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Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) —
also known as Marc Boss —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Bremen, Marshall
County, Ind., January
24, 1901.
Son of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss.
Republican. Lawyer; Cherokee
County Attorney, 1931-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1952;
Governor
of Guam, 1959-60.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack while addressing a
meeting of the Kansas Business and Professional Women, and died
soon after, in the City Hospital,
Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan., March 21,
1967 (age 66 years, 56
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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