| |  Charles Adkins (1863-1941) — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born inPickawayCounty, Ohio,February7, 1863.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1907-13;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated,1932; candidate forIllinoisstate senate 28th District, 1936.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen ofthe World;ModernWoodmen.Died in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,March31, 1941 (age78 years, 52days).Interment atBementCemetery, Bement, Ill. | | Harvey Francis Ake (1872-1955) — also known asHarvey F. Ake — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Mapleton,StarkCounty, Ohio,February1, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1913-21; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1924.Methodist. Member,Elks;Moose;JuniorOrder;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,April19, 1955 (age83 years, 77days).Interment atNorthLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio. | | Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) — of Missouri. Born inKnoxCounty, Ohio,October4, 1828.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;pastor;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,April 3,1877 (age48 years, 181days).Interment atMachpelahCemetery, Lexington, Mo. | | William Joseph Akers (b. 1845) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born inEngland,August2, 1845.Republican. Proprietor ofrestaurants,hotelsandflourmills; candidate formayorof Cleveland, Ohio, 1892, 1901.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Akers and Catherine (O'Leary) Akers; married to Maud M.Miller. |
| | Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) — also known asChester H. Aldrich — of David City,ButlerCounty, Neb.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Pierpont,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,November10, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNebraskastate senate, 1907;Governor ofNebraska, 1911-13; defeated, 1912;justice ofNebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedMarch10, 1924 (age61 years, 121days).Interment atUlyssesCemetery, Ulysses, Neb. | | Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) — also known asAlfred G. Allen — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born near Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,July 23,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1920.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Elks.Died ofanginapectoris, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December9, 1932 (age65 years, 139days).Interment atSugarGrove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.  | Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) — ofPleasantsCounty, W.Va.; Ashland,HanoverCounty, Va.; Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ohio,August12, 1876.Democrat.Schoolteacher;PleasantsCounty Sheriff, 1900-01; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Maccabees;SigmaNu;PhiBeta Kappa;TauKappa Alpha.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married,September4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | William Franklin Anderson (1860-1944) — also known asWilliam F. Anderson — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born near Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April22, 1860.Republican.Minister;Methodist bishop of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908-12, Cincinnati, Ohio,1912-24, and Boston, Mass., 1924-32;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1924 ;actingpresident, Boston University, 1925-26.Methodist. Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons.Died in Buzzards Bay, Bourne,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,July 22,1944 (age84 years, 91days).Burial location unknown. | | Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — also known asHerschel W. Arant — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Church Hill,TallapoosaCounty, Ala.,July 18,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;Order ofthe Coif;Rotary.Died, from akidneyailment, in ahospitalat Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,January14, 1941 (age53 years, 180days).Burial location unknown. | | Michael Hayden Armacost (b. 1937) — also known asMichael Armacost — of Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April15, 1937.Collegeprofessor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1982-84;Japan, 1989.Methodist. Member,TrilateralCommission;Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 2014. | | Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) — also known asBenjamin W. Arnett — of Wilberforce,GreeneCounty, Ohio.Born in Brownsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,March16, 1838.Republican.School teacherand principal;ordainedminister; member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87;firstBlack state legislator elected to represent a majority whiteconstituency;bishop;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1896.African Methodist Episcopal.African,Scottish,AmericanIndian, andIrishancestry.Lost aleg due to a tumor in 1858.Died, ofuremia,in Wilberforce,GreeneCounty, Ohio,October7, 1906 (age68 years, 205days).Interment atWilberforceCemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio. | | William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) — also known asWilliam A. Ashbrook — of Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born near Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio,July 1,1867.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;banker;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1905-06;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40;defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Eagles;Woodmen.Died in Johnstown,LickingCounty, Ohio,January1, 1940 (age72 years, 184days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio. | | Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) — also known asWayne N. Aspinall — of Palisade,MesaCounty, Colo.Born in Middleburg,LoganCounty, Ohio,April 3,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1931-38;Speaker ofthe Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member ofColoradostate senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Colorado,1948,1952(alternate),1956,1960;U.S.Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Lions;PhiDelta Phi;BetaTheta Pi.Died in Palisade,MesaCounty, Colo.,October9, 1983 (age87 years, 189days).Cremated;ashes interred atOrchardMesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo. | | Henry W. Ault (1903-1991) — of Elyria,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Powhatan Point,BelmontCounty, Ohio,September16, 1903.Republican.Grocer;mayor ofElyria, Ohio, 1949-53.Methodist. Member,Rotary;Elks.Died in1991(ageabout87 years).Interment atBrookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Sterling Delbert Ault and Ethel M. (Coen) Ault; married to Ruth H.Harding. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) — also known asWilliam H. Ayres — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Eagle Rock,BotetourtCounty, Va.,February5, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Methodist. Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;Eagles;Moose.Died, ofheart andkidneyailments, at Vantage Houseretirementhome, Columbia,HowardCounty, Md.,December27, 2000 (age84 years, 326days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Harry H. Baker (b. 1888) — of Norwood,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,October1, 1888.Lawyer;mayorof Norwood, Ohio, 1927-.Methodist. Member,JuniorOrder.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Christian Edward Baker and Mary Catherine (Opp) Baker; married toEdna Haas. |
| | Edward Ball (1811-1872) — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born near Falls Church,FairfaxCounty, Va.,November6, 1811.Farmer;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49,1868-71;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57.Methodist. Accidentally killed by arailroadtrain near Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,November22, 1872 (age61 years, 16days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Zanesville, Ohio. | | Fred A. Barber (1865-1924) — of Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio.Born in Baldwinsville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;FultonCounty Probate Judge, 1905-17; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1916.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1924(ageabout59 years).Interment atWauseonUnion Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio. | | Albert David Baumhart Jr. (1908-2001) — also known asA. David Baumhart, Jr. — of Vermilion,ErieCounty, Ohio; Lorain,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Vermilion,ErieCounty, Ohio,June 15,1908.Republican. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1937-40;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1941-42, 1955-61; servedin the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1968,1972.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Community Health Partnersnursinghome, Lorain,LorainCounty, Ohio,January23, 2001 (age92 years, 222days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Vermilion, Ohio. | | William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known asWilliam R. Bayes — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio,July 29,1876.Republican.Lawyer;president, Kings Highway SavingsBank;president, Brooklyn NationalLifeInsurance Co.;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1964 (age88 years, 122days).Interment atWillowbrookCemetery, Westport, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married,September7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
