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Clarence Emir Allen (1852-1932) —
also known as Clarence E. Allen —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Girard Township, Erie
County, Pa., September
8, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
mining business; member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1888-96; Salt
Lake County Clerk, 1890-93; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1892; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1892,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1896-97.
Died in Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif., July 9,
1932 (age 79 years, 305
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Samuel S. Arentz (1913-1994) —
also known as Sam Arentz —
of Pioche, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 9,
1913.
Son of Samuel
Shaw Arentz and Harriet (Keep) Arentz.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died January
6, 1994 (age 80 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Bamberger (1877-1958) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, August
11, 1877.
Son of Jacob Emanuel Bamberger (1852-1928) and Bertha (Greenwald)
Bamberger (1858-1939).
Republican. Mining executive; member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1920-24, 1935; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1922, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Chi Psi.
Arrested
in 1923, along with three friends, for smoking
cigars in the Vienna Cafe, Salt Lake City; however, on March 9,
Utah's ban on public smoking was repealed.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
11, 1958 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Theodosius Botkin (1846-1918) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Catawba, Clark
County, Ohio, June 25,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
mining business; member of Kansas state legislature; served in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Campbellton, 1907-18, died in office 1918.
Died in Campbellton, New
Brunswick, May 27,
1918 (age 71 years, 336
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
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Harvey H. Cluff (b. 1872) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, October
24, 1872.
Son of Samuel S. Cluff and Frances A. (Worsley) Cluff.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 8th District, 1908-12; chair of
Utah County Republican Party, 1917-20; Utah
state attorney general, 1921-29; director of mining
companies.
Mormon.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frank Evans (1873-1950) —
of Coalville, Summit
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Coalville, Summit
County, Utah, July 26,
1873.
Son of Henry Beck Evans and Anna Catherine (Brunn) Evans.
Coal miner; newspaper
editor; school
teacher; lawyer; Summit
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-07; member of Utah state
senate, 1915-17.
Mormon.
Member, Exchange
Club; Newcomen
Society.
Died August
21, 1950 (age 77 years, 26
days).
Interment at Coalville
City Cemetery, Coalville, 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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Thomas Kearns (1862-1918) —
of Park City, Summit
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born near Woodstock, Ontario,
April
11, 1862.
Republican. Part owner of the Silver King mine; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1901-05.
Died October
18, 1918 (age 56 years, 190
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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