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Charles Wallace Adair, Jr. (1914-2006) —
also known as Charles W. Adair, Jr. —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Florida.
Born in Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio, January
26, 1914.
Son of Charles Wallace Adair and Sarah Torrence (Goulard) Adair.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nogales, 1940-41; Mexico City, 1941; Bombay, 1942-46; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1965-69; Uruguay, 1969-72.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., January
22, 2006 (age 91 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Allen (1802-1887) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., August, 1802.
Son of John
Allen.
Whig. Lawyer;
director, Commercial Bank of
Lake Erie, 1832; incorporator, Cleveland Newburg Railroad,
1834; member of Ohio state
senate from Cuyahoga County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1837-41; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1841-42; president, Columbus & Cincinnati
Railroad,
1845; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
5, 1887 (age 85 years, 0
days).
Interment at Erie
Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Richard Kelly Ayers (b. 1907) —
also known as Richard K. Ayers —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lewisburg, Preble
County, Ohio, June 28,
1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius K. Baker (1855-1929) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
16, 1855.
Son of Edward P. Baker and Paulina (Bloss) Baker.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1892.
Episcopalian.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to May C. Foster (died 1890). |
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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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Charles Alexander Bay (1886-1978) —
also known as Charles A. Bay —
of Five Corners, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 7,
1886.
Son of William Lewis Bay and Cecelia Sarah (Radenbach) Bay.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Dublin, 1920-22; Casablanca, 1923; Port-au-Prince, 1924; U.S. Consul in Tampico, 1924-26; Corinto, 1926; Tientsin, 1927; Bangkok, 1928-29; Seville, 1936-39; U.S. Consul General in Milan, 1946-48.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lahaska, Bucks
County, Pa., June 2,
1978 (age 91 years, 360
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Leonard Julius Benckenstein (1894-1966) —
also known as L. J. Benckenstein —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Wyoming, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 5,
1894.
Son of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson)
Benckenstein.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Texas
Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Alpha
Chi Rho; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in October, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Son of Charles D. Berry and Elizabeth (Murphy) Berry.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956,
1972;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Jackson Edward Betts (1904-1993) —
also known as Jackson E. Betts —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1951-73.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, August
13, 1993 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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Thomas Holdsworth Blake (1792-1849) —
also known as Thomas H. Blake —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 25,
1792.
Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1816;
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1817-18; state court judge in Indiana,
1818; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1819-20, 1823-24; member of Indiana
state senate, 1821-22, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1827-29; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1831, 1838.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died of cholera
in a hotel at
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
28, 1849 (age 57 years, 126
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Son of Emil Bliss and Emilie (Wieland) Bliss.
Republican. Insurance
business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian. German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August 6,
1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Mabel Thorp Boardman —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Member, Board of Incorporators, Red Cross, 1900; also served as Red
Cross national secretary; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) —
also known as Chester C. Bolton —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
5, 1882.
Son of Charles C. Bolton and Julia (Castle) Bolton.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1923-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1929-37, 1939; died in
office 1939.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Rotary.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
29, 1939 (age 57 years, 54
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Stanley Eyre Bowdle (1868-1919) —
also known as Stanley E. Bowdle —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
4, 1868.
Son of Daniel D. Bowdle and Ellen E. (Doran) Bowdle.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914,
1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Struck
by an automobile while getting off a streetcar,
and died a few hours later, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 6,
1919 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) —
also known as Katharine Kennedy; Mrs. Kleon Thaw
Brown —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 16,
1891.
Daughter of Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909) and Louise (Achey)
Kennedy (1860-1945).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1932-67; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1944-52.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; Colonial
Dames.
Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Center nursing
home, Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
10, 1986 (age 95 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Robert Johns Bulkley (1880-1965) —
also known as Robert J. Bulkley —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Bratenahl, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
8, 1880.
Son of Charles Henry Bulkley and Roberta (Johns) Bulkley.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1911-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912,
1916,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1930-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Presidential
Elector for Ohio, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 21,
1965 (age 84 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Harvey Jacob Burkhart (b. 1861) —
also known as Harvey J. Burkhart —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
14, 1861.
Son of Jacob Burkhart and Biena (Buckholtz) Burkhart.
Republican. Dentist; mayor of
Batavia, N.Y., 1902-04, 1915-16.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Bush (b. 1909) —
also known as John W. Bush —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, September
17, 1909.
Son of William Hayden Bush and Esther (Brushart) Bush.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1956,
1964;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1961-72.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) —
also known as Prescott S. Bush —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 15,
1895.
