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James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank;
among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills;
publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
American Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Clayton H. Alderfer (b. 1870) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., August
9, 1870.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Z. Alderfer and Sarah Alderfer; married 1896 to Anna
M. Rosenberry. |
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Winthrop Williams Aldrich (1885-1974) —
also known as Winthrop W. Aldrich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
2, 1885.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Equitable Trust
Company, 1929; president, Chase National Bank,
1930-34; chairman, 1934-53; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1953-57.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bankers Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
25, 1974 (age 88 years, 115
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Edmond Joseph Bannon (1912-2006) —
also known as E. Joseph Bannon; Joe Bannon —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., March 9,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
treasurer
of Indiana Democratic Party, 1970-73.
Catholic.
Member, American Bankers Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died January
17, 2006 (age 93 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmond James Bannon and Rose (Goebel) Bannon; married, November
11, 1941, to Patricia Nan Peters. |
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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bankers Association; Amvets;
Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart
failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October
5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
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Frederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) —
also known as F. P. Champ —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1928;
director, St. Mark's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bankers Association; American
Forestry Association; American
Arbitration Association; Newcomen
Society; Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
15, 1976 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married, December
29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton. |
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Archie Kimbrough Davis (b. 1911) —
also known as Archie K. Davis —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Chairman of the board, Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company; member of North
Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1959.
Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Thomas W. Davis and Frances (Conrad) Davis. |
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William J. Dwyer (b. 1888) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
20, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Member, American Bankers Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Dwyer and Katherine Loretta (Cogan) Dwyer; married, August
20, 1926, to Clara Virginia Daniels. |
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William Grant Edens (1863-1957) —
also known as William G. Edens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., November
27, 1863.
Republican. Railway
conductor; banker;
president, Illinois Highway Improvement Association, 1912-20; leading
advocate for construction of hard surface roads; campaign manager for
U.S. Sen William
B. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American Bankers Association; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died, in the Villa St. Cyril old
age home, Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., November
14, 1957 (age 93 years, 352
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) —
also known as Edward I. Edwards —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. General
contractor; banker; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1911-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1919; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bankers Association; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths of
those close to him, and his own poor health, he shot and
killed
himself, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1931 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Raymond Robert Frazier (1873-1955) —
also known as Raymond R. Frazier —
of Wisconsin; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., March
21, 1873.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1902-05; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1924.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bankers Association; Psi
Upsilon; Elks.
Died October
4, 1955 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frazier and Pluma (Powell) Frazier; married, February
22, 1898, to Augusta Wood. |
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Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) —
also known as Lyman J. Gage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y., June 28,
1836.
Republican. Bank
president; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, American Bankers Association.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., January
26, 1927 (age 90 years, 212
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Grover Cleveland Helm (1884-1955) —
also known as Grover C. Helm —
of Mackinaw, Tazewell
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., November
2, 1884.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
mayor of Mackinaw, Ill., 1912.; wholesale
produce business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1952.
Christian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bankers Association; Union
League.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Grover
Cleveland |
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Marguerite (Rankin) Helm; married to Anna Puterbaugh. |
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Joseph Clifford Hendrix (1853-1904) —
also known as Joseph C. Hendrix —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., May 25,
1853.
Democrat. Banker;
candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1883; postmaster at Brooklyn,
N.Y., 1886-90; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1893-95.
Member, American Bankers Association.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
9, 1904 (age 51 years, 168
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Myron Timothy Herrick (1854-1929) —
also known as Myron T. Herrick —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Huntington, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
secretary-treasurer and president, Society for Savings,
Cleveland; director and board chairman of railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1904,
1908,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1901; Governor of
Ohio, 1904-06; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1912-14, 1921-29, died in office 1929; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; on October 19, 1921, a bomb, sent in a
package to the Ambassador's residence, exploded
when his valet opened it.
Member, American Bankers Association.
Died of a heart
attack in Paris, France,
March
31, 1929 (age 74 years, 173
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) —
also known as E. E. Jackman —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Born in Lowpoint, Woodford
County, Ill., March 4,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Farmers State Bank;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April
24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner. |
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Ray G. Kern (b. 1883) —
of Lake Elmo, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Minn., September
12, 1883.
Boot and
shoe salesman; banker;
director, Washington County Telephone
Co. and Lake Elmo Telephone
Co.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 43, 1927-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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William Livingstone (b. 1844) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
January
21, 1844.
Republican. Great Lakes
shipping business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1875; banker; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Livingstone and Helen (Stevenson) Livingstone; married 1866 to Susan
Downie. |
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Reno Odlin (1897-1979) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Sedro-Woolley, Skagit
County, Wash., June 26,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 1936,
1944.
Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary.
Died, in a nursing
home at Gig Harbor, Pierce
County, Wash., September
15, 1979 (age 82 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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W. O. Pettiner (b. 1891) —
of Camden, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., May 18,
1891.
Republican. Banker; chair of
Carroll County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bankers Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
Republican. Banker;
officer of Guerin Spinning
Co., Alsace Worsted Co.,
Montrose Woolen Co.,
and Rosemont Dyeing
Co.; treasurer, Woonsocket Hospital;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, American Bankers Association.
Died February
3, 1928 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Precious
Blood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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Charles Manley Smith (1868-1937) —
also known as Charles M. Smith —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August
3, 1868.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1927; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1933-35; Governor of
Vermont, 1935-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bankers Association.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August
12, 1937 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Richard Edward Talbott —
also known as Richard E. Talbott —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1915-18; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1933-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bankers Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard T. Talbott and Margaret (Weber) Talbott; married to Etta
Strickler. |
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James H. Tripp (b. 1832) —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., January
17, 1832.
Republican. Banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1892-93.
Member, American Bankers Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel A. Tripp and Loretta (Haviland) Tripp. |
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George W. Waters Jr. (1869-1933) —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md., June 30,
1869.
Democrat. Banker; mayor of
Laurel, Md., 1912-18; Prince
George's County Treasurer, 1924-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons.
Died March
26, 1933 (age 63 years, 269
days).
Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Md.
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