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James L. Adams (1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
electrician; treasurer
and president,
IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Jonah Adkins (1894-1956) —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va., January
7, 1894.
Democrat. Mine
electrician; justice of the peace; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1945-50.
Church
of Christ.
Died in Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va., December
14, 1956 (age 62 years, 342
days).
Interment at Wayne Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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Arthur Henry Almendinger (1891-1953) —
also known as Arthur H. Almendinger —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., March 9,
1891.
Railroad
signal foreman; electrical contractor; mayor
of West Chicago, Ill., 1935-38.
Died in 1953
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Glen
Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry W. Almendinger and Barbara Almendinger; married to Leona
Myrtle Perry. |
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memorial |
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Richard H. Applebaum (1936-1969) —
of St. John, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born November
11, 1936.
Democrat. Electrician; member of Missouri
state house of representatives 34th District, 1969; died in
office 1969.
Killed in a car
accident, in freezing
mist, on U.S. Highway 54 in Callaway
County, Mo., January
27, 1969 (age 32 years, 77
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Taggard Appleton (1884-1961) —
also known as Arthur T. Appleton —
of Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 8,
1884.
Republican. Electrical contractor; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 4th District; elected 1938.
Died in Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
16, 1961 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Francis Appleton and Lillian Gertrude (Jones) Appleton;
married, September
26, 1908, to Alice Ethel Fox; first cousin twice removed of John
Appleton (1804-1891) and Jane
Pierce; first cousin thrice removed of Nathan
Appleton, James
Appleton, William
Appleton and Nathan
Dane Appleton; second cousin twice removed of John
Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin four times removed of John
Brown and Erastus
Fairbanks; third cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Horace
Fairbanks, Franklin
Fairbanks and John
Mason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Leverett
Saltonstall, Richard
Saltonstall and Randolph
Appleton Kidder. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague
family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family; Shippen-Middleton
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Charles Edward Bartlett (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles E. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 16,
1887.
Republican. Electrician; worked for the Chicago Telephone
Company, the Michigan State Telephone
Company, and Detroit Edison (electric
utility); member, legislative
committee, Detroit Federation of Labor and Michigan State
Federation of Labor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-32; defeated, 1932, 1934; elected (Wet) delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District 1933, but did not serve; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1936.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Payne Bedford (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas P. Bedford —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., January
26, 1885.
Democrat. Electrical engineer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1927-30.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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William V. Bell (b. 1941) —
also known as Bill Bell —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in 1941.
Democrat. Electrical engineer;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 2001-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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John C. Bellingham —
of Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Scotland.
Socialist. Electrical worker; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920; candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1920.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter C. Bishop (b. 1862) —
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., March
14, 1862.
Electrician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Durango, 1896-97, 1902-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Craig Philip Blair (b. 1959) —
also known as Craig Blair —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., October
17, 1959.
Republican. Electrician; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 2003-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2008,
2012;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 2013-; defeated, 2010.
Christian.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Freddie L. Blair and Jeanette (Porterfield) Blair; married to
Andrea Dendy. |
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Legislature |
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Doraf Wilmot Blakeslee (1887-1975) —
also known as Doraf W. Blakeslee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Lincoln, Lincoln
County, Kan., April
13, 1887.
Socialist. Electrical engineer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1934.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September, 1975
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Loranza Dow Bone (1886-1952) —
also known as L. D. Bone —
of Pineville, McDonald
County, Mo.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
5, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; automobile
mechanic; electrical inspector; deputy
sheriff; real estate
business; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from McDonald County, 1945-48.
Died February
17, 1952 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Pineville Cemetery, Pineville, Mo.
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William Breitenbach (1897-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
17, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway
signalman; electrical contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member
of New
York Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following an operation for appendicitis,
in Hamilton Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1937 (age 40 years, 26
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Preston Brooks —
of Clarkston, Oakland
County, Mich.
Electrical engineer;
in the U.S. Navy, served as Reactor Officer on the USS Nimitz, and
Commanding Officer on the USS Coontz; software
project manager; university
professor; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Image source:
Preston Brooks campaign web site |
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James Harvey Brown (1906-1995) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak., April
22, 1906.
Democrat. Electrical engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-chair of
California Democratic Party, 1948-58; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
municipal judge in California, 1964-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 10,
1995 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Cole Bryan (1919-1997) —
also known as Edward C. Bryan; Ed Bryan —
of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
22, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surveyor;
electrical engineer;
business
executive; delegate
to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950, 1968; Hawaii
Territory Republican Party chair, 1957-58; housing director, Ewa
Sugar
Company; board member, St. Francis Hospital.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Humane
Society.
