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James Pace Alger (1928-1969) —
also known as James P. Alger —
of Price, Carbon
County, Utah; Agana (now Hagatna), Guam.
Born in Cleveland, Emery
County, Utah, January
23, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; Carbon
County Attorney, 1954-61; chair of
Carbon County Democratic Party, 1960-61; U.S.
Attorney for Guam, 1962-69.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees;
Navy
League.
Died in September, 1969
(age 41
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Alger and Elna (Jensen) Alger; married, July 21,
1950, to Merlene Forsyth. |
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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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Wallace Foster Bennett (1898-1993) —
also known as Wallace F. Bennett —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
13, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paint
manufacturer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1951-73, 1974-75; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
19, 1993 (age 95 years, 36
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) —
Born in Whitney, Franklin
County, Idaho, August
4, 1899.
Farmer;
agricultural
extension agent; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61.
Mormon.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
President of the Mormon Church 1985-94.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 29,
1994 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Interment at Whitney
Cemetery, Whitney, Idaho.
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Claude J. Burtenshaw (b. 1918) —
of Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho; Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Bonneville
County, Idaho, February
24, 1918.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Idaho
Democratic State Committee, 1948-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1952; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
chair
of Madison County Democratic Party, 1954; member of Idaho
state senate, 1958-59; university
professor; candidate for mayor of
Logan, Utah, 1989.
Mormon.
Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. F. Burtenshaw and Olive (Humphrey) Burtenshaw; married, May 27,
1942, to Frances Davis. |
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944;
speaker, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Grange;
Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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Frederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) —
also known as F. P. Champ —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1928;
director, St. Mark's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Forestry Association; American
Arbitration Association; Newcomen
Society; Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
15, 1976 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married, December
29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton. |
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memorial |
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George Dewey Clyde (1898-1972) —
also known as George D. Clyde —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Springville, Utah
County, Utah, July 21,
1898.
Republican. Engineer;
university
professor; Governor of
Utah, 1957-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 1960.
Mormon.
Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary; American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died in Salt Lake
County, Utah, April 2,
1972 (age 73 years, 256
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Earl Joseph Glade (1885-1966) —
also known as Earl J. Glade —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, December
2, 1885.
University
professor; organizer, vice-president, Radio
Station KSL, Salt Lake City; mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1944-54.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary.
Died September
12, 1966 (age 80 years, 284
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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James Vear Hansen (1932-2018) —
also known as James V. Hansen —
of Farmington, Davis
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, August
14, 1932.
Republican. Real estate
agent; insurance
agent; business
executive; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1973-80; Speaker of
the Utah State House of Representatives, 1979-80; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1981-.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Farmington, Davis
County, Utah, November
14, 2018 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) —
also known as William M. Jardine —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
16, 1879.
College
professor; agronomist;
president,
Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1930; Kansas
state treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Beta
Theta Pi; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Freemasons;
Rotary; American
Forestry Association; Farm
Bureau.
Died January
17, 1955 (age 76 years, 1
days).
Interment at Logan
City Cemetery, Logan, Utah.
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Leonard Beck Jordan (1899-1983) —
also known as Len B. Jordan —
of Idaho.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete
County, Utah, May 15,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Idaho state legislature, 1947; Governor of
Idaho, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died June 30,
1983 (age 84 years, 46
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Charles Rendell Mabey (1877-1959) —
also known as Charles R. Mabey —
of Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah, October
4, 1877.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;
author;
banker;
president, Bonneville Irrigation District; president, Triangle Drug
Company; director, Bountiful Lumber and
Building Association; director, Bountiful Light and
Power Company; mayor
of Bountiful, Utah, 1910; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1913-16; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1916; Governor of
Utah, 1921-25; defeated, 1924; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Mormon.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; United
Spanish War Veterans; Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Bountiful, Davis
County, Utah, April
26, 1959 (age 81 years, 204
days).
Interment at Bountiful
Memorial Park, Bountiful, Utah.
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Lavar Cook McMillan (1921-1997) —
also known as Lavar C. McMillan; Mac
McMillan —
of Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Murray, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; dairy
manager; mayor of
Murray, Utah, 1986-89; defeated, 1989.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary.
Died February
28, 1997 (age 75 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Timothy Monagan Jr. (b. 1920) —
also known as Bob Monagan —
of Tracy, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, July 5,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; real estate
business; member of California
state assembly, 1961-72; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1969-70; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Vivian Watkins (1886-1973) —
also known as Arthur V. Watkins —
of Orem, Utah
County, Utah; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Midway, Wasatch
County, Utah, December
18, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; rancher;
district judge in Utah, 1928-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1947-59; defeated, 1958.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary; Lions; Kiwanis.
Died in Orem, Utah
County, Utah, September
1, 1973 (age 86 years, 257
days).
Interment at Eastlawn
Memorial Hills, Orem, Utah.
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