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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Son of Russell Alger (died 1848) and Caroline (Moulton) Alger (died
1848).
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Governor
of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Washington.
Born in Houstonia, Pettis
County, Mo., December
5, 1883.
Son of Nathaniel Allison and Mattie (Johnson) Allison.
Sawmill worker; arrested
in Cleveland, 1919, on charges
of violating the state's criminal
syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; poet.
Member, Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., July 18,
1982 (age 98 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Son of Richard V. Arnold and Araminta J. (Holmes) Arnold (1837-1923).
Lumberman; railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 29,
1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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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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Elisha Rockwell Bitgood (1879-1961) —
also known as Elisha R. Bitgood —
of Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Voluntown, New London
County, Conn., October
11, 1879.
Son of John Bitgood and Ida (Lewis) Bitgood (1856-1914).
Democrat. Lumber mill owner; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, November
25, 1961 (age 82 years, 45
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, R.I.
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Frank DeWitt Black (1854-1919) —
also known as Frank D. Black —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, 1854.
Republican. Banker;
president, Wallace Lumber Company; vice-president, Sterling Ship
Company; director, Seattle Hardware
Company; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1896; resigned 1896.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 11,
1919 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) —
also known as William W. Chalmers —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
November
1, 1861.
Son of Andrew Chalmers and Catherine (Doyle) Chalmers.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; farmer;
lumber business; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Gordon (1862-1942) —
of Oak Harbor, Ottawa
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born near Oak Harbor, Ottawa
County, Ohio, December
15, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1896;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Committee, 1903-04; lumber business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1913-19; defeated, 1910.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
16, 1942 (age 79 years, 32
days).
Interment at Oak
Harbor Cemetery, Oak Harbor, Ohio.
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James Anthony Hughes (1861-1930) —
also known as J. A. Hughes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Corunna, Ontario,
February
27, 1861.
Son of James W. Hughes and Ellen Hughes.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1901-15, 1927-30 (4th District
1901-03, 5th District 1903-15, 4th District 1927-30); died in office
1930.
Died in a sanitarium
at Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, March 2,
1930 (age 69 years, 3
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Lorenzo Alson Kelsey (1803-1890) —
also known as Lorenzo A. Kelsey —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., February
22, 1803.
Son of Eber Leete Kelsey and Lucy (Leete) Kelsey.
Democrat. Lumber business; steamboat
owner; hotelier;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1848-49.
Died in 1890
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Eber Leete Kelsey and Lucy (Leete) Kelsey; married 1825 to Sophia
Smith; father of Theodore Rowland Kelsey (killed in the Civil War
battle of Chickamauga). |
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George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) —
also known as George A. Loud —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Geauga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1852.
Son of Henry
M. Loud.
Republican. Lumber business; staff member for Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17;
defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore., November
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Au
Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Son of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack.
Republican. Forester; president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New
York; founder, Cleveland Trust Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Alice Gertrude Hatch. |
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Oscar L. Pulse (b. 1851) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
14, 1851.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
lumber business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Methodist.
Dutch
and German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Reed —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Lumber dealer; member of Ohio state
senate 6th District, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elijah Sells (1814-1897) —
of Scott
County, Ill.; Sweetland, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.; Palmyra, Douglas
County, Kan.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Franklin
County, Ohio, February
5, 1814.
Son of William Henry Sells (1790-1872) and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells
(1791-1867).
Republican. Stoneware
manufacturer; lumber business; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Muscatine County,
1844; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1856-63; member of Kansas
state house of representatives; secretary
of Utah Territory, 1889-93.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 13,
1897 (age 83 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Sells (1790-1872) and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells
(1791-1867); married, March 10,
1835, to Isabella Watt (1816-1889); married to Harriet Jacques
Wetmore (1836-1916); father of Elijah Watt Sells (1858-1924;
co-founder of the Haskins & Sells accounting firm). |
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John Charles Speaks (1859-1945) —
also known as John C. Speaks —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Canal Winchester, Franklin
County, Ohio, February
11, 1859.
Son of Charles W. Speaks and Sarah (Hesser) Speaks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; milling
business; lumber business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1921-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, November
6, 1945 (age 86 years, 268
days).
Interment at Union
Grove Cemetery, Canal Winchester, Ohio.
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Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington
County, Md., November
30, 1810.
Republican. Carpenter;
millwright; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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