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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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Elmer Ellsworth Corfman (1863-1950) —
also known as Elmer E. Corfman —
of Provo, Utah
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa, March 2,
1863.
Son of John Corfman (1814-1892) and Catherine (Hufford) Corfman
(1818-1876).
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1917-23; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1919-23.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
2, 1950 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Interment at Pierce
Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Calif.
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George Henry Dern (1872-1936) —
also known as George H. Dern —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Dodge
County, Neb., September
8, 1872.
Son of John Dern and Elizabeth (Dern) Dern.
Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur Gold Mining and
Milling Company; joint inventor,
with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member of Utah state
senate, 1915-23; Governor of
Utah, 1925-33; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital,
of influenza
and kidney
failure, August
27, 1936 (age 63 years, 354
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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William Montague Ferry (1871-1938) —
also known as William M. Ferry —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 12,
1871.
Son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara (White) Ferry.
Republican. Mining
business; member of Utah state
senate, 1911-15; mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1915-19.
Congregationalist.
Died January
11, 1938 (age 66 years, 305
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Ednah Truman. |
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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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William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) —
also known as William M. Jardine —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Oneida
County, Idaho, January
16, 1879.
Son of William Jardine and Rebecca J. (Dudley) Jardine.
College
professor; agronomist;
president,
Kansas State Agricultural College, 1918-25; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1930; Kansas
state treasurer, 1933-34; appointed 1933; resigned 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Xi; Beta
Theta Pi; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Forestry Association; Farm
Bureau.
Died January
17, 1955 (age 76 years, 1
days).
Interment at Logan
City Cemetery, Logan, Utah.
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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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