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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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Paul L. Aylward (1908-1996) —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
Son of Dennis E. Aylward and Via (Holben) Aylward.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died March 21,
1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Campbell (1916-1999) —
also known as Jack M. Campbell —
of New Mexico.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., September
10, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1956-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Governor of
New Mexico, 1963-67.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in a retirement
home at Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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.
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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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Robert Fred Ellsworth (b. 1926) —
also known as Robert F. Ellsworth —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., June 11,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1961-67 (2nd District 1961-63, 3rd
District 1963-67).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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Duane D. Gay (b. 1932) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Clifton, Washington
County, Kan., January
24, 1932.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of Nebraska
railway commission 3rd District, 1971-.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1971.
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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.
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Chester Louis Mize, Jr. (1917-1994) —
also known as Chester L. Mize —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., December
25, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1965-71.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died January
11, 1994 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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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.
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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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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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Milo W. Sutton (b. 1928) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Salina, Saline
County, Kan.; Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Hartford, Lyon
County, Kan., December
24, 1928.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1956.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2002.
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