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Ben Shouse Adams (b. 1914) —
also known as Ben S. Adams —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., April 7,
1914.
Son of John W. Adams and Vyra (Shouse) Adams.
Democrat. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Kentucky
state senate 6th District, 1950-51; Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-55.
Christian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1955.
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David Aronberg (1893-1967) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, England,
April
3, 1893.
Son of Lewis Aronberg and Leah (Tarshes) Aronberg.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
real
estate business; mayor of
Ashland, Ky., 1952-55, 1960.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier)
Attkisson.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Son of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley.
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956; Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock
Democratic Convention,
Lexington,
Va., April 30,
1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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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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Odis William Bertelsman (1900-1991) —
also known as Odis W. Bertelsman —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.; Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., May 14,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1938-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Died July 13,
1991 (age 91 years, 60
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Joe F. Bosworth (b. 1866) —
also known as "Father of Good Roads" —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., October
3, 1866.
Son of Benijah Bosworth and Mary (Cloud) Bosworth.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1906, 1920-25, 1932-33, 1940-41;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1908-17.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ollie James Bowen (1906-1989) —
also known as Ollie J. Bowen —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Born in Sinai, Anderson
County, Ky., May 20,
1906.
Son of Green Calvin Bowen and Nettie (Shryock) Bowen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 45th District, 1934-37; member of
Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1938-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died December
16, 1989 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Louise Peek. |
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Edward Thompson Breathitt, Jr. (1924-2003) —
also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned
Breathitt —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., November
26, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of
Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1964,
1972,
1980;
counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway
System.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died October
11, 2003 (age 78 years, 319
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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James Breathitt (1852-1934) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., September
4, 1852.
Son of John William Breathitt and Catherine (Webber) Breathitt.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1883-84, 1887-88; district judge
in Kentucky 3rd District, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1904,
1912;
Christian
County Probate Judge, 1905-07; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1908-12.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died February
1, 1934 (age 81 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Olivia Thompson. |
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John Young Brown, Sr. (1900-1985) —
also known as John Y. Brown —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Geigers Lake, Union
County, Ky., February
1, 1900.
Son of Jesse C. Brown and Lucy (Keeper) Brown.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,
1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th
District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated
in primary, 1973; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948
(primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate), 1980;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Methodist;
later Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1985 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Monroe Leer Buckley (1905-1979) —
also known as Leer Buckley —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., February
2, 1905.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Buckley and Corday (Leer) Buckley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1932-33; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1936-39; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1946.
Disciples
of Christ; later Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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W. E. Burchett (b. 1898) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Wonder, Floyd
County, Ky., May 2,
1898.
Democrat. Printing
business; Mingo
County Sheriff, 1937-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1943-45; resigned 1945;
Superintendent, West Virginia Department of Public Safety.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1948, 1952, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) —
of Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., May 1,
1885.
Son of Remus G. Cary and Henrietta (Allen) Cary.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218
days).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
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Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) —
also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy
Chandler —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., July 14,
1898.
Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of
Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; Commissioner of Baseball
1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., June 15,
1991 (age 92 years, 336
days).
Interment at Pisgah
Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March 15,
1895.
Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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J. Matt Chilton (b. 1881) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Turners Station, Henry
County, Ky., May 18,
1881.
Son of George Blackwell Chilton and Florence N. (Sewell) Chilton.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Mayor James
F. Grinstead, 1908-09; secretary to U.S. Sen. W.
O. Bradley, 1910-11; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1912-36; Jefferson
County Attorney, 1918-27; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1928-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle Chester Clements (1896-1985) —
also known as Earle C. Clements —
of Morganfield, Union
County, Ky.
Born in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., October
22, 1896.
Son of Aaron Walker Clements and Sallie Anna (Tuley) Clements.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Union
County Sheriff, 1922-26; county judge in Kentucky, 1934; member
of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1945-48; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1948-50; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950-57.
Christian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., March 12,
1985 (age 88 years, 141
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky.
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Clarence E. Creek (b. 1906) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April 10,
1906.
