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Alan E. Ashcraft Jr. (b. 1906) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., March 5,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1941-44; superior
court judge in Illinois, 1947-50.
Member, Sigma
Phi; Phi Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alan E. Ashcraft and Mae (Fluker) Ashcraft; married to Jean
Jackson. |
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Stanley Nelson Barnes (1900-1990) —
also known as Stanley N. Barnes —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis., May 1,
1900.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1947-53; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1956-70; took
senior status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi Delta Phi.
Died March 5,
1990 (age 89 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy. |
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George Bliss Nelson (b. 1876) —
also known as George B. Nelson —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Amherst, Portage
County, Wis., May 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Portage
County District Attorney, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
justice
of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Theta
Delta Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Nelson and Juniata P. (Andrews) Nelson; married, April
16, 1912, to Ruth Weller. |
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1940 |
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Kenneth John O'Connell (b. 1909) —
also known as Kenneth J. O'Connell —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bayfield, Bayfield
County, Wis., December
8, 1909.
Lawyer;
law
professor; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1958-.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel W. O'Connell and Kathryn B. (Smith) O'Connell; married, June 2,
1938, to Evelyn L. Wachsmuth. |
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Alfred Thomas Rogers (b. 1873) —
also known as Alfred T. Rogers —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 18,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908-24.
Member, Phi Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rogers and Martha (McBride) Rogers; married, June 30,
1910, to Edna Chynoweth. |
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Adolphus Frederic St. Sure (1869-1949) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March 9,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1917-22; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1923-25; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1925-47;
took senior status 1947.
Member, Phi Delta Phi.
Died February
5, 1949 (age 79 years, 333
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram Arthur Sawyer (b. 1875) —
also known as H. A. Sawyer —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Hartford, Washington
County, Wis., September
4, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washington
County District Attorney, 1907-15; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1915-23.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Wilson Sawyer and Josephine B. (Coxe) Sawyer; married, February
28, 1924, to Eleanor J. Dillman. |
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-50; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1956;
mayor
of Richland Center, Wis., 1944-50; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of
the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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