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Charles Adkins (1863-1941) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, February
7, 1863.
Son of Sampson Adkins and Eliza Ann (Mintun) Adkins.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate for Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March 31,
1941 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bement
Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School
teacher; college
professor; pastor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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William Joseph Akers (b. 1845) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in England,
August
2, 1845.
Son of John Akers (c.1815-1858; builder) and Catherine (O'Leary)
Akers (died 1894).
Republican. Proprietor of restaurants,
hotels
and flour
mills; candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1892, 1901.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maud M. Miller. |
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Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) —
also known as Chester H. Aldrich —
of David City, Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, November
10, 1862.
Son of George W. Aldrich and Sophrona E. (Hardy) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; Governor of
Nebraska, 1911-13; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died March 10,
1924 (age 61 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ulysses
Cemetery, Ulysses, Neb.
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Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) —
also known as Alfred G. Allen —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1867.
Son of Isaac B. Allen and Eliza W. (Gaither) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died of angina
pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
9, 1932 (age 65 years, 139
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Son of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler.
Democrat. School
teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) —
also known as Herschel W. Arant —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 18,
1887.
Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Order of the
Coif; Rotary.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in a hospital
at Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Hayden Armacost (b. 1937) —
also known as Michael Armacost —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 15,
1937.
Son of George H. Armacost and Verda Gay (Hayden) Armacost.
College
professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1982-84; Japan, 1989.
Methodist. Member, Trilateral
Commission; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March 16,
1838.
Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896.
African Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia, in
Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
9, 1906 (age 68 years, 207
days).
Interment at Tarbox
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) —
also known as William A. Ashbrook —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born near Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, July 1,
1867.
Son of William Ashbrook and Lucy (Pratt) Ashbrook.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
banker;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1905-06; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40;
defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Woodmen.
Died in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, January
1, 1940 (age 72 years, 184
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Son of Mack Aspinall and Jessie Edna (Norviel) Aspinall.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) —
also known as William H. Ayres —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt
County, Va., February
5, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments, at Vantage House retirement
home, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Norwood, Ohio, 1927-.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Haas. |
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Edward Ball (1811-1872) —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born near Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., November
6, 1811.
Son of William
Lee Ball and Sarah (Cassidy) Ball (1789-1863).
Farmer;
lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49, 1868-71;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57.
Methodist.
Accidentally killed by a railroad
train near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, November
22, 1872 (age 61 years, 16
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.
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Albert David Baumhart, Jr. (1908-2001) —
also known as A. David Baumhart, Jr. —
of Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio; Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Vermilion, Erie
County, Ohio, June 15,
1908.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1941-42, 1955-61; served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1968,
1972.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Community Health Partners nursing
home, Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, January
23, 2001 (age 92 years, 222
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, 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.
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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John Bennett (b. 1912) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piney Fork, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 15,
1912.
Democrat. Accountant;
Redford Township Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92.
Methodist. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Lions.
Still living as of 1992.
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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.
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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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).
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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Charles Anson Bond (1873-1943) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, February
3, 1873.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1908-09.
Methodist.
Executive of the Bond Clothing Company.
Died in the Wyoming Valley Homeopathic Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
5, 1943 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, 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.
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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Relatives:
Married 1916
to Clara Cretors. |
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George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) —
also known as George E. Boysen —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, March 15,
1890.
Son of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen.
Republican. Employed with Buick Motor
Company, 24 years; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Brand (1871-1966) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, November
1, 1871.
Son of John F. Brand and Fannie E. (Patrick) Brand.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
banker;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Melbourne Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 23,
1966 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Melbourne
Cemetery, Melbourne, Fla.
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John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) —
also known as John P. Brooks —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Sangamon
County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; College Mound, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 24,
1826.
Son of Samuel S. Brooks (newspaper editor).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; newspaper
editor and publisher; preacher; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1863-65.
Methodist; later Pentecostal.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 16,
1915 (age 88 years, 327
days).
Interment at College
Mound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married 1852
to Mary Ann Bray (1833-1903). |
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Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) —
of Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Blanchester, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 14,
1893.
Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1936,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office
1965; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Junior
Order; Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio.
