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Protestant Politicians in Ohio
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  Walter C. Adams Jr. (b. 1936) — of Kent, Portage County, Ohio. Born in Newtown, Bucks County, Pa., August 22, 1936. Democrat. Scientist; university professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972. Protestant. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Son of Walter C. Adams and Hazel (Worthington) Adams; married 1962 to Nancy L. Baier.
  Carol Mueller Alexander (1925-1998) — also known as Carol M. Alexander; Carol Mueller — of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Hayward, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 18, 1925. Democrat. College instructor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972. Female. Protestant. Member, League of Women Voters; National Organization for Women. Died April 2, 1998 (age 72 years, 288 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Hans F. Mueller and Laura (Portmann) Mueller; married 1947 to Thomas R. Alexander.
  William Loren Batt Jr. (b. 1916) — also known as William L. Batt, Jr. — of Montgomery County, Pa.; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 30, 1916. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1946. Protestant. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Chester Castle Bolton and Frances Payne Bolton; married, October 4, 1940, to Adelaide Brownlee; great-grandson of Henry B. Payne; second cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and John Hay Whitney; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Ward Beecher and Leveret Brainard; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Lewis Fairchild.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morton family; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott family of Ohio and New York; Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gustave Gottlieb Brenda Jr. (1920-1988) — also known as Gust G. Brenda, Jr. — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Bush Run, Jefferson County, Ohio, September 4, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-70, 1973-82 (Hancock County 1969-70, 1973-74, 1st District 1975-82). Protestant. German ancestry. Member, Moose; National Rifle Association; American Legion. Died in Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va., May 1, 1988 (age 67 years, 240 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gust G. Brenda, Sr. and Ella (Ellis) Brenda; married, July 28, 1940, to Marietta Lewis.
  Lowell Huntington Brown (1885-1965) — also known as Lowell H. Brown — of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 10, 1885. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1940; member of New York state senate 28th District, 1945-46; defeated (American Labor), 1946. Protestant. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Psi Upsilon. Died in February, 1965 (age 79 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Omer Davis and Katheryne Rose (Leist) Davis; married, September 18, 1929, to Minnie Eleanor Middleton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Dunlap (1832-1885) — of Sutter Creek, Amador County, Calif. Born in West Salem, Wayne County, Ohio, March 30, 1832. Member of California state assembly 16th District, 1875-80. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in Bieber, Lassen County, Calif., September 15, 1885 (age 53 years, 169 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, McArthur, Calif.
  Sherry Biggers Gardiner (b. 1918) — also known as Sherry B. Gardiner; Sherry Biggers — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, December 30, 1918. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1968 (alternate), 1972. Female. Protestant. Member, Junior League; League of Women Voters. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of John David Biggers and Mary (Kelsey) Biggers; married, October 22, 1941, to Sprague H. Gardiner.
  Chester Karl Gillespie (b. 1897) — also known as Chester K. Gillespie — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Sayler Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 4, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1933-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948, 1964 (alternate). Protestant. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Latimer Hadsel and Mary (Perine) Hadsel; married, October 21, 1942, to Winifred Nelson.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Justin Woodward Harding (b. 1888) — also known as Justin W. Harding — of Franklin, Warren County, Ohio; Juneau, Alaska. Born in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, December 19, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1921-27; U.S. Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1927-29; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1929-33. Protestant. Member, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding; married, September 4, 1912, to May Gaynor.
  Ronald Everett Lykens (b. 1937) — also known as Ronald E. Lykens; Ron Lykens — of Danville, Va.; Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in a hospital at Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., September 23, 1937. Republican. Candidate for Virginia state house of delegates, 1967; member, School Board, Westerville, Ohio, 1994-96. Protestant. Still living as of 2003.
  Edwin S. Naus (1904-1991) — of Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. Born in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, March 24, 1904. Republican. Mayor of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 1948-49; defeated, 1949; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, January 1, 1991 (age 86 years, 283 days). Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of L. W. Naus and Emma (Stephan) Naus; married 1935 to Marguerite A. Holden.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hugo Henry Saneholtz (b. 1895) — also known as Hugo H. Saneholtz — of near Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio. Born in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, January 15, 1895. Democrat. Farmer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Edward L. Schrock (b. 1941) — of Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, April 6, 1941. Republican. Stockbroker; member of Virginia state senate, 1995-2001; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2001-. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) — also known as O. L. Teagarden — of Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio. Born in West Virginia, February 24, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and operator of canning plants; banker; mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1964; member of Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49. Protestant. Member, Eagles; Elks; American Legion. Died in 1987 (age about 91 years). Burial location unknown.
David N. Thomas David N. Thomas (b. 1903) — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, June 23, 1903. Republican. Bank cashier; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1951-52; candidate for West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1952. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David N. Thomas and Nona B. (Graf) Thomas; married, May 4, 1934, to Saralou Lippert.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1911 to Jeanette May Hill.
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