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George Washington Ballard (b. 1904) —
also known as George W. Ballard —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Vinita, Cherokee Nation County, Indian Territory (now Craig
County, Okla.), February
22, 1904.
Democrat. Member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Harlan Beacher Bell (1895-1986) —
also known as Harlan Bell —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., August
18, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1986
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Quinn Brisben (1934-2012) —
also known as J. Quinn Brisben —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., September
6, 1934.
Socialist. School
teacher; poet;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; briefly jailed
in Florida as a result of his participation in a disability rights demonstration
in Orlando, Fla., 1992; candidate for President
of the United States, 1992.
Member, American Federation of Teachers.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
17, 2012 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse L. Dickinson (b. 1906) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Lincoln
County, Okla., March
11, 1906.
Democrat. Musician; social
worker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943-46.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
United Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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James Ralph Scales (b. 1919) —
of Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.; Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.
Born in Jay, Delaware
County, Okla., May 27,
1919.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; university
professor; president,
Oklahoma Baptist University, 1951-65; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American Association of
University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Delta Pi; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Grover Scales and Kate (Whitley) Scales; married, August
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