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  Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) — also known as Norman W. Adams — of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Born in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, February 2, 1894. Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance Agency; director, Electric City Realty; director, Youngstown Foundry and Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Upsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in November, 1968 (age 74 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married, December 16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Clifford Lincoln Albaugh and Frances (Anderson) Albaugh; married, January 2, 1923, to Grace Grove.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Russell A. Alger 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.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Alger and Caroline (Moulton) Alger; brother of Charles Moulton Alger; married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr..
  Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Alger County, Mich. is named for him.
  The village of Alger, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson) Benckenstein; married, April 15, 1917, to Elaine Lock.
  Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) — also known as Chester C. Bolton — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 5, 1882. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1923-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928; U.S. Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1929-37, 1939; died in office 1939. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Sons of the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Rotary. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 29, 1939 (age 57 years, 54 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Charles C. Bolton and Julia (Castle) Bolton; married, September 14, 1907, to Frances Payne Bingham; father of Oliver Payne Bolton.
  Political families: Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott family of Ohio and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Brittain and Belinda Brittain; married, August 2, 1894, to Martha Louise Clark.
  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.
  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.
George E. Bushnell 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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill) Bushnell; brother of Miller Bushnell; married, November 5, 1923, to Ida Mary Bland.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
Sherman D. Callender 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.
  Relatives: Married, April 23, 1904, to Sylvia Cornell.
  Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Collins and Abigail Jane (Patton) Collins; married, June 20, 1889, to Mary Graves Rhoads.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Hiram Marshall Day and Jessie Amelia (Ayres) Day; married, January 28, 1919, to Clara Standish Loring; married, March 21, 1925, to Gertrude Medlin Bixby; married to Kathryn Mullen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Bromfield Dewey and Louise (Shufelt) Dewey; married, December 20, 1905, to Suzette de Marigny Hall; married 1959 to Elizabeth (Zolnay) Smith; father of Suzette de Marigny Dewey (who married Frederick Moulton Alger Jr.); grandfather of David Dewey Alger; first cousin of Chauncey Dewey.
  Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Wade H. Ellis 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.
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel C. Faddis and Edna (Moredock) Faddis; married, December 1, 1917, to Jane Morris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Pray Farnsworth and Annis Belinda (Wales) Farnsworth; married, June 16, 1881, to Anna Brakeley Norton; married, October 4, 1911, to Adelaide A. Counter; third cousin thrice removed of Elon Farnsworth.
  Political family: Farnsworth family of Connecticut and Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of M. G. Fitzgerald and Cornelia M. (Avery) Fitzgerald; married, September 5, 1900, to Caroline L. Wetecamp.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Randolph Hunt and Amanda (Baird) Hunt.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, March 20, 1911, to Maud R. Flickner.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Arby D. Johnson and Effie (Sellers) Johnson; married, December 30, 1915, to Lillian Tressler.
M. Clyde Kelly * 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)
James Kilbourne 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.
  Relatives: Son of Lincoln Goodale Kilbourne and Jane (Evans) Kilbourne; married, October 3, 1869, to Anna Bancroft Wright; nephew of Byron H. Kilbourn; grandson of James Kilbourne (1770-1850); third cousin once removed of Charles H. Eastman; third cousin twice removed of John Taintor, Roger Taintor, Solomon Taintor and Jonathan Stratton; third cousin thrice removed of David Sears; fourth cousin of Robert Cleveland Usher; fourth cousin once removed of John Adams Taintor and Henry G. Taintor.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Flanders family of Vermont; Rowell family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1901
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell; married, July 17, 1880, to Lillian Davis.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers; married, February 1, 1910, to Ilka R. Gaskell.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick L. Taft and Mary Alice (Arter) Taft; married, September 14, 1927, to Louise Dakin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Smith Warner and Mary Ellen 'Mellie' (Brownsberger) Warner; married, June 1, 1917, to Dorothy Casad Bennett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of David M. Wilson and Grisselda E. (Campbell) Wilson; married, November 18, 1903, to Caroline E. Siegfried.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Harley Kirk Wood; married to Aileen Boal.
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