Died in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., May 27,
1997 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean.
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Relatives: Son
of Kenneth Cole Bryan and Mary (Hayes) Bryan; married to Shada I.
Pflueger. |
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William Hannum Grubb Bullard (1866-1927) —
also known as William H. G. Bullard —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., December
6, 1866.
Electrical engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Navy Admiral; authority on radio
communications; member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927; died in
office 1927.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1927 (age 60 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Orestes Hampton Caldwell (b. 1888) —
also known as Orestes H. Caldwell —
of New York; Cos Cob, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., 1888.
Electrical engineer;
editor of trade
journals in radio and
electronics; member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927-29;
resigned 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert H. Carlson (born c.1933) —
also known as Herb Carlson —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1933.
Electrical engineer;
clothing
merchant; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich.; elected 1990, 1991; defeated, 1992, 1995;
elected 1999; defeated, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ralph Nathaniel Clark —
of Ivoryton, Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Republican. Electrician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Essex, 1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Cline (b. 1881) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
electrician; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1924-29.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Patrick Connors (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 23,
1892.
Democrat. Electrical engineer;
employed by Ford Motor
Company for 16 years; real estate
sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;
elected 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Maximo Ferdinand Croskey (b. 1887) —
also known as Maximo F. Croskey —
Born in Asuncion, Paraguay,
May
31, 1887.
Not U.S. citizen; electrical engineer;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Asuncion, 1911-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Asuncion, as of 1917.
Paraguayan
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley A. Enebo (1924-2012) —
also known as Stan Enebo —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
6, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician; real estate
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1959-66, 1971-79 (District 32
1959-62, District 34 1963-66, 1971-72, District 60-B 1973-79);
resigned 1979.
Lutheran.
Died November
1, 2012 (age 87 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sebastian Feldhause (born c.1869) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1869.
Republican. Electrical engineer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Edward Gerald Finkbeiner (1942-2013) —
also known as Joe Finkbeiner —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Eagle, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March
10, 1942.
Democrat. Electrician; automobile
worker; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1973-78.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; United
Auto Workers.
Died February
26, 2013 (age 70 years, 353
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clifford Finkbeiner and Monica (Anderson) Finkbeiner; married to
Sherry
Lee Gilcher. |
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Herman Arod Gager (1859-1923) —
also known as Herman A. Gager —
of Franklin, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Franklin, New London
County, Conn., October
16, 1859.
Republican. Carpenter;
electrician for Shore Line Trolley
Co.; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Franklin, 1919-20.
Died in Franklin, New London
County, Conn., January
28, 1923 (age 63 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Hawkins Gager and Rosamond Maranda (Robinson) Gager;
married 1879 to Ella
Esther Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel
R. Gager; first cousin four times removed of Samuel
Gager; second cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold and Samuel
Austin Gager; second cousin four times removed of Samuel
Huntington and Simeon
Baldwin; second cousin five times removed of Waightstill
Avery; third cousin once removed of George
Leffingwell Reed; third cousin twice removed of James
Hillhouse, Roger
Griswold, Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Zina
Hyde Jr., Albert
Haller Tracy and Harrison
Blodget; third cousin thrice removed of John
Davenport, Ebenezer
Huntington, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Samuel
H. Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington, Eleazer
Pomeroy, Daniel
Packer, Roger
Sherman Baldwin and Asa
Packer; fourth cousin of Harry
Andrews Gager; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Hale Sill, Frederick
William Lord, John
Leslie Russell, Theodore
Sill, Henry
Titus Backus, George
Washington Kingsbury, Thomas
Worcester Hyde, Walter
Harrison Blodget and Daniel
Eleazer Pomeroy. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Robert Alexander Gibbons (b. 1920) —
also known as Robert A. Gibbons —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
25, 1920.
Electrical contractor; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1971-95.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. Gibbons and Madge Essling (Bethune) Gibbons; married to
Emily Louise Deal. |
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Clarence William Gilley (b. 1919) —
also known as Clarence W. Gilley —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis., May 11,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
electrician; electrical contractor; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Florence, Forest and Oneida counties, 1949-54.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hamilton (1892-1972) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., January
18, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electrical
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in March, 1972
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Hamilton and Minnie (Cook) Hamilton. |
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1951 |
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Martin F. Howard (1892-1969) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
12, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electrician; automobile
dealer; insurance
business; manufacturer's
sales agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1935-38,
1947-52; defeated, 1938 (Democratic), 1952 (Republican), 1954
(Republican); Republican candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 7th District, 1942, 1962.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died April 9,
1969 (age 76 years, 209
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Cudahy, Wis.
