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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Brethren Politicians</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BU-born.html">Butler County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1838/04-18.html">April 18, 1838</a>. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/stsen.html">Iowa state senate</a>, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/IA.html">1912</a>. United Brethren. Died in Mt. Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/HE-died.html">Henry County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/07-23.html">July 23, 1920</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 96 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/HE-buried.html#cms08478">Abraham Cemetery</a>, Center Township, Henry County, Iowa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Abraham and Sarah (McCue) Abraham; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/09-24.html">September 24, 1865</a>, to Sarah Cornelia Alden; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/10-22.html">October 22, 1891</a>, to Mary Blount Blacker.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/50792368">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) — also known as Charles L. Anspach — of Mt. Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IS-lived.html">Isabella County</a>, Mich. Born in Fremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/SA-born.html">Sandusky County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/03-05.html">March 5, 1895</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Isabella District, 1961-62. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/univpres.html">President</a>, Central Michigan University. Died in Mt. Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IS-died.html">Isabella County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/10-25.html">October 25, 1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 234 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary Fisher.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Douglas Ayers Jr. (1917-1981) — also known as J. Douglas Ayers — of Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va.; Vienna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-born.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/10-29.html">October 29, 1917</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/construction.html">Building contractor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Wood County, 1965-66; defeated, 1966. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in May, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/index.html">1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 0 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-buried.html#cms03882">Riverview Cemetery</a>, Parkersburg, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of J. D. Ayers and Edna (Reighter) Ayers; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/08-24.html">August 24, 1939</a>, to Beatrice V. Pennybacker.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/18848338">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> George N. Beamer (1904-1974) — of South Bend, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/SJ-lived.html">St. Joseph County</a>, Ind. Born in Bowling Green, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CY-born.html">Clay County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/10-09.html">October 9, 1904</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/SJ-officials.html">St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1937-38; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a>, 1938; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/attygn.html">Indiana state attorney general</a>, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/pr1944-election.html">1944</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana</a>, 1962-74; died in office 1974. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish-rite-masons.html">Scottish Rite Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1974/10-21.html">October 21, 1974</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 12 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jasper F. Beamer and Frances M. (Roush) Beamer; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/05-14.html">May 14, 1932</a>, to Charlotte L. Hoover.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8412465705/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/153/12.34.jpg" width=70 height=105 border=0 alt="Charles R. Beard"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles R. Beard (1879-1965) — of Martinsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-lived.html">Berkeley County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-born.html">Berkeley County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/11-30.html">November 30, 1879</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/horsedrawn.html">Blacksmith</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">United Brethren Church minister</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Berkeley County, 1915-16, 1925-30, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1943-48; defeated, 1916, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1952. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-ord-un-am-mechanics.html">Junior Order</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-died.html">Berkeley County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/04-20.html">April 20, 1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 141 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-buried.html# ">Green Hill Cemetery</a>, Martinsburg, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John O. Beard and Ella (Sakeman) Beard; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/06-17.html">June 17, 1904</a>, to Elizabeth Robbins; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/03-28.html">March 28, 1943</a>, to Nellie Kiser.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/73232974">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harvey D. Beeler Sr. (1883-1959) — of Berkeley Springs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MG-lived.html">Morgan County</a>, W.Va. Born in Omps, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MG-born.html">Morgan County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/11-09.html">November 9, 1883</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Morgan County, 1933-40, 1943-44; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 16th District, 1947-50; defeated, 1950. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/09-12.html">September 12, 1959</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 307 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MG-buried.html#cms08531">Greenway Cemetery</a>, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Anious Beeler and Rebecca (Dawson) Beeler; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/02-18.html">February 18, 1920</a>, to Helen M. Ambrose.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/67715491">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=u9VWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA240-IA2"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/598/63.44.jpg" width=70 height=102 border=0 alt="Martin G. Brumbaugh"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930) — also known as Martin G. Brumbaugh; "Hercules of the Educational World" — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/HU-lived.html">Huntingdon County</a>, Pa.; Germantown, Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born in Penn Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/HU-born.html">Huntingdon County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/04-14.html">April 14, 1862</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/HU-officials.html">Huntingdon County Superintendent of Schools</a>, 1884-90; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">university professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/univpres.html">president</a>, Juniata College, 1895-1906; Puerto Rico Commissioner of Education, 1900-02; Philadelphia superintendent of schools, 1906-15; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Pennsylvania</a>, 1915-19; candidate for Republican nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/index.html">1916</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/PA.html">1916</a>. Brethren. