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Julius Acevez (1907-2007) —
of La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Hermosillo, Sonora,
April
30, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of
La Mesa, Calif., 1958-60.
Mexican
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
United Commercial Travelers; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from congestive
heart failure and renal
failure, in Grossmont Gardens nursing
home, La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif., July 9,
2007 (age 100 years,
70 days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 16,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-66; member of Alabama
state senate 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama,
1972-88.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen;
United Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital,
Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
9, 2000 (age 82 years, 116
days).
Interment at Nance
Family Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Ala.
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Don A. Allen Sr. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Iowa.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member
of California
state assembly, 1938-46, 1956-66; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Optimist
Club; United Commercial Travelers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Lindsay Almond Jr. (1898-1986) —
also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., June 15,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia
state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of
Virginia, 1958-62; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died
in office 1986.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Pi; United Commercial Travelers; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died in Richmond,
Va., April
14, 1986 (age 87 years, 303
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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Hermes Luther Ames (1865-1920) —
also known as Hermes L. Ames; Henry Ames —
of Falconer, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
28, 1865.
Farmer;
school
teacher; hay
dealer; milling
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20;
defeated (Prohibition), 1916; died in office 1920.
Member, United Commercial Travelers; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Grange.
Died August
23, 1920 (age 54 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames; married, June 20,
1894, to Minta E. Brunson. |
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
also known as Harold J. Arthur —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from cancer,
in the Air Force Base Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Jesse S. Barker (1905-1977) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Boone
County, W.Va., November
22, 1905.
Democrat. Garage
owner; gasoline
retailer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-66,
1970; defeated, 1966, 1968; appointed 1970.
Methodist.
Member, United Commercial Travelers.
Died December
10, 1977 (age 72 years, 18
days).
Interment at Tyler
Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Cumberland Barker and Bernie Myrtle (Atkins) Barker;
married, March
14, 1937, to Eleanor E. Baber. |
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Charles Henry Barnard (1907-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Barnard —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
28, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 2nd
Ward, 1935-42; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1941-42; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1947-48; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
2nd Ward, 1948; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
2nd Ward, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
United Commercial Travelers; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in September, 1972
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Barnard and Mary Mabelle (Wright) Barnard; married, November
19, 1936, to Pauline Beatrice Briggs. |
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Ole C. Beck (1856-1930) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken, Norway,
August
7, 1856.
Mayor
of Moorhead, Minn., 1913-15.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; United Commercial Travelers.
Died of diabetes,
in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., March
26, 1930 (age 73 years, 231
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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Walter Henry Beuse (1901-1957) —
also known as Walter H. Beuse —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, November
2, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; sports
writer; Scott
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949; acting postmaster at Davenport,
Iowa, 1952-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1954-57; died in office 1957.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
United Commercial Travelers; Lions; Jaycees.
Died August
26, 1957 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse. |
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Adolph Blanchard (b. 1888) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Anchorville, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 10,
1888.
Republican. Bay
County Clerk, 1939-56; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1957-60;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose;
United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 14,
1907, to Mary Lambert. |
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1957-58 |
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John Abram Boland (1884-1958) —
also known as John A. Boland —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., May 2,
1884.
Republican. Implement
dealer; mayor
of Rapid City, S.Dak., 1924; member of South
Dakota state senate 40th District, 1929-36; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932
(alternate), 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died in October, 1958
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram C. Boland and Catherine (Green) Boland; married to Nona
Ethel Winne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) —
also known as Pat Boyles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Terry, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
United Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario,
June
7, 1972.
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Homer Mayne Bruce (1909-1975) —
also known as Homer Bruce —
of Denver,
Colo.; Littleton, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Platteville, Weld
County, Colo., November
21, 1909.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of Colorado, 1953-55; real estate
business.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; United Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in October, 1975
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew D. Burgdorf (b. 1892) —
of Martville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Victory, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
27, 1892.
Republican. Farmer; hay
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1934-38.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks;
United Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Billy Brown Burke (b. 1928) —
also known as Billy B. Burke —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Stouts Mills, Gilmer
County, W.Va., March
14, 1928.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; farmer; real estate
developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1966-78 (7th District 1966-74,
23rd District 1975-78); appointed 1966; resigned 1978.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
United Commercial Travelers; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1978.
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Harry Flood Byrd (1887-1966) —
also known as Harry F. Byrd —
of Winchester,
Va.; Berryville, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., June 10,
1887.
