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John Franklin McKinney (1827-1903) —
of Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1827.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1863-65, 1871-73.
Died in 1903
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Union Cemetery.
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Joseph Walker McCorkle (1819-1884) —
also known as J. W. McCorkle —
of Sutter
County, Calif.
Born in Ohio, 1819.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 14th District, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1851-53.
Engaged in a duel
with U.S. Senator W.
M. Gwin, June 1, 1853; there were no injuries.
Died in 1884
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Union Cemetery.
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Godwin Volney Dorsey (b. 1812) —
also known as G. Volney Dorsey —
of Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, November
17, 1812.
Son of James Maxwell Dorsey.
Physician;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1848;
delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County,
1850-51; Democratic candidate for Ohio auditor
of state, 1857, 1859; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1862-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1863-64; Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1868;
delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County, 1873.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Forest Hill Union Cemetery.
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Thomas Barton Kyle (1856-1915) —
also known as Thomas B. Kyle —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, March 10,
1856.
Republican. Mayor of
Troy, Ohio; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1901-05.
Died August
13, 1915 (age 59 years, 156
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Elihu Stephen Williams (1835-1903) —
also known as Elihu S. Williams —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1835.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1887-91.
Died in 1903
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Martin Kissinger Gantz (1862-1916) —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Bethel Township, Miami
County, Ohio, January
28, 1862.
Democrat. Mayor of
Troy, Ohio, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Died in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, February
10, 1916 (age 54 years, 13
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John A. McCurdy (1841-1925) —
of Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Staunton Township, Miami
County, Ohio, March 26,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Ohio
state house of representatives from Miami County, 1897.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died, of cardiac
decompensation, in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, August
26, 1925 (age 84 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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