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/union-league.html">Union League</a>. Died in Pinehurst, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/MO-died.html">Moore County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/03-14.html">March 14, 1930</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 334 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/HU-buried.html#cms04704">Valley View Cemetery</a>, McConnellstown, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of George Boyer Brumbaugh and Martha (Peightal) Brumbaugh; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/">1884</a> to Anna Konigmacher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/01-29.html">January 29, 1916</a>, to Flora Belle Parks.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Brumbaugh Hall, a residence hall at Pennsylvania State <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-colleges.html">University</a>, University Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CE-names.html">State College, Pennsylvania</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/martin-grove-brumbaugh/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin G. Brumbaugh">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10617143">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=18670">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Martin Grove Brumbaugh: Earl C. Kaylor, Jr., <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0838636896/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0838636896&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Martin Grove Brumbaugh : A Pennsylvanian's Odyssey from Sainted Schoolman to Bedeviled World War I Governor, 1862-1930</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual 1916</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) — also known as James M. Cox — of Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio. Born in Jacksonburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BU-born.html">Butler County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/03-31.html">March 31, 1870</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 3rd District, 1909-13; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Ohio</a>, 1913-15, 1917-21; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/OH.html">1916</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">President of the United States</a>, 1920. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a> or Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, and died three days later, in Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/07-15.html">July 15, 1957</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 106 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-buried.html#cms00752">Woodland Cemetery</a>, Dayton, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Gilbert Cox and Eliza A. Cox; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/09-15.html">September 15, 1917</a>, to Margaret Blair.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000835">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402952">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/james-middleton-cox/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James M. Cox">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/852/000137441">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/238">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about James M. Cox: Mike Resnick, ed., <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812511925/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0812511925&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Alternate Presidents [anthology]</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edgar C. Currie (1893-1965) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Newport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/JA-born.html">Jackson County</a>, Ark., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/09-01.html">September 1, 1893</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st District 1949-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (14th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MI.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/MI.html">1956</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MI.html">1960</a>; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1952-election.html">1952</a>. Brethren. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/06-18.html">June 18, 1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 290 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/7764007432/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/036/41.71.jpg" width=70 height=102 border=0 alt="Ward M. Dawson, Sr."></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Ward M. Dawson Sr. (1893-1974) — of Berkeley Springs, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MG-lived.html">Morgan County</a>, W.Va. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/09-02.html">September 2, 1893</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/hardware.html">Hardware merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmsupply.html">farm equipment dealer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Morgan County, 1947-56, 1959-60; defeated, 1962. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-ord-un-am-mechanics.html">Junior Order</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>. Died in April, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1974/index.html">1974</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 0 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BD-buried.html#cms07682">somewhere</a> in Breezewood, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/08-02.html">August 2, 1913</a>, to Lola Odessa Beeler.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Alpheus Purdon Decker (1887-1965) — also known as Alpheus P. Decker; A. P. Decker — of Deckerville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-lived.html">Sanilac County</a>, Mich. Born in Deckerville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-born.html">Sanilac County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/02-15.html">February 15, 1887</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">postmaster</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Sanilac County, 1935-50; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 20th District, 1951-54; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from 20th Senatorial District, 1961. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>. Died in Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/02-08.html">February 8, 1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 359 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-buried.html# ">Downing Cemetery</a>, Deckerville, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Peter Titus Decker and Martha Elizabeth (Wilson) Decker; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/">1910</a> to Grace Lillian Fritch; father of Elwyn Carleton Decker.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/145687256">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/242/20.25.jpg" width=70 height=99 border=0 alt="Arthur A. Dehmel"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Arthur A. Dehmel (1906-1992) — of Unionville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Unionville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-born.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/07-06.html">July 6, 1906</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 20th District, 1955-64. Moravian. Died in Bay City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-died.html">Bay County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/02-08.html">February 8, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 217 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-buried.html#cms07790">Moravian Cemetery</a>, Unionville, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Fred Dehmel and Marie (Ziefle) Dehmel; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/11-30.html">November 30, 1935</a>, to Edwina E. Pike.