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Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) —
also known as Norman W. Adams —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, February
2, 1894.
Son of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams.
Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance
Agency; director, Electric City Realty;
director, Youngstown Foundry and
Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in November, 1968
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Hugh Albaugh (1890-1942) —
also known as Walter H. Albaugh —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Phoneton, Miami
County, Ohio, January
2, 1890.
Son of Clifford Lincoln Albaugh and Frances (Anderson) Albaugh.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1921-25; president, Shelby Oil and Gas
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1938-39.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, January
21, 1942 (age 52 years, 19
days).
Interment at Dayton
Memorial Park, Dayton, Ohio.
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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Son of Thomas Wilson Alexander and Jane (Robinson) Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor
of Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th
Circuit, 1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23.
Presbyterian; later Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Horace Newton Allen (1858-1932) —
also known as Horace N. Allen —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April 23,
1858.
Son of Horace Allen and Jane M. (Riley) Allen.
Physician;
medical missionary; went to China, then Korea in 1884; founded a
mission hospital
with Korean support; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Seoul, 1890-96; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Seoul, 1896-97; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1897-1905; U.S. Minister to Korea, 1897-1905; author of
books about Korea.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, December
11, 1932 (age 74 years, 232
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas Earl Applegate (b. 1928) —
also known as Douglas Applegate —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, March 27,
1928.
Son of Mary Margaret (Longacre) Applegate and Earl
Douglas Applegate.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Ohio state
house of representatives 33rd District, 1961-68; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1969-76; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1977-95.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Sons of
Italy; Elks; Eagles; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Son of Richard V. Arnold and Araminta J. (Holmes) Arnold (1837-1923).
Lumberman;
railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 29,
1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Ray Dudley Avery (b. 1886) —
also known as Ray D. Avery —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, August
23, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Beach Axtell (1819-1891) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Amador
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born near Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
14, 1819.
Son of Samuel Loree Axtell and Nancy (Sanders) Axtell.
Democrat. Lawyer; Amador
County District Attorney, 1854; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1867-71; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1875; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1875-78; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1882-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., August 6,
1891 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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George Alexander Ball (b. 1862) —
also known as George A. Ball —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Green, Summit
County, Ohio, November
5, 1862.
Republican. President, Ball Brothers glass
manufacturing company; chairman, Merchants National Bank of
Muncie; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1932-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Entombed at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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Kenneth Gill Bartlett (1906-1983) —
also known as Kenneth G. Bartlett —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., March 13,
1906.
Republican. Dean, adult
education division, University College, Syracuse University, 1946-52;
vice president dean of
public affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County Savings Bank;
member of New York
state assembly 119th District, 1967-70.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Sigma Nu.
Died in October, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bernice Kleinhans. |
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James Thomas Begg (1877-1963) —
also known as James T. Begg —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, February
16, 1877.
Son of John Begg and Mary Ellen (Kalb) Begg.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1919-29; defeated, 1942;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 26,
1963 (age 86 years, 38
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) —
also known as Frederick C. Belen —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1913.
Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth
Lehman Belen.
Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew
J. Transue and George
D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association.
U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created
the ZIP code.
Died, of complications from Parkinson's
disease, in Arlington Hospital,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Samuel Bigger (1802-1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Warren
County, Ohio, March 20,
1802.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-35; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1836-40; Governor of
Indiana, 1840-43; defeated, 1843.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., September
9, 1846 (age 44 years, 173
days).
Interment at McCulloch
Park, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Richard Ely Bird (1878-1955) —
also known as Richard E. Bird —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
4, 1878.
Son of Nicholas Bird and Laura Cordelia (Wilder) Bird.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Kansas 18th District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1955 (age 76 years, 67
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney.
Lawyer;
studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828;
mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Frances Payne Bolton (1885-1977) —
also known as Frances P. Bolton; Frances Payne
Bingham —
of Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March 29,
1885.
Daughter of Charles William Bingham and Mary Perry (Payne) Bingham.
Republican. Member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1938-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1940-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, League of Women
Voters; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
First
woman member of Congress to head a mission abroad, 1955.
Died in Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March 9,
1977 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Xenophon A. Boomhower —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio.
Son of Addison Boomhower and Almy (Stuart) Boomhower.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Gillies. |
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Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) —
also known as Frank T. Bow —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
20, 1901.
