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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Theta Nu Epsilon Politicians</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 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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Alderson</b> — of Richwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/NI-lived.html">Nicholas County</a>, W.Va. Born in Summersville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/NI-born.html">Nicholas County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/01-08.html">January 8, 1884</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Nicholas County, 1911-12; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/WV.html">1912</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 3rd District, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/attygn.html">West Virginia state attorney general</a>, 1924. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Southern Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-psi.html">Phi Kappa Psi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-chi.html">Delta Chi</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Beckley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RA-died.html">Raleigh County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/04-02.html">April 2, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 85 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/NI-buried.html#cms04828">a private or family graveyard</a>, Nicholas County, 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Eugenia Adeline (Rader) Alderson and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/albritton-aldous.html#001.44.09">John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910)</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/06-08.html">June 8, 1921</a>, to Rebecca Mary Wigton; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/albritton-aldous.html#038.35.13">John Duffy Alderson (1896-1975)</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political families:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0016.html">Lee-Randolph family</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0460.html">Carroll family</a> of Maryland; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0294.html">Eisenhower-Nixon family</a> (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/119937512">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></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> <b>George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948)</b> — also known as <b>George F. Alexander</b> — of Gallatin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/DV-lived.html">Daviess County</a>, Mo.; Portland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-lived.html">Multnomah County</a>, Ore.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ju-lived.html">Juneau</a>, Alaska. Born in Gallatin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/DV-born.html">Daviess County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/04-20.html">April 20, 1882</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-parties.html">chair of Multnomah County Democratic Party</a>, 1914-18; candidate for circuit judge in Oregon, 1922; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for Alaska</a>, 1934-46. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-chi.html">Sigma Chi</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>; <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/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/woodmen.html">Woodmen</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/05-16.html">May 16, 1948</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 26 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-buried.html#cms00797">River View Cemetery</a>, Portland, Ore. <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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#847.69.16">Joshua Willis Alexander</a> and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/04-27.html">April 27, 1907</a>, to Lola Mae Surface.</span></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> <b>Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890)</b> — of Dallas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DA-lived.html">Dallas County</a>, Tex. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/06-14.html">June 14, 1890</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/TX.html">secretary of Texas Republican Party</a>, 1923-24; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a> 5th District, 1926, 1930. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-gamma-delta.html">Phi Gamma Delta</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey; married to Alice Mae Nicholson.</span></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> <b>Roy William Baker (b. 1883)</b> — also known as <b>Roy W. Baker</b> — of Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-lived.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-born.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/03-11.html">March 11, 1883</a>. U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SD-consuls.html ">Edinburgh</a>, 1919-20; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-consuls.html ">Hull</a>, 1920-21; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SP-consuls.html ">Barcelona</a>, 1921-29; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SP-consuls.html ">Malaga</a>, 1926; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-consuls.html ">London</a>, 1929; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-consuls.html ">Bristol</a>, as of 1932-43. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-gamma-delta.html">Phi Gamma Delta</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>. 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Jesse F. Baker and Franc (Roy) Baker; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/05-04.html">May 4, 1922</a>, to Eugenia Holcombe.</span></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> <b>Guy G. Butler (b. 1887)</b> — of Rolfe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/PC-lived.html">Pocahontas County</a>, Iowa. Born in Beattie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/MR-born.html">Marshall County</a>, Kan., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/03-05.html">March 5, 1887</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farm owner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a> from Pocahontas County; elected 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/IA.html">1952</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/psi-omega.html">Psi Omega</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/royal-arch-masons.html">Royal Arch Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/">1921</a> to Summa Grenova.</span></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> <b>John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949)</b> — also known as <b>J. C. B. Ehringhaus</b> — of Elizabeth City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/PA-lived.html">Pasquotank County</a>, N.C.; Raleigh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-lived.html">Wake County</a>, N.C. Born in Elizabeth City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/PA-born.html">Pasquotank County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/02-05.html">February 5, 1882</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a>, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st District, 1910-22; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/gov.html">Governor of North Carolina</a>, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NC.