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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.
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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 |
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Homer E. Abele (1916-2000) —
also known as Pete Abele —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, November
21, 1916.
Republican. Played professional baseball
for a minor league team in Nashville, Tenn., 1938; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1958,
1964; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1967-91.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huston's Nursing
Home, Hamden, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 12,
2000 (age 83 years, 173
days).
Cremated.
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Delbert R. Ackerman (1910-1968) —
of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 27,
1910.
Partner, Ackerman-Brizes Tire
Service; mayor
of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1966-67.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1968
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Oliver Ackerman and Gertrude (Carpenter) Ackerman; married,
April
25, 1935, to Donna Mae Eberhart. |
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Harvey Francis Ake (1872-1955) —
also known as Harvey F. Ake —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mapleton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1913-21; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, April
19, 1955 (age 83 years, 77
days).
Interment at North
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Walter Hugh Albaugh (1890-1942) —
also known as Walter H. Albaugh —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Phoneton, Miami
County, Ohio, January
2, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-25; president, Shelby Oil and Gas
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, January
21, 1942 (age 52 years, 19
days).
Interment at Dayton
Memorial Park, Dayton, Ohio.
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Hugh Elmer Allen (1869-1932) —
also known as Hugh E. Allen —
of Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio.
Born in Van Wert
County, Ohio, February
20, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Van
Wert County Probate Judge, 1909-15; common pleas court judge in
Ohio, 1916-17; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1932
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Floral Grove Cemetey, West Unity, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Allen and Martha A. (McDonald) Allen; married, October
1, 1896, to Maude Eaton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
25, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance;
director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Interment at Toledo
Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary
Fisher. |
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Walton Howard Bachrach (1904-1989) —
also known as Walton H. Bachrach —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1960-67.
Jewish.
Member, Moose; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a stroke,
in a nursing
home at Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
17, 1989 (age 84 years, 360
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Frank L. Baldwin (1863-1938) —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, June 29,
1863.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1906-07.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees; Elks; Humane
Society.
Died in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, March 4,
1938 (age 74 years, 248
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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John W. Barkley (1889-1986) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Braceville, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
2, 1889.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1952-54.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barkley and Josephine A. (Kreitler) Barkley; married, June 2,
1917, to Margaret E. Megirt. |
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William Payne Barnum Jr. (b. 1879) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Rock Creek, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, October
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1909-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Payne Barnum and Nannie L. (Knowlton) Barnum; married, December
21, 1905, to Pearl C. Clapper. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of Northern
Ohio (1921) |
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Albert David Baumhart Jr. (1908-2001) —
also known as A. David Baumhart, Jr. —
of Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio; Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio, June 15,
1908.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state senate, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1941-42, 1955-61; served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1968,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Community Health Partners nursing
home, Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, January
23, 2001 (age 92 years, 222
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, Ohio.
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Charles S. Bell (1880-1945) —
of Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
8, 1880.
Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1927-42; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Elks; Eagles.
Died August
22, 1945 (age 64 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Kansas 18th District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Republican. Insurance
business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
6, 1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Earl D. Bloom (1871-1930) —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Wood
County, Ohio, May 29,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1927-28; defeated, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
8, 1930 (age 58 years, 224
days).
Interment at Old Maplewood Cemetery, North Baltimore, Ohio.
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Edward Blythin (1884-1958) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Parma Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Newmarket, Wales,
October
10, 1884.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1941; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1949.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
14, 1958 (age 73 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Blythin and Elizabeth (Roberts) Blythin; married, April 5,
1913, to Jane Rankin. |
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Clinton DeWitt Boyd (b. 1884) —
also known as Clinton D. Boyd; Clint Boyd —
of Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Orab, Brown
County, Ohio, September
26, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924; candidate for Ohio
state attorney general, 1926, 1928; candidate for chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward H. Boyd and Hester (Day) Boyd; married 1916 to Clara
Cretors. |
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Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971) —
also known as Walter E. Brehm —
of Logan, Hocking
County, Ohio; Millersport, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Somerset, Perry
County, Ohio, May 25,
1892.
Republican. Dentist;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1943-53.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Psi
Omega.
