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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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Delwin Morgan Clawson (1914-1992) —
also known as Del M. Clawson —
of Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Downey, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Thatcher, Graham
County, Ariz., January
11, 1914.
Republican. Mayor of
Compton, Calif., 1957-63; U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-79 (23rd District 1963-75,
33rd District 1975-79).
Mormon.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Downey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 5,
1992 (age 78 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) —
also known as Ken Dyal —
of California.
Born in Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67.
Mormon.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., May 12,
1978 (age 67 years, 307
days).
Interment at Montecito
Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.
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Samuel Mardian, Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 24,
1919.
Son of Samuel Z. Mardian and Akabe (Lekerian) Mardian.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
construction
executive; campaign manager for Gov. Howard
Pyle, 1954; mayor of
Phoenix, Ariz., 1960-64; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1972.
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John Nicholas Udall (1913-2005) —
also known as J. Nicholas Udall; Nick
Udall —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., July 23,
1913.
Son of Ruth (Kimball) Udall and John
Hunt Udall.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Phoenix, Ariz., 1948-52; superior court judge in Arizona, 1953-57.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in 2005
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Armistead Watkins (b. 1903) —
also known as Ralph Watkins —
of Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairmount, Grant
County, Ind., October
17, 1903.
Son of William Victor Watkins and Mae (Jones) Watkins.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,
1948,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1952; treasurer of
Arizona Democratic Party, 1959-63; vice-president, Arizona Television
Company (KTVK), Phoenix; director and board chairman, Memorial Hospital,
Phoenix.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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