| | John Bennett (1912-1998) — of Redford Township,WayneCounty, Mich.; Northville,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Piney Fork,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,May 15,1912.Democrat.Accountant;Redford Township Treasurer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92.Methodist. Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;Lions.DiedMarch29, 1998 (age85 years, 318days).Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) — also known asTheodore M. Berry;Ted Berry — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,November5, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;associate general counsel, DunbarLifeInsurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1972;mayorof Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP;UrbanLeague;AlphaPhi Alpha;SigmaPi Phi.FirstBlack mayor of Cincinnati.DiedOctober15, 2000 (age94 years, 345days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Earl D. Bloom (1871-1930) — of Bowling Green,WoodCounty, Ohio.Born inWoodCounty, Ohio,May 29,1871.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1916,1920,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee);LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1927-28; defeated, 1924;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1928.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows.Died in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January8, 1930 (age58 years, 224days).Interment atOld Maplewood Cemetery, North Baltimore, Ohio. | | Charles Anson Bond (1873-1943) — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Findlay,HancockCounty, Ohio,February3, 1873.Mayorof Columbus, Ohio, 1908-09.Methodist. Executive of the Bond Clothing Company. Died in the Wyoming Valley HomeopathicHospital,Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January5, 1943 (age69 years, 336days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | Clinton DeWitt Boyd (b. 1884) — also known asClinton D. Boyd;Clint Boyd — of Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio.Born in Mt. Orab,BrownCounty, Ohio,September26, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1924; candidate forOhiostate attorney general, 1926, 1928; candidate forchiefjustice of Ohio state supreme court, 1938.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;JuniorOrder;PhiKappa Tau.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward H. Boyd and Hester (Day) Boyd; married1916 to ClaraCretors. |
| | George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) — also known asGeorge E. Boysen — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Port Clinton,OttawaCounty, Ohio,March15, 1890.Republican. Employed withBuick MotorCompany, 24 years; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936;mayor ofFlint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate forMichiganstate senate 13th District, 1938.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married,June 18,1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. |
 | Richard Franklin Brammer (1856-1931) — also known asR. F. Brammer — of Milton,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Millville (now Willow Wood),LawrenceCounty, Ohio,July 2,1856.Republican.School teacherand principal; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1901-02,1907-10, 1919-20, 1929-30.Methodist. Died, fromperniciousanemia, in Milton,CabellCounty, W.Va.,July 29,1931 (age75 years, 27days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John L. Brammer and Elizabeth (Pinkerman) Brammer; married,November28, 1880, to Nancy V. Blake. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | Charles Brand (1871-1966) — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,November1, 1871.Republican.Farmer;manufacturer;banker;member ofOhiostate senate, 1921-22;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Moose;Eagles.Died in Melbourne Beach,BrevardCounty, Fla.,May 23,1966 (age94 years, 203days).Interment atMelbourneCemetery, Melbourne, Fla. | | Lewis W. Breyfogle (1836-1907) — of Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born inDelawareCounty, Ohio,September17, 1836.Republican.Banker;member ofKansasstate senate, 1882; postmaster atOlathe,Kan., 1905-07.Methodist. Died in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,April 1,1907 (age70 years, 196days).Interment atLenexa Cemetery, Lenexa, Kan. | | John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) — also known asJohn P. Brooks — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.; Lewistown,FultonCounty, Ill.; Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.;SangamonCounty, Ill.; Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.; Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.; College Mound,MaconCounty, Mo.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,July 24,1826.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;newspapereditor and publisher;preacher;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1863-65.Methodist; laterPentecostal.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 16,1915 (age88 years, 327days).Interment atCollegeMound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo. | | Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) — of Blanchester,ClintonCounty, Ohio.Born in Blanchester,ClintonCounty, Ohio,July 14,1893.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1919-23;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1944,1948,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1956,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office1965; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1944-64;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1959.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;JuniorOrder;Rotary;ExchangeClub.Died inWashington,D.C.,August23, 1965 (age72 years, 40days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio. | | John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) — also known asJohn T. Brown — of Mechanicsburg,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Plain City,MadisonCounty, Ohio,March14, 1876.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-28;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1940.Methodist. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Grange;FarmBureau.Enshrined in Ohio AgriculturalHall ofFame, 1968.Died, ofheartfailure, in Mechanicsburg,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,January18, 1951 (age74 years, 310days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio. | | John William Brown (1913-1993) — of Medina,MedinaCounty, Ohio.Born in Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio,December28, 1913.Republican.Mayor ofMedina, Ohio, 1950-52;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1953-57, 1963-75;Governor ofOhio, 1957; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1959-60; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1972.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Forty andEight.Died in Medina,MedinaCounty, Ohio,October29, 1993 (age79 years, 305days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio. | | Ted William Brown (1906-1984) — also known asTed W. Brown — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; Dublin,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,April19, 1906.Republican.Secretaryof state of Ohio, 1951-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1960,1972.Methodist. Member,Jaycees;Freemasons;Grotto;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;JuniorOrder.Died in August,1984(age78years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) — also known asHenry A. Buchtel — of Greencastle,PutnamCounty, Ind.; Knightstown,HenryCounty, Ind.; Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.; Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; East Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.;Denver,Colo.Born near Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,September30, 1847.Republican.Ordainedminister;chancellor,University of Denver, 1900-21;Governor ofColorado, 1907-09.Methodist. DiedOctober22, 1924 (age77 years, 22days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | John Fletcher Caples (1832-1908) — also known asJohn F. Caples — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born inAshlandCounty, Ohio,January12, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1873; Republican PresidentialElector for Oregon,1893;Republican Presidential Elector for Oregon,1897;U.S. Consul inValparaiso, as of 1898.Methodist.EnglishandGermanancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,July 17,1908 (age76 years, 187days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) — of Calhoun,McLeanCounty, Ky.; Owensboro,DaviessCounty, Ky.Born in Calhoun,McLeanCounty, Ky.,May 1,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1914-17;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1932.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December5, 1936 (age51 years, 218days).Interment atCalhounCemetery, Calhoun, Ky. | | Richard Frank Celeste (b. 1937) — also known asRichard F. Celeste;DickCeleste —ofCuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Lakewood,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November11, 1937.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1971-75;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1975-79;Governor ofOhio, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1996;U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1997;president,Colorado College.Methodist. Still living as of 2014. | | Abrom Chambers (1805-1877) — of Indiana. Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October11, 1805.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1848-49, 1863; defeated, 1850.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died inWarrickCounty, Ind.,April19, 1877 (age71 years, 190days).Burial location unknown. | | Clifton J. Chambers (b. 1864) — of Ithaca,GratiotCounty, Mich.Born inCrawfordCounty, Ohio,September23, 1864.Republican.Farmer;GratiotCounty Clerk, 1903-06; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1907-12.Methodist. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Aaron J. Chambers and Harriet A. (McKee) Chambers; married,October8, 1890, to Emma A. McWilliams. |
