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Christopher J. Abbott (b. 1889) —
of Hyannis, Grant
County, Neb.
Born in Bird City, Cheyenne
County, Kan., October
11, 1889.
Son of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott.
Republican. Banker;
lumber business; director, Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948,
1952.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott; married 1914 to Helen
Sears; married, August
14, 1933, to Ethel Schmitz. |
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Garfield Joseph Archer (1880-1940) —
also known as Garfield Archer —
of Densmore, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., June 9,
1880.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber, coal,
and grain
merchant; ordained
minister; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1932; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940.
Methodist.
Died in Densmore, Norton
County, Kan., November
7, 1940 (age 60 years, 151
days).
Interment at Densmore
Cemetery, Densmore, Kan.
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Charles Christopher Eberhardt (1871-1965) —
also known as Charles C. Eberhardt —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., July 27,
1871.
Son of Christopher Eberhardt and Anna Catharine (Lampert) Eberhardt.
Republican. Lumber business; insurance
agent; oil
business; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Mexico City, 1904-06; U.S. Consul in Iquitos, 1906-08; Barranquilla, 1908-10; U.S. Consul General in , 1910-11, 1919-24; Rio de Janeiro, 1918-19; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1925-29; Costa Rica, 1930-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died February
22, 1965 (age 93 years, 210
days).
Interment at Gypsum
Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
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John Mills Houston (1890-1975) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Formoso, Jewell
County, Kan., September
15, 1890.
Son of Samuel J. Houston and Dora (Nieves) Houston.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber
dealer; mayor of
Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942;
member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., April 29,
1975 (age 84 years, 226
days).
Interment at Melrose
Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
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William Forest Phares (b. 1886) —
also known as William F. Phares —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Sharon, Barber
County, Kan., June 7,
1886.
Son of Edgar C. Phares and Mary (Craig) Phares.
Republican. Lumber dealer; hardware
business; banker;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1914-26; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1924-26, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1940.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maude Marie Bainum. |
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Elijah Sells (1814-1897) —
of Scott
County, Ill.; Sweetland, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.; Palmyra, Douglas
County, Kan.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Franklin
County, Ohio, February
5, 1814.
Son of William Henry Sells (1790-1872) and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells
(1791-1867).
Republican. Stoneware
manufacturer; lumber business; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Muscatine County,
1844; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1856-63; member of Kansas
state house of representatives; secretary
of Utah Territory, 1889-93.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 13,
1897 (age 83 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Sells (1790-1872) and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells
(1791-1867); married, March 10,
1835, to Isabella Watt (1816-1889); married to Harriet Jacques
Wetmore (1836-1916); father of Elijah Watt Sells (1858-1924;
co-founder of the Haskins & Sells accounting firm). |
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Morris Sawyer Tremaine (1871-1941) —
also known as Morris S. Tremaine —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Dodge, Ford
County, Kan., February
27, 1871.
Son of Dr. William Scott Tremaine.
Democrat. Lumber business; insurance
executive; New York
state comptroller, 1927-41; died in office 1941; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Died October
12, 1941 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
to Maude Middledith. |
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