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Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) —
also known as Prescott S. Bush —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 15,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
director, Pan American Airways;
director, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Skull
and Bones.
Died, of lung
cancer, in the Memorial Hospital
for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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John Francis Dillon (1866-1927) —
also known as John F. Dillon; "Father of Pacific Coast
radio" —
of California.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 6,
1866.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War I; radio broadcasting expert;
federal radio inspector; Fellow, Institute of Radio Engineers;
member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927; died in office 1927.
Died, in Letterman General Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., October
9, 1927 (age 61 years, 217
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Ronald Klink (b. 1951) —
also known as Ron Klink —
of Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, September
23, 1951.
Democrat. Television news reporter, 1978-93; partner,
Dagwood's restaurant;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1993-2001;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raymond Motley (c.1912-1999) —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born about 1912.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives; elected 1958; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Sportscaster
on WMOH radio, Hamilton, Ohio.
Died in Florida, 1999
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Sue Wilkins Myrick (b. 1941) —
also known as Sue Myrick —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August
1, 1941.
Republican. Television personality; co-founder of advertising
firm; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1987-91; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1992; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1995-2013.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Samuel E. Rohrer (b. 1955) —
also known as Sam Rohrer —
Born in Dover, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August
11, 1955.
Republican. Radio station manager; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 128th District, 1993-2010;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 2010; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Gerald Norman Springer (b. 1944) —
also known as Jerry Springer; "Sultan of
Salaciousness" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in London, England,
February
13, 1944.
Democrat. Resigned
from Cincinnati city council in 1974 after admitting he paid
a prostitute with a personal check, which was found in a police
raid on a massage parlor; won back his council seat in 1975 and went
on to become mayor; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977-78; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1982; local television news anchor; host of a raucus
national television talk show; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 2004.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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