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Eileen Ewing Archibold (1899-1992) —
also known as Eileen E. Archibold; Eileen Eleanor
Ewing —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Leadville, Lake
County, Colo., October
2, 1899.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; member
of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Female.
Member, Junior League.
Died in February, 1992
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Ann Smith Bedsole (b. 1930) —
also known as Ann Bedsole; Ann Smith; Mrs. Palmer
Bedsole —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., January
7, 1930.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
member of Alabama
Republican State Executive Committee, 1966; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-82; first
Republican woman to be elected to the Alabama House; member of Alabama
state senate, 1983-94; candidate for mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 2005.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Malcolm White Smith and Sybil (Huey) Smith; married 1958 to Massey
Palmer Bedsole, Jr. |
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Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) —
also known as Joanne Kleinhofer —
of Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March
20, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Junior League.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett)
Kleinhofer; married, June 24,
1967, to James Edward Benjamin. |
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Margaret Martin Brock —
also known as Margaret M. Brock —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, Junior League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Carol Newberry Brooks (b. 1888) —
also known as Carol Newberry; Mrs. Frank W. Brooks,
Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1888.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior League; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) —
also known as Katharine Kennedy; Mrs. Kleon Thaw
Brown —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 16,
1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
1928;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1940;
speaker, 1952;
member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1932-67; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1944-52.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior League; Colonial
Dames.
Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Center nursing
home, Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
10, 1986 (age 95 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Grafton Claggett Kennedy and Louise (Achey) Kennedy;
married, April
20, 1921, to Kleon Thaw Brown. |
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Shirley Brown (b. 1952) —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
2, 1952.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 69th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women
Voters; Junior League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Cynthia Moore Chestnut (b. 1949) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 25,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2008.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Junior League; Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Altrusa;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Paula Dockery (b. 1961) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 6,
1961.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 64th District, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Daisy L. Elliott (1917-2015) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1917.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968
(alternate), 1976;
co-author of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978; arrested
in April 1982 for driving a stolen
1977 Cadillac deVille automobile;
arraigned
on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen
property; she claimed she had bought the car from a dealer, but
the firm had no record of this, and the document she presented had
been faked; lost
renomination as State Representatve in August 1982, while under
indictment; convicted
in November 1982 and sentenced
to 60 days in jail.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; League of Women
Voters; Junior League.
Died, in DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 2015 (age 98 years, 26
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (1898-1984) —
also known as Elizabeth P. Farrington; Mary Elizabeth
Pruett; Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Tokyo, Japan,
May
30, 1898.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1954-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956.
Female.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Junior League; American
Association of University Women; Theta
Sigma Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 21,
1984 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Julia Grimmet Fortson (1910-1985) —
also known as Julia L. Grimmet —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 8,
1910.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1936-50.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Junior League.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
24, 1985 (age 75 years, 47
days).
Interment at Forest
Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Tillie Kidd Fowler (1942-2005) —
also known as Tillie K. Fowler; Tillie
Kidd —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., December
23, 1942.
Republican. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Robert
G. Stephens, Jr., 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1993-2001; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League.
Died, of a brain
hemorrhage, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 2,
2005 (age 62 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sherry Biggers Gardiner (b. 1918) —
also known as Sherry B. Gardiner; Sherry
Biggers —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, December
30, 1918.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1968
(alternate), 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, Junior League; League of Women
Voters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John David Biggers and Mary (Kelsey) Biggers; married, October
22, 1941, to Sprague H. Gardiner. |
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Polly Dougherty Gibson (1917-1998) —
also known as Polly D. Gibson —
of Michigan.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1917.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1970.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Junior League.
Died of complications of diabetes,
June
16, 1998 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995) —
also known as Oveta Culp; Mrs. William P.
Hobby —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Killeen, Bell
County, Tex., January
19, 1905.
Democrat. Parliamentarian, Texas House of Representatives, 1926-31,
1939-41; served in Women's Army Corps during World War II; president,
editor and publisher of Houston Post newspaper;
director, radio
station KPRC; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1953-55; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1996.
Died, from a stroke,
in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
16, 1995 (age 90 years, 209
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Flora Cameron Kampmann (born c.1926) —
also known as Flora Cameron; Mrs. Ike S. Kampmann,
Jr. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., about 1926.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1960,
1964;
member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1960-68.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League; Colonial
Dames.
Still living as of 1968.
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Hilda Sheets Long —
also known as Hilda S. Long; Mrs. Edward
Long —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72.
Female.
Member, Junior League; Colonial
Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lynn Morley Martin (b. 1939) —
also known as Lynn Martin; Lynn Morley —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., December
26, 1939.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1977-79; member of Illinois
state senate, 1979-81; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1981-91; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1990; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1991-93.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Junior League.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ellen Skae Phelan (1905-1985) —
also known as Ellen S. Phelan; Mrs. James J. Phelan,
Jr. —
of Metamora, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 10,
1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 34th Senatorial
District, 1961; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Junior League.
Died in 1985
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (1924-2016) —
also known as Phyllis Schlafly; Phyllis McAlpin
Stewart —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1924.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1952 (24th District), 1970 (23rd
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008
(alternate), 2012,
2016.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior League; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Author
of A Choice Not An Echo and other books; leader of opposition
to the Equal Rights Amendment; founder and president of the Eagle
Forum.
Died, from cancer,
in Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
5, 2016 (age 92 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Loretta Spencer —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
School
teacher; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 2003-05.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Junior League.
Still living as of 2005.
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Katie Kratz Stine (b. 1956) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born December
6, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1999-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior League; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 2004.
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Martha G. Wehrle (b. 1925) —
also known as Martha Gaines —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
30, 1925.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1982; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-94; appointed 1989.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League of Women
Voters; Junior League.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives:
Daughter of L. Ebersole Gaines and Betty (Chilton) Gaines; married,
October
16, 1954, to Russell S. Wehrle. |
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Jessica McCullough Weis (1901-1963) —
also known as Jessica McCullough; Mrs. Charles W. Weis,
Jr. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936
(alternate), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1944-63; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1959-63.
Female.
Member, Junior League.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 1,
1963 (age 61 years, 297
days).
Cremated.
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