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A. B. Abbot Alois Bahlmann Abbot (1885-1951) — also known as A. B. Abbot — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, November 2, 1885. Democrat. Banker; railroad builder; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Fayette, Fayette County, W.Va., February 5, 1951 (age 65 years, 95 days). Interment at Abbot Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joel Houghton Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot; married, October 1, 1913, to Nona C. Reynolds.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  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.
  Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) — also known as Charles L. Anspach — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, March 5, 1895. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella District, 1961-62. Brethren. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. President, Central Michigan University. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., October 25, 1977 (age 82 years, 234 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary Fisher.
  Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — also known as Herschel W. Arant — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa County, Ala., July 18, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Order of the Coif; Rotary. Died, from a kidney ailment, in a hospital at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, January 14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant; married, August 16, 1915, to Charlotte Marguerite Hein.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) — also known as Alex J. Arndt — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 26, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Baptist. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in March, 1979 (age 80 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Henry W. Ault (1903-1991) — of Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio, September 16, 1903. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Elyria, Ohio, 1949-53. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks. Died in 1991 (age about 87 years). Interment at Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Sterling Delbert Ault and Ethel M. (Coen) Ault; married to Ruth H. Harding.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Alexander Ball (1862-1955) — also known as George A. Ball — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born in Green, Summit County, Ohio, November 5, 1862. Republican. President, Ball Brothers glass manufacturing company; chairman, Merchants National Bank of Muncie; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928 (Convention Vice-President), 1936; member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1932-37. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Gamma Sigma; Freemasons; Rotary. Died, from cerebral thrombosis, in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., October 22, 1955 (age 92 years, 351 days). Entombed at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Lucius Styles Ball and Maria Polly (Bingham) Ball; married to Frances Woodworth; uncle of Edmund Arthur Ball; third cousin twice removed of Harrison Blodget; fourth cousin once removed of Walter Harrison Blodget and Albert Lemando Bingham.
  Political families: Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Seward family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jackson Edward Betts (1904-1993) — also known as Jackson E. Betts — of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, May 26, 1904. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1945-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1951-73. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Rotary; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, August 13, 1993 (age 89 years, 79 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) — also known as Chester C. Bolton — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 5, 1882. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1923-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928; U.S. Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1929-37, 1939; died in office 1939. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Sons of the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Rotary. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 29, 1939 (age 57 years, 54 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Charles C. Bolton and Julia (Castle) Bolton; married, September 14, 1907, to Frances Payne Bingham; father of Oliver Payne Bolton.
  Political families: Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott family of Ohio and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954) — of Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich. Born in Ohio, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; Huron County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1954 (age about 82 years). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married to Catherine Gillies.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Bricker (1893-1986) — also known as John W. Bricker — of Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio. Born near Mt. Sterling, Madison County, Ohio, September 6, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Ohio state attorney general, 1933-37; defeated in primary, 1928; Governor of Ohio, 1939-45; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1948, 1952 (speaker), 1960 (speaker), 1964, 1972; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1944; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1947-59; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Order of the Coif; Optimist Club. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 22, 1986 (age 92 years, 197 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Lemuel Spencer Bricker and Laura (King) Bricker; married, September 4, 1920, to Harriet Day.
  Cross-reference: Robert L. Barton
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) — of Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, July 14, 1893. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1956, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office 1965; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Junior Order; Rotary; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., August 23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence J. Brown Jr. (b. 1927) — also known as Bud Brown — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, June 18, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1982. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Sigma; Sigma Delta Chi. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence J. Brown and Ethel (McKinney) Brown; married, June 11, 1955, to Joyce Eldridge.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence V. Brown (b. 1879) — also known as C. V. Brown — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, March 21, 1879. Republican. General manager, United States Pressed Steel Co.; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1916-20. Member, Rotary. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Bessie M. Cannan.
  Raymond Hugh Burke (1881-1954) — also known as Raymond H. Burke — of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Nicholsville, Clermont County, Ohio, November 4, 1881. Republican. University professor; insurance business; songwriter; mayor of Hamilton, Ohio, 1928-40; member of Ohio state senate, 1942-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1947-49. Member, Rotary. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, August 18, 1954 (age 72 years, 287 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Fletcher Burke and Mary Jane (McNair) Burke; married, June 24, 1908, to Daisy Minnich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Edgar Burton and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton; married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene V. Clark (b. 1919) — of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 19, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Vermont state senate from Bennington County, 1963. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Francis Patrick Corrigan (1881-1968) — also known as Frank P. Corrigan — of Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 14, 1881. Physician; surgeon; U.S. Minister to El Salvador, 1934-37; Panama, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, 1939-47. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Rotary. Assisted with the first modern blood transfusion, in 1906 at the Cleveland Clinic. Died, in St. Joseph's Manor home for the aged, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Conn., January 21, 1968 (age 86 years, 191 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret (Regan) Corrigan and Edward Corrigan; married to Ethel Foster; father of Robert Foster Corrigan.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) — also known as Martin L. Davey — of Kent, Portage County, Ohio. Born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, July 25, 1884. Democrat. Mayor of Kent, Ohio, 1914-18; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; Governor of Ohio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1932, 1940. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Grange. Died in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, March 31, 1946 (age 61 years, 249 days). Interment at Standing Rock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio.
