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Joseph Hurst Ball (1905-1993) —
also known as Joseph H. Ball —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
3, 1905.
Son of Joseph Ball and Florence E. (Hurst) Ball.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1940-42, 1943-49; defeated, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Protestant.
Died of a stroke, in
Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1993 (age 88 years, 45
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Smith Spangler Turner (1842-1898) —
also known as Smith S. Turner —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Virginia, 1842.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1894-97.
Died in 1898
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Berry Macatee (1891-1974) —
also known as Robert B. Macatee —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., July 31,
1891.
U.S. Vice Consul in Geneva, 1920-23; U.S. Consul in London, 1923-29, 1932; Bradford, 1929-30; Belgrade, 1938; U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem, 1947.
Died November
16, 1974 (age 83 years, 108
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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