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Orison Rudolph Aggrey (1926-2016) —
also known as O. Rudolph Aggrey —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., July 24,
1926.
Newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Lagos, 1951-53; U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1973-77; Gambia, 1973-77; Romania, 1977-81.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma Delta Chi.
Died April 6,
2016 (age 89 years, 257
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) —
also known as Walter H. Annenberg —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
13, 1908.
Vice-president of his father's company, which published the Racing
Form and other newspapers;
he and his father were indicted
for tax
evasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed as
part of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died;
founder of Seventeen and TV Guide; owner of radio and
television stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Newcomen
Society; Phi
Sigma Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Zeta
Beta Tau.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1986.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
1, 2002 (age 94 years, 202
days).
Interment at Sunnyland
Estate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) —
also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul
Revere" —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, September
21, 1928.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office
1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi.
Suffered a massive
gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial
Hospital,
Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
24, 1982 (age 53 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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Kenneth Ferguson Baldridge (1886-1971) —
also known as Kenneth F. Baldridge —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in November, 1971
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Franklin Baldridge and Margaret Jane (Ferguson) Baldridge;
married, May 17,
1910, to Katharine McClure. |
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Arthur Atwood Ballantine Jr. (1914-1975) —
also known as Art Ballantine —
of Durango, La Plata
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
12, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
14, 1975 (age 61 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Harold Henry Barker (b. 1889) —
also known as Harold H. Barker —
of Elbow Lake, Grant
County, Minn.
Born in Elbow Lake, Grant
County, Minn., June 15,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 48, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1937; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for
Governor
of Minnesota, 1946; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state
chair, 1946-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Sigma Delta Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Maynard Bertram Barnes (1897-1970) —
also known as Maynard B. Barnes —
of Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Le Roy, Mower
County, Minn., June 28,
1897.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Patras, 1919-21; Smyrna, 1921-22; Constantinople, 1922-23; U.S. Consul in Constantinople, 1923-24; St. Gall, 1924-25; Berlin, 1925-26; Sofia, 1930-34; U.S. Consul General in Dakar, 1942-44.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi.
Died in August, 1970
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bertram Thomas Barnes and Nellie (Spencer) Barnes; married, April 5,
1924, to Jean Cattell. |
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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Dakota; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Frank Parks Briggs (1894-1992) —
also known as Frank P. Briggs —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Armstrong, Howard
County, Mo., February
25, 1894.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; mayor of
Macon, Mo., 1930-32; member of Missouri
state senate 9th District, 1933-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-47; appointed 1945; defeated, 1946;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Rotary;
Sigma Delta Chi.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., September
23, 1992 (age 98 years, 211
days).
Interment at Walnut
Ridge Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
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Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Fort Stevens, Clatsop
County, Ore., March
12, 1876.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; chair of
Clackamas County Republican Party, 1916-21; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1921-25; Finland, 1930-33; member of Oregon
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma Delta Chi.
Died June 27,
1939 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Bascom Brooks (1922-2012) —
also known as Jack B. Brooks —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., December
18, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1953-95 (2nd District 1953-67, 9th
District 1967-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association.
Died, in Baptist Hospital,
Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., December
4, 2012 (age 89 years, 352
days).
Cremated.
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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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George Leslie Brown (b. 1926) —
also known as George L. Brown —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., July 1,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Colorado
state senate, 1956-75; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1975-79.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Sigma Delta Chi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1997.
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Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for hotel
associations; author, "Manual of New York Hotel
and Restaurant
Law"; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
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Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) —
also known as Earl L. Butz —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., July 3,
1909.
Economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis.
Resigned
in 1976 following a furor
over a racist
joke. In 1981, he pleaded
guilty to income
tax evasion; sentenced
to five years in prison
(served 30 days) and fined
$10,000.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
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S. Sam Caldwell (b. 1929) —
of Georgia.
Born in East Point, Fulton
County, Ga., January
22, 1929.