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John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) —
also known as John T. Brown —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Plain City, Madison
County, Ohio, March 14,
1876.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1921-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Enshrined in Ohio Agricultural Hall of
Fame, 1968.
Died, of heart
failure, in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, January
18, 1951 (age 74 years, 310
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
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John William Brown (1913-1993) —
of Medina, Medina
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, December
28, 1913.
Republican. Mayor of
Medina, Ohio, 1950-52; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1953-57, 1963-75; Governor of
Ohio, 1957; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1959-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Medina, Medina
County, Ohio, October
29, 1993 (age 79 years, 305
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio.
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Ted William Brown (b. 1906) —
also known as Ted W. Brown —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, April 19,
1906.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Ohio, 1951-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1972.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Junior
Order.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) —
also known as Henry A. Buchtel —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
30, 1847.
Son of Dr. Jonathan B. Buchtel.
Republican. Ordained
minister; chancellor,
University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of
Colorado, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died October
22, 1924 (age 77 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) —
of Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., May 1,
1885.
Son of Remus G. Cary and Henrietta (Allen) Cary.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218
days).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
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Richard Frank Celeste (b. 1937) —
also known as Richard F. Celeste; Dick
Celeste —
of Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
11, 1937.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1971-75; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1975-79; Governor of
Ohio, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1996;
U.S. Ambassador to India, 1997; president,
Colorado College.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Abrom Chambers (1805-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
11, 1805.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1863; defeated, 1850.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Warrick
County, Ind., April 19,
1877 (age 71 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton J. Chambers (b. 1864) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Crawford
County, Ohio, September
23, 1864.
Son of Aaron J. Chambers and Harriet A. (McKee) Chambers (1843-1907).
Republican. Farmer; Gratiot
County Clerk, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1907-12.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Cole (b. 1871) —
of Beebe, White
County, Ark.; Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Wharton, Wyandot
County, Ohio, June 13,
1871.
Son of D. D. Cole and Mary C. (Bell) Cole.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1896;
lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1920, 1924; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1922-30; director,
First National Bank of
Batesville; director, Citizens Bank and
Trust Co., Batesville.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) —
also known as Silas W. Cole —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., August 2,
1797.
Son of Silas Cole and Dinah (Crawford) Cole.
Wagon
maker; mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.
Methodist.
Died in Scioto
County, Ohio, January
6, 1875 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Cole and Dinah (Crawford) Cole; married, November
22, 1822, to Elizabeth Huston (died 1861); married, January
27, 1864, to Antoinette (Vincent) Squires; father of Joseph H.
Cole (Second Lieutenant, Union Army, killed at Battle of Chickamauga,
1863). |
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David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) —
also known as D. Leigh Colvin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Charleston, Clark
County, Ohio, January
28, 1880.
Son of David Taylor Colvin and Maria (Larkin) Colvin.
Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law
Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; Prohibition candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1922; Chairman of
Prohibition National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, from uremia, in
Lawrence Hospital,
Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
7, 1959 (age 79 years, 222
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) —
also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westview, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1883.
Daughter of Rev. Levi White and Mary Belle (Hudelson) White.
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1922; Dry candidate
for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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John Gordon Cooper (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Cooper —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
April
27, 1872.
Son of Joseph Cooper and Mary (Toy) Cooper.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1915-37.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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James Otis Cox (b. 1881) —
also known as James O. Cox —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Rossburg, Darke
County, Ohio, September
30, 1881.
Democrat. Real estate
business; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1940, 1942 (primary),
1944.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) —
of Iowa.
Born in Jackson
County, Ohio, September
23, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1911-14.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 4,
1944 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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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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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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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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Alvin Victor Donahey (1873-1946) —
also known as A. Vic Donahey; "Honest
Vic" —
of near Huntsville, Logan
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, July 7,
1873.
Son of John Coulter Donahey and Harriet (Chaney) Donahey.
Democrat. Gosher Township Clerk, 1900-04; Tuscarawas
County Auditor, 1904-09; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; Ohio auditor
of state, 1913-21; Governor of
Ohio, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1935-41.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; International
Typographical Union.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 8,
1946 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at East
High Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Ohio.
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Richard A. Duncan (born c.1953) —
of Aurora, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born about 1953.
Real
estate agent; tavern
owner; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 2006; Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2008.
