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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) — of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., January 21, 1913. Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District 1945-46); defeated, 1947. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal Arcanum; Lions; Eagles. Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., April, 1959 (age 46 years, 0 days). Interment at Poplar Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of John Keeble Bainbridge.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel B. Campbell (b. 1846) — of Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, July 2, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ohio treasurer of state, 1896-1900. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.   William Franklin Devin (1898-1982) — also known as William F. Devin — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, March 28, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; municipal judge in Washington, 1939-42; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1942-52; defeated, 1941, 1952. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Phi Delta Phi; Royal Arcanum. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., February 2, 1982 (age 83 years, 311 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Son of Oliver Peyton Devin and Mina Marie (Kern) Devin; married, September 3, 1924, to Helen Hogue.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Washington Gardner (1845-1928) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Morrow County, Ohio, February 16, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; college professor; secretary of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1916. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Royal Arcanum. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., March 31, 1928 (age 83 years, 44 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.   Relatives: Son of John L. Gardner and Sarah (Goodin) Gardner; married 1871 to Anna Powers.   Washington Gardner High School (opened 1928; became Junior High School in 1950s; acquired by Albion College 2011; now under renovation as Body and Soul Center), in Albion, Michigan, was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) — also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air Mail" — of Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum County, Ohio, August 4, 1883. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District 1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35). Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum. On returning from a frog hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he was cleaning accidentally fired; he died one week later, in a hospital at Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., April 29, 1935 (age 51 years, 268 days). Interment at Mahoning Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.   Relatives: Son of William B. Kelly and Mary C. (Clark) Kelly; married 1917 to Vida Ruth Clementson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)   George Sidney Marshall (1869-1956) — also known as George S. Marshall — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Corning, Perry County, Ohio, January 29, 1869. Lawyer; mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1910-11. Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Redmen; Royal Arcanum. Died in 1956 (age about 87 years). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of George Marshall and Theresa (Maxwell) Marshall; married, October 14, 1903, to Alice Badgley.   Henry Lee Morey (1841-1902) — also known as Henry L. Morey — of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, April 8, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873; candidate for Ohio state senate, 1875; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1881-84, 1889-91 (3rd District 1881-83, 7th District 1883-84, 1889-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, December 29, 1902 (age 61 years, 265 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of William Morey and Dereza (Whitcomb) Morey; married, April 25, 1865, to Mary M. Campbell; married, February 26, 1873, to Ella R. Campbell; cousin *** of James Whitcomb.   Political family: Whitcomb-Matthews family of Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Lewis Humphrey Pounds (b. 1861) — also known as Lewis H. Pounds — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Lorain County, Ohio, 1861. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912 (alternate), 1936, 1940; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1913-17; New York state treasurer, 1925-26. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Interment at Northport Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.

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