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Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) —
also known as Jacob N. Bailey —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Elk Creek, Texas
County, Mo., March 13,
1883.
Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association; Lions.
Interment somewhere
in Caldwell County, Ky.
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Joseph Bentley Bennett (1859-1923) —
also known as Joseph B. Bennett —
of Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky.
Born in Greenup
County, Ky., April 21,
1859.
Republican. County judge in Kentucky, 1898-1904; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1905-11.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky., November
7, 1923 (age 64 years, 200
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Greenup, Ky.
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Harry Gordon Black (1907-1985) —
of Hawesville, Hancock
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
12, 1907.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Daviess
County, Ky., May 7,
1985 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) —
also known as William C. P. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
28, 1837.
Son of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated
(National Democratic), 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by a former
mistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but the scandal
ended his political career.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
18, 1904 (age 67 years, 82
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, 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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Frank Leslie Chelf (1907-1982) —
also known as Frank L. Chelf —
of Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky., September
22, 1907.
Son of Judge Weed S. Chelf and Hallie (Wrather) Chelf.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1945-67; defeated,
1966.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky., September
1, 1982 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Ryder
Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
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George Irick Cline (b. 1915) —
also known as George I. Cline —
of Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky.
Born in Enterprise, Carter
County, Ky., January
16, 1915.
Son of George T. Cline and Elsie M. (Adams) Cline.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 70th District, 1948-49; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1963-70.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married, May 31,
1941, to Mary Katherine Stidham. |
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Samuel Wahl Ezelle III (b. 1920) —
also known as Sam Ezelle —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 16,
1920.
Son of Samuel Ezelle and Augusta Mae (Culley) Ezelle.
Democrat. Official,
Ironworkers Union, 1941-46; secretary-treasurer,
Kentucky State Federation of Labor, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956,
1964.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Still living as of 1964.
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Harvey H. Hannah (b. 1868) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Oliver Springs, Roane
County, Tenn.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
30, 1868.
Son of John H. Hannah and Lillie L. (Gerding) Hannah.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1900-06; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) —
also known as H. Wirt Newkirk —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 1,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18
(Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10,
1917-18); Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880
to Eleanor J. Birkett. |
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John Eugene Osborne (1858-1943) —
also known as John E. Osborne —
of Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo.
Born in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., June 19,
1858.
Son of John C. Osborne and Mary E. (Reil) Osborne.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1883-85; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1892;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1916;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1893-95; defeated, 1904; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1897-99; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1900-20; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1918.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo., April 24,
1943 (age 84 years, 309
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Ky.
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