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James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank;
among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills;
publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Milward Adams (1857-1923) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
6, 1857.
Theater manager; Consul
for Siam in Chicago,
Ill., 1906-21.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 18,
1923 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Entombed at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) —
also known as Paul J. Bailey —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1905.
Republican. Musician; lawyer; farmer;
theater owner; member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland
state senate, 1946-67; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1956.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died November
30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31
days).
Interment at All
Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey; married to Verna
(Putnam) Virts. |
| | | Epitaph: "STATE SENationalOR,
CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's CountyNTY AND
MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REstate, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LOrder
HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Walker Barr (1918-1996) —
also known as Joseph W. Barr —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Hume, Fauquier
County, Va.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; movie
theater owner; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1959-61; defeated,
1960; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1964-65; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1968-69.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Playa del Carmen, Quintana
Roo, February
23, 1996 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Leeds
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Hume, Va.
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Braxton Beacham (1864-1924) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, September
12, 1864.
Real
estate developer; movie theater owner; mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1906-07.
Died September
24, 1924 (age 60 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Vincent Henry Beckman (b. 1879) —
also known as Vincent H. Beckman —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Henry, Mercer
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary and director, National Theatre Co.; director and
member executive committee, Eagle Picher Mining and
Smelting
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Beckman and Catherine (Romer) Beckman; married, January
19, 1915, to Irene Gertrude Hummel. |
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Charles R. Blatt —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Democrat. Movie theater business; nominated in primary for burgess
of Somerset, Pennsylvania 1941, but withdrew before election.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Republican. Movie theater owner; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected
1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings; married 1923 to Gretna
M. Charles. |
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Claude Ernest Cady (1878-1953) —
also known as Claude E. Cady —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 28,
1878.
Democrat. Grocer; owner
of three movie theaters; member of Lansing city council,
1910-17; member of Lansing Police and Fire Commission, 1918-28; wholesale candy
dealer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1926; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934; postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1935-43 (acting, 1935).
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
30, 1953 (age 75 years, 186
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Hardy Carlson (1887-1957) —
of Volin, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hudson, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), January
21, 1887.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; movie theater owner; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1921-24,
1945-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
7, 1957 (age 70 years, 320
days).
Interment at Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, S.Dak.
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Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) —
also known as Charles F. Carpentier —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., September
19, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; movie
theater operator; mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; defeated (Citizens), 1927; member
of Illinois
state senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Forty and
Eight; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Rotary;
Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died, while seeking
the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3,
1964 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier; married, June 22,
1920, to Alta Sarginson. |
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Bernard L. Crawford (b. 1924) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Jean, Fayette
County, W.Va., April
15, 1924.
Democrat. Theater owner; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1967-70; appointed 1967;
defeated, 1970; chair of
Raleigh County Democratic Party, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles D. Crawford and Jane (Brabban) Crawford; married, May 27,
1947, to Nora Ogg. |
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Laurent de Give (1828-1910) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Belgium,
January
31, 1828.
Lawyer;
Consul
for Belgium in Atlanta,
Ga., 1860-1903; opera
house proprietor; movie theater owner.
Catholic.
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Rockledge, Brevard
County, Fla., March
17, 1910 (age 82 years, 45
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Charles Elmer Dietrich (1889-1942) —
of Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa.
Born in Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa., July 30,
1889.
Democrat. Movie theater business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1935-37.
Died in Tunkhannock, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 20,
1942 (age 52 years, 294
days).
Entombed at Sunnyside
Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa.
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Thomas Stephen Hogan (1869-1957) —
also known as Thomas S. Hogan —
of Montana; Midland, Midland
County, Tex.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., December
23, 1869.
Oil
business; candidate for Montana
state house of representatives, 1894; secretary
of state of Montana, 1897-1901; Silver Republican candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1898; Independent
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1900; member of Montana
state senate, 1910-14; in Midland, Texas, he built the Yucca
movie theater (1927) and the 12-story Hogan Building (1929),
the city's first
"skyscaper".
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
25, 1957 (age 87 years, 276
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Clinton L. Howard (b. 1891) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Josephs Mills, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
25, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
merchant; movie theater business; clothing
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1935-38.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Howard and Thena M. Howard; married, February
18, 1918, to Willa M. Bond. |
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Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) —
also known as Leonard Irving —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
24, 1898.
Democrat. Railroad
work; theater manager; hotel
manager; construction
worker; president
and business
agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,
1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1962 (age 63 years, 349
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) —
also known as Austin E. Lathrop; Cap
Lathrop —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova, Chugach
census area, Alaska.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
5, 1865.
Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner newspaper,
a chain of movie theaters, two radio
stations, two banks, and
the Healy River Coal
Company; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.
Killed in a railroad
accident, at Healy, Denali
Borough, Alaska, July 26,
1950 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marcel Etienne Malige (b. 1900) —
also known as Marcel E. Malige —
of Lapwai, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Lapwai, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, July 5,
1900.
