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Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) —
also known as Florence E. Allen —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 23,
1884.
Daughter of Clarence
Emir Allen and Corinne Marie (Tuckerman) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1926; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; took senior
status 1959.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1966 (age 82 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aldon Junior Anderson (1917-1996) —
also known as Aldon J. Anderson —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
3, 1917.
Son of Aldon J. Anderson and Minnie (Egan) Anderson.
Lawyer;
district judge in Utah, 1957-71; U.S.
District Judge for Utah, 1971-84; took senior status 1984.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 24,
1996 (age 79 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Blaine Anderson (1922-1988) —
of Blackfoot, Bingham
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Trenton, Cache
County, Utah, January
19, 1922.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1971-76; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1976-88; died in
office 1988.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, April 16,
1988 (age 66 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Hunt Atkinson (1881-1968) —
also known as Harry H. Atkinson —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 22,
1881.
Son of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Nye
County District Attorney, 1917-20; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1926-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1968
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry R. M. Atkinson and Jessie (Erickson) Atkinson; married, November
28, 1908, to Katherine Jackson (died 1954); married, September
1, 1961, to Cecil Payn Chapman. |
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz)
Burton.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1944;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) —
also known as Howard W. Cannon —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, January
26, 1912.
Son of Walter Cannon and Leah (Sullivan) Cannon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Lions; Elks.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 6,
2002 (age 90 years, 39
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Isaac Blair Evans (b. 1885) —
also known as Isaac B. Evans —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, May 22,
1885.
Son of Thomas Benjamin Evans and Ruth (Blair) Evans.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1919-21.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Pegram Fabian (b. 1885) —
also known as Harold P. Fabian —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, April 1,
1885.
Son of Ferdinand John Fabian and Minnie (Pegram) Fabian.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Utah, 1920,
1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1928-32.
Member, American Bar Association; Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Valentine Gideon (1859-1951) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Iron
County, Mo., January
11, 1859.
Son of Calvin Gideon and Artemesia (Matkin) Gideon.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-27, 1927-29; appointed 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
11, 1951 (age 92 years, 31
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, West Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Elizabeth L. Lang. |
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Goodwin Jess Knight (1896-1970) —
also known as Goodwin J. Knight —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, December
9, 1896.
Son of Jess Knight and Lillie J. (Milner) Knight.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1935-46; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1947-53; Governor of
California, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1958; Presidential Elector for
California, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Order of
Ahepa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 22,
1970 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.; re-entombed in
1971 in mausoleum at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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George W. Latimer (1900-1990) —
Born in Draper, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
28, 1900.
Lawyer;
justice
of Utah state supreme court, 1954-59.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died May 3,
1990 (age 89 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant MacFarlane (b. 1899) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, April 1,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Utah Democratic Party, 1928; member of Utah state
house of representatives, 1929, 1935; member of Utah state
senate, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952;
Utah
Democratic state chair, 1948-49.
Mormon.
Member, Exchange
Club; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Orton (b. 1948) —
also known as Bill Orton —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in North Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, September
22, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Utah 3rd District, 1991-97; defeated, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1996,
2000,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Utah, 2008.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) —
also known as Farrell E. Roberts —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 29,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1957-60; member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th
District 1965-66); candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Amvets.
Died in 1985
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernon Romney (1896-1976) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua,
July
3, 1896.
Son of Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) and Catherine Jane (Cottam)
Romney (1855-1918).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Utah
Republican State Executive Committee, 1936-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Utah
Republican state chair, 1944-50, 1958-62; member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1944-50, 1958-62; vice-president,
State Savings &
Loan Association.
Mormon.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
9, 1976 (age 79 years, 190
days).
Interment somewhere
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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George Sutherland (1862-1942) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Buckinghamshire, England,
March
25, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Utah state
senate, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1901-03; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1905-17; defeated, 1916; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died July 18,
1942 (age 80 years, 115
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Lester Andrew Wade (b. 1889) —
also known as Lester A. Wade —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Pleasant View, Weber
County, Utah, July 8,
1889.
Son of James Monroe Wade and Isabelle Maria (Crandall) Wade.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Utah, 1933-43; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1943-66; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1961-63.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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