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Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (1917-2006) —
also known as Tom Adams —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March
11, 1917.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Florida
state senate, 1956-60; secretary
of state of Florida, 1961-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1974.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Killed in an automobile
accident on I-10, in Suwannee
County, Fla., May 22,
2006 (age 89 years, 72
days).
Interment at Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla.
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James Lindsay Almond Jr. (1898-1986) —
also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., June 15,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia
state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of
Virginia, 1958-62; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died
in office 1986.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Pi; United
Commercial Travelers; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Died in Richmond,
Va., April
14, 1986 (age 87 years, 303
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) —
also known as Elmer L. Andersen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1909.
Republican. Glue
manufacturing business; dairy farmer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948,
1964;
member of Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1949-58; Governor of
Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Alpha Kappa Psi.
Died, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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James F. Antonio (b. 1939) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born June 30,
1939.
Republican. Accountant;
Missouri
state auditor, 1979-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1981.
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David Morgan Bane (1915-2004) —
also known as David M. Bane —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
12, 1915.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador to Gabon, 1965-69.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Mu; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Died in 2004
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Bert A. Betts (b. 1923) —
of Lemon Grove, San Diego
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
16, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
California
state treasurer, 1959-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Foresters;
Eagles;
Alpha Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bert A. Betts, Sr. and Alma (Jorgenson) Betts; married to Barbara
Lang. |
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Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) —
also known as C. Farris Bryant —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 26,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1968;
Governor
of Florida, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees;
Alpha Kappa Psi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 1,
2002 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Park, Ocala, Fla.
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha Kappa Psi; Blue
Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Alfred Barnes Connable Jr. (1904-1999) —
also known as Alfred B. Connable —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Pi
Delta Epsilon; Alpha Kappa Psi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
16, 1999 (age 95 years, 269
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Floyd
County, Ga., January
17, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Pi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Fleming (1903-1994) —
of Aspinwall, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Republican. Real estate
broker; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1951-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Sigma; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Died August
15, 1994 (age 91 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming; married to D. Jean
Varner. |
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Neal Randolph Fosseen (1908-2004) —
also known as Neal R. Fosseen —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., November
27, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; brick and clay
tile products manufacturer; mayor
of Spokane, Wash., 1960-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha Kappa Psi; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died July 21,
2004 (age 95 years, 237
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elwood Haynes Hillis (b. 1926) —
also known as Elwood Hillis —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., March 6,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frank J. Kelley (b. 1924) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1961-98; appointed 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1976,
1980,
1988,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Alpha Kappa Psi; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2015.
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William Matthew Ketchum (1921-1978) —
also known as William M. Ketchum —
of Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; dairy farmer; automobile
parts business; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; member of California
state assembly 29th District, 1967-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-78 (36th District 1973-75,
18th District 1975-78); died in office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha Kappa Psi; Farm
Bureau.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Kern Medical
Center, Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., June 24,
1978 (age 56 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) —
also known as O. Arthur Kirkman —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April
16, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton Railroad
Company; director, American Short Line Railroad
Association; president, Atlantic Savings and
Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor
of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American
Cancer Society, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman;
married 1933 to
Katharine Morgan. |
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James Kenneth Logan (b. 1929) —
also known as James K. Logan —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Quenemo, Osage
County, Kan., August
21, 1929.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Walter
Huxman, 1955-56; lawyer; law
professor; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1977-94; took
senior status 1994.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Willie F. Logan (b. 1957) —
of Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., February
16, 1957.
Member of Florida
state house of representatives 103rd District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2000.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Sigma; Alpha Kappa Psi; Alpha
Phi Omega; Urban
League; NAACP.
Still living as of 2000.
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David Charles McClung (b. 1926) —
also known as David C. McClung —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1980;
member of Hawaii
state senate, 1967-70; Hawaii
Democratic state chair, 1968-70.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of John William McClung and Daisy (Knight) McClung; married, October
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Leslie Earnest Salter (1895-1964) —
also known as Leslie E. Salter —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Alva, Woods
County, Okla., May 10,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1948; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-64.
Baptist.
Member, Acacia;
American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha Kappa Psi.
Died in Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill., February
20, 1964 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jim Tullis (b. 1941) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., November
3, 1941.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 17th District, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) —
also known as Frank L. Whitbeck —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., February
29, 1916.
Democrat. Insurance
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Alpha Kappa Psi.
Died, from complications of leukemia
and a blood
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 31,
2002 (age 86 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Arthur Young (b. 1927) —
also known as Richard A. Young —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
16, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-94 (33rd District 1965-72,
32nd District 1973-92, 16th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Association of University Professors; Elks;
Alpha Kappa Psi; Delta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1994.
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