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John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 26,
1841.
Son of Alfred Love Davidson (1817-1871) and Mary Jane (Adams)
Davidson (1819-1890).
Democrat. Farmer;
lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1886.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., February
10, 1911 (age 69 years, 229
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) —
also known as Joe Daviess —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., March 4,
1774.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Around 1801, he served as a second to John
Rowan in his duel
with James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, he fled
to avoid
prosecution as accomplice to murder,
and became a fugitive,
but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legal
counsel.
Shot
and killed
in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is now Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
7, 1811 (age 37 years, 248
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Battlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind.
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Amos Davis (1794-1835) —
of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., August
15, 1794.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1819, 1825, 1827-28; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1833-35.
Died while campaigning,
in Owingsville, Bath
County, Ky., June 11,
1835 (age 40 years, 300
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
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Thomas Lawton Davis (b. 1842) —
also known as Thomas L. Davis —
of Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan.
Born in Kentucky, 1842.
Son of Willis G. Davis and Mary Ann Jacomine (Lawton) Davis
(1824-1913).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
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Thomas Terry Davis (d. 1807) —
Born in Kentucky.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795-97; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1797-1803; justice of
Indiana territorial supreme court, 1803-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
15, 1807.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Mosby Davison (1855-1912) —
also known as George M. Davison —
of Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., March 23,
1855.
Son of Edward M. Davison and Martha (Vaughn) Davison.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1897-99; defeated,
1898.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., December
18, 1912 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
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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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William Joseph Deboe (1849-1927) —
also known as William J. Deboe —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Crittenden
County, Ky., June 30,
1849.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer; superintendent
of schools; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1888,
1896,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1892; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1893-98; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1897-1903; postmaster.
Died in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., June 15,
1927 (age 77 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
View Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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Edwin R. Denney (c.1904-1986) —
of Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Wayne
County, Ky., about 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1953-55; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, at St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., June 22,
1986 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Elk
Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
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William Worth Dickerson (1851-1923) —
also known as William W. Dickerson; W. W.
Dickerson —
of Williamstown, Grant
County, Ky.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Sherman, Grant
County, Ky., November
29, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-76; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1885-87; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1890-93.
Died January
31, 1923 (age 71 years, 63
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at City
Cemetery, Williamstown, Ky.
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Archibald Dixon (1802-1876) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Redhouse, Caswell
County, N.C., April 2,
1802.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1844-48; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1851-55.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., April 23,
1876 (age 74 years, 21
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Lincoln Dixon (1860-1932) —
of North Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind.
Born in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., February
9, 1860.
Son of Samuel M. Dixon and Belinda (Foster) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit,
1884-92; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1897-1904; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1905-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Died in Lyndon, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
16, 1932 (age 72 years, 220
days).
Interment at Vernon
Cemetery, Vernon, Ind.
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John Lloyd Dorsey, Jr. (1891-1960) —
also known as John L. Dorsey, Jr. —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., August
10, 1891.
Son of John L. Dorsey and Nannie (Dixon) Dorsey.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1930-31.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., March 22,
1960 (age 68 years, 225
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) —
also known as Solomon W. Downs —
of Louisiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853.
Mortally wounded in a duel, and
subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln
County, Ky., August
14, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at
Riverview
Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) —
also known as Eldon S. Dummit —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., August 6,
1896.
Son of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit.
Republican. Lawyer; director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Dunlap (1813-1880) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
22, 1813.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1861-63; defeated,
1855.
Died in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., June 6,
1880 (age 67 years, 105
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.
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George Grundy Dunn (1812-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington
County, Ky., December
20, 1812.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1847-49, 1855-57 (6th District
1847-49, 3rd District 1855-57); member of Indiana
state senate, 1850-52.
Died in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., September
4, 1857 (age 44 years, 258
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
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