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Bob Abbott (b. 1932) —
of Kansas.
Born in Hanston, Hodgeman
County, Kan., November
1, 1932.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1977-90; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1990-.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 2002.
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Paul C. Aiken (1910-1974) —
of Macksville, Stafford
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Macksville, Stafford
County, Kan., July 24,
1910.
Son of Robert Emmett Aiken and Florence Eva (Case) Aiken.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1950.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in May, 1974
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Summerfield Still Alexander (1887-1958) —
also known as Summerfield S. Alexander —
of Kingman, Kingman
County, Kan.
Born in Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
15, 1887.
Son of Henry C. Alexander and Mary Elizabeth (Ammons) Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kingman
County Attorney, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1934-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1952.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1958 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Kingman, Kan.
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Donald L. Allegrucci (b. 1936) —
of Kansas.
Born in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., September
19, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1974-80; member of Kansas
state senate, 1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1978; district judge in
Kansas, 1982-86; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1987-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Clay Allen (b. 1875) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Erie, Neosho
County, Kan., August
23, 1875.
Son of James Montgomery Allen and Eva (Foster) Allen.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1913-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Anderson, Jr. (b. 1917) —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born near Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., May 8,
1917.
Son of John Anderson and Ora May (Bookout) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer; Johnson
County Attorney, 1947-53; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-56; Kansas
state attorney general, 1956-61; appointed 1956; Governor of
Kansas, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Daniel Read Anthony, Jr. (1870-1931) —
also known as Daniel R. Anthony, Jr. —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., August
22, 1870.
Son of Daniel Anthony and Annie (Osborne) Anthony.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
work; mayor
of Leavenworth, Kan., 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1907-29.
Died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., August 4,
1931 (age 60 years, 347
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
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Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr. (b. 1929) —
Born in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., March 21,
1929.
Son of Glenn Leroy Archer, Sr.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1985-97; took
senior status 1997.
Still living as of 2001.
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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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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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Lucien Baker (1846-1907) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Fulton
County, Ohio, June 8,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1895-1901.
Died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., June 21,
1907 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, 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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Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) —
also known as Albert I. Beach —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., July 30,
1883.
Son of George Henry Beach and Eva F. (Hull) Beach.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Clarence V. Beck (1896-1984) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Smolan, Saline
County, Kan., March 2,
1896.
Son of John V. Beck and Hilda (Carlson) Beck.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Lyon
County Attorney, 1931-35; Kansas
state attorney general, 1935-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1984
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John V. Beck and Hilda (Carlson) Beck; married 1919 to
Frederica Dennis; married 1937 to Judy
Lee Odell. |
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Carol A. Beier (b. 1958) —
of Kansas.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
27, 1958.
Clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge James
K. Logan, 1985; lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 2000-.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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Monti L. Belot (b. 1943) —
of Kansas.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 4,
1943.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1991-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) —
also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob
Bennett —
of Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; mayor
of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-75; Governor of
Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died, of lung
cancer, at St. Joseph's Health
Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Corinth
Cemetery, Prairie Village, Kan.
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Orsemus Hills Bentley (1855-1927) —
also known as O. H. Bentley —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born December
19, 1855.
Lawyer; rancher; railroad
promoter; historian;
mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1915-16.
Episcopalian.
Died January
22, 1927 (age 71 years, 34
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Frank C. Bingham (b. 1906) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska.
Born in Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan., September
5, 1906.
Son of Burt J. Bingham and Elva M. (Cadwallader) Bingham.
School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1944-51.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Son of Nicholas Bird and Laura Cordelia (Wilder) Bird.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 18th District,
1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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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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Robert C. Bonner (b. 1942) —
of California.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., 1942.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of California, 1984-89; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1989-90;
resigned 1990; Director, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,
1990-93; commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service, 2001.
Still living as of 2003.
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William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) —
also known as William P. Borland —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1867.
Son of William Patterson Borland and Elizabeth (Hassan) Borland.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in
office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital
No. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany,
February
20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) —
also known as Marc Boss —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Bremen, Marshall
County, Ind., January
24, 1901.
Son of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss.
Republican. Lawyer; Cherokee
County Attorney, 1931-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1952;
Governor
of Guam, 1959-60.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack while addressing a
meeting of the Kansas Business and Professional Women, and died
soon after, in the City Hospital,
Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan., March 21,
1967 (age 66 years, 56
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
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Theodosius Botkin (1846-1918) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Catawba, Clark
County, Ohio, June 25,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mining
business; member of Kansas state legislature; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Campbellton, 1907-18, died in office 1918.
