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Shirley Brown (b. 1952) —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
2, 1952.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 69th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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George S. S. Codington —
also known as G. S. S. Codington —
of Medary, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Minister;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-78.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Wisconsin.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert R. Dickson (1863-1941) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., November
21, 1863.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41; died in office
1941.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson; married, June 14,
1900, to Marion Skirving. |
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James Duane Doty (1799-1865) —
also known as James D. Doty —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., November
5, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; federal
judge, 1828-32; member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1834-35; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1839-41; Governor
of Wisconsin Territory, 1841-44; delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1849-53; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1863-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 13,
1865 (age 65 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fort
Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Clifford Judkins Durr (b. 1899) —
also known as Clifford J. Durr —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March 2,
1899.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1941-48.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Durr and Lucy (Judkins) Durr; married, April 5,
1926, to Virginia Hurd Foster. |
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Edward Thomas Fairchild (1872-1965) —
also known as Edward T. Fairchild —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., June 17,
1872.
Republican. Printer;
lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1907-10, 1915-16; circuit judge in Wisconsin,
1916-30; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-57; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1954-57.
Presbyterian.
Died October
29, 1965 (age 93 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard J. Greuel (b. 1928) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Wisconsin, 1928.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1953-58; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1957-58; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1960.
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Marion E. Hay (1865-1933) —
of Wilbur, Lincoln
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Adams
County, Wis., December
9, 1865.
Republican. Merchant;
chair
of Lincoln County Republican Party, 1898-1902; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900;
Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1909; Governor of
Washington, 1909-13; defeated, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., November
21, 1933 (age 67 years, 347
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
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George Brinton McClellan Hudnall (1864-1936) —
also known as George B. Hudnall —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Rural, Waupaca
County, Wis., January
9, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 11th District, 1903.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
1, 1936 (age 72 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James B. Hughes (1805-1873) —
of Meigs
County, Ohio; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
12, 1805.
Lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio state legislature, 1838-39; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., August
11, 1873 (age 67 years, 303
days).
Interment at Willow
River Cemetery, Hudson, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon Hughes and Betsy Coleman (Bigger) Hughes; married, September
4, 1838, to Elizabeth Mather. |
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Edward John Jirovec (1918-1993) —
also known as Edward J. Jirovec; "Mr.
J" —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., April 7,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
broker; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983.
Presbyterian. Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., July 8,
1993 (age 75 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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Helen Connor Laird (b. 1891) —
also known as Helen Connor; Mrs. Melvin R. Laird,
Sr. —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis., August
22, 1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Robert Laird Sr. (d. 1946) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird, Sr. —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born near Griggsville, Pike
County, Ill.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Presbyterian
minister; chaplain;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 24th District, 1941-46; died in office 1946;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Presbyterian.
Died March
19, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (1922-2016) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
1, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 24th District, 1947-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(speaker),
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1969-73.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Purple
Heart.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1974.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., November
16, 2016 (age 94 years, 76
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., May 4,
1847.
Lumber
business; mayor
of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestion of
the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March
26, 1898 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin; married, June 18,
1874, to Lizzie Blanche Hildreth. |
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
also known as Myron H. McCord —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.; Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lumberman;
farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1896;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
27, 1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Memorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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Richard Morford (c.1903-1986) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Onaway, Presque
Isle County, Mich., about 1903.
Presbyterian
minister; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party, 1945-49;
director, National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1946-80;
this organization and its leaders were investigated
for subversion
by the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities; charged
in 1946 with contempt
of Congress for his refusal to provide records demanded by the
committee; tried in
federal court in Washington; convicted
in March 1948; his conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court; convicted
again on re-trial; sentenced
to three months in prison and fined
$250.
Presbyterian.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., September
7, 1986 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Aileen Hutson. |
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Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) —
also known as Gerald P. Nye —
of Cooperstown, Griggs
County, N.Dak.
Born in Hortonville, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
19, 1892.
Newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated,
1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1971 (age 78 years, 210
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Jack B. Olson (b. 1920) —
of Wisconsin Dells, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Kilbourn City (now Wisconsin Dells), Columbia
County, Wis., August
29, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; manager,
Olson Boat
Company, Wisconsin Dells; chair of
Columbia County Republican Party, 1957-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1963-65, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to Bahamas, 1976-77.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) —
also known as Jim Omerberg —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 28,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1954, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, of heart
failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Wilbur A. Racely (b. 1885) —
of Pender, Thurston
County, Neb.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., July 10,
1885.
Republican. Thurston
County Surveyor, 1910-15, 1938; merchant;
chair
of Thurston County Republican Party, 1937-40.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Racely and Katherine (Minnix) Racely; married, May 23,
1914, to Jennie MacHerron. |
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Walter B. Sands (1870-1938) —
of Chinook, Blaine
County, Mont.
Born in Maiden Rock, Pierce
County, Wis., January
28, 1870.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1935-38; died in office
1938; during his campaign for Chief Justice, he pledged to accept
only $6,000 of the $7,500 salary; in 1935, W. D. Tipton sued to oust
him based on the contention that this promise constituted a bribe,
and violated the state's corrupt
practices act; ultimately it was ruled that he had acted in good
faith.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Hit by
a bus, was badly injured, suffered a heart
attack, and died three days after the accident, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 13,
1938 (age 68 years, 136
days).
Entombed at Hillcrest
Lawn Memorial, Great Falls, Mont.
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James Maxwell Shackleton (1896-1968) —
also known as James M. Shackleton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1968
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton; married, August
9, 1919, to Marie Seward King (daughter of Hamilton
King). |
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Marjorie R. Turnbull (b. 1940) —
of Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 4,
1940.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 9th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Zonta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Edward C. Wicklein (b. 1934) —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kathmandu, Nepal;
Vernon, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Pacific, Franklin
County, Mo.; Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.; Belen, Valencia
County, N.M.; Wentzville, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1934.
Democrat. Chair of
Waukesha County Democratic Party, 1970; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly 83rd District, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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