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Judson Allen (1797-1880) —
of Broome
County, N.Y.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn., April 3,
1797.
Democrat. Broome
County Judge; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1836-37; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1839-41;
plasterer.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
6, 1880 (age 83 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Harold H. Altro —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Rapids, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; painting
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1957-64.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Redmen.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Honora L. Cremmen. |
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Peter Anderson (b. 1864) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
August
27, 1864.
Republican. Plastering contractor; member of Missouri
state senate 34th District, 1907-09, 1915-26; resigned 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 27,
1887, to Frances A. Schroeder. |
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1917 |
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Victor George Atiyeh (1923-2014) —
also known as Victor Atiyeh; Vic Atiyeh —
of Washington
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
20, 1923.
Rug import
business; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1959-64; member of Oregon
state senate, 1965-78; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1968,
1972,
1976;
Governor
of Oregon, 1979-87; defeated (Republican), 1974.
Syrian
ancestry.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 20,
2014 (age 91 years, 150
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Howard Balkam (1847-1901) —
Born in Maine, April 9,
1847.
Socialist. Painter; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1892 (16th District), 1898 (11th
District); Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
New York, 1896.
Died May 1,
1901 (age 54 years, 22
days).
Burial location unknown.
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C. J. Barnett —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Awning business; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1904-05.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Joseph R. Baxter (1903-1962) —
also known as Joe R. Baxter —
of Renton, King
County, Wash.
Born in Renton, King
County, Wash., January
18, 1903.
Republican. Painting contractor; motel
owner; mayor of
Renton, Wash., 1948-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1962
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph H. Baxter and Mary (DeWinter) Baxter; married, September
5, 1929, to Sarah M. Laramie. |
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George T. Beach (1843-1915) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
February
2, 1843.
Painter; banker; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1904-07.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., May 19,
1915 (age 72 years, 106
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Beach and Charlotte Beach. |
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Louis Becker (b. 1875) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
25, 1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
paperhanger and decorator; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Wallace Foster Bennett (1898-1993) —
also known as Wallace F. Bennett —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
13, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paint
manufacturer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1951-73, 1974-75; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
19, 1993 (age 95 years, 36
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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William Berri (1848-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
12, 1848.
Republican. Carpet merchant; printing
business; newspaper
publisher; officer or director of banks, electric
utilities, and the New York Telephone
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1916-17.
Congregationalist.
Member, Union
League.
In 1911, he was arraigned
on a charge
of criminal
libel over an article he published in his newspaper, brought by
three candidates for Supreme Court, Herbert
T. Ketcham, Patrick
E. Callahan, and William
Willett, Jr.; the case was withdrawn a few days later when the
other two candidates discovered that Willett had indeed (as Berri
charged) paid bribes for his nomination.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
19, 1917 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Berri ; married 1869 to
Frances Williams Morris. |
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Henry Alfred Bishop (1860-1934) —
also known as Henry A. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
4, 1860.
Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent of
several railroads;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1886; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912
(alternate); candidate for secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire Resisting
Paint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Power
Co., and Reed Carpet Co.; vice-president, Brady Brass Co.,
Pacific Iron
Works, Connecticut National Bank, and
Consolidated Telephone
Co.; director, Westchester Street
Railway Co., Western Union Telegraph
Co.; director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Psi
Upsilon; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
22, 1934 (age 73 years, 322
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of
Wyandotte, Mich.; rug and coat
manufacturer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray; married 1876 to Ella
M. Clark. |
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George Blakely (b. 1885) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
April
27, 1885.
Republican. Bricklayer;
plasterer; member of New York
state assembly, 1914-22 (Westchester County 1st District 1914-17,
Westchester County 5th District 1918-22); defeated, 1922.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Bormann (b. 1879) —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born March
16, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; painting
contractor; painters' supplies dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1936-44.
Member, American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Gustav A. Braun (1865-1941) —
also known as Gus A. Braun —
of Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
15, 1865.
Republican. Painting and decorating business; farmer; Huron
County Treasurer, 1911-14; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1923-30;
defeated in primary, 1930, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1941
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Chandler
Township Cemetery, Chandler Township, Huron County, Mich.
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George W. Brown (b. 1859) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenevus, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
14, 1859.
Republican. Produce
dealer; produce
dealer in Otsego County; later, employed by a hay, grain, and
produce
merchant in Brooklyn; bookkeeper
and manager for a carriage painting and sign-making
business; bookkeeper;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1907, 1909-10.
Burial location unknown.
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of Carlton Brown. |
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William Alfred Buckingham (1804-1875) —
also known as William A. Buckingham —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., May 28,
1804.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; ingrain wool
carpet manufacturer, and later of rubber
goods; mayor
of Norwich, Conn., 1849-50, 1856-57; Governor of
Connecticut, 1858-66; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1869-75; died in office 1875.
