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David Aronberg (1893-1967) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, England,
April
3, 1893.
Son of Lewis Aronberg and Leah (Tarshes) Aronberg.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
real estate business; mayor of
Ashland, Ky., 1952-55, 1960.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Lee Atherton (1862-1939) —
of Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born October
7, 1862.
Democrat. Real estate business; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1916.
Died January
10, 1939 (age 76 years, 95
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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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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Thomas Howell Crawford (1803-1871) —
also known as Thomas H. Crawford —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., March 1,
1803.
Real estate agent; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1859-61; defeated (Union), 1863; banker.
Died as a result of a gas
explosion at his home, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 17,
1871 (age 68 years, 108
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John Millbank Delph (1805-1891) —
also known as John M. Delph —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Va., August
18, 1805.
Carpenter;
real estate business; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1850-52, 1861-63; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Baptist.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
16, 1891 (age 86 years, 120
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Dave Disponett (born c.1936) —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Born about 1936.
Republican. Contractor;
real estate developer; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Son of Ossian A. Drane and Josephine F. (Dickey) Drane.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power
Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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William Jason Fields (1874-1954) —
also known as William J. Fields —
of Olive Hill, Carter
County, Ky.
Born in Willard, Carter
County, Ky., December
29, 1874.
Son of Christopher C. Fields and Alice (Rucker) Fields.
Democrat. Farmer;
real estate dealer; commercial traveler for wholesale
grocers and dry goods;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1911-23; Governor of
Kentucky, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grayson, Carter
County, Ky., October
21, 1954 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Olive
Hill Cemetery, Olive Hill, Ky.
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Ogden Haggerty Hammond (1869-1956) —
also known as Ogden H. Hammond —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
13, 1869.
Son of John Henry Hammond and Sophia Vernon (Wolf) Hammond.
Republican. Real estate business; director, First National Bank of
Jersey City; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1915-16;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924
(alternate); U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Died October
29, 1956 (age 87 years, 16
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Harold L. Heiner —
also known as Hal Heiner —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Civil
engineer; real estate business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 2008;
candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2010.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Still living as of 2010.
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Paul Herron, Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born April 7,
1924.
Democrat. Real estate broker; auctioneer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Elks; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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Bruce Hoblitzell (1887-1970) —
also known as "Mr. Hobby" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 25,
1887.
Democrat. Real estate agent; Jefferson
County Sheriff; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1957-61.
Died August
11, 1970 (age 83 years, 47
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Ernest Lackey (1867-1941) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., June 8,
1867.
Insurance
and real estate business; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1916, 1928-32; defeated, 1916.
Died March 7,
1941 (age 73 years, 272
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Pierce E. Lackey —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Son of Ernest
Lackey.
Democrat. Insurance
and real estate business; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1940-44; defeated, 1963; president, Paducah Broadcasting
Co., operator of radio
station WPAD.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Murphy (d. 1985) —
also known as Murph Murphy —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Real estate agent; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1964;
Campbell
County Sheriff; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke Hospital,
Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
29, 1985.
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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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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Frank D. Riggs (b. 1950) —
of California.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
5, 1950.
Republican. Police
officer; real estate developer; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1991-93, 1995-99;
defeated, 1992.
Member, Habitat
for Humanity.
Still living as of 2009.
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Albert Robinson (b. 1938) —
of Pittsburg, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born December
19, 1938.
Republican. Real estate broker; auctioneer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 85th District, 1972-84, 1986-88;
member of Kentucky
state senate 21st District, 1994-.
Pentecostal.
Still living as of 2004.
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Larry Saunders (b. 1939) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born August 1,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
realtor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1968-88; member of Kentucky
state senate 37th District, 1993-; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2004.
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Wayne C. Seaton —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Real estate business; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1944-48.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Leland Taylor (1885-1948) —
also known as E. Leland Taylor —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April 10,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1945-48.
Died February
16, 1948 (age 62 years, 312
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Adolph Weil —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Republican. Distiller;
real estate business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. Yount (b. 1909) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Benson Valley (unknown
county), Ky., April 21,
1909.
Son of Roy O. Yount and Henrietta (Nicol) Yount.
Democrat. College band
director, newspaper
circulation manager; garage
owner; real estate business; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1953-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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