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Walter Forward (1786-1852) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in East Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1786.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1822-25 (14th District 1822-23,
16th District 1823-25); defeated, 1824; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1841-43; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Denmark, 1849-51; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1851.
Methodist.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
24, 1852 (age 66 years, 305
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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George Wilkins Guthrie (1848-1917) —
also known as George W. Guthrie —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
5, 1848.
Son of John
B. Guthrie and Catherine (Murray) Guthrie.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Malcolm
Hay; vice-president, Dollar Savings Bank;
member, board of managers, St. Margaret's Memorial Hospital;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1912;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906-09; defeated, 1896; U.S. Ambassador to
Japan, 1913-17, died in office 1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 8,
1917 (age 68 years, 184
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Marcus Wilson Acheson (1828-1906) —
also known as Marcus W. Acheson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 7,
1828.
Son of David Acheson (1769-1851) and Mary Cunningham (Wilson) Acheson
(1787-1872).
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1880-91;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1891-1906; died in
office 1906.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 21,
1906 (age 78 years, 14
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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James Ross (1762-1847) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1762.
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1794-1803; received 5 electoral votes
for Vice-President, 1816.
Died in 1847
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William Freame Johnston (1808-1872) —
also known as William F. Johnston —
of Pennsylvania.
Born November
29, 1808.
Son of Alexander Johnston and Elizabeth Freame Johnston.
Whig. Lawyer; Westmoreland
County District Attorney, 1829; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1848-49; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1848-52; defeated, 1851.
Died October
25, 1872 (age 63 years, 331
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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George Tener Oliver (1848-1919) —
also known as George T. Oliver —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ireland,
of American parents, January
26, 1848.
Son of Henry Oliver and Margaret (Brown) Oliver.
Republican. Iron and steel
manufacturer; newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1909-17.
Died January
22, 1919 (age 70 years, 361
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Samuel Watson Black (1816-1862) —
also known as Samuel W. Black —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
3, 1816.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1852; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-59; Governor of
Nebraska Territory, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Gaines Mill, Hanover
County, Va., June 27,
1862 (age 45 years, 297
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Cornelius Darragh (1809-1854) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1809.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1835-38 (21st District 1835-37, 19th District
1837-38); U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1841-44; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1844-47; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1849-51.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
22, 1854 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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John Dalzell (1845-1927) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Swissvale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1845.
Son of Samuel Dalzell and Mary (McDonnell) Dalzell.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1887-1913 (22nd District
1887-1903, 30th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
2, 1927 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William Wallace Irwin (1803-1856) —
also known as William W. Irwin —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1803.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1841-43; U.S.
Charge d'Affaires to Denmark, 1843-47.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
15, 1856 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Harmar Denny (1794-1852) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 13,
1794.
Son of Ebeneezer
Denny.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-37 (16th District 1829-33,
22nd District 1833-37).
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
29, 1852 (age 57 years, 261
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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James Kennedy Moorhead (1806-1884) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1806.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1859-69 (21st District 1859-63,
22nd District 1863-69).
Died in 1884
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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James Scott Negley (1826-1901) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in East Liberty (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
22, 1826.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general
in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1869-75, 1885-87;
active in promotion and construction of railroads;
president of several railroad
companies.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., August 7,
1901 (age 74 years, 228
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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George Shiras, Jr. (1832-1924) —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
26, 1832.
Lawyer;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1892-1903; resigned 1903.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, as the result of a fall, in
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 2,
1924 (age 92 years, 189
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Charles McClure (1804-1846) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1837-39, 1840-41;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1843-45.
Died in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
10, 1846 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Richard Biddle (1796-1847) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 25,
1796.
Son of Charles
Biddle and Hannah (Shepard) Biddle.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1837-40 (22nd District 1837-39,
32nd District 1839-40).
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 6,
1847 (age 51 years, 103
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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James Blackmore (1814-1875) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born October
10, 1814.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1868-69, 1872-75.