Congregationalist.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
5, 1875 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Robert E. L. Bunch —
of Ardsley, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Paint manufacturer; mayor
of Ardsley, N.Y.; elected 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Calley (1821-1883) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., April
13, 1821.
House painter; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1870-71; mayor of
Salem, Mass., 1872, 1881-82.
Killed
himself by hanging,
in the back stairway of his home, Salem, Essex
County, Mass., January
1, 1883 (age 61 years, 263
days).
Entombed at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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John J. Cathro (1842-1909) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
April
3, 1842.
Republican. Painter and decorator; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1895-96.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a "long illness of stomach
trouble", in Cathro, Alpena
County, Mich., March 7,
1909 (age 66 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Gary Clemente (1908-1968) —
also known as L. Gary Clemente —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 10,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president and
director, Unexcelled Chemical
Corporation; executive with Moderne Paint Company, Premier Chemical
Corporation, and Ohio Bronze
Company; director, Mary Immaculate Hospital;
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,
1952.
Catholic.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in Mary Immaculate Hospital,
Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 338
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Frank Crowther (1870-1955) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Liverpool, England,
July
10, 1870.
Republican. Rug and carpet designer;
dentist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1906-07; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1919-43.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., July 20,
1955 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Harry F. Curvin (1898-1979) —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., August
21, 1898.
Democrat. Painting contractor; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1931-64; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1941-64;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in May, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Curvin and Mary A. (Gillan) Curvin; married, February
11, 1929, to Josephine U. McVay. |
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Socialist. Painter; factory
worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African
ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March
24, 2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Nelson Demarest (1849-1937) —
also known as William N. Demarest —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., October
24, 1849.
Painter and paperhanger; Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stamford, 1908, 1910.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 10,
1937 (age 87 years, 259
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien, Conn.
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William F. Depelheuer (1871-1956) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 2,
1871.
Republican. Painting contractor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1915-18; member of Missouri
state senate 30th District, 1919-34; defeated, 1934, 1940.
German
ancestry.
Died in Missouri, May 22,
1956 (age 84 years, 355
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, Mo.
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Jules De Porre —
of Lochmoor (now Grosse Pointe Woods), Wayne
County, Mich.
Plasterer; village
president of Lochmoor, Michigan, 1936-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) —
also known as Oscar De Priest —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., March 9,
1871.
Republican. Painter; real estate
broker; Cook
County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 12,
1951 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Francis Xavier Duer (1873-1923) —
also known as Francis X. Duer —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in College Point (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., June 3,
1873.
Democrat. Wholesale paint business; hotel
proprietor; restauranteur;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1902-03; Queens
borough Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, 1912-14.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died, from peritonitis,
in the Post Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1923 (age 50 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Louis F. Edwards (c.1892-1939) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1892.
Democrat. Haberdashery
business; paint manufacturer; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1938-39; died in office 1939.
Shot
and killed by
disgruntled police patrolman Alvin Dooley, in Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
15, 1939 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Frawley (b. 1866) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1866.
Democrat. Plasterer; builder;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1903-14.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Walter L. Frazier (born c.1873) —
of Pleasant Valley, Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., about 1873.
Republican. Painter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip S. Galpin (1796-1872) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in 1796.
Whig. Carpet manufacturer; insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1829, 1834-35,
1843; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1842-46, 1856-60; member of Connecticut
state senate 4th District, 1848.
Died May 22,
1872 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Isaac Thomas Giering (1853-1895) —
also known as Isaac T. Giering —
of Emmaus, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Emmaus, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
11, 1853.
Republican. Painter; postmaster at Emmaus,
Pa., 1878-79.
Died, from consumption,
in Emmaus, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
9, 1895 (age 41 years, 271
days).
Interment at Emmaus Moravian Cemetery, Emmaus, Pa.
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Olen Gunnett (1876-1956) —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Maryland, July 17,
1876.
Plasterer; grocer; hardware
dealer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1920; mayor
of Frostburg, Md., 1939-42; defeated, 1942.
Member, Eagles.
Died, in Miners Hospital,
Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., May 22,
1956 (age 79 years, 310
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Madison Gunnett and Anna Gunnett; first cousin once removed of Samuel
Gunnett Neff. |
| | | Political family: Crowe-Gunnett-Neff
family of Frostburg, Maryland. |
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seeker, but a plain honest public official." |
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David R. Hawley (born c.1857) —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1857.
Painter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1903-04;
defeated, 1906 (Republican), 1912 (Progressive).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward S. Haws (1873-1949) —
of Narberth, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Joanna, Berks
County, Pa., May 4,
1873.
