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William Henry Avery (1911-2009) —
also known as William H. Avery —
of Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan.
Born in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., August
11, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1955-65 (1st District 1955-63, 2nd
District 1963-65); Governor of
Kansas, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., November
4, 2009 (age 98 years, 85
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wakefield, Kan.
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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 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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Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., March 5,
1887.
Republican. Dentist; farm owner;
banker;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected 1950;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Member, Psi
Omega; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Farm Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Summa Grenova. |
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Frank Carlson (1893-1987) —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Born near Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., January
23, 1893.
Son of Charles E. Carlson and Anna (Johnson) Carlson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1929-33; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1932-34; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1935-47; Governor of
Kansas, 1947-50; resigned 1950; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1950-69.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., May 30,
1987 (age 94 years, 127
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Kan.
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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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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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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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