Died in Campbellton, New
Brunswick, May 27,
1918 (age 71 years, 336
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
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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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Thomas Meade Bowen (1835-1906) —
also known as Thomas M. Bowen —
of Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born near Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
26, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1856; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1864;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1867-71; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1871; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1873; district judge in Colorado, 1876-80;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1883-89.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
30, 1906 (age 71 years, 65
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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William Marshall Boyle, Jr. (1903-1961) —
also known as William M. Boyle, Jr.; Bill
Boyle —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
2, 1903.
Son of Clara Boyle.
Democrat. Lawyer; Director, Kansas City Police,
1939; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1949-51; investigated
in 1951 by the Senate Investigating Committee over his acceptance of
fees from the American Lithifold Corporation of St. Louis, in return
for using his influence
as Democratic national chair to obtain loans for the company from the
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation; claimed to have been
vindicated, but ultimately resigned
under fire.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1961 (age 58 years, 209
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Genevieve Hayde. |
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Edward L. Branson (1870-1935) —
of Franklin
County, Kan.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., October
4, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Died in 1935
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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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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Reginald R. Brewster (b. 1876) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in White Cloud, Doniphan
County, Kan., October
23, 1876.
Son of Arthur S. Brewster and Anna (Byard) Brewster.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sardius Mason Brewster (1870-1936) —
also known as Sardius M. Brewster —
of Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan.
Born in Brown
County, Kan., June 19,
1870.
Son of Arthur S. Brewster and Annie H. (Brewster) Brewster.
Republican. Lawyer; Doniphan
County Attorney, 1899-1909; member of Kansas
state senate, 1909-11; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1913; Kansas
state attorney general, 1915-19; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1930-34.
Presbyterian.
Died March 5,
1936 (age 65 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olive Cemetery, Troy, Kan.
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Mary Beck Briscoe (b. 1947) —
of Kansas.
Born in Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan., 1947.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1984-95; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1995-.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Wesley Ernest Brown (b. 1907) —
also known as Wesley E. Brown —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; Reno
County Attorney, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; corporate secretary and attorney, Aircraft
Woodwork Manufacturers, 1942-44; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1956;
U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1962-79; took senior status 1979.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Ripley Brown (1840-1916) —
also known as William R. Brown —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 16,
1840.
Son of John Brown and Mary (Ripley) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas, 1867-77; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1875-77; probate judge
in Oklahoma, 1894-98.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 4,
1916 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lawrence
Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Samuel Dale Brownback (b. 1956) —
also known as Sam Brownback —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan., September
12, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1995-96; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1996-2011; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 2008;
Governor
of Kansas, 2011-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2011.
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David L. Brunstrom (1899-1941) —
of Lakewood, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Lindsborg, McPherson
County, Kan., March 13,
1899.
Son of Rev. David V. Brunstrom and Catherine (Nelson) Brunstrom.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1933-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1941
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Harris
Hill Cemetery, Clarence, N.Y.
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Rousseau Angelus Burch (b. 1862) —
also known as Rousseau A. Burch —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind., August 4,
1862.
Son of Isaac A. Burch and Mary M. (Schoonover) Burch.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1902-35; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1935-36.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Calderhead (1844-1928) —
also known as William A. Calderhead —
of Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1844.
Son of Rev. E. B. Calderhead.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer;
lawyer; Marshall
County Attorney, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1895-97, 1899-1911.
Died in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
18, 1928 (age 84 years, 83
days).
Interment at Marysville
Cemetery, Marysville, Kan.
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John Lawrence Caldwell (1875-1922) —
also known as John L. Caldwell —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bourbon
County, Kan., July 16,
1875.
Son of Thomas Anderson Caldwell and Mary Alice (Hamman) Caldwell.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate 8th District, 1901-04; Bourbon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912;
U.S. Minister to Persia, 1914-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
6, 1922 (age 47 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 11,
1902, to Evelyne de Lambert. |
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John M. Campbell (1916-1999) —
also known as Jack M. Campbell —
of New Mexico.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1956-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1963-67.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in a retirement
home at Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Pitt Campbell (1862-1941) —
also known as Philip P. Campbell —
of Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia, April 25,
1862.
Son of Daniel A. Campbell and Mary (McRae) Campbell.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1903-23.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 26,
1941 (age 79 years, 31
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
to unknown location.
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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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Charles Fremont Cochran (1846-1906) —
also known as Charles F. Cochran —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., September
27, 1846.
Son of W. A. Cochran and Laetitia (Smith) Cochran.
Democrat. Printer;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; Atchison
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-84; member of Missouri
state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1897-1905.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
19, 1906 (age 60 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Albert McDonald Cole (1901-1994) —
also known as Albert M. Cole —
of Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., October
13, 1901.