Farm
worker; musician;
movie projectionist; U.S. Vice Consul in Victoria, 1922; Nantes, 1922-25; Paris, 1925-26; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1926-28; Glasgow, 1928-32; Warsaw, as of 1934-38; Rio de Janeiro, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General in Martinique, as of 1943; Marseille, as of 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) —
also known as Louis B. Mayer; Lazar Meir —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Dymer, Russia (now Ukraine),
July
12, 1884.
Republican. Owned movie theaters in New England; moved into
the movie
production business starting in 1916; head of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie
studio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1928,
1932;
vice-chair
of California Republican Party, 1931-32; California
Republican state chair, 1932-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of leukemia
and a kidney
infection, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
29, 1957 (age 73 years, 109
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Home
of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married, June 14,
1903, to Margaret
Shenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944);
married, December
4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who
married William
Goetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who married David
Oliver Selznick). |
| | | Political family: Mayer
family of Los Angeles, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Dore
Schary |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: Charles
Higham, Merchant
of Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the Secret
Hollywood — Gary Carey, All
the stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — Diana
Altman, Hollywood
East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio
System — Charles Higham, The
Merchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
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Mark M. Mayne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Movie theater film operator; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis J. Menges (b. 1888) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
30, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
builder of movie theaters; member of Illinois
state senate 49th District, 1935-43.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Miller (b. 1888) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
9, 1888.
Democrat. Musical and sound effects director for silent
movies and movie theaters; in 1915, he founded a theatrical
booking agency; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1922-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) —
also known as Robert H. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1904.
Mining
engineer;
lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special
assistant to Barney Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures,
and director, Paramount International Films;
when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of
the movie theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following
a merger with American Broadcasting Company, he became financial
vice-president of the ABC television
network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie theater chain
as vice-president and treasurer; president of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
movie
studio, 1963-69.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21
days).
Interment somewhere
in Butte, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married, August
27, 1927, to Ellen Ford. |
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Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) —
also known as Ralph Paiewonsky —
of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin
Islands), November
9, 1907.
Democrat. Manager or president of distillery,
movie theaters, a liquor
store and a gift
shop; one of the organizers of the West Indies Bank and
Trust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1940,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1964,
1980;
member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;
Governor
of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in St. Thomas Hospital,
St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
9, 1991 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Entombed at Altona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
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Alvin Pasco (1908-1980) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
29, 1908.
Republican. Theater owner; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1948.
Catholic.
Died in 1980
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Don R. Pears (1899-1992) —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., September
18, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real estate
broker; partner, Hollywood Theater, Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien
County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County
1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 17,
1992 (age 92 years, 303
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich.
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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Democrat. Theater owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married, March 4,
1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
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John F. Rees (1882-1974) —
of Wellsville, Montgomery
County, Mo.
Born in Jonesburg, Montgomery
County, Mo., 1882.
Republican. Movie theater business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1923-28.
Died in 1974
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Mo.
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Joseph Lafayette Rhinock (1863-1926) —
also known as Joseph L. Rhinock —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Owenton, Owen
County, Ky., January
4, 1863.
Democrat. Oil
refiner; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1894-99; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1905-11; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908;
theater business.
Died, from heart
disease, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1926 (age 63 years, 259
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Henry Roehrig (born c.1866) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1866.
Democrat. President, Wyandotte Theatres Corporation, which in 1916
owned the Majestic, Marx, and Lincoln movie theaters; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1899-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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James C. Shanklin (1884-1958) —
also known as Jim Shanklin —
of Ronceverte, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., August
6, 1884.
Democrat. Manager of hotel
and movie theaters; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1944,
1952.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
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Edward F. Stahle (1860-1925) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in California, 1860.
Republican. Surveyor;
civil
engineer; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1893; theater manager.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., January
3, 1925 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Stahle and Eliza Stahle; married to Emma
Griffith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Peter Staub (1827-1904) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Switzerland,
1827.
Theater business; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1874-75, 1881-82.
Died in 1904
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William G. Thick (born c.1885) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.; Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., about 1885.
Republican. Theater owner; mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1933-36.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Wall (b. 1903) —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Bowerston, Harrison
County, Ohio, September
1, 1903.
Democrat. Farmer; cattleman;
movie theater owner; member of Idaho
state senate, 1945-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1952-63.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wall and Lulu (Seifried) Wall. |
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Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Newspaper
writer; theater manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roy A. Warden (b. 1900) —
of Yukon, McDowell
County, W.Va.; War, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Monroe, Grafton
County, N.H., October
2, 1900.
Democrat. Movie theater owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1945-46,
1951-52; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Warden and Suzie (Fairbanks) Warden; married 1924 to Edith
Lingard. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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James Patrick Whallen (1856-1930) —
also known as James P. Whallen —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, December
4, 1856.
Democrat. Wine and
liquor merchant; theater owner; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
15, 1930 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Republican. Druggist;
theater business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung; married, March
15, 1911, to Jessie L. Voris. |
| | | Image source: City of
Lincoln |
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