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Harry Hunt Atkinson (1881-1968) —
also known as Harry H. Atkinson —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 22,
1881.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Nye
County District Attorney, 1917-20; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1926-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in January, 1968
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson; married, November
28, 1908, to Katherine Jackson; married, September
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Simon Bamberger (1846-1926) —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah.
Born in Darmstadt, Germany,
February
27, 1846.
Democrat. Coal
business; hotel
owner; director and treasurer Bamberger Electric
Railway; member of Utah
state senate, 1903-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Utah, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924;
Governor
of Utah, 1917-21.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died October
6, 1926 (age 80 years, 221
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) —
also known as Howard W. Cannon —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, January
26, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Lions;
Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 6,
2002 (age 90 years, 39
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Parley Parker Christensen (b. 1869) —
also known as Parley P. Christensen —
of Grantsville, Tooele
County, Utah; Salt Lake
County, Utah; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Weston, Franklin
County, Idaho, July 19,
1869.
School
principal; Tooele
County Superintendent of Schools, 1892-95; Salt
Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1910-12; Farmer-Labor candidate
for President
of the United States, 1920; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1926.
Unitarian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Christensen and Sophia M. Christensen. |
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Harvey H. Cluff (b. 1872) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, October
24, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 8th District, 1908-12; chair of
Utah County Republican Party, 1917-20; Utah
state attorney general, 1921-29; director of mining
companies.
Mormon.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel S. Cluff and Frances A. (Worsley) Cluff; married, October
11, 1900, to Freda Barnum. |
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George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842-1911) —
also known as George W. E. Dorsey —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Waterford, Loudoun
County, Va., January
25, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; banker; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1882-84; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1885-91.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 12,
1911 (age 69 years, 138
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Fremont, Neb.
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Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) —
also known as Goodwin J. Knight —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of
California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956
(speaker),
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1970 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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Joseph Bracken Lee (1899-1996) —
also known as J. Bracken Lee —
of Price, Carbon
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, January
7, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; mayor of
Price, Utah, 1936-47; defeated, 1931; Governor of
Utah, 1949-57; defeated in primary, 1956; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Utah, 1956;
mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1960-72; Conservative candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a nursing
home in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
20, 1996 (age 97 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) —
also known as S. Abbot Maginnis —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1941 (age 55 years, 337
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) —
also known as Farrell E. Roberts —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1957-60; member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th
District 1965-66); candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Amvets.
Died in 1985
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) —
also known as Charles H. Wilson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Magna, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a $1,000
wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagate scandal;
censured
by the House of Representatives in 1980 for financial
misconduct; no criminal charges were filed.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Southern Maryland Hospital,
Clinton, Prince
George's County, Md., July 21,
1984 (age 67 years, 157
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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