Democrat. Plastering contractor; postmaster at Narberth,
Pa., 1913-22; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Killed
himself by rifle
shot to the head, in the cellar of his home, Narberth, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
26, 1949 (age 76 years, 236
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Haws and Sarah (McGowan) Haws; married to Ada Louise
Ely. |
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memorial |
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Thomas L. Ingram —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Painter and decorator; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Gasham Jones (1856-1911) —
also known as Charles G. Jones;
"Gristmill" —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Greenup, Cumberland
County, Ill., November
3, 1856.
Flour mill
business; painting contractor; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1896-97, 1901-03; member of Oklahoma
territorial House of Representatives, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a stomach
hemorrhage, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
29, 1911 (age 54 years, 146
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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John Jacob Kamm (1835-1877) —
also known as John J. Kamm —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Marburg, Germany,
April
11, 1835.
Republican. Painter; postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1869-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., September
5, 1877 (age 42 years, 147
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Ralph S. Keenan (1903-1982) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 13,
1903.
Republican. Painting contractor; police
officer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1943-48, 1961-64; member of Delaware
state senate 4th District, 1967-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners.
Died, in the Delaware Division hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 23,
1982 (age 79 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
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Ellsworth Abraham Kellogg (1879-1945) —
also known as Ellsworth A. Kellogg —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
17, 1879.
Socialist. Painter; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., August
3, 1945 (age 65 years, 229
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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John F. Kenny (b. 1853) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1853.
Democrat. Painter; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1885, 1887.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward H. Kiefer (b. 1874) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 1,
1874.
Progressive. Painter; labor union
business manager; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 18th District, 1911-14,
1931-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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William A. King —
of Massachusetts.
Socialist. Painter; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1919; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Franklin Knapp (1906-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Knapp —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
27, 1906.
Police
officer; painting and decorating business; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959.
Died in Plantation, Broward
County, Fla., September
24, 1992 (age 85 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Kostoff —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Bulgaria.
Socialist. Picture framer; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Bob Kramer —
of Burbank, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Painting contractor; newspaper
columnist;
mayor
of Burbank, Calif., 1997-98, 2001-02.
Still living as of 2002.
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Larry Lowder (born c.1950) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Born about 1950.
Carpet cleaning business; candidate for mayor of
Ogden, Utah, 1985 (primary), 1991.
Still living as of 1991.
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Paul August Luedtke (1888-1968) —
also known as Paul A. Luedtke —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., August
24, 1888.
Republican. Wood finishing and decorating business; member of
Wisconsin
state assembly from Marathon County 2nd District, 1943-62.
Member, Moose; Elks; Odd
Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died June 18,
1968 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Paul F. Lutty (1917-1988) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Gibsonia, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 30,
1917.
Democrat. Paperhanging contractor; office
clerk; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-72 (Allegheny County 6th
District 1951-54, Allegheny County 8th District 1955-64, Allegheny
County 3rd District 1965-66, Allegheny County 9th District 1967-68,
25th District 1969-72).
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died October
3, 1988 (age 71 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victoria (Huneck) Lutty; married to Rita Herold. |
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Ross Magill —
of Kansas.
Socialist. Rug manufacturer; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond John McArdle (b. 1891) —
also known as John McArdle —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bolivar, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
20, 1891.
Draftsman;
decorator; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1923, 1926-27; Santa Marta, 1923-24; Monterrey, 1929; U.S. Consul in Prague, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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James Philip Meehan (b. 1893) —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., June 25,
1893.
Democrat. Painter and decorator; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Essex District, 1935-36.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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George A. Merritt (born c.1894) —
of Andover, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Andover, Tolland
County, Conn., about 1894.
Republican. Mail
carrier; painter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Andover, 1921-22, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Howard Montgomery (born c.1851) —
also known as Thomas H. Montgomery —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1851.
Painter; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1902, 1906, 1908;
Prohibition candidate for mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1905; Prohibition candidate for California
state assembly 37th District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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John Mortensen (b. 1958) —
also known as Jack Mortensen —
of Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., September
11, 1958.
Democrat. Painting contractor; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Benjamin G. Mosher —
also known as "Uncle Ben" —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mason;
plasterer; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1872-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Dan W. Mouse (b. 1897) —
also known as D. W. Mouse —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.
Born in Grant
County, W.Va., January
1, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
plasterer; dairy farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Grant County, 1949-52.
United
Brethren. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Mouse and Frances (Finke) Mouse; married, February
4, 1920, to Maysell Harman Smith. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Joseph F. Nagel (1902-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 14,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; real estate
broker; vice-president, Cadillac Awning Co., Detroit;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1935-46; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1946.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1984 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to
Carolyn Ott. |
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Arthur S. Newell (b. 1850) —
Born in Morris, Grundy
County, Ill., October
17, 1850.
Decorator; U.S. Consular Agent in Waterloo, 1886-1901, 1910-11.