Son of Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-1948) and Flora (Sheldon) Bush
(1872-1920).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
director, Pan American Airways;
director, Columbia Broadcasting
System (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Skull and
Bones.
Died, of lung
cancer, in the Memorial Hospital
for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April 15,
1884.
Son of Davis J. Cable and Mary (Harnley) Cable.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Lima Telephone and
Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad,
Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1936.
Episcopalian or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Grange; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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George Prescott Carrel (1865-1949) —
also known as George Carrel —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
4, 1865.
Son of Hercules Carrel and Eleanora Kerr (Prescott) Carrel.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1922-25.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 3,
1949 (age 83 years, 241
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873) —
also known as Salmon P. Chase; "Old Mr.
Greenbacks" —
of Ohio.
Born in Cornish, Sullivan
County, N.H., January
13, 1808.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1849-55, 1861; Governor of
Ohio, 1856-60; candidate for Republican nomination for President,
1856,
1860;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1864-73; died in office 1873.
Episcopalian.
His portrait appeared on various U.S. currency, including one-dollar
and ten-dollar
notes in the 1860s, and the $10,000
bill from 1918 to 1946.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1873 (age 65 years, 114
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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U. S. G. Cherry (b. 1863) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lewistown, Logan
County, Ohio, December
2, 1863.
Son of Amos Cherry and Elizabeth (Smith) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1896; candidate for justice of
South Dakota state supreme court, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1920, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Son of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings (died 1916); married, March 5,
1922, to Inez Depew (died 1935). |
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March 25,
1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Constance Eberhardt Cook (1919-2009) —
also known as Constance E. Cook; Constance
Eberhardt —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
17, 1919.
Daughter of Walter Eberhardt and Catherine (Sellmann) Eberhardt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-73 (Tompkins County 1963-65, 138th District
1966, 125th District 1967-72, 128th District 1973); president of land
grant affairs, Cornell University, 1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Zonta.
Co-sponsor, in 1970, of the bill which legalized abortion in New York
State.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., January
20, 2009 (age 89 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) —
also known as James M. Cox —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Jacksonburgh, Butler
County, Ohio, March 31,
1870.
Son of Gilbert Cox and Eliza A. Cox.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1909-13; Governor of
Ohio, 1913-15, 1917-21; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Episcopalian or Brethren.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 15,
1957 (age 87 years, 106
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Harry Van Custer (b. 1894) —
also known as Harry V. Custer —
of Pasco, Franklin
County, Wash.
Born in Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, December
14, 1894.
Son of Charles T. Custer and Sally J. (Harmon) Custer.
Railway
station agent; mayor of
Pasco, Wash., 1953-58.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Short Dennison (1918-2001) —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Poland, Mahoning
County, Ohio, July 29,
1918.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1957-59; defeated, 1958,
1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Grange.
Died in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
21, 2001 (age 83 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Schuveldt Dewey (1882-1980) —
also known as Charles S. Dewey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, November
10, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1938, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s, he was
responsible for the redesign and downsizing of U.S. paper currency.
Died December
27, 1980 (age 98 years, 47
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gertrude Walton Donahey (1908-2004) —
also known as Gertrude Donahey; Gertrude
Walton —
of Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August 4,
1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964;
Ohio
treasurer of state, 1971-83.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 11,
2004 (age 95 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose.
Still living as of 1970.
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Lucien P. Ferry (1811-1844) —
of Indiana.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, October
3, 1811.
Probate judge in Indiana, 1837-39; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44.
Episcopalian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
20, 1844 (age 32 years, 322
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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William Louis Fiesinger (1877-1953) —
also known as William L. Fiesinger —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born in Willard, Huron
County, Ohio, October
25, 1877.
Son of Louis Fiesinger and Elizabeth (Fuchs) Fiesinger.
Democrat. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1931-37.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
11, 1953 (age 75 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Son of M. G. Fitzgerald and Cornelia M. (Avery) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Bartlett S. Fleming (b. 1942) —
also known as Bart Fleming —
of Chandler, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in a hospital
at Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, November
16, 1942.
Republican. Arizona
state treasurer, 1973-78; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona, 1976.
Anglican. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Lions.
Still living as of 2006.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Philippine
Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Sherman Moorhead Granger (b. 1870) —
also known as Sherman M. Granger —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, June 16,
1870.
Son of Moses Moorhead Granger and Mary Hoyt (Reese) Granger.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1912-16; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912;
member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1912-14; vice-president,
Zanesville Telephone &
Telegraph Co.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Son of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edverta Eunice Motley. |
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William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) —
also known as "Tippecanoe"; "Old
Tip"; "Farmer of North Bend";
"General Mum" —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Berkeley, Charles City
County, Va., February
9, 1773.