| | Charles F. Cole (b. 1871) — of Beebe,WhiteCounty, Ark.; Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.Born in Wharton,WyandotCounty, Ohio,June 13,1871.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,1896;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1900; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1920, 1924;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1922-30; director,First NationalBank ofBatesville; director, CitizensBank andTrust Co., Batesville.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof D. D. Cole and Mary C. (Bell) Cole; married,May 2,1901, to Ella Hamblen. |
| | Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) — also known asSilas W. Cole — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born inChenangoCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1797.Wagonmaker;mayorof Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.Methodist. Died inSciotoCounty, Ohio,January6, 1875 (age77 years, 157days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.  | David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) — also known asD. Leigh Colvin — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in South Charleston,ClarkCounty, Ohio,January28, 1880.Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1913;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (15th District), 1922 (11thDistrict); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (LawPreservation); Prohibition candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920; Chairman of ProhibitionNational Committee, 1925-32; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1936.Methodist. Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, fromuremia,in LawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1959 (age79 years, 222days).Interment atSummitLawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind. | | | Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) — also known asMamie W. Colvin;Mamie White — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Westview,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,June 12,1883.Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1918, 1922;Prohibition candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1918; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1920;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Methodist. Member,Women'sChristian Temperance Union;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,October30, 1955 (age72 years, 140days).Interment atSummitLawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind. | | John Gordon Cooper (1872-1955) — also known asJohn G. Cooper — of Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio.Born in Staffordshire,England,April27, 1872.Republican.Locomotiveengineer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1911-15;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1915-37.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Brotherhoodof Locomotive Engineers.Died in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,January7, 1955 (age82 years, 255days).Interment atLakePark Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio. | | James Otis Cox (b. 1881) — also known asJames O. Cox — of Valparaiso,PorterCounty, Ind.Born in Rossburg,DarkeCounty, Ohio,September30, 1881.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1940, 1942 (primary),1944.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | 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. | | Harry Micajah Daugherty (1860-1941) — also known asHarry M. Daugherty — of Washington Court House,FayetteCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Washington Court House,FayetteCounty, Ohio,January26, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;FayetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1890-94; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1904,1908,1912,1924;U.S.Attorney General, 1921-24.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry.Subject of a Senateinvestigationof hisconductas Attorney General;resignedunder fire;indictedon charges of conspiracy todefraudthe U.S. government, but acquitted in 1927.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,October12, 1941 (age81 years, 259days).Interment atWashingtonCemetery, Washington Court House, Ohio. | | Ulysses Grant Denman (b. 1866) — also known asUlysses G. Denman — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Willshire,Van WertCounty, Ohio,November24, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1902-04;Ohiostate attorney general, 1908-11;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1911-15.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | 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.Methodist orUnitarian.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. | | Alvin Victor Donahey (1873-1946) — also known asA. Vic Donahey;"HonestVic" —of near Huntsville,LoganCounty, Ohio.Born in Cadwallader,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,July 7,1873.Democrat. Gosher Township Clerk, 1900-04;TuscarawasCounty Auditor, 1904-09;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12;Ohioauditor of state, 1913-21;Governor ofOhio, 1923-29; defeated, 1920;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1935-41.Methodist. Member,Knightsof Pythias;ModernWoodmen of America;Elks;InternationalTypographical Union.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April 8,1946 (age72 years, 275days).Interment atEastHigh Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Ohio. | | Richard A. Duncan (born c.1953) — of Aurora,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born about 1953.Realestate agent;tavernowner; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 2006; Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024.Methodist. Still living as of 2024. | | Arthur Edwards (1834-1901) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio,1834.Republican.Clergyman;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; editor,Northwestern Christian Advocatemagazine,1872-1901;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.Methodist. Died, ofheartdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March20, 1901 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) — of Plattsmouth,CassCounty, Neb.;Denver,Colo.Born inLoganCounty, Ohio,April 3,1833.Republican. Member ofNebraskaterritorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nebraska Territory,1860;secretaryof Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member ofColoradoterritorial legislature, 1869;Governorof Colorado Territory, 1873-74;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1884.Methodist. Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,November27, 1899 (age66 years, 238days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Henry Ivory Emerson (1871-1953) — also known asHenry I. Emerson — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Litchfield,KennebecCounty, Maine,March15, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1915-21; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1924, 1926.Methodist. Died in East Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,October28, 1953 (age82 years, 227days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.  | John Evans (1814-1897) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Waynesville,WarrenCounty, Ohio,March 9,1814.Republican.Physician;Governorof Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado Territory,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker).Methodist. One of thefoundersof Northwestern University, and of the University of Denver.Died inDenver,Colo.,July 3,1897 (age83 years, 116days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | | 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 |
| | 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. |
 | Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) — also known asArthur S. Flemming — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio; Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1905.Republican. Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1939-48;president,Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1960;president,University of Oregon, 1961-68;president,Macalester College, 1968-71.Methodist. Member,AmericanSociety for Public Administration;AlphaSigma Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;OmicronDelta Kappa.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1994.Died ofacute renalfailure, at aretirementhome inAlexandria,Va.,September7, 1996 (age91 years, 87days).Interment atMontreposeCemetery, Kingston, N.Y. | | Albertus LeRoy Freehafer (1868-1940) — also known asA. L. Freehafer — of Idaho. Born in Butler,RichlandCounty, Ohio,February12, 1868.Democrat. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1906; member ofIdahostate senate, 1908; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIdaho,1936.Methodist. Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in Payette,PayetteCounty, Idaho,October28, 1940 (age72 years, 259days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Payette, Idaho. | | 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. | | 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. | | Allan Colfax Garrigus (1870-1952) — also known asAllan C. Garrigus — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Greentown,HowardCounty, Ind.,March14, 1870.Republican. Acting postmaster atVincennes,Ind., 1924.Methodist. Died, fromheartdisease, in Good SamaritanHospital,Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,February2, 1952 (age81 years, 325days).Interment atCrownPoint Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind. | | Abraham Reuben Garver (1860-1944) — of Tipp City,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Bethel Township,ClarkCounty, Ohio,December20, 1860.Republican. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1915-17.Methodist.Germanancestry.Owned the GarverFurnitureFactory in Tipp City, Ohio.Died, ofpneumonia,in Tipp City,MiamiCounty, Ohio,October30, 1944 (age83 years, 315days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio. | | Philip Gatch — ofClermontCounty, Ohio.Methodistminister; abolitionist;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Clermont County,1802.Methodist. Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Milford, Ohio. | | 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. | | Patrick Gaines Goode (1798-1862) — of Ohio. Born inCharlotteCounty, Va.,May 10,1798.Whig.Lawyer;preacher;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1833-35;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1837-43; common pleascourt judge in Ohio, 1844-51.Methodist. Died in Sidney,ShelbyCounty, Ohio,October17, 1862 (age64 years, 160days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Sidney, Ohio. | | 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. |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known asUlysses S. Grant;Hiram Ulysses Grant;"Savior of the Union";"Lion ofVicksburg";"The Austerlitz of AmericanPolitics";"Unconditional Surrender Grant";"The Galena Tanner";"The SilentSoldier";"The Silent General" —of Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.Born in Point Pleasant,ClermontCounty, Ohio,April27, 1822.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Presidentof the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1880.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died ofthroatcancer, at Mt. McGregor,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1885 (age63 years, 87days).Interment atGeneralGrant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jesse Root Grant and Hannah (Simpson) Grant; married,August22, 1848, toJuliaBoggs Dent (sister-in-law ofAlexanderSharp; sister ofGeorgeWrenshall Dent andLewisDent); father ofFrederickDent Grant andUlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who marriedWilliamPigott Cronan); first cousin twice removed ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; second cousin once removed ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); second cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop,AbelHuntington andWilliamRush Merriam; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington andHenryScudder; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,TheodoreDavenport,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,JesseMonroe Hatch,FranklinDelano Roosevelt,FrancisWatkinson Cole andWarrenDelano Robbins. | | | | Political family:Grantfamily of San Francisco, California (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HoracePorter —AyresPhillips Merrill —RobertMartin Douglas —ThomasL. Hamer —JamesArkell —JosephD. Webster | | | | Grant counties inArk.,Kan.,La.,Minn.,Neb.,N.M.,N.Dak.,Okla.,Ore.,S.Dak.,Wash. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:UlyssesG. Owings—UlyssesG. Argetsinger—UlyssesG. Scalley—U. S.G. Cherry—UlyssesG. Palmer—UlyssesS. G. Bieber—UlyssesG. Denman—UlyssesG. Crandell—UlyssesS. G. Blakely—S. U.G. Rhodes—UlyssesG. Borden—U.Grant Mengel—UlyssesG. Foster—U.S. Balentine—UlyssesG. Byers—U.Grant Burch, Jr.—U.S. Grant Leverett | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $50 bill, and also appeared on $1 and $5silver certificates in 1887-1927. | | | | Personal motto: "When in doubt,fight." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Ulysses S. Grant: JeanEdward Smith,Grant —Frank J. Scaturro,PresidentGrant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely,Grant —Brooks D. Simpson,UlyssesS. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — BrooksD. Simpson,LetUs Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War andReconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin,Thecampaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and SchuylerColfax — Josiah Bunting III,UlyssesS. Grant — Michael Korda,UlyssesS. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper,AVictor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked MilitaryGenius — Harry J. Maihafer,TheGeneral and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, andCharles Dana — H. W. Brands,TheMan Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War andPeace — Charles Bracelen Flood,Grant'sFinal Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year —Joan Waugh,U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: NewtGingrich & William R. Forstchen,GrantComes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen,NeverCall Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Nehemiah Green (1837-1890) — of Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.Born inHardinCounty, Ohio,March 8,1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1867-68;Governor ofKansas, 1868-69.Methodist. Died in Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.,January12, 1890 (age52 years, 310days).Interment atSunsetCemetery, Manhattan, Kan. | | John Andrew Gregg (1877-1953) — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; Wilberforce,GreeneCounty, Ohio; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Eureka,GreenwoodCounty, Kan.,February18, 1877.Republican.Pastor;missionary;president,Edward Waters College, 1913-20;president,Wilberforce University, 1920-24;bishop;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1940.African Methodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February17, 1953 (age75 years, 365days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan. | | Edwin Norton Gunsaulus (b. 1859) — also known asEdwin N. Gunsaulus — of London,MadisonCounty, Ohio.Born in West Liberty,LoganCounty, Ohio,December13, 1859.Republican.Newspapereditor; U.S. Consul inPernambuco, 1900-01;Toronto, 1901-05;Queenstown, 1905-06;Rimouski, 1906-08;Johannesburg, 1908-16; U.S. Consul General inSingapore, 1917-20;Halifax, 1920-22.Methodist. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Calvin Gunsaulus and Eliza (Norton) Gunsaulus; married,March28, 1899, to Harriet N. Mitchell; married,July 6,1910, to Maud Schooley. |
| | James E. Hadden (b. 1929) — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,July 31,1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;chair ofLenawee County Republican Party, 1968;LenaweeCounty Commissioner, 1973-78; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 40th District, 1979-82; defeatedin primary, 1982.United Methodist. Member,Jaycees.Still living as of 1982. | | George M. Hammell (1852-1916) — of Ohio. Born in1852.Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1899.Methodist. Died in1916(ageabout64 years).Interment atMiamiCemetery, Waynesville, Ohio. | | Daton Earl Harrow (1903-1983) — also known asD. Earl Harrow — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.; Davison,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Ohio,March17, 1903.Autoworker; Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1953; Prohibition candidate forWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1959.Free Methodist. Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,January11, 1983 (age79 years, 300days).Interment atDavison Cemetery, Davison, Mich. | | 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. |
 | Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known asRutherford B. Hayes;"Rutherfraud B.Hayes";"His Fraudulency" —of Ohio. Born in Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,October4, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67;Governor ofOhio, 1868-72, 1876-77;Presidentof the United States, 1877-81.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Stricken by aheartattack at therailroadstation in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont,SanduskyCounty, Ohio,January17, 1893 (age70 years, 105days).Original interment and cenotaph atOakwoodCemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 atRutherfordB. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Rutherford Hayes, Jr. and Sophia (Birchard) Hayes; married,December30, 1852, toLucyWare Webb; father ofJamesWebb Cook Hayes. | | | | Political family:Hayesfamily of Fremont, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:LeopoldMarkbreit —JamesM. Comly —JosephP. Bradley | | | | Hayes County,Neb. is named for him. | | | | Rutherford B. HayesHighSchool, inDelaware,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — The Presidente Hayes Department (province),and itscapitalcity, Villa Hayes, inParaguay,arenamed forhim. — HayesHall(built 1893), at Ohio StateUniversity,Columbus,Ohio, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "He serves his partybest who serves his country best." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: AriHoogenboom,RutherfordB. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse,RutherfordB. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist,CentennialCrisis : The Disputed Election of 1876 — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | 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. |
| | 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. | | Thomas James Herbert (1894-1974) — also known asThomas J. Herbert — of Cleveland Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,October28, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;lawyer;Ohiostate attorney general, 1939-45;Governor ofOhio, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1948.Methodist. Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi.DiedOctober26, 1974 (age79 years, 363days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | David Lee Hobson (b. 1936) — also known asDavid L. Hobson — of Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,October17, 1936.Republican. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1982-90;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1991-.Methodist. Still living as of 2014. | | John Wesley Hoyt (1831-1912) — also known asJohn W. Hoyt — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born near Worthington,FranklinCounty, Ohio,October13, 1831.Wisconsinrailroad commissioner, 1874-76;Governorof Wyoming Territory, 1878-82.Methodist. Died in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 23,1912 (age80 years, 223days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Hunt (1812-1841) — of Indiana. Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,1812.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1839-40; defeated, 1838, 1840.Methodist. Died in Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,January22, 1841 (ageabout 28years).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.African Methodist 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. | | 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. | | Charles Minor Karshner (b. 1897) — of Napoleon,HenryCounty, Ohio.Born in Liberty Center,HenryCounty, Ohio,September16, 1897.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;athleticcoach;chair ofHenry County Democratic Party, 1933, 1948.Methodist. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles B. Karshner and Ella (Steedman) Karshner; married toGertrude Yaney. |
