| |  Charles Sumner Dana (1864-1916) — also known asCharles S. Dana — of Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio.Born in Belpre,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,November15, 1864.Republican.Paintmanufacturer; member ofOhiostate senate, 1896; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904,1908.Member,Freemasons. Died in Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,August1, 1916 (age51 years, 260days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio. | | William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) — of Iowa. Born inJacksonCounty, Ohio,September23, 1859.Republican.Farmer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1911-14.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, of apoplexy (stroke),in Moulton,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,May 4,1944 (age84 years, 224days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Moulton, Iowa. | | Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) — also known asMartin L. Davey — of Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio,July 25,1884.Democrat.Mayor ofKent, Ohio, 1914-18;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29;defeated, 1920;Governor ofOhio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1940; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1932,1940.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Rotary;Moose;Eagles;Grange.Died in Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio,March31, 1946 (age61 years, 249days).Interment atStandingRock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio.  | William L. David (b. 1872) — ofHancockCounty, Ohio; Lakewood,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,February29, 1872.Lawyer;HancockCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-09.Member,Freemasons. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Luther David and Eliza Susan (Gibson) David; married toMabelle Lucile Peden. | | | | Image source: Bench and Bar of NorthernOhio (1921) |
| | George E. Davidson (b. 1874) — of East Liverpool,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio.Born in East Liverpool,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,June 12,1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1909-12.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OddFellows;Sonsof Veterans.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof A. Mitchell Davidson and Jane (Till) Davidson; married,May 23,1900, to Marian Hill. |
| | Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) — also known asJacob E. Davis — of Waverly,PikeCounty, Ohio; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Beaver,PikeCounty, Ohio,October31, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;PikeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; commonpleas court judge in Ohio, 1937-40;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president,Kroger Company (supermarkets),1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70.Protestant.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Acacia.Died in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,February28, 2003 (age97 years, 120days).Entombed in mausoleum atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | William Raymond Davis (b. 1877) — also known asW. R. Davis — of Chardon,GeaugaCounty, Ohio.Born in Edinburg,PortageCounty, Ohio,June 6,1877.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1912;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1913-14.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;AlphaTau Omega.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dexter D. Davis and Frances Ellen (Turner) Davis; married,July 17,1907, to Jennie E. Turner. |
| | Arthur Hiram Day (1890-1967) — also known asArthur H. Day — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Lakewood,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Pandora,PutnamCounty, Ohio,February1, 1890.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forOhiostate house of representatives, 1916; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; member ofOhiostate senate, 1921-22, 1925-26; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1933-34;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1935-36; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1938.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Moose.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January11, 1967 (age76 years, 344days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio. | | Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) — of Harrisville,AlconaCounty, Mich.Born inHenryCounty, Ohio,November26, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;AlconaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27;circuitjudge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1936;candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1945;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District,1961-62.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;OddFellows;Freemasons;Grange.Died in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,April10, 1979 (age91 years, 135days).Interment atHarrisvilleCemetery, Harrisville, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke; married,September1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge. |
| | Osmer Sage Deming (b. 1838) — also known asO. S. Deming — of Kentucky. Born inOtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1838.County judge in Kentucky, 1872-76; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1876; candidate forPresidential Elector for Kentucky,1876;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1879.Christian.Member,Freemasons.Original intermentsomewherein Warren, Ohio; reintermentsomewherein Mt. Olivet, Ky. | | Chauncey Dewey (1877-1959) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Brewster,ThomasCounty, Kan.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,May 19,1877.Republican.Rancher;real estatebusiness;livestockdealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1908,1912;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1944.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,November4, 1959 (age82 years, 169days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Junction City, Kan.  | Charles William Frederick Dick (1858-1945) — also known asCharles W. F. Dick — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,November3, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;SummitCounty Auditor, 1886-98;chair ofSummit County Republican Party, 1887-91; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1892,1896,1900,1904;OhioRepublican state chair, 1892-94, 1899-1907;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1897-1900; served in the U.S.Army during the Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1898-1904; resigned 1904;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1904-11; defeated in primary, 1926, 1928.