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Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr. (1903-1973) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
15, 1903.
Son of Joseph
Wellington Byrns.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1939-41.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange
Club; Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 8,
1973 (age 69 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Thomas Jefferson Henderson (1824-1911) —
also known as Thomas J. Henderson —
of Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Brownsville, Haywood
County, Tenn., November
29, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1854-56; member of Illinois
state senate, 1856-60; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1875-95 (6th District 1875-83, 7th
District 1883-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1896.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in 1911
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.
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James Marion Hewgley, Jr. (b. 1916) —
also known as James M. Hewgley, Jr. —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., November
8, 1916.
Son of James Marion Hewgley and Margaret (Corbett) Hewgley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; oil
operator; mayor of
Tulsa, Okla., 1966-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1970.
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Seth Hartman Yocum (1834-1895) —
also known as Seth H. Yocum —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Cattawissa, Columbia
County, Pa., August 2,
1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Centre
County District Attorney, 1875-79; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1879-81; mayor
of Johnson City, Tenn., 1885.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 19,
1895 (age 60 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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