Convicted
in 1951 of illegally accepting campaign
contributions from a clerk in his office, and fined
$5,000.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
24, 1971 (age 79 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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John Robert Britten (1898-1955) —
also known as John R. Britten —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered severe
burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an
electric pad, leading to a pulmonary
embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital,
Spring Grove, Wayne
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Hugh Henry Brown (1872-1975) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and mining
companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died February
26, 1975 (age 102 years,
298 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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John William Brown (1913-1993) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, December
28, 1913.
Republican. Mayor of
Medina, Ohio, 1950-52; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1953-57, 1963-75; Governor of
Ohio, 1957; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1959-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, October
29, 1993 (age 79 years, 305
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio.
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Thaddeus Harold Brown (1887-1941) —
also known as Thad H. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Lincoln Township, Morrow
County, Ohio, January
10, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary
of state of Ohio, 1923-27; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; member, Federal Radio
Commission, 1932-34; member, Federal Communications Commission,
1934-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
25, 1941 (age 54 years, 46
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Sherman D. Callender (b. 1869) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
18, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1929-35; appointed 1929; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1936-47.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
23, 1904, to Sylvia Cornell. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) —
also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex
Campbell —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Coldwater, Mercer
County, Ohio, April
14, 1907.
Democrat. Chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Coesse
Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
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Willard Donald Campbell (1901-1992) —
also known as Willard D. Campbell —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 6,
1901.
Lawyer;
Guernsey
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; member of Ohio
state senate, 1935-37; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 90 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Howard N. Campbell and Eloise (Gray) Campbell; married, November
25, 1936, to Rosanna L. Vance. |
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Charles Henry Carey (1857-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Carey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for James J. Hill's railroad
lines; historian;
municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; Oregon Corporation
Commissioner, 1933-37.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
26, 1941 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey; married, September
24, 1883, to Mary N. Bidwell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Salem (Oregon) Capital
Journal, August 27, 1941 |
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George Prescott Carrel (1865-1949) —
also known as George Carrel —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
4, 1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1922-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 3,
1949 (age 83 years, 241
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Hercules Carrel and Eleanora Kerr (Prescott) Carrel; married, December
31, 1896, to Olive Sargent. |
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Henderson Haverfield Carson (1893-1971) —
also known as Henderson H. Carson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, October
25, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1943-45, 1947-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, October
5, 1971 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) —
of Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., May 1,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218
days).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March
25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Long Pine, Brown
County, Neb., August
20, 1885.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, December
13, 1960 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy
C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October
20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. |
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Charles C. Crabbe (b. 1878) —
of London, Madison
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Madison
County, Ohio, November
1, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-18; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1918-22; Ohio
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Crabbe and Ellen (Minshall) Crabbe; married, September
22, 1904, to Isa M. Roth. |
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Daniel Richard Crissinger (1860-1942) —
also known as Daniel R. Crissinger —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Tully Township, Marion
County, Ohio, December
10, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-94; Marion city solicitor,
1895-1900; one of the organizers of the Marion County Telephone
Company; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1904, 1906; banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1921-23; member, board of
governors, Federal Reserve, 1923-27; in December 1929, he, along with
U.S. Rep. Frederick
N. Zihlman, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith Company,
which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities, were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Crissinger and Zihlman
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, July 12,
1942 (age 81 years, 214
days).
Interment at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
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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.
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose; Carpenters
Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest George Eagleson (1864-1956) —
also known as Ern G. Eagleson —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, January
13, 1864.
Railroad
and mining engineer;
City
Engineer of Boise, 1893-97, 1899-1901, 1911-12; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Idaho, 1902-08; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1919-21, 1925-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Woodmen of
the World.
Died, in a nursing
home at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August
17, 1956 (age 92 years, 217
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Hervey Eagleson and Martha A. (Kerr) Eagleson; married, May 6,
1907, to Viola Scully. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of
Boise |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married, May 7,
1937, to Edna Thomas. |
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Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, July 23,
1894.
Chemist;
executive vice-president, Parke Davis pharmaceutical
company; village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel,
Montreal, Quebec,
April
8, 1957 (age 62 years, 259
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Hill Galbreath and Belle (Mitchell) Galbreath; married, September
14, 1921, to Helen Mauck. |
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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Myron B. Gessaman (1894-1975) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, October
15, 1894.
