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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart and
kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant;
tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
4, 1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Harper Julius Reed (1848-1912) —
also known as Harper Reed —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, November
11, 1848.
Republican. Mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1884-86, 1893-96, 1900-01; defeated, 1889, 1901.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., June 15,
1912 (age 63 years, 217
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Rollin Raymond Rees (1865-1935) —
also known as Rollin R. Rees —
of Minneapolis, Ottawa
County, Kan.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, January
10, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Attorney, 1895-99; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; district judge in
Kansas 30th District, 1903-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1935 (age 70 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1948; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Eagles;
Elks; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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James Reily (1811-1863) —
of Texas.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811.
Lawyer;
major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in St. Petersburg, as of 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Killed
in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April
14, 1863 (age 51 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Walter Raleigh Reitz (1885-1957) —
also known as Walter R. Reitz —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, December
8, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; oil
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1920;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in 1957
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Raleigh |
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1929 |
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Carl West Rich (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl W. Rich —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
12, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947, 1951-53, 1954; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1963-65.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Eagles.
Chairman and president of the Cincinnati Royals professional basketball
team.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 26,
1972 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James Heber Richards (1852-1936) —
also known as James H. Richards —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, May 5,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1895-96; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1899-1901; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1905.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
84 years).
Interment somewhere
in Portland, Ore.
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Charles Robert Richey (1923-1997) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, October
16, 1923.
U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1971-97; died in
office 1997.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, of cancer,
in the Washington Home Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., March
19, 1997 (age 73 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) —
also known as Arthur R. Robinson —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pickerington, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March
12, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died March
17, 1961 (age 80 years, 5
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Lloyd Emerson Roulet (1891-1985) —
also known as Lloyd E. Roulet —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, September
15, 1891.
Republican. Jeweler;
mayor
of Toledo, Ohio, 1943-47, 1952-53; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
6, 1985 (age 93 years, 144
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Harry Evans Sackett (b. 1874) —
also known as Harry E. Sackett —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
10, 1874.
Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Progressive candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1924-26.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) —
Born in Scotland,
March
23, 1734.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; Governor
of Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1790.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
Injured in a fall from
an overturned horsedrawn
cart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1818 (age 84 years, 161
days).
Interment at Old
St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) —
also known as Archibald J. Sampson; A. J.
Sampson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, June 21,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Colorado
state attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1897-1905.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, from acute
nephritis and pneumonia,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1921 (age 82 years, 186
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Elbert Sater (1854-1937) —
also known as John E. Sater —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Haven, Huron
County, Ohio, January
16, 1854.
Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1907-24;
retired 1924; delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 18,
1937 (age 83 years, 183
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Sawyer (1887-1979) —
also known as "Buzz" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1933-35; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934 (primary), 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 1936-44; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1944-45; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53; part owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball
team.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 7,
1979 (age 92 years, 56
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Bart Saxbe (1916-2010) —
also known as William B. Saxbe —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, June 24,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1953-54; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1954; Ohio
state attorney general, 1957-59, 1963-69; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1969-74; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-75; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1975-76.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Grange;
Freemasons; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died August
24, 2010 (age 94 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Fornshell Schenck (1899-1968) —
also known as Paul F. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Miamisburg, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April
19, 1899.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1951-65; defeated, 1950.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
30, 1968 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Willis Gratz Sears (1860-1949) —
also known as Willis G. Sears —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, August
16, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Burt
County Attorney, 1895-1901; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1901-04; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1905-22, 1933-48; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1923-31.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 1,
1949 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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William Taylor Sheppard (b. 1877) —
also known as W. T. Sheppard —
of Smoot, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, April
16, 1877.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1927-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Lawrence Yates Sherman (1858-1939) —
also known as Lawrence Y. Sherman —
of Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born near Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, November
8, 1858.
Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1886-90; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1897-1905; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1899-1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1920,
1924;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1913-21; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1916;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1916-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., September
15, 1939 (age 80 years, 311
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Ill.
