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John A. Ackley (1854-1933) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 14,
1854.
Democrat. Auctioneer; real estate
appraiser; justice of the peace; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1913;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1914-16.
Died in 1933
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, N.J.
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John C. Adams (1836-1900) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Tivoli, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1836.
Republican. Auctioneer; postmaster at Newburgh,
N.Y., 1881; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1888-90.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., January
12, 1900 (age about 63
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer Adams. |
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Fred Ralph Albin (1872-1957) —
also known as Fred Albin —
of West Branch, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born near West Branch, Cedar
County, Iowa, August
5, 1872.
Republican. Auctioneer; meat
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1936.
Died February
23, 1957 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at West
Branch Municipal Cemetery, West Branch, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Albin and Emily (Gruewell) Albin; married 1893 to Alice
Rebecca Pennock. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Asher Anderson (b. 1883) —
of Hannaford, Griggs
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, January
21, 1883.
Republican. Implement
dealer; real estate
business; auctioneer; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1944;
member of North Dakota
Republican State Central Committee, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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John Bailey (b. 1822) —
of Newbury, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., January
30, 1822.
Republican. Farmer;
auctioneer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Newbury, 1869-70, 1884;
member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1886.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) —
also known as P. T. Barnum; "Prince of
Humbugs" —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 5,
1810.
Republican. Grocer;
auctioneer; newspaper
publisher; Entrepreneur, impressario,
museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Bailey circus,
known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76.
Died, of heart
failure, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 7,
1891 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue at Seaside
Park, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue at Bethel Public Library Grounds, Bethel, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother of Philo
Fairchild Barnum; married, November
8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married, September
16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin of Andrew
Gould Chatfield; second cousin once removed of Charles
Robert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Huntington and Almon
Ferdinand Rockwell; third cousin of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman and John
Sherman; third cousin once removed of William
Henry Barnum; third cousin twice removed of Samuel
Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington and Charles
William Barnum; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Samuel
H. Huntington, Abel
Huntington, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington and Rhamanthus
Menville Stocker. |
| | | Political families: Otis
family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | — Barnum Avenue,
in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — The town
of Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 to Denver,
Colorado), was named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 at Terminal
Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by P. T. Barnum: The
Life of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself |
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Lloyd R. Baumgart (1908-1985) —
of Lena, Oconto
County, Wis.; Coleman, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., January
29, 1908.
Republican. Dairy farmer; painting
contractor; hardware
store owner; auctioneer; plumber;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Oconto County, 1957-64; defeated
(Independent), 1952.
Died in July, 1985
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert H. Bosch (1869-1928) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 5,
1869.
School
teacher; farmer;
auctioneer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated (Democratic), 1902.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in 1928
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Zutphen Cemetery, Jamestown, Mich.
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Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) —
also known as Thomas F. Burchill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1882.
Democrat. Auctioneer; appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
26, 1955 (age 72 years, 235
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Conrad Ray Burns (1935-2016) —
also known as Conrad R. Burns —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., January
25, 1935.
Republican. Auctioneer; broadcaster;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1989-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 2008.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
28, 2016 (age 81 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmond R. Caldwell —
also known as Ed R. Caldwell —
of Perry, Ralls
County, Mo.
Democrat. Auctioneer; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ralls County, 1933-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
member of Missouri
state senate 13th District, 1942-48.
Burial location unknown.
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William D. Cash (1834-1923) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Harbour Island, Bahamas,
May
19, 1834.
School
teacher; auctioneer; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1871-72; automobile
dealer.
Died November
30, 1923 (age 89 years, 195
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Chism (born c.1822) —
of Knowersville (now Altamont), Albany
County, N.Y.
Born about 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer;
auctioneer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Clark (b. 1862) —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., 1862.
Republican. Auctioneer; director, Farmers Bank of
Mason; Ingham
County Drain Commissioner, 1904-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen B. Cleare (1878-1951) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Harbour Island, Bahamas,
April
30, 1878.
Merchant;
auctioneer; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1917-19.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., September
27, 1951 (age 73 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter E. Cook (1888-1955) —
of Unity, Clark
County, Wis.
Born near Unity, Clark
County, Wis., December
21, 1888.
Republican. Farmer;
auctioneer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Clark County, 1939-46, 1951-55; died in
office 1955.
Died October
12, 1955 (age 66 years, 295
days).
Interment at Brighton Cemetery, Unity, Wis.
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Albert Edward Crabtree (1860-1915) —
also known as Albert E. Crabtree —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
1860.
Auctioneer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1898.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
8, 1915 (age about 55
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Edward Denholm (1923-2016) —
also known as Frank E. Denholm —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Scotland Township, Day
County, S.Dak., November
29, 1923.
Democrat. Farmer;
auctioneer; trucking
business; Day
County Sheriff, 1950-52; FBI
agent; lawyer; university
lecturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1971-75.
Died in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., April 7,
2016 (age 92 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Dooling (1887-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1887.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; appraiser;
auctioneer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 1st District, 1930-42;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940,
1944.
Died in Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
14, 1955 (age about 67
years).
Interment at James
Cemetery, Setauket, Long Island, N.Y.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Ralph Erdwin (1894-1981) —
of near Concordia, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Illinois, June 23,
1894.
Republican. Real estate
business; auctioneer; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1941-44;
member of Missouri
state senate 17th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948.
Died April 2,
1981 (age 86 years, 283
days).
Interment at Evangelical Cemetery, Concordia, Mo.
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DeMyre S. Fero (1832-1916) —
also known as DeMyers S. Fero —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, July, 1832.
