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Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (1917-2006) —
also known as Tom Adams —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March
11, 1917.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Florida
state senate, 1956-60; secretary
of state of Florida, 1961-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1974.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Newcomen Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Killed in an automobile
accident on I-10, in Suwannee
County, Fla., May 22,
2006 (age 89 years, 72
days).
Interment at Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla.
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Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. (1884-1956) —
also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
4, 1884.
President, Dallas National Bank of
Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance
Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance
Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe
Company; director, First Texas Chemical
Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel
Company; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1951-53; defeated, 1949.
Episcopalian.
French
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Theta; Newcomen Society.
Died, from a heart
attack, while working at his
bank, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
17, 1956 (age 72 years, 13
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) —
also known as Julian P. Alexander —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
7, 1887.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Newcomen Society; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar Bowl football
game, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
1, 1953 (age 65 years, 25
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) —
also known as Walter H. Annenberg —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
13, 1908.
Vice-president of his father's company, which published the Racing
Form and other newspapers;
he and his father were indicted
for tax
evasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed as
part of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died;
founder of Seventeen and TV Guide; owner of radio and
television stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Newcomen Society; Phi
Sigma Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Zeta
Beta Tau.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1986.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
1, 2002 (age 94 years, 202
days).
Interment at Sunnyland
Estate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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Alex Davison Bailey (b. 1882) —
also known as Alex D. Bailey —
of La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Kenosha
County, Wis., February
14, 1882.
Engineer;
utility
company executive; village
president of La Grange, Illinois, 1935-37.
Member, Newcomen Society; Tau Beta
Pi; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
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Thomas Harry Barton (1881-1960) —
also known as Thomas H. Barton; T. H.
Barton —
of El Dorado, Union
County, Ark.
Born in Marlin, Falls
County, Tex., September
20, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; one of the
founders of the Natural Gas and
Fuel Corporation; president and director of Lion Oil
Company; owner of radio and
television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1940;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Member, Newcomen Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died December
24, 1960 (age 79 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
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Allen Jay Beermann (b. 1940) —
also known as Allen J. Beermann —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, January
14, 1940.
Lawyer;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1971-.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Newcomen Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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Roger Douglas Branigin (1902-1975) —
also known as Roger D. Branigin —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 26,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968
(delegation chair); Governor of
Indiana, 1965-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died November
19, 1975 (age 73 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
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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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Frederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) —
also known as F. P. Champ —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1928;
director, St. Mark's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Forestry Association; American
Arbitration Association; Newcomen Society; Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
15, 1976 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married, December
29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton. |
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memorial |
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(1954) |
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Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) —
also known as Clinton A. Clauson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Maine, 1934-53; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1956;
Governor
of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Newcomen Society.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
30, 1959 (age 64 years, 277
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Allan R. Cullimore (b. 1884) —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., March 2,
1884.
Civil
engineer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Dean, later
President, Newark College of Engineering; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Member, American
Society of Mechanical Engineers; American
Chemical Society; Newcomen Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cullimore and Mary Pearce (Joy) Cullimore; married, March
25, 1912, to Edith Van Alst. |
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William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) —
also known as W. J. Bryan Dorn —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born near Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., April
14, 1916.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated in
primary, 1978; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1941-42; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49,
1951-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1974; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Newcomen Society.
Died in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., August
13, 2005 (age 89 years, 121
days).
Interment at Bethel
Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, S.C.
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Lee Douglas (1885-1959) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Belle Meade, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 23,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(alternate); president, Nashville and Decatur Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
17, 1959 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas; married, January
30, 1929, to Elizabeth (Keith) Caldwell. |
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Charles Edison (1890-1969) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
3, 1890.
Democrat. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1940; Governor of
New Jersey, 1941-44.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi; Newcomen Society.
Died, of heart
failure, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1969 (age 78 years, 362
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior
court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
23, 1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
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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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Henry Beck Evans and Anna Catherine (Brunn) Evans; married, December
31, 1902, to Priscilla Livingston. |
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Norman Judd Gould (1877-1964) —
also known as Norman J. Gould —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., March
15, 1877.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908
(alternate), 1916;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1914-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 36th District, 1915-23.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen Society; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died at Geneva Hospital,
Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
20, 1964 (age 87 years, 158
days).
Interment at Restvale
Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) —
also known as R. A. Gray —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Concord, Pike
County, Ga., August
2, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary
of state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
American
Legion; Newcomen Society.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1975
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor
Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Newcomen Society; Phi
Eta Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married to
Sarah May Shaw. |
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article |
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Clifford Peter Hansen (1912-2009) —
also known as Clifford P. Hansen —
of Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo.
Born in Zenith, Lincoln County (now Teton
County), Wyo., October
16, 1912.
Republican. Rancher; Teton
County Commissioner, 1943-51; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Governor of
Wyoming, 1963-67; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78.
Episcopalian.
Danish
and English
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen Society; Sigma
Nu.
Died in Jackson, Teton
County, Wyo., October
20, 2009 (age 97 years, 4
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo.
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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Newcomen Society; Union
League.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, N.J.
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John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) —
also known as J. Erik Jonsson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
6, 1901.
Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which became Texas
Instruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board
(1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for Republic Bank,
Dallas, 1954-80; Equitable Life
Assurance Society, 1958-73; Dallas Power and
Light, 1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1964-71.
Member, Newcomen Society.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
31, 1995 (age 93 years, 359
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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John Washington Rath (1872-1951) —
also known as John W. Rath —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Ackley, Hardin
County, Iowa, February
26, 1872.
Republican. Meatpacking
executive; president, First National Bank of
Waterloo; director, Illinois Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Newcomen Society; Union
League; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, December
22, 1951 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (b. 1864) —
also known as Aaron A. F. Seawell —
of Moore
County, N.C.; Jonesboro (now part of Sanford), Lee
County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee
County, N.C.; Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Moore
County, N.C., October
30, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1913-16, 1931
(Moore County 1901, Lee County 1913-16, 1931); member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907, 1925; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1935-38; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1938-45; appointed 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Order of
the Coif; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen Society.
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) —
also known as Fred B. Wachs —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., October
22, 1897.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; treasurer of
Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Newcomen Society.
Died in 1974
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Walter Walker (1883-1956) —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., April 3,
1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932; appointed 1932; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Colorado.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Rotary;
Newcomen Society.
Died in Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo., October
8, 1956 (age 73 years, 188
days).
Interment at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Republican. President, Valley Motor
Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard
Co.; president, Producers Cannery;
director, Salem Federal Savings &
Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen Society; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace; married, August
15, 1923, to Helena Willett. |
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James Stephen Watkins (b. 1892) —
also known as J. Stephen Watkins —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
14, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; Kentucky Highway Commissioner, 1943-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960.
Christian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Sigma
Nu; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary;
Newcomen Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Watkins and Dorcas (Chesnut) Watkins; married, June 21,
1923, to Martha Willis. |
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Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) —
also known as Ray L. Wilbur —
of Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Boonesborough (now Boone), Boone
County, Iowa, April
13, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
dean of
Stanford University Medical School, 1911-16; president
of Stanford University, 1916-43; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1928;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Newcomen Society.
Died in Stanford, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 26,
1949 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Alta
Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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