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Kenneth Theodore Anderson (1909-1996) —
also known as Kenneth Anderson —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Burdick, Morris
County, Kan., June 22,
1909.
Son of Emil Theodore Anderson and Cora Florentine (Bjorkback)
Anderson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1948; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1952-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1956.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died March 30,
1996 (age 86 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Steve Kenneth Baden (b. 1952) —
also known as Steve Baden —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., January
23, 1952.
Son of Kenneth A. Baden and JoAnn (Felts) Baden.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1972.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 1973.
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John W. Carlin (b. 1940) —
of Smolan, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., August 3,
1940.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1971-79; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1977-78; Governor of
Kansas, 1979-87; defeated in primary, 1990; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1994.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2011.
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Roy M. Erlich (1928-1997) —
of Kansas.
Born in Susank, Barton
County, Kan., December
6, 1928.
Member of Kansas
state house of representatives; member of Kansas
state senate.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in a hospital
at Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., November
28, 1997 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Interment at Hoisington
Cemetery, Hoisington, Kan.
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Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) —
also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big
Ed" —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Scandia, Republic
County, Kan., January
1, 1884.
Son of Nels Johnson and Anna Belle (Lunn) Johnson.
Democrat. Railroad
work; telegrapher;
farmer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of
Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 30,
1970 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842-1896) —
also known as Arthur C. Mellette —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., June 23,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Governor of
Dakota Territory, 1889; Governor of
South Dakota, 1889-93.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., May 25,
1896 (age 53 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Frank Nelson (b. 1865) —
of Kansas; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., December
14, 1865.
Son of Charles M. Nelson and Caroline Nelson.
Republican. Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1899-1903; president,
Minnesota College, from 1907; candidate in primary for Governor of
Minnesota, 1920.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Milo W. Sutton (b. 1928) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Salina, Saline
County, Kan.; Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Hartford, Lyon
County, Kan., December
24, 1928.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1956.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2002.
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