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Sherrod Brown (b. 1952) —
of Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, November
9, 1952.
Democrat. University
faculty; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1975-82; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1983-91; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry G. Brunner (c.1885-1963) —
also known as Heinie Brunner; "Mr.
Mansfield" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born about 1885.
Democrat. Insurance
business; newspaper
manager; banker; mayor
of Mansfield, Ohio, 1918-24; Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
2, 1963 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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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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William H. Dress (1879-1949) —
also known as Bill Dress —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, May 3,
1879.
Son of E. H. Dress.
Democrat. Vanderburgh
County Treasurer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1935-42, 1948-49; defeated, 1942; died in
office 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1940.
Lutheran.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
10, 1949 (age 70 years, 191
days).
Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Amelia Stuehmeyer. |
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Michael Daniel Harter (1846-1896) —
also known as Michael D. Harter —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, April 6,
1846.
Son of Isaac Harter.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1891-95 (15th District 1891-93, 14th
District 1893-95).
Lutheran.
Committed suicide
by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
22, 1896 (age 49 years, 322
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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John Daniel Hartman (b. 1878) —
also known as John D. Hartman —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March 31,
1878.
Son of Gaylord Hartman and Louisa Jane (Brown) Hartman.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1918; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1921-33.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Clara Kochensparger. |
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Jacob Helwig (1804-1869) —
of Indiana.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ohio, September
10, 1804.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-45.
Lutheran.
Died in DeKalb
County, Ind., December
10, 1869 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Karl Moore Jones (b. 1908) —
also known as Karl M. Jones —
of Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Roy (unknown
county), Ohio, May 13,
1908.
Son of Henry Charles Jones and Minnie Camellia (Moore) Jones.
Democrat. Steelworker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1952.
Lutheran. Member, Eagles; United
Steelworkers of America.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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David F. Kain (1841-1893) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, April 15,
1841.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Lutheran.
Died October
4, 1893 (age 52 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated, 1962.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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Craig Olen Klopfleisch (b. 1949) —
also known as Craig O. Klopfleisch —
of Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio.
Born in Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio, March 24,
1949.
Mayor, Celina, Ohio, 1995-99.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Joseph Koziura (b. 1953) —
of Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, March 8,
1953.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives 56th District, 1985-95, 2001-10; mayor of
Lorain, Ohio, 1996-2000.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2010.
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Lycurgus Luther Marshall (1888-1958) —
also known as L. L. Marshall —
of Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, July 9,
1888.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1920-21; member of Ohio state
senate, 1921-34; U.S.
Representative from Ohio at-large, 1939-41; defeated, 1940.
Lutheran.
Died in 1958
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Walter Henry Moeller (1910-1999) —
of Ohio.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 15,
1910.
Democrat. Lutheran
minister; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1959-63, 1965-67.
Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis.
Died April 13,
1999 (age 89 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Warren Overmyer (1879-1952) —
also known as Arthur W. Overmyer —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, May 31,
1879.
Son of Barnhart B. Overmyer and Mary Malinda (Walborn) Overmyer.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1922.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1952
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Four-Mile
House Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Michael Garver Oxley (b. 1944) —
also known as Michael G. Oxley —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, February
11, 1944.
Republican. FBI
agent; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1972-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1976,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1981-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Schiff (1813-1878) —
also known as Johann Schiff —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Rohrbach, Germany,
February
21, 1813.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1850-51, 1860-61;
member of Ohio state
senate 1st District, 1854-56, 1872-73.
Lutheran.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
9, 1878 (age 64 years, 353
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Kenneth W. Thompson (1908-1975) —
also known as Ken Thompson —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, February
10, 1908.
Republican. Member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1967-74; defeated, 1974.
Lutheran. Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
15, 1975 (age 67 years, 5
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Ralston Westlake (1907-1978) —
also known as Ralston Westlake —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born August
27, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1960-63.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
9, 1978 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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