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Modern Language Association Politicians

Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. (b. 1906) — also known asArthur A. Houghton, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1906.Republican. Vice-president, CorningGlass Works,1935-40; director, Delaware, Lackawanna and WesternRailroad;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1960.Episcopalian.Member,NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;Council onForeign Relations;Modern Language Association.Burial location unknown.

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Harry Morgan Ayres (1881-1948) — also known asHarry M. Ayres — of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Montclair Heights, Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,October6, 1881.Democrat.Universityprofessor; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Westport, 1923-24.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Modern Language Association.DiedNovember20, 1948 (age67 years, 45days).Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Sonof Morgan Willcox Ayres and Sarah Ella (Roe) Ayres; married,June 6,1905, to Amy Wentworth Sawyer.

Relatives: SonofArthurAmory Houghton and Mabel (Hollister) Houghton; married toElizabeth Douglas McCall.

Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) — also known asThomas W. Nadal — of Olivet,EatonCounty, Mich.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Milroy,RushCounty, Ind.,June 17,1875.Republican.Collegeprofessor; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; actingpresident,Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16;president,Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.Congregationalist.EnglishandFrenchancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Modern Language Association.Burial location unknown.

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married,June 2,1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff.
		Image source: Michigan Manual1911

Peter Oppewall (b. 1922) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Northbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;collegeprofessor; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1stDistrict, 1961; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1965-70.ChristianReformed. Member,UrbanLeague;Modern Language Association.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) — also known asAlfred J. Pearson — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Landskrona,Sweden,September29, 1869.Republican.Universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toPoland, 1924-25;Finland, 1925-30.Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,Modern Language Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedAugust9, 1939 (age69 years, 314days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.

	Relatives: Sonof Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married1901 to TheaPauline Swenson (daughter ofLarsSwenson).
		Political family:Swensonfamily of Minnesota.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

Walter Frederick Sanders (1880-1961) — also known asW. F. Sanders — of Parkville,PlatteCounty, Mo.Born in Silver Lake,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,April27, 1880.Republican.Collegeteacher; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1944;chairof Platte County Republican Party, 1949.Presbyterian.Swedishancestry. Member,Modern Language Association;AmericanLegion.Died in Parkville,PlatteCounty, Mo.,September17, 1961 (age81 years, 143days).Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Sonof William August Sanders and Caroline (Dahlstrom) Sanders; married,September25, 1909, to Astrid C. Tulien.

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