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Joseph Hampton Moore (1864-1950) —
also known as J. Hampton Moore —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 8,
1864.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1906, 1907-20; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1920-24, 1932-36; defeated, 1927; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1950 (age 86 years, 55
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Daniel Miller Fox (1819-1890) —
also known as Daniel Fox —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in June, 1819.
Democrat. Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1869-71; defeated, 1862, 1865;
superintendent, U.S. Mint at Philadelphia, 1885-90.
Died March 20,
1890 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Howell Ashbridge (1849-1906) —
also known as Samuel H. Ashbridge —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
5, 1849.
Republican. Coal
dealer; coroner; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1899-1903.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 24,
1906 (age 56 years, 109
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Franklin Warwick (1852-1913) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born February
14, 1852.
Republican. Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1895-99.
Died April 4,
1913 (age 61 years, 49
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Edwin Sydney Stuart (1853-1937) —
also known as Edwin S. Stuart —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
28, 1853.
Son of Hugh Stuart and Anna (Newman) Stuart.
Republican. Bookseller;
publisher;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884,
1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1896,
1908;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1891-95; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1907-11; director, Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania; director, Diamond States Telephone
Company.
Died March 21,
1937 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Son of George W. Mackey and Isadora (MacCollum) Mackey.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Eneas Lamberton (1886-1941) —
also known as Robert E. Lamberton —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton
County, Pa., September
14, 1886.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1940-41; died in office 1941.
Died August
22, 1941 (age 54 years, 342
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., February
18, 1842.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1890-92; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1898-1902.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1908 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Emory Pattison (1850-1904) —
also known as Robert E. Pattison —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Quantico, Wicomico
County, Md., December
8, 1850.
Son of Robert Henry Pattison (1824-1875) and Catherine Priscilla
(Woolford) Pattison (1827-1884).
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1883-87, 1891-95; defeated, 1902; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1895.
Died August 1,
1904 (age 53 years, 237
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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William Scott Vare (1867-1934) —
also known as William S. Vare —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
24, 1867.
Son of Augustus Vare and Abigail (Stites) Vare.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1912-23, 1923-27;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1927-29.
Political boss of Philadelphia in the 1920's; unseated
as U.S. Senator in 1929 over charges
of corruption and fraud in his election.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August 7,
1934 (age 66 years, 226
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974) —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1892.
Son of John
Cromwell Bell and Fleurette deBenneville (Myers) Bell.
Lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died March 18,
1974 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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William Irwin Schaffer (1867-1953) —
also known as William I. Schaffer —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.; Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1867.
Son of George A. Schaffer and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1893-1900; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-43; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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William Malcolm Bunn (1842-1923) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
1, 1842.
Son of Albert Gesner Bunn (1802-1873) and Rebecca (Crouse) Bunn
(1808-1865).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; woodworker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1868-70; newspaper
editor; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1884-85.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
19, 1923 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Harry Clay Ransley (1863-1941) —
also known as Harry C. Ransley —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
5, 1863.
Son of Robert H. Ransley and Mary A. (Irvin) Ransley.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1891-94;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
Philadelphia
County Sheriff, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1920-37 (3rd District 1920-33,
1st District 1933-37).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
7, 1941 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., March 5,
1794.
Lawyer;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1833-46; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1846-70; retired 1870.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1870 (age 76 years, 204
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Charles O'Neill (1821-1893) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 21,
1821.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1863-71, 1873-93;
died in office 1893.
Died November
25, 1893 (age 72 years, 249
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Alfred Crout Harmer (1825-1900) —
also known as Alfred C. Harmer —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August 8,
1825.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1871-75,
1877-1900; died in office 1900.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 6,
1900 (age 74 years, 210
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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George Austin Welsh (1878-1970) —
also known as George A. Welsh —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Bay View, Cecil
County, Md., August 9,
1878.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1923-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1932-57;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., October
22, 1970 (age 92 years, 74
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Kerns McConnell, Jr. (1901-1985) —
also known as Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Eddystone, Delaware
County, Pa., April 6,
1901.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1944-57 (17th District 1944-45,
16th District 1945-53, 13th District 1953-57).
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 11,
1985 (age 84 years, 5
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) —
also known as George W. Edmonds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds.