Son of Walter I. Cole and Mary B. (McDonald) Cole.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1945-53.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 5,
1994 (age 92 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allyn Cole (1885-1963) —
of Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Kansas, 1885.
Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1917-20; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1919-20.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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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, Topeka, 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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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August 5,
1884.
Son of George Culbertson and Jennie (Smith) Culbertson.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S.
Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin W. Cunningham (b. 1842) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Clarksfield Township, Huron
County, Ohio, August
31, 1842.
Son of Hiram W. Cunningham and Eunice Cunningham.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Lyon
County Probate Judge, 1872-78; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Topeka, Kan.
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Robert E. Davis (b. 1939) —
of Kansas.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., August
28, 1939.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1986-93; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1993-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas Lawton Davis (b. 1842) —
also known as Thomas L. Davis —
of Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan.
Born in Kentucky, 1842.
Son of Willis G. Davis and Mary Ann Jacomine (Lawton) Davis
(1824-1913).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
to Sallie Catherine Henry. |
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Webster Davis (1861-1923) —
also known as Web Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., June 1,
1861.
Shoemaker;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1892; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1894-95.
Died in 1923
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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John Shaw Dawson (b. 1869) —
also known as John S. Dawson —
of Hill City, Graham
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland,
June
10, 1869.
Son of James J. Dawson and Annie (Shaw) Dawson.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to Gov. W.
R. Stubbs, 1909; Kansas
state attorney general, 1911-15; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) —
also known as Wesley E. Disney —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
31, 1883.
Son of Wesley Disney and Elizabeth (Matney) Disney.
Democrat. Lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1911-15; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-24; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 26,
1961 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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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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Dudley Doolittle (1881-1957) —
of Strong City, Chase
County, Kan.
Born in Cottonwood Falls, Chase
County, Kan., June 21,
1881.
Son of Joseph Harmon Doolittle and May (Jones) Doolittle.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1913-19; defeated, 1918,
1940; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Woodmen;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., November
14, 1957 (age 76 years, 146
days).
Interment at Prairie
Grove Cemetery, Cottonwood Falls, Kan.
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Henry White Edgerton (1888-1970) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rush Center, Rush
County, Kan., October
20, 1888.
Son of Charles Eugene Edgerton and Annie Benedict (White) Edgerton.
Lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1938-63.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died February
23, 1970 (age 81 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush Elmore (1819-1864) —
of Kansas.
Born in Autauga
County, Ala., February
27, 1819.
Son of John
Archer Elmore.
Lawyer; justice of
Kansas territorial supreme court, 1854-55, 1858-61.
Died August
14, 1864 (age 45 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jabez Oscar Emerson (1875-1968) —
also known as Jabez O. Emerson —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Lyon
County, Kan., February
2, 1875.
Son of Joseph Jay Emerson and Mary Elizabeth (Norman) Emerson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1926-27; appointed 1926; defeated, 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died October
6, 1968 (age 93 years, 247
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) —
also known as "Old Man Eloquent" —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio, February
20, 1834.
Son of Samuel Essick (abolitionist; took part in the
"Underground Railroad" helping escaped slaves) and Grizella
(Todd) Essick.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
publisher; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District,
1896.
Scottish,
German,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., September
19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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Thomas Ewing (1829-1896) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, August 7,
1829.
Son of Thomas
Ewing (1789-1871).
Democrat. Private secretary to Pres. Zachary
Taylor; lawyer; delegate to
Kansas state constitutional convention, 1858; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1861-62; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Fairfield County,
1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-81 (12th District 1877-79, 10th
District 1879-81); candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1879.
Struck by a Third Avenue cable
car, and died soon after, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1896 (age 66 years, 167
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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Charles Lee Faust (1879-1928) —
also known as Charles L. Faust —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, April 24,
1879.
Son of Wilson S. Faust and Ellen May Faust.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1921-28; died in
office 1928.
Died at U.S. Naval Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 237
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Highland, Kan.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Son of Warren Torry Felt (1809-1872) and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell)
Felt (1812-1855).
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1884;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Dennis Thomas Flynn (1861-1939) —
also known as Dennis T. Flynn —
of Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan.; Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., February
13, 1861.
Son of Dennis T. Flynn and Margaret (Clancy) Flynn.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1890-92; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97, 1899-1903;
defeated, 1890, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1908.
Catholic.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 19,
1939 (age 78 years, 126
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Charles Newell Fowler (1852-1932) —
also known as Charles N. Fowler —
of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.; Cranford, Union
County, N.J.; Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.; Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Lena, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
2, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1911 (8th District
1895-1903, 5th District 1903-11); member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1898-1907.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 27,
1932 (age 79 years, 207
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., 1839.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul
in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1896-97.
Episcopalian.