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/NC.html">1944</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/NC.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-kappa-epsilon.html">Delta Kappa Epsilon</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>; <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/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in his suite at the Sir Walter <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hotels.html">Hotel</a>, Raleigh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-died.html">Wake County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/07-31.html">July 31, 1949</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 176 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/PA-buried.html#cms03301">Episcopal Cemetery</a>, Elizabeth City, N.C. <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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Erskine Ehringhaus and Carrie Colville (Mathews) Ehringhaus; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/01-04.html">January 4, 1912</a>, to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/egburt-ehrmann.html#958.51.86">Matilda Bradford Haughton</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">Ehringhaus <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-road.html">Street</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/PA-names.html">Elizabeth City, North Carolina</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-christopher-blucher-ehringhaus/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7604623">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></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> <b>Edward Francis Feely (1880-1964)</b> — also known as <b>Edward F. Feely</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Born in Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-born.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/03-06.html">March 6, 1880</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/import-export.html">Exporter</a>; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BV-diplomats.html ">Bolivia</a>, 1930-33. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/cfr.html">Council on Foreign Relations</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-kappa-epsilon.html">Delta Kappa Epsilon</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>. Died of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, at St. Mary's <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-died.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/08-30.html">August 30, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 177 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Dennis C. Feely and Katherine (Fleming) Feely; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/03-08.html">March 8, 1920</a>, to Mary E. Garfield.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/feely-edward-francis ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></span></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> <b>Harry Hartley Gemuend (1892-1979)</b> — also known as <b>Harry H. Gemuend</b> — of Ionia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-lived.html">Ionia County</a>, Mich. Born in Ionia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-born.html">Ionia County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/04-15.html">April 15, 1892</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-officials.html">Ionia County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1921-24; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 8th Circuit, 1941. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/holy-name-soc.html">Holy Name Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>. Died in Ionia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-died.html">Ionia County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/03-07.html">March 7, 1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 326 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Leonard P. Gemuend and Kathryn (Jacobs) Gemuend; first cousin once removed of William Gemuend (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#526.55.07">Gertrude Burrows</a>).</span></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> <b>Sherman Moorhead Granger (b. 1870)</b> — also known as <b>Sherman M. Granger</b> — of Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-born.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/06-16.html">June 16, 1870</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/OH.html">Republican National Committee from Ohio</a>, 1912-16; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/OH.html">1912</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/OH.html">Ohio Republican State Central Committee</a>, 1912-14; vice-president, Zanesville <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/telephone.html">Telephone & Telegraph</a> Co. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-kappa-epsilon.html">Delta Kappa Epsilon</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>. 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Moses Moorhead Granger and Mary Hoyt (Reese) Granger; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/02-07.html">February 7, 1900</a>, to Wanda Dawson Follett.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8413567864/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/810/75.63.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="Ira L. Smith"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Ira L. Smith (b. 1870)</b> — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Born near Masontown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/FA-born.html">Fayette County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/03-15.html">March 15, 1870</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School principal</a>; <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> 11th District, 1927-30; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from West Virginia</a> 1st District, 1934. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-nu.html">Sigma Nu</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>. 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"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/">1906</a> to Florence Belle Cox.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> West Virginia Blue Book 1929</span></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> <b>Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961)</b> — also known as <b>Ruby R. Vale</b> — of Milford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/SU-lived.html">Sussex County</a>, Del. Born in Carlisle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CU-born.html">Cumberland County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/10-19.html">October 19, 1874</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School principal</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/DE.html">1912</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/committees.html">Committee on Rules and Order of Business</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/DE.html">1916</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/DE.html">1948</a> (alternate). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French Huguenot</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-historical-assoc.html">American Historical Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-psi.html">Phi Kappa Psi</a>; <b>Theta Nu Epsilon</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/union-league.html">Union League</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/01-02.html">January 2, 1961</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 75 days</a>). 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