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Ross Bass (1918-1993) —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., March 17,
1918.
Son of Rev. William Arch Bass and Ethel (Shook) Bass.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; florist; soft drink
bottler; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1955-64; defeated,
1976; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks.
Died January
1, 1993 (age 74 years, 290
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Tyler Berry (b. 1882) —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., September
16, 1882.
Son of Cabell Rives Berry and Mary McKendree (Oden) Berry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1915-17; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1904;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) —
also known as Harry P. Cain —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
10, 1906.
Republican. Mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1946-53; defeated, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Phi
Delta Theta; Eagles; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 3,
1979 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Son of Robert Samuel Clement and Maybelle (Goad) Clement.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile
accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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Harold Henderson Earthman (1900-1987) —
also known as Harold H. Earthman —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., April 13,
1900.
Son of Vernon King Earthman (1872-1944) and Virginia M. (Henderson)
Earthman (1877-1928).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1931-32; Rutherford
County Judge, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., February
26, 1987 (age 86 years, 319
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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William Howard Fowler (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard Fowler —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Etowah, McMinn
County, Tenn., November
6, 1925.
Son of Albert Thomas Fowler and Bertha (Chastain) Fowler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1955-56.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1956.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
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J. LeRoy Huffman (b. 1878) —
also known as Roy Huffman —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington College, Washington
County, Tenn., August
30, 1878.
Son of H. B. Huffman and Martha Ellen (Ball) Huffman.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Carlton Loser (1892-1984) —
also known as J. Carlton Loser —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
1, 1892.
Son of Henry J. Loser and Willie M. (McConnico) Loser.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944,
1952,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1957-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis.
Died July 31,
1984 (age 91 years, 304
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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William Bradford Ross (1873-1924) —
also known as W. B. Ross —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., December
4, 1873.
Son of Ambrose B. Ross and Sue (Gray) Ross.
Democrat. Laramie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-07; Governor of
Wyoming, 1923-24; died in office 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died October
2, 1924 (age 50 years, 303
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Otis M. Smith (1922-1994) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
20, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;
defeated, 1966; first
black member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1968;
vice-president and general counsel of General
Motors.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 29,
1994 (age 72 years, 129
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Sanford Walters (1891-1973) —
also known as Herbert S. Walters —
of Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn.
Born in Leadvale, Jefferson
County, Tenn., November
17, 1891.
Son of John Milo Walters and Lula (Franklin) Walters.
Democrat. Engineer
for railroads;
general
contractor; banker;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1934-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936,
1940,
1944;
Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1940-44, 1953-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1945-47, 1956-67; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1963-65; appointed 1963.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
17, 1973 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Jarnagin
Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn.
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