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Jacob Leo Bachman (1861-1920) —
also known as Jacob L. Bachman —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Canal Winchester, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
11, 1861.
Son of Jacob Bachman and Margaret (Kolb) Bachman; married, October
6, 1895, to Dora Olivia Sandoe (1869-1930).
Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1910; delegate to
Socialist National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 7,
1920 (age 58 years, 270
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Walton H. Bachrach (1904-1989) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1960-67.
Jewish.
Member, Moose; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
17, 1989 (age 84 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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De Witt Clinton Badger (1858-1926) —
also known as De Witt C. Badger —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near London, Madison
County, Ohio, August 7,
1858.
Son of Benjamin F. Badger and Martha (Willoughby) Badger; married 1885 to Sidney
B. Slaughter.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1903-05; defeated, 1904;
mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1906-07.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 20,
1926 (age 67 years, 286
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Harry H. Baker (b. 1888) —
of Norwood, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
1, 1888.
Son of Christian Edward Baker and Mary Catherine (Opp) Baker; married
to Edna Haas.
Lawyer; mayor of
Norwood, Ohio, 1927-.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucien Baker (1846-1907) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Fulton
County, Ohio, June 8,
1846.
Brother of John
Harris Baker; uncle of Francis
Elisha Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1895-1901.
Died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., June 21,
1907 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
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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; married, July 5,
1902, to Elizabeth Leopold.
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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Henry Towne Bannon (1867-1950) —
also known as Henry T. Bannon —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born near Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, June 5,
1867.
Son of Mary E. (Smith) Bannon and James
W. Bannon; married, May 25,
1893, to Jessie Damarin.
Republican. Lawyer; Scioto
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; legal counsel, Norfolk
and Western Railway;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1905-09; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1928,
1936,
1940.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, September
6, 1950 (age 83 years, 93
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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James W. Bannon (born c.1843) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born about 1843.
Father of Henry
Towne Bannon.
Lawyer; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Scioto County, 1873.
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; married, June 2,
1917, to Margaret E. Megirt.
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 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Beaumont Barnes (b. 1846) —
also known as John B. Barnes —
of Ponca, Dixon
County, Neb.
Born in East Trumbull, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
26, 1846.
Son of A. J. S. Barnes and Susan (Jeffords) Barnes; married, November
29, 1874, to Ida Frances Hannant.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; District Attorney, 6th District, 1875-79; district
judge in Nebraska 6th District, 1879-84; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1904-17; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Barrere (1808-1883) —
of Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio.
Born in New Market, Highland
County, Ohio, April 1,
1808.
Uncle of Granville
Barrere.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1851-53; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1853.
Died in Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, August
20, 1883 (age 75 years, 141
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, New Market, Ohio.
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Brice J. Bartlett —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Lawyer; mayor of
Fremont, Ohio, 1850-52, 1855-56.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alice Moore Batchelder (b. 1944) —
of Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
15, 1944.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1985-92; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Frank Joseph Battisti (1922-1994) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, October
4, 1922.
Son of Eugene Battisti and Jennie (Dalesandro) Battisti.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1959-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1961-94; took
senior status 1994.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
19, 1994 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September
7, 1904, to Mabel Ross.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life
Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933, 1940; justice, New
York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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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; married,
April
24, 1883, to Marietta Davis.
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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James Helmick Beatty (1836-1927) —
of Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hailey, Blaine
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 8,
1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Idaho
territorial senate, 1886-88; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1891-1907; retired 1907.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
21, 1927 (age 91 years, 166
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Henry Beatty (1838-1914) —
also known as William H. Beatty —
of Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Monclova, Lucas
County, Ohio, February
18, 1838.
Son of Henry Oscar Beatty and Margaret Boone (Runyan) Beatty;
married, June 17,
1874, to Elizabeth M. Love; brother of Mary M. Beatty (who
married Samuel
Crawford Denson).
