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John L. Bailey (b. 1934) —
also known as Larrie Bailey —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., March 2,
1934.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County; elected
1960; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Phi Kappa Sigma.
Still living as of 1964.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bailey and Carrie (Given) Bailey. |
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James Wilson Bartlett (1894-1965) —
also known as James W. Bartlett —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Taylor
County, W.Va., June 14,
1894.
Republican. Superintendent, Dawson Coal
Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1929-30.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
7, 1965 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bridgeport
Cemetery, Bridgeport, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Philander F. Bartlett and Ida Rebecca (Swindler)
Bartlett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Charlton Reid Beattie (1869-1925) —
also known as Carlton R. Beattie —
of Thibodaux, Lafourche
Parish, La.
Born in Assumption
Parish, La., April
22, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana, 1908; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1909-13; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1925; died
in office 1925.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in Thibodaux, Lafourche
Parish, La., August
23, 1925 (age 56 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Taylor Beattie and Fannie Estelle (Pugh) Beattie. |
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Francis Jennings Beckwith Jr. (1892-1966) —
also known as Frank J. Beckwith, Jr. —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born May 19,
1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1921-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., March 5,
1966 (age 73 years, 290
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) —
also known as B. Randolph Bias —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., December
20, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster at Williamson,
W.Va., 1897-1909; newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married, June 19,
1901, to Clothilde Gaujot. |
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Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) —
also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario,
December
23, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of
Wayne
State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married,
September
12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph. |
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1957-58 |
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Charles Guy Briggle (1883-1972) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., January
27, 1883.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1932-58;
took senior status 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 6,
1972 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rice T. Briggle and Mary E. (Thompson) Briggle; married, December
15, 1908, to Mary Ethel Stites. |
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Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) —
also known as Frank M. Bristol —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jeddo, Orleans
County, N.Y., January
4, 1851.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1884 ; bishop.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1932
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908 |
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Clarence J. Brown Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Bud Brown —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 18,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Sigma; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred E. Busbey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., February
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; stockbroker;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,
1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., February
11, 1966 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married to
Marie DeWaele. |
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William Purrington Cole Jr. (1889-1957) —
also known as William P. Cole, Jr. —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., May 11,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1927-29, 1931-43; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1942-52; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1952-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., September
22, 1957 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Crady (b. 1931) —
of Yulee, Nassau
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., June 14,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 12th District, 1977-.
Methodist.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Lions; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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John William Cummins (1881-1965) —
also known as J. William Cummins —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 24,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-32,
1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
27, 1965 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Cummins (1849-1931) and Annie (Campbell) Cummins;
married 1912 to Jean
Welty. |
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1929 |
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Irvine Damron (b. 1947) —
also known as K. O. Damron —
of Lenore, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., July 27,
1947.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1979-86 (13th
District 1975-76, 1979-82, 15th District 1983-86).
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Moose.
Still living as of 1986.
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Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954) —
also known as Pierre S. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
15, 1870.
President (1915-19) and director of the Du Pont chemical
company; chairman (1915-29) and president (1920-23) of General
Motors; director, Pennsylvania Railroad;
member of Delaware
state board of education, 1919-21; delegate
to Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Delaware
Liquor Commissioner, 1933-38.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1954
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Phi Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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Horace Hall Edwards (b. 1902) —
also known as Horace H. Edwards —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Isle of Wight, Isle of
Wight County, Va., August
21, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1934-38; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1944;
mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1946-48; Richmond city manager, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Edwards and Helen Hope (Hall) Edwards; married, December
22, 1927, to Mary Olive Lynch. |
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Joseph Landon Evins (1910-1984) —
also known as Joe L. Evins —
of Smithville, DeKalb
County, Tenn.
Born in DeKalb
County, Tenn., October
24, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1947-77 (5th District 1947-53, 4th
District 1953-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
31, 1984 (age 73 years, 159
days).
Entombed at Smithville
Town Cemetery, Smithville, Tenn.
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Leslie Coombs Garnett (1876-1958) —
also known as Leslie C. Garnett —
of Mathews, Mathews
County, Va.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mathews, Mathews
County, Va., December
15, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; Mathews
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1904-12; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1934-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1936,
1940.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
13, 1958 (age 81 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Parker Thompson Hart (1910-1997) —
also known as Parker T. Hart —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
28, 1910.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vienna, 1938-39; Pará, 1940-43; Wellington, as of 1943; Cairo, as of 1944; Jidda, as of 1944; U.S. Consul in Dhahran, as of 1945; U.S. Consul General in Dhahran, as of 1949; Damascus, as of 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65; Yemen, 1961-62; Kuwait, 1962-63; Turkey, 1965-68.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1997
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Johnson (b. 1904) —
also known as J. G. F. Johnson —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., March 6,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1947-48;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1961-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Archie S. Johnson and Anzina (Schoonover) Johnson; married, June 20,
1936, to Margaret Somerville. |
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Francis Fisher Kane (1866-1955) —
also known as Francis F. Kane —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 17,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1890; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1903; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1913-19.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died, in McLean Hospital,
Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 27,
1955 (age 88 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Ross McCormick (b. 1927) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
27, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; candidate for Oregon
state house of representatives, 1962.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Ross McCormick and Helen (Kalbus) McCormick; married, August
6, 1955, to Nancy Kathleen Bohman. |
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Gene W. Miller (b. 1906) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, 1906.
School
teacher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; Phi Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931 to
Richard L. Miller. |
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Henry A. Moehlenpah (1867-1949) —
of Clinton, Rock
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 9,
1867.
Democrat. Banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1906; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1918; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1919-20.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Died November
9, 1949 (age 82 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Romulus O'Conor (1896-1960) —
also known as Herbert R. O'Conor —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
17, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Maryland
state attorney general, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(chair, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952;
Governor
of Maryland, 1939-47; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1947-53.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi Kappa Sigma; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 4,
1960 (age 63 years, 108
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) —
also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; vice-chair of
Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Karl Lott Rankin (1898-1991) —
also known as Karl L. Rankin —
of South Bridgton, Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Belgrade, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General in Canton, as of 1949; Hong Kong, 1949-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to China, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1953-57; Yugoslavia, 1957-61.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died January
15, 1991 (age 92 years, 133
days).
Cremated.
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George Leffingwell Reed (1885-1958) —
also known as George L. Reed —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
4, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
8, 1958 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George
Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married 1911 to Helen
Roberta Moorhead; second cousin four times removed of Matthew
Griswold and Samuel
Huntington; third cousin once removed of Herman
Arod Gager; third cousin twice removed of Zina
Hyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of John
Davenport, James
Hillhouse, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Roger
Griswold, Samuel
H. Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington, Phineas
Lyman Tracy and Albert
Haller Tracy; fourth cousin once removed of William
Woodbridge, Isaac
Backus, Henry
Titus Backus, Thomas
Worcester Hyde and Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
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William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) —
also known as Chapman Revercomb —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Covington,
Va., July 20,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,
1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,
1944,
1956
(speaker),
1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., December
19, 1904.
Republican. FBI
agent; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949;
defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl H. Smith (1880-1941) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born March
27, 1880.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and
editor, The Fairmont Times newspaper;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1933-41 (11th District 1933-38, 14th
District 1939-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Phi Kappa Sigma.
Died May 28,
1941 (age 61 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence L. Smith and Margaret Virginia Smith. |
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Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) —
also known as Buford C. Tynes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va., May 3,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Theta
Kappa Nu; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge)
Tynes. |
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