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Arthur Edwards (1834-1901) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio, 1834.
Republican. Clergyman;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; editor,
Northwestern Christian Advocate magazine,
1872-1901; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.
Methodist.
Died, of heart
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 20,
1901 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1833.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1860;
secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado
territorial legislature, 1869; Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1873-74; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1884.
Methodist.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., November
27, 1899 (age 66 years, 238
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Henry Ivory Emerson (1871-1953) —
also known as Henry I. Emerson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Litchfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 14,
1871.
Son of Ivory W. Emerson and Rose A. (Stewart) Emerson.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1915-21; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924, 1926.
Methodist.
Died in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1953 (age 82 years, 228
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Evans (1814-1897) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, March 9,
1814.
Republican. Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker).
Methodist.
Evanston, Ill. was named for
him.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 3,
1897 (age 83 years, 116
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Benjamin F. Ferris (b. 1815) —
of Franklin Township, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
19, 1815.
Son of Abram
Ferris.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1865.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Simeon Davison Fess (1861-1936) —
also known as Simeon D. Fess —
of Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
11, 1861.
Son of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess.
Republican. University
professor; author; editor; president
of Ohio Northern University; president
of Antioch College 1907-17; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1913-23 (6th District 1913-15, 7th
District 1915-23); U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1923-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Temporary Chair, 1928;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1930-32.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1936 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Glen
Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Albertus LeRoy Freehafer (1868-1940) —
also known as A. L. Freehafer —
of Idaho.
Born in Butler, Richland
County, Ohio, February
12, 1868.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1906; member of Idaho
state senate, 1908; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Payette, Payette
County, Idaho, October
28, 1940 (age 72 years, 259
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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Harry Conrad Gahn (1880-1962) —
also known as Harry C. Gahn —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Elmore, Ottawa
County, Ohio, April 26,
1880.
Son of Louis F. Gahn (physician) and Esther (Knight) Gahn.
Republican. Lawyer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922,
1924.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
2, 1962 (age 82 years, 190
days).
Interment at Elmore
Community Cemetery, Elmore, Ohio.
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Washington Gardner (1845-1928) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Morrow
County, Ohio, February
16, 1845.
Son of John L. Gardner and Sarah (Goodin) Gardner.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; college
professor; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate
in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 31,
1928 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Abraham Reuben Garver (1860-1944) —
of Tipp City, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Bethel Township, Clark
County, Ohio, December
20, 1860.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1915-17.
Methodist. German
ancestry.
Owned the Garver Furniture
Factory in Tipp City, Ohio.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Tipp City, Miami
County, Ohio, October
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio.
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Philip Gatch —
of Clermont
County, Ohio.
Methodist
minister; abolitionist; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Clermont County,
1802.
Methodist.
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Milford, Ohio.
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Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) —
also known as Paul E. Gillmor —
of Old Fort, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
1, 1939.
Son of Paul M. Gillmor.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1967-88; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office
2007.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from an accidental fall down
stairs, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
5, 2007 (age 68 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Gaines Goode (1798-1862) —
of Ohio.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., May 10,
1798.
Whig. Lawyer; preacher;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1837-43; common pleas
court judge in Ohio, 1844-51.
Methodist.
Died in Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio, October
17, 1862 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Sidney, Ohio.
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Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, December
10, 1863.
Son of Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1905-10; district judge in Nebraska 4th
District, 1920-25; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office
1938.
Methodist. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died August
13, 1938 (age 74 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) —
also known as Ulysses S. Grant; "Savior of the
Union"; "Lion of Vicksburg"; "The
Austerlitz of American Politics"; "Unconditional
Surrender Grant"; "The Galena Tanner";
"The Silent Soldier"; "The Silent
General" —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont
County, Ohio, April 27,
1822.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; President
of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the
U.S. $50
bill, and also appeared on $1
and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927.
Died of throat
cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 23,
1885 (age 63 years, 87
days).
Interment at General
Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, August
22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent; father of Frederick
Dent Grant and Ulysses
Simpson Grant, Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who married William
Pigott Cronan). See Grant
family of Connecticut. |
| | | Cross-reference: Horace
Porter — Ayres
Phillips Merrill — Robert
Martin Douglas |
| | | Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Ulysses
G. Denman
— S. U.
