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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April 30,
1865.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Son of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver (died 1903) and Jesse Beaver
(1811-1892).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1863
to Frances Mary Twombly (1843-1876). |
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Edward Jackson Brundage (b. 1869) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Son of Victor D. Brundage and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
17, 1913, to Germaine Vernier. |
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1919 |
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Frank S. Ebersole (b. 1875) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill., November
28, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; director and secretary, Goshen Milk
Condensing Co.; board member, Goshen Hospital;
mayor
of Goshen, Ind., 1943-44.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa E. Fickling (1877-1963) —
also known as "Earthquake Mayor" —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., July 12,
1877.
Son of Edward A. Fickling and Mary I. (Shannon) Fickling.
Lumber
dealer; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1930-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Toastmasters.
Died November
14, 1963 (age 86 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Henry Hanna (b. 1878) —
also known as R. H. Hanna —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Son of Isaac Bird Hanna and Belle (Hall) Hanna.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1912-19; chief
justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1917; candidate for Governor of
New Mexico, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1921; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1928-32.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Son of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Zella Louise Kenyon. |
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George H. Pace (b. 1916) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1967.
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Harry Herbert Stahl (1875-1960) —
also known as Harry H. Stahl —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Lena, Stephenson
County, Ill., October
4, 1875.
Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Gishwiller) Stahl (1850-1927) and John Luther
Stahl (1851-1879).
Mayor
of Freeport, Ill., 1915-19; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1920-22.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Died, in a hospital
at Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
4, 1960 (age 85 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred E. Sterling —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., June 29,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1912,
1920;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-16; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois
state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Kiwanis;
Elks; Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
27, 1898.
Son of John A. F. Wagener and Hester (Rable) Wagener.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen. Kenneth
S. Wherry, 1943-46; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Son of Henry Byron Welsh (died 1949) and Dora (Hauser) Welsh (died
1933).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and
Fuel Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal,
and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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