Died of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 18,
1898 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Lorraine Michael Gensman (1878-1954) —
also known as L. M. Gensman —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
26, 1878.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; Comanche
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1918-19; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1924;
oil
business.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., May 27,
1954 (age 75 years, 274
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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Newell Adolphus George (1904-1992) —
also known as Newell A. George —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
24, 1904.
Democrat. Staff member for U.S. Sen. George
McGill, 1933-34; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1959-61; defeated, 1960;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1961-68.
Died October
22, 1992 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert L. Gernon (b. 1943) —
of Kansas.
Born in Sabetha, Nemaha
County, Kan., July 29,
1943.
Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 22nd District, 1979-88; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1988-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Daniel Robert Glickman (b. 1944) —
also known as Dan Glickman —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., November
24, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1977-95; defeated, 1994;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1995-2001.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Luther M. Goddard (b. 1840) —
of Kansas; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
27, 1840.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1872; district judge in Colorado
5th District, 1883-92; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1892-1901, 1905-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Randolph Goodin (1836-1885) —
of Humboldt, Allen
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, December
14, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1867; district judge in Kansas
7th District, 1868-76; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1875-77; newspaper
editor.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., December
18, 1885 (age 49 years, 4
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Henry W. Green, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Kansas.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., January
15, 1949.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1993-.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Paul Ranous Greever (1891-1943) —
also known as Paul R. Greever —
of Wyoming.
Born in Lansing, Leavenworth
County, Kan., September
28, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor of
Cody, Wyo., 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1938.
Killed accidentally,
while cleaning his shotgun,
in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., February
16, 1943 (age 51 years, 141
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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Charles Benjamin Griffith (1872-1928) —
also known as Charles B. Griffith —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bourbon
County, Kan., August
28, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Bourbon
County Attorney, 1899-1900; member of Kansas
state house of representatives 18th District, 1921-22; Kansas
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Christ's Hospital,
Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 8,
1928 (age 55 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eva Burkholder. |
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Daniel W. Guernsey (1835-1902) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Stanford, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1835.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Dutchess
County Judge, 1884-1892.
Died, of pleuro-pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
8, 1902 (age about 66
years).
Interment somewhere
in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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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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Edward T. Hackney (1870-1953) —
also known as Ed T. Hackney —
of Wellington, Sumner
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill., November
11, 1870.
Son of Oscar J. Hackney and Lena (Clark) Hackney.
Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Died in 1953
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Prairie
Lawn Cemetery, Wellington, Kan.
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Herbert Spencer Hadley (1872-1927) —
also known as Herbert S. Hadley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., February
20, 1872.
Son of Maj. John Milton Hadley.
Republican. Lawyer; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-03; Missouri
state attorney general, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1912,
1916;
Governor
of Missouri, 1909-13; law
professor; Chancellor,
Washington University, 1923-27.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., December
1, 1927 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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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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Gary Warren Hart (b. 1936) —
also known as Gary Hart; Gary Warren
Hartpence —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., November
28, 1936.
Son of Carl Riley Hartpence and Nina (Pritchard) Hartpence.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1975-87; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1984,
1988;
his presidential campaign was derailed in 1987 by the scandal
over disclosure of an extramarital
affair with model Donna Rice.
Still living as of 2009.
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William West Harvey (b. 1869) —
also known as W. W. Harvey —
of Ashland, Clark
County, Kan.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
21, 1869.
Son of James Davidson Harvey and Rebecca (Sparks) Harvey.
Republican. Lawyer; Clark
County Attorney, 1907-09; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1917-22; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1926-31.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Atwood Hatch (1889-1963) —
also known as Carl A. Hatch —
of Clovis, Curry
County, N.M.
Born in Kirwin, Phillips
County, Kan., November
27, 1889.
Son of Harley Atwood Hatch and Esther Shannon (Ryan) Hatch.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in New Mexico 9th District,
1923-29; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1933-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1940,
1944,
1948
(co-chair, Credentials
Committee); Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1949-63.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Best known as the author of the "Hatch Act" of 1939-40, prohibiting
federal employees from engaging in political activity.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., September
15, 1963 (age 73 years, 292
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Dennis Hawver (b. 1943) —
of Ozawkie, Jefferson
County, Kan.
Born May 6,
1943.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
Libertarian candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 2000, 2004; candidate
for Governor of
Kansas, 2002 (Libertarian), 2006 (Republican primary);
Libertarian candidate for Kansas
state attorney general, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Eldridge Vanleer Holland (b. 1880) —
also known as E. V. Holland —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Kan., November
10, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1929-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-39, 1949-59; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1958-59.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frank Jodon Horton (b. 1877) —
also known as Frank J. Horton —
of Davis City, Decatur
County, Iowa; Goodland, Sherman
County, Kan.
