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  Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) — also known as Norman W. Adams — of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Born in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, February 2, 1894. Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance Agency; director, Electric City Realty; director, Youngstown Foundry and Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Upsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in November, 1968 (age 74 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married, December 16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex.
  Fred L. Andary (1926-2006) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, March 29, 1926. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950. Died December 18, 2006 (age 80 years, 264 days). Burial location unknown.
  Douglas Earl Applegate (b. 1928) — also known as Douglas Applegate — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, March 27, 1928. Democrat. Real estate business; member of Ohio state house of representatives 33rd District, 1961-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964; member of Ohio state senate, 1969-76; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1977-95. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Sons of Italy; Elks; Eagles; League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Margaret (Longacre) Applegate and Earl Douglas Applegate; married, August 25, 1950, to Betty Jean Engstrom.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  James R. Barr (1854-1934) — of Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. Born near Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, April 15, 1854. Republican. School teacher; druggist; Guernsey County Clerk of Courts, 1881-87; mayor of Cambridge, Ohio, 1890-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896; postmaster at Cambridge, Ohio, 1897-1910; insurance and real estate business; member of Ohio state senate 18th-19th District, 1921-22. Presbyterian. Scottish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar. Injured in a fall on slippery pavement, broke his hip, and died several weeks later, in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, January 2, 1934 (age 79 years, 262 days). Interment at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel C. Barr and Mary (Dunning) Barr; married, April 7, 1880, to Adreanna Ferguson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William S. Bergundthal (1855-1926) — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Powhattan, Champaign County, Ohio, June 24, 1855. Republican. Lumber business; real estate dealer; mayor of Topeka, Kan., 1903-05. Member, Freemasons. Died, from nephritis and bronchial pneumonia, in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., March 23, 1926 (age 70 years, 272 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Powell) Bergundthal and Benedict Bergundthal; married to Leonora Neely.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Bezz (1922-2003) — also known as Walter Bezruchka — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 14, 1922. Democrat. Tool and die maker; real estate broker; mayor of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972. Catholic. Member, Lions; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Died in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., November 27, 2003 (age 81 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
  A. D. Buckworth (born c.1835) — of North Platte, Lincoln County, Neb. Born in Ohio, about 1835. Republican. Real estate business; member of Nebraska state senate, 1885-86. Burial location unknown.
  William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) — also known as William W. Chalmers — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, November 1, 1861. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; farmer; lumber business; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31; defeated, 1922. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Chalmers and Catherine (Doyle) Chalmers; married to Jean Powell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Patricia M. Clancy (b. 1952) — also known as Patty Clancy — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born August 10, 1952. Republican. Real estate agent; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1996-2004; member of Ohio state senate 8th District, 2004-07. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Daughter of Donald Daniel Clancy.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Otis Cox (b. 1881) — also known as James O. Cox — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Rossburg, Darke County, Ohio, September 30, 1881. Democrat. Real estate business; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1940, 1942 (primary), 1944. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Thelma D. Drake (b. 1949) — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, November 20, 1949. Republican. Realtor; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1996-2004; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2005-. Female. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Richard A. Duncan (born c.1953) — of Aurora, Portage County, Ohio. Born about 1953. Real estate agent; tavern owner; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 2006; Independent candidate for President of the United States, 2008. Methodist. Still living as of 2008.
  Herman Preston Faris (1858-1936) — also known as Herman P. Faris — of Clinton, Henry County, Mo. Born near Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, December 25, 1858. Banker; real estate broker; Prohibition candidate for secretary of state of Missouri, 1888; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1920; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1924; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1926. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died March 20, 1936 (age 77 years, 86 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Davis Faris and Sarah Plumer (Preston) Faris; married, April 26, 1880, to Adda Winters; married, February 6, 1911, to Sallie A. Lewis.
  Daniel P. Farrell — of Ohio. Socialist. Real estate broker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1906; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Ohio, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Burial location unknown.
  John Wilmer Galbreath (b. 1897) — also known as John W. Galbreath — of Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Derby, Pickaway County, Ohio, August 10, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Hill Galbreath and Belle (Mitchell) Galbreath; married, September 14, 1921, to Helen Mauck.
  James H. Gardner (b. 1904) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, August 20, 1904. Republican. Realtor; builder; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1938 (primary), 1944, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1960 (primary); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1952, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Phyllis E. Given — also known as Phyllis Evans; Mrs. Harold C. Given — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. Democrat. Realtor; antique dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974, 1984; candidate for secretary of state of West Virginia, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1984. Female. Baptist. Still living as of 1985.
  Relatives: Daughter of Ray Evans and Ethel (Jones) Evans; married, December 25, 1946, to Harold C. Given.