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,March13, 1945 (age86 years, 130days).Interment atGlendaleCemetery, Akron, Ohio. | | | Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) — also known asC. C. Dill;"Father of the Grand CouleeDam";"Father of the Radio Act" —of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born near Fredericktown,KnoxCounty, Ohio,September21, 1884.Democrat.Schoolteacher;newspaperreporter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated,1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1920,1924,1928;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1923-35.MethodistorUnitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Moose;Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Woodmen;PhiKappa Psi.Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam. Died in Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.,January14, 1978 (age93 years, 115days).Interment atFairmountMemorial Park, Spokane, Wash. | | Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) — of Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,December12, 1938.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1972.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;Elks.Still living as of 1974. | | William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) — also known asWilliam C. Dixon — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Dexter,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1939.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association;DeltaSigma Rho;PiKappa Alpha;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon; married,November20, 1934, to Arvilla Pratt. |
| | Franklin Luke Dodge (1853-1929) — also known asFrank L. Dodge — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Oberlin,LorainCounty, Ohio,October22, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1883-86; candidate forMichiganstate senate, 1890, 1900; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1928.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December24, 1929 (age76 years, 63days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Godwin Volney Dorsey (b. 1812) — also known asG. Volney Dorsey — of Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio,November17, 1812.Physician;Democratic Presidential Elector for Ohio,1848;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County,1850-51; Democratic candidate forOhioauditor of state, 1857, 1859;Ohiotreasurer of state, 1862-65;OhioRepublican state chair, 1863-64; Republican Presidential Electorfor Ohio,1868;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County, 1873.Member,Freemasons. Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio. | | Thomas Dunlap (1832-1885) — of Sutter Creek,AmadorCounty, Calif.Born in West Salem,WayneCounty, Ohio,March30, 1832.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 16th District, 1875-80.Protestant.Member,Freemasons.Died, of consumption (tuberculosis),in Bieber,LassenCounty, Calif.,September15, 1885 (age53 years, 169days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, McArthur, Calif. | | Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Port Clinton,OttawaCounty, Ohio,July 29,1921.Democrat.Businessrepresentative, Carpenters Local 982; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,1955-58; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Moose;CarpentersUnion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Ernest George Eagleson (1864-1956) — also known asErn G. Eagleson — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,January13, 1864.Railroadandminingengineer;CityEngineer of Boise, 1893-97, 1899-1901, 1911-12; U.S.Surveyor-General for Idaho, 1902-08;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1919-21, 1925-27; defeated, 1921, 1927, 1929.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Woodmenof the World.Died, in anursinghome at Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,August17, 1956 (age92 years, 217days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Hervey Eagleson and Martha A. (Kerr) Eagleson; married,May 6,1907, to Viola Scully. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
| | Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known asMelvin C. Eaton — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1891.Republican.Chemist;director, superintendent, later vice-president, president andchairman, NorwichPharmaceuticalCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1932,1936,1940;chairof Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1934-36; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;PhiKappa Sigma;Rotary.Died, following an apparentheartattack, in St. CharlesHospital,Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,August1, 1966 (age75 years, 121days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married,April14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
| | Marvin Henry Edwards (b. 1937) — also known asMickey Edwards — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,July 12,1937.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOklahoma,1972;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1977-93.Member,Freemasons. Still living as of 2014. | | Trowbridge Clark Egleston (b. 1857) — also known asTrowbridge C. Egleston — of Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Madison,LakeCounty, Ohio,June 18,1857.Hardwarestore owner;mayorof Caldwell, Idaho, 1895-96.Member,Freemasons. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Russell Searle Egleston and Elizabeth (Trowbridge) Egleston;married1878 to SarahB. Mann. |
