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William Russell Arrington (1906-1979) —
also known as W. Russell Arrington —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Gillespie, Macoupin
County, Ill., July 4,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-67, 1967-73 (6th District 1955-57, 4th
District 1957-67, 1st District 1967-73).
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma; Gamma Eta Gamma; Union
League.
Died in October, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Parnell Arrington and Ethel Louise (Fanning) Arrington;
married to Ruth Marion Browne. |
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Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles L. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
18, 1871.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to
Mary C. Carpenter. |
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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August
9, 1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) —
also known as Homer T. Bone —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., January
25, 1883.
Lawyer;
Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; took
senior status 1956.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., March
11, 1970 (age 87 years, 45
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Thomas Leo Brown (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas L. Brown —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
10, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1967-70; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1975-90; defeated, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1990.
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David E. Burgess (1914-1970) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 1,
1914.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Louise Marie Hawley. |
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-42; appointed 1923; died
in office 1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson; married,
December
10, 1889, to Mary Lloyd Osborne. |
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Louis G. Craig (b. 1908) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., April
29, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1957-60,
1963-66; defeated, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970; mayor of
Weston, W.Va., 1961-67.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Gamma Eta Gamma; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob C. Craig and Rosa May (Nestor) Craig. |
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Edward Matthew Curran (b. 1903) —
also known as Edward M. Curran —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 10,
1903.
Lawyer;
police court judge, 1936-40; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Curran and Mary Agnes (Callinan) Curran; married,
June
6, 1934, to Katherine Cecilia Hand. |
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L. B. Day (1889-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo., February
3, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1921-29; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1929-38; died in office 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
22, 1938 (age 49 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Day and Sarah (Rowan) Day; married, April
10, 1916, to Neva Emma Grimwood. |
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Raymond H. Dresser (b. 1901) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., January
28, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939-47; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Gamma Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Niles E. Dresser and Lou (Sherk) Dresser; married 1923 to Lola
Juckett. |
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Stephen A. Fanning (1907-1983) —
of Valley Falls, Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I., April
18, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode Island
Democratic State Committee, 1938-48; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1947-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Gamma Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Gillis (b. 1923) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Arbitration Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Hampton —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1935-44; defeated, 1944.
Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mackie Hampton and Agnes (Hately) Hampton; married to
Esther Kolpien. |
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1936 |
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Albert Haskell Jr. (b. 1891) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
15, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Grange;
Knights
of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland,
July
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1944.
Lutheran.
Icelandic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Theta; Gamma Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March
10, 1946 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1968.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
30, 1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James P. Marron (b. 1902) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Ponca, Dixon
County, Neb., June 5,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; lawyer; chair of
Holt County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Lions; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. Marron and Margaret (McDermott) Marron; married, April 7,
1931, to Alice Sabatka. |
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Richard J. McCormick (b. 1888) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., August
11, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Essex District, 1923-28.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. McCormick and Margaret (McCarthy) McCormick; married, October
23, 1910, to Verna A. Sullivan. |
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Francis M. McKeown (b. 1898) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April
29, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate First Hampden District, 1935-36.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Murphy (1897-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 15,
1897.
Democrat. Accountant;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged
with bribery
in 1944; pleaded
guilty.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Died, from a heart
ailment, December
25, 1944 (age 47 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Constance Kirchner. |
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Daniel J. O'Mara (b. 1893) —
of Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Florence, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1932-34; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1957-58.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Martin Ryan (1911-2007) —
also known as Harold M. Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1938, 1940, 1942, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1949-62; resigned 1962; defeated, 1974
(2nd District); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962-65; defeated in
primary, 1964, 1966; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1976-85.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma; Lions.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 8,
2007 (age 96 years, 30
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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James C. Soper —
of Cicero, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 7th District, 1967-79.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Theta
Delta Chi; Gamma Eta Gamma; American
Legion; Moose; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) —
also known as Harold E. Stassen —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., April
13, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940
(Temporary
Chair; speaker);
Governor
of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945
(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president,
University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; director, U.S. Mutual Security
Agency, 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, at the Friendship Village nursing
home, Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 4,
2001 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Interment at Acacia
Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, January
21, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.
American
Reformed Church. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Gamma Eta Gamma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugo Synhorst and Ethel Synhorst; married 1941 to Alice
Rossing. |
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1951-52 |
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Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) —
also known as Amos L. Taylor —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Danbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1924-49; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1929-32.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married, June 16,
1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank; married to Caroline W.
Dudley. |
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