G. Sears —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, August
16, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Burt
County Attorney, 1895-1901; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1901-04; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1905-22, 1933-48; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1923-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 1,
1949 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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Murray Seasongood (1878-1983) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1878.
Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926-29.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
21, 1983 (age 104 years,
117 days).
Interment at Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Francis Seiberling (1870-1945) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1929-33.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, February
1, 1945 (age 74 years, 134
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio.
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John Frederick Seiberling (1918-2008) —
of Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Copley, Summit
County, Ohio, August
2, 2008 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Thomas Jefferson Selby (1840-1917) —
also known as Thomas J. Selby —
of Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill.; Hardin, Calhoun
County, Ill.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, December
4, 1840.
Democrat. Jersey
County Sheriff, 1864-66; newspaper
publisher; Jersey
County Clerk, 1869-77; lawyer; Calhoun
County State's Attorney, 1888-90; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1901-03.
Died in Hardin, Calhoun
County, Ill., March
10, 1917 (age 76 years, 96
days).
Interment at Hardin
Cemetery, Hardin, Ill.
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Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Olivet, Belmont
County, Ohio, February
24, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Ohio, 1838-40, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1844-45; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1853-55; defeated, 1832;
Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1855-56, 1856; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1876.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., August
30, 1877 (age 75 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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William Sharon (1821-1885) —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
9, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1875-81.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Joseph W. Sharts —
of Ohio.
Socialist. Lawyer; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Ohio, 1920; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1926, 1928, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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John Marion Sheets (1854-1940) —
also known as John M. Sheets —
of Ottawa, Putnam
County, Ohio.
Born near Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio, May 26,
1854.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio,
1894-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896;
Ohio
state attorney general, 1900-04.
German
and English
ancestry.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
29, 1940 (age 86 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lionel Allen Sheldon (1828-1917) —
of Lorain
County, Ohio; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Worcester, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1856; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1869-75; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Louisiana; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1896.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1917 (age 88 years, 140
days).
Cremated.
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Charles Robert Sherman (1788-1829) —
of New Lancaster (now Lancaster), Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
17, 1788.
Lawyer; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1823-29; died in office 1829.
Died in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, June 24,
1829 (age 40 years, 280
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Taylor Sherman and Elizabeth (Stoddard) Sherman; married, May 8,
1810, to Mary Hoyt; father of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman and John
Sherman; grandfather of Mary Hoyt Sherman (who married Nelson
Appleton Miles); fifth great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; second cousin once removed of Phineas
Taylor Barnum; second cousin twice removed of Pierpont
Edwards, Aaron
Burr, Ezekiel
Gilbert Stoddard and Blanche
M. Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of Louis
Ezekiel Stoddard; third cousin once removed of John
Davenport, James
Davenport, Theodore
Dwight, Henry
Waggaman Edwards, Philo
Fairchild Barnum and Andrew
Gould Chatfield; third cousin twice removed of Chauncey
Goodrich, Elizur
Goodrich and Chauncey
Mitchell Depew; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Huntington; fourth cousin of Theodore
Davenport and David
Lowrey Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Gershom
Birdsey, Morris
Woodruff, Benjamin
Hard, Gideon
Hard, James
Samuel Wadsworth, Alfred
Peck Edgerton, John
Appleton, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Joseph
Pomeroy Root, Bushrod
Ebenezer Hoppin, Caleb
Seymour Pitkin and Edward
Williams Hooker. |
| | | Political families: Otis
family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Sherman (1823-1900) —
also known as "The Ohio Icicle" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 10,
1823.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1855-61; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884,
1888;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1897-98.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1900 (age 77 years, 165
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Hoyt) Sherman and Charles
Robert Sherman; brother of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman and Lampson
Parker Sherman; married, August
31, 1848, to Margaret Sarah Cecilia Stewart; uncle of Mary Hoyt
Sherman (who married Nelson
Appleton Miles); sixth great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; second cousin of David
Munson Osborne; second cousin once removed of Thomas
Mott Osborne; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Devens Osborne and Lithgow
Osborne; second cousin thrice removed of Pierpont
Edwards and Aaron
Burr; third cousin of Phineas
Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel
Gilbert Stoddard and Blanche
M. Woodward; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, James
Davenport, Theodore
Dwight, Henry
Waggaman Edwards, Ira
Yale, Louis
Ezekiel Stoddard and Asbury
Elliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan
Brace, Chauncey
Goodrich and Elizur
Goodrich; fourth cousin of Philo
Fairchild Barnum, Andrew
Gould Chatfield, Henry
Jarvis Raymond and Edwin
Olmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Yale, Theodore
Davenport, David
Lowrey Seymour, Chauncey
Mitchell Depew, Fred
Lockwood Keeler and Thomas
McKeen Chidsey. |
| | | Political families: Otis
family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The World War II Liberty
ship SS John Sherman (built 1943 at Richmond,
California; sold 1947; scrapped 1967) was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Parties and The Men
(1896) |
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James W. Shocknessy (1906-1976) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born November
26, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; chairman, Ohio Turnpike Commission, 1949-76;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Died July 15,
1976 (age 69 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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The James W. Shocknessy
Ohio Turnpike
(built 1949-55; given its current name 1976), in Mahoning,
Trumbull,
Portage,
Summit,
Cuyahoga,
Lorain,
Erie,
Sandusky,
Ottawa,
Wood,
Lucas,
Fulton,
and Williams
counties, Ohio, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Thomas W. Shreve (1858-1924) —
of Martins Ferry, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Roscoe, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March
31, 1858.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1902.
