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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.
  Relatives: Married, May 12, 1925, to Sadie Freyman.
  George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) — also known as George S. Atkinson — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., November 17, 1892. Son of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1928, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Died in 1967 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) — also known as Jacob N. Bailey — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Elk Creek, Texas County, Mo., March 13, 1883. Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey. Republican. Physician; mayor of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Medical Association; Lions. Interment somewhere in Caldwell County, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, February 6, 1906, to Thelma Elizabeth Drimmon.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker; married, September 15, 1935, to Edith Irene Bailey; father of Howard Henry Baker, Jr.. See Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1929, to Anne Burke.
  Joseph Bentley Bennett (1859-1923) — also known as Joseph B. Bennett — of Greenup, Greenup County, Ky. Born in Greenup County, Ky., April 21, 1859. Republican. County judge in Kentucky, 1898-1904; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1905-11. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Greenup, Greenup County, Ky., November 7, 1923 (age 64 years, 200 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Greenup, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Luesing Brooks (1905-1971) — also known as Henry L. Brooks — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 9, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1946-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-69; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Died December 30, 1971 (age 66 years, 21 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Leon Enoch Browder (b. 1893) — also known as Leon Browder — of Fulton, Fulton County, Ky. Born in Fulton, Fulton County, Ky., September 25, 1893. Son of Enoch A. Browder and Edna (Ramsey) Browder. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; officer in oil drilling companies; partner, Browder Milling Co.; director, City National Bank of Fulton, Ky.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; American Legion; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1924, to Virginia Catherine Jackson.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, April 20, 1933, to Amelia Pickrell King.
  Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 22, 1909. Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett. Democrat. Farmer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1959-63. Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Jesters; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu. Died in May, 1965 (age 55 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Virginia Shonk.
  Samuel H. Caddy (c.1884-1959) — also known as Sam Caddy; "The Grand Old Man of Kentucky Labor" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Staffordshire, England, about 1884. Democrat. Union organizer and labor leader; district president, United Mine Workers of America; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940, 1952. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; United Mine Workers. Died, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 24, 1959 (age about 75 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Tim Lee Carter (1910-1987) — of Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky. Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., September 2, 1910. Son of James Clarke Carter and Idru (Tucker) Carter. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1965-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1972. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; American Medical Association. Died in Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., March 27, 1987 (age 76 years, 206 days). Interment at Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Clarke Carter and Idru (Tucker) Carter; brother of James C. Carter, Jr.; married, November 13, 1931, to Kathleen Bradshaw. See Carter family of Kentucky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) — of Calhoun, McLean County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky. Born in Calhoun, McLean County, Ky., May 1, 1885. Son of Remus G. Cary and Henrietta (Allen) Cary. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218 days). Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, April 4, 1906, to Bessie Wayne Miller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) — also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy Chandler — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July 14, 1898. Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler. Democrat. Athletic coach; lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Kentucky state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; Commissioner of Baseball 1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., June 15, 1991 (age 92 years, 336 days). Interment at Pisgah Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler; married, November 12, 1925, to Mildred Watkins; grandfather of Albert Benjamin Chandler III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1920, to Mary Adams Talbott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Sara M. Blue.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  George Irick Cline (b. 1915) — also known as George I. Cline — of Morehead, Rowan County, Ky. Born in Enterprise, Carter County, Ky., January 16, 1915. Son of George T. Cline and Elsie M. (Adams) Cline. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 70th District, 1948-49; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1963-70. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1970.
  Relatives: Married, May 31, 1941, to Mary Katherine Stidham.
  Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) — also known as Bert T. Combs — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Manchester, Clay County, Ky., August 13, 1911. Son of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Bert T. Combs Lake was named for him. Drowned when his automobile was washed from the roadway into the Red River, during a flood, near Rosslyn, Powell County, Ky., December 4, 1991 (age 80 years, 113 days). Interment at Beech Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1937, to Mabel Hall.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Dewey Daniel (b. 1898) — of Hazard, Perry County, Ky. Born in Slemp, Perry County, Ky., March 15, 1898. Son of Lee Daniel and Susan (Isom) Daniel. Republican. Postmaster; insurance business; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Kentucky Republican state chair, 1958. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 6, 1926, to Clarine Ross Daniel.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 4, 1926, to Christine Shouse.
