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Willis John Abbot (1863-1934) —
also known as Willis J. Abbot; Willis J.
Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., March
16, 1863.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; chairman of Henry
George's campaign for Mayor of New York City, 1898; director of
the Democratic National Press Bureau, 1900 and 1908; close friend and
spokesman of William
Jennings Bryan; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1903; editor, Christian Science
Monitor, 1922-27.
Christian Scientist. Member, American
Economic Association.
Died in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 19,
1934 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Vera Andrus (1896-1976) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Reedsburg, Sauk
County, Wis., August
21, 1896.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Christian Scientist. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Historical Association.
Died in August, 1976
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus. |
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Jean Rae Backus (b. 1923) —
also known as Jean Backus; Jean Rae Ettinger; Mrs.
Ross Backus —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
24, 1923.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957, 1969; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Christian Scientist. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1969.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Glen Lerch Ettinger and Phebe (Wells) Ettinger; married,
March
18, 1944, to Ross Allen Backus. |
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Frederick Bennett Balzar (1880-1934) —
also known as Frederick B. Balzar; Fred B.
Balzar —
of Mina, Mineral
County, Nev.; Hawthorne, Mineral
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev., June 15,
1880.
Republican. Mining
business; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1905; member of Nevada
state senate, 1909-17; Mineral
County Sheriff and Assessor, 1917-27; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nevada, 1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932;
Nevada
Republican state chair, 1924-25; Governor of
Nevada, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Governor's
Mansion, Carson
City, Nev., March
21, 1934 (age 53 years, 279
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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James D'Orma Braman (1901-1980) —
also known as Dorm Braman —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Lorimor, Union
County, Iowa, December
23, 1901.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1964-69; resigned 1969; Assistant U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1969.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in August, 1980
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Jefferson Brann (1876-1948) —
also known as Louis J. Brann —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, July 6,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Androscoggin
County Register of Probate, 1909-13; municipal judge in Maine,
1913-15; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1915-17, 1922-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Maine, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1936, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1942.
Christian Scientist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange;
Lions.
Died February
3, 1948 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Philip Breitmeyer (b. 1864) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 13,
1864.
Republican. Florist;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1909-10; defeated, 1933.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) —
also known as Owen Brewster —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
22, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for Chapman National Bank,
Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,
1921-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1923-25; Governor of
Maine, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Christian Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1961 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer;
music educator; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Plandome Manor, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paris, France,
April
5, 1876.
Newspaper
reporter; author; editor; music
composer; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian Scientist.
Model for the title character in his mother's book, Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
While sailing his
yawl, Delight III, he helped rescue people from an
overturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of a heart
attack, on Long Island
Sound, July 25,
1937 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at Roslyn
Cemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.
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John M. Burns —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of New York
state assembly, 1964-68 (New York County 8th District 1964-65,
71st District 1966, 64th District 1967-68).
Christian Scientist. Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; Psi
Upsilon.
Still living as of 1968.
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Ralph Lawrence Carr (1887-1950) —
also known as Ralph L. Carr —
of Antonito, Conejos
County, Colo.
Born in Rosita, Custer
County, Colo., December
11, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Conejos
County Attorney, 1922-29; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1929-33; Governor of
Colorado, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1940
(speaker),
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1942.
Christian Scientist. Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Denver,
Colo., September
22, 1950 (age 62 years, 285
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Thomas M. Davis III (b. 1949) —
also known as Thomas M. Davis; Tom Davis —
of Falls
Church, Va.; Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., January
5, 1949.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1995-2008; resigned
2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2008.
Christian Scientist.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Warren Davis (1862-1941) —
also known as William W. Davis —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
8, 1862.
Republican. Hotel
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1895-96; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1900
(alternate), 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Rotary.
Died September
21, 1941 (age 79 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Davis and Adelia Merriam (Carter) Davis; married, November
5, 1885, to Daisy Rebecca Jones. |
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Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) —
also known as Wesley E. Disney —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
31, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1911-15; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-24; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
26, 1961 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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David Timothy Dreier (b. 1952) —
also known as David Dreier; Dave Dreier —
of La Verne, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Dimas, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 5,
1952.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (35th District 1981-83,
33rd District 1983-93, 28th District 1993-2003, 26th District
2003-08); defeated, 1978.
Christian Scientist. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Arthur G. Elliott Jr. (b. 1916) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
17, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
appraiser;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1955-58; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
5th District, 1961-62; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1963-65.
Christian Scientist. Member, Rotary;
Delta
Chi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur G. Elliott, Sr. and Geraldine (Neidlinger) Elliott; married
to Elizabeth Ann Vining. |
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Silas Jack Galvin (b. 1878) —
also known as S. J. Galvin —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa, August
7, 1878.
Democrat. Brick and tile
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1924; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1940.
Christian Scientist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
President, Sheffield Brick and
Tile Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Allan Galvin and Margaret (Haynes) Galvin; married, June 7,
1899, to Ethel L. Craig. |
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Anne Macomber Gannett (c.1883-1951) —
also known as Anne M. Gannett; Anne Johnson Macomber;
Mrs. Guy P. Gannett —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, about 1883.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1922-38; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1940;
vice-president and treasurer, Guy P. Gannett newspapers.
Female.
Christian Scientist.
Died in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 22,
1951 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert William Goodlatte (b. 1952) —
also known as Bob Goodlatte —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., September
22, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1993-.
