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Henry Martyn Hoyt (1830-1892) —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 8,
1830.
Son of Ziba Hoyt (1788-1853) and Nancy (Herbert) Hoyt.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1875-76; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1879-83.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
1, 1892 (age 62 years, 176
days).
Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery.
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Lazarus Denison Shoemaker (1819-1893) —
also known as Lazarus D. Shoemaker —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1819.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1866-68; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1871-75.
Died in 1893
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery.
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Charles Murray Turpin (1878-1946) —
also known as C. Murray Turpin —
of Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 4,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
steamboat
captain; dentist; burgess
of Kingston, Pennsylvania; Luzerne
County Prothonotary; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1929-37.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Psi
Omega; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Junior
Order.
Died in 1946
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery.
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Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) —
also known as Daniel J. Flood —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., November
26, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,
1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Charged
in 1979 with taking
bribes; a trial
resulted in a hung jury; resigned
from the House in 1980; pleaded
guilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy to
violate federal campaign
finance laws, and sentenced
to one year probation.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 28,
1994 (age 90 years, 183
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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John Joseph Casey (1875-1929) —
also known as John J. Casey —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Empire, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 26,
1875.
Son of Andrew Peter Casey and Mary (McGrath) Casey.
Coal
miner; plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1907-08; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-17, 1919-21, 1923-25,
1927-29 (11th District 1913-17, 1919-21, 12th District 1923-25,
1927-29); defeated (Democratic), 1920 (11th District), 1924 (12th
District); died in office 1929.
Died in Balboa, Canal Zone (now Panama),
May 5,
1929 (age 53 years, 344
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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William Henry Hines (1856-1914) —
also known as William H. Hines —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in New York, 1856.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1879-80,
1882-84; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 21st District, 1889-92; defeated, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1893-95.
Died in 1914
(age about
58 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Martin L. Murray (1909-1990) —
of Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
16, 1909.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1945; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1957-64, 1969-82 (21st District 1957-64, 14th
District 1969-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 1,
1990 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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George Washington Woodward (1809-1875) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Bethany, Wayne
County, Pa., March 26,
1809.
Democrat. Delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837, 1873;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1841-51; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1852-67; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1863-67; candidate
for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1863; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1867-71.
Died in Rome, Italy,
May
10, 1875 (age 66 years, 45
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Henry Wilber Palmer (1839-1913) —
also known as Henry W. Palmer —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Clifford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., July 10,
1839.
Son of Gideon W. Palmer.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1879-83; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-07, 1909-11 (12th District
1901-03, 11th District 1903-07, 1909-11); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., February
15, 1913 (age 73 years, 220
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Hendrick Bradley Wright (1808-1881) —
also known as Hendrick B. Wright —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1808.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1853-55, 1861-63,
1877-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860,
1876.
Died in 1881
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Winthrop Welles Ketchum (1820-1879) —
also known as Winthrop W. Ketchum; Winthrop Welles
Ketcham —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 29,
1820.
Republican. College
teacher; lawyer; Luzerne
County Prothonotary, 1855-57; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1858; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1864;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1860-62; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1875-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1876-79;
died in office 1879.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
6, 1879 (age 59 years, 160
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Chester Pierce Butler (1798-1850) —
also known as Chester P. Butler —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 21,
1798.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1832; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1847-50; died in
office 1850.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
5, 1850 (age 52 years, 198
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Henry Mills Fuller (1820-1860) —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Bethany, Wayne
County, Pa., January
3, 1820.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-53, 1855-57 (11th District
1851-53, 12th District 1855-57).
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
26, 1860 (age 40 years, 358
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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George Denison (1790-1831) —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., February
22, 1790.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1819-23.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., August
20, 1831 (age 41 years, 179
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Andrew Beaumont (1790-1853) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., January
24, 1790.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1821-22, 1826, 1849; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1833-37.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
30, 1853 (age 63 years, 249
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Charles Miner (1780-1865) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Connecticut, 1780.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1825-29.
Died in 1865
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Edmund Nelson Carpenter (1865-1952) —
also known as Edmund N. Carpenter —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1865.
Son of Benjamin Gardner Carpenter and Sally Ann (Fell) Carpenter.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1925-27;
defeated, 1918 (Republican), 1926 (Prohibition).
Methodist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1952 (age 87 years, 130
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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Morgan B. Williams (1831-1903) —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wales,
September
17, 1831.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884
(alternate), 1900;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 21st District, 1885-88; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1897-99.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
13, 1903 (age 72 years, 26
days).
Interment at Hollenback Cemetery.
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