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Oscar Goodbar Johnston (b. 1880) —
also known as Oscar G. Johnston —
of Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Scott, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
27, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1908-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1912,
1916,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate); member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; member of Democratic
National Committee from Mississippi, 1920-24.
Methodist.
Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) —
also known as Kenneth D. McKellar —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Richmond, Dallas
County, Ala., January
29, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908,
1920,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.
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