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G. W. Anderson (b. 1853) —
of Manchester, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
November
24, 1853.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1895-98.
Presbyterian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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William Brown Anderson (1861-1940) —
also known as William B. Anderson; "Tall Pine of
Minnesota" —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
4, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1901-02, 1905-06;
candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1916; member of Minnesota
state senate 33rd District, 1927-40; died in office 1940.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Chi; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., September
26, 1940 (age 79 years, 53
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Harlan Page Andrews (1837-1909) —
also known as Harlan P. Andrews —
of Cuyler town, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Fabius town, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
12, 1837.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1885.
Baptist;
later Methodist.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died November
4, 1909 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Keeney Settlement Cemetery, Fabius, N.Y.
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James Harrison Ashcraft (1840-1920) —
also known as James H. Ashcraft —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Brandenburg, Meade
County, Ky., May 4,
1840.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Paducah,
Ky., 1876-86.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Knights
of Honor; Rotary;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., January
19, 1920 (age 79 years, 260
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Absalom Ashcraft and Delilah (Allen) Ashcraft; married 1865 to Mary
Emerine Brown. |
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Thornton N. Babcock (1865-1944) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winona
County, Minn., December
29, 1865.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 29th District, 1923-30.
Methodist.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Codington
County, S.Dak., April
26, 1944 (age 78 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Silas Reynolds Barton (1872-1916) —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, May 21,
1872.
Republican. Nebraska
state auditor, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1913-15.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., November
7, 1916 (age 44 years, 170
days).
Interment at Aurora
Cemetery, Aurora, Neb.
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Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) —
also known as Robert S. Bean —
of Oregon.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., November
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1882-90; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1890-1909; resigned 1909; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1894-96, 1901-02, 1905-08;
U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1909-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
7, 1931 (age 76 years, 40
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of O. R. Bean and Julia A. (Sharp) Bean; married, September
7, 1880, to Ina Elizabeth Condon. |
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Fred Emery Beane (1853-1928) —
also known as Fred E. Beane —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Readfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 14,
1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; secretary of
Maine Democratic Party, 1888-98; mayor
of Hallowell, Maine, 1891, 1907; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1908-09.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Redmen;
Foresters;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, 1928
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Hallowell
Cemetery, Hallowell, Maine.
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Ole C. Beck (1856-1930) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken, Norway,
August
7, 1856.
Mayor
of Moorhead, Minn., 1913-15.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died of diabetes,
in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., March
26, 1930 (age 73 years, 231
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
7, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died August
9, 1941 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marcus
P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice
Conklin. |
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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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Albert W. Bigelow (b. 1864) —
of Andover, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winona
County, Minn., April
14, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Harvey Lincoln Boutwell (1860-1928) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meredosia, Morgan
County, Ill., April 5,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1895-98.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
4, 1928 (age 67 years, 305
days).
Interment at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Thomas C. Bridwell (1841-1921) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, February
18, 1841.
Democrat. Druggist; gravel
contractor; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1880-86.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March
17, 1921 (age 80 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) —
also known as Charles H. Brough —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., July 9,
1876.
Democrat. College
professor; Governor of
Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Columbian
Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died, from a heart
attack, December
26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Theodore Burchfield (b. 1842) —
of Atwood, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., July 21,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1881-84; mayor
of Altoona, Pa., 1890-93.
Methodist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Order
of Heptasophs; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Burchfield and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield; married, December
24, 1867, to Anna M. Gable. |
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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John Fletcher Caples (1832-1908) —
also known as John F. Caples —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Ashland
County, Ohio, January
12, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1873; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, as of 1898.
Methodist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 17,
1908 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Arthur Capper (1865-1951) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan., July 14,
1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1915-19; defeated, 1912; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1919-49.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
19, 1951 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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John H. Carroll (b. 1849) —
of De Smet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1849.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-08.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Andrew Bliss Chapin (1839-1902) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 5,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1891-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., March 9,
1902 (age 62 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Park Chase (1880-1948) —
also known as Ray P. Chase —
of Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., March
12, 1880.
Republican. Minnesota
state auditor, 1921-31; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1945-47.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Alpha
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., September
18, 1948 (age 68 years, 190
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Anoka, Minn.
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Strong Ridge, Wood
County, Ohio, January
14, 1838.
Civil
engineer; lawyer; White
County Superintendent of Schools, 1861-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-64; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1879.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., July 24,
1916 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Grafton Fleener Cookerly (1815-1885) —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., February
4, 1815.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845-48; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1849; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856;
mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1867-71.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., July 5,
1885 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Frederic Danforth (b. 1848) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
8, 1848.
Republican. Civil
engineer; worked on many railroads;
member, Maine Board of Railway Commissioners, 1894-1900; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1901-02.
