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John Gardner Adams (b. 1892) —
also known as J. G. Adams —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, April 14,
1892.
Son of Gardner G. Adams and Mildred H. (Heaston) Adams.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1947-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) —
also known as James F. Ailshie —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., June 19,
1868.
Son of George Washington Ailshie (1846-1925) and Martha (Knight)
Ailshie (1848-1918).
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1900,
1916,
1932;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914;
died in office 1947; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41,
1945-46; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1925.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died May 27,
1947 (age 78 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Albert Larson Alford (1907-1968) —
also known as A. L. Alford;
"Bud" —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho, January
7, 1907.
Son of Eugene L. Alford and Alice C. (Larson) Alford.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1932,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Sigma Nu.
Died July 20,
1968 (age 61 years, 195
days).
Interment at Normal
Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho.
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Fred Jason Babcock (1891-1973) —
also known as Fred J. Babcock —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
15, 1891.
Son of Jason Eugene Babcock and Bertha Rebecca (Peyton) Babcock.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Nez
Perce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-28; Idaho
state attorney general, 1931-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1973
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) —
of Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Carlock, McLean
County, Ill., November
24, 1868.
Son of William John Baldridge and Caroline (Wright) Baldridge.
Republican. Grain dealer;
merchant;
banker;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho
state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1936;
Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of
Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho, June 8,
1947 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Parma
Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
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John Matthew Barker (1916-1995) —
also known as John M. Barker —
of Buhl, Twin Falls
County, Idaho.
Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, November
29, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Idaho
state senate 24th District, 1967-84.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, of heart
failure, in Buhl, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, November
1, 1995 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Interment at West
End Cemetery, Buhl, Idaho.
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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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Samuel Benjamin Dunlap (b. 1888) —
also known as S. Ben Dunlap —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in St. Charles
County, Mo., February
22, 1888.
Son of Robert Hamilton Dunlap and Carolyn Ada (Pearce) Dunlap.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1938-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1940;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Elder (b. 1877) —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., September
7, 1877.
Son of James T. Elder and Mary E. (Dowell) Elder.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August 1,
1875.
Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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William John McConnell (1839-1925) —
also known as William J. McConnell —
of Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., September
18, 1839.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state senate, 1882; delegate to
Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1890-91; Governor of
Idaho, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho, March 30,
1925 (age 85 years, 193
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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