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Henry Mahan Beardsley (b. 1858) —
also known as Henry M. Beardsley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
20, 1858.
Son of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1928.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Cook Bell (1880-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Bell —
of Detroit, Becker
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Harrisonville, Cass
County, Mo., November
1, 1880.
Son of John David Bell and Anne (Mercer) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1924;
candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1924; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1929-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1933-61; took senior status 1961.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March 17,
1964 (age 83 years, 137
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Son of Doc Strother Bolin and Margaret (Combs) Bolin.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
The plaza at the Arizona State Capitol is named for
him.
Died, from a heart
attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William R. Bush (b. 1877) —
of Benson, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 27,
1877.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1921; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1923.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Waldo Edwards (b. 1883) —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born June 24,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 2nd Circuit, 1955.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Hughes. |
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Edgar Clarence Ellis (1854-1947) —
also known as Edgar C. Ellis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., October
2, 1854.
Son of Elmer Eugene Ellis and Jane Maria (Halstead) Ellis.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1905-09, 1921-23,
1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1922, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 15,
1947 (age 92 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) —
also known as Leonard Irving —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 24,
1898.
Democrat. Railroad
work; theater
manager; hotel
manager; construction
worker; president and
business
agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53.
Congregationalist. Member, Eagles.
Died in 1962
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Dan Able Kimball (1896-1970) —
also known as Dan A. Kimball —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 1,
1896.
Son of John H. Kimball and Mary (Able) Kimball.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; vice-president,
General Tire & Rubber Co.; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1951-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964;
president and chairman, Aerojet
General Corporation; director, Continental Airlines.
Congregationalist.
Died July 30,
1970 (age 74 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 21,
1906.
Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin.
Democrat. Newspaper
correspondent; in 1944, was the first
African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Congregationalist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Alice Stokes. |
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist. English
and French
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual,
1911 |
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Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., October
21, 1855.
Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell.
Lawyer;
Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister;
founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the
Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died June 30,
1946 (age 90 years, 252
days).
Interment at Otterbein
Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
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Moses E. Smith (1883-1952) —
of Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Missouri, 1883.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1935-36.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1952
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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