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Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., January
31, 1901.
Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1964;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945-51.
Female.
Protestant. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Tammany
Hall; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in May, 1987
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond J. Apley, Jr. (1925-2002) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Born in Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1964.
Protestant. Member, Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond L. Baker (1906-1999) —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.; Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.; Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich., September
10, 1906.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-74 (Oakland County 4th
District 1961-64, 64th District 1965-74).
Protestant. Member, Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died January
6, 1999 (age 92 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) —
also known as Oliver P. Bolton —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
22, 1917.
Son of Chester
Castle Bolton and Frances
Payne Bolton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell, Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Kenneth Merwin Curtis (b. 1931) —
also known as Kenneth M. Curtis; Ken
Curtis —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
8, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964,
1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1964; secretary of
state of Maine, 1965-66; Governor of
Maine, 1967-75; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1977; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1979-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 2008.
Protestant. Member, Amvets; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) —
also known as Jacob E. Davis —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Beaver, Pike
County, Ohio, October
31, 1905.
Son of George Omer Davis and Katheryne Rose (Leist) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common pleas
court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president,
Kroger Company (supermarkets),
1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70.
Protestant. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Acacia.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
28, 2003 (age 97 years, 120
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 29,
1907.
Son of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County,
1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64,
55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant. Member, Rotary; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Florida, June 26,
2003 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Wheeler Goss (1893-1972) —
also known as Edward W. Goss —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., April 27,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1926-28; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1930-35; defeated,
1934.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., December
27, 1972 (age 79 years, 244
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
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Forest Arthur Harness (1895-1974) —
also known as Forest A. Harness —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 24,
1895.
Son of Oscar Melvin Harness and Elfie Marie (Willits) Harness.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; represented the United
States in the attempt to extradite Samuel
Insull from Greece, 1932-34; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., July 29,
1974 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Debby P. Sanderson (b. 1941) —
of Florida.
Born in Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
28, 1941.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 91st District, 1983-.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1999.
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Tracy Stafford (b. 1948) —
of Wilton Manors, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., January
2, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1991-.
Protestant. Member, Optimist
Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Robert J. Starks (b. 1945) —
also known as Bob Starks —
of Florida.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
14, 1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of
Florida
state house of representatives 34th District, 1987-.
Protestant. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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