Born in Missouri, October
18, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins Perryman Horton (b. 1889) —
also known as Wilkins P. Horton —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1919, 1927, 1931, 1935; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Pittsboro, N.C.
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Thomas Jefferson Humes (1849-1904) —
also known as Thomas J. Humes —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., February
14, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1877-80; superior court judge in
Washington, 1890; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1897-1904.
Died in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, November
9, 1904 (age 55 years, 269
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Lyman Underwood Humphrey (1844-1915) —
also known as Lyman U. Humphrey —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in New Baltimore, Stark
County, Ohio, July 25,
1844.
Son of Lyman Humphrey and Elizabeth (Everhart) Humphrey.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; banker;
candidate for Kansas
state house of representatives, 1871; member of Kansas
state senate, 1876; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1877-81; Governor of
Kansas, 1889-93; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1892.
Died in Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan., September
12, 1915 (age 71 years, 49
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Independence, Kan.
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Walter Augustus Huxman (1887-1972) —
also known as Walter Huxman —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born near Pretty Prairie, Reno
County, Kan., February
16, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1928; Governor of
Kansas, 1937-39; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1939-57; took senior
status 1957.
Disciples
of Christ.
Suffered an apparent stroke and
died in a hospital
at Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 25,
1972 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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John James Ingalls (1833-1900) —
also known as John J. Ingalls —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Middleton, Essex
County, Mass., December
29, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kansas
state senate, 1862; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1862, 1864; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1873-91.
Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M., August
16, 1900 (age 66 years, 230
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) —
also known as William M. Jenkins —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.; Kay
County, Okla.; Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio, April 25,
1856.
Son of William Jenkins and Lydia (Miller) Jenkins.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1888;
secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901; Governor of
Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Removed
from office as Governor in a scandal
over a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him.
Died in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., October
19, 1941 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Southern
Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.
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William Dennis Jochems (b. 1886) —
also known as William D. Jochems —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April 20,
1886.
Son of Theodore Jochems and Julia (Halling) Jochems.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1930; appointed 1930.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Theodore Jochems and Julia (Halling) Jochems; married, November
7, 1911, to Helen Roetzel (died 1922); married, January
28, 1925, to Alicia C. Healy. |
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John Gilmore Johnson (b. 1852) —
of Peabody, Marion
County, Kan.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
22, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Racine Steel & Iron
Manufacturing Co.; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1873
to Lura Will. |
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Lee A. Johnson (b. 1947) —
of Kansas.
Born in Caldwell, Sumner
County, Kan., June 28,
1947.
Insurance
agent; lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 2001-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Charles Lemuel Kagey (1876-1941) —
also known as Charles L. Kagey —
of Hays City, Logan
County, Kan.; Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.
Born in New Market, Shenandoah
County, Va., December
22, 1876.
Son of John H. Kagey and Emma F. (Fultz) Kagey.
Republican. Lawyer; Logan
County Attorney, 1899-1900; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1921-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1941
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Kaul (c.1912-2000) —
of Kansas.
Born near Holton, Jackson
County, Kan., about 1912.
Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1965-77.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March 13,
2000 (age about 88
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvin Olin King (1890-1958) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Leoti, Wichita
County, Kan., June 21,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1925-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1931-32; Governor of
Louisiana, 1932.
Methodist.
Died in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., February
21, 1958 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Lake Charles, La.
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David S. Knudson (b. 1941) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Goodland, Sherman
County, Kan., August
22, 1941.
Lawyer; district judge in Kansas, 1981-95; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1995-.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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James Oliver Laing (b. 1874) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., April 19,
1874.
Lawyer; real estate
business; U.S. Consul in Malta, 1910-14; Karachi, 1914-16; Batavia, 1916-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Doug Lamborn (b. 1954) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., May 24,
1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Colorado
state senate, 1998-2006; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 5th District, 2007-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Herman Moore Langworthy (b. 1880) —
also known as Herman M. Langworthy —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Fairmont, Riley
County, Kan., December
16, 1880.
Son of Mary Haight (Moore) Langworthy (born 1858) and Simon Burton
Langworthy (1858-1924).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1936
(chair, Resolutions
Committee), 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Haight (Moore) Langworthy (born 1858) and Simon Burton
Langworthy (1858-1924); married, August 5,
1908, to Minnie Luella Leach (born 1878); father of Robert
Burton Langworthy. |
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Robert L. Lewis, Jr. (b. 1939) —
of Kansas.
Born in Atwood, Rawlins
County, Kan., July 28,
1939.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1989-.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 2002.
