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Duane Acklie (b. 1931) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Neb., November
14, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1992,
2004;
trucking executive.
Member, Freemasons.
Selected to the Nebraska Business Hall of
Fame, 1994.
Still living as of 2014.
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Elbert M. Adcox (1899-1969) —
of Hohenwald, Lewis
County, Tenn.
Born October
2, 1899.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; oil
distributor; trucking business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1945-50, 1959-64.
Church
of Christ.
Died in September, 1969
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Amos (1905-1986) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 16,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bell Lines trucking company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,
1939-48; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1943-48; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1949-56; defeated, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1959-64, 1965-68.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in May, 1986
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ellis Amos and Lutie H. (Delaney) Amos; married, October
5, 1935, to Mary Edith Johnston. |
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1951 |
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Warren Hendry Atherton (1891-1976) —
also known as Warren H. Atherton —
of Stockton, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
28, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; storage corporation
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in March, 1976
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton; married, July 7,
1917, to Anne Holt; married, August
17, 1952, to Marietta Monachino Cochran. |
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Wilbert Nelson Austin (1859-1943) —
also known as Wilbert N. Austin —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 23,
1859.
Democrat. Livery
business; trucking business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1891, 1899-1900,
1931-36, 1941-42; defeated, 1906, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Died in Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 20,
1943 (age 83 years, 331
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plymouth, Conn.
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William Lester Avery (1853-1925) —
also known as William L. Avery —
of Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
17, 1853.
Shipmaster;
express agent; U.S. Consul in Belize City, 1898-1921.
Died in 1925
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Clearwater
Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015) —
also known as Tim M. Babcock —
of Glendive, Dawson
County, Mont.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Littlefork, Koochiching
County, Minn., October
27, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; organizer,
president, Babcock & Lee Petroleum
Transporters, Inc.; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-60; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1961-62; Governor of
Montana, 1962-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1966; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1972,
2004,
2008,
2012.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., April 7,
2015 (age 95 years, 162
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Martin Walter Baginski (1908-1967) —
also known as Martin W. Baginski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., July 28,
1908.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; trucking business; contractor;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 5th District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1938, 1966; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in December, 1967
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Baginski and Katherine (Kusniss) Baginski; married, July 17,
1935, to Anne Marceline Denek. |
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Bernard Nadal Baker (1854-1918) —
also known as Bernard N. Baker —
of Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 11,
1854.
Democrat. Glass
manufacturing business; established Atlantic Transport Line,
operating steamships,
shipping freight and passengers from Baltimore and Philadelphia to
Europe; also had lighterage
and cold storage enterprises; philanthropist; member, U.S.
Shipping Board, 1917; resigned 1917.
Died in Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
20, 1918 (age 64 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adrian C. Barr (b. 1875) —
of Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Howard City, Montcalm
County, Mich., June 22,
1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; mail
carrier; railway
station agent; trucking business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Chafee Barstow (1813-1894) —
also known as Amos Barstow —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
30, 1813.
Whig. Manufacturer;
founder, Barstow Stove Company; president, City National Bank of
Providence; president, Mechanics Savings Bank;
president, Providence Gas
Company; president, Mechanics Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; co-owner, Providence Warehouse Company;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1852-53; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1860; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1870-71.
Congregationalist.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
5, 1894 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) —
also known as C. William Beales —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born near York Springs, Adams
County, Pa., December
16, 1877.
Republican. Pharmacist;
director, Gettysburg National Bank;
director, Gettysburg Ice
and Storage Co.; postmaster at Gettysburg,
Pa., 1910-14; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1917-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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William Bewley (b. 1878) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
21, 1878.
Republican. Express agent; canning
business; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1914-19,
1927-28; member of New York
state senate, 1939-48 (47th District 1939-44, 52nd District
1945-48).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) —
also known as A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
17, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; shipping
business; U.S. Minister to Norway, 1935-37, 1941-42; Netherlands, 1941-42; Yugoslavia, 1941; Czechoslovakia, 1941-43; Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1937-43; Belgium, 1941-43; Netherlands, 1942-43; Norway, 1942-43; Yugoslavia, 1942; Greece, 1942-43; Czechoslovakia, 1943; Spain, 1961.
Died, from lung
cancer and a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1961 (age 63 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph at Woodlands
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1843-1922) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bradley —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., July 17,
1843.
