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Joseph H. Bunce —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Steamboat
captain; wholesale grocer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932) —
also known as Brutus J. Clay —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., February
20, 1847.
Son of Cassius
Marcellus Clay and Mary Jane (Warfield) Clay.
Republican. Grocer; cotton planter;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1905-10.
Presbyterian.
Died June 2,
1932 (age 85 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Joseph B. Clingner —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Grocer; candidate for mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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James La Fayette Evans (1825-1903) —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Clayville, Harrison
County, Ky., March 27,
1825.
Republican. Merchant;
grain elevator
business; meat packing business; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1875-79.
Died in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., May 28,
1903 (age 78 years, 62
days).
Interment at Crownland
Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind.
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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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James Fontleroy Grinstead (1845-1921) —
also known as James F. Grinstead; "Honest
Jim" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky., November
15, 1845.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907-09; Jefferson
County Commissioner, 1917-21.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1921 (age 75 years, 363
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Heinrich Andreas Knollmann (1876-1968) —
also known as Henry A. Knollmann;
"Doc" —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., September
23, 1876.
Meat merchant; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1936-39; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Died in Vandalia, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
15, 1968 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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James Peterson Smith (b. 1874) —
also known as James P. Smith —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., November
14, 1874.
Wholesale grocer; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1908-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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James K. Tharpe (b. 1845) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., March 18,
1845.
Son of Moses Tharpe (died 1853) and Eveline (Monin) Tharpe (died
1860).
Saloon
keeper; grocer; mayor
of Owensboro, Ky., 1880-83; defeated, 1878.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Thixton (1834-1914) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., March 17,
1834.
Son of John Thixton (c.1790-1852) and Jane (Kell) Thixton (died
1849).
Farmer;
grocer; mayor
of Owensboro, Ky., 1878-79.
Died in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 23,
1914 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
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Sylvester J. Wagner —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Grocer; candidate for mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1951.
Still living as of 1957.
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Edgar Paul Warinner (b. 1909) —
also known as Ed P. Warinner —
of Albany, Clinton
County, Ky.
Born in Seventy-Six, Clinton
County, Ky., August
18, 1909.
Son of J. A. Warinner and Pearl (Meadows) Warinner.
Republican. Farmer; railroad
clerk and bookkeeper; owner of motel, service
station, boat dock,
grocery; chairman, Citizens Bank of
Albany; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1951-55; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928
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