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Victor Linley (b. 1865) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., September
5, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Superior, Wis., 1906-08; member of Wisconsin
state senate 11th District, 1911-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Campbell Little (1858-1924) —
also known as Edward C. Little —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, December
14, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1892;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate
for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1914; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1917-24; died in office
1924.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 27,
1924 (age 65 years, 196
days).
Interment at Abilene
Cemetery, Abilene, Kan.
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Tyler C. Lockett (b. 1932) —
of Kansas.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., December
7, 1932.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Kansas, 1971-77; district
judge in Kansas, 1977-83; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1983-.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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David Perley Lowe (1823-1882) —
also known as David P. Lowe —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born near Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
22, 1823.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1863-64; district judge in Kansas, 1867-71,
1879-82; U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1871-75; chief
justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.
Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan., April 10,
1882 (age 58 years, 231
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan.
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Christel E. Marquardt —
of Kansas.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1995-.
Female.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Marshall (1858-1931) —
of Howard, Elk
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., April 11,
1858.
Son of Humphrey Marshall and Margaret (Rice) Marshall.
Republican. Lawyer; Elk
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1915-31; died in office 1931.
Methodist.
Died March 25,
1931 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Addie Jenks. |
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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, Topeka, Kan.
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Henry Freeman Mason (1860-1927) —
also known as Henry F. Mason —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
17, 1860.
Son of Lemuel B. Mason and Lucy (Cole) Mason.
Republican. Lawyer; Finney
County Attorney, 1889-93; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1903-27; died in office 1927.
Unitarian.
Died May 4,
1927 (age 67 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lemuel B. Mason and Lucy (Cole) Mason; married, November
26, 1891, to Elizabeth Wilkinson (died 1909); married, July 16,
1910, to Lucy S. Greene. |
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Kathryn Ellen O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894-1952) —
also known as Kathryn Ellen O'Loughlin —
of Hays, Ellis
County, Kan.
Born near Hays, Ellis
County, Kan., April 24,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in Hays, Ellis
County, Kan., January
16, 1952 (age 57 years, 267
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hays, Kan.
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Joseph H. McDowell (b. 1907) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Belleville, Republic
County, Kan., October
15, 1907.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1948-64; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1964-71; appointed 1964.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kay McFarland (b. 1935) —
of Kansas.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., July 20,
1935.
Lawyer; probate judge in Kansas, 1971-72; district judge in
Kansas, 1973-77; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1977-; appointed 1977; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1995-.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Harold Clement McGugin (1893-1946) —
also known as Harold McGugin —
of Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born near Liberty, Montgomery
County, Kan., November
22, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1927; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1931-35; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
While in military service in France during World
War II, contracted an incurable
disease; died in the Army and Navy Hospital,
Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March 7,
1946 (age 52 years, 105
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
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Bird Segle McGuire (1865-1930) —
also known as Bird S. McGuire —
of Chautauqua, Chautauqua
County, Kan.; Pawnee, Pawnee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1903-07; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1907-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1920.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., November
9, 1930 (age 65 years, 27
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Robert H. McWilliams (b. 1916) —
of Colorado.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., April 27,
1916.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal
judge in Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado, 1952-60; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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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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Lee Monroe (b. 1857) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Freehold Township, Warren
County, Pa., October
27, 1857.
Son of Cyrus Monroe and Ruth (Woodin) Monroe.
Lawyer; Register, U.S. Land Office,, Wa-Keeney, Kansas,
1889-93; district judge in Kansas 23rd District, 1895-1903.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lilla Day Moore. |
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Dennis Moore (b. 1945) —
of Lenexa, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Anthony, Harper
County, Kan., November
8, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Pierson Morehouse (b. 1859) —
of Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., July 28,
1859.
Son of Horace Morehouse and Lavinia F. (Strong) Morehouse.
Republican. Lawyer; Morris
County Attorney, 1894-97; local attorney, Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad,
1894-1915; member of Kansas
state senate, 1901-05; historian.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-1879) —
also known as Benjamin F. Mudge —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky.; Quindaro (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Orrington, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
11, 1817.
Son of James Mudge and Ruth Mudge.
Lawyer; school
teacher; chemist;
geologist;
mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1852-53.
Died November
21, 1879 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Arthur Neeley (1879-1919) —
also known as George A. Neeley —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Detroit, Pike
County, Ill., August 1,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1912-15; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1914; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1916.
Died in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., January
1, 1919 (age 39 years, 153
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Chandler, Okla.
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George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) —
also known as George M. Nicholson —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Sulphur, Murray
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Riley
County, Kan., May 30,
1874.
Son of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September
1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon (died 1919); married, July 31,
1927, to Edith Cole. |
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Lawton R. Nuss (b. 1952) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., December
30, 1952.
Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 2002-.
Still living as of 2002.
