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Robert Henderson Angell (1868-1933) —
also known as Robert H. Angell —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Franklin
County, Va., January
25, 1868.
Republican. Owner, The Central Manufacturing Co. (lumber, cement);
president, Shenandoah Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, Colonial National Bank;
president, Home Furniture
Co.; director, New Hotel
Corporation; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Craig & Roanoke counties & Roanoke
city, 1901-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1912,
1928,
1932;
Virginia
Republican state chair, 1931.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Roanoke,
Va., November
12, 1933 (age 65 years, 291
days).
Interment at Fair
View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
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Thomas Granville Burch (1869-1951) —
also known as Thomas G. Burch —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born in Henry
County, Va., July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Banker;
director, American Furniture
Co.; director, The Henry (hotel);
mayor
of Martinsville, Va., 1912; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1931-46 (5th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-46); U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., March
20, 1951 (age 81 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Martinsville, Va.
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Marion Lindsay Dawson —
of Richmond,
Va.; Suffolk
County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for
Gov. Cary
A. Hardee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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William Lamb (1835-1909) —
also known as "The Hero of Fort Fisher" —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., September
27, 1835.
Newspaper
publisher; merchant;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1856,
1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; steamship
agent; importer
and exporter; banker; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Norfolk,
Va., 1876-1903; Vice-Consul
for Germany in Norfolk,
Va., 1880-1903; mayor
of Norfolk, Va., 1880-86; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1895-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Theta
Delta Chi; Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March
23, 1909 (age 73 years, 177
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) —
also known as William M. Tuck —
of South Boston, Halifax
County, Va.
Born near High Hill, Halifax
County, Va., September
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1924-32; member of Virginia
state senate 10th District, 1932-41; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1942-46; Governor of
Virginia, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Woodmen;
Moose;
Redmen; Lions; Ruritan.
Died in South Boston, Halifax
County, Va., June 9,
1983 (age 86 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Va.
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Ralph Eugene Updike, Sr. (1894-1953) —
also known as Ralph E. Updike —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., May 27,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Marion County, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1925-29; defeated, 1928.
Christian.
Dutch
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Improved Order of Red Men.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
16, 1953 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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