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Alexander W. Acheson (1842-1934) —
also known as Sandie Acheson —
of Denison, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
12, 1842.
Son of Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
physician; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died September
7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
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Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) —
also known as Aris T. Allen —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
27, 1910.
Son of James Allen and Maryetta (Whitby) Allen.
Republican. Physician; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1969-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1972
(delegation chair).
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Medical
Association; American
Legion; NAACP.
Died February
8, 1991 (age 80 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch Tanner Archer (1790-1856) —
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., December
13, 1790.
Physician; member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1819-20; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Columbia, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1840-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brazoria, Brazoria
County, Tex., September
22, 1856 (age 65 years, 284
days).
Interment at Restwood
Memorial Park, Clute, Tex.
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Joseph H. Barnard (d. 1861) —
of Fort
Bend County, Tex.
Born in Canada.
Physician; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1843-44.
Died in Canada,
1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. W. E. H. Beck (born c.1878) —
of De Kalb, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Georgia, about 1878.
Democrat. Physician; farmer;
member of Texas
state senate 1st District, 1929-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
physician; lumber
business; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital
at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Michael C. Burgess (b. 1950) —
of Highland Village, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., December
23, 1950.
Republican. Physician; U.S.
Representative from Texas 26th District, 2003-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Calvin David Campbell (born c.1931) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Crowell, Foard
County, Tex., about 1931.
Physician; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1965-67.
Still living as of 1970.
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James Britton Cranfill (1858-1942) —
also known as James B. Cranfill —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Parker
County, Tex., September
12, 1858.
Son of Eaton Cranfill and Martha Jane (Galloway) Cranfill.
Physician; newspaper
editor; Baptist
minister; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1892.
Baptist.
Died December
28, 1942 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Grove
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives:
Married 1878
to Ollie Allen. |
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Jethro Ayers Hatch (1837-1912) —
also known as Jethro A. Hatch —
of Kentland, Newton
County, Ind.
Born in Pitcher, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 18,
1837.
Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1895-97.
Died in Victoria, Victoria
County, Tex., August 3,
1912 (age 75 years, 46
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
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Samuel Wister Johnson (1853-1922) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in 1853.
Physician; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1900-02.
Died in 1922
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Paul Osterhout (1859-1944) —
of Belton, Bell
County, Tex.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Bellville, Austin
County, Tex., November
27, 1859.
Telegraph
operator; physician; U.S. Consular Agent in Bocas del Toro, 1908-11.
Died in 1944
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald Ernest Paul (b. 1935) —
also known as Ron Paul —
of Lake Jackson, Brazoria
County, Tex.; Surfside Beach, Brazoria
County, Tex.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
20, 1935.
Physician; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1976-77, 1979-85, 1997- (22nd District
1976-77, 1979-85, 14th District 1997-2004); defeated (Republican),
1974, 1976; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1984; candidate for President
of the United States, 1988 (Libertarian), 2008 (Constitution);
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008.
Protestant.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Shelley Sekula Gibbs (b. 1953) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Floresville, Wilson
County, Tex., June 22,
1953.
Republican. Physician; U.S.
Representative from Texas 22nd District, 2006-07.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Joseph Taylor (1815-1880) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in 1815.
Democrat. Physician; mayor
of Shreveport, La.; elected 1873.
Died in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., 1880
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
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