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Battin">James F. Battin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Marlenee" title="Ron Marlenee">Ron Marlenee</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">John David Melcher</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1924-09-06</span>)</span>September 6, 1924<br /><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City,_Iowa" title="Sioux City, Iowa">Sioux City, Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">April 12, 2018<span style="display:none">(2018-04-12)</span> (aged 93)<br /><a href="/wiki/Missoula,_Montana" title="Missoula, Montana">Missoula, Montana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota, Twin Cities</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_University" title="Iowa State University">Iowa State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Veterinary_Medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Doctor of Veterinary Medicine">DVM</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1943–1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/76th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="76th Infantry Division (United States)">76th Infantry Division</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Normandy">Invasion of Normandy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Combat_Infantry_Badge" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat Infantry Badge">Combat Infantry Badge</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John David Melcher</b> (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> who represented <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> for four terms as a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> from 1969 to 1977 and as a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senator</a> for two terms from 1977 until 1989. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melcher was born in <a href="/wiki/Sioux_City,_Iowa" title="Sioux City, Iowa">Sioux City, Iowa</a>; his paternal grandparents were from <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> before joining the military. He served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and participated in the <a href="/wiki/D-Day" class="mw-redirect" title="D-Day">D-Day</a> <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Normandy">Invasion of Normandy</a> with the <a href="/wiki/76th_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="76th Division (United States)">76th Infantry Division</a> in Europe during World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-WaPoObit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaPoObit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was wounded in action in Germany and awarded the <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Combat_Infantryman%27s_Badge" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat Infantryman's Badge">Combat Infantryman's Badge</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Bronze Star">Bronze Star</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MelcherArchives_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelcherArchives-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melcher married Ruth Klein in 1945. They had six children.<sup id="cite_ref-MelcherArchives_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelcherArchives-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_University" title="Iowa State University">Iowa State University</a> in 1950. Later he moved to <a href="/wiki/Forsyth,_Montana" title="Forsyth, Montana">Forsyth, Montana</a>, and established a <a href="/wiki/Veterinary_medicine" title="Veterinary medicine">veterinary</a> clinic.<sup id="cite_ref-MelcherArchives_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelcherArchives-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melcher served on the Forsyth City Council. He then served as mayor of Forsyth in 1955, for three terms. In 1960, he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">Montana House of Representatives</a> for <a href="/wiki/Rosebud_County,_Montana" title="Rosebud County, Montana">Rosebud County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MelcherArchives_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelcherArchives-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1962, he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">Montana Senate</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="U.S._House_of_Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: U.S. House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> by special election on June 24, 1969, to fill a vacancy created when the incumbent, Republican <a href="/wiki/James_F._Battin" title="James F. Battin">James F. Battin</a>, resigned to accept an appointment to the Federal bench. Melcher was re-elected to the three succeeding Congresses and served from June 24, 1969, to January 3, 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-CongBio_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CongBio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="U.S._Senate">U.S. Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: U.S. Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana,_1976" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Montana, 1976">1976</a>, he was elected to the United States Senate to succeed retiring Democratic Senator <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mansfield" title="Mike Mansfield">Mike Mansfield</a>. </p><p>Melcher was re-elected <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana,_1982" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Montana, 1982">in 1982</a> against Republican <a href="/wiki/Larry_R._Williams" title="Larry R. Williams">Larry R. Williams</a>. Melcher had been targeted by <a href="/wiki/National_Conservative_Political_Action_Committee" title="National Conservative Political Action Committee">National Conservative Political Action Committee</a> (NCPAC) as potentially vulnerable, and he was subjected to attack ads depicting him as "too liberal for Montana". Melcher's response became a classic of campaign advertising, featuring a shot of an "out-of-stater" carrying a briefcase full of money, followed by a conversation among several cows deploring their intervention in the race.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_Congress">After Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: After Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His campaign for re-election <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana,_1988" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Montana, 1988">in 1988</a> was unsuccessful; he was defeated by Republican <a href="/wiki/Conrad_Burns" title="Conrad Burns">Conrad Burns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CongBio_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CongBio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Melcher attributed the loss to a lack of time spent campaigning. A wilderness management bill he co-sponsored was vetoed by President <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> only days before the 1988 election.