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) — also known as Charles C. Ellis — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa.; Huntingdon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/HU-lived.html">Huntingdon County</a>, Pa. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-born.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/07-21.html">July 21, 1874</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">pastor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">college professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/univpres.html">president</a>, Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/cr21.html">delegate to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment</a>, 1933. Brethren. Died, in Presbyterian <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-died.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/06-27.html">June 27, 1950</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 341 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/12-25.html">December 25, 1902</a>, to Emma Susan Nice.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Wallace L. Files (b. 1926) — also known as Wally Files — of Martinsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-lived.html">Berkeley County</a>, W.Va. Born in Martinsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BE-born.html">Berkeley County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/02-19.html">February 19, 1926</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/barber.html">barber</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> 1st District, 1967-70, 1973-74; defeated, 1974. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) — also known as Charles L. Gerlach — of Allentown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LE-lived.html">Lehigh County</a>, Pa. Born in Bethlehem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/NO-born.html">Northampton County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/09-14.html">September 14, 1895</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/plumbing-heating.html">Heating supply business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/PA.html">Pennsylvania Republican State Committee</a>, 1936-37; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a>, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45, 8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947. Moravian. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in Allentown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LE-died.html">Lehigh County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/05-05.html">May 5, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/51.html">51 years, 233 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LE-buried.html#cms03501">Greenwood Cemetery</a>, Allentown, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/11-16.html">November 16, 1916</a>, to Florence I. Hillegas.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000135">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404504">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Godfried Ernest Gettel (1871-1949) — also known as Godfried Gettel — of Sebewaing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HU-lived.html">Huron County</a>, Mich. Born in Sebewaing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HU-born.html">Huron County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/02-26.html">February 26, 1871</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Huron County, 1915-18, 1921-22; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 20th District, 1923-26; defeated in primary, 1926; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HU-officials.html">Huron County Road Commissioner</a>, 1930-42. Brethren. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a> while <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/in-cars.html">driving a tractor</a>, and died ten days later, in Sebewaing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HU-died.html">Huron County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/10-13.html">October 13, 1949</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 229 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HU-buried.html#cms08162">Memorial Cemetery</a>, Sebewaing, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Gettel and Catherine (Ebert) Gettel; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/01-07.html">January 7, 1897</a>, to Frances 'Frankie' Thompson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/36479180">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) — also known as Harry L. Haines — of Red Lion, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Pa. Born in Red Lion, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/YO-born.html">York County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/02-01.html">February 1, 1880</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/tobacco.html">Cigar manufacturer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/redlion.html#2">burgess of Red Lion, Pennsylvania</a>, 1923; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43; defeated, 1938, 1942. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>. Died in Red Lion, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/YO-died.html">York County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/03-29.html">March 29, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 56 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/YO-buried.html#cms03714">Red Lion Cemetery</a>, Red Lion, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Benjamin Ambrose Haines and Rebecca (Wallick) Haines; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/05-22.html">May 22, 1898</a>, to Cora Ness.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000026">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404911">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/7764005802/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/275/67.54.jpg" width=70 height=117 border=0 alt="James H. Hall"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James Hamlin Hall (b. 1925) — also known as James H. Hall — of Weston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LE-lived.html">Lewis County</a>, W.Va. Born in Weston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LE-born.html">Lewis County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/01-26.html">January 26, 1925</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/hardware.html">hardware merchant</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Lewis County, 1951-54; defeated, 1956, 1962. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-phi-epsilon.html">Sigma Phi Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Harvey Addison Hall and Mable (McGinnis) Hall; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/01-31.html">January 31, 1949</a>, to Patricia Ann Stalnaker.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Roy Howell (b. 1893) — of Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HU-lived.html">Huntington County</a>, Ind. Born in Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HU-born.html">Huntington County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/06-16.html">June 16, 1893</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HU-officials.html">Huntington County Recorder</a>, 1922-26; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/huntington.html">mayor of Huntington, Ind.</a>, 1943-44, 1950-51. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Roy C. Howes (1912-2002) — of Copemish, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MT-lived.html">Manistee County</a>, Mich. Born in Copemish, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MT-born.html">Manistee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/11-17.html">November 17, 1912</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wexford District, 1961-62; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wexford District, 1962. