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Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Stephensport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., November
1, 1873.
Son of James Hervey Bassett (1828-1914) and Georgia (Houston) Bassett
(1832-1904).
Democrat. Played and umpired professional
baseball in the Cotton and Southern leagues; dry goods
merchant; hardware
business; physician;
mayor
of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-21; Christian
County Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Elks.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., August 5,
1950 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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William Francis Bradshaw (b. 1878) —
also known as William F. Bradshaw —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
17, 1878.
Son of William Francis Bradshaw and Virginia (Wheeler) Bradshaw.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank,
Paducah; president, First National Bank;
vice-president, Paducah Newspapers,
Inc.; vice-president, Paducah Hosiery Mills; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Jason Fields (1874-1954) —
also known as William J. Fields —
of Olive Hill, Carter
County, Ky.
Born in Willard, Carter
County, Ky., December
29, 1874.
Son of Christopher C. Fields and Alice (Rucker) Fields.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
dealer; commercial traveler for wholesale
grocers and dry goods; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1911-23; Governor of
Kentucky, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grayson, Carter
County, Ky., October
21, 1954 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Olive
Hill Cemetery, Olive Hill, Ky.
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Maxwell Henry Gluck (1899-1984) —
also known as Maxwell H. Gluck —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex., November
4, 1899.
Republican. Women's wear merchant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1957-58.
Died, of heart
failure, at the UCLA Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1984 (age 85 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Muriel Schlesinger. |
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William Ralph Vincent, Sr. (c.1925-2003) —
also known as William R. Vincent; Bill
Vincent —
of Leitchfield, Grayson
County, Ky.
Born in Bee Springs, Edmonson
County, Ky., about 1925.
Son of Hillery Vincent and Mattie Meredith Vincent.
Democrat. Clothing merchant; candidate in primary for Kentucky
state senate 5th District, 1975; Kentucky director for
Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Service.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
22, 2003 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Sweeden
Cemetery, Sweeden, Ky.
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