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John Quincy Adams (b. 1900) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 7,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Delta Theta; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dean Burch (b. 1927) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
20, 1927.
Son of Bert Alexander Burch and Leola (Atkisson) Burch.
Republican. Lawyer; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1964-65; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1969-74; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1969-74.
Member, Phi Delta Theta; Blue Key.
Still living as of 1974.
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Burnett Hayden Crawford (b. 1922) —
also known as B. Hayden Crawford —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 29,
1922.
Son of Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson)
Crawford.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1954-58;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1960, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
Navy
League; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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Leverett Edwards (b. 1902) —
of Oklahoma; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cordell, Washita
County, Okla., January
20, 1902.
Oklahoma
state attorney general, 1926-27.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta; American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maxwell McGaughey Hamilton (1896-1957) —
also known as Maxwell M. Hamilton —
of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla., December
20, 1896.
Son of Wallace Maxwell Hamilton and May Calvin (Dobson) Hamilton.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Canton, 1924; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1926; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1945-47.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta.
Died November
12, 1957 (age 60 years, 327
days).
Interment at Golden
Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.
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John William Elmer Thomas (1876-1965) —
also known as J. W. Elmer Thomas —
of Medicine Park, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., September
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1923-27; defeated,
1920; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1927-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Phi Delta Theta.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
19, 1965 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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