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>. Held the Michigan record for longest service on a county governing board. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/index.html">2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">about 89 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Carlton Howes and Grace (Grossnickle) Howes; married to Wilma Pauline Dilling.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) — also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin — of Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio; Omaha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/DO-lived.html">Douglas County</a>, Neb.; York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Neb. Born in Osceola, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/CK-born.html">Clarke County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/08-08.html">August 8, 1876</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">minister</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/univpres.html">president</a>, York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Nebraska</a> 4th District, 1919-27. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/index.html">1928</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/51.html">about 51 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/YO-buried.html#cms04114">Greenwood Cemetery</a>, York, Neb. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William D. McLaughlin and Jane (Creger) McLaughlin; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/08-04.html">August 4, 1897</a>, to Elma Pierson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000541">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407533">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> C. B. Melville — of Nevada, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/VE-lived.html">Vernon County</a>, Mo. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">Pastor</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/nevada.html">mayor of Nevada, Mo.</a>, 1930. United Brethren. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/7763994618/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/177/94.84.jpg" width=70 height=111 border=0 alt="Dan W. Mouse"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Dan W. Mouse (b. 1897) — also known as D. W. Mouse — of Petersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GA-lived.html">Grant County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GA-born.html">Grant County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/01-01.html">January 1, 1897</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/paint-decor.html">plasterer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dairy.html">dairy</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Grant County, 1949-52. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Daniel Mouse and Frances (Finke) Mouse; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/02-04.html">February 4, 1920</a>, to Maysell Harman Smith.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Melvin C. Muntzing (b. 1901) — of Petersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/GA-lived.html">Grant County</a>, W.Va. Born in Davis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/TU-born.html">Tucker County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/07-22.html">July 22, 1901</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Grant County; elected 1936; elected unopposed 1938; Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 2nd District, 1944, 1946 (primary). United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> R. F. Musgrave (b. 1903) — of Winfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/PU-lived.html">Putnam County</a>, W.Va.; Point Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MS-lived.html">Mason County</a>, W.Va. Born in Point Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MS-born.html">Mason County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/07-31.html">July 31, 1903</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 4th District, 1943-46; candidate for circuit judge in West Virginia for the 29th Judicial Circuit, 1960. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harold Derrer Nagel (1920-1996) — also known as Harold D. Nagel — of Stockton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/JD-lived.html">Jo Daviess County</a>, Ill. Born in Stockton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/JD-born.html">Jo Daviess County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/04-02.html">April 2, 1920</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/JD-officials.html">Jo Daviess County State's Attorney</a>, 1948-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/IL.html">1964</a>. Evangelical United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Died in Rockford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WN-died.html">Winnebago County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1996/06-19.html">June 19, 1996</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 78 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/JD-buried.html#cms06330">Ladies Union Cemetery</a>, Near Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Ella Rose (Derrer) Nagel and Karl Otto Nagel; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/05-31.html">May 31, 1947</a>, to Patricia Jane Nichols.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/174471360">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Everett Bryan Pennybacker (b. 1893) — also known as E. B. Pennybacker — of Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va.; Vienna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va. Born in Belleville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-born.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/02-13.html">February 13, 1893</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-officials.html">Wood County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1933-37; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1937-41; member, West Virginia Public Service Commission; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 4th District, 1944; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Wood County, 1950. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jr-ord-un-am-mechanics.html">Junior Order</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of W. H. Pennybacker and Jane Pennybacker; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/10-18.html">October 18, 1914</a>, to Florence Smith.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph G. Pepple (b. 1896) — of Princeton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/GI-lived.html">Gibson County</a>, Ind. Born in Sumner, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LW-born.html">Lawrence County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/02-18.html">February 18, 1896</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/princeton.html">mayor of Princeton, Ind.</a>, 1943-48. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James H. Price (b. 1891) — of near Brazil, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CY-lived.html">Clay County</a>, Ind. Born in Van Buren Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CY-born.html">Clay County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/09-01.html">September 1, 1891</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dairy.html">Dairy</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CY-officials.html">Clay County Auditor</a>, 1939; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CY-parties.html">chair of Clay County Republican Party</a>, 1944. