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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March 14,
1896.
Son of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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William Lysander Adams (1821-1906) —
also known as William L. Adams; Will Adams —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Forest Grove, Washington
County, Ore.; Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, February
5, 1821.
Son of Sebastian Adams (1789-1847) and Eunice (Harmon) Adams.
Republican. School teacher; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; preacher; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Oregon; U.S. Collector of Customs;
physician.
Died in Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore., April 26,
1906 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School teacher; college
professor; pastor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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Maurice Willard Altaffer (1893-1974) —
also known as Maurice W. Altaffer —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in West Unity, Williams
County, Ohio, May 10,
1893.
Son of Charles Edward Altaffer and Elizabeth (Kniess) Altaffer.
School teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
U.S. Vice Consul in Stuttgart, 1923; Frankfort, 1923-24; Aleppo, 1924-26; Nogales, 1926; Agua Prieta, 1926-27; U.S. Consul in Nogales, 1927-29; Dresden, 1931-33; Zurich, 1933-43.
Died July 11,
1974 (age 81 years, 62
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 9,
1925, to Jeanne Marguerite Rocher. |
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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Son of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler.
Democrat. School teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harlan Page Amen (1853-1913) —
also known as Harlan P. Amen —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Sinking Spring, Highland
County, Ohio, April 14,
1853.
Son of Daniel Amen and Sarah J. (Barber) Amen.
Republican. School teacher; principal, Phillips Exeter
Academy, Exeter, N.H., from 1895; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Historical Association.
Died November
9, 1913 (age 60 years, 209
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March 16,
1838.
Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett.
Republican. School teacher and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia, in
Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
9, 1906 (age 68 years, 207
days).
Interment at Tarbox
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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De Witt Clinton Badger (1858-1926) —
also known as De Witt C. Badger —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near London, Madison
County, Ohio, August 7,
1858.
Son of Benjamin F. Badger and Martha (Willoughby) Badger.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1903-05; defeated, 1904;
mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1906-07.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 20,
1926 (age 67 years, 286
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1895.
Son of George Batchelor and Cora (Babb) Batchelor.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace F. Dibble. |
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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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Lewis D. Bonebrake (b. 1859) —
of Ohio.
Born in Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
23, 1859.
Son of Rev. Daniel Bonebrake and Hester Ann (Bishop) Bonebrake.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
Ohio
commissioner of common schools, 1898-1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Son of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Calderhead (1844-1928) —
also known as William A. Calderhead —
of Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1844.
Son of Rev. E. B. Calderhead.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer; lawyer; Marshall
County Attorney, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1895-97, 1899-1911.
Died in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
18, 1928 (age 84 years, 83
days).
Interment at Marysville
Cemetery, Marysville, Kan.
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Charles P. Cary (b. 1856) —
of Delavan, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Ohio, January
28, 1856.
Republican. School teacher and principal; Brown
County Superintendent of Schools, 1886; Wisconsin
superintendent of public instruction, 1903-21.
German
and English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) —
also known as William W. Chalmers —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
November
1, 1861.
Son of Andrew Chalmers and Catherine (Doyle) Chalmers.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; farmer; lumber
business; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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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Jacob E. Chew (b. 1863) —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; flour and grain
business; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Son of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings (died 1916); married, March 5,
1922, to Inez Depew (died 1935). |
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March 25,
1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Joseph H. Close (b. 1858) —
of White Lake, Aurora
County, S.Dak.
Born in Columbiana
County, Ohio, April 8,
1858.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Marion Hoobler. |
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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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John King Cowen (1844-1904) —
also known as John K. Cowen —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio; Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio, October
28, 1844.
Son of Washington Cowen.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
counsel, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1872-76; general counsel, 1876-96; president, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1895-97.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 26,
1904 (age 59 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio.
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George Washington Crouse (1832-1912) —
also known as George W. Crouse —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Tallmadge, Summit
County, Ohio, November
23, 1832.
Republican. School teacher; Summit
County Auditor, 1858-63; Summit
County Treasurer, 1863; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Summit
County Commissioner, 1874-75; member of Ohio state
senate, 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1887-89.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, January
5, 1912 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Edwin W. Cunningham (b. 1842) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Clarksfield Township, Huron
County, Ohio, August
31, 1842.
Son of Hiram W. Cunningham and Eunice Cunningham.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
superintendent of schools; lawyer; Lyon
County Probate Judge, 1872-78; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Lucien Jerome Fenton (1844-1922) —
also known as Lucien J. Fenton —
of Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, May 7,
1844.
Son of Benjamin Fenton (1810-1870) and Elizabeth (Smith) Fenton
(1813-1892).
Republican. Superintendent of schools; banker; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1895-99.
Died in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, June 28,
1922 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Winchester
Cemetery, Winchester, Ohio.
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William Thomas Fitzgerald (1858-1939) —
also known as William T. Fitzgerald —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, October
13, 1858.
Son of Ezekiel Fitzgerald and Mary (Bishop) Fitzgerald.
Republican. School teacher; physician;
mayor
of Greenville, Ohio, 1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1925-29.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Kiwanis.
Died in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, January
12, 1939 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio.
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Aaron O. Fox (1852-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Summit
County, Ohio, February
18, 1852.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1917-18.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 20,
1932 (age 80 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Bohdan Futey (b. 1939) —
of Parma, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Buchach, Ukraine,
June
28, 1939.
Son of Petro Futey and Maria (Woroszczuk) Futey.
School teacher; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1974.
Ukrainian
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1975.
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W. C. Graybill (b. 1851) —
of Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fairfield
County, Ohio, January
24, 1851.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; Brule
County Register of Deeds, 1891-92; receiver, U.S. Land Office at
Chamberlain, S.D., 1894-98; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 17th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864-1958) —
also known as Warren A. Haggott —
of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio, May 18,
1864.