Burial location unknown.
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John Palmer (1842-1905) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March
22, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; house
painter; secretary
of state of New York, 1894-98.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
15, 1905 (age 63 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867 to
Margaret Moore. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1896 |
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Henry Remer Parrott (1829-1919) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
4, 1829.
Republican. Express
agent; secretary-treasurer, later president, Parrott
Varnish Company; vice-president, People's Steamboat
Company of Bridgeport; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1888
(delegation secretary); member of Connecticut
Republican State Committee, 1889.
Congregationalist.
Died November
25, 1919 (age 90 years, 325
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Joseph Flintlock Perry (b. 1898) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
21, 1898.
Democrat. Awning and canvas
goods manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas E. Perry and Ida R. (Faudree) Perry; married, November
11, 1919, to Mary Elizabeth McClure. |
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Edward M. Platt —
of West Goshen, Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Painter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Goshen, 1939-40.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester J. Pratt —
of Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Painting contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1939-40.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin S. Rhodes (1889-1969) —
also known as Ben S. Rhodes —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Saunemin, Livingston
County, Ill., April
11, 1889.
Republican. Plasterer; president of
the Plasterer's Union; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1927-33; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1939-64.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died July 21,
1969 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah J. Rhodes and Mary (Gahagan) Rhodes; married to Julie
O'Neil. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank E. Riley (b. 1865) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 5,
1865.
Republican. Painter and decorator; postmaster at Two
Rivers, Wis., 1898-1914, 1919-23; hardware
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Manitowoc County 2nd District, 1939-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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John Brownlee Robertson (1809-1892) —
also known as John B. Robertson —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., September
14, 1809.
Whig. Physician;
carpet manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1840; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1847-49; postmaster at New
Haven, Conn., 1849-53; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1881-82.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 14,
1892 (age 82 years, 304
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Frank E. Rosenberger (born c.1865) —
of Hazardville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hazardville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1865.
Democrat. Painter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield; elected 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Hamilton M. Ross (1838-1912) —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in 1838.
Democrat. House painter; candidate for mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1909.
Died in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., April
17, 1912 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth McConnell. |
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John Sanford (1851-1939) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., January
18, 1851.
Republican. Carpet manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1889-93; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1892;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., September
26, 1939 (age 88 years, 251
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Stephen Sanford (1826-1913) —
of New York.
Born in New York, May 26,
1826.
Republican. Carpet manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1869-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1876.
Died February
13, 1913 (age 86 years, 263
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
2, 1905.
Democrat. Painting contractor; building
superintendent; vice-president,
Building Service Union, Local 150-B; delegate,
Federated Trades Council; brewery
worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District; elected 1948,
1950, 1952, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles J. Schmidt (b. 1907) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
20, 1907.
Democrat. Interior decorator; auditor;
real
estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 5th District; elected 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Herman Schmitt (b. 1832) —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
September
23, 1832.
Painter; merchant;
village
president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1873-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1855 to
Theresa Mihm. |
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Rawland Horatio Scown (1905-1985) —
also known as R. H. Scown —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
16, 1905.
Plastering contractor; candidate in primary for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1951.
Died in Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo., October
12, 1985 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (O'Malley) Scown and Maitland Scown; married to Pearl
Caroline Glaubke. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George J. Talsky (b. 1899) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 19,
1899.
Democrat. Painter and decorator; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 8th District; elected 1954,
1956, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Talsky. |
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Chester Charles Thompson (1893-1971) —
also known as Chester Thompson —
of Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., September
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plastering
contractor; Rock
Island County Treasurer; mayor
of Rock Island, Ill., 1927-32; defeated, 1964; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Eagles.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
30, 1971 (age 77 years, 133
days).
Interment at Chippiannock
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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Daniel Fawcett Tiemann (1805-1899) —
also known as Daniel F. Tiemann —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born January
9, 1805.
Democrat. Paint manufacturer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1858-60; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1872-73.
Died June 29,
1899 (age 94 years, 171
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Fred Edson Tracy (b. 1865) —
also known as Fred E. Tracy —
of Belvidere Center, Belvidere, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., July 12,
1865.
Republican. Carpenter;
painter; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Belvidere, 1910.
Protestant.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., October
7, 1872.
Democrat. General
contractor; wallpaper and paint retailer; mayor of
Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police
chief.
Quaker.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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L. Van Den Bergh —
of Minnesota.
Born in Netherlands.
Socialist. Painter; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Minnesota, 1920.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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G. R. West (b. 1890) —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va., March
22, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; carpenter;
painter; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County; elected 1952,
1954; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Junior
Order; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Ansel P. Wilcox (c.1833-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1833.
Painter and paperhanger; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1913.
Died May 13,
1917 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Ansel Wilcox and Phoebe (Risley) Wilcox. |
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