Son of Thomas D. Creek and Frances S. (Hale) Creek.
Democrat. Farmer; feed and
farm supply dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1959-62;
defeated, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles I. Dawson (b. 1881) —
of Pineville, Bell
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., February
13, 1881.
Son of S. N. Dawson and Frances Dawson.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1906; Bell
County Attorney, 1910-20; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1924,
1936,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Eleanor Hopson. |
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Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward C. Day —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., March 20,
1862.
Son of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Son of Ossian A. Drane and Josephine F. (Dickey) Drane.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real
estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power
Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Robert H. Elder (b. 1877) —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., September
7, 1877.
Son of James T. Elder and Mary E. (Dowell) Elder.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Elmer Evans (1876-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Paul Jones Fannin (1907-2002) —
also known as Paul J. Fannin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
29, 1907.
Son of Thomas Newton Fannin and Katherine (Davis) Fannin.
Republican. Chemical
and petroleum
business; Governor of
Arizona, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1965-77.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from a stroke, in
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
13, 2002 (age 94 years, 349
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Robert A. Fischer (c.1923-1997) —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born about 1923.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Newport, Ky., 1959.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Elks.
Died, in St. Luke Hospital
East, Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., March 28,
1997 (age about 74
years).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Bunk Gardner (1875-1960) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1875.
Son of Bunk Alexander Gardner (1840-1875) and Mollie (Luck) Gardner
(1848-1888).
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Kentucky, 1902-15; district judge in Kentucky 1st
District, 1916-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1938-48.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., October
27, 1960 (age 84 years, 338
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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Thomas Graham (b. 1901) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa, January
12, 1901.
Son of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham.
Democrat. Business
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Urban
League; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 20,
1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques. |
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William Voris Gregory (1877-1936) —
also known as W. Voris Gregory —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Graves
County, Ky., October
21, 1877.
Son of William Jones Gregory and Azilee (Boyd) Gregory.
Democrat. Lawyer; Graves
County Judge, 1913-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1927-36 (1st District 1927-33,
at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-36); died in office 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died October
10, 1936 (age 58 years, 355
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Son of Cecelius Larue Head (1846-1926) and Mary (Evans) Head.
Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor of
Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Herron, Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born April 7,
1924.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; auctioneer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, Moose;
Elks; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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George Washington Jones (b. 1865) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Hardin
County, Ky., October
25, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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George John Kaufmann (b. 1913) —
also known as George J. Kaufmann —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., May 20,
1913.
Son of George J. Kaufmann and Mary (Brown) Kaufmann.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., October
6, 1881.
Democrat. Druggist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48,
1953-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Kramer (1879-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April 18,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936;
candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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Ruby Laffoon (1869-1941) —
of Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky.
Born in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., January
15, 1869.
Son of John Bledsoe Laffoon and Martha (Earle) Laffoon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Kentucky
state treasurer, 1907; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1921-31; Governor of
Kentucky, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932,
1940;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., March 1,
1941 (age 72 years, 45
days).
Interment at Grapevine
Cemetery, Madisonville, Ky.
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Marvel Mills Logan (1874-1939) —
also known as M. M. Logan —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born near Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky., January
7, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1916-17; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1926; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1931-39; died in office 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932,
1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
3, 1939 (age 65 years, 269
days).
Interment at Fairview
Baptist Church Cemetery, Near Brownsville, Edmonson County, Ky.
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George Brown Martin (1876-1945) —
of Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., August
18, 1876.
Son of Alexander Lackey Martin and Nannie Frances (Brown) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Big Sandy and Kentucky River Railway;
director, Standard Elkhorn Coal
Company; director, Clay Gunnell Shoe
Company; Boyd
County Judge, 1904; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1918-19; defeated, 1932; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1945
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Catlettsburg
Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Ky.
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Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 21,
1906.
Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin.
Democrat. Newspaper
correspondent; in 1944, was the first
African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
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Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) —
also known as Edwin P. Morrow —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., November
28, 1877.
