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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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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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Harold R. Fatzer (b. 1910) —
of Kinsley, Edwards
County, Kan.
Born in Fellsburg, Edwards
County, Kan., August 3,
1910.
Son of John R. Fatzer and Rella (Shannon) Fatzer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Kansas
state attorney general, 1949-56; appointed 1949; resigned 1956;
justice
of Kansas state supreme court, 1956.
Protestant. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Frances Josephine Schwaup. |
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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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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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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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Elwill Mattson Shanahan (1912-1983) —
also known as Elwill M. Shanahan; Elwill Mattson;
Elwill Weltner —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., September
22, 1912.
Daughter of August Mattson and Adina Mattson.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Kansas, 1966-78; appointed 1966; retired 1978.
Female.
Protestant.
Died October
5, 1983 (age 71 years, 13
days).
Interment at Mission Hill Cemetery, Smolan, Kan.; cenotaph at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
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Jesse Marvin Unruh (1922-1987) —
also known as Jesse M. Unruh; Jess Unruh; "Big
Daddy" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., September
30, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-70; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1962-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1970; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; California
state treasurer, 1975-87; died in office 1987.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 4,
1987 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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