Very incomplete list!  |  Willis John Abbot (1863-1934) — also known asWillis J. Abbot;Willis J.Abbott —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.; Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March16, 1863.Democrat.Newspapereditor; chairman ofHenryGeorge's campaign for Mayor of New York City, 1898; director ofthe Democratic National Press Bureau, 1900 and 1908; close friend andspokesman ofWilliamJennings Bryan; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1903; editor, Christian ScienceMonitor, 1922-27.Christian Scientist. Member,AmericanEconomic Association.Died in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 19,1934 (age71 years, 64days).Cremated;ashes interred atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Vera Andrus (1896-1976) — of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Reedsburg,SaukCounty, Wis.,August21, 1896.Republican.Schoolteacher;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from St. ClairDistrict, 1961-62.Female.Christian Scientist. Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAssociation of University Women;NationalEducation Association;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in August,1976(ageabout80 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus. |
| | Jean Rae Backus (b. 1923) — also known asJean Backus;Jean Rae Ettinger;Mrs.Ross Backus —of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April24, 1923.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1957, 1969; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1964.Female.Christian Scientist. Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women.Still living as of 1969.| | Relatives:Daughter of Glen Lerch Ettinger and Phebe (Wells) Ettinger; married,March18, 1944, to Ross Allen Backus. |
| | Frederick Bennett Balzar (1880-1934) — also known asFrederick B. Balzar;Fred B.Balzar —of Mina,MineralCounty, Nev.; Hawthorne,MineralCounty, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.;CarsonCity, Nev.Born in Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.,June 15,1880.Republican.Miningbusiness; member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1905; member ofNevadastate senate, 1909-17;MineralCounty Sheriff and Assessor, 1917-27; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1920(alternate),1924(alternate),1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1932;NevadaRepublican state chair, 1924-25;Governor ofNevada, 1927-34; died in office 1934.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Rotary.Died, in theGovernor'sMansion,CarsonCity, Nev.,March21, 1934 (age53 years, 279days).Interment atMasonicMemorial Gardens, Reno, Nev. | | James D'Orma Braman (1901-1980) — also known asDorm Braman — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Lorimor,UnionCounty, Iowa,December23, 1901.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1964-69; resigned 1969; Assistant U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1969.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died in August,1980(age78years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Louis Jefferson Brann (1876-1948) — also known asLouis J. Brann — of Lewiston,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Born in Madison,SomersetCounty, Maine,July 6,1876.Democrat.Lawyer;AndroscogginCounty Register of Probate, 1909-13; municipal judge in Maine,1913-15;mayorof Lewiston, Maine, 1915-17, 1922-25; member ofMainestate house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,1924,1936,1940,1944;Governorof Maine, 1933-37; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maine, 1936, 1940; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1942.Christian Scientist. Member,BetaTheta Pi;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Grange;Lions.DiedFebruary3, 1948 (age71 years, 212days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Lewiston, Maine. | | Philip Breitmeyer (b. 1864) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 13,1864.Republican.Florist;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1909-10; defeated, 1933.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) — also known asOwen Brewster — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine; Dexter,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Dexter,PenobscotCounty, Maine,February22, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;counsel for Chapman NationalBank,Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member ofMainestate house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,1921-22; member ofMainestate senate, 1923-25;Governor ofMaine, 1925-29;U.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maine,1956(member,CredentialsCommittee).Christian Scientist. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Grange;OddFellows;Elks;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December25, 1961 (age73 years, 306days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine. | | Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; East Greenbush,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.; Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Born in Derby,England,December9, 1874.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;singer;music educator; director of community singing;performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca CollegeMusic Department), 1924-36.Christian Scientist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Rotary.Died inDenver,Colo.,December7, 1958 (age83 years, 363days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married,June 15,1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
| | Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) — ofDenver,Colo.; Plandome Manor,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Paris,France,April5, 1876.Newspaperreporter;author;editor;musiccomposer; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Christian Scientist. Model for the title character in his mother's book,Little LordFauntleroy.Whilesailing hisyawl,Delight III, he helped rescue people from anoverturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of aheartattack, onLong IslandSound,July 25,1937 (age61 years, 111days).Interment atRoslynCemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y. | | John M. Burns — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1964-68 (New York County 8th District 1964-65,71st District 1966, 64th District 1967-68).Christian Scientist. Member,NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union;PsiUpsilon.Still living as of 1968. | | Ralph Lawrence Carr (1887-1950) — also known asRalph L. Carr — of Antonito,ConejosCounty, Colo.Born in Rosita,CusterCounty, Colo.,December11, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;ConejosCounty Attorney, 1922-29;U.S.Attorney for Colorado, 1929-33;Governor ofColorado, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Colorado,1940(speaker),1948;candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1942.Christian Scientist. Member,Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons.Died inDenver,Colo.,September22, 1950 (age62 years, 285days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Thomas M. Davis III (b. 1949) — also known asThomas M. Davis;Tom Davis — ofFallsChurch, Va.; Vienna,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Minot,WardCounty, N.Dak.,January5, 1949.Republican.U.S.Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1995-2008; resigned2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,2008.Christian Scientist. Still living as of 2014. | | William Warren Davis (1862-1941) — also known asWilliam W. Davis — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August8, 1862.Republican.Hotelmanager; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1895-96; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1897-98; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1900(alternate),1904;Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1925.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;RoyalArcanum;Rotary.DiedSeptember21, 1941 (age79 years, 44days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Davis and Adelia Merriam (Carter) Davis; married,November5, 1885, to Daisy Rebecca Jones. |
| | Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) — also known asWesley E. Disney — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.; Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Richland,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,October31, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;MuskogeeCounty Attorney, 1911-15; member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1919-24;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1948.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,March26, 1961 (age77 years, 146days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla. | | David Timothy Dreier (b. 1952) — also known asDavid Dreier;Dave Dreier — of La Verne,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Dimas,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 5,1952.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1976,1980;U.S.Representative from California, 1981-2008 (35th District 1981-83,33rd District 1983-93, 28th District 1993-2003, 26th District2003-08); defeated, 1978.Christian Scientist. Member,Jaycees.Still living as of 2014. | | Arthur G. Elliott Jr. (b. 1916) — of Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October17, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;realtor;appraiser;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1955-58;chair ofOakland County Republican Party, 1957-61; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1960,1964;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County5th District, 1961-62;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1963-65.Christian Scientist. Member,Rotary;DeltaChi.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur G. Elliott, Sr. and Geraldine (Neidlinger) Elliott; marriedto Elizabeth Ann Vining. |
| | William Gillespie Ewing (1839-1922) — also known asWilliam G. Ewing — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ill.,May 11,1839.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1886-90;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1890; superior courtjudge in Illinois, 1893-98.Christian Scientist. Died in Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.,February16, 1922 (age82 years, 281days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Silas Jack Galvin (b. 1878) — also known asS. J. Galvin — of Hampton,FranklinCounty, Iowa.Born in Pleasantville,MarionCounty, Iowa,August7, 1878.Democrat.Brick and tilebusiness; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1924; candidate forIowarailroad commission, 1928; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Iowa,1936(alternate),1940,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1948(alternate),1952;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1940.Christian Scientist. Member,Rotary;Freemasons.President, SheffieldBrick andTile Co.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Allan Galvin and Margaret (Haynes) Galvin; married,June 7,1899, to Ethel L. Craig. |
| | Anne Macomber Gannett (c.1883-1951) — also known asAnne M. Gannett;Anne Johnson Macomber;Mrs. Guy P. Gannett —of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine; Cape Elizabeth,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine, about 1883.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Maine, 1922-38; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maine,1940;vice-president and treasurer, Guy P. Gannettnewspapers.Female.Christian Scientist. Died in Cape Elizabeth,CumberlandCounty, Maine,May 22,1951 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert William Goodlatte (b. 1952) — also known asBob Goodlatte — ofRoanoke,Va.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,September22, 1952.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1993-.Christian Scientist. Still living as of 2014. | | Vern V. Greenman (c.1885-1965) — of Pennfield Township,CalhounCounty, Mich.; Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born about 1885. Republican.Farmer;supervisorof Pennfield Township, Michigan, 1926-49.Christian Scientist. Member,FarmBureau.Died, in ahospitalat Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,May 20,1965 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Greenman and Cynthia (Ball) Greenman; married,October16, 1907, to Lila Markham. |
