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Ralph Milton Brown (1908-1966) —
also known as Ralph M. Brown —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., September
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1942-61; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1962-66; died in office 1966.
Protestant.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Joseph R. Pitts (b. 1939) —
of Kennett Square, Chester
County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
10, 1939.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1997-; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000,
2004.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) —
also known as Stanley F. Reed —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minerva, Mason
County, Ky., December
31, 1884.
Son of Dr. John A. Reed and Frances (Forman) Reed.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel, Burley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920,
1936;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1935-38; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1980 (age 95 years, 93
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Addison E. Southard (1884-1970) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
18, 1884.
Son of Henry C. Southard and Sarah (Barfield) Southard.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Aden, 1917-20; Jerusalem, 1921-22; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1926-27; Addis Ababa, 1929-32; Hong Kong, 1938; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1927-34.
Protestant. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1970
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1913
to Lucy B. Maloy. |
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Gary L. Tapp (b. 1953) —
of Waddy, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born December
29, 1953.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 2003-.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2004.
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Son of Robert Clement Walker and Martha (Brown) Walker.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; Presidential Elector
for Colorado, 1936.
Protestant. Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Silas Woodson (1819-1896) —
of Knox
County, Ky.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., May 18,
1819.
Son of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick) Woodson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1842, 1853-55; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; secretary of
state of Missouri, 1860-70; Governor of
Missouri, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1876;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1881-96.
Protestant; later Catholic.
Died October
9, 1896 (age 77 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Third
cousin once removed of Frederick
Bates, James
Woodson Bates and Edward
Bates; first cousin of Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1779-1827); son of Wade Netherland Woodson and
Alice (Chick) Woodson; first cousin once removed of Tucker
Woodson, David
Meade Woodson and Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); married, September
13, 1842, to Mary Jane McRoberts (1825-1845); married, July 27,
1846, to Olivia Adams (1828-1856); married, December
27, 1866, to Virginia Juliet Lard (1846-1907); third cousin twice
removed of Daniel
Woodson and John
Archibald Woodson; first cousin twice removed of John
McDowell Woodson; third cousin thrice removed of James
Alexander Woodson and Urey
Woodson. See Woodson
family of Kentucky. |
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