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Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) —
also known as Martin L. Davey —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, July 25,
1884.
Son of John Davey (father of tree surgery) and Bertha (Reeves) Davey.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kent, Ohio, 1914-18; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29;
defeated, 1920; Governor of
Ohio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Grange.
Died in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, March 31,
1946 (age 61 years, 249
days).
Interment at Standing Rock Cemetery.
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Robert Eugene Cook (1920-1988) —
of Ohio.
Born in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, May 19,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Portage
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1952-59; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1959-63; defeated, 1962;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1963-69; Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1969-88.
Died in Portage
County, Ohio, November
28, 1988 (age 68 years, 193
days).
Interment at Standing Rock Cemetery.
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Henry Adoniram Swift (1823-1869) —
also known as Henry A. Swift —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, March 23,
1823.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1857; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1862-65; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1863; Governor of
Minnesota, 1863-64.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn., February
25, 1869 (age 45 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Luther T. Day (1813-1885) —
of Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., July 9,
1813.
Justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1865-75.
Died in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, March 8,
1885 (age 71 years, 242
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Alphonso Hart (1830-1910) —
of Ohio.
Born in Vienna, Trumbull
County, Ohio, July 4,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1865; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1874-76; law partner of Andrew
Squire, 1875-78; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1883-85; defeated, 1880.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1910 (age 80 years, 172
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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