Died in St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
9, 1924 (age 66 years, 253
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Martins Ferry, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Martha B. (Bradshaw) Shreve and Charles Ridgway Shreve; married,
July
3, 1883, to Jennie L. Gray. |
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Thomas Hale Sill (1783-1856) —
also known as Thomas H. Sill —
of Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., October
11, 1783.
Whig. Lawyer; burgess
of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1816-17, 1829, 1833-34, 1843-44; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1823; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1826-27, 1829-31;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; postmaster at Erie,
Pa., 1849-53.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
7, 1856 (age 72 years, 119
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Lord Sill and Sarah (Hale) Sill; married to Joanna
Boylston Chase; second cousin of Theodore
Sill; second cousin once removed of George
Griswold Sill; second cousin twice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799); second cousin thrice removed of Allan
Percy Sill; third cousin of Frederick
William Lord; third cousin once removed of James
Hillhouse, Roger
Griswold, Zina
Hyde Jr., John
William Allen and Augustus
Frank; third cousin thrice removed of George
Anthony Sweetland, Joseph
Buell Ely, Cleon
Lorenzo Parmelee and Albert
Clinton Griswold; fourth cousin of Daniel
Chapin, Elisha
Hotchkiss, Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Elisha
Hotchkiss Jr., Albert
Haller Tracy, Henry
Titus Backus and Thomas
Worcester Hyde; fourth cousin once removed of John
Larkin Payson, Graham
Hurd Chapin, Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Alexander
Hamilton Waterman, William
Judson Clark, Samuel
Lord, Charles
Hull Clark, Edwin
P. Hotchkiss, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919), Charles
M. Hotchkiss, Charles
Edward Hyde, Herman
Arod Gager, John
Sedgwick Hyde and Edward
Warden Hyde. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Noah W. Simpson (b. 1872) —
of La Belle, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in Warren
County, Ohio, April 7,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lewis
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Eddie Sipplen (born c.1964) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born about 1964.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 2015.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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David Evans Skaggs (b. 1943) —
also known as David E. Skaggs —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
22, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
lawyer; aide to U.S. Rep. Timothy
E. Wirth, 1975-77; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1987-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1996.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) —
also known as Richard E. Sloan —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Morning Sun, Preble
County, Ohio, June 22,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Arizona territorial council, 1888-89; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1908;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1909-12; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1912-13.
Presbyterian.
Accidentally
fell on a public sidewalk and struck his head, suffering a skull
fracture; died three days later, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
14, 1933 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Ellison Griffith Smith (b. 1854) —
also known as Ellison G. Smith —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Noble
County, Ohio, December
5, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Dakota territorial council, 1887; circuit judge in South Dakota
1st Circuit, 1889-1909; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1909-23; law
professor.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Griffith Smith and Mary A. (Ellison) Smith; married, October
18, 1877, to Anna F. Kirkwood; married, January
3, 1922, to Florence Pearl Hunkins. |
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George Washington Smith (1846-1907) —
also known as George W. Smith —
of Murphysboro, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Putnam
County, Ohio, August
18, 1846.
Republican. Blacksmith;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1889-1907 (20th District 1889-95,
22nd District 1895-1903, 25th District 1903-07); died in office 1907.
Died in Murphysboro, Jackson
County, Ill., November
30, 1907 (age 61 years, 104
days).
Interment at Murphysboro
City Cemetery, Murphysboro, Ill.
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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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Newel Smith (b. 1852) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, May 1,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of the peace; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1913-16;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1922.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Saxton Smith (b. 1881) —
also known as Oliver S. Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, May 9,
1881.
Democrat. Accountant;
author
of textbooks; lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated in primary, 1942.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Allen North Smith and Janet T. (Whiteman) Smith; married, April
19, 1905, to Edna Baker. |
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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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Stearns Fisher Smith (b. 1835) —
also known as Stearns F. Smith —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
18, 1835.
Lawyer; mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1894; circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1895-1905; appointed 1895.
Burial location unknown.
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William Walker Smith Jr. (b. 1874) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
21, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1902-05;
U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, as of 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Walker Smith. |
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John William Snow (b. 1939) —
also known as John W. Snow —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
2, 1939.
Lawyer; chairman and chief executive officer of CSX railroad;
charged
with driving
while intoxicated,
in West Valley City, Utah, 1982;; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06; director, Marathon Oil Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta.
Still living as of 2020.
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Loren Edmunds Souers Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Loren E. Souers, Jr. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
4, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; vice-president and general counsel,
Continental Steel Corp.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Sigma Rho; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers; married, February
1, 1910, to Ilka R. Gaskell. |
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James Harding Southard (1851-1919) —
also known as James H. Southard —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born near Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Lucas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1883-89; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1895-1907; defeated, 1908.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, February
20, 1919 (age 68 years, 31
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Zachary T. Space (b. 1961) —
also known as Zack Space —
of Dover, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Dover, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, January
27, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1996,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 2007-.
Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Thomas Spear (1834-1913) —
also known as William T. Spear —
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, June 3,
1834.
Lawyer; Trumbull
County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1885-1901.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in 1913
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Warren, Ohio.
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Daniel Merrill Spitler (1901-1961) —
also known as Merrill Spitler —
of New Madrid, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Deshler, Henry
County, Ohio, September
15, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1929-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1942; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944;
chair
of New Madrid County Republican Party, 1949.
Died in April, 1961
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Madrid, Mo.
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Andrew Squire (b. 1850) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mantua, Portage
County, Ohio, October
21, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Lt. Gov. Alphonso
Hart, 1875-78; director for two Cleveland banks;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Andrew Jackson Squire and Martha (Wilmot)
Squire. |
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Robert Jackson Staker (1925-2008) —
also known as Robert J. Staker —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Kermit, Mingo
County, W.Va., February
14, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
assistant prosecuting attorney; circuit judge in West Virginia for
the 30th Judicial Circuit, 1969-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,
1979-94; took senior status 1994.
Died in South Point, Lawrence
County, Ohio, November
30, 2008 (age 83 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Stallo (1823-1900) —
also known as Johann Bernhard Stallo —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Rome, Italy.
Born in Sierhausen (now Damme), Germany,
March
16, 1823.
College
teacher; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio,
1852-55; district judge in Ohio, 1850; U.S. Minister to Italy, 1885-89.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died in Rome, Italy,
January
6, 1900 (age 76 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Stanbery (1788-1873) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Essex
County, N.J., August
10, 1788.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1827-33; censured
by the Congress for use of unparliamentary
language, July 11, 1832.
Died in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, January
23, 1873 (age 84 years, 166
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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James Vincent Stanton (b. 1932) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
27, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1971-77; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1976.
Still living as of 1998.
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Amos Steck (1822-1908) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, January
8, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1863-64; chief
justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1870; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1880.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
17, 1908 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Robert W. Steele (1857-1910) —
of Colorado.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, November
14, 1857.
Lawyer; Arapahoe
County Judge, 1895-1901; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1901-10; died in office 1910; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1907-10; died in office 1910.
Died October
12, 1910 (age 52 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens (1862-1927) —
also known as A. E. B. Stephens —
of North Bend, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Crosby Township, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 3,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1919-27; died in office
1927.
Died in 1927
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Ohio.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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John White Stevenson (1812-1886) —
also known as John W. Stevenson —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond,
Va., May 2,
1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1848,
1852,
1856,
1880
(Permanent
Chair); delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of
Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Slaveowner.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James Garfield Stewart (b. 1881) —
also known as James G. Stewart —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, November
17, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938-47; resigned 1947; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1944; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Vernon Stewart (1872-1939) —
also known as Sam V. Stewart —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Monroe
County, Ohio, August
2, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney; Governor of
Montana, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination
for Vice President, 1920;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1931-32; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1933-39; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1939 (age 67 years, 44
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Thomas Neel Stilwell (1830-1874) —
also known as Thomas N. Stilwell —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Stilwell, Butler
County, Ohio, August
29, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1856; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1865-67; U.S. Minister
to Venezuela, 1867-68.
During an argument over financial matters, he drew his pistol and
fired at John E. Corwin, wounding him in the leg; Corwin then shot
Stilwell in the head, killing
him, in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
14, 1874 (age 43 years, 138
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Walter N. Stockfish (1908-1973) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 16,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1935-44; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Stokes (1925-2015) —
of Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1969-99 (21st District 1969-93, 11th
District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972,
1996.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Arrested
for drunken
driving
in 1983; convicted
on a lesser charge
and fined.
Died August
18, 2015 (age 90 years, 176
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
village
president of Allegan, Michigan, 1872-73; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
24, 1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Daniel Scott Sullivan (b. 1964) —
also known as Dan Sullivan —
Born in Fairview Park, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
13, 1964.
Republican. Lawyer; White House aide during the George
W. Bush administration; assistant U.S. Secretary of State for
Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, 2006-09; Alaska
state attorney general, 2009-10; commissioner, Alaska Department
of Natural Resources, 2010-13; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2015-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Betty Sutton (b. 1963) —
of Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio; Copley, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio, July 31,
1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1993-2000; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert E. Sweeney (1924-2007) —
of Bay Village, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
4, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Ohio
state attorney general, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio at-large, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Gates Mills, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 30,
2007 (age 82 years, 238
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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George Sweney (1796-1877) —
of Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born near Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., February
22, 1796.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1839-43.
Died in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, October
10, 1877 (age 81 years, 230
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
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Mac Swinford (1899-1975) —
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., December
23, 1899.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1926-29; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1933-37; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1937-75;
died in office 1975; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1937-75;
died in office 1975.
Died, in Cincinnati General Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1975 (age 75 years, 42
days).
Interment at Battle
Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
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