Died September
26, 1875 (age 60 years, 351
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877) —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., April 20,
1808.
Son of Thomas Howe and Clarissa (Howard) Howe.
Republican. Banker; manufacturer;
mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (21st District 1851-53,
22nd District 1853-55); Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 20,
1877 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William N. McNair (c.1881-1948) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born about 1881.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 34th District, 1922, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1928; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1934-36; candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Died September
9, 1948 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Thomas Williams (1806-1872) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1806.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1863-69.
Died in 1872
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Charles Howard Kline (1870-1933) —
also known as Charles H. Kline —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., December
25, 1870.
Son of Anna Margaret (Custer) Kline (1838-1902) and Wellington B.
Kline (1840-1904).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County, 1905-06;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1907-18; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1926-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 22,
1933 (age 62 years, 209
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Harmar Denny Denny, Jr. (1886-1966) —
also known as Harmar D. Denny, Jr. —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., July 2,
1886.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1941; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1951-53;
defeated, 1952; member,
Civil Aeronautics Board, 1953-59.
Died in Buxton, Derbyshire, England,
January
6, 1966 (age 79 years, 188
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Moses Hampton (1803-1878) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., October
28, 1803.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1847-51; state
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1853.
Died June 27,
1878 (age 74 years, 242
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Jonas R. McClintock (1808-1879) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born January
8, 1808.
Democrat. Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1836-39; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 22nd District, 1854-56.
Died November
25, 1879 (age 71 years, 321
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Alexander Hay (1806-1882) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born April 8,
1806.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1842-45.
Died November
5, 1882 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Robert McKnight (1820-1885) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1820.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1859-63.
Died in 1885
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Harry Allison Estep (1884-1968) —
also known as Harry A. Estep —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1884.
Son of James E. Estep and Isabella S. (Kaye) Estep.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1927-33.
Died in Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
28, 1968 (age 84 years, 27
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Adamson Tannehill (1750-1820) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., May 23,
1750.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1813-15.
Died near Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
23, 1820 (age 70 years, 214
days).
Original interment at First Presbyterian
Cemetery; reinterment in 1849 at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Henry A. Weaver (1820-1890) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born April 1,
1820.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1857-60.
Died September
26, 1890 (age 70 years, 178
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Jared M. Brush (1814-1895) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
10, 1814.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1869-72.
Died November
3, 1895 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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John Buchanan Robinson (1846-1933) —
also known as John B. Robinson —
of Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1846.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1891-97; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900
(alternate), 1908.
Died in 1933
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Thomas Irwin (1785-1870) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1785.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1829-31.
Died in 1870
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Ferdinand E. Volz (1823-1876) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in 1823.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1854-56.
Died May 14,
1876 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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James Lowry, Jr. (1821-1876) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born February
2, 1821.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1864-66.
Died July 20,
1876 (age 55 years, 169
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William McClelland (1842-1892) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1842.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1871-73; Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1891-92; died in office 1892.
Died February
7, 1892 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William B. Hays (1844-1912) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born January
22, 1844.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1903-06.
Died September
16, 1912 (age 68 years, 238
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Andrew Fulton (d. 1925) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1884-87; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884.
Died February
7, 1925.
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Joseph Barker (c.1806-1862) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1806.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1850-51; defeated, 1851, 1852.
In 1849, after an anti-Catholic
speech, he was arrested,
charged
with using obscene
language, obstructing
the streets, and causing a
riot, convicted,
and sentenced
to a year in prison;
elected mayor in 1850 while still incarcerated. While mayor, he was
twice arrested
on charges
of assault and
battery. In 1851, he was convicted
of riot.
Struck and killed by a railroad
train, in Ross Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 2,
1862 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Wilson McCandless (1810-1882) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 19,
1810.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1859.
Died June 30,
1882 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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John B. Guthrie (1807-1885) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., July 28,
1807.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1851-53.
