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Robert Granville Caldwell (b. 1882) —
of Texas; Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia
of American parents, August
31, 1882.
Son of Milton Etsil Caldwell and Susanna (Adams) Caldwell.
Democrat. College
professor; historian; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1933-37; Bolivia, 1937-39.
Member, American
Historical Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1915
to Edith Jones. |
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Laura Miller —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Newspaper
reporter and columnist; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 2002-.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Leland Burnette Morris (1886-1950) —
also known as Leland B. Morris —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fort Clark, Kinney
County, Tex., February
7, 1886.
Foreign Service officer; interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Smyrna, 1914-17; U.S. Consul in Salonika, 1919-22; Cologne, 1926; Athens, 1927-29; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1932; U.S. Minister to Iceland, 1942-44; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1944-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in 1950
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Nicholson —
of Texas.
Born in Alabama.
Interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Changsha, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Denson Sayers (1888-1957) —
also known as James D. Sayers —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Summerfield, Claiborne
Parish, La., March 17,
1888.
Son of David Joel Sayers (1841-1888) and Emma Missouri (Sayers)
Sayers (1852-1906).
Socialist. Telegraph
operator; editor; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Texas, 1920; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1932.
Died December
26, 1957 (age 69 years, 284
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eda Eugenia Martin (born 1895). |
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Benjamin Richard Wall (1876-1955) —
also known as B. R. Wall —
of Grapevine, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Grapevine, Tarrant
County, Tex., May 7,
1876.
Lawyer;
newspaper
publisher and columnist; mayor
of Grapevine, Tex., 1912-14, 1916-17, 1919-20, 1933-46.
Died in 1955
(age about
79 years).
Statue erected 2004 at City
Hall Grounds, Grapevine, Tex.
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