Republican. Druggist; coal
dealer; lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Reuben Osborne Moon (1847-1919) —
also known as Reuben O. Moon —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Burlington
County, N.J., July 22,
1847.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1903-13; defeated,
1912.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1919 (age 72 years, 95
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Green Adams (1812-1884) —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August
20, 1812.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1839; Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1844;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1847-49, 1859-61;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1851-56.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
18, 1884 (age 71 years, 151
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (1839-1917) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
28, 1839.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1889-95.
Died July 20,
1917 (age 77 years, 326
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (1873-1945) —
also known as John R. K. Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomsburg, Columbia
County, Pa., July 6,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1915-19; resigned 1919.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
9, 1945 (age 72 years, 156
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Benjamin Markley Boyer (1823-1887) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
22, 1823.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1865-69.
Died in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., August
16, 1887 (age 64 years, 206
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Peter Edward Costello (1854-1935) —
also known as Peter E. Costello —
of Torresdale, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 27,
1854.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1915-21.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1935 (age 81 years, 118
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Franklin John Maloney (1899-1958) —
also known as Franklin J. Maloney —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 29,
1899.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Protestant.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
15, 1958 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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John Reilly (1836-1904) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., February
22, 1836.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1875-77.
Died April 19,
1904 (age 68 years, 57
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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James Miller Hazlett (1864-1941) —
also known as James M. Hazlett —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), October
14, 1864.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
8, 1941 (age 77 years, 25
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph Earlston Thropp (1847-1927) —
also known as Joseph E. Thropp —
of Everett, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Valley Forge, Chester
County, Pa., October
4, 1847.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1899-1901.
Died July 27,
1927 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Cynthia DeLores Tucker (1927-2005) —
also known as C. DeLores Tucker; Cynthia DeLores
Nottage —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
4, 1927.
Daughter of Rev. Whitfield Nottage and Captilda (Gardiner) Nottage.
Democrat. Secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1971-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004;
speaker, 1984;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1980; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Suburban Woods Health
Center, Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
12, 2005 (age 78 years, 8
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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John Wien Forney (1817-1881) —
also known as John W. Forney —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born September
30, 1817.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; author;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1870-72.
Died December
9, 1881 (age 64 years, 70
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Ellwood Becker (1853-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 20,
1853.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1891-98.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
25, 1903 (age 49 years, 189
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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George Augustus Vare (1859-1908) —
also known as George A. Vare —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
7, 1859.
Son of Augustus Vare and Abigail (Stites) Vare.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1897-1908; died in office 1908;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904.
Died, from pneumonia
and influenza,
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
28, 1908 (age 49 years, 21
days).
Entombed at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Charles D. Burk (1856-1916) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 6,
1856.
Republican. Leather
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1916 (age 60 years, 237
days).
Entombed at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Alfred E. Burk (1864-1921) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
5, 1864.
Republican. Leather
business; with his brother Louis, developed and owned the Garden
Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1921 (age 56 years, 189
days).
Original interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; re-entombed in 1939 in
mausoleum at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Philip H. Gadsden (1867-1945) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
4, 1867.
Son of Christopher Shulz Gadsden (1834-1915) and Florida Indiana
(Morrall) Gadsden (1835-1916).
Democrat. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
28, 1945 (age 77 years, 147
days).
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 17,
1848.
Son of Charlemagne Tower and Amelia (Bartle) Tower.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad;
managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining);
U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1899-1902; Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Member, American
Philosophical Society.
Died February
24, 1923 (age 74 years, 313
days).
Original interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Waterville
Cemetery, Waterville, N.Y.
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Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) —
also known as Wayne MacVeagh —
of Chester
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., April 19,
1833.
Son of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh.
Republican. Lawyer; Chester
County District Attorney, 1859-64; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1863; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1870-71; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S.
Attorney General, 1881; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1893-97.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1917 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
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Charles MacVeagh (1860-1931) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., June 6,
1860.
Son of Isaac
Wayne MacVeagh and Letitia Miner (Lewis) MacVeagh.
Lawyer;
general solicitor and assistant general counsel, U.S. Steel
Corporation, 1901-25; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1925-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Mission Canyon, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
4, 1931 (age 71 years, 181
days).
Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
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Lincoln MacVeagh (1890-1972) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., October
1, 1890.