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James Washington Orr (b. 1855) —
also known as J. W. Orr —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
14, 1855.
Son of James Orr and Mary Elizabeth (Underhill) Orr.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-1908; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1901-07; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1924.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harris F. Otis (1816-1861) —
of Danby, Rutland
County, Vt.; Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Vermont, June 3,
1816.
Son of David Harris Otis (1775-1847) and Sarah (Rogers) Otis
(1779-1864).
Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1849; mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1860-61.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., 1861
(age about
45 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Mark V. Parkinson (b. 1957) —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., June 24,
1957.
Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1991-92; member of Kansas
state senate, 1993-97; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1999-2003; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 2007-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 2008;
Governor
of Kansas, 2009-11.
Still living as of 2011.
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James Blackwood Pearson (1920-2009) —
also known as James B. Pearson —
of Shawnee Mission, Johnson
County, Kan.; Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 7,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; probate judge in Kansas, 1954-56; member of Kansas
state senate 10th District, 1956-60; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1960; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962-78; resigned 1978.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., January
13, 2009 (age 88 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Topeka, Kan.
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Samuel Ritter Peters (1842-1910) —
also known as Samuel R. Peters —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.; Marion, Marion
County, Kan.; Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.
Born in Walnut Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, August
16, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1872;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1874-75; district judge in Kansas, 1875-83; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 7th
District 1885-91).
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., April 21,
1910 (age 67 years, 248
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
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John Pettit (1807-1877) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 24,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1835, 1841; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1839-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1843-49; delegate to
Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; Presidential
Elector for Indiana, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1853-55; defeated, 1854; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1855-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1856,
1864
(alternate); chief
justice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1859-61; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1867-71; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1871-77.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., June 17,
1877 (age 69 years, 328
days).
Interment at Greenbush
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Frederick Waldron Phelps (b. 1929) —
also known as Fred Phelps —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
13, 1929.
Son of Frederick Wade Phelps (1893-1977) and Catherine Idalette
(Johnson) Phelps (c.1907-1935).
Democrat. Lawyer; disbarred
by the state of Kansas in 1979 over harassment
of a court reporter and perjury
during the proceedings; in 1985, nine Federal judges filed a
disciplinary complaint against him over alleged false
accusations, which led to an agreement that he cease law
practice in Federal court; pastor of
the Westboro Baptist Church, which is widely
reviled for its extreme hatred
of homosexuals, and its tactics, such as picketing at military
funerals; candidate in primary for Governor of
Kansas, 1990, 1994, 1998; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1992; candidate for mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1993, 1997.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2011.
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Harry Emerson Pratt (1884-1957) —
also known as Harry E. Pratt —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Norton, Norton
County, Kan., January
26, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1935-57.
Died December
14, 1957 (age 73 years, 322
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fairbanks
Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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John L. Rader (b. 1927) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Howard, Elk
County, Kan., February
11, 1927.
Son of Ralph R. Rader.
Lawyer; Alaska
state attorney general, 1959-60; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961-66.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives:
Married 1951
to Carolyn Weigand. |
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Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) —
also known as Payne Ratner —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., October
3, 1896.
Son of Harry Ratner and Julia (Miller) Ratner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; Labette
County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas
state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of
Kansas, 1939-43.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., December
27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita
Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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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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Rollin Raymond Rees (1865-1935) —
also known as Rollin R. Rees —
of Minneapolis, Ottawa
County, Kan.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, January
10, 1865.
Son of Victor D. Rees and Augusta L. (Carroll) Rees.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Attorney, 1895-99; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; district judge in
Kansas 30th District, 1903-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1935 (age 70 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Son of Simon Reese and Mary Ann (Steidly) Reese.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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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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B. K. Roberts (1907-1999) —
of Florida.
Born in Sopchoppy, Wakulla
County, Fla., 1907.
Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1949-76.
Died in 1999
(age about
92 years).
Interment somewhere
in Tallahassee, Fla.
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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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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; farm
implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport;
ran a flying
school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1997; school superintendent for
Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gary W. Rulon (b. 1941) —
of Kansas.
Born in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., May 18,
1941.
Lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1988-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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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, Topeka, Kan.
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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Son of Sophia (Snell) St. John (1797-1851) and Samuel St. John
(1802-1855).
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
5, 1893.
Son of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Errett Power Scrivner (1898-1978) —
also known as Errett P. Scrivner —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., March 20,
1898.
Son of Rev. William Henry Scrivner and Nancy Etta (West) Scrivner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1943-59.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 5,
1978 (age 80 years, 46
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Florida
Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Fla.
