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Henry Towne Bannon (1867-1950) —
also known as Henry T. Bannon —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born near Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, June 5,
1867.
Son of Mary E. (Smith) Bannon and James
W. Bannon.
Republican. Lawyer; Scioto
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; legal counsel, Norfolk
and Western Railway;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1905-09; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1928,
1936,
1940.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, September
6, 1950 (age 83 years, 93
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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John Beatty (1828-1914) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, December
16, 1828.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1860,
1884;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1868-73.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
21, 1914 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.
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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.
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William Henry Calkins (1842-1894) —
also known as William H. Calkins —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Pike
County, Ohio, February
18, 1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1877-84 (10th District 1877-81, 13th
District 1881-84); candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1884; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1889.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
29, 1894 (age 51 years, 345
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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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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Joseph Benson Foraker (1846-1917) —
also known as Joseph B. Foraker; "Fire Alarm
Foraker" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Rainsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, July 5,
1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
superior court judge in Ohio, 1879-82; Governor of
Ohio, 1886-90; defeated, 1883, 1889; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1900,
1904;
speaker, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1897-1909; candidate for Republican nomination
for President, 1908.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 10,
1917 (age 70 years, 309
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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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Herschel Millard Hogg (1853-1934) —
also known as Herschel M. Hogg —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Telluride, San Miguel
County, Colo.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
21, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1903-07.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
27, 1934 (age 80 years, 279
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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John Sills Jones (1836-1903) —
also known as John S. Jones —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born near St. Paris, Champaign
County, Ohio, February
12, 1836.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1877-79; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1879.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died April 11,
1903 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio.
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Joseph Warren Keifer (1836-1932) —
also known as J. Warren Keifer —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Born in Bethel Township, Clark
County, Ohio, January
30, 1836.
Son of Joseph Keifer and Mary (Smith) Keifer.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state
senate, 1868-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1876,
1908;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-85, 1905-11 (8th District 1877-79,
4th District 1879-81, 8th District 1881-85, 7th District 1905-11);
defeated, 1910; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1881-83; general in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died April 22,
1932 (age 96 years, 83
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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William Squire Kenyon (1869-1933) —
also known as William S. Kenyon —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio, June 10,
1869.
Republican. District judge in Iowa 11th District, 1900-02; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1911-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1916;
federal
judge, 1922.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Sebasco, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, September
9, 1933 (age 64 years, 91
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Edward Campbell Little (1858-1924) —
also known as Edward C. Little —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, December
14, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1892;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate
for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1914; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1917-24; died in office
1924.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 27,
1924 (age 65 years, 196
days).
Interment at Abilene
Cemetery, Abilene, Kan.
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Edward Southard Little (b. 1918) —
of Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 20,
1918.
Son of Herbert Woodruff Little and Sara Marie (Southard) Little.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; economist;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Chad, 1974-76.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1991.
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Addison S. McClure (1839-1903) —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1839.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1881-83, 1895-97 (18th District
1881-83, 17th District 1895-97).
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in 1903
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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Samuel Ritter Peters (1842-1910) —
also known as Samuel R. Peters —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.; Marion, Marion
County, Kan.; Newton, Harvey
County, Kan.
Born in Walnut Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, August
16, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1872;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1874-75; district judge in Kansas, 1875-83; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 7th
District 1885-91).
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., April 21,
1910 (age 67 years, 248
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Newton, Kan.
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Martin Luther Smyser (1851-1908) —
also known as Martin L. Smyser —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Plaine Township, Wayne
County, Ohio, April 3,
1851.
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1889-91, 1905-07 (20th District
1889-91, 17th District 1905-07); defeated (Republican), 1906; circuit
judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1898; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, May 6,
1908 (age 57 years, 33
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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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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