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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier)
Attkisson.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks;
Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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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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Harold Bryan Barton (b. 1926) —
also known as Harold B. Barton —
of Corbin, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
1, 1926.
Son of Clyde Tye Barton and Lula Marie (Brown) Barton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate).
Christian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Lions; Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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James Carroll Bradley (1900-1969) —
also known as J. C. Bradley —
of Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky.
Born in Carroll
County, Ky., August
12, 1900.
Son of James R. Bradley and Ella (Wood) Bradley.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; merchant;
tourist
camp business; banker; farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1944-47, 1952-55.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in June, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton Rhodes Bratcher (1917-1977) —
also known as Rhodes Bratcher —
of Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., December
23, 1917.
Son of A. J. Bratcher and Fannie (Pharris) Bratcher.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1964; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1970-77;
died in office 1977.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Woodmen.
Died July 25,
1977 (age 59 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Montgomery Brock, Jr. (1917-1999) —
also known as Hiram M. Brock, Jr. —
of Harlan, Harlan
County, Ky.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., March 7,
1917.
Son of Hiram
M. Brock, Sr. and Ona Mae (Lewis) Brock.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 98th District, 1942-43; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in June, 1999
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, Harlan, Ky.
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Charles W. Buchanan (b. 1922) —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., October
22, 1922.
Son of G. H. Buchanan and Sarah (Beams) Buchanan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
agent; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 87th District, 1954-59; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Still living as of 1960.
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Clarence E. Creek (b. 1906) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April 10,
1906.
Son of Thomas D. Creek and Frances S. (Hale) Creek.
Democrat. Farmer; feed and
farm supply dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1959-62;
defeated, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey Daniel (b. 1898) —
of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Slemp, Perry
County, Ky., March 15,
1898.
Son of Lee Daniel and Susan (Isom) Daniel.
Republican. Postmaster;
insurance
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 6,
1926, to Clarine Ross Daniel. |
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Everett Faulkner (1894-1978) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Whitley
County, Ky., May 16,
1894.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died in August, 1978
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Voris Gregory (1877-1936) —
also known as W. Voris Gregory —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Graves
County, Ky., October
21, 1877.
Son of William Jones Gregory and Azilee (Boyd) Gregory.
Democrat. Lawyer; Graves
County Judge, 1913-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1927-36 (1st District 1927-33,
at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-36); died in office 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks;
Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died October
10, 1936 (age 58 years, 355
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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Robert J. Leeper (b. 1958) —
also known as Bob Leeper —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born December
8, 1958.
Chiropractor;
member of Kentucky
state senate 2nd District, 1991-.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2004.
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Joseph Martin (b. 1892) —
of Edmonton, Metcalfe
County, Ky.
Born near Edmonton, Metcalfe
County, Ky., September
14, 1892.
Son of John Martin and Rintha Jane (Howell) Martin.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1926-30; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1932;
county judge in Kentucky, 1934-38; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
candidate for Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Son of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2003.
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George Mark Plummer (b. 1949) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, May 20,
1949.
Son of Luther
Karl Plummer and Joan (Chapman) Plummer (1927-1997).
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 96th District, 1978-82; defeated,
1981; Lewis
County Judge Executive, 1994-2003; Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1996.
Christian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2006.
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George Martin Plummer (1912-1970) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., 1912.
Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella (Burriss)
Plummer (1890-1968).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lewis
County Court Clerk, 1942-70; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970; died in office 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., January
17, 1970 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March 25,
1923.
Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella Lee (Burriss)
Plummer (1890-1968).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Richard L. Roeding (b. 1930) —
also known as Dick Roeding —
of Lakeside Park, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born November
28, 1930.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1991-.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2004.
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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
to Josephine Dempsey. |
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John Clarence Watts (1902-1971) —
also known as John C. Watts —
of Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky.
Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., July 9,
1902.
Son of William Montague Watts and Frances Elizabeth (Wilson) Watts.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; chair of
Jessamine County Democratic Party, 1928-53; Jessamine
County Attorney, 1933-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Kentucky motor
transportation commissioner, 1948-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1951-71; died in
office 1971.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
24, 1971 (age 69 years, 77
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Ky.
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Otis White (b. 1887) —
of Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky.
Born in Gilstrap, Butler
County, Ky., September
26, 1887.
Son of Woodford H. White and Rose Ann (Cook) White.
Republican. Butler
County Judge, 1927-34; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1936-40; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-42; Butler
County Attorney, 1942-46; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bettie House. |
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