Son of Charles Clinton Bow and Anna (Withrow) Bow.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Pi; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
13, 1972 (age 71 years, 267
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Daniel Boyd (b. 1875) —
of Enterprise, Wallowa
County, Ore.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Enterprise, Ore.; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1912,
1916;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1924;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Marie Caroline Brehm (1859-1926) —
also known as Marie C. Brehm —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, June 30,
1859.
Daughter of William Henry Brehm and Elizabeth (Rhode) Brehm.
Lecturer;
Prohibition candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1902, 1904, 1908; Prohibition candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Died January
26, 1926 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph I. Brittain (1858-1930) —
of East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa., 1858.
Son of Joseph Brittain and Belinda Brittain.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1892-95; U.S. Consul in Nantes, 1897-1902; Kehl, 1902-07; Prague, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Coburg, 1913-14; Auckland, 1914-15; Sydney, 1915-19; Winnipeg, 1919-24.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died October
22, 1930 (age about 72
years).
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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Clarence J. Brown, Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Bud Brown —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 18,
1927.
Son of Clarence
J. Brown and Ethel (McKinney) Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1982.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Donald A. Brown (1924-1999) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
2, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District;
defeated, 1952; elected 1956; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Died June 30,
1999 (age 74 years, 240
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Mary Elizabeth Busey (1854-1930) —
also known as Mary E. Busey; Mary Elizabeth Bowen;
Mrs. S. T. Busey —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., June 21,
1854.
Daughter of Abner H. Bowen and Catharine J. (Trawin) Bowen.
Republican. University
of Illinois trustee, 1905-30.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, in a hospital
at Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 7,
1930 (age 75 years, 290
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Son of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill)
Bushnell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill)
Bushnell; married, November
5, 1923, to Ida Mary Bland; brother of Miller
Bushnell. |
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1939 |
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John Levi Cable (1884-1971) —
also known as John L. Cable —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, April 15,
1884.
Son of Davis J. Cable and Mary (Harnley) Cable.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, Lima Telephone and
Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone
Co., Lima Toledo Railroad,
Lima City Street
Railway Co.; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33;
defeated, 1912; candidate in primary for Governor of
Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1936.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Grange; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153
days).
Entombed at St.
Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota, Fla.
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James Clement Cain (b. 1925) —
also known as James C. Cain —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, April 13,
1925.
Son of Emmett Alexander Cain and Wilhelmina (Hessee) Cain.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1965-68.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1968.
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John Kenneth Caldwell (1881-1982) —
also known as John K. Caldwell —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Piketon, Pike
County, Ohio, October
16, 1881.
Son of James Oscar Caldwell and Leila Ada (Cox) Caldwell.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul
General in Yokohama, 1909; U.S. Vice Consul in Dalny, 1911; U.S. Consul in Vladivostok, 1914-20; Kobe, 1920; U.S. Consul General in Sydney, 1932-35; Tientsin, 1935-38; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1982
(age about
100 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Allen Campbell (1835-1880) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Salem, Columbiana
County, Ohio, October
8, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Wyoming Territory, 1869-75.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1880 (age 44 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Donald Campbell (1901-1992) —
also known as Willard D. Campbell —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 6,
1901.
Son of Dr. Howard N. Campbell and Eloise (Gray) Campbell.
Lawyer;
Guernsey
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; member of Ohio state
senate, 1935-37; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1938-39.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 90 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henderson Haverfield Carson (1893-1971) —
also known as Henderson H. Carson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, October
25, 1893.
Son of Charles W. Carson and Georgia F. (Haverfield) Carson.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1943-45, 1947-49.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, October
5, 1971 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) —
also known as John C. Chaney —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born near New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, February
1, 1853.
Son of James Chaney and Nancy (Crawford) Chaney.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-85; Presidential Elector
for Indiana, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated,
1902, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April 26,
1940 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888.
Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Arietta O. VanNess. |
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Harold Kile Claypool (1886-1958) —
also known as Harold K. Claypool —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Bainbridge, Ross
County, Ohio, June 2,
1886.
Son of Horatio
Clifford Claypool and Elizabeth L. (Kile) Claypool.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1937-43.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, August 2,
1958 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Paul V. Collins (b. 1860) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, July 22,
1860.
Son of Samuel Collins and Abigail Jane (Patton) Collins.
