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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March 14,
1896.
Son of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Odd Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, 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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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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Robert Barr (1802-1839) —
of Texas.
Born in Ohio, 1802.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Postmaster General, 1836-39; died in office 1839.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
11, 1839 (age about 37
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Jackson Edward Betts (1904-1993) —
also known as Jackson E. Betts —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1951-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died in Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, August
13, 1993 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, 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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Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971) —
also known as Walter E. Brehm —
of Logan, Hocking
County, Ohio; Millersport, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Somerset, Perry
County, Ohio, May 25,
1892.
Son of Gilbert M. Brehm and Lucy E. (Lenhart) Brehm.
Republican. Dentist;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1938-42; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1943-53.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis;
Psi
Omega.
Convicted
in 1950 of accepting illegal campaign
contributions.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
24, 1971 (age 79 years, 91
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 29,
1871.
Son of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Genevieve Wilbur. |
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Thomas McLelland Browne (1829-1891) —
also known as Thomas M. Browne —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in New Paris, Preble
County, Ohio, April 19,
1829.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1869-75; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1877-91 (5th District 1877-81, 6th
District 1881-91).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., July 17,
1891 (age 62 years, 89
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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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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Jacob F. Burket (b. 1837) —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Perry
County, Ohio, March 25,
1837.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1880;
justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1893-1901; chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1897.
Member, Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac B. Cameron —
of Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in Nairn, Scotland.
Republican. Merchant;
Columbiana
County Treasurer, 1894-97; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1900-04; chair of
Columbiana County Republican Party, 1901.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1875
to Laura A. Irwin. |
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Jacob E. Chew (b. 1863) —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; flour and grain
business; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March 25,
1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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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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Charles C. Crabbe (b. 1878) —
of London, Madison
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Madison
County, Ohio, November
1, 1878.
Son of John W. Crabbe and Ellen (Minshall) Crabbe.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-18; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1918-22; Ohio
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert E. Culbert (1862-1939) —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, March 27,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate 20th District, 1921-22; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1928.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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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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Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) —
also known as Martin L. Davey —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, July 25,
1884.
Son of John Davey (father of tree surgery) and Bertha (Reeves) Davey.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kent, Ohio, 1914-18; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29;
defeated, 1920; Governor of
Ohio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1940.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Grange.
Died in Kent, Portage
County, Ohio, March 31,
1946 (age 61 years, 249
days).
Interment at Standing
Rock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio.
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Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Henry
County, Ohio, November
26, 1887.
Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke.
Republican. Lawyer; Alcona
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 10,
1979 (age 91 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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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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Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Son of M. G. Fitzgerald and Cornelia M. (Avery) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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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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Romeo Hoyt Freer (1846-1913) —
also known as Romeo H. Freer —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Bazetta, Trumbull
County, Ohio, November
9, 1846.
Son of Josiah D. Freer and Caroline P. (Brown) Freer.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-73; Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1872;
U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in San Juan del Norte, 1873-77; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1891-92;
Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-97; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1897-99; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1899-1901; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1901-05; postmaster.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died May 9,
1913 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, W.Va.
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August 6,
1848.
Son of Michael Frick and Mary Ann (Knen) Frick.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) —
also known as Robert W. Furnas —
of Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, May 5,
1824.
Son of William Furnas and Martha (Jenkins) Furnas.
Republican. Printer;
farmer;
member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of
Nebraska, 1873-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died June 1,
1905 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Brownville
Cemetery, Brownville, Neb.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Philippine
Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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William Green (1872-1952) —
of Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March 3,
1872.
Son of Hugh Green and Jane (Oran) Green.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president,
Ohio District, United Mine Workers Union, 1906-10; member of Ohio state
senate, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1912,
1920
(alternate); president,
American Federation of Labor, 1924-52.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, November
21, 1952 (age 80 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Jennie Mobley. |
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Walter D. Guilbert —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Republican. Noble
County Auditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1888,
1904;
Ohio
auditor of state, 1896-1909.