Son of Benjamin Pearl Haggott and Margaret Agnes (Gamble) Haggott.
Republican. School teacher; mining engineer;
lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1902-03; member of Colorado
state senate, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1907-09; defeated,
1908; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1921-23.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April 29,
1958 (age 93 years, 346
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Ross Edgar Holaday (1869-1929) —
also known as Ross E. Holaday —
of Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Westboro, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 14,
1869.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives; U.S. Consul in Santiago de Cuba, 1902-15; Manchester, 1915-29, died in office 1929.
Died in Manchester, England,
November
27, 1929 (age 60 years, 136
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Humphrey (1846-1905) —
of Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Powell, Delaware
County, Ohio, August
19, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; ordained
minister; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1899-1902.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died May 11,
1905 (age 58 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Albert Jeffers (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Son of Isaac Jeffers.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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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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Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) —
also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill
Kessel —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, November
22, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Moose; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1960.
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Republican. School teacher; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Samuel S. Knabenshue (b. 1845) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born near Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, November
1, 1845.
Son of Joseph N. Knabenshue and Nancy (Prentice) Knabenshue.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Belfast, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, 1909-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis C. Laylin (b. 1848) —
of Ohio.
Born in Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio, September
28, 1848.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-86; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1888-93; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1892-93; secretary of
state of Ohio, 1901-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) —
also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; York, York
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, August 8,
1876.
Son of William D. McLaughlin and Jane (Creger) McLaughlin.
Republican. School teacher; minister; president,
York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1928
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, Neb.
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Oscar Winfred Neale (b. 1873) —
also known as Oscar W. Neale —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Birmingham, Erie
County, Ohio, December
17, 1873.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; member of Wisconsin
state senate 23rd District; elected 1946, 1950.
Interment at McDill
Cemetery, Near Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis.
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Charles E. Nichols (b. 1908) —
of Lebanon, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, April 19,
1908.
Son of Stephen Edmund Nichols and Bess (Jones) Nichols.
School principal; mayor
of Belleville, Ill., 1961-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Delta; Rotary; Optimist
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Jay Pinney (b. 1847) —
also known as E. Jay Pinney —
of Jefferson, Ashtabula
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 26,
1847.
Son of Philo Pinney and Delia (Griswold) Pinney.
School teacher and principal; lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1897; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1902.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar L. Pulse (b. 1851) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
14, 1851.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer; lumber
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Methodist.
Dutch
and German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) —
also known as C. William Ramseyer —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born near Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, March 13,
1875.
Son of John Ramseyer and Anna (Ummel) Ramseyer.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Davis
County Attorney, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
1, 1943 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Edwin Darlington Ricketts (1867-1937) —
also known as Edwin D. Ricketts —
of Laurelville, Hocking
County, Ohio; Logan, Hocking
County, Ohio.
Born in Perry
County, Ohio, August 3,
1867.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1915-17, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922, 1924.
Died in 1937
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Logan, Ohio.
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Benjamin Ruggles (1783-1857) —
also known as "Wheel-Horse of the
Senate" —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Abington, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn., February
21, 1783.
School teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1815-33; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1836.
Died September
2, 1857 (age 74 years, 193
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
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Thomas Charles Sawyer (b. 1945) —
also known as Thomas C. Sawyer; Tom Sawyer —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
15, 1945.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1977-83; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1984-86; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1987-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000;
member of Ohio state
senate 28th District, 2007-.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Thompson Secrest (1904-1994) —
also known as Robert T. Secrest —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio; Senecaville, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Born in Senecaville, Guernsey
County, Ohio, January
22, 1904.
Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools;
member of Ohio state legislature, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1933-42, 1949-54,
1963-67; defeated, 1946; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1954-61.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Secrest Elementary School and the Secrest Senior Center are named for
him.
Died May 15,
1994 (age 90 years, 113
days).
Interment at Senecaville
Cemetery, Senacaville, Ohio.
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Robert Walker Tayler (1852-1910) —
also known as Robert W. Tayler —
of Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
26, 1852.
Son of Robert
Walker Tayler (1812-1878) and Louisa Maria (Woodbridge) Tayler.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; Columbiana
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1895-1903; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1905.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died November
25, 1910 (age 57 years, 364
days).
Interment at Lisbon
Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
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Charles Bateman Timberlake (1854-1941) —
also known as Charles B. Timberlake —
of Holyoke, Phillips
County, Colo.; Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, September
25, 1854.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Colorado
Republican State Committee, 1892-1910; Phillips
County Clerk, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1915-33.
Died in Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., May 31,
1941 (age 86 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890; member of
Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Adoniram Judson Warner (1834-1910) —
also known as Adoniram J. Warner —
of Ohio.
Born in Wales, Erie
County, N.Y., January
13, 1834.
Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1879-81, 1883-87 (13th District
1879-81, 15th District 1883-85, 17th District 1885-87); defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896;
engaged in street
railway construction in Washington, D.C., and railroad
construction in Ohio.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
12, 1910 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) —
also known as Aaron S. Watkins —
of Wilmore, Jessamine
County, Ky.; Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio; Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, November
29, 1863.
Son of William White Watkins and Rebecca J. (Elliott) Watkins.
School teacher; lawyer; Methodist
minister; university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908, 1912; president,
Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, February
9, 1941 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Equality
Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio.
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Lemon L. Woods (b. 1871) —
of Killibuck, Holmes
County, Ohio.
Born in 1871.
Republican. School teacher; postal
clerk; candidate for Ohio state
house of representatives from Holmes County, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wallace D. Yaple (b. 1870) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Township, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1870.
Son of William Ross Yaple (born 1833) and Elizabeth (McDonald) Yaple
(born 1842).
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Redmen; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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