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American Legion Auxiliary Politicians

Margaret A. Afflis — of Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.Born in Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1932,1940;member ofIndianaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1932-44; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for Indiana,1944;candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1946.Female.Presbyterian.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.Maysel Louise Alford (d. 1957) — also known asNell Alford;Maysel LouiseFlournoy —of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Quincy,GadsdenCounty, Fla.Democrat. Owner and operator ofmillineryand greeting card business; member ofFloridaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1936; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Florida, 1944-50; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1956.Female.Presbyterian.Member,League of WomenVoters;UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy;American Legion Auxiliary.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,1957.Burial location unknown.

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Mabel Aeschliman (1891-1980) — also known asMabel Zela Crump — of Lancaster,SchuylerCounty, Mo.Born inSan JuanCounty, N.M.,December24, 1891.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Schuyler County, 1943-44;defeated, 1940, 1944, 1946.Female.Methodist.Member,American Legion Auxiliary;Order of theEastern Star.Died in1980(ageabout88 years).Interment atArni Memorial Cemetery, Lancaster, Mo.
 
 Relatives:Daughter of Thompson C. Crump and Emma (Minear) Crump; married,June 1,1919, to Jonathan Ellsworth Aeschliman.
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 Relatives:Daughter of Benjamin Harvey Flournoy and Alice (Sheppard) Flournoy;married,January31, 1927, to E. Neil Alford.
 Mary Eldridge Alger (1876-1956) — also known asMary E. Alger;Mary Eldridge Swift;Mrs. Frederick M. Alger —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 21,1876.Republican.Delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County1st District, 1933; member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1933,1935.Female.Presbyterian.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Died in Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.,November9, 1956 (age80 years, 172days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich.
 Relatives:Daughter of Edward Young Swift and Irene (Battell) Swift; married1937 to FredTowsley Murphy; married,May 2,1901, toFrederickMoulton Alger (son ofRussellAlexander Alger); mother ofFrederickMoulton Alger Jr..
 Political family:Algerfamily of Detroit, Michigan.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Sarah Anderson Anderson (b. 1901) — also known asSarah A. Anderson;SarahAnderson —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,January23, 1901.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1954-66; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1956(alternate),1960.Female.Presbyterian.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Dr. Henry A. Anderson and Maude (Smith) Anderson;married,December1, 1922, to Dr. Adolphus W. Anderson, Sr.
 Margaret Andrews (1901-1990) — also known asMargaret Susanna Bringgold;Mrs. R. C.Andrews —of Lindstrom,ChisagoCounty, Minn.Born in Pine Island,GoodhueCounty, Minn.,April28, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;librarian;secretaryof Minnesota Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Minnesota,1948,1952(alternate).Female.Catholic.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.DiedOctober1, 1990 (age89 years, 156days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Lindstrom, Minn.
 Relatives:Daughter of Jacob A. Bringgold, Jr. and Mary Alice (Finn) Bringgold;married,June 30,1927, to Raymond Charles Andrews.
 Epitaph: "Wife -Mother"
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) — also known asJulia Hoge Spencer;Mrs. W. B.Ardery —of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born inRichmond,Va.,September16, 1889.Democrat. Kentuckyhistorian;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1936(alternate),1956;Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1944;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60.Female.Disciplesof Christ. Member,DeltaDelta Delta;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames;American Legion Auxiliary.Died in March,1977(age87years, 0 days).Intermentsomewherein Paris, Ky.
 Relatives:Daughter of Rev. Isaac J. Spencer and Sally Louise (Pendleton)Spencer; married,April14, 1910, toWilliamBreckinridge Ardery; mother ofPhilipPendleton Ardery.
 Political family:Tweedyfamily.
 Sylvia Lula Ashworth (b. 1874) — also known asSylvia L. Ashworth — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Peru,NemahaCounty, Neb.,November27, 1874.Democrat.Chiropractor;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,1924.Female.Methodist.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;League of WomenVoters;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown. Agnes Beahn Baggett (1905-1992) — also known asAgnes Baggett;Agnes Beahn — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,April 9,1905.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Alabama, 1951-55, 1963-67, 1975-79;Alabamastate auditor, 1955-59;Alabamastate treasurer, 1959-63, 1967-75; Democratic PresidentialElector for Alabama,1968(voted forGeorgeC. Wallace andCurtisE. LeMay).Female.Methodist.Member,American Legion Auxiliary;Order of theEastern Star;Altrusa.DiedDecember15, 1992 (age87 years, 250days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of John Richard Beahn and Leila Belle (Thomason) Beahn;married,October14, 1926, to George Lamar Baggett.
