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Joseph Hurst Ball (1905-1993) —
also known as Joseph H. Ball —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
3, 1905.
Son of Joseph Ball and Florence E. (Hurst) Ball.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1940-42, 1943-49; defeated, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Protestant.
Died of a stroke, in
Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1993 (age 88 years, 45
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Va.
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William Loren Batt, Jr. (b. 1916) —
also known as William L. Batt, Jr. —
of Montgomery
County, Pa.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
30, 1916.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1946.
Protestant. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1950.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant. Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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N. T. Downs (b. 1874) —
of Mill Creek, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Flintstone, Allegany
County, Md., October
26, 1874.
Son of William H. Downs and Elizabeth (Chisholm) Downs.
Democrat. Railway
freight and ticket agent; telegraph
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1941-46.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Harrison, Jr. (c.1750-1789) —
of Maryland.
Born in Charles
County, Md., about 1750.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1785-87; member of Maryland
state senate, 1786-89; died in office 1789.
Protestant.
Died in Charles
County, Md., July 21,
1789 (age about 39
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lula Everett Powell (b. 1879) —
also known as Lula E. Powell —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 21,
1879.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1932;
secretary
of Maryland Republican Party, 1937; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1940-48.
Female.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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