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Christopher J. Abbott (b. 1889) —
of Hyannis, Grant
County, Neb.
Born in Bird City, Cheyenne
County, Kan., October
11, 1889.
Son of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott.
Republican. Banker; lumber
business; director, Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948,
1952.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott; married 1914 to Helen
Sears; married, August
14, 1933, to Ethel Schmitz. |
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Charles Shirk Arthur, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Son of Charles Shirk Arthur and Anna (Pearson) Arthur.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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Paul L. Aylward (1908-1996) —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
Son of Dennis E. Aylward and Via (Holben) Aylward.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died March 21,
1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Edmond Joseph Bannon (1912-2006) —
also known as E. Joseph Bannon —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., March 9,
1912.
Son of Edmond James Bannon and Rose (Goebel) Bannon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
treasurer
of Indiana Democratic Party, 1970-73.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died January
17, 2006 (age 93 years, 314
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice E. Baringer (b. 1921) —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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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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Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) —
also known as Lloyd L. Black —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., March 15,
1889.
Son of William Wilson Black and Mollie (Neil) Black.
Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1924; superior court
judge in Washington, 1936-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1939-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Redmen.
Died August
23, 1950 (age 61 years, 161
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Tom Felix Bolack (1918-1998) —
of Farmington, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., May 18,
1918.
Son of Ralph Waldo Bolack and Christol Hazel (Sheets) Bolack.
Republican. Oil and gas
producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball
team; director, First State Bank, Cuba,
N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium Co.;
director, Western American Life
Insurance Co.; mayor
of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Elks; Lions.
Died May 20,
1998 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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James Floyd Breeding (1901-1977) —
also known as J. Floyd Breeding —
of Rolla, Morton
County, Kan.
Born near Robinson, Brown
County, Kan., September
28, 1901.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-49; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1950; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1957-63; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Lions; Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., October
17, 1977 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Kan.
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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, Topeka, Kan.
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William Randolph Carpenter (1894-1956) —
also known as Randolph Carpenter —
of Marion, Marion
County, Kan.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Kan., April 24,
1894.
Son of William Herbert Carpenter and Lulu A. (Stone) Carpenter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1945-48.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Chi Phi;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., July 26,
1956 (age 62 years, 93
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Marion, Kan.
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James Charles Corman (1920-2000) —
also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Reseda, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., October
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,
21st District 1975-81).
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights
Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.
The federal building in Van Nuys, Calif., was named for
him in 2001.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John William Crutcher (b. 1916) —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Ensign, Gray
County, Kan., December
19, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
U.S. Postal Rate Commissioner, 1982-93.
Still living as of 1993.
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Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) —
also known as Charles C. Dail —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
11, 1909.
Son of Charles Darwin Dail and Hester (Cooksey) Dail.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 184
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Jonathan McMillan Davis (1871-1943) —
also known as Jonathan M. Davis —
of Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan., April 27,
1871.
Son of Jonathan McMillan Davis and Eve (Holeman) Davis.
Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1905-13; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913-17; Governor of
Kansas, 1923-25; defeated, 1920 (Democratic), 1926 (Democratic),
1936 (Democratic primary), 1938 (Independent); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Arrested
the day after his gubernatorial term expired; indicted
twice for bribery;
tried
and acquitted both times.
Died June 27,
1943 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Bronson
Cemetery, Bronson, Kan.
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Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) —
also known as Robert B. Docking —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 1925.
Son of George
Docking.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of
Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Eagles; Moose.
Died October
8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Robert Joseph Dole (b. 1923) —
also known as Bob Dole —
of Russell, Russell
County, Kan.
Born in Russell, Russell
County, Kan., July 22,
1923.
Son of Doran R. 'Ray' Dole (1901-1975) and Bina (Talbott) Dole
(1904-1983).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1961-69 (6th District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-69); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1969-96; resigned 1996; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1971-73; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1980,
1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa
Sigma.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1997.
Still living as of 2010.
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Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) —
also known as R. B. Fegan —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in New York, May 15,
1877.
Son of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan.
Republican. Telephone
company manager; rancher;
Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jesters;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Marion Lewis. |
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Duane D. Gay (b. 1932) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Clifton, Washington
County, Kan., January
24, 1932.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of Nebraska
railway commission 3rd District, 1971-.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1971.
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James Freeman Hale (1856-1936) —
also known as J. F. Hale —
of Mankato, Jewell
County, Kan.
Born in Nova
Scotia, February
29, 1856.
Son of William H. Hale and Clarissa (Davis) Hale.
Democrat. School
teacher; Jewell
County Register of Deeds, 1896-98; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in 1936
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Mankato, Kan.
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J. F. Halladay (b. 1860) —
of Iroquois, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
9, 1860.