 Rose Agnes Barnes (b. 1910) — also known asRose Agnes Langford;Mrs. Ernest A.Barnes —of Albany,ClintonCounty, Ky.Born in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,August5, 1910.Republican.Schoolteacher;model;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1936.Female.Methodist.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Edward Langford and Alma (Coleman) Langford; married,January22, 1931, to Ernest A. Barnes.
 Frances Richmond Bickert (1887-1987) — also known asFrances Bickert;FrancesRichmond —of Albia,MonroeCounty, Iowa.Born in Albia,MonroeCounty, Iowa,October14, 1887.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1940,1952(alternate).Female.Catholic.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Died in October,1987(ageabout99 years).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Levi Tiltson Richmond and Elizabeth Winifred (Malone)Richmond; married,September10, 1913, to John Henry Bickert.
 Carol Newberry Brooks (b. 1888) — also known asCarol Newberry;Mrs. Frank W. Brooks,Jr. —of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November7, 1888.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1936.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;JuniorLeague;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Harriet (Barnes) Newberry andTrumanHandy Newberry; married,June 19,1912, to Frank W. Brooks, Jr.; granddaughter ofJohnStoughton Newberry.
 Political family:Newberryfamily of Detroit, Michigan.
 Estella Cline Brumbaugh (1891-1978) — also known asEstella Brumbaugh;Estella Cline;Mrs.F. A. Brumbaugh —of Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.Born in Warsaw,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.,November2, 1891.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1944(alternate),1952(alternate),1956.Female.Member,American Legion Auxiliary. Died in June,1978(age86years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. Sabina B. Burke (1859-1949) — also known asSabina Bertha Flynn — of Walnut,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa.Born in Moscow,MuscatineCounty, Iowa,November21, 1859.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIowa,1928.Female.Irishancestry. Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Died in Walnut,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,April 3,1949 (age89 years, 133days).Interment atSt. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Walnut, Iowa.
 Relatives:Daughter of Festus Flynn and Sarah Houston (Barnett) Flynn; married1884 toWilliam F. Burke.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Marguerite Allen Campbell (b. 1895) — also known asMarguerite Campbell;MargueriteAllen —of New Meadows,AdamsCounty, Idaho.Born in Lafayette,YamhillCounty, Ore.,February25, 1895.Republican. Member ofIdahostate senate, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1948.Female.Episcopalian.Member,GammaPhi Beta;Grange;Order of theEastern Star;Rebekah;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Orien Allen and Emma (Wright) Allen; married,December28, 1918, to Rollie L. Campbell.
 Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) — also known asMarguerite S. Church;Marguerite Stitt;Mrs. Ralph E. Church —of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1892.Republican.Psychologist;U.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964;speaker,1952,1956,1960.Female.Methodist.Member,League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAssociation of University Women;DeltaKappa Gamma;Zonta;BetaSigma Phi;American Legion Auxiliary.DiedMay 26,1990 (age97 years, 255days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
 Relatives:Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt;married,December21, 1918, toRalphEdwin Church.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
 Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) — also known asMary S. Coleman;Mary LeslieStallings —of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Forney,KaufmanCounty, Tex.,June 24,1914.Republican.Lawyer;probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1984.Female.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;JuniorLeague;Altrusa;American Legion Auxiliary;AmericanAssociation of University Women;BetaSigma Phi;PhiKappa Phi;AlphaOmicron Pi.Died, ofcancer,in Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.,November27, 2001 (age87 years, 156days).Cremated;ashes interred atOakridgeCemetery, Marshall, Mich.
 Relatives:Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings; married1939 toCreightonR. Coleman.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Michigan SupremeCourt Historical Society
 Florence G. Danforth (b. 1892) — also known asFlorence Jarvis — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,August17, 1892.Schoolteacher; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1947;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester4th Ward, 1948.Female.Catholic.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of John Henry Jarvis and Mary Winifred (O'Leary) Jarvis;married,June 30,1917, to G. Arthur Danforth.