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nevada, 1864-74; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1875-78; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1879-80; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1888-1914; died in
office 1914.
Died August 4,
1914 (age 76 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bebb (1802-1873) —
of Ohio.
Born near Shandon, Butler
County, Ohio, December
8, 1802.
Whig. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1844;
Governor
of Ohio, 1846-49.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died October
23, 1873 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Vincent Henry Beckman (b. 1879) —
also known as Vincent H. Beckman —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Henry, Mercer
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Son of John G. Beckman and Catherine (Romer) Beckman; married, January
19, 1915, to Irene Gertrude Hummel.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary and director, National Theatre
Co.; director and member executive committee, Eagle Picher Mining and
Smelting
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1956;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sandra Shank Beckwith (b. 1943) —
of Ohio.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., February
4, 1943.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1977-79, 1982-87; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1987-89; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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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; brother of Lucile
Elizabeth Belen; married, February
7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets (1917-2007).
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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Samuel H. Bell (b. 1925) —
of Ohio.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
31, 1925.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1968-73; common pleas court
judge in Ohio, 1973-77; Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1977-82; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1982-96; took
senior status 1996.
Still living as of 2000.
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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; married, April 15,
1917, to Elaine Lock.
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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Granville Gaylord Bennett (1833-1910) —
also known as G. G. Bennett —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born near Bloomingburg, Fayette
County, Ohio, October
9, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1865-67; member of Iowa state
senate, 1867-71; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1875-78; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1879-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., June 28,
1910 (age 76 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) —
also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., November
5, 1905.
Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry; married 1938 to Johnnie
Mae Newton (1910-2002).
Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi
Phi.
First
black mayor of Cincinnati.
Died October
15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Odis Bertelsman (b. 1936) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
31, 1936.
Son of Odis
William Bertelsman.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Marsha L. Berzon (b. 1945) —
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 17,
1945.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 2000-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Gilbert Bettman (b. 1881) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
31, 1881.
Son of Louis Bettman and Rebecca (Bloom) Bettman; married, June 30,
1916, to Iphigene Molony.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
state attorney general, 1929-33; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862-1927) —
also known as Albert J. Beveridge —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Highland
County, Ohio, October
6, 1862.
Son of Thomas Henry Beveridge (1818-1895) and Frances Eleanor
(Parkinson) Beveridge (1824-1918); married, November
24, 1887, to Katherine Maude Langsdale (1864-1900); married, August 7,
1907, to Catherine Spencer Eddy (1881-1970); father of Albert
Jeremiah Beveridge, Jr..
Lawyer; historian;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1899-1911; defeated, 1914 (Progressive),
1922 (Republican); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1900,
1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1908,
1924;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1912; received the Pulitzer
Prize in Biography, 1920.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 27,
1927 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Edward Franklin Bingham (1828-1907) —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in West Concord, Concord, Essex
County, Vt., August
13, 1828.
Married, November
21, 1850, to Susannah F. Gunning (died 1886); married, August 8,
1888, to Melinda Caperton Patton.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-55; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1856-57; common pleas court judge in
Ohio, 1873-87; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1881; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1887-1903.
Died in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
5, 1907 (age 79 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Son of Nicholas Bird and Laura Cordelia (Wilder) Bird; married, May 21,
1903, to Gertrude M. Hacker.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 18th District,
1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married, February
16, 1816, to Agatha McDowell; married 1840 to
Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh (sister of Henry
Fitzhugh); uncle of Humphrey
Marshall; father of James
M. Birney; grandfather of Arthur
Alexis Birney.
Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828;
mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Harrison Gray Otis Blake (1818-1876) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Newfane, Windham
County, Vt., March 17,
1818.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Ohio state
senate, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859-63; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, April 16,
1876 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Medina, 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.
Brother-in-law of William
Crawford Linton.
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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George Bliss (1813-1868) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
1, 1813.
Son of Timothy Bliss and Anne C. (Campbell) Bliss; married, January
16, 1856, to Sarah Jane Fish (1829-1903).