G. Rhodes
— U.
S. Grant Leverett
|
| | | Personal motto: "When in doubt,
fight." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean
Edward Smith, Grant —
Frank J. Scaturro, President
Grant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely, Grant
: A Biography — William S. McFeely, Ulysses
S. Grant: An Album: Warrior, Husband, Traveler, Emancipator,
Writer — Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses
S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — Brooks
D. Simpson, Let
Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and
Reconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin, The
campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (out of
print) — Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses
S. Grant — Michael Korda, Ulysses
S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper,
A
Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military
Genius — Harry J. Maihafer, The
General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and
Charles Dana |
| | | Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: Newt
Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant
Comes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never
Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Nehemiah Green (1837-1890) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Hardin
County, Ohio, March 8,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1867-68; Governor of
Kansas, 1868-69.
Methodist.
Died in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., January
12, 1890 (age 52 years, 310
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Manhattan, Kan.
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Edwin Norton Gunsaulus (b. 1859) —
also known as Edwin N. Gunsaulus —
of London, Madison
County, Ohio.
Born in West Liberty, Logan
County, Ohio, December
13, 1859.
Son of Dr. Calvin Gunsaulus and Eliza (Norton) Gunsaulus.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Pernambuco, 1900-01; Toronto, 1901-05; Queenstown, 1905-06; Rimouski, 1906-08; Johannesburg, 1908-16; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1917-20; Halifax, 1920-22.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Calvin Gunsaulus and Eliza (Norton) Gunsaulus; married, March 28,
1899, to Harriet N. Mitchell (died 1901); married, July 6,
1910, to Maud Schooley. |
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George M. Hammell (1852-1916) —
of Ohio.
Born in 1852.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1899.
Methodist.
Died in 1916
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Miami
Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
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Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) —
of Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, September
21, 1858.
Son of Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens.
Republican. Implement
dealer; real estate
dealer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 64th District, 1929-31.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) —
also known as Rutherford B. Hayes; "Rutherfraud B.
Hayes"; "His Fraudulency" —
of Ohio.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, October
4, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67; Governor of
Ohio, 1868-72, 1876-77; President
of the United States, 1877-81.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Stricken by a heart
attack at the railroad
station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, January
17, 1893 (age 70 years, 105
days).
Original interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 at Spiegel
Grove, Fremont, Ohio.
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James Armenius Hedgcock (1853-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dresden, Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Son of John Samuel Hedgcock (born 1823).
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Freemasons;
Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., March 13,
1907 (age 53 years, 341
days).
Interment at Bunnell
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
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Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in McComb, Hancock
County, Ohio, December
2, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1922-26; member of Ohio state
senate, 1926-30; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1939-45, 1947-49, 1957-59; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952;
justice
of Ohio state supreme court.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 5,
1983 (age 93 years, 215
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Thomas James Herbert (1894-1974) —
also known as Thomas J. Herbert —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; lawyer; Ohio
state attorney general, 1939-45; Governor of
Ohio, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
26, 1974 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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David Lee Hobson (b. 1936) —
also known as David L. Hobson —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
17, 1936.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1982-90; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1991-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912) —
of Wyoming.
Born near Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
13, 1831.
Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1878-82.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1912 (age 80 years, 223
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hunt (1812-1841) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, 1812.
Son of Nathaniel
Hunt.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40; defeated, 1838, 1840.
Methodist.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., January
22, 1841 (age about 28
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson (1801-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clermont
County, Ohio, September
2, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47, 1853-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., April 21,
1878 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Benjamin Jackson (b. 1871) —
also known as Jesse B. Jackson —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Paulding, Paulding
County, Ohio, November
19, 1871.
Son of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
and real
estate business; U.S. Consul in Alexandretta, 1905-08; Aleppo, 1908-23; Leghorn, 1923-28; Fort William, 1928-35; Port Arthur, 1928-35.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson; married, June 22,
1898, to Rosebelle Berryman (died 1928); married 1935 to Mary
Ann Hinton. |
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Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) —
also known as Perry B. Jackson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, January
27, 1896.