| | Watson Wales Farnsworth (1855-1939) — also known asW. W. Farnsworth — of Waterville,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Waterville,LucasCounty, Ohio,November21, 1855.Republican.Fruitfarmer;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; member ofOhiostate senate, 1923-32; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1926; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1928.Member,FarmBureau;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons.Died in Waterville,LucasCounty, Ohio,January13, 1939 (age83 years, 53days).Interment atWakemanCemetery, Waterville, Ohio. | | Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) — of Nashville,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,June 5,1862.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;defeated, 1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;OddFellows.DiedAugust27, 1948 (age86 years, 83days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Nashville, Mich. | | Benjamin F. Ferris (1815-1904) — of Aurora,DearbornCounty, Ind.; Franklin Township,RipleyCounty, Ind.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,October19, 1815.Democrat. Postmaster atAurora,Ind., 1839-40; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1865.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died inRipleyCounty, Ind.,March23, 1904 (age88 years, 156days).Interment atSt. Pauls United Methodist Cemetery, Sunman, Ind. | | Simeon Davison Fess (1861-1936) — also known asSimeon D. Fess — of Yellow Springs,GreeneCounty, Ohio.Born near Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio,December11, 1861.Republican.Universityprofessor;author;editor;presidentof Ohio Northern University;presidentof Antioch College 1907-17;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1913-23 (6th District 1913-15, 7thDistrict 1915-23);U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1923-35; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1924,1932;Temporary Chair,1928;chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, chair,1928;speaker,1928;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1930-32.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died inWashington,D.C.,December23, 1936 (age75 years, 12days).Interment atGlenForest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess; married1890 to EvaCandice Thomas; father ofHamiltonLehr Fess. | | | | Epitaph: "A great teacher and oratorwhoe life and character were a source of inspiration in the lives ofthousands. Authority on history and government, leader of hiscolleagues and confidant of presidents. A genuine patriot whoseloyalty and unimpeachable integrity never yielded to expediency orcompromised a conviction." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Louis Fiesinger (1877-1953) — also known asWilliam L. Fiesinger — of Sandusky,ErieCounty, Ohio.Born in Willard,HuronCounty, Ohio,October25, 1877.Democrat. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1925-31;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1931-37.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,September11, 1953 (age75 years, 321days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Sandusky, Ohio. | | John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) — of Ravenswood,JacksonCounty, W.Va.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,May 30,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;wholesalefloristsupplier; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972(Jackson County); elected 1974, 1976.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married,May 7,1937, to Edna Thomas. |
| | Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) — also known asRoy G. Fitzgerald — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;director, Merchants NationalBank;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows;Woodmen;Sonsof the American Revolution;AmericanLegion.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,November16, 1962 (age87 years, 83days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | | William Sinton Fitzgerald (1880-1937) — also known asWilliam Fitzgerald — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born inWashington,D.C.,October6, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1920;mayorof Cleveland, Ohio, 1920-21.Member,Freemasons. DiedOctober3, 1937 (age56 years, 362days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Mercer,MercerCounty, Pa.,May 13,1874.Republican.Barber;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908,1920;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1928.Congregationalist.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming; married,February12, 1912, to Lethia Cousins. |
| | Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) — of South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.; Menominee,MenomineeCounty, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April 8,1848.Republican.Insurancebusiness; president, Menominee Electric Company,manufactureroftelephoneswitchboards and equipment;mayorof Menominee, Mich., 1888; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District1893-94).Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died byself-inflictedgunshot,in Menominee,MenomineeCounty, Mich.,February26, 1900 (age51 years, 324days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Menominee, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married,February25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
| | Thomas J. Ford (1856-1930) — ofAlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September3, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1898-1903; common pleas courtjudge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1906-29; appointed 1906.Member,Freemasons. Died in1930(ageabout73 years).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pa. | | Emerich Burt Freed (1897-1955) — also known asEmerich B. Freed — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Budapest,Hungary,November22, 1897.Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;CuyahogaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-33;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1933-41;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1941.Jewish. Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.DiedDecember4, 1955 (age58 years, 12days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nicholas Freed and Sarah (Benfield) Freed; married,May 8,1930, to Gertrude Davies. |
| | Robert Elliott Freer (b. 1896) — also known asRobert E. Freer — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; Westmoreland Hills,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Madisonville, Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January30, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, Federal TradeCommission, 1935-48; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1939, 1944,1948.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Order ofthe Coif;Sons ofthe Revolution;PhiAlpha Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer; married,October27, 1919, to Hazel Louise Davis; married,April12, 1925, to Olive Roberts. |
