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James William Denver (1817-1892) —
also known as James W. Denver —
Born near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., October
23, 1817.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California
state senate, 1852-53; secretary of
state of California, 1853-55; U.S.
Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1857-58; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1857-58, 1858, 1858; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1866.
Killed newspaper editor Edward Gilbert in a duel
on August 2, 1852.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 9,
1892 (age 74 years, 291
days).
Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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Matthew Rombach Denver (1870-1954) —
also known as Matthew R. Denver; M. R.
Denver —
of Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, December
21, 1870.
Son of James
William Denver.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896,
1908,
1912,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1907-13; delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died of coronary
thrombosis, in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, May 13,
1954 (age 83 years, 143
days).
Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) —
also known as Alfred G. Allen —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1867.
Son of Isaac B. Allen and Eliza W. (Gaither) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died of angina
pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
9, 1932 (age 65 years, 139
days).
Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Quinn Hildebrant (1864-1953) —
also known as Charles Q. Hildebrant —
of Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, October
17, 1864.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1901-05; defeated, 1906;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908,
1916;
secretary
of state of Ohio, 1915-17; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1926; mayor of Wilmington, Ohio, 1927-41.
Died of pneumonia,
Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, March 31,
1953 (age 88 years, 165
days).
Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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John Simpson Savage (1841-1884) —
of Ohio.
Born in Clermont
County, Ohio, October
30, 1841.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1875-77.
Died November
24, 1884 (age 43 years, 25
days).
Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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Robert Eachus Doan (1831-1919) —
of Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1891-93.
Died, of senility,
in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, February
24, 1919 (age 87 years, 216
days).
Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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