Son of Albert Halladay and Elizabeth (Fitzhenry) Halladay.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
South
Dakota state auditor, 1903-07.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Carrie Eva Hammond. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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John Daniel Miller Hamilton (b. 1892) —
also known as J. D. M. Hamilton —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Fort Madison, Lee
County, Iowa, March 2,
1892.
Son of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1932-36.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Silas Hill (1886-1972) —
also known as William S. Hill —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Corning, Nemaha
County, Kan., January
20, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; merchant;
member of Colorado state legislature; secretary to Gov. Ralph
Carr; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1941-59; defeated,
1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1972
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Clifford Ragsdale Hope (1893-1970) —
also known as Clifford R. Hope —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Birmingham, Van Buren
County, Iowa, June 9,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1921-27; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1927-57 (7th District 1927-43, 5th
District 1943-57).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., May 16,
1970 (age 76 years, 341
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Garden City, Kan.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Son of Samuel J. Houston and Dora (Nieves) Houston.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April 29,
1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Interment at Melrose
Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Son of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; school
principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) —
also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big
Ed" —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Scandia, Republic
County, Kan., January
1, 1884.
Son of Nels Johnson and Anna Belle (Lunn) Johnson.
Democrat. Railroad
work; telegrapher;
farmer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of
Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 30,
1970 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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, Topeka, Kan.
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Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Arvonia, Osage
County, Kan., July 24,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died of a heart
attack in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1936 (age 52 years, 170
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) —
also known as Henry C. Loomis —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March 16,
1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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George Wilson Malone (1890-1961) —
also known as George W. Malone —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Fredonia, Wilson
County, Kan., August 7,
1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1947-59; defeated, 1934, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1961 (age 70 years, 285
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert L. Marshman (c.1848-1907) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Holmes
County, Ohio, about 1848.
Republican. Mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1897-1901.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Died January
13, 1907 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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George McGill (1879-1963) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Russell, Lucas
County, Iowa, February
12, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930-39; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954;
member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1945.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in St. Francis Hospital,
Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 14,
1963 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Interment at Pawnee
Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
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Merrit Cramer Mechem (1870-1946) —
of Socorro, Socorro
County, N.M.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., October
10, 1870.
Son of Homer Clark Mechem and Martha Shannon (Davenport) Mechem.
Republican. Lawyer; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; district judge in New Mexico,
1911-20; Governor of
New Mexico, 1921-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen.
Died May 24,
1946 (age 75 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Louis Mize, Jr. (1917-1994) —
also known as Chester L. Mize —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., December
25, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1965-71.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died January
11, 1994 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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David Winfield Mulvane (b. 1863) —
also known as David W. Mulvane —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., January
4, 1863.
Son of Joab Mulvane and Sarah Ann (Ross) Mulvane.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Republican State Central Committee, 1898; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1900-12, 1920-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 5,
1906, to Mrs. Helen McKenna. |
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Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan (1883-1968) —
also known as Eugene D. O'Sullivan —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Kent, Reno
County, Kan., May 31,
1883.
Son of John E. O'Sullivan and Josephine (Kluh) O'Sullivan.
Lawyer;
law partner of William
N. Jamieson, 1913-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1934; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1949-51; defeated
(Democratic), 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
7, 1968 (age 84 years, 252
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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William John Otjen (b. 1880) —
also known as William J. Otjen —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Labette
County, Kan., October
19, 1880.
Son of John Christian Otjen and Sophia (Nuhfer) Otjen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
insurance
business; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1923-25; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1925-32; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jay S. Parker (1895-1969) —
of Hill City, Graham
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Morland, Graham
County, Kan., July 1,
1895.
Son of Ivan B. Parker and Mary L. (Findley) Parker.
Republican. Lawyer; Graham
County Attorney, 1920-22, 1924-35; Kansas
state attorney general, 1939-43; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1943-.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in April, 1969
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Forest Phares (b. 1886) —
also known as William F. Phares —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Sharon, Barber
County, Kan., June 7,
1886.
Son of Edgar C. Phares and Mary (Craig) Phares.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; hardware
business; banker;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1914-26; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1924-26, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1940.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maude Marie Bainum. |
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Eugene Collins Pulliam (b. 1889) —
also known as Eugene C. Pulliam —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grant
County, Kan., May 3,
1889.
Son of Irvin Brown Pulliam and Martha Ellen (Collins) Pulliam.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Nina G. Mason. |
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John Jacob Rhodes (b. 1916) —
also known as John J. Rhodes —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan., September
18, 1916.
Son of John Jacob Rhodes and Gladys Anne (Thomas) Rhodes.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1952
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(chair, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1953-83.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1998.
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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,
1900, to Luella Jane Hotchkiss (1875-1937). |
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Founder, city of Galena; organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for
him.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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