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Ohio, 1850; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1853-55, 1863-65 (18th District
1853-55, 14th District 1863-65).
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, October
24, 1868 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) —
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., July 28,
1813.
Son of Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother of Albert
Asahel Bliss; married, November
16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1868-72; law
professor.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
25, 1889 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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William Henry Bliss (1844-1932) —
also known as William H. Bliss —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio, October
7, 1844.
Son of Philemon Bliss and Martha W. (Tharp) Bliss; married, April 6,
1874, to Annie Louise Woods; married, April 14,
1894, to Anna Blaksley Barnes; father of Robert
Woods Bliss.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1876-87;
vice-president and general solicitor, St. Paul & Duluth Railroad;
associate counsel, Northern Pacific Railroad.
Died May 5,
1932 (age 87 years, 211
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl D. Bloom (1871-1930) —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Wood
County, Ohio, May 29,
1871.
Son of James Lewis Bloom (1840-1892) and Lydia A. (Ackerman) Bloom
(1840-1916); married, July 24,
1895, to Eleanor G. Lathrop (1869-1939).
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920,
1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1927-28; defeated, 1924;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
8, 1930 (age 58 years, 224
days).
Interment at Old Maplewood Cemetery, North Baltimore, Ohio.
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Edward Blythin (1884-1958) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Parma Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Newmarket, Wales,
October
10, 1884.
Son of Peter Blythin and Elizabeth (Roberts) Blythin; married, April 5,
1913, to Jane Rankin.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1940-41; common pleas court judge in Ohio,
1949.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
14, 1958 (age 73 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Ernest John Bohn (b. 1901) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Austria-Hungary,
May
12, 1901.
Son of Frank J. Bohn and Juliana (Kiry) Bohn.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1929-30; planning and housing advocate;
chairman of first national conference on slum clearance, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) —
also known as Oliver P. Bolton —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
22, 1917.
Great-grandson of Henry
B. Payne; son of Chester
Castle Bolton and Frances
Payne Bolton; married, October
4, 1940, to Adelaide Brownlee.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Charles Grosvenor Bond (1877-1974) —
also known as Charles G. Bond —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 29,
1877.
Nephew of Charles
Henry Grosvenor; son of William W. Bond and Frances (Currier)
Bond; married, June 27,
1905, to Bertha Paterson.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Union
League.
Died in Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J., January
10, 1974 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at West
Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.
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Lester Legrant Bond (1829-1903) —
also known as Lester L. Bond —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, October
27, 1829.
Married, October
12, 1856, to Amy S. Aspinwall.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1866-70; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1868;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1873.
Died April 15,
1903 (age 73 years, 170
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Key Bond (1792-1864) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md., October
2, 1792.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1835-41.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
17, 1864 (age 71 years, 138
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Xenophon A. Boomhower —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio.
Son of Addison Boomhower and Almy (Stuart) Boomhower; married to
Catherine Gillies.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Morella Boothman (1846-1904) —
also known as Melvin M. Boothman —
of Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio, October
16, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1887-91.
Died in Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio, March 5,
1904 (age 57 years, 141
days).
Interment at Fountain
City Cemetery, Bryan, Ohio.
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Charles Martin Borchers (1869-1946) —
also known as Charles M. Borchers —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Lockville, Fairfield
County, Ohio, November
18, 1869.
Married, June 28,
1905, to Alice Bowman.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Decatur, Ill., 1909-11, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914, 1930; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1924.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
2, 1946 (age 77 years, 14
days).
Interment at Frantz
Cemetery, Macon County, Ill.
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Theodosius Botkin (1846-1918) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Catawba, Clark
County, Ohio, June 25,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mining
business; member of Kansas state legislature; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Campbellton, 1907-18, died in office 1918.
Died in Campbellton, New
Brunswick, May 27,
1918 (age 71 years, 336
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
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Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) —
also known as Frank T. Bow —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
20, 1901.