 Gertrude Detweiler (1895-1988) — also known asGertrude E. Homan;Mrs. W. H.Detweiler —of Hazelton,JeromeCounty, Idaho; Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,March12, 1895.Republican.Nurse;delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1956,1968;chair, Arrangements Committee, chair,1960.Female.Presbyterian.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Died, in the LewistonCareCenter, Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho,July 20,1988 (age93 years, 130days).Interment atTwin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
 Relatives:Daughter of William Homan and Ida Homan; married,November19, 1919, toWilliamHunsberger Detweiler.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Flora Cotton Etter — also known asFlora Cotton — of Sigourney,KeokukCounty, Iowa.Born inScottCounty, Iowa.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1928,1936;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Iowa, 1928-39; candidate forsecretaryof state of Iowa, 1930.Female.Presbyterian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Dr. Newton B. Cotton and Ellen (Crane) Cotton; married,December20, 1894, toWilliamL. Etter.
 Alice Elizabeth Figg (1882-1953) — also known asAlice E. Figg — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January21, 1882.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1940,1948;member ofIowaRepublican State Central Committee, 1942-50;treasurer ofIowa Republican Party, 1950-52.Female.Lutheran.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Died, from aheartailment, in ahospitalat Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,November8, 1953 (age71 years, 291days).Interment atAvon Cemetery, Avon, Iowa.
 Relatives:Married to Samuel S. Figg.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Joan Finney (1925-2001) — also known asJoan McInroy — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,February12, 1925.Candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Kansas, 1972;Kansasstate treasurer, 1975-91; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kansas,1984,2000;Governorof Kansas, 1991-95; candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1996.Female.Catholic.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Firstwoman governor of Kansas.Died, from complications oflivercancer, in St. FrancisHospitaland Medical Center, Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,July 28,2001 (age76 years, 166days).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
 See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —NNDBdossier
Ana FrohmillerAna Frohmiller (1891-1971) — also known asAna Collins — of Flagstaff,CoconinoCounty, Ariz.; Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.Born in Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,July 28,1891.Democrat.CoconinoCounty Treasurer, 1922-26;Arizonastate auditor, 1927-50; candidate forGovernor ofArizona, 1950.Female.Member,American Legion Auxiliary. Died in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,November25, 1971 (age80 years, 120days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
 Campaign slogan(1950): "I offer the voters experience, not anexperiment."
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
 Image source: Arizona Star (Tucson,Ariz.), August 4, 1938
 Viva Gaunt (1892-1974) — also known asViva Huntley — of Grandville,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,November7, 1892.Republican.Nurse;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1956.Congregationalist.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Died in Grandville,KentCounty, Mich.,April 5,1974 (age81 years, 149days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Plainwell, Mich.
 Relatives:Married to Robert C. Gaunt.
 Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) — also known asRosemary L. Ginn;Rosemary Bewick Lucas;Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,August28, 1912.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1956(alternate),1968,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador toLuxembourg, 1976-77.Female.Baptist.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;AlphaPi Zeta;DeltaDelta Delta;American Legion Auxiliary.Died in Osage BeachHealthCare Center, Osage Beach,CamdenCounty, Mo.,January3, 2003 (age90 years, 128days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
 Relatives:Daughter of Reuben E. Lucas and Mary (Bewick) Lucas; married,June 21,1934, to Milton Stanley Ginn.
 See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
 Janet Hill Gordon (1915-1990) — also known asJanet Hill — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1942-46;ChenangoCounty Attorney, 1944-45;firstwoman county attorney in New York State; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1947-58; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1948;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 46th District, 1959-62; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 35th District, 1962.Female.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Grange;GammaPhi Beta;DeltaKappa Gamma;Order of theEastern Star;American Legion Auxiliary.DiedSeptember17, 1990 (age75 years, 249days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
 Relatives:Daughter ofJamesPerminter Hill and Florine (Hall) Hill; married to William J.Gordon.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Cecil Murray Harden (1894-1984) — also known asCecil M. Harden;Cecil Murray;Mrs. F.R. Harden —of Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.Born in Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.,November21, 1894.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1944-59; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1948,1952(speaker),1956(speaker),1968,1972;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1949-59; defeated, 1958.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;American Legion Auxiliary;Order of theEastern Star.Died in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,December5, 1984 (age90 years, 14days).Interment atMt. Hope Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
 Relatives:Daughter of Timothy James Murray and Sarah Jane 'Jennie' (Clotfelter)Murray; married,December22, 1914, to Frost Revere Harden.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Edna J. Hinman (1902-2001) — also known asEdna J. McCreanor — of Montana. Born in York,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,November27, 1902.Republican.Montanastate treasurer, 1953-57, 1961-65.Female.Presbyterian.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;American Legion Auxiliary.Died, in the CooneyConvalescentHome, Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,March24, 2001 (age98 years, 117days).Interment atForestvaleCemetery, Helena, Mont.
