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William Harrison Adams (1872-1958) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., March 23,
1872.
Son of Henry Clay Adams and Emma Frances (Haynes) Adams.
Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,
Mutual Life
Insurance Association; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-53.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Jesters;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Elks;
Junior Order; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Richmond,
Va., September
24, 1958 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Hedrick Bader (1888-1939) —
also known as Ralph H. Bader —
of McGaheysville, Rockingham
County, Va.
Born in McGaheysville, Rockingham
County, Va., June 8,
1888.
Son of Arthur Samuel Bader (1848-1933) and Margaret Elizabeth
(Hedrick) Bader.
Democrat. Interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Teheran, 1912-18; U.S. Consul in Teheran, 1918-20; Cairo, 1920-22; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1928-30.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church. Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Died in Harrisonburg,
Va., June 7,
1939 (age 50 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, McGaheysville, Va.
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William Purrington Cole, Jr. (1889-1957) —
also known as William P. Cole, Jr. —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., May 11,
1889.
Son of William Purrington Cole and Ida Estelle (Stocksdale) Cole.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1927-29, 1931-43; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1942-52; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1952-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., September
22, 1957 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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J. M. Cyphers (b. 1874) —
of Gary, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Smyth
County, Va., January
19, 1874.
Son of G. W. Cyphers and Marildy (Christian) Cyphers.
Democrat. Farmer; coal miner;
timber
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1941-42,
1949-50.
Member, Junior Order; United
Mine Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (b. 1889) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Son of John Oglesby Gravely and Lula (Kent) Gravely.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allan Denny Ivie (b. 1873) —
also known as A. D. Ivie —
of Leaksville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Patrick
County, Va., May 3,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913 (20th District 1911, 19th
District 1913).
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks;
Junior Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) —
also known as Harry W. Nice —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1877.
Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920;
Governor
of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Junior Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Stanley J. Rexrode (b. 1883) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in New Hampden, Highland
County, Va., August 5,
1883.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County; elected
1934.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks;
Junior Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) —
also known as Francis E. Walter —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 26,
1894.
Son of Robley D. Walter and Susie E. Walter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
trustee, Easton Hospital;
bank
director; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,
20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Junior Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1963 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Junius Edgar West (1866-1947) —
of Waverly, Sussex
County, Va.; Suffolk,
Va.
Born near Waverly, Sussex
County, Va., July 12,
1866.
Son of Henry Thomas West and Susan (Cockes) West.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; insurance
business; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1896,
1936;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1902; member of Virginia
state senate, 1912-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1922-30.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Junior Order; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital
at Richmond,
Va., January
1, 1947 (age 80 years, 173
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
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