Very incomplete list! | |  James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) — also known asJames D. Adams — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Born in Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,July 2,1887.Democrat. President, Citizens StateBank;among the organizers of ColumbiaWoolen Mills;publisher,Columbia City Postnewspaper;owner ofmovie theaters; president, Whitley CountyTelephoneCo., 1912-26;cattlebreeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;AmericanBankers Association.Died in August,1966(age79years, 0 days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Columbia City, Ind. | | Milward Adams (1857-1923) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January6, 1857.Theater manager;Consulfor Siam inChicago,Ill., 1906-21.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 18,1923 (age66 years, 163days).Entombed atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) — also known asPaul J. Bailey — of Leonardtown,St. Mary'sCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,October30, 1905.Republican.Musician;lawyer;farmer;theater owner; member ofMarylandRepublican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1946-67; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Maryland,1956.Member,SigmaNu Phi.DiedNovember30, 1994 (age89 years, 31days).Interment atAllFaith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey; married to Verna(Putnam) Virts. | | | | Epitaph: "STATE SENationalOR,CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's CountyNTY ANDMARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REstate, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LOrderHATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Walker Barr (1918-1996) — also known asJoseph W. Barr — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Hume,FauquierCounty, Va.Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,January17, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;movietheater owner;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1959-61; defeated,1960; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1964-65;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1968-69.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Psi.Died, of aheartattack, in Playa del Carmen,QuintanaRoo,February23, 1996 (age78 years, 37days).Interment atLeedsEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Hume, Va. | | Braxton Beacham (1864-1924) — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Georgia,September12, 1864.Realestate developer;movie theater owner;mayorof Orlando, Fla., 1906-07.DiedSeptember24, 1924 (age60 years, 12days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Orlando, Fla. | | Vincent Henry Beckman (b. 1879) — also known asVincent H. Beckman — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in St. Henry,MercerCounty, Ohio,December1, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary and director, NationalTheatre Co.; director andmember executive committee, Eagle PicherMining andSmeltingCo.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1916,1924,1928(alternate),1940,1948,1956;Democratic Presidential Elector for Ohio,1940.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John G. Beckman and Catherine (Romer) Beckman; married,January19, 1915, to Irene Gertrude Hummel. |
| | Charles R. Blatt — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Democrat.Movie theater business; nominated in primary forburgessof Somerset, Pennsylvania 1941, but withdrew before election.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) — of Oakland,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa.Born in Tekamah,BurtCounty, Neb.,January24, 1902.Republican.Movie theater owner; member ofIowastate house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected1950.Congregationalist.Member,Lions;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Eagles.Died in May,1977(age75years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings; married1923 to GretnaM. Charles. |
| | Claude Ernest Cady (1878-1953) — also known asClaude E. Cady — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,May 28,1878.Democrat.Grocer; ownerof threemovie theaters; member of Lansing city council,1910-17; member of Lansing Police and Fire Commission, 1918-28;wholesale candydealer; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1926;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1933-35; defeated,1934; postmaster atLansing,Mich., 1935-43 (acting, 1935).Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November30, 1953 (age75 years, 186days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Hardy Carlson (1887-1957) — of Volin,YanktonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Hudson,LincolnCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.),January21, 1887.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;movie theater owner; served in theU.S. Army during World War I; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1921-24,1945-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Dakota,1936.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.DiedDecember7, 1957 (age70 years, 320days).Interment atHartford Cemetery, Hartford, S.Dak. | | Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) — also known asCharles F. Carpentier — of East Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,September19, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;movietheater operator;mayorof East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; defeated (Citizens), 1927; memberofIllinoisstate senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1956,1960;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Forty andEight;Eagles;Moose;Elks;Rotary;CatholicOrder of Foresters.Died, whileseekingthe Republican nomination for Governor,April 3,1964 (age67 years, 197days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier; married,June 22,1920, to Alta Sarginson. |
| | Bernard L. Crawford (b. 1924) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Glen Jean,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,April15, 1924.Democrat.Theater owner; member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1967-70; appointed 1967;defeated, 1970;chair ofRaleigh County Democratic Party, 1975.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles D. Crawford and Jane (Brabban) Crawford; married,May 27,1947, to Nora Ogg. |
| | Laurent de Give (1828-1910) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inBelgium,January31, 1828.Lawyer;Consulfor Belgium inAtlanta,Ga., 1860-1905;operahouse proprietor;movie theater owner.Catholic.Belgianancestry. Member,Elks.Died in Rockledge,BrevardCounty, Fla.,March17, 1910 (age82 years, 45days).Interment atWestviewCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | Charles Elmer Dietrich (1889-1942) — of Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.Born in Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.,July 30,1889.Democrat.Movie theater business;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1935-37.Died in Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.,May 20,1942 (age52 years, 294days).Entombed atSunnysideCemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa. | | Harold Stanley Dobbs (1918-1994) — also known asHarold Dobbs — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Roselle,UnionCounty, N.J.,December8, 1918.Republican.Lawyer;founded amd owned a chain ofrestaurants;ownedmovie theaters in Hong Kong; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1963, 1967, 1971.Jewish.