Son of Charles Clinton Bow and Anna (Withrow) Bow; married, May 12,
1923, to Caroline Denzer.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Pi; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
13, 1972 (age 71 years, 267
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, 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; third cousin of
Thomas
Lawrence Eyre; married, November
29, 1900, to Lillian Crane Scott; fourth cousin once removed of
Joseph
Larkin Eyre.
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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Clinton DeWitt Boyd (b. 1884) —
also known as Clinton D. Boyd; Clint Boyd —
of Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Orab, Brown
County, Ohio, September
26, 1884.
Son of Edward H. Boyd and Hester (Day) Boyd; married 1916 to Clara
Cretors.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924; candidate in primary for Ohio
state attorney general, 1926, 1928; candidate in primary for chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Boyd (b. 1875) —
of Enterprise, Wallowa
County, Ore.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1875.
Married, December
26, 1900, to Mary Ethel Axtell.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Enterprise, Ore.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1924;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Ernesto Branch (b. 1847) —
also known as Oliver E. Branch —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, July 19,
1847.
Son of William Witter Branch and Lucy J. (Bartram) Branch; married,
October
17, 1878, to Sarah M. Chase; father of Oliver
Winslow Branch.
Lawyer; general counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887, 1889; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1894-98.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Tenney Brand (1886-1964) —
also known as James T. Brand —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
9, 1886.
Son of James Brand and Juliet (Hughes) Brand; married, July 13,
1916, to Irene May Morley.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-41; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1941-58; judge of military tribunal
for trial of major war criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in February, 1964
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Son of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun; married, September
7, 1935, to Grace Downing.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) —
also known as Calvin S. Brice —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Denmark, Morrow
County, Ohio, September
17, 1845.
Son of Rev. William Kilpatrick Brice and Elizabeth (Stewart) Brice;
married 1870
to Catherine Olivia Meily.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; active in railroad
law; president of railroad
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1876,
1884;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1888;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1889-92; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1891-97.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1898 (age 53 years, 89
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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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; married, September
4, 1920, to Harriet Day.
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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John R. Britten (b. 1898) —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William McNulty Brodhead (b. 1941) —
also known as William M. Brodhead —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (17th District 1971-72,
2nd District 1973-74); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1975-83; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Still living as of 1998.
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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 29,
1871.
Son of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to
Genevieve Wilbur.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald A. Brown (1924-1999) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
2, 1924.
Married, December
20, 1947, to Lynette Ralya.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District;
defeated, 1952; elected 1956; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Died June 30,
1999 (age 74 years, 240
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Henry Brown (b. 1872) —
also known as Hugh H. Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 4,
1872.
Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown;
married, February
17, 1904, to Marjorie Moore.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nevada, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton Brown (1804-1883) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, February
28, 1804.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1841-47 (12th District 1841-43,
11th District 1843-47); One of the founders
of Southwestern University (later Union University), and Lambuth
College, Jackson, Tenn.; president of the Mississippi Central &
Tennessee Railroad,
1854-56; president of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
1856-71.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., May 15,
1883 (age 79 years, 76
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) —
also known as Paul W. Brown —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
14, 1915.
Son of William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown; married, November
8, 1942, to Helen Louise Page.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948;
Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1960-64; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81; Ohio
state attorney general, 1969-71; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1970.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease at a nursing
home in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
17, 2000 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth W. Brown (1841-1923) —
of Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio.
Born near Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, January
4, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
business; lawyer; Warren
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-83; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1883-87; Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, February
24, 1923 (age 82 years, 51
days).
Interment at Miami
Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
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Thaddeus Harold Brown (b. 1887) —
also known as Thad H. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Lincoln Township, Morrow
County, Ohio, January
10, 1887.
