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Paul Case Aiken (1910-1974) —
also known as Paul C. Aiken —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Macksville, Stafford
County, Kan.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Macksville, Stafford
County, Kan., July 24,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; Assistant U.S. Postmaster
General, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1950.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Washington,
D.C., May 25,
1974 (age 63 years, 305
days).
Cremated.
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Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) —
also known as Florence E. Allen —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1926; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; took
senior status 1959.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2005.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1966 (age 82 years, 173
days).
Interment at Waite Hill Village Cemetery, Waite Hill, Ohio.
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Horace Newton Allen (1858-1932) —
also known as Horace N. Allen —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April
23, 1858.
Physician;
medical missionary; went to China, then Korea in 1884; founded a
mission hospital
with Korean support; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Seoul, 1890-96; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Seoul, 1896-97; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1897-1905; U.S. Minister to Korea, 1897-1905; author of
books about Korea.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, December
11, 1932 (age 74 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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 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 Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life
Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,
New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willowbrook
Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September
7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
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Henry Mahan Beardsley (1858-1938) —
also known as Henry M. Beardsley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
20, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in 1938
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley; married, April
24, 1883, to Marietta Davis. |
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Paul Harold Boeker (1938-2003) —
also known as Paul H. Boeker —
of Ohio; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 2,
1938.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, 1977-80; Jordan, 1984-87.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died, of a brain
tumor, in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
29, 2003 (age 64 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Ernesto Branch (b. 1847) —
also known as Oliver E. Branch —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, July 19,
1847.
Lawyer;
general counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887, 1889; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1894-98.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Salem (Oregon) Capital
Journal, August 27, 1941 |
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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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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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Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) —
also known as Jacob E. Davis —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Beaver, Pike
County, Ohio, October
31, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president,
Kroger Company (supermarkets),
1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70.
Protestant.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Acacia.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
28, 2003 (age 97 years, 120
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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John Ker Davis (1882-1969) —
also known as John K. Davis —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born, in Soochow (Suzhou), China,
of American parents, March 5,
1882.
Interpreter;
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1910-13; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Canton, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1914-15; U.S. Consul in Antung, 1915-19; Nanking, 1919-27; U.S. Consul General in London, 1928-30; Seoul, 1930-34; Vancouver, 1934-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in July, 1969
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wright Davis and Alice Irene (Schmucker) Davis; married, May 29,
1912, to Mary Isabelle Murphy. |
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Emerson Hugh De Lacy (1910-1986) —
also known as Hugh De Lacy —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 9,
1910.
Democrat. College
instructor; machinist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; carpenter.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; International
Association of Machinists.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Dominican Hospital,
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., August
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Maurice Pratt Dunlap (1882-1964) —
also known as Maurice P. Dunlap —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, December
9, 1882.
U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1915-17; Copenhagen, 1917-18, 1919-20, 1921; Odense, 1918; Malmo, 1920; Bangkok, 1922-23; Port-au-Prince, 1924-27; Stockholm, 1927-32; Dundee, 1932-35; Bergen, 1936-41.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died July 30,
1964 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Dell Rapids Cemetery, Dell Rapids, S.Dak.
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Frank Kershner Dunn (b. 1854) —
also known as Frank K. Dunn —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
13, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois 5th Circuit, 1897-1903; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1907-33.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew
Kershner Dunn and Emily (Armentrout) Dunn; married 1882 to Alice
Trimble. |
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1919 |
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Wade H. Ellis (b. 1866) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
31, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ohio
state attorney general, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Wade
Hampton |
| | | Relatives: Son of A. C. Ellis and Kate
(Blackburn) Ellis; married, October
3, 1894, to Dessie Corwin Chase. |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, July 1908 |
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Fred Latimer Hadsel (b. 1916) —
also known as Fred L. Hadsel —
of Washington,
D.C.; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, March
11, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, 1969-71; Ghana, 1971.
Protestant.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) —
also known as Perry B. Jackson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, January
27, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944;
municipal judge in Ohio, 1940.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson; married to Fern
Payne. |
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Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) —
also known as Harry P. Jeffrey —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
26, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, January
4, 1997 (age 95 years, 9
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Thomas Alfred Jones (b. 1859) —
also known as Thomas A. Jones —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Oak Hill, Jackson
County, Ohio, March 4,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Jackson, Ohio, 1885-87; circuit judge in Ohio 4th Circuit,
1901-13; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District, 1913-15; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1915-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eben Jones and Ann (Williams) Jones; married, June 30,
1886, to Grace U. Hoyt. |
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Foy David Kohler (1908-1990) —
also known as Foy D. Kohler —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Oakwood, Paulding
County, Ohio, February
15, 1908.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Athens, 1938; U.S. Consul in Moscow, as of 1947; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1962-66.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in Jupiter, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
23, 1990 (age 82 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Albert Lacey (1917-2002) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1964-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died March
25, 2002 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
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Edwin McCammon Martin (1908-2002) —
also known as Edwin M. Martin —
of Ohio; Paris, France.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, May 21,
1908.
