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Elnathan Benjamin Adams (1881-1946) —
also known as Elnathan B. Adams —
of Walworth
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in West Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1908-10, 1914-16; Walworth
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Fall
River County State's Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Modern Woodmen of America; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died in South Dakota, May 1,
1946 (age 64 years, 345
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Cassius C. Bennett (b. 1856) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont, February
4, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1895-96, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Modern Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Buxton Clift (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin B. Clift —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt., May 25,
1868.
Democrat. Physician;
candidate for Vermont
state house of representatives, 1902; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1906; candidate for Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Woodmen; Delta
Upsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Crocker Josiah Clift and Mary Jane (Buxton) Clift; married, September
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Ernest Willard Gibson (1872-1940) —
also known as Ernest W. Gibson —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., December
29, 1872.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1906; member of Vermont
state senate, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Vermont
state attorney general, 1914; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1922-23; appointed 1922;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1923-33 (2nd District 1923-33,
at-large 1933); U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1933-40; died in office 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Woodmen; Redmen.
Died June 20,
1940 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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