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Arthur Otis Howe (b. 1871) —
also known as Arthur O. Howe —
of Newfane, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Newfane, Windham
County, Vt., March 7,
1871.
Republican. Electrical engineer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1931-33, 1937, 1945; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1947.
Burial location unknown.
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John Walter Hubbard (1896-1975) —
also known as John W. Hubbard —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.; Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., April 8,
1896.
Republican. Electrical engineer;
mayor
of Aurora, Mo., 1965-67.
Died in Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo., September
11, 1975 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Aurora, Mo.
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Clarence Lapham Lathrop (1872-1956) —
also known as Clarence L. Lathrop —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in Pike, Wyoming
County, N.Y., June 23,
1872.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; organizer and manager, Angelica Telephone
Company; electrician; railroad
signalman; railroad
claims agent; chair of
Allegany County Republican Party, 1932-48; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 44th District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y., August
30, 1956 (age 84 years, 68
days).
Interment at Angelica
Cemetery, Angelica, N.Y.
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Ezra Mills Lawton (1864-1931) —
also known as Ezra M. Lawton —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, August
23, 1864.
Electrical engineer;
mining
business; U.S. Consular Agent in Oaxaca, 1908-13; U.S. Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1913-17, 1919-20; Nogales, 1917-18; Guatemala City, 1918-19; Sydney, 1923-27; Sao Paulo, 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 26,
1931 (age 66 years, 307
days).
Entombed at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Thomas R. Layden (b. 1866) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
26, 1866.
Republican. Machinist;
electrical contractor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1904-05,
1910-11; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Werner Justus Leitner (b. 1870) —
also known as Werner J. Leitner —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
20, 1870.
Electrician; engineer-in-chief, Maracaibo Electric
Light Company; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Maracaibo, 1910-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Brian Leland —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Electrician; candidate for mayor
of Bozeman, Mont., 2009.
Still living as of 2010.
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Cloid Irwin Level (1895-1977) —
also known as Cloid I. Level —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Odebolt, Sac
County, Iowa, May 23,
1895.
Electrician; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 7,
1977 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James William Level and Mary Ann (Lesher) Level; married to
Ethelda Ruth Swartwood (great-granddaughter of Daniel
Baker Swartwood). |
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Andy Linko —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio; Brownstown Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Journeyman electrician for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Brownstown Township, Michigan, 2013.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Ludlow Livingston (b. 1870) —
also known as C. Ludlow Livingston —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Westport, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., June 10,
1870.
Republican. Electrical engineer;
lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1908-10; Swansea, 1910-15; Barbados, 1915-20; Charlottetown, 1921-22.
Catholic.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ludlow Livingston and Mary (Keif) Livingston; married, November
12, 1891, to Mary Keating; father of Philip Anson Livingston and
Brockholst
Livingston; great-grandson of Henry
Brockholst Livingston and Henry
Walter Livingston; second great-grandson of William
Livingston and Walter
Livingston; second great-grandnephew of Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794) and Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792); third great-grandson of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790); third great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder, Anthony
Brockholls, Pieter
Van Brugh, Phillip
French and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Cuyler; fifth great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt, Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandnephew of Jacobus
Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of Henry
Brockholst Ledyard; first cousin twice removed of Peter
Augustus Jay (1776-1843), William
Jay and Edward
Livingston (1796-1840); first cousin thrice removed of Philip
Peter Livingston and Matthew
Clarkson; first cousin four times removed of Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Peter
Samuel Schuyler and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger, Cornelis
Cuyler, Stephanus
Bayard, John
Cruger Jr. and Pierre
Van Cortlandt; first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of John
Jay II; second cousin twice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin thrice removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward
Livingston (1764-1836) and James
Alexander Hamilton; second cousin four times removed of James
Jay, Nicholas
Bayard, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Henry
Cruger, Robert
Van Rensselaer, John
Jay, Frederick
Jay, James
Livingston and James
Parker; second cousin five times removed of Volkert
Petrus Douw, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer; third cousin of Bronson
Murray Cutting; third cousin once removed of Philip
Schuyler, William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer and Peter
Augustus Jay (1877-1933); third cousin twice removed of Hamilton
Fish; third cousin thrice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston and John
Cortlandt Parker; fourth cousin of Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Nicholas
Fish, Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John
Kean, Hamilton
Fish Kean and Herbert
Livingston Satterlee; fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson, John
Jacob Astor III, Robert
Ray Hamilton, Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert
Reginald Livingston and Robert
Winthrop Kean. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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William Luebke (b. 1906) —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
28, 1906.
