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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews.
Republican. Athletic
coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred E. Busbey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., February
8, 1895.
Son of Charles Oscar Busbey and Martha (Welch) Busbey.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
stockbroker; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,
1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., February
11, 1966 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April 29,
1895.
Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
business executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Rufus Lee Dial (1887-1966) —
also known as Rufus L. Dial;
"Pop" —
of Wayne
County, W.Va.; Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla.
Born in West Virginia, October
24, 1887.
Son of Albert M. Dial (1857-1934) and Dora Belle (Jarrell) Dial.
Republican. Traveling salesman; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1950, 1952,
1954.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Porter G. Reynolds (1912-2001) —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Lewisville, Forsyth
County, N.C., November
19, 1912.
Landscape architect; mayor
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1956-59.
Died November
8, 2001 (age 88 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) —
of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis., May 15,
1884.
Son of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare.
School
teacher; newspaper
editor; stenographer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Prince Starrett (b. 1885) —
also known as Henry P. Starrett —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine; Dade City, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1885.
Stenographer; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Havana, 1907-11; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1914; Fort William, 1916; Port Arthur, 1916; Mombasa, 1917; Adelaide, 1919-20; Batavia, 1922; Belfast, 1924-26; U.S. Consul General in Genoa, 1929.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard E. Turner —
also known as Nardy Turner —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Florida.
Landscape architect; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1967-68.
Still living as of 1968.
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Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 2,
1876.
Son of Buchanan Winthrop and Sarah Helen (Townsend) Winthrop.
Republican. Banker;
stockbroker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director,
Long Island Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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