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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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Leland Judd Barrows (1906-1988) —
also known as Leland J. Barrows —
of Kansas.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., October
27, 1906.
Son of Eugene Barrows and Florence Emma (Judd) Barrows.
Newspaper
reporter; radio
broadcaster; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, 1960-66; Togo, 1960-61.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 3,
1988 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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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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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Elizabeth Hanford Dole (b. 1936) —
also known as Elizabeth Dole; Liddy Dole; Mary
Elizabeth Hanford —
of North Carolina.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., July 29,
1936.
Daughter of John Van Hanford (1893-1978) and Mary Ella (Cathey)
Hanford (1901-2004).
Republican. Member, Federal
Trade Commission, 1973-79; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1983-87; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1989-90; president, American Red Cross,
1991-2000; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2000;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 2003-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Carol Howe Foster (b. 1884) —
also known as Carol H. Foster —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Sedgwick, Harvey
County, Kan., May 29,
1884.
Son of Rev. Festus Foster and Lillian (Howe) Foster.
Rhodes
scholar; U.S. Consul in Vienna, 1919-24; Rotterdam, 1928-34; U.S. Consul General in Rotterdam, 1934; Sao Paulo, 1934-38; Cape Town, 1947.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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