Died in Cresson, Cambria
County, Pa., August
17, 1885 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Francis Beattie Brewer (1820-1892) —
of New York.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
8, 1820.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1873; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1883-85.
Died in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 29,
1892 (age 71 years, 295
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Ebeneezer Denny (1761-1822) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., March 11,
1761.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1816-17.
Died July 12,
1822 (age 61 years, 123
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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James W. Brown (1844-1909) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 14,
1844.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1903-05.
Died in Point Mouille, Monroe
County, Mich., October
23, 1909 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Henry Kirke Porter (1840-1921) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., November
24, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; locomotive
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1903-05;
defeated, 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 10,
1921 (age 80 years, 137
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Matthew B. Lowrie (1773-1850) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born May 12,
1773.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1830-31.
Died July 28,
1850 (age 77 years, 77
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William Kerr (1809-1853) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born November
15, 1809.
Physician;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1846-47.
Died August
11, 1853 (age 43 years, 269
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Robert M. Riddle (1812-1858) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born August
17, 1812.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1853-54.
Died December
18, 1858 (age 46 years, 123
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William J. Howard (1799-1862) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born December
31, 1799.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1845-46.
Died October
2, 1862 (age 62 years, 275
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William J. Diehl (1845-1929) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
22, 1845.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1899-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
22, 1929 (age 84 years, 243
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Andrew Williams Loomis (1797-1873) —
of Ohio.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., June 27,
1797.
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1837.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
24, 1873 (age 76 years, 58
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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James Thompson (1790-1876) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born December
18, 1790.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1841-42.
Died August
10, 1876 (age 85 years, 236
days).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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William Little (1809-1887) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in 1809.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1839-40.
Died August
26, 1887 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Christopher Lyman Magee (d. 1901) —
also known as Christopher L. Magee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1880,
1884,
1900;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.
Died March 8,
1901.
Interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Cadwallader M. Barr (1876-1960) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Parkers Landing, Armstrong
County, Pa., March 12,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1919-26.
Died in November, 1960
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Allegheny Cemetery.
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Andrew William Mellon (1855-1937) —
also known as Andrew W. Mellon —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 24,
1855.
Son of Thomas Mellon (1813-1908) and Sarah Jane (Negley) Mellon
(1817-1909).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1921-32; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1932-33.
Episcopalian.
Died in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
26, 1937 (age 82 years, 155
days).
Original interment at Allegheny Cemetery; subsequent interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va.; reinterment at
Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Va.; memorial monument at
Mellon
Fountain, Washington, D.C.
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David Leo Lawrence (1889-1966) —
also known as David L. Lawrence —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 18,
1889.
Son of Charles B. Lawrence and Catherine (Conwell) Lawrence.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
speaker, 1948;
vice-chair, Arrangements Committee, vice-chair, 1964;
chair, Credentials Committee, chair, 1964;
chair
of Allegheny County Democratic Party, 1927; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1937-45; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1946-59; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1948; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1959-63.
Member, Elks.
Died November
21, 1966 (age 77 years, 156
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 18,
1868.
Son of Martin Joseph Morin and Rose Joyce Morin.
Republican. Steelworker;
member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William Joseph Burke (1862-1925) —
also known as William J. Burke —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near London, England
of Irish parents, September
25, 1862.
Railway
conductor; chairman,
general committee of adjustment, Order of Railway Conductors; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1919-23; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Order of
Railway Conductors; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died in Callery Junction, Butler
County, Pa., November
7, 1925 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James Francis Burke (1867-1932) —
also known as James F. Burke —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Petroleum Center, Venango
County, Pa., October
21, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1905-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1932
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 8,
1932 (age 64 years, 292
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Richard S. Caliguiri (1931-1988) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born October
20, 1931.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1977-88; defeated in Democratic primary,
1973, 1977; died in office 1988.
Died, of amyloidosis,
May 6,
1988 (age 56 years, 199
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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James McDevitt Magee (1877-1949) —
also known as James M. Magee —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 5,
1877.