| | Burton Lee French (1875-1954) — also known asBurton L. French — of Moscow,LatahCounty, Idaho; Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio.Born near Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.,August1, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1898-1902;U.S.Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidateforU.S.Senator from Idaho, 1914.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiDelta Theta;DeltaSigma Rho;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons.Died in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,September12, 1954 (age79 years, 42days).Interment atMoscowCemetery, Moscow, Idaho. | | Herman Freygang (1840-1913) — of Angola,SteubenCounty, Ind.Born in Uniontown,StarkCounty, Ohio,March 4,1840.Democrat.Harnessmaker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1884;postmaster atAngola,Ind., 1885-89.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Angola,SteubenCounty, Ind.,May 22,1913 (age73 years, 79days).Interment atOld Angola Cemetery, Angola, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Julius Freygang and Fredericka (Weicht) Freygang; brotherof Elizabeth Freygang (who marriedGeorgeE. Young); married1859 to IreneWakefield. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio,July 23,1894.Chemist;executive vice-president, Parke Davispharmaceuticalcompany;villagepresident of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50;mayorof Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957.Member,AmericanChemical Society;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz CarltonHotel,Montreal,Quebec,April8, 1957 (age62 years, 259days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) — also known asRobert W. Furnas — of Brownville,NemahaCounty, Neb.Born inMiamiCounty, Ohio,May 5,1824.Republican.Printer;farmer;member ofNebraskaterritorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75;Governor ofNebraska, 1873-75.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.DiedJune 1,1905 (age81 years, 27days).Interment atBrownvilleCemetery, Brownville, Neb. | | Harry Conrad Gahn (1880-1962) — also known asHarry C. Gahn — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Elmore,OttawaCounty, Ohio,April26, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;automobiledealer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922,1924.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November2, 1962 (age82 years, 190days).Interment atElmoreCommunity Cemetery, Elmore, Ohio. | | John Wilmer Galbreath (b. 1897) — also known asJohn W. Galbreath — of Upper Arlington,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Derby,PickawayCounty, Ohio,August10, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;realtor;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1944.Member,DeltaTau Delta;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Hill Galbreath and Belle (Mitchell) Galbreath; married,September14, 1921, to Helen Mauck. |
| | W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) — of Hartford City,BlackfordCounty, Ind.Born in Fredericksburg,WayneCounty, Ohio,June 21,1889.Cleaning,pressing andtailoringbusiness;mayorof Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Washington Gardner (1845-1928) — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born inMorrowCounty, Ohio,February16, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;minister;collegeprofessor;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidateforGovernor ofMichigan, 1916.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;RoyalArcanum.Died in Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.,March31, 1928 (age83 years, 44days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Albion, Mich.  | James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known asJames A. Garfield — of Hiram,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in alogcabin Orange Township (now Moreland Hills),CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November19, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;collegeprofessor;president,Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member ofOhiostate senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81;Presidentof the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.Disciplesof Christ.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;DeltaUpsilon.Shotby theassassinCharles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & PotomacRailroadStation, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from theeffects of the wound andinfection,in Elberon,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September19, 1881 (age49 years, 304days).Entombed atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 atGarfieldCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue atGoldenGate Park, San Francisco, Calif.; statue atPiatt Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram Garfield and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield; married,November11, 1858, toLucretiaRudolph; father ofHarryAugustus Garfield andJamesRudolph Garfield; fourth cousin ofEliThayer; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAlden Thayer. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamS. Maynard | | | | Garfield counties inColo.,Mont.,Neb.,Okla.,Utah andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | GarfieldMountain,in the Cascade Range,KingCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,New Jersey, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Washington, isnamed forhim. | | | | Politician named for him:JamesG. Stewart | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in 1898-1905. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James A. Garfield: AllanPeskin,Garfield:A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke,ThePresidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.Arthur — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Myron B. Gessaman (1894-1975) — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,October15, 1894.Lawyer;FranklinCounty Prosecutor, 1928-31; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1934-35;mayorof Columbus, Ohio, 1936-39.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion.Died, in Mt. CarmelHospital,Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,August20, 1975 (age80 years, 309days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) — also known asNewton W. Gilbert — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Worthington,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 24,1862.Republican. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1901-05;U.S.Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned1906;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Philippine Islands,1916.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen;PhiKappa Psi.Died in Santa Ana,OrangeCounty, Calif.,July 5,1939 (age77 years, 42days).Interment atCircleHill Cemetery, Angola, Ind. | | Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) — also known asPaul E. Gillmor — of Old Fort,SenecaCounty, Ohio.Born in Tiffin,SenecaCounty, Ohio,February1, 1939.