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John T. Baker (b. 1845) —
of Monroe Township, Linn
County, Iowa; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Huron
County, Ohio, March 7,
1845.
Son of Uriah Baker (1815-1850) and Catherine (Tyndall) Baker
(1820-1850).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
carpenter; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mavor Brigham (1806-1897) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born May 16,
1806.
Builder; mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1853.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
8, 1897 (age 90 years, 237
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Myers Young Cooper (1873-1958) —
also known as Myers Y. Cooper —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Louisville, Licking
County, Ohio, November
25, 1873.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
Governor
of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1926, 1930; Presidential Elector for
Ohio, 1956.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Exchange
Club.
Built more than 2,000 homes in the Cincinnati area.
Died December
6, 1958 (age 85 years, 11
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Donald K. Day —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Secretary-Treasurer,
Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2001.
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Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) —
also known as Charles I. Faddis —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Loudonville, Ashland
County, Ohio, June 13,
1890.
Son of Samuel C. Faddis and Edna (Moredock) Faddis.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
contractor; oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
April
1, 1972 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
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James H. Gardner (b. 1904) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
20, 1904.
Republican. Realtor;
builder; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938 (primary), 1944, 1948, 1950,
1958, 1960 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1952, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Hiatt (1841-1925) —
of Union Township, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Kimball, Brule
County, S.Dak.; Oleta Township, Ellis
County, Okla.
Born in Fairfield Township, Highland
County, Ohio, December
31, 1841.
Son of Amos Hiatt (1806-1877) and Lydia (Davis) Hiatt (1813-1895).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
carpenter; member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1899-1900.
Died April 1,
1925 (age 83 years, 91
days).
Interment at Fargo Cemetery, Fargo, Okla.
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John Henry Russell (b. 1853) —
also known as John H. Russell —
of Spearfish, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, December
10, 1853.
Republican. Carpenter; contractor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington
County, Md., November
30, 1810.
Republican. Carpenter; millwright;
mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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