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Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) —
also known as F. C. Allen —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., July 30,
1869.
Republican. Dentist;
postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary
Belle Atkinson. |
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George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) —
also known as George S. Atkinson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
17, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1928,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died in February, 1967
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson. |
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Alfred Courchesne (1848-1932) —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Quebec,
November
15, 1848.
Owner, limestone
quarry; president, El Paso Ice and
Refrigerator Company; Consular
Agent for France in El Paso,
Tex., 1897-1907.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., July 18,
1932 (age 83 years, 246
days).
Interment at Concordia
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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James Robert Dunnam (b. 1963) —
also known as Jim Dunnam —
of McGregor, McLennan
County, Tex.; Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.; Chilton, Falls
County, Tex.
Born in McLennan
County, Tex., December
12, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 57th District, 1997-2010;
defeated, 2010; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 2004.
United
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Still living as of 2010.
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Arthur H. Geissler (1877-1945) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Germany,
October
30, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; insurance
business; chair of
Oklahoma County Republican Party, 1910-14; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Committee, 1912-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1940,
1944;
U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1922-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
17, 1945 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) —
Born in London, England,
January
27, 1850.
Democrat. Cigar
maker; Founder and
president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
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Joseph Weldon Hale (b. 1891) —
also known as Joseph W. Hale —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Jones
County, Tex., May 29,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for insurance
companies; secretary of
Texas Democratic Party, 1921-25; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1935-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Hale and Drue (Murray) Hale; married to Iva
Childers. |
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Lyndon Lowell Olson Jr. (b. 1947) —
of Texas.
Born in 1947.
Cattle
rancher; banker;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-78; president and CEO,
Travelers Insurance
Holdings, and National Group Insurance
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, 1997-2001.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Theron Eads Roberts (1907-1968) —
also known as Theron E. Roberts; Tex
Roberts —
of Diamond, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Wheeler, Wheeler
County, Tex., March
22, 1907.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Newton County, 1935-38;
member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Died November
12, 1968 (age 61 years, 235
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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L. B. Snyder (1893-1964) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Glovers Gap, Marion
County, W.Va., October
24, 1893.
Democrat. Wetzel
County Sheriff, 1929-32; business
executive; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
16, 1964 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Snyder and Mary A. (Murray) Snyder. |
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