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Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) —
also known as Newton D. Baker —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., December
3, 1871.
Son of Newton Diehl Baker and Mary (Dukehart) Baker.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1916-21; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Judicature Society; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
25, 1937 (age 66 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Frank Joseph Battisti (1922-1994) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, October
4, 1922.
Son of Eugene Battisti and Jennie (Dalesandro) Battisti.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1959-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1961-94; took
senior status 1994.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
19, 1994 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Hugh Henry Brown (b. 1872) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Judicature
Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Donald Campbell (1901-1992) —
also known as Willard D. Campbell —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 6,
1901.
Son of Dr. Howard N. Campbell and Eloise (Gray) Campbell.
Lawyer;
Guernsey
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; member of Ohio state
senate, 1935-37; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 90 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) —
also known as William C. Dixon —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Dexter, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 1,
1904.
Son of Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1939.
Member, American Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Douglas (b. 1932) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 5,
1932.
Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1981-84; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1985-.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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Emerich Burt Freed (1897-1955) —
also known as Emerich B. Freed —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
November
22, 1897.
Son of Nicholas Freed and Sarah (Benfield) Freed.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Cuyahoga
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1933-41; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1941.
Jewish.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died December
4, 1955 (age 58 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
11, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st
District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary);
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Woodmen;
American Judicature Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) —
also known as Bayard H. Paine —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, April 27,
1872.
Son of Ira Tuttle Paine and Ella Myra (Huston) Paine.
Lawyer;
author;
district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., April 19,
1955 (age 82 years, 357
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Charles Robert Richey (1923-1997) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, October
16, 1923.
U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1971-97; died in
office 1997.
Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, of cancer, in
the Washington Home Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1997 (age 73 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bart Saxbe (1916-2010) —
also known as William B. Saxbe —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, June 24,
1916.
Son of Bart Rockwell Saxbe and Faye Henry (Carey) Saxbe.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1953-54; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1954; Ohio
state attorney general, 1957-59, 1963-69; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1969-74; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-75; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1975-76.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Grange; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died August
24, 2010 (age 94 years, 61
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Loren Edmunds Souers, Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Loren E. Souers, Jr. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
4, 1882.
Son of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Continental Steel Corp.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Sigma Rho; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard Weisberg (b. 1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
16, 1925.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1970.
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