| | Paul Winfred Kear (1887-1965) — also known asPaul W. Kear — ofNorfolk,Va.Born in Van Wert,Van WertCounty, Ohio,November2, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofVirginiaRepublican State Committee, 1920-36; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for Virginia,1920;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1921-31, 1932-33.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died inNorfolk,Va.,November2, 1965 (age78 years, 0days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. | | Ebenezer Madden Kerr (1841-1909) — also known asE. M. Kerr — of Elkton,HickoryCounty, Mo.Born inMarionCounty, Ohio,August30, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Hickory County, 1891-94,1909; died in office 1909.Methodist. Member,OddFellows.Died, frompneumonia,in St. Mary'sHospital,Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February27, 1909 (age67 years, 181days).Interment atLehman Cemetery, Elkton, Mo. | | Asbury L. Kerwood (1842-1914) — of Indiana. Born inPrebleCounty, Ohio,June 21,1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1899.Methodist. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died in Bluffton,WellsCounty, Ind.,March 5,1914 (age71 years, 257days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) — also known asJoseph W. Kessel;Joe BillKessel —of Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born in Painesville,LakeCounty, Ohio,November22, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;schoolteacher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Moose;NationalEducation Association;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | H. V. King (b. 1883) — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Bellaire,BelmontCounty, Ohio,January10, 1883.Democrat.Physician;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,1941-42; defeated, 1942; member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1945.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Grotto;Order of theEastern Star;WhiteShrine of Jerusalem;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William P. King and Belle (Powell) King; married,April25, 1910, to Abbie Abbott. |
| | Coates Kinney (1826-1904) — of Ohio. Born in1826.Republican.Poet;member ofOhiostate senate, 1860; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1868.Methodist. Died in1904(ageabout78 years).Interment atMiamiCemetery, Waynesville, Ohio. | | Edward E. Langley (1850-1925) — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January22, 1850.Prohibition candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1891, 1892, 1893.Methodist. Died in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,May 5,1925 (age75 years, 103days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | Thomas Erwin Latimer (1879-1937) — also known asThomas E. Latimer — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Hilliard,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April 6,1879.Lawyer;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1935-37.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles.DiedNovember6, 1937 (age58 years, 214days).Burial location unknown. | | Steven C. LaTourette (b. 1954) — of Madison,LakeCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,July 22,1954.Republican.Lawyer;LakeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1989-95;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1995-2003 (19th District 1995-2003,14th District 2003).Methodist. Still living as of 2014. | | Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Rockport,AllenCounty, Ohio,April 4,1895.Lawyer;pianoplayer; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal judge inOhio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44.Methodist. Died, from acoronarythrombosis, in Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio,September4, 1944 (age49 years, 153days).Interment atRockportCemetery, Rockport, Ohio. | | Robert Lucas (1781-1853) — of Piketon,PikeCounty, Ohio; Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Shepherdstown,JeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April 1,1781.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in theU.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofOhiostate senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; Presidential Elector for Ohio,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins); Presidential Elector for Ohio,1828(voted forAndrewJackson andJohnC. Calhoun);Governor ofOhio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830;Governorof Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio, 1842;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary7, 1853 (age71 years, 312days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Iowa City, Iowa. | | Thomas C. Mahon (b. 1860) — of Kenton,HardinCounty, Ohio.Born in Marseilles,WyandotCounty, Ohio,July 4,1860.Democrat.Merchant;lawyer;HardinCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1910.Methodist. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Mahon and Phebe (Waples) Mahon; married,April14, 1886, to Mary I. Alexander. |
| | Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) — also known asHarold C. Mason — of Blissfield,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.; Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.Born in Kunkle,WilliamsCounty, Ohio,November9, 1888.Schoolteacher;minister;Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1914;bishop;collegeprofessor;president,Huntington College, 1932-39.Free Methodist.German,Scottish,English,andWelshancestry.Died, from amyocardialinfarction, in Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.,June 2,1964 (age75 years, 206days).Interment atWaldronCemetery, Waldron, Mich. | | Virgil O. Mathias (b. 1882) — of New Philadelphia,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio.Born in New Philadelphia,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,October8, 1882.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1936,1944;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary.Burial location unknown. | | Edward Oscar McCowen (1877-1953) — also known asEdward O. McCowen — of Wheelersburg,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born inSciotoCounty, Ohio,1877.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1943-49; defeated, 1950.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died in1953(ageabout76 years).Interment atSouthWebster Cemetery, South Webster, Ohio. | | Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (1880-1958) — also known asRoscoe C. McCulloch — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Millersburg,HolmesCounty, Ohio,November27, 1880.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1915-21; defeated, 1912;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1920;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1929-30; defeated, 1930.Methodist. Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,March17, 1958 (age77 years, 110days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, West Palm Beach, Fla.  | William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as"Idol of Ohio" — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,January29, 1843.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1884,1888;Governorof Ohio, 1892-96;Presidentof the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Shotby theassassinLeon Czolgosz, at areceptionin the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1901 (age58 years, 228days).Originally entombed atWestLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 atMcKinleyMonument, Canton, Ohio; statue atLucasCounty Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married toIdaSaxton; first cousin ofWilliamMcKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryPrather Fletcher. | | | | Political family:McKinleyfamily of Canton, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:AlbertHalstead —LoranL. Lewis —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —JohnGoodnow | | | | McKinley County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | MountMcKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by itstraditional name, Denali), inDenaliBorough, Alaska, wasnamed forhim. — McKinleyHighSchool, inHonolulu,Hawaii, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamM. Bell—WilliamM. Branch | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46. | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The FullDinner Pail." | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The AdvanceAgent of Prosperity." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William McKinley: Lewis L.Gould,ThePresidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips,WilliamMcKinley — H. Wayne Morgan,WilliamMcKinley and His America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1901 |