W. C. Graybill W. C. Graybill (b. 1851) — of Chamberlain, Brule County, S.Dak. Born in Fairfield County, Ohio, January 24, 1851. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; real estate business; Brule County Register of Deeds, 1891-92; receiver, U.S. Land Office at Chamberlain, S.D., 1894-98; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 17th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  John Jakob Haas (1853-1950) — also known as John J. Haas — of Grant City, Worth County, Mo. Born in Ohio, November 12, 1853. Republican. Farmer; real estate business; mayor of Grant City, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Worth County, 1921-22. Died April 24, 1950 (age 96 years, 163 days). Interment at Grant City Cemetery, Grant City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, December 27, 1873, to Emma S. Harper.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tony Patrick Hall (b. 1942) — also known as Tony P. Hall — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, January 16, 1942. Democrat. Served in the Peace Corps; real estate agent; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1969-72; member of Ohio state senate, 1973-78; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1979-2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996 (speaker), 2000. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Davis Hall and Anna (Deve) Hall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) — of Atkinson, Holt County, Neb. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, September 21, 1858. Republican. Implement dealer; real estate dealer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 64th District, 1929-31. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens; married, December 21, 1881, to Elizabeth Melleb.
  William Rowland Hopkins (1869-1961) — also known as W. R. Hopkins; "Chautauqua Bill" — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., July 26, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; industrial real estate developer; promoter of Cleveland Short Line Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916; city manager of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-30; he was fascinated by aviation, in 1925, he successfully advocated purchase of land for an airport, the first municipal airport in the United States. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 9, 1961 (age 91 years, 198 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of David J. Hopkins and Mary (Jeffreys) Hopkins; married 1903 to Ellen Louise Cozad.
  Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, in Cleveland, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Jesse B. Jackson Jesse Benjamin Jackson (b. 1871) — also known as Jesse B. Jackson — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, November 19, 1871. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance and real estate business; U.S. Consul in Alexandretta, 1905-08; Aleppo, 1908-23; Leghorn, 1923-28; Fort William, 1928-35; Port Arthur, 1928-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson; married, June 22, 1898, to Rosebelle Berryman; married 1935 to Mary Ann Hinton.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1918)
  M. Morris Jackson (b. 1920) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Georgia, 1920. Democrat. Real estate broker; member of Ohio state senate, 1967-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972; member of Democratic National Committee from Ohio, 1972. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas E. Knotts — of Gary, Lake County, Ind. Born in Ohio. Real estate and insurance business; postmaster; mayor of Gary, Ind., 1909-13. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Armanis F. Knotts.
  Frank R. Martin (1879-1959) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, 1879. Democrat. Real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928 (alternate), 1932; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1935-42; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1936. Died September 17, 1959 (age about 80 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
  Hiram C. Martin (1833-1876) — of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, August 10, 1833. Real estate agent; mayor of Athens, Ohio, 1869-70. Died of typhoid pneumonia, February 21, 1876 (age 42 years, 195 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Vance McMaken (b. 1857) — also known as William V. McMaken — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 11, 1857. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 10th Ohio District, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Jack Moore — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Republican. Real estate agent; candidate for mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1921. Burial location unknown.
  Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) — of Reading, Berks County, Pa.; Pickaway County, Ohio. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 22, 1795. Lawyer; private secretary to Gov. Joseph Hiester, 1820-23; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1827; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1828-29; real estate business. German ancestry. Died in Pickaway County, Ohio, December 17, 1831 (age 36 years, 239 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg and Anna Barbara (Meyer) Muhlenberg; married to Mary Denny Downing; nephew of Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg; great-granduncle of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg; first cousin of Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg; first cousin once removed of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg; first cousin twice removed of Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg; first cousin thrice removed of Hiester Henry Muhlenberg.
  Political family: Muhlenberg-Hiester family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) — also known as B. Frank Murphy — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, December 24, 1867. Republican. Shoe store owner; real estate business; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936. Methodist. Died, of myocarditis, in Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md., March 6, 1938 (age 70 years, 72 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Charles F. Murphy and Mary E. (Beasley) Murphy; married to Mame M. Barcus.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Barbour Paxton (b. 1873) — also known as Thomas B. Paxton — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 15, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1906-09; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1924. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Barbour Paxton (born 1838) and Mary Adelaide (Wharton) Paxton; married, January 10, 1927, to Mildred Irene Byron Busby.
  William J. Pierce (born c.1859) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, about 1859. Democrat. Real estate business; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  Peter B. Seel (1912-1957) — of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. Born in Athens County, Ohio, 1912. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate and insurance business; mayor of Athens, Ohio, 1952-57; died in office 1957. Killed in an automobile accident, near Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 12, 1957 (age about 44 years). Burial location unknown.
  William Sharon (1821-1885) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 9, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining business; real estate business; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1875-81. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands).
  Cross-reference: Francis G. Newlands — David S. Terry
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Patrick J. Tiberi (b. 1962) — also known as Pat Tiberi — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 21, 1962. Republican. Realtor; member of Ohio state house of representatives 25th District, 1992-2001; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 2001-. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  George Chester Robinson Wagoner (1863-1946) — also known as George C. R. Wagoner — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 3, 1863. Republican. Undertaker; real estate business; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1903; defeated, 1902. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 27, 1946 (age 82 years, 236 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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