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Alois Bahlmann Abbot (1885-1951) —
also known as A. B. Abbot —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, November
2, 1885.
Democrat. Banker; railroad
builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Fayette, Fayette
County, W.Va., February
5, 1951 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Abbot Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Houghton Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot; married, October
1, 1913, to Nona C. Reynolds. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Homer E. Abele (1916-2000) —
also known as Pete Abele —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, November
21, 1916.
Republican. Played professional baseball
for a minor league team in Nashville, Tenn., 1938; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1958,
1964; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1967-91.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huston's Nursing
Home, Hamden, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 12,
2000 (age 83 years, 173
days).
Cremated.
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Delbert R. Ackerman (1910-1968) —
of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 27,
1910.
Partner, Ackerman-Brizes Tire
Service; mayor
of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1966-67.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Grotto;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1968
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Oliver Ackerman and Gertrude (Carpenter) Ackerman; married,
April
25, 1935, to Donna Mae Eberhart. |
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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March
14, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord. |
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Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) —
also known as Norman W. Adams —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, February
2, 1894.
Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance
Agency; director, Electric City Realty;
director, Youngstown Foundry and
Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in November, 1968
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married, December
16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex. |
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Charles Adkins (1863-1941) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, February
7, 1863.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate for Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March
31, 1941 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bement
Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
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Abram Wilhelm Agler (1873-1929) —
also known as Abram W. Agler —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Wilmot, Stark
County, Ohio, April
13, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Stark County Republican Party, 1902-04; Stark
County Clerk of Courts, 1909-13.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Sons
of Veterans; Grange;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Stark
County, Ohio, November
18, 1929 (age 56 years, 219
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Wilmot, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Harrison Agler and Mary Jane (Wilhelm) Agler;
married, June 16,
1904, to Lila May Deal. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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William Agnew (b. 1870) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
May
30, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1917-21.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Agnew and Elizabeth (Black) Agnew; married, June 20,
1899, to Anna B. Coville. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster at Washington,
D.C., 1880-82; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
Rose Savage. |
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Harvey Francis Ake (1872-1955) —
also known as Harvey F. Ake —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mapleton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1913-21; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, April
19, 1955 (age 83 years, 77
days).
Interment at North
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Howard Ross Ake (1878-1954) —
also known as H. Ross Ake —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Stark
County, Ohio, September
22, 1878.
Banker;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1921; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1929-30.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Junior
Order.
Died in East Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
11, 1954 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mapleton Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School
teacher; college
professor; pastor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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William Joseph Akers (b. 1845) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in England,
August
2, 1845.
Republican. Proprietor of restaurants,
hotels
and flour
mills; candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1892, 1901.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Akers and Catherine (O'Leary) Akers; married to Maud M.
Miller. |
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Walter Hugh Albaugh (1890-1942) —
also known as Walter H. Albaugh —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Phoneton, Miami
County, Ohio, January
2, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-25; president, Shelby Oil and Gas
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, January
21, 1942 (age 52 years, 19
days).
Interment at Dayton
Memorial Park, Dayton, Ohio.
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Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) —
also known as Chester H. Aldrich —
of David City, Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, November
10, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; Governor of
Nebraska, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died March
10, 1924 (age 61 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ulysses
Cemetery, Ulysses, Neb.
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Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, September
11, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich; married, August
21, 1884, to Sarah Corine Isbell. |
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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor of
Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th Circuit,
1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; resigned
1919; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Presbyterian;
later Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884,
1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Governor of
Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) —
also known as Alfred G. Allen —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died of angina
pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
9, 1932 (age 65 years, 139
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Edwin Bird Allen (1836-1908) —
also known as Edwin B. Allen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, March 7,
1836.
Republican. Physician;
Sedgwick
County Coroner, 1870-71; mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1871-72; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1872-76, 1883-84; secretary
of state of Kansas, 1885-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in the State Hospital for
Insane, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., March
31, 1908 (age 72 years, 24
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Hugh Elmer Allen (1869-1932) —
also known as Hugh E. Allen —
of Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio.
