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Henry Fountain Ashurst (1874-1962) —
also known as Henry F. Ashurst; "The Cowboy
Senator"; "Fountain"; "Dean of
Inconsistency"; "Five-Syllable Henry";
"Silver-Tongued Sunbeam of the Painted
Desert" —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born near Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev., September
13, 1874.
Son of William Henry Ashurst and Sarah Elizabeth (Bogard) Ashurst.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1896; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1902; Coconino
County District Attorney, 1905-08; delegate to
Arizona state constitutional convention, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1912-41.
Catholic.
Famed for saying "No senator can change his mind quicker than I."
Actor in cameo role in the 1962 movie Advise &
Consent.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two weeks later, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1962 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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Rex Bell (1903-1962) —
also known as George Anthony Beldam; George Francis
Beldam —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
16, 1903.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nevada, 1948
(alternate), 1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954-62; died in office 1962.
Cowboy film star who appeared in numerous movies from
1928 to 1952.
While running
for governor, died of a heart
attack, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., July 4,
1962 (age 58 years, 261
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Melody Damayo (b. 1973) —
also known as Mimi Miyagi —
Born in Davao City, Philippines,
July
3, 1973.
Republican. Actress in pornographic
movies; candidate in primary for Governor of
Nevada, 2006.
Female.
Japanese
and Filipino
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Wayne Allyn Root (b. 1961) —
also known as Wayne A. Root —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 20,
1961.
Son of David Root and Stella Root.
Libertarian. Sports
reporter and handicapper; radio and
television host and anchorman; television producer;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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