Republican. Express agent; postmaster at Midland,
Mich., 1871-83; village
president of Midland, Michigan; elected 1884; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1909.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., December
31, 1922 (age 79 years, 167
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Walter Donald Catton (1856-1895) —
also known as Walter D. Catton —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., October
21, 1856.
Shipping executive; Vice-Consul
for Chile in San
Francisco, Calif., 1888-95.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., December
30, 1895 (age 39 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Charles Catton and Anna Maria (Cocking) Catton; married, January
10, 1884, to Annie Amelia Leland. |
| | | Image source: San Francisco Call,
December 31, 1895 |
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer Company; director,
Truckaway Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Ron J. Corbett (b. 1960) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
12, 1960.
Republican. Insurance
agent; co-founder of Peppy's Ice Cream,
operator of trucks selling ice cream in Eastern Iowa; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1987-99; resigned 1999; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1995-99; president,
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2005; vice-president, CRST
trucking company, from 2005; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2010-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alexander Isaac Cotheal (1804-1894) —
also known as Alexander Cotheal —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
5, 1804.
Shipping executive; linguist;
Consul-General
for Nicaragua in New
York, N.Y., 1871-94.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1894 (age 89 years, 113
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving & Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Arthur Chester Cryan (1884-1950) —
also known as Arthur C. Cryan —
of Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Bethlehem, Grafton
County, N.H., August
15, 1884.
Republican. Express agent; elected New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Lancaster 1938.
English
ancestry.
Died in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., 1950
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cryan and Minnie Elizabeth (Smith) Cryan; married, June 3,
1907, to Ruby Natalie Stone. |
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David Sheldon Day (1880-1962) —
also known as David S. Day —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., September
8, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bridgeport Storage Warehouse Co.; secretary
and director, Bead Chain Manufacturing
Co.; director, Bridgeport Gas
Light Co.; director, American Fabrics
Co.; director and member executive committee, Bridgeport Hospital;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Colchester, 1905-06.
Died September
2, 1962 (age 81 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Frank Edward Denholm (1923-2016) —
also known as Frank E. Denholm —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Scotland Township, Day
County, S.Dak., November
29, 1923.
Democrat. Farmer; auctioneer;
trucking business; Day
County Sheriff, 1950-52; FBI
agent; lawyer; university
lecturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1971-75.
Died in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., April 7,
2016 (age 92 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) —
also known as "Watch-Dog of the City
Treasury" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March
27, 1837.
Republican. Grocer;
transfer business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91;
president of council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
director, Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway,
1900-17; director, Metropolitan National Bank;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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George William Dixon (born c.1866) —
also known as George W. Dixon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
transfer business; member of Illinois
state senate 1st District, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas John Dixon (b. 1869) —
also known as Thomas J. Dixon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
9, 1869.
Republican. Transfer business; Chicago alderman; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Farrell Dobbs (1907-1983) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; New York.
Born in Queen City, Schuyler
County, Mo., July 25,
1907.
Socialist. Truck driver; became involved with a militant
Teamsters Union local in Minneapolis in the 1930s, and helped lead a
general strike; joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1939; convicted
in 1941 of treason
under the anti-Communist Smith
Act, and served one year in prison;
Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; national secretary
of the Socialist Workers Party, 1953-72; historian.
Member, Teamsters
Union.
Died in Pinole, Contra
Costa County, Calif., October
31, 1983 (age 76 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac T. Dobbs. |
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article |
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1956 |
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William J. Doran (b. 1886) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 30,
1886.
Democrat. Hauling business; member of Missouri
state senate 29th District, 1933-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Dan Dean Doty (1906-1972) —
also known as Dan D. Doty —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., April
30, 1906.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
contractor;
transfer and storage business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1949-52.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died May 13,
1972 (age 66 years, 13
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
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Alanson William Edwards (1840-1908) —
also known as Alanson W. Edwards —
of Bunker Hill, Macoupin
County, Ill.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, August
27, 1840.
Express agent; telegraph
operator; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; warden,
Illinois Penitentiary at Joliet, 1871-72; newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1887-88; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1895-96; U.S. Consul
General in Montreal, 1903-06.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
8, 1908 (age 67 years, 165
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fargo, N.Dak.
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Leonard E. Eggert —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Owner, Eggert Transfer Co., transfer agents and coal
dealers; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1908-09, 1910-11, 1913-14; defeated,
1914, 1915, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Fechter Sr. (1851-1921) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France,
1851.
Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad;
lost
an arm in an 1877 railroad accident; carting business;
organized Buffalo Rendering
Co.; manager, Buffalo Fertilizer
Co.; president, Minnehaha Mining and
Smelting
Co.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency, real
estate and insurance;
member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1905-06.
Catholic.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
16, 1921 (age about 69
years).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Herbert Best Fellows (1860-1899) —
also known as Herbert B. Fellows —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Clifton Park, Saratoga
County, N.Y., November
20, 1860.
Democrat. Express agent; postmaster at Scarsdale,
N.Y., 1894-99.
shot,
killed,
and robbed, in Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
4, 1899 (age 39 years, 14
days). A 19-year-old named Edgar C. Burnz confessed to the
crime, was arrested, and held at the county jail in White Plains,
where, in July 1900, he led about 100 prisoners in an unsuccessful
escape attempt. Burnz smoked as many as eighty cigarettes a day, and
the press dubbed him the "Cigarette Boy Murderer". At his murder
trial in December 1900, his defense was that cigarette smoking had
made him insane. He was convicted, sentenced to life in prison, but
released about 1920, and became an Episcopal minister.
Burial location unknown.
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Glenn N. Felton (b. 1906) —
of Kennewick, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., October
28, 1906.
Republican. Truck driver; oil
distributor; fertilizer
dealer; board member, Kennewick General Hospital;
mayor
of Kennewick, Wash., 1960-62, 1967-69.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. L. Felton and Leora (Lambert) Felton; married, September
7, 1942, to Margaret Abken. |
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Edward James Flaccus (b. 1904) —
also known as Eddie Flaccus —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
13, 1904.
Republican. Engaged in service
station, tire
and trucking business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1943-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Flaccus and Mary C. (Schuler) Flaccus; married, June 14,
1927, to Eleanor McFeely. |
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Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) —
also known as Charles R. Flint; "Father of
Trusts" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, January
24, 1850.
Shipping business; shipowner;
financier;
Consul
for Chile in New
York, N.Y., 1877-79; Consul-General
for Costa Rica in New
York, N.Y., 1891-96; in the 1890s, he consolidated groups of
smaller companies to form large corporations or "trusts": U.S. Rubber
(1892); American Chicle (chewing
gum) (1899); American Woolen
(1899); founder, in 1911, of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording
Company, which later became International Busines Machines (IBM).
Died, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1934 (age 84 years, 33
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Samuel Augustus Foot (1780-1846) —
also known as Samuel A. Foot; Samuel Augustus
Foote —
of Cheshire, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Cheshire, New Haven
County, Conn., November
8, 1780.
Shipping business; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Cheshire, 1817-18, 1821-23,
1825-26; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1825-26; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-21, 1823-25,
1833-34; resigned 1834; member of Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1821; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1827-33; Governor of
Connecticut, 1834-35; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Connecticut.
Congregationalist.
Died in Cheshire, New Haven
County, Conn., September
15, 1846 (age 65 years, 311
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Cheshire, Conn.
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Charles J. Foster —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Transfer and storage business; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard T. Friend (b. 1945) —
also known as R. Friend —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
24, 1945.
Libertarian. Truck driver; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1998, 2000.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lawrence Ettore Gerosa (1894-1972) —
also known as Lawrence E. Gerosa —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Milan, Italy,
August
10, 1894.
Trucking business; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
New York City Controller, 1954-61; Citizens candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1961.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Albert Einstein Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 24,
1972 (age 77 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Garfield Abram Goodwin (1880-1944) —
also known as Garfield A. Goodwin —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ralls
County, Mo., December
9, 1880.
Express agent; curio
dealer; mayor of
Tempe, Ariz., 1924-26.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 2,
1944 (age 63 years, 115
days).
Interment at Double
Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz.
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James John Goulette (1905-1993) —
also known as James Goulette —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1905.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
15, 1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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William Preston Graves (b. 1953) —
also known as Bill Graves —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., January
9, 1953.
Republican. Trucking business; secretary
of state of Kansas, 1987-95; Governor of
Kansas, 1995-2003.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Clyde Griffin (b. 1927) —
also known as James C. Griffin; Jim
Griffin —
of Norwalk, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Tennessee, October
1, 1927.
Truck driver; American Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1968 (38th District), 1974 (33rd
District); American Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1980; American Independent candidate for
Governor
of California, 1982; American Independent candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1986.
