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George Leonard Berry (1882-1948) —
also known as George L. Berry —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Lee Valley, Hawkins
County, Tenn., September
12, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
International Pressmen and Assistants Union; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1937-38.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died December
4, 1948 (age 66 years, 83
days).
Interment at Pressmen's
Home Cemetery, Pressmen's Home, Tenn.
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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died April
27, 1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston)
Bowen. |
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John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) —
also known as John T. Bowman —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the
peace; real estate
broker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(alternate), 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in Fairfield Glade, Cumberland
County, Tenn., 2005
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married 1940 to Mary
Elizabeth Broderick. |
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Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) —
also known as Harry P. Cain —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
10, 1906.
Republican. Mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1946-53; defeated, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Phi
Delta Theta; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 3,
1979 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Thomas Lee Cummings (b. 1891) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., May 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1938-47.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Junior
Order; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings;
married, November
17, 1915, to Ella Connell. |
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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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