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1967-88; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1986;U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office2007.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from an accidentalfall downstairs, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,September5, 2007 (age68 years, 216days).Burial location unknown. | | Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) — also known asHorace W. Gilmore — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April 4,1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1972;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;took senior status 1991.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi;NAACP.DiedJanuary25, 2010 (age91 years, 296days).Burial location unknown. | | John Herschel Glenn Jr. (1921-2016) — also known asJohn Glenn — of New Concord,MuskingumCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,July 18,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;Astronaut;in February 1962,firstAmerican to orbit the earth; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1964,1996,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1975-99; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1984;received theMedalof Freedom in 2012; also inducted to the International Air &SpaceHall ofFame, the National AviationHall ofFame, the International SpaceHall ofFame, and the U.S. AstronautHall ofFame.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December8, 2016 (age95 years, 143days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Married1943 to AnnaMargaret Castor. | | | | The John Glenn ColumbusInternationalAirport (Port Columbus International Airport until 2016), inColumbus,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inNewConcord, Ohio, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inWestland,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inBay City,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inWalkerton,Indiana, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inNorwalk,California, isnamed forhim. — John GlennMiddleSchool, inSanAngelo, Texas, isnamed forhim. — Colonel GlennRoad,inLittleRock, Arkansas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by John Glenn:JohnGlenn: A Memoir (1999) | | | | Books about John Glenn: Robert Green,JohnGlenn : Astronaut and U.S. Senator (for youngreaders) |
 | Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) — of Williamson,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born near Newbern,PulaskiCounty, Va.,June 3,1872.Republican.Lawyer;banker;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12;member ofWestVirginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18;Presidentof the West Virginia State Senate, 1917;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23;defeated, 1922.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March 2,1944 (age71 years, 273days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Williamson, W.Va. | | Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Edinburg,PortageCounty, Ohio,December10, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1893;U.S.Attorney for Nebraska, 1905-10; district judge in Nebraska 4thDistrict, 1920-25;chiefjustice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office1938.Methodist.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Freemasons.DiedAugust13, 1938 (age74 years, 246days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss; married,October4, 1890, to Carrie Shimp. |
| | Charles Clinton Gossett (1888-1974) — also known asCharles C. Gossett — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Pricetown,HighlandCounty, Ohio,September2, 1888.Democrat. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1933-36;LieutenantGovernor of Idaho, 1937-39, 1941-43;Governor ofIdaho, 1945; resigned 1945;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1952.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Grange.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,September20, 1974 (age86 years, 18days).Interment atKohlerlawnCemetery, Nampa, Idaho. | | William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) — also known asWilliam O. Greene — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,December31, 1906.Democrat.Deputysheriff; candidate forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene; married to EdvertaEunice Motley. |
| | Miles S. Gregory — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ohio. Candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1925.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons;Grotto.Burial location unknown. | | Paul Merrill Griffith (1872-1944) — also known asP. Merrill Griffith — of Ohio. Born in Bellbrook,GreeneCounty, Ohio,April29, 1872.U.S. Consul inMatamoros, as of 1898-1905;Pernambuco, 1910-15;Santiago de Cuba, as of 1916-17.Member,SigmaChi;Freemasons.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,March29, 1944 (age71 years, 335days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Irving Harrington Griswold (1869-1947) — also known asIrving H. Griswold — of Elyria,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Elyria,LorainCounty, Ohio,November26, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atElyria,Ohio, 1898-1906.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died in Lake Placid,EssexCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1947 (age77 years, 49days).Interment atRidgelawnCemetery, Elyria, Ohio. | | Walter D. Guilbert — of Caldwell,NobleCounty, Ohio.Born inGuernseyCounty, Ohio.Republican.NobleCounty Auditor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1888,1904;Ohioauditor of state, 1896-1909.FrenchandIrishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Redmen.Burial location unknown. | | James Wood Halfhill (1861-1923) — also known asJames W. Halfhill — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Mercer,MercerCounty, Ohio,March 1,1861.Republican.Lawyer;director, The Old NationalBank ofLima, Ohio, First NationalBank ofAda, Ohio, AdaHeat, Waterand Light Company, Ohio StateLifeInsurance Company;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1920.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks.Died, frominfluenza,in Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio,April15, 1923 (age62 years, 45days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnCemetery, Lima, Ohio. | | Ralph Scott Hamilton (1879-1960) — also known asRalph S. Hamilton — of Lind,AdamsCounty, Wash.; Bend,DeschutesCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in East Palestine,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,December6, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1925-31;Speaker ofthe Oregon State House of Representatives, 1929.