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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.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott; married 1914 to Helen Sears; married, August 14, 1933, to Ethel Schmitz.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, July 3, 1897, to Emma Maude McComas.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, March 29, 1944, to Mary Ann Bowen.
  William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) — also known as William A. Ayres — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ill., April 19, 1867. Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres. Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District 1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946. Christian. German ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., February 17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304 days). Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1896, to Dula Pease.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) — of Montana. Born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., February 13, 1925. Son of William Russell Battin and Hannah (McBroom) Battin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1959-60; U.S. Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69; U.S. District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Theta Phi; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died, of cancer, in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., September 27, 1996 (age 71 years, 227 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, August 9, 1947, to Barbara F. Choate.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
  Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) — also known as Richard E. Bird — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 4, 1878. Son of Nicholas Bird and Laura Cordelia (Wilder) Bird. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 18th District, 1917-20; U.S. Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, May 21, 1903, to Gertrude M. Hacker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) — also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M. Bistline — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Ransom, Ness County, Kan., March 25, 1896. Son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and died from a heart attack, in the courtroom at the Bingham County Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, January 20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Nephew of Joseph Bistline; son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline; married, August 16, 1921, to Anne Glindemann (1897-1991); father of Beverly Barbara Bistline. See Bistline family of Idaho.
  Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) — also known as Marc Boss — of Columbus, Cherokee County, Kan. Born in Bremen, Marshall County, Ind., January 24, 1901. Son of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss. Republican. Lawyer; Cherokee County Attorney, 1931-33; member of Kansas state senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1952; Governor of Guam, 1959-60. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Suffered a heart attack while addressing a meeting of the Kansas Business and Professional Women, and died soon after, in the City Hospital, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kan., March 21, 1967 (age 66 years, 56 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, August 11, 1926, to Margery Griswold.
  Raymond Victor Bottomly (1885-1961) — also known as R. V. Bottomly — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Cedarville, Smith County, Kan., July 16, 1885. Son of Byron Shelley Bottomly (1850-1908) and Isabelle (Pilcher) Bottomly (1860-1922). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Montana state attorney general, 1942-49. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died in Silver Bow County, Mont., February 14, 1961 (age 75 years, 213 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 10, 1916, to Mouriel M. Heath (1896-1980).
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 28, 1933, to Dorothy Mae Cook (1908-1977).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Darby (1895-1987) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 23, 1895. Son of Harry Darby and Florence Isabelle (Smith) Darby. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; shipbuilder; member of Republican National Committee from Kansas, 1940-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Navy League; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Rotary; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 17, 1987 (age 91 years, 359 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, December 17, 1917, to Edith Marie Cubbison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) — also known as Robert B. Docking — of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 9, 1925. Son of George Docking. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Eagles; Moose. Died October 8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Doran R. 'Ray' Dole (1901-1975) and Bina (Talbott) Dole (1904-1983); married 1948 to Phyllis E. Holden (divorced 1972); married, December 6, 1975, to Mary Elizabeth Hanford.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Bob Dole: Unlimited Partners : Our American Story (1988) — Great Presidential Wit (...I Wish I Was in the Book): A Collection of Humorous Anecdotes and Quotations (2001) — Great Political Wit : Laughing (Almost) All the Way to the White House (1998)
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1936 to Frances Josephine Schwaup.
  Ralph Carter Harrison (1900-1963) — of Kansas. Born in Colwich, Sedgwick County, Kan., January 1, 1900. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1935-36; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1950. Member, Shriners. Died of a heart attack, in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., September 9, 1963 (age 63 years, 251 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 2, 1913, to Ruth Caviness.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married, May 28, 1920, to Charlotte Stellhorn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Purnell Lambertson (1880-1957) — also known as William P. Lambertson — of Fairview, Brown County, Kan. Born in Fairview, Brown County, Kan., March 23, 1880. Son of William Franklin Lambertson and Ida (Brown) Lambertson. Republican. Farmer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1909; Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member of Kansas state senate, 1913-15; U.S. Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1929-45. Baptist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Died October 26, 1957 (age 77 years, 217 days). Interment at Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1908, to Floy L. Thompson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Wilson Malone (1890-1961) — also known as George W. Malone — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kan., August 7, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1947-59; defeated, 1934, 1944. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., May 19, 1961 (age 70 years, 285 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Jack Dewitt Malone (1912-1961) — of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, N.M. Born in Salina, Saline County, Kan., August 26, 1912. Son of Harry Franklin Malone and Eula (Frost) Malone. Republican. Pharmacist; chair of Dona Ana County Republican Party, 1952-54; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-58. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in November, 1961 (age 49 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1932, to Agnes Wright.
  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.
  Cross-reference: Newell A. George
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Harry A. Mendenhall (1865-1937) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born near Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., January 11, 1865. Republican. Mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1917-21. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 11, 1937 (age 72 years, 120 days). Interment at Quindaro Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Lee Monroe (b. 1857) — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Freehold Township, Warren County, Pa., October 27, 1857. Son of Cyrus Monroe and Ruth (Woodin) Monroe. Lawyer; Register, U.S. Land Office,, Wa-Keeney, Kansas, 1889-93; district judge in Kansas 23rd District, 1895-1903. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Lilla Day Moore.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Maude Marie Bainum.
  Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) — also known as Payne Ratner — of Parsons, Labette County, Kan. Born in Casey, Clark County, Ill., October 3, 1896. Son of Harry Ratner and Julia (Miller) Ratner. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of Kansas, 1939-43. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., December 27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, August 21, 1920, to Cliffe Dodd.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Edward Herbert Rees (1886-1969) — also known as Edward H. Rees — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born near Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., June 3, 1886. Son of John J. Rees and Martha S. (Evans) Rees. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1927-33; member of Kansas state senate, 1933-35; U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1937-61. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Died in Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., October 25, 1969 (age 83 years, 144 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1926, to Margaret Agnes Antle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) — also known as Robert L. Rodgers — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in El Dorado, Butler County, Kan., June 2, 1875. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance and real estate business; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45, 28th District 1945-47). Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in 1960 (age about 85 years). Interment at Rocky Glen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, March 20, 1908, to Madge E. Cathcart.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) — also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn — of Galena, Cherokee County, Kan. Born in Channahon, Will County, Ill., November 19, 1851. Founder, city of Galena; organizer, Citizens Bank of Galena; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board of Control, 1905-11. Episcopalian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for him. Died, of heart failure, in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., February 1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 2, 1924, to Marie Thomsen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., February 5, 1893. Son of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941 (primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944, 1948. Jewish. Member, National Lawyers Guild; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Gwen E. Schwartz.
  Errett Power Scrivner (1898-1978) — also known as Errett P. Scrivner — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Newton, Harvey County, Kan., March 20, 1898. Son of Rev. William Henry Scrivner and Nancy Etta (West) Scrivner. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1943-59. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Fla., May 5, 1978 (age 80 years, 46 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, August 6, 1921, to Jean Lorraine Marshall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, January 23, 1931, to Gladys Hope Dowd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Father of Gary Sebelius (who married Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius). See Sebelius-Gilligan family of Kansas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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