Born in Van Wert
County, Ohio, February
20, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Van
Wert County Probate Judge, 1909-15; common pleas court judge in
Ohio, 1916-17; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1932
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Floral Grove Cemetey, West Unity, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Allen and Martha A. (McDonald) Allen; married, October
1, 1896, to Maude Eaton. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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Clinton Altmeier Altmaier (1882-1950) —
also known as C. J. Altmaier —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
14, 1882.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1918-36; member of Ohio
Democratic State Committee, 1932-46; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Nu; American
Legion.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, January
10, 1950 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Interment at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Democrat. School
teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married, September
4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Franklin Anderson (1860-1944) —
also known as William F. Anderson —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born near Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
22, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
Methodist bishop of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908-12, Cincinnati, Ohio,
1912-24, and Boston, Mass., 1924-32; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924 ; acting
president, Boston University, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Buzzards Bay, Bourne, Barnstable
County, Mass., July 22,
1944 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
25, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance;
director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Interment at Toledo
Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio.
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Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) —
also known as Charles L. Anspach —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, March 5,
1895.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961-62.
Brethren.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
President,
Central Michigan University.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary
Fisher. |
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Martin B. Archer (1860-1924) —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio.
Born in East Union, Wayne
County, Ohio, August
26, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; leaf tobacco
business; member of Ohio
state senate 9th-14th District, 1915-16, 1919-22.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Olive Cemetery, Caldwell, Ohio.
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Rudolph Wellmon Archer (b. 1869) —
also known as Rudolph W. Archer —
of Belmont
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, September
20, 1869.
Republican. Belmont
County Treasurer, 1906-11; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1915-17, 1919-23.
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orlando Gallagher Archer and Lena (Keifer) Archer; married, May 8,
1905, to Hannah St. John. |
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Walter Scott Armstrong (1838-1908) —
also known as W. Scott Armstrong —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1838.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1881-85, 1899-1902; postmaster at Kokomo,
Ind., 1885-89.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., January
14, 1908 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Andrew Armstrong and Sarah (Grant) Armstrong; married 1869 to Martha
Ellen 'Mattie' Winfield. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in March, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Lumberman;
railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
29, 1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) —
also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul
Revere" —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, September
21, 1928.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office
1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a massive
gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial
Hospital,
Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
24, 1982 (age 53 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) —
also known as William A. Ashbrook —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born near Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, July 1,
1867.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
banker;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1905-06; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40;
defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Woodmen.
Died in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, January
1, 1940 (age 72 years, 184
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
12, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died in July, 1966
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15,
1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. |
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Ray Dudley Avery (b. 1886) —
also known as Ray D. Avery —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, August
23, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dudley H. Avery and Ettie M. (Wilsey) Avery; married, June 19,
1913, to Irene Ross. |
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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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Herman C. Baehr (1866-1942) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, March
16, 1866.
Republican. Brewer;
Cuyahoga
County Recorder, 1904-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1910-11.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1942 (age 75 years, 325
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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William E. Baker (b. 1902) —
of Mesick, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo, Morrow
County, Ohio, December
20, 1902.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1955; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1956.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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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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George Alexander Ball (1862-1955) —
also known as George A. Ball —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Green, Summit
County, Ohio, November
5, 1862.
Republican. President, Ball Brothers glass
manufacturing company; chairman, Merchants National Bank of
Muncie; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1932-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., October
22, 1955 (age 92 years, 351
days).
Entombed at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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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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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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James R. Barr (1854-1934) —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Born near Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, April
15, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; druggist; Guernsey
County Clerk of Courts, 1881-87; mayor
of Cambridge, Ohio, 1890-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1896;
postmaster at Cambridge,
Ohio, 1897-1910; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Ohio
state senate 18th-19th District, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
Injured in a fall on
slippery pavement, broke his hip, and died several weeks later, in
Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, January
2, 1934 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
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Robert Barr (1802-1839) —
of Texas.
Born in Ohio, 1802.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Postmaster General, 1836-39; died in office 1839.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
11, 1839 (age about 37
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 13,
1895.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; National
Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 104
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Mich.
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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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Albert David Baumhart Jr. (1908-2001) —
also known as A. David Baumhart, Jr. —
of Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio; Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio, June 15,
1908.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state senate, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1941-42, 1955-61; served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1968,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Community Health Partners nursing
home, Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, January
23, 2001 (age 92 years, 222
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, 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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Harry Lincoln Beatty (b. 1865) —
also known as H. L. Beatty —
of Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, April 4,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Portage County; elected 1895,
1897.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Beatty and Hettie (Day) Beatty; married, April 9,
1889, to Eleanor Wallace. |
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James Thomas Begg (1877-1963) —
also known as James T. Begg —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, February
16, 1877.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1919-29; defeated, 1942;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 38
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Charles S. Bell (1880-1945) —
of Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
8, 1880.
Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1927-42; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1942.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles.
Died August
22, 1945 (age 64 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing
firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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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George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) —
also known as George H. Bender —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
29, 1896.
Republican. Insurance
executive; member of Ohio
state senate 25th District, 1921-30; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1939-49, 1951-54 (at-large 1939-49,
1951-53, 23rd District 1953-54); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1954-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1961 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Interment at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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William S. Bergundthal (1855-1926) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Powhattan, Champaign
County, Ohio, June 24,
1855.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
dealer; mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1903-05.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from nephritis
and bronchial
pneumonia, in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March
23, 1926 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Powell) Bergundthal and Benedict Bergundthal; married to
Leonora Neely. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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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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Jackson Edward Betts (1904-1993) —
also known as Jackson E. Betts —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1951-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, August
13, 1993 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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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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John Kenneth Blackwell (b. 1948) —
also known as Ken Blackwell —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
28, 1948.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1979-80; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1990; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1994-99; secretary
of state of Ohio, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 2004;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 2006.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2018.
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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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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Republican. Insurance
business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
6, 1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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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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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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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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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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George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) —
also known as George E. Boysen —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, March
15, 1890.
Republican. Employed with Buick Motor
Company, 24 years; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married, June 18,
1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. |
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Charles Brand (1871-1966) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, November
1, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
banker;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Melbourne Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 23,
1966 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Melbourne
Cemetery, Melbourne, Fla.
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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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Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971) —
also known as Walter E. Brehm —
of Logan, Hocking
County, Ohio; Millersport, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Somerset, Perry
County, Ohio, May 25,
1892.
Republican. Dentist;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1943-53.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Psi
Omega.
Convicted
in 1951 of illegally accepting campaign
contributions from a clerk in his office, and fined
$5,000.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
24, 1971 (age 79 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John 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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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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Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) —
of Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 14,
1893.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary
of state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office
1965; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Rotary;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
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Clarence J. Brown Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Bud Brown —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 18,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Freemasons; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Jeremiah A. Brown (b. 1841) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1841.
Republican. Carpenter;
deputy
sheriff; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1886-87.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Brown and Frances J. Brown; married, January
17, 1864, to Mary A. Wheeler. |
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John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) —
also known as John T. Brown —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Plain City, Madison
County, Ohio, March
14, 1876.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Enshrined in Ohio Agricultural Hall of
Fame, 1968.
Died, of heart
failure, in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, January
18, 1951 (age 74 years, 310
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
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John William Brown (1913-1993) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, December
28, 1913.
Republican. Mayor of
Medina, Ohio, 1950-52; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1953-57, 1963-75; Governor of
Ohio, 1957; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1959-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, October
29, 1993 (age 79 years, 305
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio.
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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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Ted William Brown (1906-1984) —
also known as Ted W. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, April
19, 1906.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Ohio, 1951-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Junior
Order.
Died in August, 1984
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Thomas McLelland Browne (1829-1891) —
also known as Thomas M. Browne —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in New Paris, Preble
County, Ohio, April
19, 1829.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1869-75; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1877-91 (5th District 1877-81, 6th
District 1881-91).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., July 17,
1891 (age 62 years, 89
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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Henry G. Brunner (c.1885-1963) —
also known as Heinie Brunner; "Mr.
Mansfield" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born about 1885.
Democrat. Insurance
business; newspaper
manager; banker; mayor
of Mansfield, Ohio, 1918-24; Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
2, 1963 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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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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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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Asa Smith Bushnell (1834-1904) —
also known as Asa S. Bushnell —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
16, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Warder, Bushnell & Glassner Company, manufacturers of mowers and
reapers; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1885; Governor of
Ohio, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1896
(speaker).
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1904 (age 69 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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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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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Lima Telephone
and Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad,
Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Grange;
Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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Charles Mott Caldwell (1866-1958) —
also known as Charles M. Caldwell —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Beaver, Pike
County, Ohio, November
20, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pike
County, Ohio, September
7, 1958 (age 91 years, 291
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lewis Caldwell and Kate (Hoffman) Caldwell; married, October
16, 1895, to Mary Jane 'Mollie' Shrader. |
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Sherman D. Callender (b. 1869) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
18, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1929-35; appointed 1929; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1936-47.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
23, 1904, to Sylvia Cornell. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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Isaac B. Cameron —
of Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in Nairn, Scotland.
