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Joseph M. Dana (1822-1881) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, March 22,
1822.
Son of Joseph
Dane.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1864-67, 1868-69; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1868.
Died in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, July 10,
1881 (age 59 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Dane (1768-1849) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., 1768.
Lawyer; university
professor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; Athens
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1817-20; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1828-32.
Died November
18, 1849 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938) —
also known as Clarence S. Darrow —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kinsman, Trumbull
County, Ohio, April 18,
1857.
Son of Amirus Darrow and Emily (Eddy) Darrow.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1896; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 17th District, 1903-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1924.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Defense attorney for, among many others, Patrick Eugene Prendergast,
who murdered Chicago mayor Carter
H. Harrison. In 1911, he was charged
with bribing
jurors in a California case; tried and
acquitted; a second trial
resulted in a hung jury. Famously cross-examined William
Jennings Bryan during the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial.".
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 13,
1938 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Harry Micajah Daugherty (1860-1941) —
also known as Harry M. Daugherty —
of Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, January
26, 1860.
Son of John H. Daugherty and Jane A. (Draper) Daugherty.
Republican. Lawyer; Fayette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1890-94; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1924;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1921-24.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Subject of a Senate investigation
of his conduct
as Attorney General; resigned
under fire; indicted
on charges of conspiracy to defraud
the U.S. government, but acquitted in 1927.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
12, 1941 (age 81 years, 259
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington Court House, Ohio.
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George Russell Davis (b. 1861) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Huntsville, Logan
County, Ohio, December
13, 1861.
Son of James Davis and Mary Davis.
Lawyer; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) —
also known as Jacob E. Davis —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Beaver, Pike
County, Ohio, October
31, 1905.
Son of George Omer Davis and Katheryne Rose (Leist) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common pleas
court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president,
Kroger Company (supermarkets),
1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Acacia.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
28, 2003 (age 97 years, 120
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Zephaniah Davis (b. 1839) —
also known as William Z. Davis —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Loydsville, Belmont
County, Ohio, June 10,
1839.
Son of Dr. Bushrod Washington Davis and Harriet (Hatcher) Davis.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1900-01; appointed 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles G. Dawes; "Charging
Charlie" —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
27, 1865.
Son of Rufus
R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes.
Republican. Engineer;
lawyer; banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1897-1902; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Vice
President of the United States, 1925-29; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 1925.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1951 (age 85 years, 239
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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James William Dawes (1845-1918) —
also known as James W. Dawes —
of Crete, Saline
County, Neb.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, January
8, 1845.
Son of Dr. Edward M. Dawes and Caroline (Dana) Dawes.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1876-82; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1877; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1880;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1883-87.
Died October
8, 1918 (age 73 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) —
also known as Arthur H. Day —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pandora, Putnam
County, Ohio, February
1, 1890.
Son of Dr. Hiram Marshall Day and Jessie Amelia (Ayres) Day.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Ohio state
senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in 1967
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Albion Day (1882-1950) —
also known as Stephen A. Day —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, July 13,
1882.
Son of William
Rufus Day and Mary Elizabeth (Schaefer) Day.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Chief Justice Melville
W. Fuller, 1905-07; lawyer; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-45; defeated, 1938,
1944.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
5, 1950 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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William Louis Day (1876-1936) —
also known as William L. Day —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, August
13, 1876.
Son of William
Rufus Day and Mary Elizabeth (Schaefer) Day.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1908-11; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1911-14.
Lutheran.
Died, from a heart
attack aggravated by hot
weather, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 15,
1936 (age 59 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rufus Day (1849-1923) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, April 17,
1849.
Son of Luther
T. Day and Emily (Spalding) Day.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1886-90; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1898; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1899-1903; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1903-22.
Lutheran.
Died in Mackinac Island, Mackinac
County, Mich., July 9,
1923 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Henry
County, Ohio, November
26, 1887.
Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke.
Republican. Lawyer; Alcona
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 10,
1979 (age 91 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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Edward J. Dempsey (1858-c.1929) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
26, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1906-07.
Died about 1929 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ulysses Grant Denman (b. 1866) —
also known as Ulysses G. Denman —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Willshire, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
24, 1866.
Son of John Denman and Eliza Jane (Dailey) Denman.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1902-04; Ohio
state attorney general, 1908-11; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1911-15.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
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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Joseph T. Deters (born c.1957) —
also known as Joe Deters —
of Loveland, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born about 1957.
Republican. Lawyer; Hamilton
County Clerk of Courts, 1989-92; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1992-99, 2005-; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1999-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2009.