Democrat. Electrician; woolen mill
superintendent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1941-44, 1955-60 (Milwaukee County 3rd District
1941-44, Milwaukee County 23rd District 1955-60); defeated
(Progressive), 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald Macdonald (born c.1862) —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, about 1862.
Republican. Electrician; mayor of
Putnam, Conn., 1910-11, 1922; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Putnam, 1913-16; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1917-22.
Burial location unknown.
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John G. Malone (b. 1877) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
27, 1877.
Republican. Accountant;
electrical contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1912-19.
Burial location unknown.
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John F. Markes (b. 1933) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
23, 1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
electrical engineer;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
20th District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1973-76; defeated,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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Charles Horatio Matchett (1843-1919) —
also known as Charles H. Matchett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Needham (part now in Wellesley), Norfolk
County, Mass., May 15,
1843.
Socialist. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; inventor;
carpenter;
electrician; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1892; Socialist Labor candidate
for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895; Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1896; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York; Social Democratic candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1910 (7th District), 1914 (6th
District); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1915.
Died in Allston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
23, 1919 (age 76 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James J. McDermott —
of Warehouse Point, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Carpenter;
electrician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1941-44.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Brian M. McLaughlin (b. 1952) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1952.
Democrat. Electrician; member of New York
state assembly 25th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000.
Catholic.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 2005.
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Rudolph Hugo Melaun (1897-1964) —
also known as Rudolph H. Melaun; Rudy
Melaun —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
31, 1897.
Democrat. Electrician; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-54.
German
ancestry.
Died November
5, 1964 (age 67 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Erna
Heuer; father of Arleen Melaun Willer. |
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Cecil Mitchell (b. 1907) —
of Newtown, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Wanda, Logan
County, W.Va., July 19,
1907.
Democrat. Miner;
electrician; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Rotary;
United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry B. Morse —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Electrical engineer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Litchfield, 1933-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin J. Moylan (born c.1951) —
also known as Marty Moylan —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Electrician; business
representative, Local 134, International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers; mayor
of Des Plaines, Ill., 2009-13; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 55th District, 2013-.
Catholic.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 2014.
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Peter Joseph Murdock (c.1944-2019) —
also known as Peter J. Murdock —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1944.
Democrat. Electrician; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1982-89; defeated, 1981; appointed 1982;
defeated, 1989, 2010, 2014.
Died in 2019
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Herbert Murphy (1889-1942) —
Born in Berlin, Germany,
April
11, 1889.
Electrical engineer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Coburg, as of 1914; served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World
War I; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, Freemasons.
While flying a reconnaissance mission, his plane
was shot
down over Surabaya, Indonesia,
February
3, 1942 (age 52 years, 298
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Louis Paladini —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Electrician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1939-40; defeated
(Republican), 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Stanley Phillips (1880-1943) —
Born in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 24,
1880.
Electrician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Cardiff, 1905-11.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
10, 1943 (age 62 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Allen Phillips —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Electrician; candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Ernest Lincoln Phillips (1877-1940) —
also known as Ernest L. Phillips —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
14, 1877.
Electrician; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Cardiff, 1899-1905; U.S. Consular Agent in La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1905-08; St. Helens, 1908-11.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1940 (age 62 years, 119
days).
Interment at Beverly Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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James Delmage Ross (1872-1939) —
also known as J. D. Ross —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
November
9, 1872.
Electrical engineer;
Seattle superintendent of lighting (electric
power), 1911-39; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1935-37; administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, 1937.
Died, from a heart
attack, following surgery for stomach
and intestinal
ailments, in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
14, 1939 (age 66 years, 125
days).
Interment at Ross Family Burial Site, Newhalem, Wash.
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Relatives:
Married 1907 to Alice
M. Wilson. |
| | | Mount
Ross, in Whatcom
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Ross Dam
(built 1937-49), on the Skagit River, in Whatcom
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Ross Lake,
a reservoir in Whatcom
County, Washington, which also extends into British
Columbia, Canada, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS J. D. Ross (built 1943 at Portland,
Oregon; sold and renamed SS Lampsis; sank during a storm
in the North
Atlantic Ocean, 1966) was originally named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "J.D. Ross, one of the
greatest Americans of our generation, was an outstanding
mathematician and equally great engineer. He had also the practical
ability to make things work in the spirit of public opinion and
successful business. More than that, he was a philosopher and lover
and student of trees and flowers. His successful career and
especially his long service in behalf of the public interest are
worthy of study by every American boy." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James J. Ryan (b. 1897) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
16, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
electrician; elected Illinois
state house of representatives 2nd District 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony C. Sabatine (1916-1987) —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Holley, Orleans
County, N.Y., April
20, 1916.
