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George D. Addison —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John Fulmer Bright (1877-1953) —
also known as J. Fulmer Bright —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., November
17, 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1922-23; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1924-40; defeated, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Richmond,
Va., December
29, 1953 (age 76 years, 42
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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George Landon Browning —
also known as George L. Browning —
of Orange, Orange
County, Va.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Armistead Browning and Mary Lewis (Willis) Browning; married,
February
28, 1906, to Eva Byrd Hill Ransom. |
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Chinn —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Born in Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va., February
15, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck
State Bank,
Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,
1915-31; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in
office 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died, of emphysema,
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
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Benjamin Wilson Coleman (b. 1869) —
also known as Ben W. Coleman —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Ballsville, Powhatan
County, Va., July 1,
1869.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada 9th District, 1911-15; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1915-36; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1919-20, 1925-27, 1931-33.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Arabella (Smith) Coleman; married, June 6,
1906, to Martha L. Attleton. |
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Gustavus Hartwell Crumpecker (1882-1941) —
also known as G. H. Crumpecker —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Danville,
Va., March
23, 1882.
Democrat. Mercer
County Sheriff; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died April
24, 1941 (age 59 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustavus Wingfield Crumpecker and Lizzie Ella (Motley) Crumpecker;
married to Gladys Day. |
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Joseph Thomas Deal (1860-1942) —
also known as Joseph T. Deal —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born near Surry, Surry
County, Va., November
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lumber
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1908;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Norfolk city, 1910-11; member of Virginia
state senate 31st District, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1921-29; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 7,
1942 (age 81 years, 108
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Clyde Gilman Doyle (1887-1963) —
also known as Clyde Doyle —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; South Gate, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 11,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1945-47, 1949-63 (18th District
1945-47, 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-63); defeated, 1946; died in
office 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948,
1960.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Kiwanis.
Died of a heart
attack in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March
14, 1963 (age 75 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 6,
1953 (age 63 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke,
in a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harrison Libbey (1843-1913) —
also known as Harry Libbey —
of Hampton,
Va.
Born in Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H., November
22, 1843.
Republican. State court judge in Virginia, 1869; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1883-87; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896;
postmaster at Hampton,
Va., 1907-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Hampton,
Va., September
30, 1913 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.
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Edward Neblett (1818-1907) —
of Weaverville, Trinity
County, Calif.; Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Prince
George County, Va., July 18,
1818.
Whig. Hatter; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Trinity
County Sheriff, 1855-57; member of California
state assembly 21st District, 1858-59; banker; hardware
business; mayor
of Santa Rosa, Calif., 1876-78.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., January
19, 1907 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
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Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) —
also known as Harry W. Nice —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936;
Governor
of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) —
also known as Robert L. Owen —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., February
2, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Modern
Woodmen of America; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died July 19,
1947 (age 91 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Avra Milvin Warren (1893-1957) —
also known as Avra M. Warren —
of Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md.; Virginia
Beach, Va.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., August
26, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Cape Hatien, 1920-22; Karachi, 1922-23; Nairobi, 1924-25; St. John's, 1926-30; Buenos Aires, as of 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1932-35; U.S. Minister to Dominican Republic, 1942-43; New Zealand, 1945-47; Finland, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1943-44; Panama, 1944-45; Pakistan, 1950-52; Turkey, 1953-56.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in 1957
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Junius Edgar West (1866-1947) —
also known as Junius E. West —
of Waverly, Sussex
County, Va.; Suffolk,
Va.
Born near Waverly, Sussex
County, Va., July 12,
1866.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; insurance
business; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1896,
1936;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Nansemond County, 1910-11; member
of Virginia
state senate 30th District, 1912-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1922-30.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Junior
Order; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, of cancer,
in a hospital
at Richmond,
Va., January
1, 1947 (age 80 years, 173
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
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