 Relatives:Daughter of Richard McCreanor and Margaret (Lyle) McCreanor; married,May19, 1923, to Dewey Morgan Hinman.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Clara Kahler (b. 1880) — also known asClara Felecia Goodman — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.,March 8,1880.Democrat.Stenographer;actress;candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1946.Female.Catholic.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Benedict Goodman and Margaret (Von Hohenstein) Goodman;married to John Kahler.
 Nora Lynch Kearns (1902-1991) — also known asNora Mary Lynch;Mrs. Carroll D.Kearns —of Greenville,MercerCounty, Pa.; Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.; Conneaut Lake,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in Greenville,MercerCounty, Pa.,June 26,1902.Republican.Schoolteacher;actress;president, National Federation of Republican Women;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Female.Lutheran.Member,American Legion Auxiliary;AmericanAssociation of University Women;PhiAlpha Theta;DeltaKappa Gamma;SigmaKappa;Order of theEastern Star;WhiteShrine of Jerusalem.DiedFebruary27, 1991 (age88 years, 246days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of William Halloran Lynch and Matilda Catherine (Hartman)Lynch; married,August30, 1933, toCarrollDudley Kearns.
 Amy Georgia MacHale (b. 1892) — also known asAmy MacHale — of Shelby,TooleCounty, Mont.Born in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,February22, 1892.Republican.Schoolteacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,1948.Female.Protestant.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married to Patrick Richard MacHale.
 Leone Friday Matson (b. 1901) — also known asLeone F. Matson;Mrs. Henrik L.Matson —of Avoca,MurrayCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 31,1901.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1944,1948(alternate),1952.Female.Lutheran.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;FarmBureau;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown. Marguerite A. Mattis — also known asMarguerite Hart — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Democrat.ErieCounty Register and Recorder of Deeds; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1956,1960.Female.Catholic.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Albert D. Hart and Julia (Schmitt) Hart; married to CarlA. Mattis.
 Rose Gorr Mayes (b. 1898) — also known asRose Mayes;Mrs. GilfordMayes —of Kellogg,ShoshoneCounty, Idaho.Born in Anaconda,Deer LodgeCounty, Mont.,May 16,1898.Republican.Vice-chair ofIdaho Republican Party, 1942-48; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1944;speaker,1952;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho, 1948-56.Female.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown. Minnie Freeman Penney (b. 1868) — also known asMinnie Mae Freeman;Mrs. Edgar B.Penney —of Fullerton,NanceCounty, Neb.Born in Raymonds Corners,PotterCounty, Pa.,February25, 1868.Republican.Schoolteacher; during a sudden, fierce blizzard on January 12, 1888,saved the lives of seventeen children by leading them from herschoolhouse to the nearest farm, a mile away; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nebraska, 1922-28.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Pi BetaPhi;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Order of theEastern Star;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Sarah Lovica (Cushing) Freeman and William Elder Freeman;married,April22, 1891, to Edgar Byron Penney.
 Elly M. Peterson (1914-2008) — also known asElla Maude McMillan;Mrs. W. MerrittPeterson —of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in New Berlin,SangamonCounty, Ill.,June 5,1914.Republican.Vice-chair ofMichigan Republican Party, 1961-63; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1964;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1965-69; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1968,1976(alternate); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1969-71.Female.Congregationalist.Member,American Legion Auxiliary;NAACP.Died in Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.,June 9,2008 (age94 years, 4days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married1935 toWilliam Merritt Peterson.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Jane Wall Purcell — also known asMrs. Richard Purcell — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Swanton,FranklinCounty, Vt.Democrat.Schoolteacher;accountant;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana,1940.Female.Catholic.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Sylvia Havre Raihle — also known asSylvia H. Raihle — of Chippewa Falls,ChippewaCounty, Wis.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Chippewa County; defeated, 1942; elected1948, 1950, 1952, 1954.Female.Member,American Legion Auxiliary. Burial location unknown. Evelyn E. Richards (b. 1927) — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.BornAugust25, 1927.Republican.Real estateagent; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1989-94(11th District 1979-80, 13th District 1985-86, 1989-92, 15th District1993-94).Female.Presbyterian.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Still living as of 1994.
