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Theodore Arnold Aanstoos (1885-1951) —
also known as T. A. Aanstoos —
of Cristobal, Canal Zone (now part of Colón, Panama).
Born in Ohio, January
24, 1885.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Canal Zone (now part of Panama),
November
1, 1951 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Original interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Colón, Panama; reinterment in 1979 at
Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial, Corozal, Panama.
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Oscar Taylor Corson (1857-1928) —
also known as Oscar T. Corson —
of Ohio.
Born near Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, May 3,
1857.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Ohio
commissioner of common schools, 1892-98.
Presbyterian.
Dutch and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died suddenly while addressing
a conference at Ohio State University, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
14, 1928 (age 70 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Corson and Elizabeth (McBurney) Corson; married, August
2, 1881, to Ella M. Jacoby. |
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Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) —
also known as A. S. Coutant —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, December
11, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster at Mt.
Pleasant, Mich., 1897-1902.
French,
Dutch, Scotch-Irish,
and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant; married, December
29, 1881, to Anna M. Saterlee. |
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William Davis (b. 1847) —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, October
4, 1847.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1907-10.
Dutch and Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Wesley Fordyce (1840-1919) —
also known as S. W. Fordyce —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio, February
7, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; founder,
builder, president, receiver, and director of many railroads;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884,
1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1888; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Arkansas, 1896.
Scottish
and Dutch ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
3, 1919 (age 79 years, 177
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William Slocum Groesbeck (1815-1897) —
also known as William S. Groesbeck —
of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 24,
1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1857-59; member of Ohio
state senate 1st District, 1862-63; received one electoral vote
for Vice-President, 1872.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 7,
1897 (age 81 years, 348
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) —
also known as Thomas A. Hendricks —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
7, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th
District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General Land
Office, 1855-59; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1868,
1876,
1884;
Governor
of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice
President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in
office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish
and Dutch ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; traveling
salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch, Swiss,
and English
ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
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Oscar L. Pulse (1851-1923) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
14, 1851.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; lumber
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Methodist.
Dutch and German
ancestry.
Died in Maryland, March
15, 1923 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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