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John Joseph Allen, Jr. (1899-1995) —
also known as John J. Allen, Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
27, 1899.
Son of John Joseph Allen, Sr. and Cathryn (Liston) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958; mayor of McCall, Idaho, 1989-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Native
Sons of the Golden West; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died March 7,
1995 (age 95 years, 100
days).
Cremated.
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Horace P. Belknap (1890-1960) —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Prineville, Crook
County, Ore., January
29, 1890.
Son of H. P. Belknap and Wilda (Ketchum) Belknap.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940.
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Elks;
Eagles; Freemasons.
Died May 19,
1960 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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Hamer Harold Budge (1910-2003) —
also known as Hamer Budge —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, November
21, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1949; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1951-61; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1961-64; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1964-71; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1969-71.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Eagles; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 22,
2003 (age 92 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz)
Burton.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1944;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Alfred Carver (b. 1896) —
also known as John A. Carver —
of Preston, Franklin
County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Preston, Franklin
County, Idaho, March 14,
1896.
Son of Parley P. Carver and Elizabeth Ann (Pritchett) Carver.
Lawyer;
Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-28; police judge in Idaho,
1929-33; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1933-53.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary;
Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) —
also known as Chase A. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Amo, Hendricks
County, Ind., August
20, 1883.
Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-36; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1941-43; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Eagles; Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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Charles Clinton Gossett (1888-1974) —
also known as Charles C. Gossett —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Pricetown, Highland
County, Ohio, September
2, 1888.
Son of Wyatt Henry Gossett and Maggie (Finnegan) Gossett.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1933-36; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1937-39, 1941-43; Governor of
Idaho, 1945; resigned 1945; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, September
20, 1974 (age 86 years, 18
days).
Interment at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) —
also known as James P. Pope —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Jonesboro, Jackson
Parish, La., March 31,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924,
1936;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1933-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., January
23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298
days).
Interment at Lynnhurst
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Charles Armington Robins (1884-1970) —
also known as Charles A. Robins —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Defiance, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
8, 1884.
Republican. Physician;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1938-44; Governor of
Idaho, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Medical
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died September
20, 1970 (age 85 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lewis
and Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Charles Ben Ross (1876-1946) —
also known as C. Ben Ross —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho, December
27, 1876.
Son of John M. Ross and Jeannette (Hadley) Ross.
Democrat. Farmer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1922-30; Governor of
Idaho, 1931-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Elks;
Eagles; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died March 31,
1946 (age 69 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) —
also known as F. Grant Sawyer —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, December
14, 1918.
Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko
County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1956;
Governor
of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; American
Legion; Lions;
Eagles.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., February
19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at Palm
Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Compton Ignatius White (1877-1956) —
also known as Compton I. White —
of Clark Fork, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., July 31,
1877.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1933-47, 1949-51;
defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1936,
1940,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Grange; Elks;
Eagles; Modern
Woodmen.
Died March 31,
1956 (age 78 years, 244
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bonner County, Idaho.
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