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William Graves Sharp (1859-1922) —
also known as William G. Sharp —
of Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, Ohio, March 14,
1859.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1892;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1909-14; defeated, 1900;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1914-19.
Died in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, November
17, 1922 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Amos Richard Webber (1852-1948) —
also known as Amos R. Webber —
of Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Hinckley, Medina
County, Ohio, January
21, 1852.
Republican. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1901-04, 1922-35; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1904-07.
Church
of Christ.
Died in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, February
25, 1948 (age 96 years, 35
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Bird Beers Chapman (1821-1871) —
also known as Bird B. Chapman —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1821.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1855-57.
Died in Put-in-Bay, Ottawa
County, Ohio, September
21, 1871 (age 50 years, 28
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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James Monroe (1821-1898) —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn., July 18,
1821.
Republican. College
professor; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1856-59; member of Ohio state
senate, 1860-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1860;
U.S. Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1862-70; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1871-81 (14th District 1871-73, 18th
District 1873-79, 17th District 1879-81).
Died in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, July 6,
1898 (age 76 years, 353
days).
Interment at Westwood Cemetery.
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Charles Adams Mosher (1906-1984) —
also known as Charles A. Mosher —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandwich, DeKalb
County, Ill., May 7,
1906.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1951-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1961-77.
Died November
16, 1984 (age 78 years, 193
days).
Interment at Westwood Cemetery.
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