| |  William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917-1994) — also known asW. Tapley Bennett, Jr.;TapBennett —of Georgia. Born in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,April 1,1917.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1964-66;Portugal, 1966-69.Presbyterian.Member,Sigma Chi;Council onForeign Relations;Sphinx;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1994(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Garland Turk Byrd (1924-1997) — of Reynolds,TaylorCounty, Ga.Born in Reynolds,TaylorCounty, Ga.,July 16,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;farmer;real estatebusiness;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Taylor County, 1947-50;resigned 1950;LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1959-63.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Elks;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sigma Chi.DiedMay 31,1997 (age72 years, 319days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Reynolds, Ga. | | Clyde Atkinson Erwin (b. 1897) — also known asClyde A. Erwin — ofRutherfordCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February8, 1897.Schoolteacher and principal;RutherfordCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1925-34;NorthCarolina superintendent of public instruction, 1935.Member,Sigma Chi;PhiKappa Phi;KappaPhi Kappa;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Sylvanus Erwin and Mamie (Putnam) Erwin; married,April28, 1920, to Evelyn Miller. |
| | Edward William Gnehm Jr. (b. 1944) — also known asEdward W. Gnehm, Jr.;SkipGnehm —of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.BornNovember10, 1944.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toKuwait, 1990;Australia, 2000;Jordan, 2001.Member,Sigma Chi. Still living as of 2014. | | Herschel Vespasian Johnson II (1894-1966) — also known asHerschel V. Johnson II — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 3,1894.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister toSweden, 1941-46; U.S. Ambassador toBrazil, 1948-53.Member,Sigma Chi. Died in1966(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown. | | Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) — also known asHenderson L. Lanham — of Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.Born in Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,September14, 1888.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Floyd County, 1929-34,1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1940,1952;U.S.Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office1957.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;PhiBeta Kappa;Sigma Chi;Kiwanis.Died in atraincollision with hisautomobileat a crossing in Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,November10, 1957 (age69 years, 57days).Interment atMyrtleHill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. | | Abit Nix (b. 1888) — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born inJacksonCounty, Ga.,July 3,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;director, Citizens and SouthernBank;director, ProgressiveLifeInsurance Company; director, New GeorgianHotelCompany; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1940;Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia,1940;Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia,1948.Baptist.Member,Rotary;American BarAssociation;Sigma Chi;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Morgan Nix and Dora (Bennett) Nix; married1913 to EuniceLittle. |
 | Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known asChase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in aloghouse inHuntingtonCounty, Ind.,January22, 1860.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; postmaster atSaultSte. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member ofMichiganRepublican State Executive Committee, 1899; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegateto Republican National Convention from Michigan,1908;Governorof Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republicannomination for Vice President,1928;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1936.Presbyterian.English,French, andIrishancestry. Member,Kiwanis;Lions;Knightsof Pythias;AudubonSociety;National RifleAssociation;Sigma Chi;SigmaDelta Chi;Pi GammaMu;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Elks;Freemasons;OddFellows;Grange.DiedApril11, 1949 (age89 years, 79days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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