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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.
  Relatives: Married, February 5, 1927, to Sara M. Kelley.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, March 21, 1925, to Gertrude Medlin Bixby.
  Heaton Willis Harris (1858-1928) — also known as Heaton W. Harris — of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. Born near Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, April 23, 1858. Son of Joel G. Harris (1824-1910) and Louisa (Barnaby) Harris (1835-1912). Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1899-1907; Nuremberg, 1907-08; U.S. Consul General in , 1908-12; Frankfort, 1912-17; Stockholm, 1917-18; Havana, 1918-20. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died, from stomach cancer, in Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, July 11, 1928 (age 70 years, 79 days). Interment at Mt. Union Cemetery, Alliance, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married 1889 to Effie Leek.
  William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as "Idol of Ohio" — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, January 29, 1843. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District 1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District 1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884, 1888; Governor of Ohio, 1892-96; President of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500 bill from about 1928 until 1946. Shot by the assassin Leon Czolgosz, at a reception in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228 days). Interment at McKinley Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, January 25, 1871, to Ida Saxton; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Prather Fletcher.
  Cross-reference: Albert Halstead — Loran L. Lewis — George B. Cortelyou — John Goodnow
  McKinley County, N.M. is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: William McKinley ThomasWilliam M. BellWilliam McKinley ThomasWilliam McKinley Branch
  Campaign slogan (1896): "The Full Dinner Pail."
  Campaign slogan (1896): "The Advance Agent of Prosperity."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about William McKinley: Lewis L. Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips, William McKinley — H. Wayne Morgan, William McKinley and His America
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1901
  Kenneth W. Thompson (1908-1975) — also known as Ken Thompson — of Southfield, Oakland County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, February 10, 1908. Republican. Member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1967-74; defeated, 1974. Lutheran. Member, Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 15, 1975 (age 67 years, 5 days). Burial location unknown.
  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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