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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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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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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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Abe McGregor Goff (1899-1984) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., December
21, 1899.
Son of Herbert William Goff (1868-1940) and Mary (Dorsey) Goff
(1868-1935).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Latah
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-34; member of Idaho
state senate, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1958-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho, November
23, 1984 (age 84 years, 338
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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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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