Very incomplete list! | |  William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917-1994) — also known asW. Tapley Bennett, Jr.;TapBennett —of Georgia. Born in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,April 1,1917.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1964-66;Portugal, 1966-69.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi;Council onForeign Relations;Sphinx;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1994(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Bristoe Bryant (1906-1986) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Huntingdon,CarrollCounty, Tenn.,February27, 1906.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1958.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Sphinx.Died in1986(ageabout80 years).Burial location unknown. | | Harrison Conway (b. 1903) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,July 13,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;MarionCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-56; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1959-60.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Sphinx.Burial location unknown. | | Joel Benedict Erhardt (1838-1909) — also known asJoel B. Erhardt — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February21, 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; NewYork CityPoliceCommissioner; receiver, New York and NorthernRailroadCompany; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1888;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1889-91.Member,LoyalLegion;UnionLeague;Sphinx;Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1909 (age71 years, 198days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Charles Lively (b. 1887) — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.BornAugust13, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Rep.MatthewM. Neely, 1913-14; postmaster atWeston,W.Va., 1914-19;real estatebusiness;vice-chair ofWest Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39; Clerk of the WestVirginia Senate, 1933.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaChi;Sphinx.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof William E. Lively and Emily North (Shaw) Lively; married,November16, 1920, to Mamie Williams. |
| | Jacob Elmer Long (1880-1955) — also known asJ. Elmer Long — of Graham,AlamanceCounty, N.C.; Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.,July 31,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Rep.CharlesM. Stedman; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,1911-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 18th District, 1917-22;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1925-29; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1944.Presbyterian;laterMethodist.Member,SigmaNu;Lions;Sphinx.Died, from acoronaryocclusion, in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,April28, 1955 (age74 years, 271days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Durham, N.C. | | Morris B. Payne (b. 1885) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Waterford,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January19, 1885.Republican.Architect;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1921-24; memberofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1939-40; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1940.Member,Freemasons;Sphinx.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles W. Payne and Ellen (Gillen) Payne; married,October14, 1909, to Jeannie Grandall Nash. |
| | Dwight Laing Rogers (1886-1954) — also known asDwight L. Rogers — of Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born near Reidsville,TattnallCounty, Ga.,August17, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1930-38;U.S.Representative from Florida 6th District, 1945-54; died in office1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1952.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Sphinx;Kiwanis.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,December1, 1954 (age68 years, 106days).Interment atLauderdaleMemorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | | Owen S. Schaffer (b. 1908) — of Petersburg,GrantCounty, W.Va.Born in Bayard,GrantCounty, W.Va.,March31, 1908.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Grant County, 1941-45;resigned 1945.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Kiwanis;Sphinx.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof G. P. Schaffer and Zella (Duling) Schaffer. |
| | Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1872.Democrat. President, R. H. Macy & Co.departmentstores; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1933-36.Jewish. Member,Sphinx.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1936 (age64 years, 101days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) — also known asSterry R. Waterman — of St. Johnsbury,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,June 12,1901.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-70.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;Sphinx;ZetaPsi;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1984(ageabout83 years).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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