Son of Benjamin
Harrison (1726-1791) and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison.
Whig. Secretary
of Northwest Territory, 1798-99; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1799-1800; Governor of
Indiana Territory, 1801-12; general in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1816-19; member of Ohio state
senate, 1819-21; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1820,
1824;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1820; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1825-28; U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia, 1828-29; President
of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; died in office 1841.
Episcopalian. English
ancestry.
Died of pneumonia,
at the White
House, Washington,
D.C., April 4,
1841 (age 68 years, 54
days).
Interment at Harrison
Tomb, North Bend, Ohio.
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Dow Watters Harter (1885-1971) —
also known as Dow W. Harter —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, January
2, 1885.
Son of Josiah J. Harter and Anna Lillian (Watters) Harter.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1933-43.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1971 (age 86 years, 245
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) —
also known as Thomas A. Hendricks —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
7, 1819.
Son of John
Hendricks.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th
District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1868,
1876,
1884;
Governor
of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice
President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in
office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10
silver certificate in about 1887-1914.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Henry DeWitt Hotchkiss (1856-1922) —
also known as Henry D. Hotchkiss —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 2,
1856.
Son of Thomas Woodward Hotchkiss and Emma (Burrell) Hotchkiss.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1886; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-22; defeated, 1911;
died in office 1922; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court, 1913-15.
Episcopalian. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1922 (age 65 years, 247
days).
Interment somewhere
in Norwalk, Ohio.
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George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) —
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., March 8,
1890.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
President of M.A. Hanna Company 1929-52.
Died January
20, 1970 (age 79 years, 318
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Lewis Morris Iddings (1850-1921) —
also known as Lewis M. Iddings —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Rome, Italy.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, April 23,
1850.
Son of Lewis J. Iddings and Jane (Chesney) Iddings.
Republican. Worked at New York Tribune and New York Evening
Post newspapers,
1876-91; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1905-10; representative of American Red Cross in Italy
during World War I; director, American War Relief Clearing House in
Italy.
Episcopalian.
Died December
26, 1921 (age 71 years, 247
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) —
also known as David S. Ingalls —
of Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
28, 1899.
Son of Albert Stimson Ingalls and Jane (Taft) Ingalls.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of Cleveland
Department of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1940,
1952,
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and general
manager, Pan American Air
Ferries, 1941-42; commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station;
executive, Pan American World
Airways; newspaper
publisher.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Skull
and Bones.
Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 26,
1985 (age 86 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) —
also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry
Jones —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, June 27,
1939.
Son of Nedra
Jones and E.
Bartow Jones.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1991-95.
Episcopalian or Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Kilbourne (1770-1850) —
of Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., October
19, 1770.
Son of Josiah Kilbourne (1730-1814) and Anna (Neal) Kilbourne
(1734-1832).
Democrat. Surveyor;
merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1813-17; Presidential
Elector for Ohio, 1820;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1823.
Episcopalian.
Died April 9,
1850 (age 79 years, 172
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Burying Ground, Worthington, Ohio.
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Charles Kinney (b. 1850) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., July 7,
1850.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Ohio, 1897-1901.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Albert Lacey (1917-2002) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1917.
Son of Roscoe Byron Lacey and Vera (Hauver) Lacey.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1964-65.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died March 25,
2002 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
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Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 22,
1879.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated,
1930; died in office 1943.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died December
9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James Thomas Lynn (b. 1927) —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
27, 1927.
Son of Frederick Robert Lynn and Dorthea Estelle (Petersen) Lynn.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1973-75.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Howard Perry Mace (1916-1996) —
also known as Howard P. Mace —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, May 19,
1916.
Son of John R. Mace and Nellie M. (Perry) Mace.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Consul General in
Istanbul, 1972-76.
Episcopalian. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died December
8, 1996 (age 80 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Haveth Elmer Mau (b. 1886) —
also known as Haveth E. Mau —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 4,
1886.
Son of Julius Frederick Mau and Martha Matilda (Gronman) Mau.
Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1925-34.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
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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William Estus McVey (1885-1958) —
also known as William E. McVey —
of Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, December
13, 1885.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1951-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
10, 1958 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Son of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor of
Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Alice Montgomery. |
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William Cooper Procter (1862-1934) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1862.
Son of William Alexander Procter and Charlotte Elizabeth (Jackson)
Procter.
Republican. President (1907-30) and chairman (1930-34), Proctor &
Gamble Company, where he established profit-sharing and pension
system; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928.
