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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April 19,
1867.
Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946.
Christian. German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) —
also known as Philip A. Bennett —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., March 5,
1881.
Son of Marion F. Bennett and Mary (O'Bannon) Bennett.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1912;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1925-29; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Missouri, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1941-42; defeated,
1922, 1938; died in office 1942.
Christian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
7, 1942 (age 61 years, 277
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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William Ben Cravens (1872-1939) —
also known as William B. Cravens; Ben
Cravens —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., January
17, 1872.
Son of William Murphy Cravens and Mary Eloise (Rutherford) Cravens.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton grower; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1907-13, 1933-39; died
in office 1939.
Christian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
13, 1939 (age 66 years, 361
days).
Interment at Oak
Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Clyde Taylor Ellis (1908-1980) —
also known as Clyde T. Ellis —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
21, 1908.
Son of Cecil Oscar Ellis and Minerva Jane (Taylor) Ellis.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1939-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II.
Christian. Member, American Bar
Association; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1980 (age 71 years, 50
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ken Lucas (b. 1933) —
of Florence, Boone
County, Ky.; Union, Boone
County, Ky.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky., August
22, 1933.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1999-2005; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2000,
2004.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Adam Smith (b. 1965) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1965.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Washington 9th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maxine Waters (b. 1938) —
also known as Maxine Moore Carr —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly 48th District, 1977-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2008 (29th District 1991-93,
35th District 1993-2008); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Christian. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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