Newspaper
correspondent; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1912.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (b. 1838) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Strong Ridge, Wood
County, Ohio, January
14, 1838.
Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882).
Civil
engineer; lawyer; White
County Superintendent of Schools, 1861-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-64; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1879.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy C.
Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Taylor Corson (1857-1928) —
also known as Oscar T. Corson —
of Ohio.
Born near Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, May 3,
1857.
Son of William Corson (1823-1893) and Elizabeth (McBurney) Corson
(died 1901).
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Ohio
commissioner of common schools, 1892-98.
Presbyterian. Dutch
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died suddenly while addressing a
conference at Ohio State University, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 14,
1928 (age 70 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Calvin Crawford (b. 1896) —
also known as Leo C. Crawford —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, August
30, 1896.
Son of George Frederick Crawford and Jane (McClain) Crawford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1939-44; common pleas
court judge in Ohio, 1946-48.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Janet Weir Creighton (b. 1950) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born, in Aultman Hospital,
Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, August
22, 1950.
Republican. Stark
County Recorder, 1985-91; Stark
County Auditor, 1991-2003; mayor of
Canton, Ohio, 2004-; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 2004.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Married to William L. Turnbow. |
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Charles Noel Crosby (1876-1951) —
also known as Charles N. Crosby —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, September
29, 1876.
Son of Hiram William Crosby and Fanny (Spellman) Crosby.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., January
26, 1951 (age 74 years, 119
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Darlington (1765-1851) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.; Limestone (now Maysville), Mason
County, Ky.; West Union, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., July 19,
1765.
Son of Meredith Darlington.
Member of Northwest
Territory legislature, 1799-1801; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Adams County, 1802;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1803.
Presbyterian.
Died, of cholera,
in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, August 2,
1851 (age 86 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Ker Davis (1882-1969) —
also known as John K. Davis —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born, in Soochow (Suzhou), China,
of American parents, March 5,
1882.
Son of John Wright Davis and Alice Irene (Schmucker) Davis.
Interpreter;
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1910-13; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Canton, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1914-15; U.S. Consul in Antung, 1915-19; Nanking, 1919-27; U.S. Consul General in London, 1928-30; Seoul, 1930-34; Vancouver, 1934-38.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in July, 1969
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) —
also known as Arthur H. Day —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pandora, Putnam
County, Ohio, February
1, 1890.
Son of Dr. Hiram Marshall Day and Jessie Amelia (Ayres) Day.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state
senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932; common
pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1938.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in 1967
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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.
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Charles Daniel Drake (1811-1892) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 11,
1811.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1859-60; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1867-70; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1870.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1892 (age 80 years, 356
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Herman Preston Faris (1858-1936) —
also known as Herman P. Faris —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, December
25, 1858.
Son of Samuel Davis Faris and Sarah Plumer (Preston) Faris.
Banker;
real
estate broker; Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Missouri, 1888; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died March 20,
1936 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Davis Faris and Sarah Plumer (Preston) Faris; married, April 26,
1880, to Adda Winters; married, February
6, 1911, to Sallie A. Lewis. |
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Thomas Brooks Fletcher (1879-1945) —
also known as Brooks Fletcher —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Mechanicstown, Carroll
County, Ohio, October
10, 1879.
Son of Emmett Hiram Fletcher and Katherine (Culp) Fletcher.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1925-29, 1933-39.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1945 (age 65 years, 264
days).
Interment at Mechanicstown
Cemetery, Mechanicstown, Ohio.
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Robert Elliott Freer (b. 1896) —
also known as Robert E. Freer —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Westmoreland Hills, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Madisonville, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
30, 1896.
Son of Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935-48; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1939, 1944, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer; married, October
27, 1919, to Hazel Louise Davis (divorced); married, April 12,
1925, to Olive Roberts. |
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August 1,
1875.
Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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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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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myron B. Gessaman (1894-1975) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, October
15, 1894.
Lawyer;
Franklin
County Prosecutor, 1928-31; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1934-35; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1936-39.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died, in Mt. Carmel Hospital,
Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
20, 1975 (age 80 years, 309
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John Glenn —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, July 18,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Astronaut;
in February 1962, first
American to orbit the earth; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1975-99; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1984;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Colburn Glidden (b. 1855) —
also known as Charles C. Glidden —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., January
20, 1855.
