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George Gilmour (1872-1948) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Denver,
Colo.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1872.
Democrat. Minister,
First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Tex., 1908-21; First Unitarian
Church of Denver, Colo., 1921-32; United Liberal Church
(Unitarian-Universalist) of St. Petersburg, Fla., 1932-48; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1928.
Unitarian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Optimist
Club.
He and his wife were killed when their car
was hit
by a train, the southbound Silver Meteor of the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad, at a grade crossing near Frostproof, Polk
County, Fla., March
12, 1948 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Allen Francis Moore (1869-1945) —
also known as Allen F. Moore —
of Monticello, Piatt
County, Ill.
Born in St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill., September
30, 1869.
Republican. President, Pepsin Syrup Company (patent
medicine); vice-president, Moore State Bank;
mayor of Monticello, Ill., 1901-03; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1908; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1921-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1925.
Universalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
15, 1945 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Monticello
Cemetery, Monticello, Ill.
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William Townsend Pheiffer (1898-1986) —
also known as William T. Pheiffer —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Purcell, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory (now McClain
County, Okla.), July 15,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Oklahoma
state senate 2nd District, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1941-43; defeated,
1942; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
Dominican Republic, 1953-57.
Unitarian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
16, 1986 (age 88 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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