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Harry Hines Woodring (1890-1967) —
also known as Harry H. Woodring —
of Neodesha, Wilson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Elk City, Montgomery
County, Kan., May 31,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Kansas, 1931-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1936,
1940,
1948;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1936-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion.
Suffered a stroke
while recovering from burns, and
died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
9, 1967 (age 77 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Son of John Manuel Landon and Anne (Mossman) Landon.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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William Howard Thompson (1871-1928) —
also known as William H. Thompson —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., October
14, 1871.
Democrat. District judge in Kansas, 1906-13; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1922.
Died, from heart
disease, in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1928 (age 56 years, 118
days).
Original interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1928 at Mt. Hope
Cemetery.
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Harry W. Colmery (1890-1979) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1936;
drafter the G.I. Bill of Rights in 1943.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1979
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Charles Curtis (1860-1936) —
also known as "Square Shooter"; "The
Whisperer" —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in a log
cabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka), Shawnee
County, Kan., January
25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian.
Son of Oren A. Curtis and Helen (Pappan) Curtis.
Republican. Lawyer; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1st
District 1899-1907); resigned 1907; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1924;
Vice
President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932.
Protestant.
English,
French,
and Kansa/Osage
Indian ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1936 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Thomas Ryan (1837-1914) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
25, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-73; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1877-89 (3rd District 1877-85, 4th
District 1885-89); resigned 1889; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1889-93.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., April 5,
1914 (age 76 years, 131
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Arthur Capper (1865-1951) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan., July 14,
1865.
Son of Herbert Capper and Isabella (McGrew) Capper.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1908,
1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1915-19; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1919-49.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
19, 1951 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Thomas Andrew Osborn (1836-1898) —
also known as Thomas A. Osborn —
of Elwood, Doniphan
County, Kan.; Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born near Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
26, 1836.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1863-65; Governor of
Kansas, 1873-77; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1877-81; Brazil, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1888
(speaker).
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., February
4, 1898 (age 61 years, 101
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Samuel Johnson Crawford (1835-1913) —
of Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan.
Born near Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., April 10,
1835.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
Kansas, 1865-68; resigned 1868; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1866-68.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
21, 1913 (age 78 years, 194
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) —
also known as William A. Peffer —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
10, 1831.
Son of John Peffer and Elizabeth (Souder) Peffer.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state senate, 1874; Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1898.
Died October
7, 1912 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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John Martin (1833-1913) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born near Hartsville, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
12, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1864-84; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1874-83; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1876, 1888; district judge in Kansas, 1883-85; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1886; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1893-95.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
3, 1913 (age 79 years, 295
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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George Tobey Anthony (1824-1896) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Mayfield, Fulton
County, N.Y., June 9,
1824.
Son of Benjamin Anthony and Anna (Odell) Anthony.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Kansas, 1877-79; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1885.
Died, of pneumonia,
Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., August 5,
1896 (age 72 years, 57
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Lewis Hanback (1839-1897) —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Winchester, Scott
County, Ill., March 27,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; state
court judge in Kansas, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-87 (at-large 1883-85, 6th
District 1885-87).
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
7, 1897 (age 58 years, 164
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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John Davis (1826-1901) —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born near Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., August 9,
1826.
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1891-95.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., August 1,
1901 (age 74 years, 357
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Cassius Gaius Foster (1837-1899) —
of Kansas.
Born in Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 22,
1837.
Member of Kansas
state senate, 1863-64; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1867; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1874.
Died June 21,
1899 (age 61 years, 364
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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John Grant Otis (1838-1916) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Danby, Rutland
County, Vt., 1838.
Son of Harris
F. Otis and Elizabeth H. (Haviland) Otis (1817-1841).
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1891-93.
Died in 1916
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Frank Elwood Grimes (1859-1921) —
also known as Frank E. Grimes —
of Leoti, Wichita
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born April 9,
1859.
Republican. Kansas
state treasurer, 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Died November
1, 1921 (age 62 years, 206
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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