Newspaper
publisher; fruit
farmer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1915-25 (10th District 1915-23, 26th District
1924-25); Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Virginia, 1926-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1928-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1933-65; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1944;
States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for
President, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
United Commercial Travelers; Grange.
Died in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., October
20, 1966 (age 79 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard
Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925) and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd; brother
of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957; polar explorer); married, October
7, 1913, to Anne Douglas Beverley; father of Harry
Flood Byrd Jr.; half-nephew of Joel
West Flood; nephew of Henry
De La Warr Flood; second great-grandnephew of Charles
Willing Byrd; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin five times removed of Benjamin
Harrison and Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin thrice removed of William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin four times removed of George
Nicholas, Carter
Bassett Harrison, Wilson
Cary Nicholas, John
Nicholas and William
Henry Harrison; second cousin five times removed of John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of Connally
Findlay Trigg; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Earl Cabell; third cousin thrice removed of Peyton
Randolph, Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and John
Scott Harrison; fourth cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison II and Earle
Cabell. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Time Magazine, August 17,
1962 |
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Joseph Davis DeBlieux (b. 1912) —
also known as J. D. DeBlieux —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., September
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1956-60, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1956,
1964,
1968.
Catholic.
Member, Theta
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Amvets;
Lions;
Knights
of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Honore Louis DeBlieux, Sr. and Ozet (Perot) DeBlieux; married, April
22, 1946, to Dorothy Mary LePine. |
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Vincent J. DeSantis (b. 1926) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1926.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1994-97.
Member, American
Legion; United Commercial Travelers; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1997.
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Woodrow Wilson Dumas (1916-1993) —
also known as W. W. Dumas;
"Woody" —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., December
9, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; mayor-president
of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1965-80; defeated, 1988.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Elks; Moose;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died November
5, 1993 (age 76 years, 331
days).
Interment at Azalea Rest Cemetery, Zachary, La.
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Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) —
also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart;
Olaf Adolf Olsson —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
June
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of
Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916
(speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate
broker.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died December
6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chicago, Ill.
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Bert Manfred Fernald (1858-1926) —
also known as Bert M. Fernald —
of West Poland, Poland, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in West Poland, Poland, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April 3,
1858.
Republican. Packer of canned goods;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Maine
state senate, 1890; Governor of
Maine, 1909-11; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1916-26; died in office 1926.
Member, United Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in West Poland, Poland, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
23, 1926 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, West Poland, Poland, Maine.
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James John Goulette (1905-1993) —
also known as James Goulette —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1905.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
United Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
15, 1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) —
also known as Harold C. Hagen —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
10, 1901.
Newspaper
publisher; executive secretary to U.S. Rep. Richard
T. Buckler, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated
(Republican), 1954, 1956.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, United Commercial Travelers; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
19, 1957 (age 55 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Rosaire L. Halle (born c.1906) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born about 1906.
Mayor
of Auburn, Maine, 1949; defeated, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Carmen Gervais. |
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Joseph Edward Heckenkamp (b. 1901) —
also known as Joseph E. Heckenkamp —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March
19, 1901.
Democrat. Florist;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District; elected 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Eagles;
United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Walbridge Hedges (b. 1901) —
also known as Charles W. Hedges —
of Wollaston, Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March
27, 1901.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1932-42, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
United Commercial Travelers; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur J. Hedges and Kate (Walbridge) Hedges; married 1929 to Dr.
Ella Goodale. |
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James Douglas Hinkle Jr. (1922-1986) —
also known as J. D. Hinkle, Jr. —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., July 8,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
oil and gas
jobber; bank
director; mayor of Buckhannon, W.Va.; mayor
of Buckhannon, W.Va., 1965-67; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1970, 1973-80; appointed
1970; defeated, 1970, 1980; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Methodist.
Member, United Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., September
22, 1986 (age 64 years, 76
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Arthur Francis Jacques (b. 1874) —
also known as Arthur F. Jacques —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich., January
24, 1874.
Democrat. Coal
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1934-38.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachariah Jacques and Claire (O'Neill) Jacques; married, November
25, 1897, to Celina Eva Des Rosiers. |
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Robert Scott Justice (1912-1992) —
of Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., March 8,
1912.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1945-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1948;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1957-60; defeated, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Toastmasters;
United Commercial Travelers; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died December
9, 1992 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Interment at Keeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind.
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John Kannenberg (1919-2008) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Texas town, Marathon
County, Wis., December
19, 1919.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1964-88.