Son of Daniel A. Glidden (died 1861; drowned) and Ellen (Robinson)
Glidden (died 1857).
Democrat. Mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tony Patrick Hall (b. 1942) —
also known as Tony P. Hall —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, January
16, 1942.
Son of Paul Davis Hall and Anna (Deve) Hall.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; real estate
agent; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1969-72; member of Ohio state
senate, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1979-2002; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996
(speaker),
2000.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) —
also known as Edward A. Hannegan —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 25,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1849-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
In May, 1852, during a drunken
argument, he stabbed
his brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, who died the next
day.
Died from overdose of
morphine (probably suicide),
in St.
Louis, Mo., February
25, 1859 (age 51 years, 245
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Harry Nicholas Hansen (b. 1890) —
also known as Harry N. Hansen —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
14, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1929-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) —
also known as "Little Ben"; "Kid
Gloves" —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in North Bend, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
20, 1833.
Son of John
Scott Harrison.
Republican. Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1861-63, 1865-69; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1876; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1881-87; President
of the United States, 1889-93; defeated, 1892.
Presbyterian. English
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died of pneumonia,
in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 13,
1901 (age 67 years, 205
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of Benjamin
Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin twice removed of Beverley
Randolph and Burwell
Bassett; grandson of William
Henry Harrison (1773-1841); son of John
Scott Harrison; second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison; married, October
20, 1853, to Caroline Lavinia Scott (died 1892); married, April 6,
1896, to Mary Scott Lord Dimmick (sister-in-law of Joseph
Benjamin Dimmick); father of Russell
Benjamin Harrison; second cousin twice removed of Carter
Henry Harrison II; grandfather of William
Henry Harrison (1896-1990). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Benjamin
Harrison Reeves
— Benjamin
Harrison Eaton
— Benjamin
H. Swig
— Benjamin
Harrison DeHart
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| | | Campaign slogan: "Grandfather's hat
fits Ben." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Benjamin Harrison: Rita
Stevens, Benjamin
Harrison, 23rd President of the United States — Harry
J. Sievers, Benjamin
Harrison : Hoosier President: The White House and After,
1889-1901 — Charles W. Calhoun, Benjamin
Harrison — Homer E. Socolofsky & Allan B. Spetter, The
Presidency of Benjamin Harrison — Susan Clinton, Benjamin
Harrison : Twenty-Third President of the United States (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about Benjamin Harrison:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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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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Edgar Henderson (1836-1891) —
of Indiana.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, November
19, 1836.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 5,
1891 (age 54 years, 198
days).
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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John Baker Hollister (1890-1979) —
also known as John B. Hollister —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1931-37; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1979
(age about
89 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) —
also known as George B. Holt —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 12,
1790.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1824-25; member of Ohio state
senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36,
1843-49; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County,
1850-51.
Presbyterian.
Died October
30, 1871 (age 81 years, 140
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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William Herbert Hudnut III (b. 1932) —
also known as William H. Hudnut III —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Ohio, October
17, 1932.
Republican. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1973-75; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1976-91; candidate for secretary of
state of Indiana, 1990; mayor of the town of Chevy Chase, Md.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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James B. Hughes (1805-1873) —
of Meigs
County, Ohio; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
12, 1805.
Son of Simon Hughes (1778-1858) and Betsy Coleman (Bigger) Hughes
(1780-1851).
Lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio state legislature, 1838-39; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., August
11, 1873 (age 67 years, 303
days).
Interment at Willow
River Cemetery, Hudson, Wis.
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Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Round Bottom, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
28, 1895.
Son of Eugene A. Imhoff and Laura (Clegg) Imhoff.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
probate judge in Ohio, 1925-33; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1933-39, 1941-43; served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Elks.
Died in North Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., April 18,
1988 (age 92 years, 112
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla.
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T. Lamar Jackson —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Son of John C. Jackson and Evelina (Clingan) Jackson.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1948
(alternate), 1956.
Presbyterian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mamie J. Fitch. |
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Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) —
also known as Harry P. Jeffrey —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
26, 1901.
Son of Samuel E. Jeffrey and Grace (Wilson) Jeffrey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, January
4, 1997 (age 95 years, 9
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) —
also known as William M. Jenkins —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.; Kay
County, Okla.; Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio, April 25,
1856.
Son of William Jenkins and Lydia (Miller) Jenkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1888;
secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901; Governor of
Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Removed
from office as Governor in a scandal
over a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him.
