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Don Calvin Edwards (1861-1938) —
also known as Don C. Edwards —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 13,
1861.
Son of Lewis Edwards and Jane (Saylor) Edwards.
Lumber manufacturer; banker; Laurel
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1900
(alternate), 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1905-11; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1903.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., September
19, 1938 (age 77 years, 68
days).
Interment at A.R.
Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
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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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Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) —
also known as Nathan T. Hopkins —
of Floyd
County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., October
27, 1852.
Republican. Ordained
minister; merchant;
lumberman; farmer; Floyd
County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1894.
Baptist.
Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike
County, Ky., February
11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Potter
Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
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James Anthony Hughes (1861-1930) —
also known as J. A. Hughes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Corunna, Ontario,
February
27, 1861.
Son of James W. Hughes and Ellen Hughes.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1901-15, 1927-30 (4th District
1901-03, 5th District 1903-15, 4th District 1927-30); died in office
1930.
Died in a sanitarium
at Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, March 2,
1930 (age 69 years, 3
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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