  Presumably named for: Martin Luther
  Relatives: Son of John Davey and Bertha (Reeves) Davey; married, August 31, 1907, to Berenice M. Chrisman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known as Melvin C. Eaton — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., April 2, 1891. Republican. Chemist; director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940; chair of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Sigma; Rotary. Died, following an apparent heart attack, in St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April 14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell.
  John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) — of Ravenswood, Jackson County, W.Va. Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, May 30, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; wholesale florist supplier; member of West Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972 (Jackson County); elected 1974, 1976. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married, May 7, 1937, to Edna Thomas.
  Walter L. Gordon (b. 1895) — of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio; Glouster, Athens County, Ohio. Born in Glouster, Athens County, Ohio, August 20, 1895. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944, 1948. Catholic. Member, Rotary; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Nicholas Hansen (b. 1890) — also known as Harry N. Hansen — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 14, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
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)
  William Trayton Jackson (1876-1933) — also known as William T. Jackson — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, May 8, 1876. Republican. Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1928-31; defeated, 1931; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died October 3, 1933 (age 57 years, 148 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) — also known as Carroll D. Kearns — of Farrell, Mercer County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 7, 1900. Republican. Concert musician; orchestral conductor; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53, 24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Lions; Phi Mu Alpha. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 11, 1976 (age 76 years, 35 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns; married, August 30, 1933, to Nora Lynch.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Craig Olen Klopfleisch (b. 1949) — also known as Craig O. Klopfleisch — of Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. Born in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, March 24, 1949. Mayor, Celina, Ohio, 1995-99. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2004.
  Charles Walter Mason (b. 1887) — also known as Charles W. Mason — of Nowata, Nowata County, Okla. Born in Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio, December 11, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; Nowata County Attorney, 1914-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Oklahoma 2nd District, 1919-23; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-31; chief justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31. Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon; Delta Theta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Mason and Mary O'Ella (Shankland) Mason; married, December 24, 1914, to Ruth Ethel Cobbs.
  Donald L. Mason — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Lawyer; mayor of Zanesville, Ohio, 1984-91; member, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 1998-. Member, Rotary. Elected to Muskingum College Athletic Hall of Fame, 1992. Still living as of 2004.
  Virgil O. Mathias (b. 1882) — of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 8, 1882. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936, 1944; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Robert H. Menegay (c.1904-1951) — of Louisville, Stark County, Ohio. Born about 1904. Barber; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1947-48. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Knights of Columbus. Died, of a heart ailment, in Mercy Hospital, Louisville, Stark County, Ohio, August 2, 1951 (age about 47 years). Interment at St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio.
  Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) — also known as Bayard H. Paine — of Grand Island, Hall County, Neb. Born near Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, April 27, 1872. Lawyer; author; district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died in Grand Island, Hall County, Neb., April 19, 1955 (age 82 years, 357 days). Interment at Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Tuttle Paine and Ella Myra (Huston) Paine; married, January 15, 1902, to Grace Bentley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul E. Pfeifer (b. 1942) — of Ohio. Born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, October 15, 1942. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives 15th District, 1971-76; member of Ohio state senate 26th District, 1976-93; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1982; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1986; candidate for Ohio state attorney general, 1990; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1993-. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Thomas Paul Salmon (b. 1932) — also known as Thomas P. Salmon — of Rockingham, Windham County, Vt. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 19, 1932. Democrat. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1963; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1965; Governor of Vermont, 1973-77; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1976. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Jaycees; American Bar Association; Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Father of Thomas Salmon Jr..
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Caldwell Smith and Lockie Virginia (Dillion) Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles W. Speaks and Sarah (Hesser) Speaks; married 1889 to Edna Lawyer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor; married, September 14, 1931, to Dorice E. Neiman.
  Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) — also known as Harold Teachout — of Farragut, Fremont County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 24, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; insurance agent; candidate for Iowa state senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940, 1952. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary. Died in 1975 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout; married, April 5, 1916, to Vera V. Vickers.
  Richard D. Watkins (b. 1930) — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, 1930. Mayor of Canton, Ohio, 1992-. Member, Rotary; Toastmasters. Still living as of 2002.
  George William Weadock (1853-1937) — also known as George W. Weadock — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, November 6, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock; brother of Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock; married, September 16, 1878, to Anna Elizabeth Tarsney (sister of John Charles Tarsney and Timothy Edward Tarsney); married, April 14, 1896, to Mary Grace McTavish; father of George Leo Weadock; grandfather of George William Weadock II.
  Political family: Weadock-Tarsney family of Saginaw, Michigan.
  Jonathan Stoltzfus Yoder (1881-1959) — of Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Weilersville, Wayne County, Ohio, September 13, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives from Elkhart County, 1917-20; president of two milk condensing firms. Methodist. German and Swiss ancestry. Member, Rotary. Died in Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., April 22, 1959 (age 77 years, 221 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1911 to Nelle Catherine Colburn; married 1920 to Mrs. Laura Ethel Cole.
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