| | John McLean (1785-1861) — of Ridgeville,WarrenCounty, Ohio; Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born inMorrisCounty, N.J.,March11, 1785.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1816-22; Commissioner of the GeneralLand Office, 1822-23;U.S.Postmaster General, 1823-29;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-61; died in office 1861;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1856,1860.Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio,April 4,1861 (age76 years, 24days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Clarence E. Miller (1917-2011) — of Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio.Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,November1, 1917.Republican.Mayorof Lancaster, Ohio, 1964-66;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1967-93.Methodist. DiedAugust2, 2011 (age93 years, 274days).Burial location unknown. | | William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) — also known asWilliam M. Morgan — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born inLickingCounty, Ohio,August1, 1870.Republican. Incarriageandimplementbusiness; later inwool andgrainbusiness; president, Central OhioFoundryCompany;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.Methodist. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Kiwanis.Died in1935(ageabout64 years).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio. | | Francis Asbury Morris (1817-1881) — of Texas. Born in Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,September3, 1817.AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1841.Methodist. Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,September24, 1881 (age64 years, 21days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.; Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born inBaltimore,Md., October,1838.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1876.Methodist. Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1909 (age70 years, 0days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) — also known asB. Frank Murphy — of Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio.Born in Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,December24, 1867.Republican.Shoe storeowner;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936.Methodist. Died, ofmyocarditis,in Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 6,1938 (age70 years, 72days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Steubenville, Ohio. | | Sue Wilkins Myrick (b. 1941) — also known asSue Myrick — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Tiffin,SenecaCounty, Ohio,August1, 1941.Republican.Televisionpersonality; co-founder ofadvertisingfirm;mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1987-91; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1992;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1995-2013.Female.Methodist. Still living as of 2014. | | G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born inGalliaCounty, Ohio,May 31,1900.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54;defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1954.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Redmen;FarmBureau;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Burial location unknown.  | William Elmer Neal (1875-1959) — also known asWill E. Neal — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born near Proctorville,LawrenceCounty, Ohio,October14, 1875.Republican.Physician;chairof Cabell County Republican Party, 1917;mayorof Huntington, W.Va., 1925-28; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1951-52;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1953-55, 1957-59;defeated, 1954, 1958.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Kiwanis.Died in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,November12, 1959 (age84 years, 29days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. |  | George William Norris (1861-1944) — also known asGeorge W. Norris — of McCook,Red WillowCounty, Neb.Born inSanduskyCounty, Ohio,July 11,1861.Lawyer;district judge in Nebraska 14th District, 1896-1903; resigned 1903;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1903-13;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43; defeated (Independent), 1942;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1928.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in McCook,Red WillowCounty, Neb.,September2, 1944 (age83 years, 53days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, McCook, Neb.| | Relatives:Married1890 to PlumaLashley; married1903 to EllaLeonard; grandfather ofHarveyFrans Nelson Jr.. | | | | NorrisDam(built 1933-36), on the Clinch River, inAndersonandCampbellcounties, Tennessee, and the NorrisLakereservoir, which also extends intoClaiborne,Grainger,andUnioncounties, arenamed forhim. — ThecityofNorris,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS George W. Norris (built 1944 atBrunswick,Georgia; wrecked and lost in theNorthPacific Ocean, 1946) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about George Norris: John F.Kennedy,Profilesin Courage | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1961) |
| | George Dewey Nye (b. 1898) — also known asGeorge D. Nye — of Waverly,PikeCounty, Ohio.Born in Waverly,PikeCounty, Ohio,August6, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;PikeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; common pleas court judge inOhio, 1930-37; member ofOhioDemocratic State Central Committee, 1938; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1940(alternate),1952,1956,1960,1964;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1945-47, 1949-53.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. George B. Nye and Cresse (Evans) Nye; married,March15, 1941, to Leota Baker. |
| | Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) — also known asBayard H. Paine — of Grand Island,HallCounty, Neb.Born near Painesville,LakeCounty, Ohio,April27, 1872.Lawyer;author;district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30;justice ofNebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Elks;Rotary.Died in Grand Island,HallCounty, Neb.,April19, 1955 (age82 years, 357days).Interment atGrandIsland Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb. | | Donald James Pease (1931-2002) — also known asDonald J. Pease;Don Pease — of Oberlin,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,September26, 1931.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofOhiostate senate, 1965-67, 1975-77; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1969-75;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1977-93.Methodist. Served five years on the board of directors ofAmtrak.Died, of aheartattack,July 28,2002 (age70 years, 305days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul E. Pfeifer (b. 1942) — of Ohio. Born in Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,October15, 1942.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives 15th District, 1971-76; member ofOhiostate senate 26th District, 1976-93; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1982; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1986; candidate forOhiostate attorney general, 1990;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1993-.Methodist. Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2014. | | Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) — also known asLuther K. Plummer — of Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.Born in Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.,March25, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofKentuckystate senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.Methodist. Member,Lions;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died, ofheartdisease, in MercyHospital,Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,December29, 1980 (age57 years, 279days).Interment atLewisCounty Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.  | Henry Evan Pomroy (1892-1961) — also known asH. E. Pomroy — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio; Elizabeth,WirtCounty, W.Va.Born in Kiowa,BarberCounty, Kan.,February14, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;policeofficer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1949-52;defeated, 1952, 1956.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Lions;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,January10, 1961 (age68 years, 331days).Interment atKnightsof Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Allison Pomroy and Emma Neher (Ballard) Pomroy; married,November4, 1924, to Vivian Ruth Roberts. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
|  | Robert Jones Portman (b. 1955) — also known asRob Portman — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; Terrace Park,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December19, 1955.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1993-.Methodist. Still living as of 2014. | | | Benjamin Franklin Potts (1836-1887) — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ohio.Born inCarrollCounty, Ohio,January29, 1836.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofOhiostate senate, 1867;Governorof Montana Territory, 1870-83; member ofMontanaterritorial legislature, 1880.Methodist. Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,June 17,1887 (age51 years, 139days).Original interment atBentonAvenue Cemetery, Helena, Mont.; reinterment atForestvaleCemetery, Helena, Mont. | | Lewis Humphrey Pounds (b. 1861) — also known asLewis H. Pounds — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inLorainCounty, Ohio,1861.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908,1912(alternate),1936,1940;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1913-17; defeated, 1917;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1925-26; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1932.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;RoyalArcanum.Interment atNorthportRural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y. | | Oscar L. Pulse (1851-1923) — ofDecaturCounty, Ind.Born inHamiltonCounty, Ohio,February14, 1851.Democrat.Schoolteacher;farmer;lumberbusiness; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1883.Methodist.DutchandGermanancestry.Died in Maryland,March15, 1923 (age72 years, 29days).Interment atSouthPark Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind. | | Henry Frazier Reams (1897-1971) — also known asFrazier Reams — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,January15, 1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1928(alternate),1940,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1948,1956;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1951-55.