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William Benjamin Baker (1840-1911) —
also known as William B. Baker —
of Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., July 22,
1840.
Republican. Fruit packing business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96, 1906-08; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1895-1901.
Methodist.
Died in Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., May 17,
1911 (age 70 years, 299
days).
Interment at Baker's
Cemetery, Aberdeen, Md.
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Eugene Black (1879-1975) —
of Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex.
Born near Blossom, Lamar
County, Tex., July 2,
1879.
Son of Alexander Wesley Black and Talula Ann 'Lulu' (Shackelford)
Black.
Democrat. Lawyer;
wholesale grocer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1975 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Olen Gunnett (1876-1956) —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Maryland, July 17,
1876.
Son of Madison Gunnett and Anna Gunnett.
Plasterer;
grocer; hardware
dealer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates; mayor
of Frostburg, Md., 1939-42; defeated, 1942.
Member, Eagles.
Died, in Miners Hospital,
Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., May 22,
1956 (age 79 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry G. Parks, Jr. (born c.1917) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., about 1917.
Democrat. Founder and chairman, H. G. Parks Inc. (meat
products); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1964.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 1977.
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John Millard Tawes (1894-1979) —
also known as J. Millard Tawes —
of Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md.
Born in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., April 8,
1894.
Son of James Tawes and Alice (Byrd) Tawes.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Tawes Shipbuilding
Co. and Tawes Baking Co.; director, Bank of
Crisfield; Somerset
County Clerk of Court, 1930-38; Maryland
state comptroller, 1939-47, 1950-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Maryland, 1959-67; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1963.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., June 25,
1979 (age 85 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunny
Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Crisfield, Md.
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