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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Son of Sophia (Snell) St. John (1797-1851) and Samuel St. John
(1802-1855).
Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe Cemetery.
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George Hartshorn Hodges (1866-1947) —
also known as George H. Hodges —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Orion, Richland
County, Wis., February
6, 1866.
Democrat. Mayor of
Olathe, Kan.; member of Kansas
state senate, 1905; Governor of
Kansas, 1913-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1920.
Died in a hospital
at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
7, 1947 (age 81 years, 243
days).
Interment at Olathe Cemetery.
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Chauncey Bundy Little (1877-1952) —
also known as Chauncey B. Little —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., February
10, 1877.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1925-27; candidate for
Governor
of Kansas, 1928.
Died September
29, 1952 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Olathe Cemetery.
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