Republican. Merchant;
Columbiana
County Treasurer, 1894-97; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1900-04; chair of
Columbiana County Republican Party, 1901.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1875 to Laura
A. Irwin. |
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Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) —
also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex
Campbell —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Coldwater, Mercer
County, Ohio, April
14, 1907.
Democrat. Chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Jesters;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Coesse
Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
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John Allen Campbell (1835-1880) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, October
8, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1869-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1880 (age 44 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel B. Campbell (b. 1846) —
of Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, July 2,
1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1896-1900.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Willard Donald Campbell (1901-1992) —
also known as Willard D. Campbell —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 6,
1901.
Lawyer;
Guernsey
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; member of Ohio
state senate, 1935-37; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 90 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Howard N. Campbell and Eloise (Gray) Campbell; married, November
25, 1936, to Rosanna L. Vance. |
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John Fletcher Caples (1832-1908) —
also known as John F. Caples —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Ashland
County, Ohio, January
12, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1873; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, as of 1898.
Methodist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 17,
1908 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Charles Henry Carey (1857-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Carey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for James J. Hill's railroad
lines; historian;
municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; Oregon Corporation
Commissioner, 1933-37.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
26, 1941 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey; married, September
24, 1883, to Mary N. Bidwell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Salem (Oregon) Capital
Journal, August 27, 1941 |
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George Prescott Carrel (1865-1949) —
also known as George Carrel —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
4, 1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1922-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died May 3,
1949 (age 83 years, 241
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Hercules Carrel and Eleanora Kerr (Prescott) Carrel; married, December
31, 1896, to Olive Sargent. |
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Henderson Haverfield Carson (1893-1971) —
also known as Henderson H. Carson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, October
25, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1943-45, 1947-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, October
5, 1971 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) —
of Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., May 1,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218
days).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
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Lewis Cass (1782-1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
9, 1782.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1806; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor
of Michigan Territory, 1813-31; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1831-36; U.S. Minister to France, 1836-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1843-44; appointed 1843; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1852;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1845-48, 1849-57; resigned 1848; candidate
for President
of the United States, 1848; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1857-60.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1866 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Cass and Mary 'Molly' (Gilman) Cass; married to Elizabeth
Selden Spencer; father of Matilda Frances Cass (who married Henry
Brockholst Ledyard); second great-grandfather of Thomas
Cass Ballenger. |
| | | Political family: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cass counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mich., Minn., Mo., Neb. and Tex. are
named for him. |
| | | The town
and village
of Cassville,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. — The village
of Cass
City, Michigan, is named for
him. — The village
of Cassopolis,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Cassville,
Missouri, is named for
him. — Cass Lake,
and the adjoining city
of Cass
Lake, Minnesota, are named for
him. — Cass Lake, in Oakland
County, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Cass River,
in Tuscola
and Saginaw
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Lewis Cass Building
(opened 1921 as the State Office Building; damaged in a fire in 1951;
rebuilt and named for Lewis Cass; changed to Elliott-Larsen Building
in 2020), in Lansing,
Michigan, was named for
him. — Cass Avenue,
Cass Park,
and Cass Technical High
School, in Detroit,
Michigan, are named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Lewis
Cass Wilmarth
— Lewis
C. Carpenter
— Lewis
C. Vandergrift
— Lewis
C. Tidball
— Lewis
Cass Wick
— Lewis
Cass Tidball II
— Lewis
C. Gabbert
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Lewis Cass: Willard Carl
Klunder, Lewis
Cass and the Politics of Moderation — Frank Bury
Woodford, Lewis
Cass, the Last Jeffersonian |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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James Henry Cassidy (1869-1926) —
also known as James H. Cassidy —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1910.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
23, 1926 (age 56 years, 299
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
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Abrom Chambers (1805-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
11, 1805.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1863; defeated, 1850.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Warrick
County, Ind., April
19, 1877 (age 71 years, 190
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis M. Chandler (b. 1851) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Richfield, Summit
County, Ohio, May 3,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Cuyahoga County Republican Party, 1895; U.S. Marshal for the
Northern District of Ohio, 1900-09; vice-president, Hough Bank &
Trust Company.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Alonzo Chandler and Martha M. (Buck) Chandler; married, February
2, 1876, to Effie May Barney; married, April
29, 1891, to Mary Gertrude Mahon. |
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Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) —
also known as Jacob E. Chew —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; flour and grain
business; restaurant
keeper; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich., June 8,
1945 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March
10, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to
Arietta O. VanNess. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Earl Theodore Church (1835-1906) —
also known as Earl T. Church —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, Ohio, January
26, 1835.