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September15, 1971 (age74 years, 243days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) — also known asFrederick M. Roberts;FredRoberts —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio,September14, 1879.Republican.Mortician;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1932,1940,1944,1948;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1946.African Methodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague.FirstAfrican-American state legislator in California; descendancy fromThomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.Died, from injuries received in anautomobileaccident the day before, in Los Angeles County GeneralHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 19,1952 (age72 years, 309days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Roberts and Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts;married,November30, 1921, to Pearl W. Hinds; grandnephew ofMarthaJefferson Randolph; great-grandson ofThomasJefferson; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed ofDabneyCarr; first cousin four times removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge; second cousin once removed ofDabneySmith Carr andJohnGardner Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andEdithWilson; third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson andCarterHenry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,NathanielBeverly Tucker,EdmundRandolph andThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) — also known asArthur R. Robinson — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Pickerington,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,March12, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1924,1932;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.DiedMarch17, 1961 (age80 years, 5days).Interment atWashingtonPark Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind. | | John Russell (1827-1869) — ofChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Concord Township,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,September22, 1827.Republican.ChampaignCounty Clerk of Courts, 1854-63;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1868-69; electedOhiostate senate 1869, but died before taking office.Methodist. Died, from astroke,December16, 1869 (age42 years, 85days).Interment atOakDale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio. | | Daniel Clinard Rybolt (1869-1937) — also known asD. C. Rybolt — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Milford,ClermontCounty, Ohio,October30, 1869.Republican.Schoolprincipal;mayor ofAkron, Ohio, 1922-27; defeated, 1927; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1922.Methodist. Died in Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio,August10, 1937 (age67 years, 284days).Interment atGlendaleCemetery, Akron, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Dew Rybolt and Wineford (Morison) Rybolt; married to MaudeC. Thackara. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James S. Scott (1800-1881) — ofJeffersonCounty, Ohio.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,November4, 1800.Physician;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1860-61.Methodist. Died in Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.,April19, 1881 (age80 years, 166days).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Scott (1819-1909) — of Ohio. Born in1819.Methodistminister; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1869.Methodist. Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,1909(ageabout90 years).Burial location unknown.  | William Taylor Sheppard (b. 1877) — also known asW. T. Sheppard — of Smoot,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Born inFayetteCounty, Ohio,April16, 1877.Democrat.Schoolteacher;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1927-30.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
 | John Sherman (1823-1900) — also known as"The Ohio Icicle" — of Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio.Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,May 10,1823.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1855-61;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1880,1884,1888;U.S.Secretary of State, 1897-98.Methodist. Died inWashington,D.C.,October22, 1900 (age77 years, 165days).Interment atMansfieldCemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary (Hoyt) Sherman andCharlesRobert Sherman; brother ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman andLampsonParker Sherman; married,August31, 1848, to Margaret Sarah Cecilia Stewart; uncle of Mary HoytSherman (who marriedNelsonAppleton Miles); sixth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin ofDavidMunson Osborne; second cousin once removed ofThomasMott Osborne; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesDevens Osborne andLithgowOsborne; second cousin thrice removed ofPierpontEdwards andAaronBurr; third cousin ofPhineasTaylor Barnum; third cousin once removed ofEzekielGilbert Stoddard andBlancheM. Woodward; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,TheodoreDwight,HenryWaggaman Edwards,IraYale,LouisEzekiel Stoddard andAsburyElliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofJonathanBrace,ChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fourth cousin ofPhiloFairchild Barnum,AndrewGould Chatfield,HenryJarvis Raymond andEdwinOlmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesYale,TheodoreDavenport,DavidLowrey Seymour,ChaunceyMitchell Depew,FredLockwood Keeler andThomasMcKeen Chidsey. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS John Sherman (built 1943 atRichmond,California; sold 1947; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896) |
|  | Jacob David Smith (1870-1945) — also known asJacob D. Smith — of Hamlin,LincolnCounty, W.Va.Born in Scott Town,LawrenceCounty, Ohio,April28, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;LincolnCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32.Methodist. Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;ModernWoodmen of America;Knightsof Pythias.DiedMarch24, 1945 (age74 years, 330days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob D. Smith and Barbara J. (Lewis) Smith; married to Rose A.Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | John Charles Speaks (1859-1945) — also known asJohn C. Speaks — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Canal Winchester,FranklinCounty, Ohio,February11, 1859.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;millingbusiness;lumberbusiness;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1921-31.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,November6, 1945 (age86 years, 268days).Interment atUnionGrove Cemetery, Canal Winchester, Ohio. | | Louis Stokes (1925-2015) — of Warrensville Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,February23, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1969-99 (21st District 1969-93, 11thDistrict 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1972,1996.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KappaAlpha Psi.Arrestedfordrunkendrivingin 1983;convictedon a lesserchargeandfined.DiedAugust18, 2015 (age90 years, 176days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Theodore Strickland (b. 1941) — also known asTed Strickland — of Lucasville,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Lucasville,SciotoCounty, Ohio,August4, 1941.Democrat.Psychologist;collegeprofessor;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1993-95, 1997-2007;defeated, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1994; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,2000,2004,2008(speaker);Governorof Ohio, 2007-11; Democratic Presidential Elector for Ohio,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.); candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 2016; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Ohio,2024(on behalf ofKamalaD. Harris andTimWalz).Methodist. Still living as of 2024. | | Aaron C. Swayzee (1817-1878) — of Indiana. Born inFairfieldCounty, Ohio,January8, 1817.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1877.Methodist. Died in Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,April12, 1878 (age61 years, 94days).Burial location unknown. | | George Bell Swift (1845-1912) — also known asGeorge B. Swift — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December14, 1845.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1892;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1893, 1895-97.Methodist. Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 2,1912 (age66 years, 201days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Kingsley Arter Taft (1903-1970) — also known asKingsley A. Taft — of Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,July 19,1903.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1933-34; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1946-47;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1948-62, 1962-70; died in office 1970.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,March28, 1970 (age66 years, 252days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Robert Alphonso Taft III (b. 1942) — also known asBob Taft — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January8, 1942.Republican.Servedin the Peace Corps; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1977-81;HamiltonCounty Commissioner, 1981-90; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1986;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1991-99;Governor ofOhio, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,2004;in 2005, hepleaded nocontest to four misdemeanors involvingfailureto disclose gifts, and wasfined$4,000; subsequentlyreprimandedby the Ohio Supreme Court.Methodist. Still living as of 2014. | | Charles Tatgenhorst Jr. (1883-1961) — of Cleves,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August19, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1927-29; Judge, Ohio Courtof Appeals, 1936.Methodist. Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons.DiedJanuary13, 1961 (age77 years, 147days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Burman Riegle Taylor (b. 1911) — also known asBurman R. Taylor — of Eaton,PrebleCounty, Ohio.Born in Camden,PrebleCounty, Ohio,May 20,1911.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1948.Methodist. Member,Jaycees;OddFellows;Moose;Eagles.Burial location unknown. | | Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) — also known asHarold Teachout — of Farragut,FremontCounty, Iowa; Shenandoah,PageCounty, Iowa.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April24, 1892.Democrat.Farmer;insuranceagent; candidate forIowastate senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Iowa,1940,1952.Methodist. Member,FarmBureau;Rotary.Died in1975(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout; married,April 5,1916, to Vera V. Vickers. |