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.DiedMay 31,1960 (age80 years, 177days).Interment atPilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Ore.  | Eugene Henry Hanhart (1904-1982) — also known asEugene H. Hanhart — of Dover,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio.Born in Dover,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,November12, 1904.Democrat.Insurancebusiness;chair ofTuscarawas County Democratic Party, 1936; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1944,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960,1964;OhioDemocratic state chair, 1948-49, 1955.Lutheran.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedMay 27,1982 (age77 years, 196days).Interment atDover Burial Park, Dover, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Emil Hanhart and Anna Marie (Roth) Hanhart; married to Margery R.Marshall. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Who's Who in UnitedStates Politics (1950) |
| | Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) — also known asEdward A. Hannegan — of Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.Born inHamiltonCounty, Ohio,June 25,1807.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1849-50.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.In May, 1852, during adrunkenargument, hestabbedhis brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, whodied thenext day.Died fromoverdose ofmorphine (probablysuicide),inSt.Louis, Mo.,February25, 1859 (age51 years, 245days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Justin Woodward Harding (b. 1888) — also known asJustin W. Harding — of Franklin,WarrenCounty, Ohio;Juneau,Alaska.Born in Franklin,WarrenCounty, Ohio,December19, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-27;U.S.Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1927-29;U.S.District Judge for Alaska, 1929-33.Protestant.Member,KappaSigma;Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding; married,September4, 1912, to May Gaynor. |
 | Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheartattack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed atMarionCemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 atHardingMemorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) atWoodland Park, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHighSchool, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHighSchool, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddleSchool, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) — also known asByron B. Harlan — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio,October22, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1940;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46;federaljudge, 1946.Member,HumaneSociety;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.,November11, 1949 (age63 years, 20days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | | Wilfred Eugene Harmon (1856-1933) — also known asWilfred E. Harmon — of Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.Born in Fayette,FultonCounty, Ohio,February7, 1856.Republican.Telegraphoperator;schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;Montanasuperintendent of public instruction, 1905-13; member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1920;Montanastate treasurer, 1925-29;secretaryof state of Montana, 1929-32.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, frompneumonia,in Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.,August15, 1933 (age77 years, 189days).Interment atSunsetHills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont. | | William Howard Harsha Jr. (1921-2010) — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,January1, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;SciotoCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-55;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons;ExchangeClub;FarmBureau;Grange.Died in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,October12, 2010 (age89 years, 284days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio. | | Dow Watters Harter (1885-1971) — also known asDow W. Harter — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,January2, 1885.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1919-20;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1933-43.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died inWashington,D.C.,September4, 1971 (age86 years, 245days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) — of Atkinson,HoltCounty, Neb.Born in Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,September21, 1858.Republican.Implementdealer;real estatedealer; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives 64th District, 1929-31.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens; married,December21, 1881, to Elizabeth Melleb. |
| | Frederick Leslie Hay (1856-1940) — also known asFrederick L. Hay — of Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio.Born in Girard,ErieCounty, Pa.,December22, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Defiance, Ohio, 1888-92, 1932-34;DefianceCounty Probate Judge, 1893-97; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1900; common pleas courtjudge in Ohio, 1912-18.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, ofpneumonia,in Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio, February,1940(age83years, 0 days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Defiance, Ohio. | | Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) — also known asBenjamin F. Heckert — of Paw Paw,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Born inWayneCounty, Ohio, March,1840.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;probate judge in Michigan, 1880; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District,1907-08; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11;died in office 1911.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,April12, 1911 (age71 years, 0days).Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin | | | | Relatives: Son of John David Heckertand Salome (Hirsch) Heckert; married1868 to EmilyMetcalf Barr. |
| | James Armenius Hedgcock (1853-1907) — of Indiana. Born in Dresden,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,April 6,1853.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1897-99.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Redmen;Freemasons;Sonsof Veterans.Died in Frankfort,ClintonCounty, Ind.,March13, 1907 (age53 years, 341days).Interment atBunnellCemetery, Frankfort, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof John Samuel Hedgcock. |