Georgia
commissioner of labor, 1967-.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1975.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956
(speaker).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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William Aloysious Costello (1904-1969) —
also known as William A. Costello —
of Minnesota.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 5,
1904.
Newspaper
reporter; television
journalist; U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1967-69.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Political Science Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,
June
20, 1969 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Buried at sea.
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Albert Wayne Coy (b. 1903) —
also known as Wayne Coy —
of Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., November
23, 1903.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; radio
executive; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52;
chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Roscoe Coy and Lillian Monell (Nation) Coy; married, September
6, 1927, to Grace Elizabeth Cady. |
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Leo Calvin Crawford (b. 1896) —
also known as Leo C. Crawford —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, August
30, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1939-44; common pleas
court judge in Ohio, 1946-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Frederick Crawford and Jane (McClain) Crawford; married, February
5, 1927, to Sara M. Kelley. |
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Marion Price Daniel (1910-1988) —
also known as Price Daniel —
of Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex.
Born in Dayton, Liberty
County, Tex., October
10, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1939-45; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1943-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940,
1948,
1964;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Texas
state attorney general, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1953-57; Governor of
Texas, 1957-63; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1971-; appointed 1971.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, from a stroke,
in Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex., August
25, 1988 (age 77 years, 320
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Liberty County, Tex.
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Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Davies —
of Wisconsin; Washington,
D.C.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., November
29, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner of Timothy
T. Ansberry; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to President Woodrow
Wilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1936-38; Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1938-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma Delta Chi.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia following a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1958 (age 81 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Paul Lambert Feltus (1889-1971) —
also known as Paul L. Feltus —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., December
10, 1889.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); acting postmaster at Bloomington,
Ind., 1952-54.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died, in Bloomington Hospital,
Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
2, 1971 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
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Susan Golding (b. 1945) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., August
18, 1945.
Republican. Mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1992-2000.
Female.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
Navy
League.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Brage Golding and Hilda Fay (Wolf) Golding; married, July 22,
1984, to Richard T. Silberman. |
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Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) —
also known as Alfred T. Goodwin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., June 29,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence U. Gramelspacher (b. 1897) —
of Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind.
Born in Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind., May 25,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1937-44; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Kappa
Delta Pi; Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) —
also known as Marvin Griffin —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Decatur County, 1935-36;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940,
1952;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Adjutant
General of Georgia, 1944-47; president, radio
station WMGR, Bainbridge, Ga., 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1948-55; Governor of
Georgia, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Sigma Delta Chi; Lions.
Died June 13,
1982 (age 74 years, 282
days).
Interment at Oak
City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ga.
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Wilton Earle Hall (1901-1980) —
also known as Wilton E. Hall —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March
11, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; established radio
station WAIM, 1935; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1944-45; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Navy
League; Sigma Delta Chi; Elks; Lions.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., February
25, 1980 (age 78 years, 351
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor
Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Eta Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married to
Sarah May Shaw. |
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article |
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Rex George Howell (b. 1907) —
also known as Rex Howell —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Norton, Norton
County, Kan., May 22,
1907.
Republican. Owner-Manager, Western Slope Broadcasting
Co. (KFXJ Radio);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Humane
Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927 to
Lucille Auth. |
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Emil Hurja (1892-1953) —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.; Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., January
22, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma Delta Chi.
Suffered a heart
attack, collapsed and died at the National Press Club, Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1953 (age 61 years, 128
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) —
also known as Edward H. Jenison —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 27,
1907.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49,
23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1968
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 88 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) —
also known as Beauford Jester —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., January
12, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Texas, 1947-49; died in office 1949; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Lions.
Died, aboard a Pullman railroad
car, near Houston, Harris
County, Tex., July 11,
1949 (age 56 years, 180
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) —
also known as Goodwin J. Knight —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of
California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956
(speaker),
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1970 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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Clark Porter Kuykendall (b. 1896) —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., May 10,
1896.
