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Stanley William Akers (1922-1979) —
also known as Stanley W. Akers —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Bayfield, La Plata
County, Colo., December
12, 1922.
Son of Clyde William Akers and Norma Cecil (Plunkett) Akers.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1967-78; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1973-76.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in July, 1979
(age 56
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy Arthur Barrow (b. 1934) —
also known as Timothy A. Barrow —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1934.
Republican. Banker;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1967-72; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1971-72; mayor of
Phoenix, Ariz., 1974-76.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1976.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded in
an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House
of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April 10,
1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Son of Doc Strother Bolin and Margaret (Combs) Bolin.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
The plaza at the Arizona State Capitol is named for
him.
Died, from a heart
attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Albert Mercer Crawford (1894-1961) —
of Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in California, 1894.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1927-28.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1961
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Walfred Johnson (1904-1987) —
also known as Walter W. Johnson —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., April 16,
1904.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1941-49, 1951-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1949-50; Governor of
Colorado, 1950-51.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 23,
1987 (age 82 years, 341
days).
Interment somewhere
in Pueblo, Colo.
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Alfred Collins Lockwood (b. 1875) —
also known as Alfred C. Lockwood —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., July 20,
1875.
Son of Walter C. Lockwood and Elizabeth W. (Peers) Lockwood.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1913-24; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1929-31, 1935-37, 1941-43.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (b. 1947) —
also known as Togiola T. A. Tulafono —
of Pago Pago, American
Samoa; Utulei Village, American
Samoa.
Born in Aunu'u Island, American
Samoa, February
28, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, South Pacific Airways,
1976-78; district judge in American Samoa, 1978-80; member of American
Samoa senate, 1980-84, 1989-96; Lieutenant
Governor of American Samoa, 1997-2003; Governor of
American Samoa, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from American Samoa, 2004,
2008.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Dyer Tway (1894-1968) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ohio, 1894.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1935.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1968
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frances Brawner Weedon (1885-1963) —
also known as Frances B. Weedon; Daisy Weedon;
Frances Taylor Brawner; Mrs. Robert L.
Weedon —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
9, 1885.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1952,
1956;
member, Arizona State Parks Board, 1957-63.
Female.
Congregationalist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 12,
1963 (age 77 years, 185
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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