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Elnathan Benjamin Adams (b. 1881) —
also known as Elnathan B. Adams —
of Walworth
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in West Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1881.
Son of Benajah P. Adams and Emma S. (Benjamin) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1908-10, 1914-16; Walworth
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Fall
River County State's Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) —
also known as Oren S. Copeland —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., March 16,
1887.
Son of Samuel R. Copeland and Josephine D. (French) Copeland.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 10,
1958 (age 71 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Edith Starrett Green (1910-1987) —
also known as Edith Green; Edith Louise
Starrett —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Trent, Moody
County, S.Dak., January
17, 1910.
Daughter of James Vaughn Starrett and Julia (Hunt) Starrett.
Democrat. School
teacher; candidate for secretary of
state of Oregon, 1952; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1955-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Female.
Christian. Member, League of Women
Voters; Urban
League; American
Association of University Women.
Died April 21,
1987 (age 77 years, 94
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Corbett, Ore.
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