 Relatives:Married to William E. Richards.
 Edith Nourse Rogers (1881-1960) — also known asEdith Frances Nourse — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Saco,YorkCounty, Maine,1881.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1925;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1925-60; died inoffice 1960.Female.Congregationalist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1998.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September10, 1960 (ageabout 79years).Interment atLowellCemetery, Lowell, Mass.
 Relatives:Daughter of Franklin Nourse and Edith Francis (Riversmith) Nourse;married,October2, 1907, toJohnJacob Rogers.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame
 Agnes M. Samuelson (1887-1963) — ofPageCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Shenandoah,PageCounty, Iowa,April 4,1887.Republican.Schoolteacher;Iowasuperintendent of public instruction, 1927-39.Female.Lutheran.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American Legion Auxiliary;Order of theEastern Star.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,May 12,1963 (age76 years, 38days).Intermentsomewherein Shenandoah, Iowa.
 Relatives:Daughter of August Samuelson and Alvida (Johnson)Samuelson.
 Marion Margery Scranton (b. 1884) — also known asMarion M. Scranton;Marion MargeryWarren;Mrs. Worthington Scranton —of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,April 2,1884.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1922-34;vice-chair ofPennsylvania Republican Party, 1926-28; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944,1948;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1928-51;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1936-38.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames;American Legion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Everett Warren and Ellen (Willard) Warren; married toWorthington Scranton; mother ofWilliamWarren Scranton; grandmother ofWilliamWorthington Scranton III.
 Political family:Scrantonfamily of Scranton, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 Jae Spears — also known asJae Marshall — of Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.Born inKentonCounty, Ky.Democrat.Schoolteacher;newspaperwork; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,1976, 1978; member ofWestVirginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.Female.Christian.Member,DeltaKappa Gamma;ThetaSigma Phi;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;American Legion Auxiliary.Still living as of 1992.
 Relatives:Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall; married toLawrence E. Spears.
 Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (1902-1988) — also known asLeonor Sullivan;Leonor A. Kretzer;Mrs. John B. Sullivan —ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August21, 1902.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1953-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1956,1960.Female.Catholic.Member,League of WomenVoters;American Legion Auxiliary.DiedSeptember1, 1988 (age86 years, 11days).Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Daughter of Frederick William Kretzer and Nora (Jostrand) Kretzer;married,December27, 1941, toJohnBerchmans Sullivan.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
 Louise R. Tatosian — also known asLouise Rohlfing — of Ridgewood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Real estatebroker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1948.Female.Episcopalian.Member,American Legion Auxiliary.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
 Relatives:Married to Alexander K. Tatosian.
 Bernice M. Watson (1901-1980) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Breckenridge,GratiotCounty, Mich.,August16, 1901.Republican.School teacherand principal; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,1947-48.Female.Baptist.Member,NationalEducation Association;American Legion Auxiliary.Died in1980(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown. Jackie Withrow — also known asJackie Neubert;Mrs. W. W.Withrow —of Sophia,RaleighCounty, W.Va.; Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Mabscott,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Democrat.Real estateagent; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1961-78 (Raleigh County1961-74, 18th District 1975-78).Female.Baptist.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;American Legion Auxiliary.Still living as of 1978.
 Relatives:Daughter of Charles Frank Neubert and Willie Lee (Flanagan) Neubert;married,April20, 1943, to William W. Withrow.

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Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyardis a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260politicians, living and dead.
 
 The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President,members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders inall fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; andthe chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifyingmunicipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, forany of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellatejudges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of majorfederal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmastersof qualifying communities; (5) state and national political partyofficials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and otherparticipants in national party nominating conventions;(6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nationsbefore 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify",for Political Graveyard purposes, if theyhave at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive ofpredecessor, successor, and merged entities. 
 The listings areincomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project. 
 Information on this page — and on all other pages of thissite — is believed to be accurate, but isnotguaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sourcesbefore relying on any information here. 
 The official URL for this page is:https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion-aux.html. 
 Links to this or any other Political Graveyard pageare welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimeschange as the site develops. 
 If you are searching for a specific named individual, try thealphabetical index of politicians. 
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; seeFeistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitutefair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under aCreative CommonsLicense.
What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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