Son of Thomas
Zantzinger Morrow and Virginia Catherine (Bradley) Morrow
(1842-1900).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916,
1920,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a heart
lesion, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., June 15,
1935 (age 57 years, 199
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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James E. Murphy (d. 1985) —
also known as Murph Murphy —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964;
Campbell
County Sheriff; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke Hospital,
Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
29, 1985.
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Son of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2003.
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Lawrence Henry Osting (b. 1915) —
also known as Lawrence H. Osting; Larry
Osting —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Princeton, Caldwell
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
25, 1915.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 37th District, 1961-65; defeated
in primary, 1973; mayor, Princeton, Ky., 1970-74.
Member, Elks.
Still living as of 2004.
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Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Son of Austin Peay and Cornelia Frances (Leavell) Peay.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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George Mark Plummer (b. 1949) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, May 20,
1949.
Son of Luther
Karl Plummer and Joan (Chapman) Plummer (1927-1997).
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 96th District, 1978-82; defeated,
1981; Lewis
County Judge Executive, 1994-2003; Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1996.
Christian.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2006.
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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March 25,
1923.
Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella Lee (Burriss)
Plummer (1890-1968).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Arthur Waggener Rhorer (1885-1966) —
also known as Arthur W. Rhorer —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., January
30, 1885.
Son of Moses
Hoover Rhorer.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Lost a
leg as a young boy.
Died in Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky., September
24, 1966 (age 81 years, 237
days).
Interment at Middlesboro
Cemetery, Middlesboro, Ky.
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William W. Roberts (b. 1901) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Christianburg, Shelby
County, Ky., March 20,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Roll (1875-1939) —
also known as Jake Roll —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Ohio, September
19, 1875.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, at
St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1939 (age 63 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Flemon Davis Sampson (1875-1967) —
also known as Flem D. Sampson —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near London, Laurel
County, Ky., January
25, 1875.
Son of Joseph Sampson and Emoline (Kellums) Sampson.
Republican. Knox
County Judge, 1906-10; district judge in Kentucky 34th District,
1912-16; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1917-24; Governor of
Kentucky, 1927-31; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 25,
1967 (age 92 years, 120
days).
Interment at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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James Graves Scrugham (1880-1945) —
also known as James G. Scrugham; J. G.
Scrugham —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
19, 1880.
Democrat. University
professor; newspaper
editor and publisher; Governor of
Nevada, 1923-27; defeated, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1933-42; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1942-45; died in office 1945.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 23,
1945 (age 65 years, 155
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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William Walker Smith, Jr. (b. 1874) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
21, 1874.
Son of William Walker Smith.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1902-05; U.S.
Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Albert Stubblefield (1907-1977) —
also known as Frank A. Stubblefield —
of Murray, Calloway
County, Ky.
Born in Murray, Calloway
County, Ky., April 5,
1907.
Son of Vernon C. Stubblefield and Virginia (Wilson) Stubblefield.
Democrat. Druggist;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1944;
Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1959-75; defeated in
primary, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1977
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Murray
City Cemetery, Murray, Ky.
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King Swope (1893-1961) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., August
10, 1893.
Son of James H. Swope and Mary Jessie (King) Swope.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920; state court judge in Kentucky, 1931; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935, 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Died in 1961
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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E. S. Johnny Walker (1911-2000) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.
Born in Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky., June 18,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1965-69; defeated, 1968.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
In the New Mexico state legislature, he successfully sponsored a bill
to allow women to serve on juries. In Congress, he sponsored
legislation that created what is now Pecos National Historical Park.
Died of leukemia,
in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
8, 2000 (age 89 years, 112
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Son of Robert Clement Walker and Martha (Brown) Walker.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; Presidential Elector
for Colorado, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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William Luxon Wallace (1889-1974) —
also known as William L. Wallace —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., January
2, 1889.
Son of Coleman
Covington Wallace.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Kentucky
state senate 29th District, 1921-24; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-69.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died December
23, 1974 (age 85 years, 355
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Son of John H. Willis and Abigail (Slavens) Willis.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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