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Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Olivet, Belmont
County, Ohio, February
24, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Ohio, 1838-40, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1844-45; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1853-55; defeated, 1832;
Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1855-56, 1856; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1876.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., August
30, 1877 (age 75 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Merrell Quentin Sharpe (1888-1962) —
also known as M. Q. Sharpe —
of Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan., January
11, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1929-33; Governor of
South Dakota, 1943-47; candidate in inconclusive primary 1942;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1952.
Lake Sharpe, created by the Big Bend Dam, is named for
him.
Died in Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak., January
22, 1962 (age 74 years, 11
days).
Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Oacoma, S.Dak.
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Garner Edward Shriver (1912-1998) —
also known as Garner E. Shriver —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Towanda, Butler
County, Kan., July 6,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-61; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1961-77.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in 1998
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred N. Six (b. 1929) —
of Kansas.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., April 20,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1987-88; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1988-.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2002.
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Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) —
also known as Edward R. Sloan —
of Sheridan
County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., March 12,
1883.
Son of George W. Sloan (1850-1916) and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan
(1856-1935).
Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan
County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Optimist
Club.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent K. Snowbarger (b. 1949) —
also known as Vince Snowbarger —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., September
16, 1949.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1985-96; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1997-99; defeated, 1998.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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Lynn Upshaw Stambaugh (1890-1971) —
also known as Lynn U. Stambaugh —
of North Dakota.
Born in Abilene, Dickinson
County, Kan., July 4,
1890.
Son of Winfield Scott Stambaugh.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1944.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 27,
1971 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Married 1915
to Enid Ericson. |
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Frederick Perry Stanton (1814-1894) —
also known as Frederick P. Stanton —
of Tennessee.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), December
22, 1814.
Son of Richard Stanton and Harriet (Perry) Stanton.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1845-55; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1857; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1857, 1857.
Died near Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., June 4,
1894 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at South
Lake Weir Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
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Joseph Taggart (1867-1938) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Waukon, Allamakee
County, Iowa, June 15,
1867.
Son of John Taggart and Bridget Mary (Devitt) Taggart.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wyandotte
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1911-17; defeated, 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court judge in
Kansas, 1924.
Died in Wadsworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., December
3, 1938 (age 71 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Henry George Templar (1904-1988) —
also known as George Templar —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., October
18, 1904.
Son of John Templar and Carlotta E. (Linn) Templar.
Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1933-41; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1953-54; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1962-74; took senior status 1974; senior judge, 1974-88.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August 5,
1988 (age 83 years, 292
days).
Interment at Memorial
Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kan.
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Frank Gordon Theis (1911-1998) —
also known as Frank G. Theis —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Yale, Crawford
County, Kan., June 26,
1911.
Son of Peter F. Theis and Maude (Cooke) Theis.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1950; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1955-60; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1957-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1967-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
17, 1998 (age 86 years, 205
days).
Interment at Memorial
Lawn Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kan.
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Jasper Napoleon Tincher (1878-1951) —
also known as J. N. Tincher —
of Medicine Lodge, Barber
County, Kan.
Born in Sullivan
County, Mo., November
2, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1919-27.
Died in 1951
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, Kan.
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Clark E. Tucker (1897-1971) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born December
1, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1947-55; indicted
in 1952, along with two city commissioners, on charges
related to city procurement of asphalt.
Died December
18, 1971 (age 74 years, 17
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Joseph E. Vogler (1913-1993) —
also known as Joe Vogler —
of Alaska.
Born in Barnes, Washington
County, Kan., April 24,
1913.
Lawyer; gold miner;
real
estate developer; candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1974 (Alaskan Independence), 1982, 1986 (Alaskan
Independence).
Died in 1993
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert John Walker (1801-1869) —
also known as Robert J. Walker —
of Madisonville, Madison
County, Miss.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 19,
1801.
Son of Jonathan
Hoge Walker and Lucretia (Duncan) Walker.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1835-45; resigned 1845; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-49; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1857; newspaper
publisher.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
11, 1869 (age 68 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thaddeus H. Walker (1831-1895) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., September
12, 1831.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1858;
candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1872.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
14, 1895 (age 64 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt (1889-1963) —
also known as Mabel Walker; "First Lady of
Law"; "Prohibition Portia" —
of Temple City, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Indio, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Woodsdale, Stevens
County, Kan., May 23,
1889.
Daughter of David William Walker and Myrtle S. (Eaton) Walker.
Republican. Lawyer; Assistant U.S. Attorney General, 1921-29;
directed Prohibition prosecutions; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1928,
1932.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of cancer, in
Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., April 6,
1963 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Yoder (b. 1951) —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., January
9, 1951.
Son of Gideon G. Yoder and Stella H. Yoder.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 9th District,
1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1990; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1993-96; defeated, 1988;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2004;
candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2010.
Mennonite.
Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April 23,
1870.
Son of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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