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Benjamin Clark Adams (1915-2000) —
also known as Benjamin C. Adams —
of Derry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born July 14,
1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 22nd District; elected 1956.
Congregationalist.
Died, in Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical
Center, Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
1, 2000 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, East Derry, Derry, N.H.
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Bruce Barton (1886-1967) —
also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising
King"; "The Great Repealer" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbins, Scott
County, Tenn., August
5, 1886.
Republican. Author; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by
Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton,
Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising
agency.
Congregationalist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1967 (age 80 years, 334
days).
Interment at Rock
Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass.
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DeWitt T. Burton (1892-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
15, 1892.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-68.
Congregationalist. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; American Medical
Association.
Died in 1970
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John D. Defrees (1810-1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., November
8, 1810.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-45; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1866-68.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
19, 1882 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Polly Dougherty Gibson (1917-1998) —
also known as Polly D. Gibson —
of Michigan.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1917.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1970.
Female.
Congregationalist. Member, Junior
League.
Died of complications of diabetes,
June
16, 1998 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) —
also known as James P. Pope —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Jonesboro, Jackson
Parish, La., March
31, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1936;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1933-39.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., January
23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298
days).
Interment at Lynnhurst
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Henry Sproul (1867-1932) —
also known as William H. Sproul —
of Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan.
Born near Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., October
14, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1923-31.
Congregationalist.
Died December
27, 1932 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sedan, Kan.
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