Democrat. Electrician; candidate for mayor
of Niagara Falls, N.Y., 1955.
Died in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., August
30, 1987 (age 71 years, 132
days).
Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Harold D. Samuels —
of Euless, Tarrant
County, Tex.; McGregor, McLennan
County, Tex.
Lighting engineer
with Texas Power &
Light; mayor of
Euless, Tex., 1975-93.
Still living as of 2006.
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Image source:
City of Euless |
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Clarence Elmer Sargent (1887-1957) —
also known as Clarence E. Sargent —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Yokohama, Japan,
of American parents, November
1, 1887.
U.S. Consular Marshal in Newchwang, 1909-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Newchwang, 1910-11; electrician.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
22, 1957 (age 69 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Seiberlich (b. 1874) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
29, 1874.
Republican. Electrician; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-Second Suffolk District,
1903-05; member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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William R. Sharpe Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as William R. Sharpe; Bill
Sharpe —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
28, 1928.
Democrat. Electrical engineer;
electrical contractor; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1946;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1961-80, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Sharpe and Helen (Whitwam) Sharpe; married, July 3,
1953, to Pauline Lester. |
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Lawrence Stec (born c.1959) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1959.
Electrician; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1997-2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Earle H. Stickney (1883-1945) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson Falls, Washington
County, N.Y., 1883.
Republican. Electrical contractor; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1932-33, 1936-39; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died June 8,
1945 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lynn A. Stokes (b. 1902) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Morrisville, Polk
County, Mo., January
8, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; electrician; real estate
dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 2nd District,
1949-50.
Protestant.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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William Alex Stolt (1900-2001) —
also known as Bill Stolt —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 5,
1900.
Electrician; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1941-44.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in the Anchorage Pioneers
Home, Anchorage,
Alaska, February
28, 2001 (age 100 years,
238 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Walter T. Stuart —
of Valdez, Chugach
census area, Alaska; Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska.
Electrician; mayor of
Valdez, Alaska, 1923, 1933; regent, University of Alaska, 1941-57.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Suski (1928-1992) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
9, 1928.
Democrat. Electrician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 80th District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1956 (Genesee County 1st District), 1958 (Genesee County
1st District), 1960 (Genesee County 1st District), 1972 (80th
District), 1977 (80th District); candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1974.
Catholic.
Died in 1992
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1955 to Elaine
Fink. |
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Henry Odin Tilton (b. 1885) —
also known as Henry O. Tilton —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 1,
1885.
Republican. Electrical engineer;
local sales manager, General Electric; director, Stratton and Co.,
Concord, N.H.; director, New England Confectionary
Co., Cambridge, Mass.; candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1933; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Odin Tilton and Hattie (French) Tilton; married, September
30, 1914, to Olive Northrop Fobes. |
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Kenneth L. Vaughan (born c.1924) —
Born about 1924.
Libertarian. Electrical engineer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas Wilson Voetter (b. 1869) —
also known as Thomas W. Voetter —
of New Mexico.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 10,
1869.
Electrician; foundry
worker; railroad
employee; U.S. Consul in Saltillo, 1907-11; La Guaira, 1911-14; Antofagasta, 1915-21; Caracas, as of 1924; Curaçao, as of 1926-29; Guaymas, as of 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) —
also known as Ben H. Waigand —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1900.
Democrat. Electrical engineer;
inventor;
refrigeration
equipment dealer; mayor of
Nampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho, May 6,
1998 (age 97 years, 302
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Robert D. Wardell (1882-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, England,
January
3, 1882.
Illuminating engineer
with Detroit Gas and
Electric
Fixture Co.; in 1914, he founded the Wardell Light and Fixture Co.;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1927-32; defeated, 1924 (Republican primary), 1936
(Democratic primary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1950 (Democratic
primary); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1932 (Republican primary, 15th
District), 1932 (American, 15th District), 1940 (Democratic primary,
13th District); delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1952
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) —
also known as Charles E. Wilson; "Engine
Charlie" —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 18,
1890.
Electrical engineer;
president, General
Motors, 1941-53; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years I
thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors and
vice versa.".
Died in Norwood, East
Feliciana Parish, La., September
26, 1961 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich.
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