| | Mabel Gross (1897-1969) — also known asMabel Smith — of Stone Lake,SawyerCounty, Wis.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 23,1897.Republican. Member ofWisconsinRepublican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1944(alternate),1948.Female.Christian Scientist. Died in August,1969(age72years, 0 days).Intermentsomewherein Stone Lake, Wis.| | Relatives:Married to Jacob Gross. |
| | Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born inIroquoisCounty, Ill.,August14, 1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1935-36.Presbyterian;laterChristian Scientist. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died in Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,January11, 1953 (age63 years, 150days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa. | | Milo N. Johnson (1867-1943) — of Northville,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Northville Township,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 30,1867.Republican. Postmaster atNorthville,Mich., 1902-15; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,1919-24.Christian Scientist. Died in Northville,WayneCounty, Mich.,August8, 1943 (age76 years, 39days).Entombed in mausoleum atRural Hill Cemetery, Northville, Mich.  | Joseph Russel Jones (1823-1909) — also known asJ. Russel Jones — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Conneaut,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,February17, 1823.Republican. Secretary-treasurer, Galena and MinnesotaPacketCo.; founder and president, Chicago West DivisionRailway;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1860; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1868;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1868-70; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1869-75;U.S.Collector of Customs at Chicago, Ill., Illinois, 1875-77.Christian Scientist. Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April11, 1909 (age86 years, 53days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | David Hill Keyston (1925-2016) — also known asDave Keyston — of Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,August2, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;real estatebusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1964.Christian Scientist. Member,PhiKappa Sigma.DiedSeptember16, 2016 (age91 years, 45days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Noel Keyston and Hazel (Elander) Keyston; married,December16, 1951, to Dolly Dee Janisch; married to JeanHodges. |
| | James Washington Orr (b. 1855) — also known asJ. W. Orr — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.Born in Reading,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,September14, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKansasDemocratic State Central Committee, 1884-1908; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1892(speaker),1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker),1924;mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1901-07; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1911-13.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Karla Van Ostrand Parker (1894-1986) — also known asKarla Parker;Karla Van Ostrand;Mrs.James C. Parker —of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,November30, 1894.Republican.Schoolteacher; candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 1964.Female.Christian Scientist. Member,DeltaKappa Gamma;League of WomenVoters.Died in1986(ageabout91 years).Interment atMountainHome Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | Henry Merritt Paulson Jr. (b. 1946) — also known asHenry M. Paulson;HankPaulson —of Barrington,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,March28, 1946.Investmentbanker; chief executive officer of Goldman, Sachs;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 2006-.Christian Scientist. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;NatureConservancy.Still living as of 2020. | | William Buchanan Price (b. 1865) — also known asWilliam B. Price — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born inLynchburg,Va.,July 2,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;Nebraska state insurance commissioner, 1896-1900; candidate forNebraskastate auditor, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1916;candidate forNebraskastate attorney general, 1926.Christian Scientist. Member,Woodmen ofthe World;ModernWoodmen of America;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Abner Clopton Price and Hester (Walker) Price. |