Congregationalist.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Danforth and Julia S. Danforth; married, December
6, 1880, to Caroline A. Stevens. |
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William Aiken Davenport (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. Davenport —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., October
23, 1869.
Lawyer;
vice-chair
of Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1899; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; Independent
Tax Reform candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Moose; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport; married
1894 to
Belle M. Shearer. |
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Harlan Eugene English (1843-1900) —
also known as H. Eugene English —
of Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born December
16, 1843.
Democrat. Village president of Albion, N.Y., 1891-94.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died, from heart
disease, in Clarendon, Orleans
County, N.Y., October
29, 1900 (age 56 years, 317
days).
Interment at Mt.
Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
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Adolph W. Ewert (b. 1865) —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Crosse
County, Wis., June 18,
1865.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1909-10; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Ewert and Mina (Haberman) Ewert; married, September
30, 1890, to Carrie E. Dutcher. |
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Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) —
also known as Frank A. Freer —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Pennsylvania, April 6,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; postmaster at Galesburg,
Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908.
Presbyterian.
French
Huguenot and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Good
Templars; Sons of
Temperance; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., December
16, 1908 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Charles Frederick Gallenkamp (1859-1917) —
also known as Charles F. Gallenkamp —
of Union, Franklin
County, Mo.
Born in Washington, Franklin
County, Mo., January
10, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-1890; Franklin
County Probate Judge, 1891-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1896;
U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1902-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died, from hemorrhage of
the brain, in Union, Franklin
County, Mo., August
8, 1917 (age 58 years, 210
days).
Interment at Wildey Cemetery, Washington, Mo.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Wilbur S. Glass (b. 1852) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., April
27, 1852.
Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1895-1900,
1907-08; U.S. Consul in Kehl, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester F. Glass and Mary (Brown) Glass; married, October
3, 1899, to Kathryn Garner. |
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Alfred Ernest Goddard (1847-1911) —
also known as Alfred E. Goddard —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 28,
1847.
Republican. Postmaster at Essex,
Conn., 1892-96, 1900-11.
Baptist.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died, from stomach
trouble, in St. Raphael's Hospital,
New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 11,
1911 (age 63 years, 318
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Essex, Conn.
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William Thomas Haines (1854-1919) —
also known as William T. Haines —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Levant, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
7, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
business; Kennebec
County Attorney, 1883-87; member of Maine
state senate, 1889-93; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1895; Maine
state attorney general, 1897-1900; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1901-05; Governor of
Maine, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 4,
1919 (age 64 years, 301
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Philo Hall (1865-1938) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wilton, Waseca
County, Minn., December
31, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Brookings, S.Dak., 1894-95; Brookings
County State's Attorney, 1895-98; member of South
Dakota state senate 20th District, 1901-02; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1903-07; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1907-09; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Dakota.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., October
7, 1938 (age 72 years, 280
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.
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Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) —
also known as Halvor L. Halvorson —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Henning, Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
15, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942
(Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1924.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Sons of
Norway; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson; married to
Nina C. Knudson. |
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Charles Harrington (c.1859-1919) —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., about 1859.
Democrat. Postmaster at Essex,
Conn., 1888-92, 1896-1900, 1915-19.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
After a shortage of $1,250 was discovered in his post office
accounts, he died from self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
24, 1919 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Hartford Courant, September 30, 1919 |
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Dennis J. Harte (1866-1917) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1866.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1906; member of
New
York state senate 2nd District, 1907-12; defeated, 1914.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
19, 1917 (age 50 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Harte and Joanna Harte; married to Clara
Aschenbach. |
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1907 |
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Louis Cameron Hughes (1842-1915) —
also known as Louis C. Hughes —
of Arizona.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 15,
1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1873-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1892;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1893-96.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died, from chronic
nephritis, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., November
24, 1915 (age 73 years, 193
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Buell Fay Jones (b. 1892) —
also known as Buell F. Jones —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Spain, Marshall
County, S.Dak., November
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1923-29; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Theta Phi; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Even N. Jones and Ellen (Hughes) Jones; married to Florence
Bockler. |
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Henry Lee Jost (1873-1950) —
also known as Henry L. Jost —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died July 13,
1950 (age 76 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Albert C. Kamp (1837-1927) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Germany,
June
6, 1837.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893-95.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died December
10, 1927 (age 90 years, 187
days).
Interment at Kamp Cemetery, Cypress, Ind.
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John Flint Kidder (1830-1901) —
also known as John F. Kidder —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.; Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1830.