Son of William Henry Brown and Ella Dell (Monroe) Brown; married, November
10, 1915, to Marie Thrailkill.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1923-27; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1928;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928;
member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1934-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Brush (1778-1855) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; London, Madison
County, Ohio.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., June, 1778.
Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1810; member of Ohio state
senate, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1819-21; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1830-31.
Died near London, Madison
County, Ohio, January
19, 1855 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, London, Ohio.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April 13,
1794.
Father-in-law of John
B. Weller; father of Charles
Henry Bryan.
Lawyer; Ohio auditor
of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
One of the founders
of Bryan, Ohio.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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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; married, February
17, 1909, to Katharine Pope (died 1932); married, March 31,
1934, to Helen (Graham) Robbins.
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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William John Bulow (1869-1960) —
also known as William J. Bulow —
of Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born near Moscow, Clermont
County, Ohio, January
13, 1869.
Son of Joseph Bulow and Elizabeth (Ebendorf) Bulow; married, November
25, 1898, to Katherine Reedy; married, October
15, 1922, to Sarah Farrand.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1899-1900; Union
County Judge, 1918; Governor of
South Dakota, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1931-43.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1960 (age 91 years, 44
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Beresford, S.Dak.
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William Edgar Bundy (1866-1903) —
also known as William E. Bundy —
of Norwood, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, October
4, 1866.
Son of William Sanford Bundy and Kate (Thompson) Bundy; married, May 8,
1890, to Eva Leedom (daughter of John
Peter Leedom).
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1898-1903.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in 1903
(age about
36 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas A. Burke (1898-1971) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
30, 1898.
Son of Thomas A. Burke and Lillian (McNeil) Burke; married, June 25,
1924, to Josephine Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1953-54.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
5, 1971 (age 73 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Jacob F. Burket (b. 1837) —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Perry
County, Ohio, March 25,
1837.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1880;
justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1893-1901; chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1897.
Member, Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Lawrence Burnett (1838-1916) —
also known as Henry L. Burnett; "Lightning Eyes
Burnett" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
26, 1838.
Married to Agnes Suffern Tailer.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1898-1906.
Investigated the assassination of President Abraham
Lincoln, and helped prosecute the conspirators.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1916 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at Slate
Hill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
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Carlos C. Burr (1846-1927) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
5, 1927 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz)
Burton; married, June 15,
1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1944;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Lowell Burton (b. 1932) —
also known as John L. Burton —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
15, 1932.
Brother of Phillip
Burton (who married Sala
Galant Burton).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1965-74, 1989-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1972,
2004;
California
Democratic state chair, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1974-83 (6th District 1974-75,
5th District 1975-83); member of California
state senate; President
pro tempore of the California State Senate, 1998-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Phillip Burton (1926-1983) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 1,
1926.
Married to Sala
Galant; brother of John
Lowell Burton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1957-64; defeated, 1954; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1964-83 (5th District 1964-75,
6th District 1975-83, 5th District 1983); died in office 1983.
Died, from a ruptured
aneurysm, in St. Francis Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April 10,
1983 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Son of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill)
Bushnell; married, November
5, 1923, to Ida Mary Bland; brother of Miller
Bushnell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928;
resigned 1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Maineville, Warren
County, Ohio, October
22, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
senate, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1879-83, 1885-91; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1896-98.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
16, 1898 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Willing Byrd (1770-1828) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Charles City
County, Va., July 26,
1770.
Second great-grandson of Edward
Shippen; grandson of Charles
Willing; son of William Evelyn Byrd (1728-1777) and Mary Shippen
(Willing) Byrd (1740-1814); married, April 6,
1797, to Sarah Waters Meade; married, October
8, 1818, to Hannah Miles (1789-1839).
Lawyer; secretary
of Northwest Territory, 1800-03; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1802; Governor of
Northwest Territory, 1802-03; U.S.
District Judge for Ohio, 1803-28; died in office 1828.
Died in Sinking Spring, Highland
County, Ohio, August
25, 1828 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Byrd
Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Ohio.
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