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Ellison Griffith Smith (b. 1854) —
also known as Ellison G. Smith —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Noble
County, Ohio, December
5, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Dakota territorial council, 1887; circuit judge in South Dakota
1st Circuit, 1889-1909; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1909-23; law
professor.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Griffith Smith and Mary A. (Ellison) Smith; married, October
18, 1877, to Anna F. Kirkwood; married, January
3, 1922, to Florence Pearl Hunkins. |
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Frank A. Smith (1876-1947) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Lynchburg, Highland
County, Ohio, January
8, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1915-24;
defeated in primary, 1924 (Wexford District), 1940 (Mecosta
District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1944.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Maccabees.
Died in 1947
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Emerson Smith (1902-1965) —
also known as Franklin E. Smith; Frank E.
Smith —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Livingston, Rockcastle
County, Ky., 1902.
Democrat. Printing
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1946; postmaster at Portsmouth,
Ohio, 1949-58, 1961-62 (acting, 1949-50, 1961-62); candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1958; chair of
Scioto County Democratic Party, 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, November
8, 1965 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Caldwell Smith and Lockie Virginia (Dillion)
Smith. |
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memorial |
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Jacob David Smith (1870-1945) —
also known as Jacob D. Smith —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Scott Town, Lawrence
County, Ohio, April
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March
24, 1945 (age 74 years, 330
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob D. Smith and Barbara J. (Lewis) Smith; married to Rose A.
Smith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) —
also known as Quincy A. Smith —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
6, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Vespasian Smith (1818-1897) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Bayfield, Bayfield
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, October
21, 1818.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Duluth, Minn., 1873-74; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1876-81.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
11, 1897 (age 78 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1846 to
Charlotte E. Neely. |
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William Walker Smith Jr. (b. 1874) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
21, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1902-05;
U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, as of 1914.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Walker Smith. |
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Loren Edmunds Souers Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Loren E. Souers, Jr. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
4, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Continental Steel Corp.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Sigma Rho; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers; married, February
1, 1910, to Ilka R. Gaskell. |
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John Charles Speaks (1859-1945) —
also known as John C. Speaks —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Canal Winchester, Franklin
County, Ohio, February
11, 1859.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; milling
business; lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1921-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, November
6, 1945 (age 86 years, 268
days).
Interment at Union
Grove Cemetery, Canal Winchester, Ohio.
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Andrew Squire (b. 1850) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mantua, Portage
County, Ohio, October
21, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Lt. Gov. Alphonso
Hart, 1875-78; director for two Cleveland banks;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Andrew Jackson Squire and Martha (Wilmot)
Squire. |
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William Dennison Stephens (1859-1944) —
also known as William D. Stephens —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Eaton, Preble
County, Ohio, December
26, 1859.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-16 (7th District 1911-13,
10th District 1913-16); resigned 1916; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1912;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1916-17; Governor of
California, 1917-23.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the Santa Fe Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
25, 1944 (age 84 years, 121
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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James Garfield Stewart (b. 1881) —
also known as James G. Stewart —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, November
17, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938-47; resigned 1947; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1944; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Vernon Stewart (1872-1939) —
also known as Sam V. Stewart —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Monroe
County, Ohio, August
2, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney; Governor of
Montana, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination
for Vice President, 1920;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1931-32; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1933-39; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1939 (age 67 years, 44
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Louis Stokes (1925-2015) —
of Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1969-99 (21st District 1969-93, 11th
District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972,
1996.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Arrested
for drunken
driving
in 1983; convicted
on a lesser charge
and fined.
Died August
18, 2015 (age 90 years, 176
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Claude Vilas Swann (1887-1959) —
also known as Claude V. Swann —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 30,
1887.
Democrat. Plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,
1945-46; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1940-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Lions.
Died in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, July 3,
1959 (age 71 years, 338
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Swann and Bulah Ann (Perry) Swann; married to Grace
May Cornell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Noah Haynes Swayne (1804-1884) —
also known as Noah H. Swayne —
of Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., December
7, 1804.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1830; U.S.
Attorney for Ohio, 1830-39; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President); Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-81; retired 1881.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 8,
1884 (age 79 years, 184
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Kingsley Arter Taft (1903-1970) —
also known as Kingsley A. Taft —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 19,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1933-34; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1946-47; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1948-62, 1962-70; died in office 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
28, 1970 (age 66 years, 252
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) —
also known as William H. Taft; "Big
Bill" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
15, 1857.