Lawyer;
Franklin
County Prosecutor, 1928-31; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1934-35; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1936-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Hospital,
Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
20, 1975 (age 80 years, 309
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter D. Guilbert —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Republican. Noble
County Auditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1888,
1904;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1896-1909.
French
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Henry Hanhart (1904-1982) —
also known as Eugene H. Hanhart —
of Dover, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Dover, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, November
12, 1904.
Democrat. Insurance
business; chair of
Tuscarawas County Democratic Party, 1936; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1948-49, 1955.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 27,
1982 (age 77 years, 196
days).
Interment at Dover Burial Park, Dover, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil Hanhart and Anna Marie (Roth) Hanhart; married to Margery R.
Marshall. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in United
States Politics (1950) |
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) —
also known as Warren G. Harding —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
2, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio
state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker);
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1910; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President
of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Alpha Delta.
First
president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,
1922.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273
days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted
by historians.
Originally entombed at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding
Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;
married, July 8,
1891, to Florence
Harding. |
| | | Harding County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Harding High
School, in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding High
School, in Warren,
Ohio, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding Middle
School, in Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The community
of Harding
Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for
him. — Warren Street,
G Street,
and Harding Street
(now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan,
Alaska, were all named for
him. — Harding Mountain,
in Chelan
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Mount
Harding, in Skagway,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | Personal motto: "Remember there are two
sides to every question. Get both." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to
normalcy with Harding." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis
Russell, The
Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His
Times — Robert K. Murray, The
Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His
Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The
Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,
Inside
Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The
Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.
Dean, Warren
G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts,
Warren
G. Harding (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Heckert —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ohio, March, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1880; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11;
died in office 1911.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
12, 1911 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of John David Heckert
and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert; married 1868 to Emily
Metcalf Barr. |
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Martin Harris Holcomb (1867-1945) —
also known as Martin H. Holcomb —
of Montcalm
County, Mich.; Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Vernon Township, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
21, 1867.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1911-14;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., November
12, 1945 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
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Anthony F. Ittner (b. 1872) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Berlin Heights, Erie
County, Ohio, November
23, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1923-27.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Paul Winfred Kear (1887-1965) —
also known as Paul W. Kear —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
2, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1920-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1921-31, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., November
2, 1965 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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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.
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Ezra Mills Lawton (1864-1931) —
also known as Ezra M. Lawton —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, August
23, 1864.
Electrical
engineer;
mining
business; U.S. Consular Agent in Oaxaca, 1908-13; U.S. Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1913-17, 1919-20; Nogales, 1917-18; Guatemala City, 1918-19; Sydney, 1923-27; Sao Paulo, 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 26,
1931 (age 66 years, 307
days).
Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Donald Edgar Lukens (1931-2010) —
also known as Donald E. Lukens; Buz Lukens —
of Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Harveysburg, Warren
County, Ohio, February
11, 1931.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1967-71, 1987-90 (24th District
1967-71, 8th District 1987-90); member of Ohio
state senate, 1975.
Member, Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi; Order of
Ahepa; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Convicted
in 1989 on a misdemeanor charge
of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, by having sex
with a 16 year old girl; sentenced
to 30 days in jail. Indicted
in February 1995 on five counts of bribery
and conspiracy; a jury in October 1995 found him not guilty on three
counts but was unable to reach a verdict on the other two; a mistrial
was declared. Reindicted
in March 1996; tried
and convicted.
Died May 22,
2010 (age 79 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas C. Mahon (b. 1860) —
of Kenton, Hardin
County, Ohio.
Born in Marseilles, Wyandot
County, Ohio, July 4,
1860.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
Hardin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1910.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Mahon and Phebe (Waples) Mahon; married, April
14, 1886, to Mary I. Alexander. |
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William Charles Manchester (1873-1943) —
also known as William C. Manchester —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 17,
1943 (age 69 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Mahoning County, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh A. Manchester and Rosannah (Squires) Manchester; married, December
27, 1898, to Margaret Katherine MacGregor. |
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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.
