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James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) —
also known as James M. Cox —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Jacksonburgh, Butler
County, Ohio, March 31,
1870.
Son of Gilbert Cox and Eliza A. Cox.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1909-13; Governor of
Ohio, 1913-15, 1917-21; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Episcopalian
or Brethren.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 15,
1957 (age 87 years, 106
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Robert Cumming Schenck (1809-1890) —
also known as Robert C. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, October
4, 1809.
Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1839-43; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1843-51, 1863-71 (3rd District 1843-51,
1863-67, 5th District 1867-69, 3rd District 1869-71); U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1851-53; Great Britain, 1870-76; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
While U.S. minister to Great Britain in 1871, he promoted the sale of
shares in the Emma Silver Mine Company, of which was a director;
quietly sold his own shares before news about the mine's depletion
caused their value to collapse. His diplomatic immunity enabled him
to avoid facing fraud charges
in a British court.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 23,
1890 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Robert Murphy Nevin (1850-1912) —
also known as Robert M. Nevin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1850.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1901-07.
Died in 1912
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Son of M. G. Fitzgerald and Cornelia M. (Avery) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820-1871) —
also known as Clement L. Vallandigham —
of Ohio.
Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 29,
1820.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1845-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1856,
1864,
1868;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1858-63; defeated, 1852,
1854, 1862; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1863.
Leader of the pro-Southern "Copperheads" during the Civil War; arrested
by the Union military authorities in 1863 for treasonable
utterances, and banished
to the Confederate States; returned to the North by way of Canada.
Accidentally
shot
himself, while practicing a courtroom
demonstration he planned as part of a defense in a murder trial (not
actually in court at the time, contrary to legend), and died of his
wound the next day, in the Lebanon House hotel,
Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, June 17,
1871 (age 50 years, 323
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) —
also known as Byron B. Harlan —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, October
22, 1886.
Son of Benjamin B. Harlan and Margaret H. (Bond) Harlan.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46; federal
judge, 1946.
Member, Humane
Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
11, 1949 (age 63 years, 20
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Joseph Halsey Crane (1782-1851) —
also known as Joseph H. Crane —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union
County), N.J., August
31, 1782.
Son of William Crane and Abigail (Miller) Crane.
Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1829-37.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
13, 1851 (age 69 years, 74
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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John A. McMahon (1833-1923) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., February
13, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1872,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1875-81 (4th District 1875-79, 3rd
District 1879-81); defeated, 1880.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, March 8,
1923 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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George Washington Houk (1825-1894) —
also known as George W. Houk —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1825.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1851-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1891-94; died in office
1894.
Died February
9, 1894 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Paul Fornshell Schenck (1899-1968) —
also known as Paul F. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Miamisburg, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April 19,
1899.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1951-65; defeated, 1950.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
30, 1968 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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John Lewis Brenner (1832-1906) —
also known as John L. Brenner —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wayne Township, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
2, 1832.
Democrat. Farmer; tobacco
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1897-1901.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
1, 1906 (age 74 years, 272
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Daniel Linn Gooch (1853-1913) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Rumsey, McLean
County, Ky., October
28, 1853.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1901-05.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 12,
1913 (age 59 years, 166
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Lewis B. Gunckel (1826-1903) —
of Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, October
15, 1826.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Ohio state
senate 3rd District, 1862-66; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874.
Died October
3, 1903 (age 76 years, 353
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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David Ziegler (1748-1811) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Heidelberg, Germany,
1748.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1802-03.
Died in 1811
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) —
also known as Katharine Kennedy; Mrs. Kleon Thaw
Brown —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 16,
1891.
Daughter of Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909) and Louise (Achey)
Kennedy (1860-1945).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1932-67; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1944-52.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; Colonial
Dames.
Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Center nursing
home, Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
10, 1986 (age 95 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) —
also known as Harry P. Jeffrey —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
26, 1901.
Son of Samuel E. Jeffrey and Grace (Wilson) Jeffrey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, January
4, 1997 (age 95 years, 9
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Marcus Junius Parrott (1828-1879) —
also known as Marcus J. Parrott —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., October
27, 1828.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1853-54; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Kansas Territory, 1857-61.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
4, 1879 (age 50 years, 342
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Dudley Kircher (c.1935-2000) —
of Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, about 1935.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1978.
Died in Florida, April 18,
2000 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) —
also known as George B. Holt —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 12,
1790.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1824-25; member of Ohio state
senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36,
1843-49; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County,
1850-51.
Presbyterian.
Died October
30, 1871 (age 81 years, 140
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Son of Charles D. Berry and Elizabeth (Murphy) Berry.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956,
1972;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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