U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1920-23; Batavia, 1923; U.S. Consul in Batavia, 1926-27; Oslo, 1928-30; Bergen, 1930; Naples, 1930-33; Cherbourg, 1933-35; Kovno, 1935-36.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Sigma Delta Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Kuykendall and Louise (Porter) Kuykendall; married, June 28,
1930, to Kathrine Nicolaysen. |
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Lee Loevinger (1913-2004) —
of Minnesota; Washington,
D.C.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
24, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1960-61; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1963-68.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April
26, 2004 (age 91 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustavus Loevinger and Millie (Strouse) Loevinger; married, March 4,
1950, to Ruth E. Howe. |
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Curtis Daniel MacDougall (1903-1985) —
also known as Curtis D. MacDougall —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., February
11, 1903.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1944.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Pi
Kappa Delta; Acacia.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
10, 1985 (age 82 years, 272
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Gilbert Thomas MacDougall and Isabella (McCollum) MacDougall;
married to Genevieve Rockwood. |
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memorial |
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940,
1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Theodore Mickelson (1903-1965) —
also known as George T. Mickelson —
of Selby, Walworth
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Selby, Walworth
County, S.Dak., July 23,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1937-42 (40th District
1937-38, 39th District 1939-42); Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1941-42; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
South Dakota, 1947-51; U.S.
District Judge for South Dakota, 1953-65; died in office 1965.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Died February
28, 1965 (age 61 years, 220
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Jacob Haight Morrison IV (1905-1974) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Roads, Pointe
Coupee Parish, La., March
12, 1905.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state board of education, 1930; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Catholic.
Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
4, 1974 (age 69 years, 267
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) —
also known as Carroll W. Parcher; "Mr.
Glendale" —
of Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
13, 1903.
Republican. Newspaper
editor-publisher, columnist;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor
of Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis.
Died, of cancer,
in Glendale Adventist Medical
Center, Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
31, 1992 (age 88 years, 200
days).
Interment at Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Eugene Collins Pulliam (1889-1975) —
also known as Eugene C. Pulliam —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born, in a sod
dugout, in Grant
County, Kan., May 3,
1889.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 23,
1975 (age 86 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Harold E. Rainville (b. 1907) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
30, 1907.
Republican. Public
relations executive; campaign manager in many elections for U.S.
Sen. Everett
M. Dirksen; also special assistant to the Senator; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Van Buren Rainville and Agnes Marie (Ward) Rainville;
married, August
6, 1932, to Mariann Rita Pack. |
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
also known as George W. Sallade —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; chair of
Washtenaw County Democratic Party, 1965-68; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1968 |
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) —
also known as Charles A. Sprague —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., November
12, 1887.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Governor of
Oregon, 1939-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Rotary.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March
13, 1969 (age 81 years, 121
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Henry Junior Taylor (1902-1984) —
also known as Henry J. Taylor —
of Virginia.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
2, 1902.
Republican. Pulp and
paper industry; trustee, Manhattan Savings Bank;
director, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel;
author;
newspaper
correspondent; economist;
U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1957-61.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sigma Delta Chi; Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1984
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lionel Van Deerlin (1914-2008) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 25,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; journalist;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-81 (37th District 1963-73,
41st District 1973-75, 42nd District 1975-81); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., May 17,
2008 (age 93 years, 297
days).
Interment at All Saints Cemetery, San Luis Rey, Calif.
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Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) —
also known as Fred B. Wachs —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., October
22, 1897.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; treasurer of
Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in 1974
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Adolph Eilert Wenke (b. 1898) —
also known as Adolph E. Wenke —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Pender, Thurston
County, Neb., January
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1936;
district judge in Nebraska 9th District, 1938-43; appointed 1938; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1943-.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Wenke and Henrietta (Athen) Wenke; married, June 7,
1925, to Gertrude H. Bauer. |
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