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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March 16,
1838.
Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia, in
Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
9, 1906 (age 68 years, 207
days).
Interment at Tarbox
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Albert E. Culbert (1862-1939) —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, March 27,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate 20th District, 1921-22; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1928.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Samuel J. Daugherty (1873-1926) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
14, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1907-08.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
21, 1926 (age 53 years, 99
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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William Davis (b. 1847) —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, October
4, 1847.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1907-10.
Dutch
and Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) —
also known as "Old Man Eloquent" —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio, February
20, 1834.
Son of Samuel Essick (abolitionist; took part in the
"Underground Railroad" helping escaped slaves) and Grizella
(Todd) Essick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
publisher; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District,
1896.
Scottish,
German,
and Irish ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., September
19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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Chester A. Ferris (1885-1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio, April 5,
1885.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1944, 1948; died in office
1948; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Died September
22, 1948 (age 63 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Maurice L. Galvin (1872-1940) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., July 9,
1872.
Son of Maurice Galvin and Ellen Galvin.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 6th Kentucky District, 1909; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1940 (age 68 years, 47
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Walter D. Guilbert —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Republican. Noble
County Auditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1888,
1904;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1896-1909.
French
and Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Suzette Agnes Junglas (1873-1962) —
also known as Suzette A. Junglas; Susan Agnes
Berllayette; Mrs. George Junglas —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
April
4, 1873.
Daughter of Nazar Amos Berllayette (1845-1920) and Bridget (Deegan)
Berllayette (1846-1906).
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1924;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodbridge, 1932.
Female.
French
Canadian and Irish ancestry.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
1, 1962 (age 89 years, 150
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Married to George William Junglas (1876-1965). |
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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 10,
1868.
Son of Hugh Martin and Ellen (Bohan) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Raymond Charles Moley (1886-1975) —
also known as Raymond Moley; Ray Moley —
Born in Berea, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
27, 1886.
Son of Felix James Moley and Agnes (Fairchild) Moley.
Mayor of Olmsted Falls, Ohio; university
professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin
D. Roosevelt; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1933; broke with
Roosevelt in 1936, and later became senior advisor to Republicans Wendell
Willkie, Barry
Goldwater, and Richard
Nixon; columnist
for Newsweek magazine;
received the Medal
of Freedom in 1970.
Irish and French
ancestry.
Died February
18, 1975 (age 88 years, 144
days).
Interment somewhere
in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Felix James Moley and Agnes (Fairchild) Moley; married 1916 to Eva
Dall (divorced 1948); married 1949 to Frances
Hebard. |
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John Kelly O'Neall (b. 1829) —
of Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, 1829.
Son of Abijah
O'Neall.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Quaker.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant;
tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August 4,
1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Martin M. Ray (1823-1872) —
of Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, 1823.
Lawyer;
delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1848; Presidential
Elector for Indiana, 1856;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1858; member of Indiana
state senate, 1861-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1872.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., August 5,
1872 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Thomas Shannon (1786-1843) —
of Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, November
15, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1826-27.
Irish ancestry.
Died March 16,
1843 (age 56 years, 121
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio.
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Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Olivet, Belmont
County, Ohio, February
24, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Ohio, 1838-40, 1842-44; defeated, 1840; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1844-45; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1853-55; defeated, 1832;
Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1855-56, 1856; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1876.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., August
30, 1877 (age 75 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Robert E. Sweeney (1924-2007) —
of Bay Village, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
4, 1924.
Son of Martin
Leonard Sweeney.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Ohio
state attorney general, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio at-large, 1965-67.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Gates Mills, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 30,
2007 (age 82 years, 238
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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