Died in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., October
19, 1941 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Southern
Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.
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Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) —
of Las Animas, Bent
County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Mercerville, Gallia
County, Ohio, August
15, 1888.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) —
also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry
Jones —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, June 27,
1939.
Son of Nedra
Jones and E.
Bartow Jones.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1991-95.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul Jones (b. 1880) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
4, 1880.
Son of William Brownlee Jones and Mary (Harris) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1920-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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William Moseley Jones (1905-1988) —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Ohio, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1933-38; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1937-38; delegate to
California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1988
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) —
also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air
Mail" —
of Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August 4,
1883.
Son of William B. Kelly and Mary C. (Clark) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District
1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35).
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
On returning from a frog
hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he
was cleaning accidentally
fired; he died one week later, in a hospital
at Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 29,
1935 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mahoning
Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
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Sue W. Kelly (b. 1936) —
of Katonah, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
26, 1936.
Republican. School
teacher; staff for U.S. Rep. Hamilton
Fish; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1995-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Scott Kemper (1886-1981) —
also known as James S. Kemper —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
18, 1886.
Republican. Insurance
executive; created Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, which later
became Kemper Insurance
Companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1964;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1953-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1981
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Keys (d. 1864) —
of Highland
County, Ohio.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Liberty candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1843; candidate for delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1850.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indiana, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Kile (1809-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, September
1, 1809.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Paris, Edgar
County, Ill., October
4, 1877 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Norman Kindness (b. 1929) —
also known as Thomas N. Kindness —
of Ohio.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
26, 1929.
Republican. Mayor
of Hamilton, Ohio, 1964-67; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1971-74; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1975-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1986.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Thomas Kirker (1760-1837) —
of Adams
County, Ohio.
Born in Ireland,
1760.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Adams County, 1802;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1803, 1816-17; member of Ohio state
senate, 1803-15, 1821-25; Governor of
Ohio, 1807-08; defeated, 1808; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1824.
Presbyterian.
Died February
20, 1837 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Kirker
Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio.
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Verner Wright Main (1885-1965) —
also known as Verner W. Main —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ashley, Delaware
County, Ohio, December
16, 1885.
Son of Elwyn B. Main and Margaret (Lawrence) Main.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1927-28; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated in
primary, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 6,
1965 (age 79 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Allen Thurman Martin (b. 1895) —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
10, 1895.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Meade Massie (b. 1859) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, February
26, 1859.
Son of Henry Massie and Susan Burton (Thompson) Massie.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1887-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1896,
1916.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Matthews (1824-1889) —
of Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 21,
1824.
Republican. State court judge in Ohio, 1851; member of Ohio state
senate, 1856; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1858-61; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1877-79; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1881-89.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 22,
1889 (age 64 years, 244
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April 28,
1924.
Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Disabled
American Veterans; Eagles; Purple
Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jeanette E. Poet. |
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William Harvey McSurely (b. 1865) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, January
27, 1865.
Son of Rev. William Jasper McSurely and Hulda (Taylor) McSurely.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1894; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 5th District, 1905-06; superior
court judge in Illinois, 1907-12; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1912-.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Means (1829-1910) —
of Kentucky.
Born in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, September
21, 1829.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., February
14, 1910 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Ellis Moore (1884-1941) —
also known as C. Ellis Moore —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Born near Middlebourne, Guernsey
County, Ohio, January
3, 1884.
Son of Lycurgus Passmore Moore and Kate (Cunningham) Moore.
Republican. Lawyer; Guernsey
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1919-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, April 2,
1941 (age 57 years, 89
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Son of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack.
Republican. Forester;
president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New
York; founder, Cleveland Trust Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Alice Gertrude Hatch. |
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William Bradley Price (b. 1881) —
also known as William B. Price —
of Forest, Hardin
County, Ohio.
Born in Forest, Hardin
County, Ohio, October
31, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Deborah D. Pryce (b. 1951) —
of Perry Township, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, July 29,
1951.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Ohio, 1989-92; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1993-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Son of John Ralston (born 1811) and Sarah (Scott) Ralston (born
1821).
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1892;
candidate for secretary of
state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart and
kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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James Reily (1811-1863) —
of Texas.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811.
Son of John Reily and Nancy (Hunter) Reily.
Lawyer;
major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in SAINT Petersburg, 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War.
