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James Thomas Blair, Jr. (1902-1962) —
also known as James T. Blair, Jr. —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville, DeKalb
County, Mo., March 15,
1902.
Son of James
Thomas Blair and Grace Emma (Ray) Blair.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1928, 1930; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1936,
1960;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Jefferson City, Mo., 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1949-57; Governor of
Missouri, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma Nu
Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, along with his wife, of accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from a car left
running in an attached garage entered their home through the air
conditioning system, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 12,
1962 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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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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Robert Nelson Chaffin (b. 1905) —
also known as Robert N. Chaffin —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Avalon, Livingston
County, Mo., July 13,
1905.
Son of Robert Eliel Chaffin and Mamie (Curtis) Chaffin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Wyoming, 1948-60; member of Wyoming
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-57; Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1955; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1961-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Moose; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Clay Cole (1897-1965) —
also known as William C. Cole —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Fillmore, Andrew
County, Mo., August
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1943-49, 1953-55 (3rd District
1943-49, 6th District 1953-55); defeated, 1948, 1950.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Moose; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
23, 1965 (age 68 years, 25
days).
Interment at Fillmore
Cemetery, Fillmore, Mo.
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Robert Blackwell Docking (1925-1983) —
also known as Robert B. Docking —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 1925.
Son of George
Docking.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Arkansas City, Kan., 1965; Governor of
Kansas, 1967-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Eagles;
Moose.
Died October
8, 1983 (age 57 years, 364
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks;
Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles;
Moose; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal
Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Son of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks;
Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) —
also known as Joseph I. France —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo., October
11, 1873.
Son of Joseph Henry France and Hannah Fletcher (James) France.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose; Union
League.
Died in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., January
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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Richard F. Hensley (b. 1941) —
also known as Dick Hensley —
of Peoria, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Albany, Gentry
County, Mo., February
23, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1959-63; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2000 (3rd District), 2004 (2nd
District).
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Elks;
Moose.
Still living as of 2005.
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Henry W. Kiel (1871-1942) —
also known as "Father of the Municipal
Opera" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
21, 1871.
Son of Henry F. Kiel and Minnie C. (Daues) Kiel.
Republican. Bricklayer;
brick
contractor; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1908;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1913-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Royal
Arcanum.
The Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis was named for
him.
Died, from complications of a stroke, November
26, 1942 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Son of Kenneth S. Ogilvie and Edna Mae (Buell) Ogilvie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Son of William R. Randall and Lillie (Bridges) Randall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in
Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health
Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Omar Schnatmeier (b. 1908) —
of St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., July 21,
1908.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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