  Samuel Wahl Ezelle III (b. 1920) — also known as Sam Ezelle — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., July 16, 1920. Son of Samuel Ezelle and Augusta Mae (Culley) Ezelle. Democrat. Official, Ironworkers Union, 1941-46; secretary-treasurer, Kentucky State Federation of Labor, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956, 1964. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Still living as of 1964.
  Relatives: Married, September 16, 1939, to Ruby Gordon Layman.
  Charles Finley (1865-1941) — of Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky. Born in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky., March 26, 1865. Son of Hugh Franklin Finley and Jennie Renfro (Moss) Finley. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1894; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1896-1900; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1930-33. Member, Junior Order; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Among those charged in 1900 with the murder of Gov. William J. Goebel; pardoned in 1909. Died in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky., March 18, 1941 (age 75 years, 357 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Henry Gartrell (b. 1914) — also known as Charles H. Gartrell — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Boyd County, Ky., July 28, 1914. Son of Ethelbert Hopkins Gartrell and Helen (Chadwick) Gartrell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution. Still living as of 1955.
  Relatives: Married, January 2, 1936, to Nancy Tanner.
  Lawrence S. Grauman (b. 1897) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 3, 1897. Son of Phil J. Grauman and Dora (Hirsch) Grauman. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1950-55. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1931, to Katherine H. Heine.
  Alney McLean Hall (1886-1965) — also known as Alney M. Hall — of Ramage, Boone County, W.Va. Born in Kentucky, April 17, 1886. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1943-46. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Redmen. Died April 29, 1965 (age 79 years, 12 days). Interment at Boone Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  George Washington Jones (b. 1865) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Hardin County, Ky., October 25, 1865. Democrat. Member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) — also known as "Doc" — of Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky., October 6, 1881. Democrat. Druggist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48, 1953-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Ruby Laffoon (1869-1941) — of Madisonville, Hopkins County, Ky. Born in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Ky., January 15, 1869. Son of John Bledsoe Laffoon and Martha (Earle) Laffoon. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Kentucky state treasurer, 1907; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1921-31; Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1936. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Ky., March 1, 1941 (age 72 years, 45 days). Interment at Grapevine Cemetery, Madisonville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Bledsoe Laffoon and Martha (Earle) Laffoon; nephew of Polk Laffoon (1844-1906); married, January 31, 1894, to Mary Nisbet; first cousin of Polk Laffoon (1877-1945). See Laffoon family of Kentucky.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1880 to Eleanor J. Birkett.
  Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) — also known as Luther K. Plummer — of Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky. Born in Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky., March 25, 1923. Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella Lee (Burriss) Plummer (1890-1968). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973. Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died, of heart disease, in Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, December 29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279 days). Interment at Lewis County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella Lee (Burriss) Plummer (1890-1968); brother of George Martin Plummer; married, July 28, 1945, to Joan Grey Chapman (1927-1997); father of George Mark Plummer. See Plummer family of Kentucky.
  Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born near Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky., November 26, 1872. Son of Leander Cox Stewart and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart. Coal mine superintendent; mayor of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died, from asthma and a heart condition, in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., June 12, 1945 (age 72 years, 198 days). Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Married, October 1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd.
  Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) — also known as Fred B. Wachs — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., October 22, 1897. Son of Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs. Republican. Newspaper editor; treasurer of Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Newcomen Society. Died in 1974 (age about 76 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, October 15, 1919, to Jeanne Faulkner (1896-1985).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Leonard Walker (b. 1906) — also known as J. Leonard Walker — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Jefferson County, Ky., November 21, 1906. Son of Edgar Walker and Catherine (Burke) Walker. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Kentucky state attorney general, 1951; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-59. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 28, 1933, to Evelyn M. Hook.
  John Stanley Webster (1877-1962) — also known as J. Stanley Webster — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., February 22, 1877. Republican. Superior court judge in Washington, 1909-16; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1916-18; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1919-23; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1923-39. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., December 24, 1962 (age 85 years, 305 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Oakesdale Cemetery, Oakesdale, Wash.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) — also known as Simeon Willis — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Lawrence County, Ohio, December 1, 1879. Son of John H. Willis and Abigail (Slavens) Willis. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944, 1948. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., April 2, 1965 (age 85 years, 122 days). Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, April 14, 1920, to Idah Lee Millis.
  See also National Governors Association biography

 

 


 
   
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