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/7763989912/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/268/35.38.jpg" width=70 height=110 border=0 alt="John I. Rogers"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John I. Rogers (1910-1994) — of Keyser, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ML-lived.html">Mineral County</a>, W.Va. Born in Keyser, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ML-born.html">Mineral County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/07-10.html">July 10, 1910</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/trucking.html">Transfer business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/funeral.html">funeral director</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Mineral County, 1939-48, 1951-54; defeated, 1934; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 16th District, 1969-72; defeated, 1966, 1972. United Brethren; later <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ruritan.html">Ruritan</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/01-13.html">January 13, 1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 187 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Albin I. Rogers and Dessie Grace (Alt) Rogers; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/10-21.html">October 21, 1931</a>, to Hazel V. Shumaker.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Edward Roush (1920-2004) — also known as J. Edward Roush — of Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HU-lived.html">Huntington County</a>, Ind. Born in Barnsdall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/OS-born.html">Osage County</a>, Okla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/09-12.html">September 12, 1920</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HU-officials.html">Huntington County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1955-58; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a>, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District 1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/IN.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/IN.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/IN.html">1972</a>; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/pr1992-election.html">1992</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinton.html#673.06.95">Bill Clinton</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gore.html#810.21.46">Al Gore</a>). Brethren. Died, while suffering from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/dementia.html">Alzheimer's disease</a>, in The Heritage <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a>, Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HU-died.html">Huntington County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2004/03-26.html">March 26, 2004</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 196 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/HU-buried.html#cms06907">Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery</a>, Huntington, Ind. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000467">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409428">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles H. Schindler (1883-1972) — of Cosby, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AN-lived.html">Andrew County</a>, Mo. Born near Cosby, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AN-born.html">Andrew County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/05-19.html">May 19, 1883</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AN-officials.html">Andrew County Judge</a>, 1941-47; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Andrew County, 1947-58. Evangelical United Brethren. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/03-14.html">March 14, 1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 300 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/BU-buried.html# ">St. Joseph Memorial Park</a>, St. Joseph, Mo. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/">1913</a> to Clara E. Bermond.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/19434143">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James Buhl Shahan (1908-1987) — also known as J. Buhl Shahan — of Elkins, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RN-lived.html">Randolph County</a>, W.Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RN-born.html">Randolph County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/10-23.html">October 23, 1908</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Randolph County, 1933-36; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a>, 1937-40 (13th District 1937-38, 12th District 1939-40); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from West Virginia</a>, 1940, 1946. United Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-sigma-phi.html">Alpha Sigma Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in February, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1987/index.html">1987</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 0 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RN-buried.html#cms06917">somewhere</a> in Elkins, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Charles Shahan and Katherine (Scott) Shahan.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Mark Edward Souder (b. 1950) — also known as Mark E. Souder — of Fort Wayne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AL-lived.html">Allen County</a>, Ind. Born in Fort Wayne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AL-born.html">Allen County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/07-18.html">July 18, 1950</a>. Republican. Congressional aide for U.S. Rep. and Sen. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coad-coatsworth.html#550.51.25">Dan R. Coats</a>, 1983-84, 1988-93; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a>, 1995-2010 (4th District 1995-2003, 3rd District 2003-10); resigned 2010. Brethren. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001143">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400385">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark Souder">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/512/000040392">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://americanloons.blogspot.com/2014/09/1163-mark-souder.html">Encyclopedia of American Loons</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=KQTTAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA136"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/253/77.25.jpg" width=70 height=114 border=0 alt="Henry A. Thompson"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry Adams Thompson — also known as Henry A. Thompson — of Ohio. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">Vice President of the United States</a>, 1880. Brethren. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: American Prohibition Year Book 1912</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Claude Raymond Wickard (1893-1967) — also known as Claude R. Wickard — of Camden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CR-lived.html">Carroll County</a>, Ind. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CR-born.html">Carroll County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/02-28.html">February 28, 1893</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/stsen.html">Indiana state senate</a>, 1932-33; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Agriculture</a>, 1940-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/IN.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/IN.html">1964</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Indiana</a>, 1956. Brethren. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Killed in an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/automobile.html">automobile accident</a> in Delphi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CR-died.html">Carroll County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1967/04-29.html">April 29, 1967</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 60 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CR-buried.html#cms05310">Maple Lawn Cemetery</a>, Flora, Ind. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude R. Wickard">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/452/000167948">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=99441">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is 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 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (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 major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. 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