Economist;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1964-68.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations; Audubon
Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., January
12, 2002 (age 93 years, 236
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Eugene Masters (1924-2014) —
also known as Edward E. Masters —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 21,
1924.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, 1976-77; Indonesia, 1977-81.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in 2014
(age about
90 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Emlin McClain (1851-1915) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, November
25, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Sen. George
G. Wright, 1875-77; law
professor; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1901-12; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died suddenly, of apoplexy,
in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, May 25,
1915 (age 63 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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William Harvey McSurely (b. 1865) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, January
27, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1894; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 5th District, 1905-06; superior
court judge in Illinois, 1907-12; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1912-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Jasper McSurely and Hulda (Taylor) McSurely; married,
October
18, 1892, to Mary Elizabeth Cadman. |
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William Estus McVey (1885-1958) —
also known as William E. McVey —
of Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, December
13, 1885.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1951-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
10, 1958 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Dawn Clark Netsch (1926-2013) —
also known as Patricia Dawn Clark —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
16, 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1969-70; member of Illinois
state senate, 1973-91 (13th District 1973-83, 4th District
1983-91); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980,
1996;
Illinois
state comptroller, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1994.
Female.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; League of Women
Voters; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died, from Lou Gehrig's
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
2013 (age 86 years, 170
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Crane William O'Neill (1916-1978) —
also known as C. William O'Neill —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, February
14, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1939-50; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1947-48; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Ohio
state attorney general, 1951-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(speaker),
1956;
Governor
of Ohio, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1960.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Upsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Grange;
Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
20, 1978 (age 62 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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Eugene Peter Ruehlmann (b. 1925) —
also known as Eugene P. Ruehlmann —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-71; resigned 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Murray Seasongood (1878-1983) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1878.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926-29.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
21, 1983 (age 104 years,
117 days).
Interment at Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Eleanor Smeal (b. 1939) —
also known as Eleanor Marie Cutri —
Born in Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, July 30,
1939.
Democrat. President, National Organization for Women, 1977-82,
1985-87; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Female.
Italian
ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Phi Beta Kappa; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Charles Phelps Taft II (1897-1983) —
also known as Charles P. Taft —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
20, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member, Cincinnati City
Council, 1938-42; Republican candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1952, 1958 (primary); mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Skull
and Bones; Phi Beta Kappa; American
Legion.
Died June 24,
1983 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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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Seth Chase Taft (b. 1922) —
also known as Seth C. Taft —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
31, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Ohio
state senate, 1962; candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1967; Cuyahoga
County Commissioner, 1971; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1982.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eleanor (Chase) Taft and Charles
Phelps Taft II; married, June 19,
1943, to Frances Prindle; nephew of Robert
Alphonso Taft; grandson of William
Howard Taft, Irving
Hall Chase and Helen
Herron Taft; grandnephew of Charles
Phelps Taft and Henry
Waters Taft; great-grandson of Alphonso
Taft, Stephen
Wright Kellogg, John
Williamson Herron and Augustus
Sabin Chase (1828-1896); great-grandnephew of William
Collins; second great-grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft and Ela
Collins; first cousin of William
Howard Taft III and Robert
Taft Jr.; first cousin once removed of Walbridge
S. Taft, Augustus
Sabin Chase (1897-1970), Frederick
Lippitt and Robert
Alphonso Taft III; second cousin thrice removed of Marden
Sabin and Joseph
Spalding; second cousin four times removed of Willard
J. Chapin, George
Anson Starkweather, Samuel
Starkweather and David
Austin Starkweather; second cousin five times removed of Josiah
Cowles, Alvah
Sabin and George
Smith Catlin; third cousin twice removed of Clement
Phineas Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Howard Starkweather. |
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family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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George Thomas Washington (1908-1971) —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio, June 24,
1908.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-65.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif.
Died August
21, 1971 (age 63 years, 58
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of William Morrow
Washington and Janet Margaret (Thomas) Washington; married 1953 to Helen
Goodner. |
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Bernard Weisberg (b. 1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
16, 1925.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ann Womer=Benjamin (born c.1954) —
of Aurora, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born about 1954.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1990; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 2002; Ohio state
insurance director, 2003-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 2004.
Female.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2007.
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