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Alfred Armstrong Adams (b. 1865) —
also known as A. A. Adams —
of Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn.
Born in Mt. Juliet, Wilson
County, Tenn., April 9,
1865.
Son of Alfred Armstrong Adams and Margaret Jarman (Gleaves) Adams.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1929-30; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1903-05, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Crawford Alexander (b. 1879) —
also known as E. C. Alexander —
of Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn., February
23, 1879.
Son of Dr. James H. Alexander and Senorita V. (Lutz) Alexander.
Republican. Banker; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Son of William V. Alexander and Spencer (Buck) Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles R. Anthony (1885-1976) —
also known as C. R. Anthony —
of Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., August
10, 1885.
Son of Zachary Cicero Anthony and Elvira Ann (Pennington) Anthony.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Member, Rotary.
Named to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died in June, 1976
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Percy Archer (1869-1930) —
also known as O. P. Archer —
of McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Garland, Tipton
County, Tenn., November
29, 1869.
Mayor
of McAllen, Tex., 1913-23.
Member, Rotary.
Archer Park, which he donated to the city of McAllen in 1917, was named for
him in 1933.
Died May 3,
1930 (age 60 years, 155
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, McAllen, Tex.
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Odell Carl Barry (b. 1941) —
also known as Odell C. Barry —
of Northglenn, Adams
County, Colo.; Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 1941.
Democrat. Professional
football player for the Denver Broncos in 1964-65; real estate
agent; mayor
of Northglenn, Colo., 1980-82; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1989-93.
African
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Jesse Cox Beesley —
also known as Jesse Beesley —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Son of George Beesley and Jordan Beesley.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1924;
manager and part owner, Murfreesboro Light &
Power Co.; vice-president, First National Bank;
director, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Leonard Berry (1882-1948) —
also known as George L. Berry —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Lee Valley, Hawkins
County, Tenn., September
12, 1882.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Berry and Cornelia (Trent) Berry.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
International Pressmen and Assistants Union; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1937-38.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died December
4, 1948 (age 66 years, 83
days).
Interment at Pressmen's
Home Cemetery, Pressmen's Home, Tenn.
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James La Fayette Bomar, Jr. (1914-2001) —
also known as James L. Bomar, Jr. —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Raus, Bedford
County, Tenn., July 1,
1914.
Son of James L. Bomar and Aetna (Hix) Bomar.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1949-50, 1953-63; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1953-55; member of
Tennessee
state senate, 1947-48, 1963-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Tennessee, 1963-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Died June 25,
2001 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Cole Bryan (1919-1997) —
also known as Edward C. Bryan; Ed Bryan —
of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
22, 1919.
Son of Kenneth Cole Bryan and Mary (Hayes) Bryan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surveyor;
electrical
engineer;
business
executive; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950, 1968; Hawaii
Territory Republican Party chair, 1957-58; housing director, Ewa
Sugar
Company; board member, St. Francis Hospital.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Humane
Society.
Died in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., May 27,
1997 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean.
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Relatives:
Married to Shada I. Pflueger (1923-1973). |
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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August 8,
1892.
Son of John Sanford Doxey and Sarah (Jones) Doxey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Thomas Clyde Ferguson (1898-1969) —
also known as Thomas C. Ferguson —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., January
7, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Son of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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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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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Son of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia (Estes) Kefauver.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association; Rotary; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured
abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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Dewey Neely (1927-2001) —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 28,
1927.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1972,
1976,
1980.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mississippi
County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
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Rowlett Paine (b. 1879) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
22, 1879.
Son of John James Paine and Elizabeth (Rowlett) Paine.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1920-27.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Nephew by marriage of George
Washington Gordon; son of John James Paine and Elizabeth
(Rowlett) Paine; married 1918 to Anna
Bell Hughes. |
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Son of John Lafayette Pearson and Annie (Herron) Pearson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 24,
1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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Luke E. Terry (b. 1916) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; United
Commercial Travelers; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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Harlan Whitney Thomas (b. 1908) —
also known as Harlan Thomas —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Michie, McNairy
County, Tenn., August 5,
1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948.
Church
of Christ. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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