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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Son of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley.
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956; Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock
Democratic Convention,
Lexington,
Va., April 30,
1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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Berl Boyd (b. 1896) —
of Graves
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Farmington, Graves
County, Ky., March 15,
1896.
Son of William E. Boyd and Virginia E. (Dulaney) Boyd.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of the
Coif; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 29,
1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Monroe Leer Buckley (1905-1979) —
also known as Leer Buckley —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., February
2, 1905.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Buckley and Corday (Leer) Buckley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1932-33; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1936-39; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1946.
Disciples
of Christ; later Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James William Cammack (b. 1869) —
also known as James W. Cammack —
of Owenton, Owen
County, Ky.
Born near English, Crawford
County, Ind., July 15,
1869.
Son of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1927-31.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Clarke Carter (1863-1949) —
also known as J. C. Carter —
of Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky.
Born in Rockbridge, Monroe
County, Ky., October
5, 1863.
Son of William B. Carter and Elizabeth (Kelly) Carter.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932,
1940
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in 1949
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Evans-Oak
Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Ky.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March 15,
1895.
Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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J. Matt Chilton (b. 1881) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Turners Station, Henry
County, Ky., May 18,
1881.
Son of George Blackwell Chilton and Florence N. (Sewell) Chilton.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Mayor James
F. Grinstead, 1908-09; secretary to U.S. Sen. W.
O. Bradley, 1910-11; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1912-36; Jefferson
County Attorney, 1918-27; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1928-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle Chester Clements (1896-1985) —
also known as Earle C. Clements —
of Morganfield, Union
County, Ky.
Born in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., October
22, 1896.
Son of Aaron Walker Clements and Sallie Anna (Tuley) Clements.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Union
County Sheriff, 1922-26; county judge in Kentucky, 1934; member
of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1945-48; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1948-50; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950-57.
Christian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., March 12,
1985 (age 88 years, 141
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky.
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L. A. DeMunbrun —
of Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky.
Born in Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky.
Son of A.
A. DeMunbrun and Ellen (Dossey) DeMunbrun.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1946; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948;
U.S. Marshal.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Kirkpatrick Edwards (1820-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
26, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-51, 1859, 1873; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1873; mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1853-55; Presidential Elector for Indiana,
1860.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., September
26, 1878 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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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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Bunk Gardner (1875-1960) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1875.
Son of Bunk Alexander Gardner (1840-1875) and Mollie (Luck) Gardner
(1848-1888).
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Kentucky, 1902-15; district judge in Kentucky 1st
District, 1916-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1938-48.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., October
27, 1960 (age 84 years, 338
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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William Warring Gordon (1874-1963) —
also known as William W. Gordon —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Owen
County, Ky., June 13,
1874.
Member of Kansas state legislature; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1923-26; removed 1926.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Charged
in September 1926 with 25 counts of official
misconduct, and removed from
office as mayor.
Died May 26,
1963 (age 88 years, 347
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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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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Lee Hazlewood (1819-1887) —
of Orange
County, Ind.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., May 24,
1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Valeene, Orange
County, Ind., September
26, 1887 (age 68 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Kennedy (1829-1903) —
of Indiana.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., July 10,
1829.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., September
7, 1903 (age 74 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Edward Kercheval (1847-1910) —
also known as Samuel E. Kercheval —
of Indiana.
Born in Campbell
County, Ky., December
31, 1847.
Son of Robert
True Kercheval.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887; mayor of Rockport, Ind.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Rockport, Spencer
County, Ind., December
17, 1910 (age 62 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Ind.
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Marvel Mills Logan (1874-1939) —
also known as M. M. Logan —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born near Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky., January
7, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1916-17; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1926; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1931-39; died in office 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932,
1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
3, 1939 (age 65 years, 269
days).
Interment at Fairview
Baptist Church Cemetery, Near Brownsville, Edmonson County, Ky.
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Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) —
also known as Edwin P. Morrow —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., November
28, 1877.
Son of Thomas
Zantzinger Morrow and Virginia Catherine (Bradley) Morrow
(1842-1900).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916,
1920,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a heart
lesion, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., June 15,
1935 (age 57 years, 199
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) —
also known as William H. Natcher —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., September
11, 1909.
Son of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in
office 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Odd Fellows.
Died March 29,
1994 (age 84 years, 199
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
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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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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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Edward Jackson Picklesimer, Sr. (1874-1955) —
also known as Eddie Picklesimer —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.; Shelby Creek, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., March 30,
1874.
Son of Rev. John Milton Picklesimer and Cynthia (Long) Picklesimer.
Republican. Lawyer; Pike
County Attorney, 1911-17; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Robinson Creek, Pike
County, Ky., March 1,
1955 (age 80 years, 336
days).
Interment at Johnson
Memorial Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky.
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George Madison Roberts (1830-1915) —
also known as George M. Roberts —
of San
Benito County, Calif.
Born in Mercer
County, Ky., June 11,
1830.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1875-77.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
26, 1915 (age 85 years, 198
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Hollister, Calif.
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John Marshall Robsion (1873-1948) —
also known as John M. Robsion —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near Berlin, Bracken
County, Ky., January
2, 1873.
Son of John A. Robsion and Mary (Hyland) Robsion.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1916,
1928,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1919-30, 1935-48 (11th District
1919-30, 9th District 1935-48); died in office 1948; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1930; defeated, 1930.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
17, 1948 (age 75 years, 46
days).
Interment at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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Flemon Davis Sampson (1875-1967) —
also known as Flem D. Sampson —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near London, Laurel
County, Ky., January
25, 1875.
Son of Joseph Sampson and Emoline (Kellums) Sampson.
Republican. Knox
County Judge, 1906-10; district judge in Kentucky 34th District,
1912-16; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1917-24; Governor of
Kentucky, 1927-31; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 25,
1967 (age 92 years, 120
days).
Interment at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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South Strong (1880-1939) —
of Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky.
Born in Lost Creek, Breathitt
County, Ky., July 23,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1912; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky., November
29, 1939 (age 59 years, 129
days).
Interment at Combs
Cemetery, Jackson, Ky.
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John Cox Underwood (1840-1913) —
also known as John C. Underwood —
of Kentucky.
Born in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., 1840.
Son of Joseph
Rogers Underwood.
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1875-79.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died October
25, 1913 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
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Paris Roscoe Vanover, Sr. (1863-1927) —
also known as Roscoe Vanover, Sr. —
Born in Wise
County, Va., September
7, 1863.
Son of John Hill Vanover (died 1901) and Keziah (Landireth) Vanover
(died 1893).
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky 35th District, 1920-21.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a gall
bladder infection, in Pike
County, Ky., September
18, 1927 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Luxon Wallace (1889-1974) —
also known as William L. Wallace —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., January
2, 1889.
Son of Coleman
Covington Wallace.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Kentucky
state senate 29th District, 1921-24; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-69.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died December
23, 1974 (age 85 years, 355
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) —
also known as Marvin L. Worthington; Pete
Worthington —
of Washington, Mason
County, Ky.
Born December
5, 1940.
Engineer;
farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Odd Fellows.
Charged
with drunken
driving
and speeding
in Fayette County, Ky., in 1992; pleaded
guilty to a reduced charge of
reckless
driving.
Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the center
line and collided
with another car; both he and the other driver (Sherri Commodore
Chambers) were killed, near Mayslick, Mason
County, Ky., October
12, 2000 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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