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Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 16,
1895.
Son of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe Henry Eagle (1870-1963) —
also known as Joe H. Eagle —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky., January
23, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1913-21, 1933-37.
Died January
10, 1963 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) —
also known as Tom Easterly —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 21,
1940.
Son of Edgar Easterly (reporter and press secretary).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car
crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age 65 years, 55
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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William Virgil Eaton (b. 1874) —
also known as William V. Eaton —
of McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., March 22,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 2nd District, 1910-12.
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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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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Wade H. Ellis (b. 1866) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
31, 1866.
Son of A. C. Ellis and Kate (Blackburn) Ellis.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ohio
state attorney general, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Pretlow Ernst (1858-1934) —
also known as Richard P. Ernst —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., February
28, 1858.
Son of William Ernst and Sarah (Butler) Ernst.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1924.
Died, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 13,
1934 (age 76 years, 44
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Walter Evans (1842-1923) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky., September
18, 1842.
Son of Joseph Warder Evans and Matilda (Ritter) Evans.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1868,
1872,
1880,
1884;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1873; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1879; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1883-85;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1876, 1898; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1899-1923; died in office 1923.
Died December
30, 1923 (age 81 years, 103
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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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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Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) —
also known as Albert B. Fall —
of Three Rivers, Otero
County, N.M.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
26, 1861.
Son of William R. Fall and Edmonia (Taylor) Fall.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1893; New Mexico
territory attorney general, 1897; served in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1916;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1921-23.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1929 for his role in the Teapot Dome oil lease scandal;
served one year in prison.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) —
also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie
Farnsley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 28,
1907.
Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in
primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Upsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing
Home, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 19,
1990 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue at West
Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
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Joe M. Ferguson (born c.1916) —
of South Carrollton, Muhlenberg
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born about 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general; elected 1955.
Still living as of 2007.
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Orlando Bell Ficklin (1808-1886) —
also known as Orlando B. Ficklin —
of Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill.; Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., December
16, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1835, 1838, 1842, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1843-49, 1851-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1856,
1860,
1864;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1856;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1858-60; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Coles, Moultrie and
Douglas counties, 1862; delegate to
Illinois state constitutional convention, 1869-70.
Died in Charleston, Coles
County, Ill., May 5,
1886 (age 77 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Charleston, Ill.
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Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) —
also known as W. E. 'Bill' Flannery —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacobs, Carter
County, Ky., August 6,
1904.
Son of William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;
died in office 1958; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died in
office 1958.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Logan County
Courthouse, Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 7,
1958 (age 53 years, 213
days).
Interment at Highland
Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
also known as R. V. Fletcher —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general
attorney, Illinois Central Railroad,
1911.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney,
Illinois Central Railroad,
1911-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bushrod W. Foley —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Virginia.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1845-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Clarence Ford (1882-1961) —
also known as Sam C. Ford —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Albany, Clinton
County, Ky., November
7, 1882.
Son of William Ford and Glanora E. (Snow) Ford.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1917-21; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-33; Governor of
Montana, 1941-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died November
25, 1961 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854) —
also known as Ephraim H. Foster —
of Tennessee.
Born near Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., September
17, 1794.
Son of Robert
Coleman Foster.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1827-31, 1835-37; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1829-31, 1835-37;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1837-39, 1843-45; Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 1840;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1845.
Episcopalian.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
6, 1854 (age 59 years, 354
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Robert Coleman Foster, Jr. (b. 1796) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., November
10, 1796.
Son of Robert
Coleman Foster.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1833-35, 1839-41; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1841-43.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Louise Foust (b. 1909) —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born October
15, 1909.
Daughter of David Taylor Foust and Margaret (Rippel) Foust.
Accountant;
lawyer; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1956; defeated (Republican), 1979;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956;
candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1975; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1980.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Smith Fowler (1820-1902) —
also known as Joseph S. Fowler —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, August
31, 1820.
Republican. College
professor; president,
Howard Female College, Gallatin, Tenn., 1856-61; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1864;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1866-71; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1866-68; Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 1872.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1902 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., 1839.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul
in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1896-97.
Episcopalian.
Died of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 18,
1898 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Wayne W. Freeman (b. 1912) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Symsonia, Graves
County, Ky., December
25, 1912.
Son of Otha Niley Freeman and Lula Mae (Faundaugh) Freeman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-44; member of Kentucky
state senate 1st District, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard French (1792-1854) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Boonesborough, Madison
County, Ky., June 20,
1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-26; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1835-37, 1843-45, 1847-49 (11th
District 1835-37, 9th District 1843-45, 1847-49); candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1840.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., May 1,
1854 (age 61 years, 315
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Ky.
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Wesley Frost (1884-1968) —
of Berea, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, June 17,
1884.
Son of William Goodell Frost (President of Berea College, 1892-1920)
and Louise Rainey Frost.
Secretary to U.S. Senator Theodore
E. Burton, 1907-08; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Consul in Charlottetown, 1912-14; Queenstown, 1914-17; Marseille, 1921-24; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1924-28; Montreal, 1928-35; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1942-44.
Died January
9, 1968 (age 83 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
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