Son of Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944;
municipal judge in Ohio.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi
Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Fern Payne. |
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William Trayton Jackson (1876-1933) —
also known as William T. Jackson —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, May 8,
1876.
Republican. Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1928-31; defeated, 1931; Presidential Elector for
Ohio, 1928.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died October
3, 1933 (age 57 years, 148
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Jones —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cairo, Allen
County, Ohio, June 25,
1907.
Son of Jenkin Charles Jones and Josephine (Devine) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1947-52.
Methodist; later Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died June 22,
1968 (age 60 years, 363
days).
Interment at Lima
Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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Paul Winfred Kear (b. 1887) —
also known as Paul W. Kear —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
2, 1887.
Son of Wiley M. Kear and Malinda (Romig) Kear.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1920-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1921-31, 1932-33.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asbury L. Kerwood (1842-1914) —
of Indiana.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, June 21,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1899.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind., March 5,
1914 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) —
also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill
Kessel —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, November
22, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Moose; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1960.
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H. V. King (b. 1883) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, January
10, 1883.
Son of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coates Kinney (1826-1904) —
of Ohio.
Born in 1826.
Republican. Poet;
member of Ohio state
senate; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868.
Methodist.
Died in 1904
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Miami
Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
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Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) —
also known as Thomas E. Latimer —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hilliard, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 6,
1879.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died November
6, 1937 (age 58 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Steven C. LaTourette (b. 1954) —
of Madison, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 22,
1954.
Republican. Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1989-95; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1995-2003 (19th District 1995-2003,
14th District 2003).
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Rockport, Allen
County, Ohio, April 4,
1895.
Lawyer;
piano
player; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal judge in
Ohio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44.
Methodist.
Died, from a coronary
thrombosis, in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
4, 1944 (age 49 years, 153
days).
Interment at Rockport
Cemetery, Rockport, Ohio.
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Robert Lucas (1781-1853) —
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 1,
1781.
Son of William Lucas (1742-1814) and Susannah Lucas (1745-1809).
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state
senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1820,
1828;
Governor
of Ohio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830; Governor of
Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1842; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
7, 1853 (age 71 years, 312
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Thomas C. Mahon (b. 1860) —
of Kenton, Hardin
County, Ohio.
Born in Marseilles, Wyandot
County, Ohio, July 4,
1860.
Son of James Mahon and Phebe (Waples) Mahon.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
Hardin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1910.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil O. Mathias (b. 1882) —
of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, October
8, 1882.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1936,
1944;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Oscar McCowen (1877-1953) —
also known as Edward O. McCowen —
of Wheelersburg, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Scioto
County, Ohio, 1877.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1943-49; defeated, 1950.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1953
(age about
76 years).
Interment at South
Webster Cemetery, South Webster, Ohio.
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Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (1880-1958) —
also known as Roscoe C. McCulloch —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio, November
27, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1915-21; defeated, 1912;
candidate for nomination for Governor of
Ohio, 1920; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.
Methodist.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 17,
1958 (age 77 years, 110
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) —
also known as "Idol of Ohio" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Niles, Trumbull
County, Ohio, January
29, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District
1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District
1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884,
1888;
Governor
of Ohio, 1892-96; President
of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.
Methodist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500
bill from about 1928 until 1946.
Shot
by the assassin
Leon Czolgosz, at a reception
in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,
N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228
days).
Interment at McKinley
Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas
County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
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John McLean (1785-1861) —
of Ohio.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., March 11,
1785.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1823-29; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-61; died in office 1861; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1856.
Methodist.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 4,
1861 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Clarence E. Miller (b. 1917) —
of Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, November
1, 1917.
Republican. Mayor
of Lancaster, Ohio, 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1967-93.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) —
also known as William M. Morgan —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, August 1,
1870.
Son of James M. Morgan and Mary Eleanor Morgan.
Republican. In carriage
and implement
business; later in wool and grain
business; president, Central Ohio Foundry
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1935
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Francis Asbury Morris (1817-1881) —
of Texas.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, September
3, 1817.
Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1841.
Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1881 (age 64 years, 21
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) —
also known as B. Frank Murphy —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, December
24, 1867.
Son of Charles F. Murphy and Mary E. (Beasley) Murphy.
