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William Andrew Burkamp (1873-1929) —
also known as William A. Burkamp —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., August 8,
1873.
Son of Henry Burkamp and Mary (Underholz) Burkamp.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Kentucky
state senate.
German ancestry.
Died, of lobar
pneumonia and acute
myocarditis, in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., November
6, 1929 (age 56 years, 90
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose M. Davidson. |
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John Henry Buschemeyer (1869-1935) —
also known as John H. Buschemeyer —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., February
24, 1869.
Son of Henry Buschemeyer and Helen (Bollinger) Buschemeyer.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
German ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
7, 1935 (age 66 years, 225
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Catholic Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Solomon Saladin Calhoon (1838-1908) —
also known as S. S. Calhoon —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Canton, Madison
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born near Brandenburg, Meade
County, Ky., January
2, 1838.
Son of George
Calhoon and Louisiana (Brandenburg) Calhoon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Gov. William
McWillie, 1857; newspaper
editor; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1876-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1900-08; appointed 1900; died in
office 1908.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
10, 1908 (age 70 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Hilpp —
of Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.
Born in Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.
Son of George Huttel.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884.
Jewish.
German ancestry.
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Leo Pierre Wagner (b. 1870) —
also known as Leo P. Wagner —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1870.
Democrat. Barber; secretary,
Saginaw Federation of Labor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1917-18; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1922.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Amelia B. D. Gehrls. |
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