Son of Charles
MacVeagh and Fanny Davenport (Rogers) MacVeagh.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to
Greece, 1933-41; Iceland, 1941-42; South Africa, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1943-44; Greece, 1943-47; Portugal, 1948-52; Spain, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in a nursing
home at Adelphi, Prince
George's County, Md., January
15, 1972 (age 81 years, 106
days).
Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
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George Howard Earle, Jr. (1856-1928) —
also known as George H. Earle, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1856.
Son of George Hussey Earle and Ellen France (von Löhr) Earle.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1928
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
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Charles Wheeler Thayer (1910-1969) —
also known as Charles W. Thayer —
of Villanova, Delaware
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Villanova, Delaware
County, Pa., February
9, 1910.
Son of George C. Thayer and Gertrude May (Wheeler) Thayer
(c.1870-1964).
U.S. Vice Consul in Moscow, 1937, 1940; Berlin, 1937-38; Hamburg, 1939-40; Kabul, 1943; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; head
of the State Department's international broadcasting division,
including the "Voice of America", 1947-49; U.S. Consul General in Munich, 1952-53; in March 1953, when attacks on his loyalty
by U.S. Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy inspired a State Department investigation
into his diplomatic
career, he resigned
from the Foreign Service; writer.
Died, during heart
surgery, in Salzburg, Austria,
August
27, 1969 (age 59 years, 199
days).
Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
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Samuel Matthews Vauclain (1856-1940) —
also known as Samuel M. Vauclain —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 18,
1856.
Son of Andrew Constant Vauclain and Mary Ann (Campbell) Vauclain.
Republican. Locomotive
manufacturer; inventor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
French
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Society of Mechanical Engineers; American
Philosophical Society.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
4, 1940 (age 83 years, 262
days).
Interment at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery.
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Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) —
also known as Frank L. Rizzo; "Cisco Kid";
"The Super Cop"; "The Big Bambino";
"The General" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1920.
Police
officer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democratic
primary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election
1991.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 16,
1991 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Francis John Myers (1901-1956) —
also known as Francis J. Myers —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1939-45; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1945-51.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in 1956
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Michael Donohoe (1864-1958) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Killeshandra, County Cavan, Ireland,
February
22, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1911-15; candidate
for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1958 (age 93 years, 329
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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William Joseph Green, Jr. (1910-1963) —
also known as William J. Green, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1946; died in office 1963; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
21, 1963 (age 53 years, 291
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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James Aloysius Byrne (1906-1980) —
also known as James A. Byrne —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 22,
1906.
Democrat. Funeral
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1936,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate); member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1953-73.
Catholic.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
3, 1980 (age 74 years, 73
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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James Joseph Connolly (1881-1952) —
also known as James J. Connolly —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
24, 1881.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1921-35.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
10, 1952 (age 71 years, 77
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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John B. Kelly —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1935; chair of
Philadelphia County Democratic Party, 1937; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1956.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Father of Grace Kelly. |
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William McAleer (1838-1912) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), January
6, 1838.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1891-95,
1897-1901; defeated, 1900.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 19,
1912 (age 74 years, 104
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Henry Burk (1850-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
September
26, 1850.
Son of David Burk and Charlotte (Reinmann) Burk.
Republican. Leather
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1901-03; died in
office 1903.
German
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
5, 1903 (age 53 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Francis Raphael Smith (1911-1982) —
also known as Francis R. Smith —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1911.
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1938; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1941-43; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 1st Pennsylvania District, 1946-51; Pennsylvania
Insurance Commissioner, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1964;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1956.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
9, 1982 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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James Washington Logue (1863-1925) —
also known as J. Washington Logue —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
22, 1863.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1913-15; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1918.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1925 (age 62 years, 186
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Clare Gerald Fenerty (1895-1952) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 25,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1935-37; state
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1939-52; died in office 1952.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 1,
1952 (age 56 years, 342
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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James Patrick McNichol (d. 1917) —
also known as James P. McNichol —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1905-17 (7th District 1905-06, 3rd District
1907-17); died in office 1917; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1916.
Died November
14, 1917.
Entombed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Austin Meehan (d. 1961) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
Philadelphia
County Sheriff.
Catholic.
Died in 1961.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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