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Leonard Ackerman II (b. 1921) —
also known as Lee Ackerman —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
29, 1921.
Son of Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; airplane
pilot; newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; real estate
investor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Sam B. Bradner (1869-1937) —
of Benson, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in New York, 1869.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1912-14; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1912-14.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1937
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Hutchison Finch (1925-1995) —
also known as Robert H. Finch —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
9, 1925.
Son of Robert
L. Finch.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948,
1956;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1952, 1954; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1967-69; Presidential Elector for
California, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969-70.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Kappa
Sigma.
Died October
10, 1995 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Joe Fritz (1895-1985) —
also known as Fred J. Fritz —
of Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz.
Born in Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz., July 8,
1895.
Son of Fred J. Fritz and Katie Fritz (Knopp).
Democrat. Cattle
raiser; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1927-46; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Arizona
state senate, 1947-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924
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Andrew Jackson Gilbert (1907-1992) —
of Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Louisiana, 1907.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1965-66.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1992
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Edward Karth (1922-2005) —
also known as Joseph E. Karth —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in New Brighton, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; international
representative, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers union; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1950-58; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1959-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960,
1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 29,
2005 (age 82 years, 276
days).
Interment at Green
Acres Cemetery, Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Jon Llewellyn Kyl (b. 1942) —
also known as Jon Kyl —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., April 25,
1942.
Son of John
Henry Kyl.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1987-95; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1995-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2012.
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 27,
1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Son of Charles Arthur Peterson (M.D.) and Hannah N. (Duckworth)
Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Davis Ross (1861-1945) —
also known as Henry D. Ross —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
12, 1861.
Son of William Henry Ross and Emily (Terrell) Ross.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1892-94; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1912-45; died in office 1945; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-41,
1945; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died February
9, 1945 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Sidney Ruppelius (1912-1964) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Arizona, 1912.
Democrat. Accountant;
Speaker
of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1955-56.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1964
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) —
also known as Richard E. Sloan —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Morning Sun, Preble
County, Ohio, June 22,
1857.
Son of Richard Sloan and Mary (Caldwell) Sloan.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Arizona territorial council, 1888-89; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1908;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1909-12; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1912-13.
Presbyterian.
Accidentally
fell on a public sidewalk and struck his head, suffering a skull
fracture; died three days later, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
14, 1933 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William Spaid (1904-1971) —
of Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Washington,
D.C., 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1971
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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