Episcopalian. Member, Union
League.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Holmes Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1934 (age 71 years, 250
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ralph Straus Regula (b. 1924) —
also known as Ralph Regula —
of Navarre, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Beach City, Stark
County, Ohio, December
3, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
board of education, 1960-64; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1965-66; member of Ohio state
senate, 1967-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1973-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Reily (1811-1863) —
of Texas.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811.
Son of John Reily and Nancy (Hunter) Reily.
Lawyer;
major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in SAINT Petersburg, 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Killed
in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April 14,
1863 (age 51 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) —
Born in Scotland,
March
23, 1734.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; Governor of
Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1790.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
Injured in a fall from
an overturned horsedrawn
cart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1818 (age 84 years, 161
days).
Interment at Old
St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Charles W. Sawyer (1887-1979) —
also known as "Buzz" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1887.
Son of Edward Milton Sawyer and Caroline (Butler) Sawyer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1933-35; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934 (primary), 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 1936-44; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1944-45; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53; part owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball
team.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 7,
1979 (age 92 years, 56
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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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Robert Peet Skinner (1866-1960) —
also known as Robert P. Skinner —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio, February
24, 1866.
Son of August T. Skinner and Cecelia (van Rensselaer) Skinner.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1897-1901; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1901-08; Hamburg, 1908-14; Berlin, 1914; London, 1914-24; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1926-32; Estonia, 1931-33; Latvia, 1931-33; Lithuania, 1931-33; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1933-36.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Society for International Law.
Died in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, 1960
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Snow (b. 1939) —
also known as John W. Snow —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 2,
1939.
Lawyer;
charged
with driving
while intoxicated,
in West Valley City, Utah, 1982; chairman and chief executive officer
of CSX railroad;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06; director, Marathon Oil Co.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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John White Stevenson (1812-1886) —
also known as John W. Stevenson —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond,
Va., May 2,
1812.
Son of Andrew
Stevenson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1848,
1852,
1856,
1880;
delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of
Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James Garfield Stewart (b. 1881) —
also known as James G. Stewart —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, November
17, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938-47; resigned 1947; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1944; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1957.
Episcopalian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Son of Rev. Chauncey Stone and Sarah (Bird) Stone.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 24,
1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Charles Phelps Taft II (1897-1983) —
also known as Charles P. Taft —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
20, 1897.
Son of William
Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member, Cincinnati City
Council, 1938-42; Republican candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1952, 1958 (primary); mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955-57.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Skull and
Bones; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion.
Died June 24,
1983 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) —
also known as Robert A. Taft; "Mr.
Republican"; "Mr. Integrity"; "Our
Illustrious Dunderhead" —
of Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
8, 1889.
Son of William
Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1944;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1931-32; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act.
Died, from malignant
tumors, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1953 (age 63 years, 326
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio;
memorial monument at Capitol
Grounds, Washington, D.C.
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Seth Chase Taft (b. 1922) —
also known as Seth C. Taft —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
31, 1922.
Son of Eleanor (Chase) Taft and Charles
Phelps Taft II.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Ohio state
senate, 1962; candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1967; Cuyahoga
County Commissioner, 1971; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1982.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1982.
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Willard Saxby Townsend (b. 1895) —
also known as Willard S. Townsend —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
4, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Episcopalian. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin William Verity, Jr. (1917-2007) —
also known as C. William Verity —
Born in Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio, January
26, 1917.
Son of Calvin William Verity, Sr. and Elizabeth (O'Brien) Verity.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chief executive officer,
Armco (steel
industry), 1971-82; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1987-89.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., January
3, 2007 (age 89 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888) —
also known as Morrison R. Waite —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., November
29, 1816.
Son of Henry
Matson Waite.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1849-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1862; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Lucas County, 1873;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1874-88.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 23,
1888 (age 71 years, 115
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Harry Wall (b. 1903) —
of Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
Born in Bowerston, Harrison
County, Ohio, September
1, 1903.
Son of William Wall and Lulu (Seifried) Wall.
Democrat. Farmer; cattleman;
movie
theater owner; member of Idaho
state senate, 1945-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1952-63.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hezekiah G. Wells (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 16,
1812.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;
Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1840;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1860;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873.
Episcopalian.
Wells Hall at Michigan State University is named for
him.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1885 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1840
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Dudley Allen White (1901-1957) —
also known as Dudley A. White —
of Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio.
Born in New London, Huron
County, Ohio, January
3, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1948,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1937-41.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Son of John H. Willis and Abigail (Slavens) Willis.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Son of Herman Francis Willkie and Henrietta (Trisch) Willkie.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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