Presbyterian; later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April 14,
1863 (age 51 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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James Allen Rhodes (1909-2001) —
also known as James A. Rhodes; Jim Rhodes —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio; Upper Arlington, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Coalton, Jackson
County, Ohio, September
13, 1909.
Son of James Allen Rhodes (1880-1918) and Susan Ann (Howe) Rhodes
(1884-1950).
Republican. Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1943-52; Ohio auditor
of state, 1953-63; Governor of
Ohio, 1963-71, 1975-83; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1986; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1964,
1968;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1970.
Presbyterian.
His decision, in 1970, to send the National Guard to the Kent State
University campus to quell a disturbance was blamed for the deaths of
four students there. Along with Alabama Gov. George
C. Wallace, he was the longest-serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died, from infection
complications and heart
failure, in Ohio State University Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 4,
2001 (age 91 years, 172
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; statue at Broad
Street, Columbus, Ohio.
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Edmund Gibson Ross (1826-1907) —
also known as Edmund G. Ross —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, December
7, 1826.
Republican. Delegate to
Kansas state constitutional convention, 1859; major in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1866-71; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1880; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Thought to have cast the deciding vote in the Senate to acquit
President Andrew
Johnson. His grandson, Edmund Fessenden Cobb, was an actor who
appeared in over 200 movies and serials including Citizen Kane
and The Last Hurrah.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 8,
1907 (age 80 years, 152
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Eugene Peter Ruehlmann (b. 1925) —
also known as Eugene P. Ruehlmann —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-71; resigned 1971.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1980.
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John Frederick Seiberling (b. 1918) —
of Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Maynard E. Sensenbrenner (1902-1991) —
also known as Jack Sensenbrenner —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Circleville, Pickaway
County, Ohio, 1902.
Democrat. Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1954-59, 1964-71; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August 2,
1991 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.
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Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) —
also known as Richard E. Sloan —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Morning Sun, Preble
County, Ohio, June 22,
1857.
Son of Richard Sloan and Mary (Caldwell) Sloan.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Arizona territorial council, 1888-89; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1908;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1909-12; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1912-13.
Presbyterian.
Accidentally
fell on a public sidewalk and struck his head, suffering a skull
fracture; died three days later, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
14, 1933 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Henry Stanberry (1803-1881) —
of Fairfield
County, Ohio; Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1803.
Whig. Ohio
state attorney general, 1846-51; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Franklin County,
1850-51; U.S.
Attorney General, 1866-68.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1881 (age 78 years, 126
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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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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Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) —
also known as Henry W. Temple —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Belle Center, Logan
County, Ohio, March 31,
1864.
Son of John B. Temple and Martha (Jameson) Temple.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District
1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).
Presbyterian. Member, American
Historical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
11, 1955 (age 90 years, 286
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968) —
also known as Norman Thomas —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, November
20, 1884.
Socialist. Ordained
minister; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1924, 1938; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1925 (Socialist), 1929; candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; candidate for President
of the United States, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Presbyterian. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; League
for Industrial Democracy.
Died December
19, 1968 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Frances Violet Stewart. |
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Edward Crawford Turner (1872-1950) —
also known as Edward C. Turner —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 26,
1872.
Son of Robert M. Turner and Jane L. (Crawford) Turner.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; Ohio
state attorney general, 1915-17, 1927-29; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Ohio, 1928; candidate in primary for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1938.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died September
13, 1950 (age 78 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Ralph R. Vance (b. 1869) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, November
27, 1869.
Son of James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
adjuster; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Van Matre (1798-1861) —
of Indiana.
Born in Highland
County, Ohio, December
28, 1798.
State court judge in Indiana, 1834-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-37.
Presbyterian.
Died near Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., October
8, 1861 (age 62 years, 284
days).
Interment at Van
Matre Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Ind.
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Squire L. Vanpelt (1819-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born near Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, September
21, 1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., January
11, 1907 (age 87 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham Van Vorhes (1793-1879) —
of Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
2, 1793.
Member of Ohio state legislature; Minnesota
territorial auditor, 1852-53; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1856; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives 1st District, 1859-60.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., January
24, 1879 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian; later Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warner Wing (1805-1876) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, September
19, 1805.
Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1838-39; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1845-56; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1845-56; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1852-53.
Presbyterian.
Died March 12,
1876 (age 70 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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