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Milton Stover Eisenhower (1899-1985) —
also known as Milton S. Eisenhower —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Abilene, Dickinson
County, Kan., September
15, 1899.
Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower (1862-1946) and David Jacob
Eisenhower (1863-1942).
Republican. President of Kansas State University, 1943-50;
Pennsylvania State University, 1950-56; and Johns Hopkins University,
1956-67 and 1971-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1964.
Died, of cancer, in
Baltimore,
Md., May 2,
1985 (age 85 years, 229
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Richmond Grose (1869-1953) —
also known as George R. Grose —
of Massachusetts; Baltimore,
Md.; Peiping (Beijing), China;
Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., July 14,
1869.
Son of Andrew Dixon Grose and Mary Estaline (Harrah) Grose.
Democrat. Pastor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president, DePauw University, 1913-1924; missionary bishop in
China, 1924-29.
Methodist.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1953 (age 83 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Freemont Ladd (1859-1925) —
also known as Edwin F. Ladd —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Starks, Somerset
County, Maine, December
13, 1859.
Son of John Ladd and Rosilla (Locke) Ladd.
Republican. Chemist;
college
professor; president, North Dakota Agricultural College
(now North Dakota State University), 1916-21; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1921-25; died in office 1925.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., June 22,
1925 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Henry Purnell (1826-1902) —
Born in Worcester
County, Md., February
3, 1826.
Son of Moses Purnell (1784-1859) and Maria (Bowen) Purnell.
Lawyer;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1856-61; resigned 1861; colonel in the Union
Army during the Civil War; college
professor; president, Delaware College, 1870-85.
Died March 30,
1902 (age 76 years, 55
days).
Interment somewhere
in Annapolis, Md.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Amos Walter Wright Woodcock (1883-1964) —
also known as Amos W. W. Woodcock —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1927-31; director, U.S. Bureau of
Prohibition, 1930-33; president, St. John's College,
Annapolis, 1934-37.
Died in 1964
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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