French
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Howard Harsha, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
1, 1921.
Son of William Howard Harsha and Imogene (Matthews) Harsha.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Scioto
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Nelson Hayward (1810-1857) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., 1810.
Mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1843-44.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died April 14,
1857 (age about 46
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) —
also known as Thomas A. Hendricks —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
7, 1819.
Son of John
Hendricks.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th
District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1868,
1876,
1884;
Governor
of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice
President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in
office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10
silver certificate in about 1887-1914.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Harry B. Hershey —
of Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill.
Born in Mifflin, Richland
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1938; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1940; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5th
District 1964-66).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Albert Jeffers (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Son of Isaac Jeffers.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Davis B. Johnson (b. 1880) —
of Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born in Metamora, Fulton
County, Ohio, December
30, 1880.
Son of Arby D. Johnson and Effie (Sellers) Johnson.
Republican. Lawyer; Fulton
County Clerk of Courts, 1917-21; Fulton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27; Presidential Elector for
Ohio, 1924;
member of Ohio state
senate 33rd District, 1929; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
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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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Son of Barton Kearns and Amanda (Salisbury) Kearns.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Clarence
E. Combs Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Amelia, Ohio.
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Charles Frederick Klump (1885-1958) —
also known as Charles F. Klump —
of East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August 6,
1885.
Son of Frederick Klump and Alice (Hannah) Klump.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 25,
1958 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Sidney Marshall (1869-1956) —
also known as George S. Marshall —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Corning, Perry
County, Ohio, January
29, 1869.
Son of George Marshall and Theresa (Maxwell) Marshall.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1910-11.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in 1956
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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John A. McCurdy (1841-1925) —
of Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Staunton Township, Miami
County, Ohio, March 26,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Ohio
state house of representatives from Miami County, 1897.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died, of cardiac
decompensation, in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, August
26, 1925 (age 84 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.
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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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C. William O'Neill (1916-1978) —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, February
14, 1916.
Son of Charles Thompson O'Neill and Jessie (Arnold) O'Neill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1939-50; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1947-48; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Ohio
state attorney general, 1951-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1956;
Governor
of Ohio, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1960.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Upsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Grange; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died August
20, 1978 (age 62 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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John Grove Payne (b. 1887) —
also known as J. G. Payne —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Farmdale, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
13, 1887.
Son of I. N. Payne and Cora B. (Thompson) Payne.
Republican. Superintendent, Allegheny Division, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1917-27; mayor of
Oil City, Pa., 1931-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Alice Montgomery. |
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Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August
30, 1887.
Son of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1937-38.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel M. Leutwein. |
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Willis Gratz Sears (1860-1949) —
also known as Willis G. Sears —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, August
16, 1860.
Son of Stephen Sears and Mary Sears.
Republican. Lawyer; Burt
County Attorney, 1895-1901; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1901-04; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1905-22, 1933-48; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1923-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died June 1,
1949 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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Frank A. Smith (1876-1947) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Lynchburg, Highland
County, Ohio, January
8, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1915-24;
defeated in primary, 1924 (Wexford District), 1940 (Mecosta
District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1944.
Member, Grange;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Maccabees.
Died in 1947
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) —
also known as Quincy A. Smith —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Dover, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
6, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Loren Edmunds Souers, Jr. (b. 1882) —
also known as Loren E. Souers, Jr. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Mineral City, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
4, 1882.
Son of Enos S. Souers and Celestia M. (Black) Souers.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Continental Steel Corp.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Delta
Sigma Rho; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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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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James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) —
also known as J. Alfred Taylor —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born near Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18,
1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27;
defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1928; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1932;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Moose.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., June 9,
1956 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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William Richard Thom (1885-1960) —
also known as William R. Thom —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, July 7,
1885.
Son of Louis Thom and Katherine (Roemhild) Thom.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1945-47; defeated, 1946; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died August
28, 1960 (age 75 years, 52
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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