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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.
  Relatives: Married, December 10, 1901, to Clara B. Forbes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Mack Aspinall and Jessie Edna (Norviel) Aspinall; married, January 27, 1920, to Julia Edith Kuns (1897-1969); father of Owen Stuart Aspinall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John W. Barkley (1889-1986) — of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Braceville, Trumbull County, Ohio, September 2, 1889. Son of John Barkley and Josephine A. (Kreitler) Barkley. Lawyer; mayor of Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1952-54. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in September, 1986 (age about 96 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 2, 1917, to Margaret E. Megirt.
  Oliver Payne Bolton (1917-1972) — also known as Oliver P. Bolton — of Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 22, 1917. Son of Chester Castle Bolton and Frances Payne Bolton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1953-57, 1963-65. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., December 13, 1972 (age 55 years, 295 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of Henry B. Payne; son of Chester Castle Bolton and Frances Payne Bolton; married, October 4, 1940, to Adelaide Brownlee. See Bolton-Payne family of Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Grosvenor Bond (1877-1974) — also known as Charles G. Bond — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 29, 1877. Son of William W. Bond and Frances (Currier) Bond. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Union League. Died in Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J., January 10, 1974 (age 96 years, 226 days). Cremated; ashes interred at West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.
  Relatives: Nephew of Charles Henry Grosvenor; son of William W. Bond and Frances (Currier) Bond; married, June 27, 1905, to Bertha Paterson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Tenney Brand (1886-1964) — also known as James T. Brand — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, October 9, 1886. Son of James Brand and Juliet (Hughes) Brand. Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-41; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-58; judge of military tribunal for trial of major war criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Died in February, 1964 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 13, 1916, to Irene May Morley.
  Hugh Henry Brown (b. 1872) — also known as Hugh H. Brown — of San Francisco, Calif.; Tonopah, Nye County, Nev. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 4, 1872. Son of Robert McCutcheon Brown and Louise Christina (Smith) Brown. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1908, 1912 (alternate), 1916. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Judicature Society; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 17, 1904, to Marjorie Moore.
  Paul Wesley Brown (1915-2000) — also known as Paul W. Brown — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 14, 1915. Son of William Brown and Mary E. (Foster) Brown. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1960-64; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1964-68, 1973-81; Ohio state attorney general, 1969-71; candidate in primary for Governor of Ohio, 1970. Member, Phi Delta Phi. Died, of Alzheimer's disease at a nursing home in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., November 17, 2000 (age 85 years, 308 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 8, 1942, to Helen Louise Page.
  Thaddeus Harold Brown (b. 1887) — also known as Thad H. Brown — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio, January 10, 1887. Son of William Henry Brown and Ella Dell (Monroe) Brown. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of state of Ohio, 1923-27; candidate in primary for Governor of Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1934-40. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 10, 1915, to Marie Thrailkill.
  William Franklin Devin (1898-1982) — also known as William F. Devin — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, March 28, 1898. Son of Oliver Peyton Devin and Mina Marie (Kern) Devin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; municipal judge in Washington, 1939-42; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1942-52; defeated, 1941, 1952. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Phi Delta Phi; Royal Arcanum. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., February 2, 1982 (age 83 years, 311 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, September 3, 1924, to Helen Hogue.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) — also known as Horace W. Gilmore — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 4, 1918. Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91; took senior status 1991. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi; NAACP. Died January 25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Talbott Hays.
  See also Wikipedia article — Judgepedia article
  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.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Thomas Alfred Jones (b. 1859) — also known as Thomas A. Jones — of Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Oak Hill, Jackson County, Ohio, March 4, 1859. Son of Eben Jones and Ann (Williams) Jones. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Jackson, Ohio, 1885-87; circuit judge in Ohio 4th Circuit, 1901-13; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District, 1913-15; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1915-36. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1886, to Grace U. Hoyt.
  Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 2, 1943. Son of Samuel Kusic and Josephine (Nekoranec) Kusic. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80. Catholic. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1980.
  Relatives: Married, April 24, 1971, to Leslie Andrew Wiley.
  Emlin McClain (1851-1915) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, November 25, 1851. Son of William McClain. Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. George G. Wright, 1875-77; law professor; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1901-12; chief justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died suddenly, of apoplexy, in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, May 25, 1915 (age 63 years, 181 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married, February 19, 1879, to Ellen Griffiths (born 1855).
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Bart Saxbe (1916-2010) — also known as William B. Saxbe — of Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, June 24, 1916. Son of Bart Rockwell Saxbe and Faye Henry (Carey) Saxbe. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1953-54; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1954; Ohio state attorney general, 1957-59, 1963-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964, 1972; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1969-74; U.S. Attorney General, 1973-75; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1975-76. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Grange; Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Chi Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Died August 24, 2010 (age 94 years, 61 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 14, 1940, to Ardath Louise Kleinhans.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Garfield Stewart (b. 1881) — also known as James G. Stewart — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, November 17, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938-47; resigned 1947; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1944; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1957. Episcopalian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: James A. Garfield
  Charles Phelps Taft II (1897-1983) — also known as Charles P. Taft — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 20, 1897. Son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member, Cincinnati City Council, 1938-42; Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1952, 1958 (primary); mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955-57. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Skull and Bones; Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion. Died June 24, 1983 (age 85 years, 277 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; grandson of Alphonso Taft; nephew of Charles Phelps Taft and Henry Waters Taft; son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft; first cousin of Walbridge S. Taft; brother of Robert Alphonso Taft; married, October 6, 1917, to Eleanor K. Chase; uncle of William Howard Taft III and Robert Taft, Jr.; father of Seth Chase Taft; granduncle of Robert Alphonso Taft II. See Taft family of Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Everett Bailey Taylor (1899-1990) — also known as Everett B. Taylor — of Sun Valley, Blaine County, Idaho. Born in Montgomery County, Ohio, October 21, 1899. Son of Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor. Republican. Lawyer; represented Travelers' Insurance, banks, and the Union Pacific Railroad; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1960. Member, American Legion; Psi Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary. Died March 2, 1990 (age 90 years, 132 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 14, 1931, to Dorice E. Neiman.
  Evan Erastus Young (1878-1946) — also known as Evan E. Young — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak.; South Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, August 17, 1878. Son of Sutton E. Young and Emma (Stickney) Young. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Harput, 1905-08; Salonika, 1908-09; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1911-12; Dominican Republic, 1925-29; U.S. Consul General in Halifax, 1913-19; Constantinople, 1920; vice-president, Pan-American Airways, Inc., 1936. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1946 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Dawn Waite.

 

 


 
   
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