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Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) —
also known as Norman W. Adams —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, February
2, 1894.
Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance
Agency; director, Electric City Realty;
director, Youngstown Foundry and
Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in November, 1968
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married, December
16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex. |
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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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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884,
1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Governor of
Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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Leonard Julius Benckenstein (1894-1966) —
also known as L. J. Benckenstein —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Wyoming, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 5,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Texas
Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Alpha
Chi Rho; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in October, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson)
Benckenstein; married, April
15, 1917, to Elaine Lock. |
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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.
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Joseph I. Brittain (1858-1930) —
of East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., 1858.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1892-95; U.S. Consul in Nantes, 1897-1902; Kehl, 1902-07; Prague, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Coburg, 1913-14; Auckland, 1914-15; Sydney, 1915-19; Winnipeg, 1919-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died October
22, 1930 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brittain and Belinda Brittain; married, August
2, 1894, to Martha Louise Clark. |
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John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) —
also known as John T. Brown —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Plain City, Madison
County, Ohio, March
14, 1876.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Enshrined in Ohio Agricultural Hall of
Fame, 1968.
Died, of heart
failure, in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, January
18, 1951 (age 74 years, 310
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
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Lowell Huntington Brown (1885-1965) —
also known as Lowell H. Brown —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 10,
1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1940; member of New York
state senate 28th District, 1945-46; defeated (American Labor),
1946.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in February, 1965
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Paul V. Collins (b. 1860) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, July 22,
1860.
Newspaper
correspondent; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Collins and Abigail Jane (Patton) Collins; married, June 20,
1889, to Mary Graves Rhoads. |
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Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) —
also known as Arthur H. Day —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pandora, Putnam
County, Ohio, February
1, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Ohio
state house of representatives, 1916; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Ohio
state senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
11, 1967 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio.
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Charles Schuveldt Dewey (1880-1980) —
also known as Charles S. Dewey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, November
10, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; Honorary
Consul for Ecuador in Chicago,
Ill., 1935; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1938, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s, he was
responsible for the redesign and downsizing of U.S. paper currency.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1980 (age 100 years,
47 days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Wade H. Ellis (b. 1866) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
31, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ohio
state attorney general, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of the American Revolution; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Wade
Hampton |
| | | Relatives: Son of A. C. Ellis and Kate
(Blackburn) Ellis; married, October
3, 1894, to Dessie Corwin Chase. |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, July 1908 |
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Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) —
also known as Charles I. Faddis —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Loudonville, Ashland
County, Ohio, June 13,
1890.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; contractor;
oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
April
1, 1972 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
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Watson Wales Farnsworth (1855-1939) —
also known as W. W. Farnsworth —
of Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio, November
21, 1855.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; member of Ohio
state senate, 1923-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1928.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died in Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
13, 1939 (age 83 years, 53
days).
Interment at Wakeman
Cemetery, Waterville, Ohio.
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Robert Elliott Freer (b. 1896) —
also known as Robert E. Freer —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Westmoreland Hills, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Madisonville, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
30, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935-48; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1939, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Sons of the Revolution; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer; married, October
27, 1919, to Hazel Louise Davis; married, April
12, 1925, to Olive Roberts. |
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Samuel Furman Hunt (b. 1844) —
also known as Samuel F. Hunt —
of Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Springdale, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
22, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1870-71; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1871; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1873; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1880; superior court judge
in Ohio, 1890-98.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion; Sons of the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Randolph Hunt and Amanda (Baird) Hunt. |
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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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Davis B. Johnson (b. 1880) —
of Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born in Metamora, Fulton
County, Ohio, December
30, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Fulton
County Clerk of Courts, 1917-21; Fulton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; member of Ohio
state senate 33rd District, 1929; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arby D. Johnson and Effie (Sellers) Johnson; married, December
30, 1915, to Lillian Tressler. |
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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.
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James Kilbourne (1842-1919) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
9, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; founder and
president, Kilbourne & Jacobs Manufacturing
Co., maker of wheelbarrows; director, Columbus, Hocking Valley &
Toledo Railway;
director, Hayden-Clinton National Bank;
president, Columbus Children's Hospital;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1892,
1896,
1900
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1901.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
24, 1919 (age 76 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., October
21, 1855.
Lawyer;
Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister;
founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the
Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died June 30,
1946 (age 90 years, 252
days).
Interment at Otterbein
Cemetery, Westerville, 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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Kingsley Arter Taft (1903-1970) —
also known as Kingsley A. Taft —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 19,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1933-34; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1946-47; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1948-62, 1962-70; died in office 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March
28, 1970 (age 66 years, 252
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Milo Joseph Warner (1891-1968) —
also known as Milo J. Warner —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ottawa Hills, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Lime City, Wood
County, Ohio, November
11, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1948,
1952,
1956;
elected National Commander of the American Legion, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
4, 1968 (age 76 years, 54
days).
Interment at Fort
Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.
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Francis Servis Wilson (1872-1951) —
also known as Francis S. Wilson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, February
7, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Illinois,
1920-27; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1927-35; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 7th District, 1935-51; died in
office 1951.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in 1951
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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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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