Republican. Superior court judge in Ohio, 1887-90; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1890-92; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1892-1900; resigned
1900; law
professor; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1901-04; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1904-08; President
of the United States, 1909-13; defeated, 1912; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30; resigned 1930.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Psi
Upsilon; Skull
and Bones; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1930 (age 72 years, 174
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft; half-brother of Charles
Phelps Taft; brother of Henry
Waters Taft; married, June 19,
1886, to Helen
Louise Herron (daughter of John
Williamson Herron; sister-in-law of Henry
Frederick Lippitt; niece of William
Collins; aunt of Frederick
Lippitt; granddaughter of Ela
Collins); father of Robert
Alphonso Taft and Charles
Phelps Taft II; uncle of Walbridge
S. Taft; grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft; grandfather of William
Howard Taft III, Robert
Taft Jr. and Seth
Chase Taft; great-grandfather of Robert
Alphonso Taft III; second cousin twice removed of Willard
J. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of William
Warner Hoppin, John
Milton Thayer, Edward
M. Chapin and George
Franklin Chapin. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Walter
P. Johnson — Fred
Warner Carpenter — Charles
D. Hilles |
| | | The former community
of Taft, now part of Lincoln
City, Oregon, was named for
him. — William Howard Taft High
School, in San
Antonio, Texas, is named for
him. — William Howard Taft High
School, in Bronx, New
York (closed 2008), was named for
him. — Taft High
School, in Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — William Howard Taft High
School (opened 1960; became charter school 2013-14), in Los
Angees, California, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "#S#(1908) Progress and
Prosperity." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Biographical
Directory of Federal Judges — Arlington National
Cemetery unofficial website |
| | | Books about William Howard Taft: Paolo
Enrico Coletta, The
Presidency of William Howard Taft — James Chace, 1912
: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the
Country — Alpheus Thomas Mason, William
Howard Taft — Lewis L. Gould, The
William Howard Taft Presidency |
| | | Critical books about William Howard
Taft: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, August 1901 |
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Charles Tatgenhorst Jr. (1883-1961) —
of Cleves, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
19, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1927-29; Judge, Ohio Court
of Appeals, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1961 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Everett Bailey Taylor (1899-1990) —
also known as Everett B. Taylor —
of Sun Valley, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
21, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented Travelers' Insurance,
banks,
and the Union Pacific Railroad;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1956,
1960.
Member, American
Legion; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died March 2,
1990 (age 90 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor; married, September
14, 1931, to Dorice E. Neiman. |
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James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) —
also known as J. Alfred Taylor —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born near Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18,
1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27;
defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., June 9,
1956 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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William Richard Thom (1885-1960) —
also known as William R. Thom —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, July 7,
1885.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1945-47; defeated, 1946; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
28, 1960 (age 75 years, 52
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Carl W. Thompson (1879-1958) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., October
10, 1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; mayor
of Winchester, Ind., 1910-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1916 (Progressive, 8th District),
1946 (Prohibition, 10th District), 1947 (Prohibition, 10th District),
1950 (Prohibition, 10th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio.
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Clayton C. Townes (1888-1970) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
30, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1924;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Florida, February
24, 1970 (age 82 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Townes and Kate (Hoyt) Townes; married 1917 to Grace
Dix. |
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Edward Crawford Turner (1872-1950) —
also known as Edward C. Turner —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
26, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; Ohio
state attorney general, 1915-17, 1927-29; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1928; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
13, 1950 (age 78 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Isaac Underwood (1821-1904) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, July 21,
1821.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; member of Indiana
state senate, 1875-77.
Quaker.
Member, Sons of
Temperance; Freemasons.
Died in Pennville, Jay
County, Ind., June 5,
1904 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham Van Vorhes (1793-1879) —
of Ohio; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
2, 1793.
Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1840; Minnesota
territorial auditor, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1856; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1859-60; postmaster
at Stillwater,
Minn., 1861-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., January
24, 1879 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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William Henry Vodrey Jr. (1873-1954) —
also known as William H. Vodrey —
of East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, March 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Columbiana
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Christian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1954
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. William H. Vodrey and Elizabeth Jackman Vodrey; married, May 16,
1902, to Dorothy Kelley. |
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Odolphus Ham Waddle (1851-1918) —
also known as O. H. Waddle —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born March 4,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
29, 1918 (age 67 years, 300
days).
Interment at Somerset
Cemetery, Somerset, Ky.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890;
member of Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Valley, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 14,
1876.
Republican. Pastor; chaplain;
bishop;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1928,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Noble Foundation Hospital,
Alexandria Bay, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 27,
1943 (age 67 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) —
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, July 19,
1811.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member
Iowa territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge in
Washington, 1870.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Steilacoom, Pierce
County, Wash., February
7, 1879 (age 67 years, 203
days).
Interment at Western
State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash.
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Milo Joseph Warner (1891-1968) —
also known as Milo J. Warner —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ottawa Hills, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Lime City, Wood
County, Ohio, November
11, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1948,
1952,
1956;
elected National Commander of the American Legion, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
4, 1968 (age 76 years, 54
days).
Interment at Fort
Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.
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William Edwin Wells Jr. (b. 1890) —
also known as W. Edwin Wells —
of Newell, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 30,
1890.
Republican. Pottery
manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1929-32.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Wallace Ralston Westlake (1907-1978) —
also known as Ralston Westlake —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
27, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; glass
business; motel
owner; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1960-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
9, 1978 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Jonathan Whealdon (1832-1863) —
of Yuba
County, Calif.
Born in Ohio, February
13, 1832.
Member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1859-60.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev., 1863
(age about
31 years).
Interment somewhere
in Virginia City, Nev.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Dudley Allen White (1901-1957) —
also known as Dudley A. White —
of Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio.
Born in New London, Huron
County, Ohio, January
3, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1948,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1937-41.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
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Seward Henry Williams (1870-1922) —
also known as Seward H. Williams —
of Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
7, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1915-17.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, September
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 299
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Lorain, Ohio.
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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William Wilson Wood III (1878-1954) —
also known as William W. Wood III —
of Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, March
19, 1878.
Republican. Tool
manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in the Miami Heart Institute hospital,
Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
18, 1954 (age 75 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Harley Kirk Wood; married to Aileen Boal. |
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William Burnham Woods (1824-1887) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, August
3, 1824.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Newark, Ohio, 1856-58; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1858-62; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1869-80; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1880-87; died in office 1887.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1887 (age 62 years, 284
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Herbert McNultie Wyrick (1893-1978) —
also known as H. M. Wyrick —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., October
6, 1893.
Republican. Pastor; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 83
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Maloneyville, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Wyrick and Catherine (Hawkins) Wyrick; married, June 27,
1917, to Roxie Peters. |
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Wallace D. Yaple (b. 1870) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Township, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1870.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Redmen;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ross Yaple and Elizabeth (McDonald) Yaple. |
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Martin Washington Yencer (1871-1960) —
of Boston, Wayne
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Greenfield Township, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
27, 1871.
Republican. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1903-06; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Protestant.
Swiss
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
22, 1960 (age 88 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911 to
Jeanette May Hill. |
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Fred William Yoos (1879-1940) —
also known as Fred W. Yoos —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
20, 1879.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; railroad
flagman; police
officer; rubber tire
worker; after serving as an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan, he
resigned, or was expelled, and announced in January 1923 that he
would expose corruption and "un-American prejudice" in the local Klan
organization; on January 18, police received an anonymous "tip off"
that Yoos was illegally carrying a
concealed weapon; he was searched,
and no weapon was found on his person, but a companion had a gun, and
Yoos was arrested
and held in jail for days until released; he continued to express
opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, but did not make the disclosures he
promised; Independent candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1923.
German
ancestry. Member, Ku Klux
Klan; Freemasons.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 31,
1940 (age 61 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred B. Yoos and Katie (Hurst) Yoos; married, October
24, 1900, to Hedwig 'Hattie' Wojahn. |
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Allen Zollars (1839-1909) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, September
3, 1839.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; superior court judge in
Indiana, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1880;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1883-89.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
20, 1909 (age 70 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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