Member, Moose; Elks; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives: Son
of Dewey Sampson Griffin and Osa Nelson (Akers)
Griffin. |
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Walter A. Haas (1889-1979) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 11,
1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president
(1928-56) and chairman of the Levi Strauss clothing
company; director, Crocker-Anglo National Bank,
National Ice
and Cold Storage Co.; Pacific Gas &
Electric Co.; vice-president, Mt. Zion Hospital;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1952.
Jewish.
Died December
7, 1979 (age 90 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William White Handley (1872-1919) —
also known as William W. Handley —
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1872.
Shipping business; U.S. Vice Consul in Trinidad, 1904; U.S. Consular Agent in Matanzas, 1904-05; U.S. Consul in Puerto Plata, 1905; Trinidad, 1905-08; Naples, 1910-11; U.S. Consul General in Boma, 1908-10; Callao, as of 1914-16; Callao-Lima, as of 1917.
Died September
27, 1919 (age 47 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Handley and Elizabeth Handley. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1918) |
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William A. Hannig (b. 1892) —
of Elm Grove, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., October
8, 1892.
Republican. Transfer and storage business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1939;
resigned 1939; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1943-54.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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Michael Joseph Hogan (1871-1940) —
also known as Michael J. Hogan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
22, 1871.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922 (7th District), 1932 (at-large); trucking business; indicted
in 1934 for accepting
money from applicants for New York City plumbing licenses; convicted
on federal charges in 1935 of accepting
bribes from illegal immigrants and helping them file false
affidavits, and sentenced
to a year and a day in federal prison; testified
in 1936 that he had assisted in a jury
tampering conspiracy.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 7,
1940 (age 69 years, 15
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Richard R. Jones (1910-2008) —
also known as Dick Jones —
of Powell, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
5, 1910.
Republican. Founder and owner of Dick Jones Trucking Company;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1955-56; member
of Wyoming
state senate from Park County, 1957-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1964
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1974.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Powell, Park
County, Wyo., August
20, 2008 (age 97 years, 350
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Jones and Elsa Jones; married 1932 to Estes
'Jackie' Clarke; married 1987 to Evelyn
Nelson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Oscar Klöcker (c.1863-1940) —
of Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash.
Born in Norway,
about 1863.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; pipefitter;
shipping business; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1892-1903; Vice-Consul
for Chile in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1896-1907; mayor
of Port Townsend, Wash., 1914; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Norway in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1935.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash., July 2,
1940 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Knopf (1847-1920) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Long Grove, Lake
County, Ill., November
18, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; teaming
business; member of Illinois
state senate, 1887-94; Cook
County Clerk, 1894-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1903-09.
Died August
14, 1920 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Joseph J. Larkin (b. 1886) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 30,
1886.
Democrat. Moving business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1927.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Dillard Brown Lasseter (1894-1973) —
also known as Dillard B. Lasseter —
of Cordele, Crisp
County, Ga.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga., July 21,
1894.
School
teacher; interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Tientsin, 1920-21; Antung, 1921-22; Nanking, 1922; Hankow, 1922-23; headed National Youth Administration in
Georgia; member, Regional War Manpower Commision; administrator, Farm
Security Administration, 1945-46; administrator, Farmers Home
Administration, 1946-53; lobbyist
for the American Trucking Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
2, 1973 (age 79 years, 104
days).
Interment at Oxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Ga.
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Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) —
also known as Harry E. Mayhew —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
16, 1906.
Democrat. Trucking business; coal and
ice dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,
1955-58; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member of
Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners;
Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack while he and his wife were driving
home from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 21,
1972 (age 66 years, 96
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Lake, Mississippi
County, Ark., February
27, 1908.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse
business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Nichols (b. 1831) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., August
28, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Brooklyn Warehouse & Storage Company; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1881.
Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas O'Connor (born c.1875) —
of Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
about 1875.
Republican. Automobile
accessories merchant; trucking and warehousing business;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Darien, 1939-48.
Burial location unknown.
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Jim O'Neal —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Trucking business; mayor
of Springfield, Mo., 2009-12; resigned 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Image source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 8, 2012 |
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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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William F. Passannante (1920-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Cosmopolitan Trucking Corporation; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,
69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,
61st District 1983-90).
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died of pancreatic
cancer at Tisch Hospital
of New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1996 (age 76 years, 309
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Robert Pentland (1908-1975) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowhill, Scotland,
February
7, 1908.