Auctioneer; postmaster at Cobleskill,
N.Y., 1861-62; People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1892, 1894, 1896;
People's candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1893; newspaper
editor; real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., May 19,
1916 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Stedman Greene (1841-1924) —
also known as William S. Greene —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Tremont, Tazewell
County, Ill., April
28, 1841.
Republican. Auctioneer; real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1880;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1880-81, 1886, 1895-97; resigned 1881;
defeated, 1887, 1888, 1893; postmaster at Fall
River, Mass., 1881-85, 1898; general superintendent,
Massachusetts state prisons, 1888-93; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1898-1924 (13th District
1898-1913, 15th District 1913-24); died in office 1924.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., September
22, 1924 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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Paul Herron Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born April 7,
1924.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; auctioneer; member of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Elks; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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A. F. Hilker (b. 1864) —
of Purdy, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April
15, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
auctioneer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1921-22;
defeated, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Uriah Hook —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Merchant;
hotel
proprietor; auctioneer; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1842-43.
Burial location unknown.
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Caleb Clayton Jones (1871-1953) —
also known as C. C. Jones —
of Pilot Grove, Cooper
County, Mo.
Born in Blackwater, Cooper
County, Mo., October
28, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer;
auctioneer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1931-34;
defeated, 1934.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., May 13,
1953 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Pilot Grove City Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Mo.
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Dennis K. Kruse (b. 1946) —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind., October
7, 1946.
Republican. Auction business; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1989-2004 (1st District 1989-92,
51st District 1992-2004); member of Indiana
state senate 14th District, 2004-.
Still living as of 2021.
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Joseph Arthur Long (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Long —
of Commerce Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., May 28,
1885.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
developer; auctioneer; supervisor
of Commerce Township, Michigan, 1928-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wallace Long and Clara C. (Horton) Long; married, March
18, 1915, to Mabel J. Hays. |
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James M. Magness (1890-1977) —
also known as Jim Magness —
of St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.; Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ute, Monona
County, Iowa, June 27,
1890.
Democrat. Auctioneer; cattle
raiser; member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1933-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1954; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1958; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in the Good Samaritan Center nursing
home, Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., November
6, 1977 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, St. Lawrence, S.Dak.
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Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest O. Maine —
of Rhode Island.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1913.
Republican. Auctioneer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-57.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Interment at Thompson
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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Arthur I. Miller (b. 1879) —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in England,
January
4, 1879.
Democrat. Auctioneer; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1923-24,
1926-27; defeated, 1927; real estate
sales; purchasing
agent.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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Jess Miller (b. 1884) —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Eagle town, Richland
County, Wis., 1884.
Republican. Farmer;
auctioneer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 27th District, 1939-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Fred Harvey Packard (b. 1855) —
also known as Fred H. Packard —
of Braintree, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Braintree, Orange
County, Vt., August
19, 1855.
Republican. Auctioneer; meat
merchant; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Braintree, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Patterson (1791-1870) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
auctioneer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1830; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1841-42, 1849-52, 1856-57, 1861-64, 1865-66,
1867-68.
Died in 1870
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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John W. Porter (born c.1821) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in South Carolina, about 1821.
Merchant;
auctioneer; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1853-55.
Burial location unknown.
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James I. Post (1875-1964) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Adams Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
10, 1875.
Republican. Auctioneer; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1935-44, 1949-50 (Hillsdale
County 1935-44, Hillsdale District 1949-50); defeated in primary,
1944.
Died in 1964
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Robertson —
of Marshall, Saline
County, Mo.
Democrat. Auctioneer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Saline County, 1925-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Robinson (b. 1938) —
of Pittsburg, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born December
19, 1938.
Republican. Real estate
broker; auctioneer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 85th District, 1972-84, 1986-88;
member of Kentucky
state senate 21st District, 1994-.
Pentecostal.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Burr Saville (1891-1972) —
also known as J. Burr Saville —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Augusta, Hampshire
County, W.Va., March
21, 1891.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; auctioneer; sheriff;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1935-36;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; chair of
Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior
Order.
Died in April, 1972
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Harvey Simmons (1889-1978) —
also known as G. H. Simmons —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.
Born in Louisburg, Dallas
County, Mo., June 2,
1889.
Republican. Farmer;
auctioneer; livestock
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dallas County, 1955-57.
Baptist.
Died December
10, 1978 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Mo.
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William J. Sweeney —
of Glenmore town, Brown
County, Wis.; De Pere, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Glenmore town, Brown
County, Wis.
Democrat. Road
contractor; auctioneer; insurance
agent; farmer; stone quarry
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1933-46; defeated,
1952 (Brown County 2nd District), 1954 (Brown County 3rd District).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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John Clarence Taylor (1890-1983) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., March 2,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; newspaper
publisher; livestock
auction business; Anderson
County Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1938; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1951-54, 1959-62.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., March
25, 1983 (age 93 years, 23
days).
Interment at Garden
of Memories, Honea Path, S.C.
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Garland E. Webb —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Tobacco
warehouser; auctioneer; mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1893-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Winston-Salem |
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James Lee Wells —
also known as James L. Wells; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Republican. Real estate
business; auctioneer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly, 1879-80, 1892 (Westchester County 1st District
1879, New York County 24th District 1880, 1892); candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1901; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1906; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
New
York state treasurer, 1915-20.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wells and Maria Wells; married, July 13,
1887, to Florence Edith Fowler. |
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Vernon C. Whitacre —
of High View, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Bridge, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; auctioneer; chair of
Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1946-63, 1972-75; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1982-88; appointed 1982.
United
Church of Christ.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boyd U. Whitacre and Bessie O. Whitacre; married, September
3, 1935, to Madeline Anderson. |
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Jasper N. Williams (b. 1875) —
of Licking, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., July 22,
1875.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
auctioneer; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Texas County, 1923-26,
1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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