<sup id="cite_ref-WaPoObit_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaPoObit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melcher was a candidate again for the same seat in the <a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1994 United States Senate election in Montana">1994</a> Senate election for an attempted rematch with Burns, but lost to Jack Mudd in the primary, who in turn was also defeated by Burns by 62% - 38%.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_positions_and_legislative_contributions">Political positions and legislative contributions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Political positions and legislative contributions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melcher had generally liberal views on environmental issues, but was pro-life and supported prayer in public schools.<sup id="cite_ref-WaPoObit_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaPoObit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a co-sponsor of the <a href="/wiki/Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act_of_1977" title="Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977">Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977</a>, which regulated coal strip mining.<sup id="cite_ref-MelcherArchives_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MelcherArchives-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melcher was responsible in 1984 for an amendment to the <a href="/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Act_of_1966" title="Animal Welfare Act of 1966">Animal Welfare Act</a> that required psychological well-being to be protected in primate research.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This legislation was praised by <a href="/wiki/Jane_Goodall" title="Jane Goodall">Jane Goodall</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 1987 he was the presenter to her of the Schweitzer Medal of the <a href="/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Institute" title="Animal Welfare Institute">Animal Welfare Institute</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After serving in the Senate, Melcher worked as a lobbyist for multiple organizations, including the <a href="/wiki/American_Veterinary_Medical_Association" title="American Veterinary Medical Association">American Veterinary Medical Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WaPoObit_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaPoObit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melcher died on April 12, 2018, in <a href="/wiki/Missoula,_Montana" title="Missoula, Montana">Missoula, Montana</a>, at the age of 93.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTobit_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTobit-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Melcher&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Battin">James F. Battin</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Representatives_from_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Representatives from Montana">U.S. House of Representatives</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Montana%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Montana's 2nd congressional district">Montana's 2nd congressional district</a> </b><br />1969–1977 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Marlenee" title="Ron Marlenee">Ron Marlenee</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mansfield" title="Mike Mansfield">Mike Mansfield</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Response_to_the_State_of_the_Union_address" title="Response to the State of the Union address">Response to the State of the Union address</a> </b><br />1972 <br />Served alongside: <b><a href="/wiki/Carl_Albert" title="Carl Albert">Carl Albert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hale_Boggs" title="Hale Boggs">Hale Boggs</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Brademas" title="John Brademas">John Brademas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Church" title="Frank Church">Frank Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Eagleton" title="Thomas Eagleton">Thomas Eagleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martha_Griffiths" title="Martha Griffiths">Martha Griffiths</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Metcalfe" title="Ralph Metcalfe">Ralph Metcalfe</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Proxmire" title="William Proxmire">William Proxmire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leonor_Sullivan" title="Leonor Sullivan">Leonor Sullivan</a></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b><div style="font-size:90%">Title next held by</div><b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mansfield" title="Mike Mansfield">Mike Mansfield</a> </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class 1</a>) </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1976 United States Senate election in Montana">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1982 United States Senate election in Montana">1982</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1988 United States Senate election in Montana">1988</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Mudd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Mudd (page does not exist)">Jack Mudd</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mansfield" title="Mike Mansfield">Mike Mansfield</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Montana">United States Senator (Class 1) from Montana</a> </b><br />1977–1989 <br />Served alongside: <b><a href="/wiki/Lee_Metcalf" title="Lee Metcalf">Lee Metcalf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_G._Hatfield" title="Paul G. Hatfield">Paul Hatfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Max_Baucus" title="Max Baucus">Max Baucus</a></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Conrad_Burns" title="Conrad Burns">Conrad Burns</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/James_Abourezk" title="James Abourezk">James Abourezk</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Indian_Affairs" title="United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs">Senate Indian Affairs Committee</a> </b><br />1979–1981 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/H._John_Heinz_III" class="mw-redirect" title="H. 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Cavanaugh">Cavanaugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Clagett" title="William H. Clagett">Clagett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Maginnis" title="Martin Maginnis">Maginnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Toole" title="Joseph Toole">Toole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Carter" title="Thomas H. 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Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_W._Dixon" title="William W. Dixon">W. Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_S._Hartman" title="Charles S. Hartman">Hartman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_J._Campbell" title="Albert J. Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_Edwards" title="Caldwell Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_M._Dixon" title="Joseph M. Dixon">J. 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