Christian Scientist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Vern V. Greenman (c.1885-1965) —
of Pennfield Township, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born about 1885.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Pennfield Township, Michigan, 1926-49.
Christian Scientist. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, in a hospital
at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 20,
1965 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Greenman and Cynthia (Ball) Greenman; married, October
16, 1907, to Lila Markham. |
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Mabel Gross (1897-1969) —
also known as Mabel Smith —
of Stone Lake, Sawyer
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 23,
1897.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Female.
Christian Scientist.
Died in August, 1969
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Stone Lake, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Jacob Gross. |
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Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Iroquois
County, Ill., August
14, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Presbyterian;
later Christian Scientist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
11, 1953 (age 63 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Milo N. Johnson (1867-1943) —
of Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Northville Township, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1867.
Republican. Postmaster at Northville,
Mich., 1902-15; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1919-24.
Christian Scientist.
Died in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1943 (age 76 years, 39
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rural Hill Cemetery, Northville, Mich.
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Joseph Russel Jones (1823-1909) —
also known as J. Russel Jones —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Conneaut, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, February
17, 1823.
Republican. Secretary-treasurer, Galena and Minnesota Packet
Co.; founder and president, Chicago West Division Railway;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1860; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1868;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1868-70; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1869-75; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1875-77.
Christian Scientist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1909 (age 86 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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David Hill Keyston (1925-2016) —
also known as Dave Keyston —
of Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., August
2, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real estate
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1964.
Christian Scientist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died September
16, 2016 (age 91 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Noel Keyston and Hazel (Elander) Keyston; married, December
16, 1951, to Dolly Dee Janisch; married to Jean
Hodges. |
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James Washington Orr (b. 1855) —
also known as J. W. Orr —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
14, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-1908; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1924;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Karla Van Ostrand Parker (1894-1986) —
also known as Karla Parker; Karla Van Ostrand; Mrs.
James C. Parker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., November
30, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964.
Female.
Christian Scientist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; League of Women
Voters.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Henry Merritt Paulson Jr. (b. 1946) —
also known as Henry M. Paulson; Hank
Paulson —
of Barrington, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
28, 1946.
Investment
banker; chief executive officer of Goldman, Sachs; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2006-.
Christian Scientist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Nature
Conservancy.
Still living as of 2020.
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William Buchanan Price (b. 1865) —
also known as William B. Price —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., July 2,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Nebraska state insurance commissioner, 1896-1900; candidate for Nebraska
state auditor, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
candidate for Nebraska
state attorney general, 1926.
Christian Scientist. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Clopton Price and Hester (Walker) Price. |
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James Heber Richards (1852-1936) —
also known as James H. Richards —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, May 5,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1895-96; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1899-1901; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1905.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
84 years).
Interment somewhere
in Portland, Ore.
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Irvin Elmer Rockwell (1862-1952) —
also known as Irvin E. Rockwell;
"Rock" —
of Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., December
25, 1862.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state senate, 1915-19, 1929-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate).
Christian Scientist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Successfully advocated for the American Falls dam project on the
Snake River.
Died in Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho, September
22, 1952 (age 89 years, 272
days).
Cremated.
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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist;
later Christian Scientist.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) —
also known as Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April
20, 1892.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1928-32; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1933-34; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1934-37, 1941-43;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Louisiana.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
29, 1960 (age 68 years, 223
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
29, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; forester;
surveyor;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District
1965-70).
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of respiratory
failure, at Northern Michigan Hospital,
Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 2001
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher Hunter Shays (b. 1945) —
also known as Chris Shays —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
18, 1945.
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1975-87; candidate for mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1983; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1987-.
Christian Scientist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lamar Seeligson Smith (b. 1947) —
also known as Lamar S. Smith —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
19, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1987-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988.
Christian Scientist.
Still living as of 2014.
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John H. Stahlin (1914-1997) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Belding, Ionia
County, Mich., April 6,
1914.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1959-62; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1962; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968.
Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla., April
14, 1997 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Cremated.
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Walter Rukenbrod Suppes (d. 1964) —
also known as Walter R. Suppes —
of Southmont, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presbyterian;
later Christian Scientist. Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., 1964.
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Edison Lothair Teetor (b. 1897) —
also known as Lothair Teetor —
of Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind., March
30, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president,
Perfect Circle Corp., piston
ring manufacturer, 1938-46; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1945-47.
Christian Scientist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (1889-1943) —
also known as W. S. Van Dyke; "One-Take
Woody" —
of West Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March
21, 1889.
Democrat. Child actor
in vaudeville; director
of dozens of movies,
1917-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Christian Scientist. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Ill with cancer,
he died by suicide,
in Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1943 (age 53 years, 321
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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William Hedgcock Webster (b. 1924) —
also known as William H. Webster —
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1959-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1970-73; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1973-78; director,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1978-87; director of Central
Intelligence, 1987-91.
Christian Scientist. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1991.
Still living as of 2014.
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Oscar C. Woodruff (b. 1852) —
of West Burke, Burke, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
22, 1852.
Republican. Drover;
deputy
sheriff; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burke, 1910.
Christian Scientist.
Burial location unknown.
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John Downey Works (1847-1928) —
also known as John D. Works —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Rising Sun, Ohio
County, Ind., March
29, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; state court judge in
California, 1886-87; justice of
California state supreme court, 1888-91; U.S.
Senator from California, 1911-17; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1912.
Christian Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1928 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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