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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur James Abbott and Hannah E. (Minor) Abbott; married 1914 to Helen
Sears; married, August
14, 1933, to Ethel Schmitz. |
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Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) —
also known as R. B. Fegan —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in New York, May 15,
1877.
Son of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan.
Republican. Telephone company manager; rancher;
Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jesters;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Marion Lewis. |
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William Heimké (1847-1931) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in France,
July
8, 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; importing and
purchasing agent, Mexican Central Railway,
1881-82; general manager, Chihuahua and Durango telephone
companies; U.S. Vice Consul in Chihuahua, 1887-92; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1892-93; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1908-09; Salvador, 1909-14.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., July 14,
1931 (age 84 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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