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Delbert R. Ackerman (1910-1968) —
of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 27,
1910.
Son of Edwin Oliver Ackerman and Gertrude (Carpenter) Ackerman.
Partner, Ackerman-Brizes Tire
Service; mayor
of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1966-67.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1968
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster of
Washington, D.C., until 1882; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
Rose Savage. |
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Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, September
11, 1861.
Son of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) —
also known as Florence E. Allen —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 23,
1884.
Daughter of Clarence
Emir Allen and Corinne Marie (Tuckerman) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1926; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; took senior
status 1959.
Female.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1966 (age 82 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 25,
1919.
Son of Burton Richardson Andrews and Cora (Striker) Andrews.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance;
director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1972.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 12,
1890.
Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1966
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Barkley (1889-1986) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Braceville, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
2, 1889.
Son of John Barkley and Josephine A. (Kreitler) Barkley.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1952-54.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Mahan Beardsley (b. 1858) —
also known as Henry M. Beardsley —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
20, 1858.
Son of George Fitch Beardsley and Martha (Mahan) Beardsley.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1906-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1928.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing
firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Herbert Seely Bigelow (1870-1951) —
of Mt. Washington, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind., January
4, 1870.
Son of Alpheus A. Bigelow and Emma M. Bigelow.
Democrat. Pastor;
candidate for secretary of
state of Ohio, 1902; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1937-39.
Congregationalist.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 311
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Justin De Witt Bowersock (1842-1922) —
also known as Justin D. Bowersock —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born near Columbiana, Columbiana
County, Ohio, September
19, 1842.
Son of I. Bowersock and Adaline (McDonald) Bowersock.
Republican. President, Lawrence National Bank,
Bowersock Mills and Power
Co., Kansas Water
Power Co., Lawrence Iron Works,
Lawrence Paper
Manufacturing Co., Kansas and Colorado Railroad;
mayor
of Lawrence, Kan., 1881-85; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Kansas
state senate, 1895; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1899-1907.
Congregationalist.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., October
27, 1922 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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John William Bricker (1893-1986) —
also known as John W. Bricker —
of Upper Arlington, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near Mt. Sterling, Madison
County, Ohio, September
6, 1893.
Son of Lemuel Spencer Bricker and Laura (King) Bricker.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Ohio
state attorney general, 1933-37; defeated in primary, 1928; Governor of
Ohio, 1939-45; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1960
(speaker),
1964,
1972;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1944; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1947-59; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; Optimist
Club.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 22,
1986 (age 92 years, 197
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Ansel Briggs (1806-1881) —
of Ohio; Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Vermont, February
3, 1806.
Democrat. Sheriff;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1842-46; Governor of
Iowa, 1846-50.
Congregationalist.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 5,
1881 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Omaha, Neb.; reinterment in 1909 at Andrew
Cemetery, Andrew, Iowa.
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Eugene V. Clark (b. 1919) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
19, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1963.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1963.
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Frank Austin DeWitt (b. 1864) —
also known as Frank A. DeWitt —
of Newfane, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, February
9, 1864.
Republican. Treasurer, Windham County Savings Bank;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Newfane, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Thelma D. Drake (b. 1949) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, November
20, 1949.
Republican. Realtor;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1996-2004; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2005-.
Female.
United Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2009.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1933; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 1,
1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Figy (1893-1973) —
also known as Charley Figy —
of Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 9,
1893.
Son of John Figy and Leah (King) Figy.
Republican. Farmer;
mayor of Morenci, Mich., 1939-43; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 19th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1962.
Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in April, 1973
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Adeline G. Newell. |
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Son of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming.
Republican. Barber; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928.
Congregationalist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Griswold (1763-1815) —
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
14, 1763.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; secretary
of Michigan Territory, 1805-08; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1809-11; justice of
Illinois territorial supreme court, 1810-15; died in office 1815.
Congregationalist.
Died in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., August
21, 1815 (age 51 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus (1856-1921) —
also known as Frank W. Gunsaulus —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chesterville, Morrow
County, Ohio, January
1, 1856.
Son of Joseph
Gunsaulus and Mary (Hawley) Gunsaulus.
Republican. Pastor; lecturer;
speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 ;
president,
Armour Institute of Technology, 1893-1921.
Congregationalist.
Suffered a heart
attack and died, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 17,
1921 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) —
also known as Joseph L. Hooper —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in
office 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Washington Ellsworth Lindsey (1862-1926) —
of Portales, Roosevelt
County, N.M.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, December
20, 1862.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910; Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1917; Governor of
New Mexico, 1917-19.
Congregationalist.
Died April 5,
1926 (age 63 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August 3,
1870.
Son of John Donald MacKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) MacKinnon.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1957
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., October
21, 1855.
Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell.
Lawyer;
Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister;
founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the
Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died June 30,
1946 (age 90 years, 252
days).
Interment at Otterbein
Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
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David Evans Skaggs (b. 1943) —
also known as David E. Skaggs —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
22, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; lawyer; aide
to U.S. Rep. Timothy
E. Wirth, 1975-77; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1987-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1996.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ellison Griffith Smith (b. 1854) —
also known as Ellison G. Smith —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Noble
County, Ohio, December
5, 1854.
Son of Amos Griffith Smith and Mary A. (Ellison) Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Dakota territorial council, 1887; circuit judge in South Dakota
1st Circuit, 1889-1909; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1909-23; law
professor.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Griffith Smith and Mary A. (Ellison) Smith; married, October
18, 1877, to Anna F. Kirkwood; married, January
3, 1922, to Florence Pearl Hunkins. |
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Thomas Dyer Tway (1894-1968) —
of Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ohio, 1894.
Democrat. Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1935.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1968
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hanford Upson (1823-1910) —
also known as William H. Upson —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
11, 1823.
Son of Polly (Wright) Upson (1786-1872) and Daniel
Upson.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Sidney
Edgerton; member of Ohio state
senate, 1854-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1864,
1876;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1869-73; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1883; circuit judge in Ohio, 1885-93
(6th Circuit 1885-88, 8th Circuit 1888-93).
Congregationalist.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, April 13,
1910 (age 87 years, 92
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Weldon Osborne Yeager (b. 1922) —
also known as Weldon O. Yeager —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, July 26,
1922.
Son of Carl O. Yeager and Stella (McCall) Yeager.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1958 (18th District), 1960 (18th District), 1974
(primary, 8th District); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1960-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1969-70; defeated,
1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1966 (17th District); Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1972,
1980;
secretary
of Michigan Republican Party, 1979; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1986.
Congregationalist. Member, Military
Order of the World Wars.
Still living as of 1986.
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Relatives:
Married to T. Ione Affholder. |
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