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Kenneth David McClure (c.1922-2000) —
of Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio, about 1922.
Mayor
of Bexley, Ohio, 1968.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Delta
Upsilon.
Died October
3, 2000 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Glen
Rest Memorial Estate, Franklin County, Ohio.
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Mike McCormack (b. 1921) —
of Richland, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Basil, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
14, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1957-60; member of Washington
state senate, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1971-81; defeated,
1980.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Grange.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Erastus McKisson (1863-1915) —
also known as Robert E. McKisson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Northfield, Summit
County, Ohio, January
30, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1895-98.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1915
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Van Buren McKisson and Finette Adeline (Eldridge) McKisson;
married, January
16, 1901, to Mamie Marie Langenau. |
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Walter T. McMahon (1897-1978) —
of Hazel Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
17, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-58 (Oakland County 5th
District 1949-54, Oakland County 6th District 1955-58); defeated in
primary, 1958, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Member, Teamsters
Union; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gallia
County, Ohio, May 31,
1900.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54;
defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Redmen;
Farm
Bureau; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Miner Gibbs Norton (1857-1926) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Andover, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 11,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
5, 1926 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio.
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George Dewey Nye (b. 1898) —
also known as George D. Nye —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio, August
6, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; common pleas court judge in
Ohio, 1930-37; member of Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1940
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1945-47, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. George B. Nye and Cresse (Evans) Nye; married, March
15, 1941, to Leota Baker. |
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Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890-1969) —
also known as W. Lee O'Daniel; Pappy
O'Daniel —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio, March
11, 1890.
Democrat. Governor of
Texas, 1939-41; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1941-49.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., May 11,
1969 (age 79 years, 61
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor
Vehicle Company, maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile;
founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car
Company (later, the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General
Motors, and Reo became part of truck
manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of several hotels;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married, June 5,
1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of
Martin
Olds. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Olds Hall
(built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices),
Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Oldsmar,
Florida, is named for
him. — R. E. Olds Park,
on the waterfront in Oldsmar,
FLorida, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Crane William O'Neill (1916-1978) —
also known as C. William O'Neill —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, February
14, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1939-50; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1947-48; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Ohio
state attorney general, 1951-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(speaker),
1956;
Governor
of Ohio, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1960.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Upsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Grange;
Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
20, 1978 (age 62 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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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.
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor
of Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne; married 1909 to Alice
Montgomery. |
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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March
25, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married, March 4,
1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Carl West Rich (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl W. Rich —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
12, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947, 1951-53, 1954; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1963-65.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Eagles.
Chairman and president of the Cincinnati Royals professional basketball
team.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 26,
1972 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Paul Fornshell Schenck (1899-1968) —
also known as Paul F. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Miamisburg, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April
19, 1899.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1951-65; defeated, 1950.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
30, 1968 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Loren Edmunds Souers Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Loren E. Souers, Jr. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
4, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Continental Steel Corp.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Delta
Sigma Rho; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers; married, February
1, 1910, to Ilka R. Gaskell. |
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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.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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James Garfield Stewart (b. 1881) —
also known as James G. Stewart —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, November
17, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938-47; resigned 1947; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1944; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude Vilas Swann (1887-1959) —
also known as Claude V. Swann —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 30,
1887.
Democrat. Plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,
1945-46; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1940-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order; Lions.
Died in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, July 3,
1959 (age 71 years, 338
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Swann and Bulah Ann (Perry) Swann; married to Grace
May Cornell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) —
also known as J. Alfred Taylor —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born near Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18,
1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27;
defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., June 9,
1956 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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Clayton C. Townes (1888-1970) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
30, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1924;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Florida, February
24, 1970 (age 82 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Townes and Kate (Hoyt) Townes; married 1917 to Grace
Dix. |
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Wallace Ralston Westlake (1907-1978) —
also known as Ralston Westlake —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
27, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; glass
business; motel
owner; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1960-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
9, 1978 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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William Wilson Wood III (1878-1954) —
also known as William W. Wood III —
of Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, March
19, 1878.
Republican. Tool
manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in the Miami Heart Institute hospital,
Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
18, 1954 (age 75 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Harley Kirk Wood; married to Aileen Boal. |
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