| | Arthur Roger Heisser (b. 1902) — also known asArthur R. Heisser — of Celina,MercerCounty, Ohio.Born in Celina,MercerCounty, Ohio,December14, 1902.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1944.Member,Freemasons. Burial location unknown. | | Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983) — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in McComb,HancockCounty, Ohio,December2, 1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1922-26; member ofOhiostate senate, 1926-30;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1939-45, 1947-49, 1957-59; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Ohio,1952;justiceof Ohio state supreme court, 1960.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Dublin,FranklinCounty, Ohio,July 5,1983 (age93 years, 215days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | Harry B. Hershey — of Taylorville,ChristianCounty, Ill.Born in Mifflin,RichlandCounty, Ohio.Democrat.Lawyer;ChristianCounty State's Attorney, 1912-20; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Central Committee, 1938;IllinoisDemocratic state chair, 1938-39; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1948;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1940;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5thDistrict 1964-66).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OddFellows;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;DeltaSigma Rho;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown. | | Edwin Mortimer Hewins (1839-1898) — of Cedarvale,ChautauquaCounty, Kan.Born inLorainCounty, Ohio,March22, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofKansasstate house of representatives 95th District, 1877-79; member ofKansasstate senate 21st District, 1885-87; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kansas,1888.Member,Freemasons. Died in Douglas,ConverseCounty, Wyo.,1898(ageabout59 years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Converse County, Wyo. | | Martin Harris Holcomb (1867-1945) — also known asMartin H. Holcomb — ofMontcalmCounty, Mich.;KentCounty, Mich.Born in Vernon Township,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,September21, 1867.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1911-14;candidate forMichiganstate senate 16th District, 1922.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,November12, 1945 (age78 years, 52days).Interment atWoodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla. | | David Pierson Holloway (1809-1883) — also known asDavid P. Holloway — of Indiana. Born in Waynesville,WarrenCounty, Ohio,December7, 1809.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1843-44; member ofIndianastate senate, 1844-52; candidate for Presidential Elector forIndiana,1848;candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1852;U.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1855-57;lawyer.Quaker. Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,September9, 1883 (age73 years, 276days).Original interment atMapleGrove Cemetery (which no longer exists), Richmond, Ind.;reinterment atEarlhamCemetery, Richmond, Ind. | | Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) — also known asJoseph L. Hooper — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,December22, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;CalhounCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died inoffice 1934.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,February22, 1934 (age56 years, 62days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich. | | John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) — also known asJohn E. Hopley — of Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio.Born in Elkton,ToddCounty, Ky.,August25, 1850.Republican.Newspapereditor;lawyer;campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep.StephenR. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul inSouthampton, 1898-1903;Montevideo, 1903-05; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for Ohio,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;Order of theEastern Star;KnightsTemplar;Elks.As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped thepipe, hisclothes caughtfire, and he was badly burned; his burns becameinfected,leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,July 10,1927 (age76 years, 319days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio. | | Jerome Klahr Huddle (1891-1959) — also known asJ. Klahr Huddle — of Fort Recovery,MercerCounty, Ohio;Washington,D.C.Born in Bettsville,SenecaCounty, Ohio,March25, 1891.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inCologne, 1926-30; U.S. Consul General inWarsaw, 1930-35; U.S. Ambassador toBurma, 1947-50.Member,Freemasons. Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, inWashington,D.C.,March16, 1959 (age67 years, 356days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suitland, Md. | | Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) — of St. Clairsville,BelmontCounty, Ohio.Born in Round Bottom,MonroeCounty, Ohio,December28, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;probate judge in Ohio, 1925-33;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1933-39, 1941-43; servedin the U.S. Navy during World War II.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles;Elks.Died in North Fort Myers,LeeCounty, Fla.,April18, 1988 (age92 years, 112days).Entombed in mausoleum atFortMyers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla. | | David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) — also known asDavid S. Ingalls — of Hunting Valley,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January28, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretaryof the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of ClevelandDepartment of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1940,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1956;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and generalmanager, Pan AmericanAirFerries, 1941-42; commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station;executive, Pan AmericanWorldAirways;newspaperpublisher.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Skulland Bones.Died in Chagrin Falls,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April26, 1985 (age86 years, 88days).Burial location unknown. | | William White Irvin (1779-1842) — also known asWilliam W. Irvin — of Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio.Born near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,April 5,1779.