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Edward Ferdinand Arn (1906-1998) —
also known as Edward F. Arn —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., May 19,
1906.
Son of Edward F. Arn and Grace Bell (Edwards) Arn.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Kansas
state attorney general, 1947-49; resigned 1949; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1949-50; Governor of
Kansas, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
22, 1998 (age 91 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mission
Chapel Mausoleum, Wichita, Kan.
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James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) —
of Montana.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., February
13, 1925.
Son of William Russell Battin and Hannah (McBroom) Battin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, in
Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
27, 1996 (age 71 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) —
also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M.
Bistline —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Ransom, Ness
County, Kan., March 25,
1896.
Son of John
M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and
died from a heart
attack, in the courtroom
at the Bingham County
Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham
County, Idaho, January
20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Victor Bottomly (1885-1961) —
also known as R. V. Bottomly —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cedarville, Smith
County, Kan., July 16,
1885.
Son of Byron Shelley Bottomly (1850-1908) and Isabelle (Pilcher)
Bottomly (1860-1922).
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana
state attorney general, 1942-49.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Silver Bow
County, Mont., February
14, 1961 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Justin De Witt Bowersock (1842-1922) —
also known as Justin D. Bowersock —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born near Columbiana, Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
19, 1842.
Son of I. Bowersock and Adaline (McDonald) Bowersock.
Republican. President, Lawrence National Bank,
Bowersock Mills and Power
Co., Kansas Water
Power Co., Lawrence Iron Works,
Lawrence Paper
Manufacturing Co., Kansas and Colorado Railroad;
mayor
of Lawrence, Kan., 1881-85; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Kansas
state senate, 1895; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1899-1907.
Congregationalist.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., October
27, 1922 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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David Josiah Brewer (1837-1910) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey,
June
20, 1837.
Son of Rev. Josiah Brewer and Emilia (Field) Brewer.
Lawyer;
county judge in Kansas, 1862-65; district judge in Kansas 1st
District, 1865-69; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1870-84; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1884-90; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1889-1910; died in office 1910.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1910 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
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Kenneth Allen Cox (b. 1916) —
also known as Kenneth A. Cox —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
7, 1916.
Son of Seth Leroy Cox and Jean (Sears) Cox.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1963-70.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Charles W. Green (1868-1940) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Greene
County, N.Y., July 1,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1913-17.
Congregationalist.
Died April 8,
1940 (age 71 years, 282
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868-1943) —
also known as U. S. Guyer —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Pawpaw, Lee
County, Ill., December
13, 1868.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1924-25, 1927-43;
defeated, 1911; died in office 1943.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died June 5,
1943 (age 74 years, 174
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, St. John, Kan.
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Fred Schuyler Jackson (1868-1931) —
also known as Fred S. Jackson —
of Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Stanton, Miami
County, Kan., April 19,
1868.
Republican. Kansas
state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1911-13.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Eureka, Kan.
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William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) —
also known as William M. Jardine —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
16, 1879.
Son of William Jardine and Rebecca J. (Dudley) Jardine.
College
professor; agronomist;
president,
Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1930; Kansas
state treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Xi; Beta
Theta Pi; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Forestry Association; Farm
Bureau.
Died January
17, 1955 (age 76 years, 1
days).
Interment at Logan
City Cemetery, Logan, Utah.
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James Kenneth Logan (b. 1929) —
also known as James K. Logan —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Quenemo, Osage
County, Kan., August
21, 1929.
Son of John Lysle Logan and Esther Maurine (Price) Logan.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Walter
Huxman, 1955-56; lawyer; law
professor; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1977-94; took senior
status 1994.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Edward Herbert Rees (1886-1969) —
also known as Edward H. Rees —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born near Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., June 3,
1886.
Son of John J. Rees and Martha S. (Evans) Rees.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1927-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1933-35; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1937-61.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., October
25, 1969 (age 83 years, 144
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Fred B. Robertson (1871-1959) —
also known as Fred Robertson —
of Atwood, Rawlins
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Craigsville, Orange
County, N.Y., July 2,
1871.
Son of John M. Robertson and Nancy J. (Haley) Robertson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rawlins
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-03; member of Kansas
state senate 39th District, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1924;
Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1924-28.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
1, 1959 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 15,
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William Henry Sproul (1867-1932) —
also known as William H. Sproul —
of Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan.
Born near Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., October
14, 1867.
Son of J. Q. A. Sproul and Lee Ann B. (Roberts) Sproul.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1923-31.
Congregationalist.
Died December
27, 1932 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sedan, Kan.
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James Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Crawford
County, Ind., November
2, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor; candidate for secretary of
state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Topeka, Kan.
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