Son of Frederick M. Magee and Hannah Mary (Gillespie) Magee.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1923-27; defeated
(Labor), 1926; trustee, Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 16,
1949 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph A. McArdle (1903-1967) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., June 29,
1903.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1936-38; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1939-42.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
27, 1967 (age 64 years, 181
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Patrick Joseph Sullivan (1877-1946) —
also known as Patrick J. Sullivan —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1877.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 34th District, 1929-33.
Died in 1946
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Robert E. O'Connor, Jr. (1944-2006) —
also known as Bob O'Connor —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
9, 1944.
Democrat. Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 2006; defeated in primary, 1997, 2001; died
in office 2006.
Died, of brain
lymphoma, at Shadyside Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
1, 2006 (age 61 years, 266
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Michael Joseph Muldowney (1889-1947) —
also known as Michael J. Muldowney —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1889.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 3rd
District, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1933-35.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 20,
1947 (age 57 years, 222
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Charles Aloysius Fagan (1859-1925) —
also known as Charles A. Fagan —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 1,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1916,
1920.
Died November
25, 1925 (age 66 years, 147
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William Wilkins (1779-1865) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
20, 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1819-20; district judge in
Pennsylvania 5th District, 1821-24; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1824-31;
resigned 1831; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1829, 1843-44 (16th District
1829, 21st District 1843-44); U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-34; resigned 1834; received 30
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1832;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1834-35; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1844-45; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-58 (22nd District 1856-57, 24th District 1858).
Died in Homewood (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., June 23,
1865 (age 85 years, 185
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Henry John Heinz III (1938-1991) —
also known as H. John Heinz III —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
23, 1938.
Son of Henry John Heinz II and Joan (Diehl) Heinz.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1971-77; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91; died in office 1991.
Died in the crash of a
small plane at Merion, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 4,
1991 (age 52 years, 163
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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John Kinley Tener (1863-1946) —
also known as John K. Tener —
of Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), July 25,
1863.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1909-11; resigned
1911; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1911-15; defeated in primary, 1926.
Member, Elks.
Played professional baseball
in 1885-90; pitcher for Chicago and Pittsburgh teams; president of
National Baseball
League.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 19,
1946 (age 82 years, 298
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Perle Mesta (1889-1975) —
also known as Pearl Reid Skirvin —
of Kirkland, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
12, 1889.
Daughter of William Balser Skirvin and Harriet Elizabeth (Reid)
Skirvin.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948;
U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1949-53.
Female.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March 16,
1975 (age 85 years, 155
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Henry Parker Ford (1837-1905) —
also known as Henry P. Ford —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., October
15, 1837.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1896-99.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 21,
1905 (age 67 years, 188
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Matthew Anthony Dunn (1886-1942) —
also known as Matthew A. Dunn —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1886.
News
dealer; insurance
broker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 12th
District, 1926-32; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 34th District, 1933-41.
Lost
sight in his left eye at age 12; became
blind with when he lost
sight in his right eye at age 20.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
13, 1942 (age 55 years, 182
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) —
also known as Edward V. Babcock —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near Fulton, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
31, 1864.
Son of Leaman B. Babcock and Harriet (Vose) Babcock.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.
Died September
2, 1948 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Married to Mary D. Arnold. |
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Howard Edmond Campbell (1890-1971) —
also known as Howard E. Campbell —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
4, 1890.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
6, 1971 (age 81 years, 2
days).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Robert L. Vann (1879-1940) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., August
27, 1879.
Son of Lucy Peoples.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
African
ancestry.
The Robert L. Vann Elementary School in Pittsburgh is named for
him.
Died, at Shadyside Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Entombed at Homewood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Jessie Matthews. |
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John M. Goehring (1848-1933) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born October
13, 1848.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1903-06.
Died in 1933
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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Malcolm Hay (d. 1885) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of George
W. Guthrie; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); First Assistant U.S. Postmaster General, 1885.
Died in 1885.
Interment at Homewood Cemetery.
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