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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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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon; married 1889 to
Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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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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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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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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