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William Franklin Devin (1898-1982) —
also known as William F. Devin —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March 28,
1898.
Son of Oliver Peyton Devin and Mina Marie (Kern) Devin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; municipal judge in Washington, 1939-42; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1942-52; defeated, 1941, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
2, 1982 (age 83 years, 311
days).
Cremated.
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Richard Michael DeWine (b. 1947) —
also known as Mike DeWine —
of Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio; Cedarville Township, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield Community Hospital,
Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, January
5, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-81; member of Ohio state
senate, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1983-91; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1991-94; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1995-; defeated, 1992; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles William Frederick Dick (1858-1945) —
also known as Charles W. F. Dick —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
3, 1858.
Son of Gottlieb Dick and Magdalena Dick.
Republican. Lawyer; Summit
County Auditor, 1886-98; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1887-91; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904;
Ohio
Republican state chair, 1892-94, 1899-1907; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1897-1900; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1898-1904; resigned 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1904-11; defeated in primary, 1926, 1928.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, March 13,
1945 (age 86 years, 130
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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William Worth Dickerson (1851-1923) —
also known as William W. Dickerson; W. W.
Dickerson —
of Williamstown, Grant
County, Ky.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Sherman, Grant
County, Ky., November
29, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-76; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1885-87; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1890-93.
Died January
31, 1923 (age 71 years, 63
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at City
Cemetery, Williamstown, Ky.
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Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849) —
of Ohio.
Born in Hatfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., December
28, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1847-49; died in office
1849.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 20,
1849 (age 51 years, 82
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) —
also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee
Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born near Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, September
21, 1884.
Son of Theodore Marshall Dill and Amanda (Kunkel) Dill.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1923-35.
Methodist
or Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Woodmen;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., January
14, 1978 (age 93 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) —
also known as William C. Dixon —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Dexter, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 1,
1904.
Son of Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1939.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Morris Doan (b. 1846) —
of Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz.
Born in Circleville, Pickaway
County, Ohio, July 21,
1846.
Son of John Doan and Maria Doan.
Lawyer; Pinal
County District Attorney, 1894-96; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1897-1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ozro John Dodds (1840-1882) —
of Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 22,
1840.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1872-73.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 18,
1882 (age 42 years, 27
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Judith Dennehy Doran (c.1943-2003) —
also known as Judith D. Doran —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, about 1943.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.
Female.
Member, National
Organization for Women.
Died, of cancer, on
February
24, 2003 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Phillips Dorr (1852-1914) —
also known as Charles P. Dorr —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.; Addison, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Miltonsburg, Monroe
County, Ohio, August
12, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1885-86,
1889-90; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1897-99.
Died in Clover Lick, Pocahontas
County, W.Va., October
8, 1914 (age 62 years, 57
days).
Interment at Clover
Lick Cemetery, Clover Lick, W.Va.
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Albert Douglas (1852-1935) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, April 25,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; Ross
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-81; Presidential Elector for
Ohio, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1907-11; defeated, 1910,
1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1935 (age 82 years, 323
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Irving Bedell Dudley (1861-1911) —
also known as Irving B. Dudley —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Jefferson, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, November
30, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1896; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1897-1907; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1907-11.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
27, 1911 (age 49 years, 362
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Joseph Duffey (1886-1936) —
also known as Warren J. Duffey —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
24, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1933-36; died in office
1936.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 7,
1936 (age 50 years, 165
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Elmer Scipio Dundy (1830-1896) —
also known as Elmer S. Dundy —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, March 5,
1830.
Lawyer; member
Nebraska territorial council, 1858-62; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1863-67; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1868.
Died October
28, 1896 (age 66 years, 237
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Carl P. Dunifon (1896-1991) —
of Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, February
25, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Van
Wert County District Attorney; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1932.
Died in New Mexico, December
20, 1991 (age 95 years, 298
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1966
to Erma Alice Whitmore. |
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Dennis F. Dunlavy (1884-1960) —
of Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamestown, Mercer
County, Pa., March 2,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1924,
1928,
1940
(alternate); candidate in primary for Ohio
state attorney general, 1924; mayor
of Ashtabula, Ohio, 1951-53.
Died in Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 28,
1960 (age 76 years, 87
days).
Interment at Parklawn
Cemetery, Jamestown, Pa.
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Frank Kershner Dunn (b. 1854) —
also known as Frank K. Dunn —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
13, 1854.
Son of Andrew
Kershner Dunn and Emily (Armentrout) Dunn.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois 5th Circuit,
1897-1903; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1907-33.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Alice Trimble. |
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1919 |
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Sylvester W. Durflinger —
of London, Madison
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
senate 11th District, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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