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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) —
also known as Frederick C. Belen —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1913.
Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth
Lehman Belen.
Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew
J. Transue and George
D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association.
U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created
the ZIP code.
Died, of complications from Parkinson's
disease, in Arlington Hospital,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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John Bennett (b. 1912) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piney Fork, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 15,
1912.
Democrat. Accountant;
Redford Township Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled American Veterans; Lions.
Still living as of 1992.
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Homer M. Carr —
of Proctor, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1933-34; member of Minnesota
state senate 59th District, 1935-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1952.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) —
also known as Arthur H. Day —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pandora, Putnam
County, Ohio, February
1, 1890.
Son of Dr. Hiram Marshall Day and Jessie Amelia (Ayres) Day.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state
senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in 1967
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Howard Harsha, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
1, 1921.
Son of William Howard Harsha and Imogene (Matthews) Harsha.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Scioto
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Still living as of 1998.
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Robert S. Marx (b. 1889) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
28, 1889.
Son of William S. Marx and Rose (Loewenstein) Marx.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court
judge in Ohio, 1920-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, Disabled American Veterans; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April 28,
1924.
Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Disabled American Veterans; Eagles; Purple
Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John McSweeney (1890-1969) —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, December
19, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1923-29, 1937-39, 1949-51 (16th
District 1923-29, at-large 1937-39, 16th District 1949-51); defeated,
1920 (16th District), 1938 (at-large), 1950 (16th District);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1940; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled American Veterans.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, December
13, 1969 (age 78 years, 359
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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