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George A. Allen, Jr. (1868-1932) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Son of George A. Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen.
Republican. School
teacher; school
principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Justin Allen (1868-1950) —
also known as Henry J. Allen —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Pittsfield, Warren
County, Pa., September
11, 1868.
Son of John Allen and Rebecca (Goodin) Allen.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1912,
1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1919-23; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Inducted to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of
Fame.
Died of cerebral
thrombosis, in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
17, 1950 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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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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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 Shirk Arthur, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Son of Charles Shirk Arthur and Anna (Pearson) Arthur.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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William Henry Avery (1911-2009) —
also known as William H. Avery —
of Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan.
Born in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., August
11, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1955-65 (1st District 1955-63, 2nd
District 1963-65); Governor of
Kansas, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wakefield, Clay
County, Kan., November
4, 2009 (age 98 years, 85
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wakefield, Kan.
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Bob Best —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Shawnee, Kan., 1989-93.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1993.
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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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Tom Felix Bolack (1918-1998) —
of Farmington, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born in Cowley
County, Kan., May 18,
1918.
Son of Ralph Waldo Bolack and Christol Hazel (Sheets) Bolack.
Republican. Oil and gas
producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball
team; director, First State Bank, Cuba,
N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium Co.;
director, Western American Life
Insurance Co.; mayor
of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1962-63.
Methodist. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Elks; Lions.
Died May 20,
1998 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Jeremiah Dunham Botkin (1849-1921) —
also known as Jeremiah D. Botkin —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.; Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born near Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., April 24,
1849.
Son of Richard Botkin and Nancy (Barr) Botkin.
Methodist
minister; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1888 (Prohibition), 1908 (Democratic); U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1897-99; defeated, 1894.
Methodist.
Died in Liberal, Seward
County, Kan., December
29, 1921 (age 72 years, 249
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Nancy E. Boyda (b. 1955) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August 2,
1955.
Democrat. Chemist;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 2007-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Floyd Breeding (1901-1977) —
also known as J. Floyd Breeding —
of Rolla, Morton
County, Kan.
Born near Robinson, Brown
County, Kan., September
28, 1901.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1947-49; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1950; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1957-63; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., October
17, 1977 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Kan.
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Joseph Little Bristow (1861-1944) —
also known as Joseph L. Bristow —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born near Hazel Green, Wolfe
County, Ky., July 22,
1861.
Son of William Bristow and Savannah (Little) Bristow.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; secretary of
Kansas Republican Party, 1894-98; private secretary to Gov. Edmund
N. Morrill, 1895-97; special commander of Panama Railroad,
1905; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1909-15.
Methodist.
Died in Fairfax
County, Va., July 14,
1944 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at Gypsum
Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
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Clinton P. Collier —
also known as "Pinkie" —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Shawnee, Kan., 1970-73.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1973.
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James Charles Corman (1920-2000) —
also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Reseda, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., October
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75,
21st District 1975-81).
Methodist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights
Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders.
The federal building in Van Nuys, Calif., was named for
him in 2001.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John William Crutcher (b. 1916) —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Ensign, Gray
County, Kan., December
19, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Kansas
state senate, 1953-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1965-69.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
U.S. Postal Rate Commissioner, 1982-93.
Still living as of 1993.
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Charles Calhoun Dail (1909-1968) —
also known as Charles C. Dail —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., January
11, 1909.
Son of Charles Darwin Dail and Hester (Cooksey) Dail.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1955-63.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 13,
1968 (age 59 years, 184
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Jonathan McMillan Davis (1871-1943) —
also known as Jonathan M. Davis —
of Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bronson, Bourbon
County, Kan., April 27,
1871.
Son of Jonathan McMillan Davis and Eve (Holeman) Davis.
Farmer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1905-13; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913-17; Governor of
Kansas, 1923-25; defeated, 1920 (Democratic), 1926 (Democratic),
1936 (Democratic primary), 1938 (Independent); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Arrested
the day after his gubernatorial term expired; indicted
twice for bribery;
tried
and acquitted both times.
Died June 27,
1943 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Bronson
Cemetery, Bronson, Kan.
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Morrill Ingalls Davis (1841-1930) —
of Kansas.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 2,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1901-03.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Turlock, Stanislaus
County, Calif., May 29,
1930 (age 89 years, 27
days).
Interment at Turlock
Cemetery, Turlock, Calif.
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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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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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Walter Scott Fees (1887-1964) —
also known as Walter S. Fees —
of Iola, Allen
County, Kan.
