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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 25,
1919.
Son of Burton Richardson Andrews and Cora (Striker) Andrews.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance;
director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1972.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Miller Baer (1886-1970) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., March 29,
1886.
Civil
engineer; farmer; cartoonist;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated
(Non-Partisan League), 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) —
also known as Edward R. Burke —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Runningwater, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
28, 1880.
Son of Patrick Dorsey Burke and Mary (Nolan) Burke.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., November
4, 1968 (age 87 years, 342
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Son of Cyrus Lester Jackson and Betina Phoebe (Ames) Jackson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Walter Henry Judd (1898-1994) —
also known as Walter H. Judd —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rising City, Butler
County, Neb., September
25, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1943-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died in Mitchellville, Prince
George's County, Md., February
13, 1994 (age 95 years, 141
days).
Interment at Blue
Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
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William Proxmire (1915-2005) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., November
11, 1915.
Son of Theodore Stanley Proxmire and Adele (Flanigan) Proxmire.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-52; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1952, 1954, 1956 (Democratic); alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89.
United Church of Christ. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Chi Psi.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., December
15, 2005 (age 90 years, 34
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Thomas P. Revelle (b. 1868) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Fairmount, Somerset
County, Md., May 16,
1868.
Son of George Henry Revelle and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1921-28.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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