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1803-04;impeachedandremoved fromoffice as judge by the state legislature, 1804; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1806-07, 1825-27;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1825-26;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1811-18; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1822;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1829-33.Member,Freemasons. Died in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,March27, 1842 (age62 years, 356days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Lancaster, Ohio. | | Anthony F. Ittner (b. 1872) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Berlin Heights,ErieCounty, Ohio,November23, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1923-27.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;OddFellows;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Jackson (1801-1878) — of Indiana. Born inClermontCounty, Ohio,September2, 1801.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1844-47, 1853-55.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Anderson,MadisonCounty, Ind.,April21, 1878 (age76 years, 231days).Burial location unknown.  | Jesse Benjamin Jackson (b. 1871) — also known asJesse B. Jackson — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Paulding,PauldingCounty, Ohio,November19, 1871.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;insuranceandrealestate business; U.S. Consul inAlexandretta, 1905-08;Aleppo, 1908-23;Leghorn, 1923-28;Fort William, 1928-35;Port Arthur, 1928-35.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson; married,June 22,1898, to Rosebelle Berryman; married1935 to MaryAnn Hinton. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1918) |
| | | Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) — also known asPerry B. Jackson — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,January27, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1940,1944;municipal judge in Ohio, 1940.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AlphaPhi Alpha;SigmaPi Phi;American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson; married to FernPayne. |
| | William Trayton Jackson (1876-1933) — also known asWilliam T. Jackson — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,May 8,1876.Republican.Mayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1928-31; defeated, 1931; Republican PresidentialElector for Ohio,1928.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.DiedOctober3, 1933 (age57 years, 148days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio.  | Frederick Albert Jeffers (1869-1966) — also known asFred A. Jeffers — of Painesdale,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Farmington,BelmontCounty, Ohio,July 24,1869.Republican.Superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Eagles.DiedAugust15, 1966 (age97 years, 22days).Interment atPease Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Mich. | | Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) — also known asHarry P. Jeffrey — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,December26, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;Freemasons.Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights. Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,January4, 1997 (age95 years, 9days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio.  | Isaac Newton Jenkins (1887-1942) — also known asNewton Jenkins — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Oak Hill,JacksonCounty, Ohio,August19, 1887.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1924 (Republican primary), 1930(Republican primary), 1932 (Republican primary), 1936 (UnionProgressive), 1938 (Democratic primary); Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1935.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.In 1938, he wrote and self-publishedThe Republic Reclaimed, abook whichblamedthe world's problems on Jews, and declared Adolf Hitler to be the"greatest German in all history." In early 1941, as part of anisolationist campaign to persuade Americans not to go to war withGermany, he anonymously helped organize nationwide distribution ofthepro-Nazi"Uncle Sam Crucifixion Circular", a detailed isolationist andantisemiticcartoon; his death saved him from beingprosecutedforsedition.Died, from aheartailment, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1942 (age55 years, 58days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Norridge, Ill. | | | Davis B. Johnson (b. 1880) — of Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio.Born in Metamora,FultonCounty, Ohio,December30, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;FultonCounty Clerk of Courts, 1917-21;FultonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27; Republican PresidentialElector for Ohio,1924;member ofOhiostate senate 33rd District, 1929; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1940.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen of America;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arby D. Johnson and Effie (Sellers) Johnson; married,December30, 1915, to Lillian Tressler. |
| | General Washington Johnston (1776-1833) — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,November10, 1776.Lawyer;postmaster atVincennes,Ind., 1798-1801, 1803-12; member ofNorthwestTerritory legislature, 1807-08; member ofIndianaterritorial House of Representatives, 1811; served in the U.S.Army during the War of 1812; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1821-22, 1826, 1829.Member,Freemasons. Died in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,December26, 1833 (age57 years, 46days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Vincennes, Ind. | | Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) — also known asRobert F. Jones — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Cairo,AllenCounty, Ohio,June 25,1907.Republican.Lawyer;AllenCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47; member, FederalCommunications Commission, 1947-52.Methodist;laterBaptist.Member,DeltaSigma Phi;American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.DiedJune 22,1968 (age60 years, 363days).Interment atLimaMemorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Ohio. | | Thomas Alfred Jones (b. 1859) — also known asThomas A. Jones — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Oak Hill,JacksonCounty, Ohio,March 4,1859.Republican.Lawyer;mayor of Jackson, Ohio, 1885-87; circuit judge in Ohio 4th Circuit,1901-13; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District, 1913-15;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1915-36.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Eben Jones and Ann (Williams) Jones; married,June 30,1886, to Grace U. Hoyt. |
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