Republican. Shoe store
owner; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Methodist.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1938 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
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Sue Wilkins Myrick (b. 1941) —
also known as Sue Myrick —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August 1,
1941.
Republican. Television
personality; co-founder of advertising
firm; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1987-91; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1992; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1995-.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gallia
County, Ohio, May 31,
1900.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54;
defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Redmen;
Farm
Bureau; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Elmer Neal (1875-1959) —
also known as Will E. Neal —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Proctorville, Lawrence
County, Ohio, October
14, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
chair
of Cabell County Republican Party, 1917; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1925-28; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1953-55, 1957-59;
defeated, 1954, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., November
12, 1959 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Charles E. Nichols (b. 1908) —
of Lebanon, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, April 19,
1908.
Son of Stephen Edmund Nichols and Bess (Jones) Nichols.
School
principal; mayor
of Belleville, Ill., 1961-69.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Delta; Rotary; Optimist
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George William Norris (1861-1944) —
also known as George W. Norris —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, July 11,
1861.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 14th District, 1896-1903; resigned 1903;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1903-13; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43; defeated (Independent), 1942.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., September
2, 1944 (age 83 years, 53
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, McCook, Neb.
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George Dewey Nye (b. 1898) —
also known as George D. Nye —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio, August 6,
1898.
Son of Dr. George B. Nye and Cresse (Evans) Nye.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; common pleas court judge in
Ohio, 1930-37; member of Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1940
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1945-47, 1949-53.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) —
also known as Bayard H. Paine —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, April 27,
1872.
Son of Ira Tuttle Paine and Ella Myra (Huston) Paine.
Lawyer;
author;
district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., April 19,
1955 (age 82 years, 357
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Donald James Pease (1931-2002) —
also known as Donald J. Pease; Don Pease —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, September
26, 1931.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Ohio state
senate, 1965-67, 1975-77; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1969-75; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1977-93.
Methodist.
Served five years on the board of directors of Amtrak.
Died, of a heart
attack, July 28,
2002 (age 70 years, 305
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul E. Pfeifer (b. 1942) —
of Ohio.
Born in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, October
15, 1942.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives 15th District, 1971-76; member of Ohio state
senate 26th District, 1976-93; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1982; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1986; candidate for Ohio
state attorney general, 1990; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1993-.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March 25,
1923.
Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella Lee (Burriss)
Plummer (1890-1968).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Robert Jones Portman (b. 1955) —
also known as Rob Portman —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Terrace Park, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
19, 1955.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1993-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ohio.
Born in Carroll
County, Ohio, January
29, 1836.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state
senate, 1867; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1870-83; member of Montana
territorial legislature.
Methodist.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 17,
1887 (age 51 years, 139
days).
Original interment at Benton
Avenue Cemetery, Helena, Mont.; reinterment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Lewis Humphrey Pounds (b. 1861) —
also known as Lewis H. Pounds —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, 1861.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1912
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1913-17; New York
state treasurer, 1925-26.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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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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Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) —
also known as Frazier Reams —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., January
15, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
15, 1971 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) —
also known as Frederick M. Roberts; Fred
Roberts —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
14, 1879.
Son of Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts.
Republican. Mortician;
member of California
state assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1946.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
First
African-American state legislator in California; descendancy from
Thomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident the day before, in Los Angeles County General Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 19,
1952 (age 72 years, 309
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) —
also known as Arthur R. Robinson —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pickerington, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March 12,
1881.
Son of John F. Robinson and Catherine (Beard) Robinson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died March 17,
1961 (age 80 years, 5
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Russell (1827-1869) —
of Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Concord Township, Champaign
County, Ohio, September
22, 1827.
Son of Robert Russell (1783-1873) and Mary Ann (Miller) Russell
(1788-1881).
Republican. Champaign
County Clerk of Courts, 1854-63; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1868-69; elected Ohio state
senate 1869, but died before taking office.
Methodist.
Died, from a stroke, December
16, 1869 (age 42 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
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James S. Scott (1800-1881) —
of Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., November
4, 1800.
Physician;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1860-61.
Methodist.
Died in Greeley, Weld
County, Colo., April 19,
1881 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Scott (1819-1909) —
of Ohio.
Born in 1819.