Democrat. Coal miner;
grocery
clerk; warehouse worker; served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II; business
representative, Teamsters Local 688; member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1949-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Teamsters
Union.
Died June 7,
1975 (age 67 years, 120
days).
Interment at Jefferson
Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.
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James W. Riley —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Cold storage business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1931-38; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1939-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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John I. Rogers (1910-1994) —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., July 10,
1910.
Republican. Transfer business; funeral
director; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1939-48,
1951-54; defeated, 1934; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1969-72; defeated, 1966,
1972.
United
Brethren; later Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Ruritan.
Died January
13, 1994 (age 83 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albin I. Rogers and Dessie Grace (Alt) Rogers; married, October
21, 1931, to Hazel V. Shumaker. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Matson Roth (1916-2014) —
also known as William M. Roth; W. M. Roth —
of Sausalito, Marin
County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
3, 1916.
Democrat. Shipping executive; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Regent, University of California; U.S. Trade Representative, 1967-69.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died in Petaluma, Sonoma
County, Calif., May 29,
2014 (age 97 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wendy Scalise (1951-2007) —
also known as Wendy R. Nogle —
of Atascadero, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born January
5, 1951.
Moving and storage business; mayor
of Atascadero, Calif., 2002, 2005.
Female.
Christian.
Died March
16, 2007 (age 56 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Archie Nogle and Barbara Nogle; married to Tony
Scalise. |
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James William Schwantz (b. 1970) —
also known as Jim Schwantz —
of Palatine, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Palatine, Cook
County, Ill., January
23, 1970.
Played professional football
in 1992-98; national account sales manager for Von Sydow's Moving
& Storage; radio show
co-host; mayor
of Palatine, Ill., 2009-.
Still living as of 2014.
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John R. Skone-Palmer (b. 1937) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born August
24, 1937.
Truck driver; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Stephen Lincoln Smith (1900-1947) —
also known as Stephen L. Smith —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., February
12, 1900.
Democrat. President, H.T. Smith Express Company; president,
Eastern Motor Freight Conference; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., June 10,
1947 (age 47 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of George P. Smith and Ellen (Desmond) Smith; married to Connie
Raby. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter Herman Tank (1897-1961) —
also known as Walter H. Tank —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 25,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; truck driver; Business
agent, Local 126, Truck Drivers Union (later Teamsters Union);
candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1939 (primary), 1943; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1943; defeated
in Progressive primary, 1936.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Teamsters
Union; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., July 1,
1961 (age 64 years, 37
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Ferdinand Wilhelm Tank and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Mueller) Tank;
married 1930 to Olga
Meta Jeske. |
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Pedro Tenorio (1934-2018) —
also known as Teno Tenorio; Pedro Pangelinan
Tenorio —
of Saipan, Northern
Mariana Islands.
Born in Saipan, Northern
Mariana Islands, April
18, 1934.
Republican. School
teacher; shipping executive; Governor of
Northern Mariana Islands, 1982-90, 1998-2002; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Northern Mariana Islands
Territory, 2008
(delegation chair).
Died in Garapan, Saipan, Northern
Mariana Islands, May 21,
2018 (age 84 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, N.M.I.
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William C. E. Thomas (1818-1876) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
21, 1818.
Republican. Tanner; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1854; express agent; postmaster at Green
Bay, Wis., 1872-76.
Died in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
13, 1876 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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George F. Torsney (b. 1896) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
trucking and warehousing business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1933-37, 1939-42.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Reno W. Trego (1877-1961) —
of Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born near Blairstown, Benton
County, Iowa, August
24, 1877.
Progressive. Machinist;
automobile
dealer; real estate
agent; hotel
operator; trucking business; electric
utility engineer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Lincoln County, 1937-40.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., November
3, 1961 (age 84 years, 71
days).
Interment at Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa.
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Frederick von Versen (b. 1847) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Germany,
1847.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; shipping business; U.S. Vice &
Deputy Consul General in Berlin, 1887-89; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Berlin, 1894-1911; U.S. Vice Consul in Berlin, as of 1916.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Whitman (b. 1858) —
Born in London, England,
July
18, 1858.
Not U.S. citizen; express agent; U.S. Consular Agent in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1903-19.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond E. Wilt (b. 1907) —
of Ross Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ross Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
5, 1907.
Republican. Hauling contractor; constable; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1951-60.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Wilt and Caroline Wilt; married to Marcella
Newman. |
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