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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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Dwight Alson Dawson (1876-1914) —
also known as Dwight A. Dawson —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., November
9, 1876.
Republican. Postmaster at Reno,
Nev., 1902-14.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from appendicitis
and lung
congestion, in St. George Hospital,
Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., September
10, 1914 (age 37 years, 305
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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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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Edward William Fanning (1889-1956) —
also known as E. W. Fanning —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho.
Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho, August
12, 1889.
Democrat. Mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1940-49, 1951-56; defeated, 1949; died in
office 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary;
Elks.
Died, from pleurisy,
following lung
surgery, in Salt Lake L.D.S. Hospital,
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
29, 1956 (age 66 years, 230
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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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
(delegation chair; speaker),
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; Republican Presidential Elector
for California, 1960
(voted for Richard
M. Nixon and Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr.).
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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