Born in Holton, Jackson
County, Kan., August 9,
1887.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
Kansas
Republican state chair, 1941, 1946-48.
Methodist.
Died in April, 1964
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Iola, Kan.
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Rolland E. Fisher —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1968.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart
attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Bill Graves (b. 1953) —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., January
9, 1953.
Republican. Trucking
business; secretary of
state of Kansas, 1987-95; Governor of
Kansas, 1995-2003.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2011.
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Nehemiah Green (1837-1890) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Hardin
County, Ohio, March 8,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1867-68; Governor of
Kansas, 1868-69.
Methodist.
Died in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., January
12, 1890 (age 52 years, 310
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
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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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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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James Freeman Hale (1856-1936) —
also known as J. F. Hale —
of Mankato, Jewell
County, Kan.
Born in Nova
Scotia, February
29, 1856.
Son of William H. Hale and Clarissa (Davis) Hale.
Democrat. School
teacher; Jewell
County Register of Deeds, 1896-98; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1924,
1928.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in 1936
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Mankato, Kan.
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Frederick Lee Hall (1916-1970) —
also known as Fred Hall —
of Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan.
Born in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., July 24,
1916.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1951-55; Governor of
Kansas, 1955-57; resigned 1957; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1957.
Methodist.
Died in Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan., March 18,
1970 (age 53 years, 237
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kan.
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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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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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Russell Jump (1895-2000) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., March 16,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Wichita, Kan., 1952-53.
Methodist.
Died in Pratt, Pratt
County, Kan., April 18,
2000 (age 105 years, 33
days).
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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Robert G. Knight (b. 1941) —
also known as Bob Knight —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born July 31,
1941.
Republican. Investment
banker; mayor of
Wichita, Kan., 1980-81, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1995-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1986; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Kansas, 2002; candidate in primary for Kansas
state senate 30th District, 2004.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Habitat
for Humanity.
Still living as of 2005.
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Son of John Manuel Landon and Anne (Mossman) Landon.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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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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Ardena Lavonne Matlack (b. 1930) —
also known as Ardena Matlack —
of Clearwater, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born December
20, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1977-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Donald Matlack. |
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William Alexander McIntosh (1833-1912) —
of Barnsville, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Grant, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March 18,
1833.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state
legislature, 1866-67.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1912
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Near Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan.
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Jan Meyers (b. 1928) —
of Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Superior, Nuckolls
County, Neb., July 20,
1928.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state senate, 1973-85; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1985-97.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jerry Moran (b. 1954) —
of Hays, Ellis
County, Kan.
Born in Great Bend, Barton
County, Kan., May 29,
1954.
Republican. Bank
officer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1989-96; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1997-2011; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 2004;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 2011-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2012.
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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 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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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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Eugene Collins Pulliam (b. 1889) —
also known as Eugene C. Pulliam —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grant
County, Kan., May 3,
1889.
Son of Irvin Brown Pulliam and Martha Ellen (Collins) Pulliam.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952,
1956.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Nina G. Mason. |
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Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) —
also known as Clyde M. Reed —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
19, 1871.
Son of Martin V. Reed and Mary A. Reed.
Republican. Secretary to Gov. Henry
J. Allen, 1919; newspaper
publisher; Governor of
Kansas, 1929-31; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1939-49; died in office 1949.
Methodist.
Died in Parsons, Labette
County, Kan., November
8, 1949 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Parsons, Kan.
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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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Charles Patrick Roberts (b. 1936) —
also known as Pat Roberts —
of Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April 20,
1936.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1981-97; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1997-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2012.
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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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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Keith George Sebelius (1916-1982) —
also known as Keith G. Sebelius —
of Almena, Norton
County, Kan.; Norton, Norton
County, Kan.
Born in Almena, Norton
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Kansas
state senate, 1962-68; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1969-81.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Norton, Norton
County, Kan., August 5,
1982 (age 65 years, 329
days).
Interment at Norton
Cemetery, Norton, Kan.
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Agustas B. Shoemaker (1861-1936) —
also known as Gus Shoemaker —
of Kansas.
Born in Plano, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March 7,
1861.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899, 1909.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lenora, Norton
County, Kan., January
1, 1936 (age 74 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lucerne
Cemetery, Lucerne, Kan.
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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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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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George Washington Sutton (1843-1917) —
also known as George W. Sutton —
Born in Ohio
County, Ind., August 5,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1881-84; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Cleveland, Pawnee
County, Okla., May 17,
1917 (age 73 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) —
Born in Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan., February
22, 1901.
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1954-56; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1956-57; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1957-62.
Methodist. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Died November
26, 1973 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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