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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April 19,
1867.
Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946.
Christian. German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Helen P. Chenoweth (1938-2006) —
also known as Helen Cora Palmer; Helen
Chenoweth-Hage —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
27, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1995-2001.
Female.
Christian.
Died, as the result of an auto
accident, near Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev., October
2, 2006 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Martin Montee (b. 1886) —
of Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan.
Born in Cherokee, Crawford
County, Kan., February
17, 1886.
Son of Francis Marion Montee and Mary Emma (Purdum) Montee.
Republican. Physician;
surgeon;
mayor
of Pittsburg, Kan., 1923-27.
Christian. Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Kathryn Monhon. |
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Rob Wallace (b. 1952) —
of Florida.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., May 8,
1952.
Republican. Engineer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 47th District, 1995-.
Christian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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