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Benjamin S. Adamowski (1906-1982) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1906.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 25th District, 1931-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1948;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1942; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma Delta Kappa; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Elmwood Park, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
1982 (age 75 years, 102
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Wejnerowski) Adamowski and Max Adamowski; married to Kathryn
E. Kaiser. |
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Archie Newton Bobbitt (1895-1978) —
also known as Arch N. Bobbitt —
of English, Crawford
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Eckerty, Crawford
County, Ind., September
3, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Crawford
County Auditor, 1921-24; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1921-25; Indiana
state auditor, 1928-30; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1937-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1951-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
24, 1978 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Crandall, Ind.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Grange;
Sigma Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Eugene H. Clark (b. 1920) —
of Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky.; Manchester, Clay
County, Ky.
Born in Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky., May 27,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 19th District, 1952-55.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Sigma Delta Kappa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. C. Clark and Mattie (Sparks) Clark; married, June 3,
1950, to Glada Hounchell. |
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Ralph Gasque (1913-2004) —
also known as J. Ralph Gasque —
of Washington,
D.C.; Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., May 16,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; real estate
developer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1945-48; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1956-76 (Marion County 1949-52,
1956-66, 9th District 1967-68, 16th District 1969-72, 11th District
1972-76); resigned 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1960,
1964.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sigma Delta Kappa.
Died, in Marion Nursing
Center, Rains, Marion
County, S.C., April
26, 2004 (age 90 years, 346
days).
Interment at Devotion Gardens, Marion, S.C.; cenotaph at Little Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Cordie Allison Gasque and Jennie (Price) Gasque. |
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memorial |
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Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Richard Paul Gilbert (1924-1991) —
also known as Richard P. Gilbert; Dick
Gilbert —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
5, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1954; Traffic Court Magistrate, 1956-59; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1960;
Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1971-90.
Lutheran.
Member, Sigma Delta Kappa.
Died, of cancer,
in Baltimore
County, Md., March
11, 1991 (age 67 years, 34
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Baltimore
National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) —
also known as William H. Harrison —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August
10, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1945-50; member of Wyoming
Republican State Committee, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69;
defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1954.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
8, 1990 (age 94 years, 59
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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William Franklin Jenkins (1876-1961) —
also known as W. Frank Jenkins —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Webster
County, Ga., September
7, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Eatonton, Ga., 1902-03; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1905-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1916;
Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917-36; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1937-50; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1946-48.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Sigma Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Franklin Jenkins and Leila Ulrica (Head) Jenkins;
married, November
22, 1899, to Susie May Thomas. |
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Marshall Francis McComb (1894-1981) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 6,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1927; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1937-55; justice of
California state supreme court, 1956-77; director, Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Member, Delta
Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
5, 1981 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry McComb and Estelle (Tredenick) McComb. |
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William Aaron Neithercut (b. 1889) —
also known as William A. Neithercut —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., October
23, 1889.
Democrat. Principal, Michigan School for the Blind, 1909-13; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1923; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Neithercut and Diana A. (Roloson) Neithercut; married, August
15, 1917, to Ethel N. Gerow. |
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James Matlock Ogden (1870-1956) —
also known as James M. Ogden —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Danville, Hendricks
County, Ind., April 5,
1870.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Indiana
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Delta
Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
11, 1956 (age 86 years, 220
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) —
also known as James K. Pollock —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., May 25,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma Delta Kappa.
Died October
4, 1968 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock; married to Agnes
Marie Haun. |
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James T. Sloan (b. 1886) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
17, 1886.
Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1941.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Sigma Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert C. Underwood (b. 1915) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Gardner, Grundy
County, Ill., October
27, 1915.
Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1946-62; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1962-84 (3rd District 1962-63, 4th
District 1964-84).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Thomas Wiggins (b. 1920) —
also known as Ben T. Wiggins —
of Toccoa, Stephens
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
19, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Stephens County, 1951-56;
resigned 1956; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1956-; appointed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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