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John Henry Annett (1903-1976) —
also known as John Annett —
of Staytonville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born December
15, 1903.
Republican. Merchant;
school and charter bus contractor; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,
1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1972.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at Milford Memorial Hospital,
Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
26, 1976 (age 72 years, 255
days).
Interment at St.
Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del.
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J. E. T. Bowden (c.1857-1930) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., about 1857.
Democrat. Promoter of the Corbett-Mitchell boxing
match in Jacksonville, January 25, 1894; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1899-1901, 1915-17; taxicab owner;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., November
19, 1930 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Bernard Cochran (1901-1989) —
also known as James B. Cochran —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Woolwine, Patrick
County, Va., February
8, 1901.
Inspector;
bus driver; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic
primary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican), 1950
(Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic primary), 1960 (Democratic
primary).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Appalachian Regional Hospital,
Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., June 7,
1989 (age 88 years, 119
days).
Interment at Potter Cemetery, Ashcamp, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James David Cochran and Mary Ellen (Wood) Cochran; married, July 4,
1920, to Ruth J. Watson; married, March
18, 1946, to Josephine Janules; married, December
22, 1951, to Bernice Mae (Lackey) Johnson; married, February
1, 1984, to Goldie (Potter) Childress. |
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Clayton C. Davidson (b. 1917) —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va., June 1,
1917.
Democrat. Bus driver; president,
Local 1050, Amalgamated Transit Union; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1963-74;
resigned 1974.
Christian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha E. Davidson and Clara (Roberts) Davidson; married, January
11, 1943, to Edith Lawson. |
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Adolph A. Deering (b. 1888) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Shawano
County, Wis., 1888.
Republican. Bus driver; undersheriff;
union president;
legislative
rep, Green Bay Labor Council; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1959-60.
Burial location unknown.
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Erle Roy Dickover (1888-1963) —
also known as Erle R. Dickover —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1888.
Bookkeeper;
manager of an auto livery company, 1909; interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Dairen, 1916; Kobe, 1916-21; U.S. Consul in Kobe, 1921-32; U.S. Consul General in Melbourne, as of 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died April
18, 1963 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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David Donaldson (b. 1894) —
Born in Fleming, Ray
County, Mo., March
10, 1894.
Chauffeur; mechanic;
stenographer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Prince Rupert, 1918-19; Hamilton, as of 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry J. Drury (1886-1947) —
of Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Born in Bloomsdale, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., May 1,
1886.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
and tire repair business; taxicab service; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County,
1945-46.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., March 2,
1947 (age 60 years, 305
days).
Interment at Valle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
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Carol Ernst —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Bus driver; Human Rights candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1975.
Female.
Still living as of 1975.
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Glenn Walter Gainer (1896-1981) —
also known as Glenn W. Gainer;
"Pop" —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Montrose, Randolph
County, W.Va., August
24, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner, Gainer's
Taxi Cab Service; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1948.
Baptist.
Died in April, 1981
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew L. Gainer and Lydia Ann (Phares) Gainer; married to Martha
H. Gall; third cousin once removed of Carl
Edwin Gainer, Sr.. |
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Edmund Prentice Hyde (b. 1894) —
also known as Edmund P. Hyde —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.; Pawcatuck, Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., November
4, 1894.
Republican. Chauffeur; taxicab service; bus line
owner; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stonington; elected 1930;
defeated, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eugene P. Hyde. |
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William C. Marshall (1921-2000) —
also known as William Marshall; Bill
Marshall —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Tunica, Tunica
County, Miss., 1921.
Democrat. Bus driver; president of
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1303 for ten years; exective vice-president,
secretary-treasurer,
and then president
Michigan AFL-CIO, 1971-83; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1980;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1973-81.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart
failure, in Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August
22, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Dale A. Reed —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Taxicab driver; candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
14, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; taxicab
driver; physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1956-66; died in office 1966.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows.
Died September
13, 1966 (age 65 years, 183
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf; married to Amanda
Gilmore. |
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J. Lynn Swiger (b. 1903) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Wilsonburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
30, 1903.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; taxicab operator; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1951-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
1919.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
mechanic; school bus driver; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961.
Died in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
2006 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gordon Willford and Helen (Walker) Willford; married, January
22, 1940, to Geneva Thorington. |
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