 | James Heber Richards (1852-1936) — also known asJames H. Richards — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Fredericktown,KnoxCounty, Ohio,May 5,1852.Republican.Lawyer;banker;district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1895-96;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1899-1901; member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1905.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in1936(ageabout84 years).Intermentsomewherein Portland, Ore. | | Irvin Elmer Rockwell (1862-1952) — also known asIrvin E. Rockwell;"Rock" —of Bellevue,BlaineCounty, Idaho.Born in Sun Prairie,DaneCounty, Wis.,December25, 1862.Republican. Member ofIdahostate senate, 1915-19, 1929-30; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1916(alternate),1932,1936(alternate).Christian Scientist. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Successfully advocated for the American Falls dam project on theSnake River.Died in Bellevue,BlaineCounty, Idaho,September22, 1952 (age89 years, 272days).Cremated.  | John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) — also known asJohn P. St. John — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.,February25, 1833.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofKansasstate senate, 1873;Governor ofKansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1884.Congregationalist;laterChristian Scientist.Died in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,August31, 1916 (age83 years, 188days).Interment atOlatheMemorial Cemetery, Olathe, Kan. | | Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) — also known asJared Y. Sanders, Jr. — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Franklin,St. MaryParish, La.,April20, 1892.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1928-32; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1933-34;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1934-37, 1941-43;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); States Rights candidate forPresidential Elector for Louisiana,1960.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November29, 1960 (age68 years, 223days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Baton Rouge, La. | | Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September29, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;forester;surveyor;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District1965-70).Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, ofrespiratoryfailure, at Northern MichiganHospital,Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,2001(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown. | | Christopher Hunter Shays (b. 1945) — also known asChris Shays — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October18, 1945.Republican.Servedin the Peace Corps; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1975-87; candidate formayorof Stamford, Conn., 1983;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1987-.Christian Scientist. Still living as of 2014. | | Lamar Seeligson Smith (b. 1947) — also known asLamar S. Smith — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,November19, 1947.Republican.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1981;U.S.Representative from Texas 21st District, 1987-; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1988.Christian Scientist. Still living as of 2014. | | John H. Stahlin (1914-1997) — of Belding,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Belding,IoniaCounty, Mich.,April 6,1914.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1959-62; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1962; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1964,1968.Christian Scientist. Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Port Richey,PascoCounty, Fla.,April14, 1997 (age83 years, 8days).Cremated. | | Walter Rukenbrod Suppes (d. 1964) — also known asWalter R. Suppes — of Southmont,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1944.Presbyterian;laterChristian Scientist.Swissancestry.Died in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,1964.Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | Edison Lothair Teetor (b. 1897) — also known asLothair Teetor — of Hagerstown,WayneCounty, Ind.Born in Hagerstown,WayneCounty, Ind.,March30, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president,Perfect Circle Corp.,pistonring manufacturer, 1938-46; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1945-47.Christian Scientist. Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.  | Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (1889-1943) — also known asW. S. Van Dyke;"One-TakeWoody" —of West Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March21, 1889.Democrat. Childactorin vaudeville;directorof dozens ofmovies,1917-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940.Christian Scientist. Member,Societyof Colonial Wars.Ill withcancer,he died bysuicide,in Brentwood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February5, 1943 (age53 years, 321days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | | William Hedgcock Webster (b. 1924) — also known asWilliam H. Webster — Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March 6,1924.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1959-61;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1970-73;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1973-78; director,Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1978-87; director of CentralIntelligence, 1987-91.Christian Scientist. Member,PsiUpsilon.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1991.Still living as of 2014. | | Oscar C. Woodruff (b. 1852) — of West Burke, Burke,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.Born in Lyndon,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,January22, 1852.Republican.Drover;deputysheriff; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Burke, 1910.Christian Scientist. Burial location unknown. | | John Downey Works (1847-1928) — also known asJohn D. Works — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Rising Sun,OhioCounty, Ind.,March29, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1879; state court judge inCalifornia, 1886-87;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1888-91;U.S.Senator from California, 1911-17; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1912.Christian Scientist. Member,American BarAssociation;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 6,1928 (age81 years, 69days).Cremated;ashes interred atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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