Democrat. Banker; village
president of Charlotte, Michigan, 1871-72; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1872.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
14, 1906 (age 71 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Church and Calena (Titus) Church; married, February
24, 1894, to Stella F. (Shaw) Higby. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March
25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Philo S. Clark (b. 1848) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlansburg, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
21, 1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; postmaster at Portsmouth,
Ohio, 1890-94, 1898-1906; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Clark and Rebecca (McCune) Clark; married, April
25, 1889, to Lucy Miller. |
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John Hessin Clarke (1857-1945) —
also known as John H. Clarke —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
18, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1914-16; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-22.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
22, 1945 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Interment at Lisbon
Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clarke and Melissa (Hessin) Clarke. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Long Pine, Brown
County, Neb., August
20, 1885.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, December
13, 1960 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Chester L. Collins (1847-1916) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Coshocton
County, Ohio, June 13,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1906-16; died in office 1916.
Member, Freemasons; Beta
Theta Pi; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died March
20, 1916 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adgate W. Collins and Susan (Olive) Collins; married, May 12,
1874, to Sarah Miller. |
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Strong Ridge, Wood
County, Ohio, January
14, 1838.
Civil
engineer; lawyer; White
County Superintendent of Schools, 1861-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-64; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1879.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., July 24,
1916 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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James W. Conger (1845-1921) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., August
6, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; roofing
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
22, 1921 (age 75 years, 200
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Harrison Conger and Martha (Auld) Conger; married,
February
15, 1869, to Anna M. Higgins; married, November
18, 1914, to Maude A. Miller; third cousin twice removed of Hugh
Conger; fourth cousin once removed of James
Lockwood Conger, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger, Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger, Frederick
Ward Conger, Charles
Franklin Conger, Isaac
Young Conger and Abraham
Benjamin Conger. |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy
C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October
20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. |
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John Gordon Cooper (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Cooper —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
April
27, 1872.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1915-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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Aylett Rains Cotton (1826-1912) —
also known as Aylett R. Cotton —
of Lyons, Clinton
County, Iowa; Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Austintown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
29, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Clinton
County Judge, 1851-53; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1854; mayor of Lyons, Iowa, 1855-57;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1857;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1868-71; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1871-75.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1912 (age 85 years, 336
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Charles C. Crabbe (b. 1878) —
of London, Madison
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Madison
County, Ohio, November
1, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-18; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1918-22; Ohio
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Crabbe and Ellen (Minshall) Crabbe; married, September
22, 1904, to Isa M. Roth. |
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Leo Calvin Crawford (b. 1896) —
also known as Leo C. Crawford —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, August
30, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1939-44; common pleas
court judge in Ohio, 1946-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Frederick Crawford and Jane (McClain) Crawford; married, February
5, 1927, to Sara M. Kelley. |
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Daniel Richard Crissinger (1860-1942) —
also known as Daniel R. Crissinger —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Tully Township, Marion
County, Ohio, December
10, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-94; Marion city solicitor,
1895-1900; one of the organizers of the Marion County Telephone
Company; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1904, 1906; banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1921-23; member, board of
governors, Federal Reserve, 1923-27; in December 1929, he, along with
U.S. Rep. Frederick
N. Zihlman, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith Company,
which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities, were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Crissinger and Zihlman
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, July 12,
1942 (age 81 years, 214
days).
Interment at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
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Henry Stark Culver (1854-1936) —
also known as Henry S. Culver —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio; Eliot, York
County, Maine.
Born in Sunbury, Delaware
County, Ohio, April
19, 1854.
Lawyer;
Delaware
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1890-94; U.S. Consul in London, 1897-1906; Cork, 1906-10; Saint John, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died in Eliot, York
County, Maine, February
8, 1936 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, South Eliot, Eliot, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Sidney Culver and Jane C. (Carpenter) Culver; married, August
10, 1876, to Mary Diana Sprague; third cousin once removed of Martin
Olds; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Clinton Frisbee and Wayne
Lyman Morse; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph
Chidsey; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel
Burrows, William
Woodbridge, Henry
Meigs, Bela
Edgerton, Isaac
Backus, Heman
Ticknor, Henry
Titus Backus, Herschel
Harrison Hatch and Ezra
H. Frisby. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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