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Thomas Marion Eaton (1896-1939) —
also known as Thomas M. Eaton; Tom Eaton —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill., August 3,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1936-38; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1939; died in
office 1939.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
16, 1939 (age 43 years, 44
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Charles A. Lord (b. 1868) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., March 21,
1868.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1920,
1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merle Francis Peterson (1916-2004) —
also known as Merle F. Peterson —
of Dumas, Desha
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill., March 6,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
automobile dealer; banker; farmer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1960-66; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., March 19,
2004 (age 88 years, 13
days).
Interment at Walnut
Lake Cemetery, Dumas, Ark.
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Son of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace.
Republican. President, Valley Motor Co.; president, Salem Sand
and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard Co.;
president, Producers Cannery;
director, Salem Federal Savings &
Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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