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August14, 1994 (age75 years, 249days).Entombed in mausoleum atHomeof Peace Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Rolla Earl Duncan (1881-1960) — also known asRolla Duncan — of Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born inCooperCounty, Mo.,December25, 1881.Republican.Policechief; acting postmaster atBillings,Mont., 1926-27;movie theater owner.Died in Wheeler,TillamookCounty, Ore.,April19, 1960 (age78 years, 116days).Interment atForestvaleCemetery, Helena, Mont.| | Relatives: Sonof John H. Duncan and Amelia Susan (McMahan) Duncan; married1905 toKatherine Anne Hehl; married1917 toFortunette Ritchot. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas Stephen Hogan (1869-1957) — also known asThomas S. Hogan — of Montana; Midland,MidlandCounty, Tex.Born in Chippewa Falls,ChippewaCounty, Wis.,December23, 1869.Oilbusiness; candidate forMontanastate house of representatives, 1894;secretaryof state of Montana, 1897-1901; Silver Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana at-large, 1898; IndependentDemocratic candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1900; member ofMontanastate senate, 1910-14; in Midland, Texas, he built the Yuccamovie theater (1927) and the 12-story Hogan Building (1929),the city'sfirst"skyscaper".Irishancestry.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September25, 1957 (age87 years, 276days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. | | Clinton L. Howard (b. 1891) — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born in Josephs Mills,TylerCounty, W.Va.,November25, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;hardwaremerchant;movie theater business;clothingbusiness; member ofWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 1935-38.Member,Elks;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John L. Howard and Thena M. Howard; married,February18, 1918, to Willa M. Bond. |
| | Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known asLeonard Irving — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March24, 1898.Democrat.Railroadwork;theater manager;hotelmanager;constructionworker;presidentandbusinessagent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,1952.Congregationalist.Member,Eagles.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 8,1962 (age63 years, 349days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Joe K. Koehler — of Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Movie theater owner;mayorof Twin Falls, Idaho, 1939-43; defeated (IndependentProgressive), 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) — also known asAustin E. Lathrop;CapLathrop —of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova,Chugachcensus area, Alaska.Born in Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich.,October5, 1865.Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Minernewspaper,a chain ofmovie theaters, tworadiostations, twobanks, andthe Healy RiverCoalCompany; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School ofMines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.Killed in arailroadaccident, at Healy,DenaliBorough, Alaska,July 26,1950 (age84 years, 294days).Burial location unknown.  | Bill Lees — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Movie theater owner; candidate formayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1961.Still living as of 1961.| | Image source:Idaho Statesman, April 5, 1961 |
| | | Marcel Etienne Malige (b. 1900) — also known asMarcel E. Malige — of Lapwai,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho.Born in Lapwai,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho,July 5,1900.Farmworker;musician;movie projectionist; U.S. Vice Consul inVictoria, 1922;Nantes, 1922-25;Paris, 1925-26; U.S. Consul inParis, 1926-28;Glasgow, 1928-32;Warsaw, as of 1934-38;Rio de Janeiro, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General inMartinique, as of 1943;Marseille, as of 1949.Burial location unknown. | | Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) — also known asLouis B. Mayer;Lazar Meir — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.; Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Dymer, Russia (nowUkraine),July12, 1884.Republican. Ownedmovie theaters in New England; moved intothemovieproduction business starting in 1916; head of theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)moviestudio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1928,1932;vice-chairof California Republican Party, 1931-32;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1932-33.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofleukemiaand akidneyinfection, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October29, 1957 (age73 years, 109days).Entombed in mausoleum atHomeof Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married,June 14,1903, toMargaretShenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944);married,December4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (whomarriedWilliamGoetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who marriedDavidOliver Selznick). | | | | Political family:Mayerfamily of Los Angeles, California. | | | | Cross-reference:DoreSchary | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: CharlesHigham,Merchantof Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the SecretHollywood — Gary Carey,Allthe stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — DianaAltman,HollywoodEast: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the StudioSystem — Charles Higham,TheMerchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
| | Mark M. Mayne — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Republican.Movie theater film operator; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Michigan,1948(voted forThomasE. Dewey andEarlWarren); candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Louis J. Menges (b. 1888) — of East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Born in East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,October30, 1888.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner andbuilder ofmovie theaters; member ofIllinoisstate senate 49th District, 1935-43.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;OptimistClub.Burial location unknown. | | Frank A. Miller (b. 1888) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1888.Democrat. Musical and sound effects director forsilentmovies andmovie theaters; in 1915, he founded atheatricalbooking agency; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1922-31.Burial location unknown. | | Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) — also known asRobert H. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,September15, 1904.Miningengineer;lawyer;member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; specialassistant to Barney Balaban, president of ParamountPictures,and director, Paramount InternationalFilms;when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer ofthemovie theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; followinga merger with American Broadcasting Company, he became financialvice-president of the ABCtelevisionnetwork; in 1957, he joined the Loew'smovie theater chainas vice-president and treasurer; president of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayermoviestudio, 1963-69.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, of astroke,in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October6, 1997 (age93 years, 21days).Intermentsomewherein Butte, Mont.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married,August27, 1927, to Ellen Ford. |
| | Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) — also known asRalph Paiewonsky — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,VirginIslands.Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (nowVirginIslands),November9, 1907.Democrat. Manager or president ofdistillery,movie theaters, aliquorstore and agiftshop; one of the organizers of the West IndiesBank andTrust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from VirginIslands,1940,1944(member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker),1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1964,1980;member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;Governorof U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in St. ThomasHospital,St. Thomas,VirginIslands,November9, 1991 (age84 years, 0days).Entombed atAltona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VirginIslands. | | Alvin Pasco (1908-1980) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January29, 1908.Republican.Theater owner; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1948,1956;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,1948.Catholic.Died in1980(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown. | | Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September18, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;real estatebroker; partner, HollywoodTheater, Buchanan, Mich.;BerrienCounty Register of Deeds, 1927-32;BerrienCounty Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;Speakerof the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 17,1992 (age92 years, 303days).Interment atOak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich. | | George C. Porter (1903-1967) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born inAthensCounty, Ohio,December9, 1903.Democrat.Theater owner; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; diedin office 1967.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star;Moose;Elks;Kiwanis.Died in1967(ageabout63 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married,March 4,1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
| | John F. Rees (1882-1974) — of Wellsville,MontgomeryCounty, Mo.Born in Jonesburg,MontgomeryCounty, Mo.,1882.Republican.Movie theater business; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1923-28.Died in1974(ageabout92 years).Interment atWellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Mo. | | Joseph Lafayette Rhinock (1863-1926) — also known asJoseph L. Rhinock — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Owenton,OwenCounty, Ky.,January4, 1863.Democrat.Oilrefiner;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1894-99;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1905-11; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1908;theater business.Died, fromheartdisease, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1926 (age63 years, 259days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | | Henry Roehrig (born c.1866) — of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich., about 1866.Democrat. President, Wyandotte Theatres Corporation, which in 1916owned the Majestic, Marx, and Lincolnmovie theaters;mayorof Wyandotte, Mich., 1899-1901.Burial location unknown. | | James C. Shanklin (1884-1958) — also known asJim Shanklin — of Ronceverte,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Born in Willow Bend,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,August6, 1884.Democrat. Manager ofhotelandmovie theaters;postmaster;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWest Virginia,1944,1952.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in1958(ageabout73 years).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Union, W.Va. | | Edward F. Stahle (1860-1925) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.; La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in California,1860.Republican.Surveyor;civilengineer;mayorof Cheyenne, Wyo., 1893;theater manager.Died in La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,January3, 1925 (ageabout 64years).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Stahle and Eliza Stahle; married to EmmaGriffith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter Staub (1827-1904) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inSwitzerland,1827.Theater business;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1874-75, 1881-82.Died in1904(ageabout77 years).Interment atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | William G. Thick (born c.1885) — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.; Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich., about 1885.Republican.Theater owner;mayorof Marshall, Mich., 1933-36.Burial location unknown. | | Harry Wall (b. 1903) — of Lewiston,Nez PerceCounty, Idaho.Born in Bowerston,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,September1, 1903.Democrat.Farmer;cattleman;movie theater owner; member ofIdahostate senate, 1945-50; candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho, 1950; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Idaho, 1952-63.Episcopalian.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Wall and Lulu (Seifried) Wall. |
 | John Henry Walters (1874-1952) — also known asJ. Henry Walters — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1908-10; memberofNewYork state senate 38th District, 1911-20; attorney formovietheater owners.Died, in theHotelCroydon, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1952 (age78 years, 5days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Clare A. Pfohl. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,April20, 1882.Newspaperwriter;theater manager; U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1935-46.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AlphaPhi Alpha.In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" innewspapers and magazines.Died in1965(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown.  | Roy A. Warden (b. 1900) — of Yukon,McDowellCounty, W.Va.; War,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born in Monroe,GraftonCounty, N.H.,October2, 1900.Democrat.Movie theater owner; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1945-46,1951-52; candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1954.Presbyterian.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander Warden and Suzie (Fairbanks) Warden; married1924 to EdithLingard. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | James Patrick Whallen (1856-1930) — also known asJames P. Whallen — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Kentucky,December4, 1856.Democrat.Wine andliquor merchant;theater owner; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1916,1924.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March15, 1930 (age73 years, 101days).Interment atSt.Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.  | Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) — also known asFrank C. Zehrung;F. C.Zehrung —of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa,October7, 1858.Republican.Druggist;theater business;mayorof Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Elks.Died in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,September8, 1942 (age83 years, 336days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung; married,March15, 1911, to Jessie L. Voris. | | | | Image source: City ofLincoln |
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