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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Thomas Austin Ballantine, Jr. (1926-1992) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
22, 1926.
Son of Thomas A. Ballantine (died 1975) and Marie (Peiffer)
Ballantine.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1977-91;
took senior status 1991.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., February
18, 1992 (age 65 years, 149
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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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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Marshall Barnes (1897-1985) —
of Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky.; Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky., March 2,
1897.
Son of John H. Barnes and Margaret (Eblen) Barnes.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; banker; insurance
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 21st District, 1932-35; defeated,
1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta.
Died in December, 1985
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) —
also known as Campbell E. Beaumont —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
27, 1883.
Son of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno
County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in
California, 1921-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;
died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
19, 1954 (age 71 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Young Brown, Sr. (1900-1985) —
also known as John Y. Brown —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Geigers Lake, Union
County, Ky., February
1, 1900.
Son of Jesse C. Brown and Lucy (Keeper) Brown.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,
1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th
District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated
in primary, 1973; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948
(primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate), 1980;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Methodist;
later Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1985 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, 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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Roscoe R. Dalton (1902-1975) —
of Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky.
Born in Powersburg, Wayne
County, Ky., June 7,
1902.
Son of C. T. Dalton and Laura (Bertram) Dalton.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1928;
Wayne
County Judge, 1929.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi Alpha Delta.
Died April 18,
1975 (age 72 years, 315
days).
Interment at Elk
Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
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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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Cecil Carlton Sanders (b. 1914) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., March 2,
1914.
Son of James B. Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1955-59.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2006.
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