Methodist
minister; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1869.
Methodist.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, 1909
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Sherman (1823-1900) —
also known as "The Ohio Icicle" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 10,
1823.
Son of Charles
Robert Sherman.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1855-61; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884,
1888;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1897-98.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1900 (age 77 years, 165
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Jacob David Smith (b. 1870) —
also known as Jacob D. Smith —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Scott Town, Lawrence
County, Ohio, April 28,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Louis Stokes (b. 1925) —
of Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1969-99 (21st District 1969-93, 11th
District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972,
1996.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Arrested
for drunken
driving
in 1983; convicted
on a lesser charge
and fined.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ted Strickland (b. 1941) —
of Lucasville, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Lucasville, Scioto
County, Ohio, August 4,
1941.
Democrat. Psychologist;
college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1993-95, 1997-; defeated,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker);
Governor
of Ohio, 2007-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Aaron C. Swayzee (1817-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fairfield
County, Ohio, January
8, 1817.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877.
Methodist.
Died in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., April 12,
1878 (age 61 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kingsley Arter Taft (1903-1970) —
also known as Kingsley A. Taft —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 19,
1903.
Son of Frederick L. Taft and Mary Alice (Arter) Taft.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1933-34; major in the U.S. Army during
World War II; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1946-47; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1948-62, 1962-70; died in office 1970.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 28,
1970 (age 66 years, 252
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Robert Alphonso Taft II (b. 1942) —
also known as Bob Taft II —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
8, 1942.
Son of Robert
Taft, Jr..
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1977-81; Hamilton
County Commissioner, 1981-90; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1991-99; Governor of
Ohio, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 2004;
in 2005, he pleaded no
contest to four misdemeanors involving failure
to disclose gifts, and was fined
$4,000; subsequently reprimanded
by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr. (1883-1961) —
of Cleves, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
19, 1883.
Son of Charles F. W. Tatgenhorst and Amelia (Streidelmeyer)
Tatgenhorst.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1927-29; Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1961 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Burman Riegle Taylor (b. 1911) —
also known as Burman R. Taylor —
of Eaton, Preble
County, Ohio.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, May 20,
1911.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 24,
1892.
Son of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
agent; candidate for Iowa state
senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist. German and
Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer, in
a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March 25,
1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Stephen Elbert Urmston (b. 1845) —
of Indiana.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 31,
1845.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1879-81, 1887-89.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur St. Clair Vance (1801-1849) —
of Indiana.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 20,
1801.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49.
Methodist.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
28, 1849 (age 48 years, 100
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Vandeventer (b. 1821) —
of Indiana.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, May 28,
1821.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1853-55.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William M. Van Slyke (1848-1915) —
of Indiana.
Born in Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 8,
1848.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887.
Methodist.
Died in Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich., March 30,
1915 (age 67 years, 22
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) —
also known as Aaron S. Watkins —
of Wilmore, Jessamine
County, Ky.; Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio; Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, November
29, 1863.
Son of William White Watkins and Rebecca J. (Elliott) Watkins.
School
teacher; lawyer; Methodist
minister; university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908, 1912; president,
Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, February
9, 1941 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Equality
Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio.
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James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) —
also known as James B. Weaver —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 12,
1833.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist).
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
6, 1912 (age 78 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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William West (1822-1919) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, 1822.
Member of Ohio state legislature, 1848; hotelier;
mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1870-71.
Methodist.
Died in Ames, Story
County, Iowa, December
29, 1919 (age about 97
years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married 1847
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Clair A. White (1915-1988) —
also known as "The Bay City Bomber" —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Willshire, Van Wert
County, Ohio, May 5,
1915.
Member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-61; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1965-72; Tisch Independent
Citizens candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1982; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 101st District, 1984, 1986.
Methodist.
Died November
7, 1988 (age 73 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Son of John H. Willis and Abigail (Slavens) Willis.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (1920-1998) —
also known as Chalmers P. Wylie —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Norwich, Muskingum
County, Ohio, November
23, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in
primary for Ohio
state attorney general, 1956; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1961-67; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1967-93.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart
attack and died, while waiting for an eye examination at Ohio
State University Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
14, 1998 (age 77 years, 264
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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