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Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) —
also known as Clarence W. Allgood —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
12, 1902.
Lawyer;
trustee, Crippled Children's Hospital;
counsel, American Hospital
Association; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association; Elks;
Blue Key; Civitan.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
30, 1991 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Winston Eugene Arnow (1911-1994) —
also known as Winston E. Arnow —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Micanopy, Alachua
County, Fla., March
13, 1911.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in Florida, 1940-42, 1946-49; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1967-81;
took senior status 1981.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue Key; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
28, 1994 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Interment at Roberts
Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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James H. Ashcraft (b. 1944) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
15, 1944.
Republican. Marketing rep for IBM;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Blue Key; Sigma
Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Hale H. Ashcraft and Jean (Beach) Ashcraft. |
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William T. Bodenhamer (1905-1984) —
of Ty Ty, Tift
County, Ga.; Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., November
19, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister;
Tift
County Superintendent of Schools, 1937-39; president,
Nordman College, 1944-49; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1953-56.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Blue Key; Woodmen.
Died in October, 1984
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Edgar Bodenhamer and Katherine (Hunt) Bodenhamer; married,
January
27, 1935, to Mariam Cornelia Brooks. |
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Albert Burton Boutwell (1904-1978) —
also known as Albert Boutwell —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., November
13, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1946-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1959-63; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1963-67.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Blue Key.
Died in February, 1978
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dean Burch (b. 1927) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
20, 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1964-65; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1969-74; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1969-74.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Blue Key.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives: Son
of Bert Alexander Burch and Leola (Atkisson) Burch; married, July 7,
1961, to Patricia Meeks. |
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Thomas Slaughter Candler (1890-1971) —
also known as Thomas S. Candler —
of Blairsville, Union
County, Ga.
Born in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., December
15, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Union County Democratic Party, 1920-39; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1939-45; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1945-66.
Methodist.
Member, Blue Key; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., 1971
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Union
Memory Garden, Blairsville, Ga.
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Paul J. Carr Sr. (1893-1957) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., April 4,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of
Hinton, W.Va., 1947-48; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1957; died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Blue Key.
Died March
24, 1957 (age 63 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John P. Cowart (b. 1910) —
of Edison, Calhoun
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Edison, Calhoun
County, Ga., February
5, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1945-52.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Blue Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anaziah P. Cowart and Eudora (Webb) Cowart; married, June 10,
1933, to Margie Thurman. |
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Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) —
also known as Rembert C. Dennis —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley
County, S.C., August
27, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Berkeley County,
1938-42; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1942-88 (Berkeley County 1942-66, 14th
District 1966-84, 37th District 1984-88); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions;
Woodmen
of the World; Blue Key.
Died June 20,
1992 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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Edward James Devitt (1911-1992) —
also known as Edward J. Devitt —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 5,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Minnesota, 1935-39; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; probate judge in Minnesota, 1950-54; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1954-92.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Rho; Blue Key; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 2,
1992 (age 80 years, 302
days).
Burial location unknown.
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1960-64.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Blue Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon; married,
August
14, 1926, to Katharine Simmons. |
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Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Clyde Taylor Ellis (1908-1980) —
also known as Clyde T. Ellis —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
21, 1908.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1939-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue Key; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1980 (age 71 years, 50
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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J. Paul England (b. 1920) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Hanover, Wyoming
County, W.Va., December
23, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1953-58,
1961-68; appointed 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Blue Key.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of B. Blaine England and Fannie (Lester) England; married, March
14, 1944, to Irene Cline. |
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Lawrence Marion Gressette (b. 1902) —
also known as L. Marion Gressette —
of St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C.
Born near St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
11, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Calhoun County,
1925-28, 1931-32; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1937-76 (Calhoun County 1937-66, 19th
District 1967-68, 11th District 1969-72, 13th District 1972-76);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Lions;
Blue Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. T. Gressette and Rosa (Wannamaker) Gressette; married, August
18, 1927, to Florence
Howell. |
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Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Louis Charles LaCour (1927-1975) —
also known as Louis C. LaCour —
of Louisiana.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
29, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1961-69.
Catholic.
Member, Navy
League; Blue Key.
Died in 1975
(age about
47 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Septime V. LaCour and Effie M. (Bonnette) LaCour; married, May 3,
1952, to Gloria Anne Comiskey. |
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Richard Green Lugar (1932-2019) —
also known as Richard G. Lugar —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 4,
1932.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1972;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1977-; defeated, 1974; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Beta
Theta Pi; Rotary;
Blue Key.
Died in Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va., April
28, 2019 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) —
also known as Seybourn H. Lynne —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., July 25,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73;
took senior status 1973.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Blue Key; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kiwanis.
In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George
C. Wallace from barring two Black students from attending the
University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in
Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
10, 2000 (age 93 years, 47
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
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Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert E. McNair —
of Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Cades, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
14, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1964;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1965-71.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kappa
Sigma; Blue Key.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd
District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956,
1968,
1972;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted
in 2004 of securities
fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he
denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced
to 44 months in prison.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Woodmen of
the World; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Blue Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
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James Dantzler Parler (b. 1900) —
also known as James D. Parler —
of St. George, Dorchester
County, S.C.
Born in Parler (now Santee), Orangeburg
County, S.C., September
18, 1900.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state senate from Dorchester County, 1933-60; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Blue Key; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carlos C. Parler and Camille (Dantzler) Parler. |
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Everett R. Shafer (1911-2005) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Esty, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., October
3, 1911.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52,
1955-58.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Moose;
Blue Key; National
Education Association.
Died August
9, 2005 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Eden Cemetery, Crescent City, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Arthur Shafer and Lebertha Velmer (Hamrick) Shafer;
married, October
17, 1936, to Mary Alby Crizer. |
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memorial |
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1951 |
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Hans Gearhart Tanzler Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March
11, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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Bernard Hill Woodyard (1911-1960) —
also known as Bernard H. Woodyard —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Switchback, McDowell
County, W.Va., September
17, 1911.
Democrat. School
teacher; accountant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County; elected
1942, 1946, 1948; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Blue Key; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., May 17,
1960 (age 48 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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