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Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) —
also known as Jacob N. Bailey —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Elk Creek, Texas
County, Mo., March 13,
1883.
Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association; Lions.
Interment somewhere
in Caldwell County, Ky.
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Samuel Aaron Baker (1874-1933) —
also known as Sam Aaron Baker —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Patterson, Wayne
County, Mo., November
7, 1874.
Son of Samuel Aaron Baker and Mary Amanda (McGhee) Baker.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1919-23; Governor of
Missouri, 1925-29; director, Cortez-King Brand Mining Co.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., September
16, 1933 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens District (now Pickens
County), S.C., April 11,
1868.
Son of William Barton and Harriett (King) Barton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1934-46; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Houston
Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Son of John Melville Bayless (1851-1907) and Mary (Stubblefield)
Bayless (1856-1928).
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Son of Giles William Clardy and Malvry Atkins (Harris) Clardy.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; Presidential
Elector for Nebraska, 1912.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wirt Franklin (1883-1962) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., March 22,
1883.
Son of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died September
24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August 5,
1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer (divorced 1922); married, June 29,
1923, to Virginia Doss. |
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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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Charles A. Johns (b. 1857) —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Manila, Philippines.
Born in Jackson
County, Mo., June 25,
1857.
Republican. County judge in Oregon, 1883-85; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1918-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Phillipine Islands supreme court, 1921-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Newman (b. 1900) —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., January
13, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948;
chair
of Barry County Democratic Party, 1949.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; American
Legion; American Medical
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Miguel Antonio Otero II (1859-1944) —
also known as Miguel A. Otero —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
17, 1859.
Son of Miguel
Antonio Otero and Mary Josephine (Blackwood) Otero.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,
1892,
1900,
1904;
Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1897-1906; treasurer
of New Mexico Territory, 1909-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Canal Zone, 1920,
1924;
member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1920-24;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August 7,
1944 (age 84 years, 295
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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William Rock Painter (1863-1947) —
also known as William R. Painter —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
27, 1863.
Son of Samuel Lee Painter and Sallie Ann (Rock) Painter.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; printing
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1913-17; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1923-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., July 1,
1947 (age 83 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Guy Brasfield Park (1872-1946) —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., June 10,
1872.
Son of Thomas Woodson Park and Margaret E. (Baxter) Park.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23; circuit
judge in Missouri, 1922-32; Governor of
Missouri, 1933-37.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died October
1, 1946 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment at Platte
City Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
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William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) —
also known as W. L. Pittman —
of Seiling, Dewey
County, Okla.
Born in Revere, Clark
County, Mo., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert L. Reeves (b. 1873) —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Reeves and Margaret Ellen (Isgrig) Reeves.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1901-02; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1923-.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Founder, city of Galena; organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for
him.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Michigan District,
1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Son of John
Webster Sutherland.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1932,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March 12,
1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young)
Truman (1852-1947).
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944,
1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; American
Legion; Eagles; Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital
and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
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James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Woodard —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
30, 1881.
Son of Daniel S. Woodard and Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and
surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad;
chair
of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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