| | Addison Queen Thacher (1876-1963) — also known asAddison Q. Thacher — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January3, 1876.Republican.Civilengineer;mayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1932-33; defeated, 1933.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Elks.Died in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January28, 1963 (age87 years, 25days).Interment atOttawaHills Memorial Park, Ottawa Hills, Ohio; cenotaph atCollingwood Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | Edward Tiffin (1766-1829) — of Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.); Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio.Born in Carlisle,England,June19, 1766.Democrat.Physician;minister;member ofNorthwestTerritory legislature, 1799-1801;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Ross County, 1802;Governorof Ohio, 1803-07;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1807-09; resigned 1808; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1809-11; Commissioner of theGeneral Land Office, 1812-14; U.S. Surveyor-General forOhio-Indiana-Michigan, 1814-29.Methodist.Englishancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio,August9, 1829 (age63 years, 51days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio. | | Thomas Weston Tipton (1817-1899) — also known asThomas W. Tipton — of Brownville,NemahaCounty, Neb.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,August5, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1845;ordainedminister;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1859, 1867;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1867-75; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1880.Methodist; laterCongregationalist.Died inWashington,D.C.,November26, 1899 (age82 years, 113days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | George John Urban (1906-1978) — also known asGeorge J. Urban — of South Euclid,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,May 14,1906.Republican.Mayorof South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.Methodist.GermanandCzechancestry. Member,Lions.Died, ofcancer,in anursinghome at Oil City,VenangoCounty, Pa.,March25, 1978 (age71 years, 315days).Cremated;ashes interred atKnollwoodCemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio. | | Stephen Elbert Urmston (1845-1895) — also known asStephen E. Urmston — of Indiana. Born inHamiltonCounty, Ohio,March31, 1845.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1879-81, 1887-89.Methodist. Died in1895(ageabout50 years).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Arthur St. Clair Vance (1801-1849) — of Indiana. Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,June 20,1801.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1848-49.Methodist. Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September28, 1849 (age48 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Isaac Vandevanter (1821-1898) — also known asIsaac Vandeventer — of Indiana. Born inDelawareCounty, Ohio,May 28,1821.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1853-55.Methodist. Died in Marion,GrantCounty, Ind.,November26, 1898 (age77 years, 182days).Interment atEstatesof Serenity, Marion, Ind. | | William M. Van Slyke (1848-1915) — of Indiana. Born inAshtabulaCounty, Ohio,March 8,1848.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1887.Methodist. Died in Lawton,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,March30, 1915 (age67 years, 22days).Burial location unknown.  | Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in South Valley,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1876.Republican.Pastor;chaplain;bishop;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1928,1936.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died, in the Noble FoundationHospital,Alexandria Bay,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1943 (age67 years, 74days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Milo Joseph Warner (1891-1968) — also known asMilo J. Warner — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Ottawa Hills,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Lime City,WoodCounty, Ohio,November11, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1932,1948,1952,1956;elected National Commander of the American Legion, 1940.Methodist. Member,PhiDelta Phi;PiKappa Alpha;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January4, 1968 (age76 years, 54days).Interment atFortMeigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Levi Smith Warner and Mary Ellen 'Mellie' (Brownsberger) Warner;married,June 1,1917, to Dorothy Casad Bennett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) — also known asAaron S. Watkins — of Wilmore,JessamineCounty, Ky.; Van Wert,Van WertCounty, Ohio; Columbus Grove,PutnamCounty, Ohio; Germantown,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Rushsylvania,LoganCounty, Ohio,November29, 1863.Schoolteacher;lawyer;Methodistminister;universityprofessor; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibitioncandidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1908, 1912;president,Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1920.Methodist. Died in Rushsylvania,LoganCounty, Ohio,February9, 1941 (age77 years, 72days).Interment atEqualityCemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio.  | James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) — also known asJames B. Weaver — of Bloomfield,DavisCounty, Iowa; Colfax,JasperCounty, Iowa.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,June 12,1833.General in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist);Greenback candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1883; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Methodist. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,February6, 1912 (age78 years, 239days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. | | William West (1822-1919) — of Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa.Born in Williamsburg,ClermontCounty, Ohio,1822.Member of Ohio state legislature, 1848;hotelier;mayorof Ames, Iowa, 1870-71.Methodist. Died in Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa,December29, 1919 (ageabout 97years).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Ames, Iowa.| | Relatives:Married1847 toHarriet J. Porter. |
| | Clair A. White (1915-1988) — also known as"The Bay City Bomber" — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Willshire,Van WertCounty, Ohio,May 5,1915.Member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1960-61; member ofMichiganState University board of trustees, 1965-72; Tisch IndependentCitizens candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1982; Republican candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 101st District, 1984, 1986.Methodist. DiedNovember7, 1988 (age73 years, 186days).Burial location unknown. | | Wilbur G. Williams (1852-1897) — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio;St.Louis, Mo.Born inCoshoctonCounty, Ohio,1852.Republican.Pastor;president,Allegheny College;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1896.Methodist. Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,April16, 1897 (ageabout 44years).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) — also known asSimeon Willis — of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Born inLawrenceCounty, Ohio,December1, 1879.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32;Governor ofKentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1944,1948.Methodist; laterEpiscopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April 2,1965 (age85 years, 122days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (1920-1998) — also known asChalmers P. Wylie — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Norwich,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,November23, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateforOhiostate attorney general, 1956; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1961-67;U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1967-93.Methodist. Suffered aheartattack and died, while waiting for an eye examination at OhioState UniversityMedicalCenter, Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,August14, 1998 (age77 years, 264days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | Jonathan Stoltzfus Yoder (1881-1959) — of Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.Born in Weilersville,WayneCounty, Ohio,September13, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives from Elkhart County, 1917-20;president of twomilkcondensing firms.Methodist.GermanandSwissancestry. Member,Rotary.Died in Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,April22, 1959 (age77 years, 221days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1911 to NelleCatherine Colburn; married1920 to Mrs.Laura Ethel Cole. |
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