Member, Moose; Elks; Optimist
Club; United Commercial Travelers.
Died March
17, 2008 (age 88 years, 89
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (1922-2016) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
1, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 24th District, 1947-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(speaker),
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks;
United Commercial Travelers; Purple
Heart.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1974.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., November
16, 2016 (age 94 years, 76
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Phillip Mitchell Landrum (1907-1990) —
also known as Phillip M. Landrum —
of Jasper, Pickens
County, Ga.
Born in Martin, Stephens
County, Ga., September
10, 1907.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1953-77; defeated in
primary, 1942.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks;
United Commercial Travelers.
Co-author of Landrum-Griffin Act.
Died November
19, 1990 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Eugene LeMire (1914-1985) —
also known as Robert E. LeMire —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., May 19,
1914.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Escanaba, Mich., 1948-50, 1952-55.
Catholic.
Member, United Commercial Travelers; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Died August
28, 1985 (age 71 years, 101
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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William John Leppien (1894-1979) —
also known as William J. Leppien —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born October
7, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream
business; Saginaw
County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1963-64.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V.
Sheriff. |
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Alfons H. Letzler (1884-1972) —
also known as A. H. Letzler —
of Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Sweden,
July
1, 1884.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1939-54; defeated, 1954; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1972
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David B. Long (b. 1883) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, September
2, 1883.
Republican. Member of Iowa
commerce commission, 1943-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul August Luedtke (1888-1968) —
also known as Paul A. Luedtke —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., August
24, 1888.
Republican. Wood
finishing and decorating business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marathon County 2nd District, 1943-62.
Member, Moose; Elks; Odd
Fellows; United Commercial Travelers.
Died June 18,
1968 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Thomas E. Madden (1900-1983) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born near Dunlap, Peoria
County, Ill., May 9,
1900.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 18th District; elected 1936, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
18, 1983 (age 83 years, 193
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Madden and Elizabeth Catherine (Murphy) Madden; married
to Bernice H. Hamilton. |
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Arch W. McFarlane (b. 1885) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April
14, 1885.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-21; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1919-22; member of Iowa
state senate, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1928-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose;
United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa
state senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; took
senior status 1985.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Willard James Nash (1879-1971) —
also known as Willard J. Nash —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bird
J. Vincent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, United Commercial Travelers; Maccabees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gallia
County, Ohio, May 31,
1900.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54;
defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Redmen;
Farm
Bureau; United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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William Perry Amos Nicely (1922-1991) —
also known as William P. A. Nicely —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
23, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; banker; real estate
developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-58, 1964-70, 1983-85
(Wood County 1955-58, 1964-70, 8th District 1983-85); resigned 1970;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1968,
1972
(alternate); mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1970-77, 1986-89.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died July 26,
1991 (age 68 years, 276
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery South, South Parkersburg, W.Va.
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John D. Payant (1935-2001) —
of Kingsford, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., August
22, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
United Commercial Travelers; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
5, 2001 (age 66 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Perry (1900-1993) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Sanilac
County, Mich., July 12,
1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil
business; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1944-50.
Member, United Commercial Travelers; Elks; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died January
20, 1993 (age 92 years, 192
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Perry and Laura J. Perry; married, October
2, 1922, to Ruth V. McClutchey. |
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Kenneth E. Priebe (b. 1912) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
10, 1912.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 1st District; elected 1958.
Member, United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Andy Swearingen (b. 1898) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Walker, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Eatons, Wood
County, W.Va., March 5,
1898.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1951-57; resigned 1957; postmaster.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks;
United Commercial Travelers; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
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Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) —
also known as Edward J. Thompson —
of Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 2,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1935-38.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
United Commercial Travelers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson;
married to Harriet Barker. |
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John Gregg Utterback (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Utterback —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 12,
1872.
Democrat. Mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1914-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 11,
1955 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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John Christian Voss (1862-1927) —
also known as John C. Voss —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
September
14, 1862.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1909-11; defeated, 1911, 1912 ( primary).
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., August
22, 1927 (age 64 years, 342
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., May 26,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County District Attorney, 1909-15; dairy farmer;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
Norway; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
United Commercial Travelers.
Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium,
in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1967 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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John Stockbridge Patten Ham Wilson (b. 1860) —
also known as J. S. P. H. Wilson —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
9, 1860.
Democrat. School
teacher; grain and hay business; U.S. Marshal; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1900-01; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; United Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel H. Wilson and Caroline F. (Ham) Wilson. |
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