Republican. Civil
engineer; railroad
builder; member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif., April
10, 1901 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Original interment at Odd Fellows Masonic Cemetery, Grass Valley, Calif.; reinterment
at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Hiram Knowles (1834-1911) —
of Nevada; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Nevada, 1864; justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1868-69; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1884; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1890-1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died April 6,
1911 (age 77 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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James L. Lowden (b. 1840) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 30,
1840.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1889-92; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1899.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lowden (died 1881) and Rachel (Lyon) Lowden; married, March
18, 1868, to Sarah J. Sherwood. |
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Richard Nathaniel Lower (1850-1933) —
also known as R. N. Lower —
of Longwood Township, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., January
15, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1925-28.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Struck
by a train and killed, at the Missouri Pacific railroad
station, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March
29, 1933 (age 83 years, 73
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of George Lower and Margaret Lower; brother-in-law of Fred MacChesney
(nephew by marriage of James
Peter Walker); married to Nancy Margaret Godby; married, June 15,
1892, to Anna Jane McChesney. |
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Halleck Jonas Mantz (1877-1958) —
also known as Halleck J. Mantz; H. J.
Mantz —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa.
Born in Koszta, Iowa
County, Iowa, September
23, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Audubon
County Attorney, 1908-11; Mayor of Audubon, Iowa, 1913-17; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Iowa
state senate, 1921-25; district judge in Iowa 15th District,
1925-43; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Modern
Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Iowa, November
14, 1958 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel L. Mantz and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz; married, August
27, 1910, to Dorothy A. Sandberg. |
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Arthur D. Markley (1832-1896) —
of Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
28, 1832.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1865-67; president, Perkiomen Railroad;
paper
manufacturer; postmaster at Hatboro,
Pa., 1886-88; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1891-94.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died April
19, 1896 (age 63 years, 357
days).
Interment at Hatboro
Cemetery, Hatboro, Pa.
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James Wallace McCarter (1872-1939) —
also known as James W. McCarter —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Jarvis, Ontario,
July
29, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in South Dakota, 1910-13; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1939
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) —
also known as James H. McCoy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakley, Macon
County, Ill., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Secret
Service agent; Marshall
County Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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John E. McDougall (b. 1860) —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Prince
Edward Island, February
24, 1860.
Republican. Stockman;
lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 32nd District, 1901-02;
member of South
Dakota state senate 32nd District, 1903-04; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1905-07.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Daniel P. McMullen (b. 1852) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
September
8, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Cheboygan, Mich., 1892; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Cheboygan,
Mich., 1903-11.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Woodmen;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Montgomery (b. 1858) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Columbia
County, Wis., June 16,
1858.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 12th District, 1903-06.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Caroline Douglas. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Isom H. Newby (1853-1929) —
of Parker, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, June 10,
1853.
Republican. Merchant;
member of South
Dakota state senate 6th District, 1893-94.
Baptist.
Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Parker, Turner
County, S.Dak., May 3,
1929 (age 75 years, 327
days).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, S.Dak.
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George H. Newhall (1850-1923) —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., October
24, 1850.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; shoe
manufacturer; president, Lynn Street
Railway Company; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-95, 1906-08, 1923
(Seventeenth Essex District 1894-95, Twelfth Essex District 1906-08,
Fourteenth Essex District 1923); died in office 1923; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1913-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., November
4, 1923 (age 73 years, 11
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
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Isaac Lee Patterson (1859-1929) —
also known as I. L. Patterson —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Benton
County, Ore., September
17, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1892; member of Oregon
state senate, 1895-98, 1919-21; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1924-26; Governor of
Oregon, 1927-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Marion
County, Ore., December
21, 1929 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Robert E. Roach (b. 1907) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va., June 20,
1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1945-50;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Lions; Phi
Kappa Tau; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Andrew N. Shepard (b. 1862) —
of Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 5,
1862.
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Portland, 1901-02; member of
Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1907-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Shepard and Elizabeth (Tryon) Shepard; married to Harriet
Stockwell. |
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Carl G. Sherwood (1855-1938) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
18, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1912-17; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak., August
17, 1938 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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George Washington Sutton (1843-1917) —
also known as George W. Sutton —
of Kansas; Oklahoma.
Born in Ohio
County, Ind., August
5, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1881-84; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1890.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in Cleveland, Pawnee
County, Okla., May 17,
1917 (age 73 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert James Taft (b. 1860) —
also known as Herbert J. Taft —
of Greenville, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Mason, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
1, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1890-91; member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1905-06.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Taft and Mary (Wilson) Taft; married, October
21, 1887, to Ida F. Chamberlin. |
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-47; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
Scott
County Sheriff, 1861-65; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 12,
1887 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Joseph Everett Warner (b. 1884) —
also known as Joseph E. Warner —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., May 16,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Bristol District, 1913-20;
Speaker
of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1919-20;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920;
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1928-35; superior court judge in
Massachusetts, 1940-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Everett Warner and Ida Evelyn (Briggs)
Warner. |
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Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Edward Armstrong Wilson (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward A. Wilson —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1862.
Paper
bag manufacturer; mayor, Absecon, N.J.; member of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1908-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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