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  Arlin Marvin Adams (b. 1921) — also known as Arlin M. Adams — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 16, 1921. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1969-87; retired 1987. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association. Still living as of 2000.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Eugene Victor Alessandroni (1887-1966) — also known as Eugene V. Alessandroni — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Capistrano, Italy, January 24, 1887. Son of Pierluigi Alessandroni and Carmela (Jafolla) Alessandroni. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-48; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1932. Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of Italy; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha Phi Delta. Died in March, 1966 (age 79 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 6, 1909, to Ethel Hope Tumbelston.
  Walter Edwin Alessandroni (1914-1966) — also known as Walter E. Alessandroni — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 27, 1914. Son of Joseph Alessandroni and Sally Alessandroni. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1959-61; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1963-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964. Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion. As a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was flying to a planned campaign speech in a twin-engine Aztec plane, in rainy and snowy weather, when the plane crashed near Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., May 8, 1966 (age 51 years, 132 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1935 to Ethel Decius.
  Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) — also known as Guy K. Bard — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pa. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Pa., October 24, 1895. Son of Silas E. Bard and Miranda S. (Kurtz) Bard. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52; resigned 1952; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952. Lutheran. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Kappa Tau; Delta Theta Phi. Died November 23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1966) — of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, N.J. Born in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pa., December 9, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1952-61; member of New Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-66. Member, American Legion; Moose; American Judicature Society; Elks. He was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II. Died in 1966 (age about 48 years). Burial location unknown.
  Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 12, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jewish War Veterans; Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Pleaded guilty in federal court to conflict of interest charges, February 1979; sentenced to five years probation and fined $10,000. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 24, 2004 (age 83 years, 41 days). Interment at Montefiore Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) — also known as James G. Fulton — of Dormont, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Dormont, Allegheny County, Pa., March 1, 1903. Son of James Ernest Fulton. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 45th District, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53, 27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions; Elks; Eagles; Moose; United World Federalists. Died in Washington, D.C., October 6, 1971 (age 68 years, 219 days). Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George William Gekas (b. 1930) — also known as George W. Gekas — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., April 14, 1930. Son of William Gekas and Mary (Touloumes) Gekas. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1967-74; member of Pennsylvania state senate 15th District, 1977-82; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1983-2003; defeated, 2002. Eastern Orthodox. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Order of Ahepa. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married to Evangeline C. Charas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) — of Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 22, 1908. Son of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-59; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute; Phi Beta Kappa; Chi Psi. Died July 7, 1984 (age 76 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1936, to Jane R. Armstrong.
  Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) — also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach — of Washington, D.C.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 17, 1922. Son of Edward Lawrence Katzenbach and Marie Hilson Katzenbach. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; law professor; U.S. Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel for IBM, 1969-86; director, MCI Communications, 2002-04; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1996. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Skillman, Somerset County, N.J., May 8, 2012 (age 90 years, 112 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Third great-grandson of Moore Furman; nephew of Frank Snowden Katzenbach, Jr.; son of Edward Lawrence Katzenbach and Marie Hilson Katzenbach; first cousin of Frank Snowden Katzenbach III; married, June 8, 1946, to Lydia King Phelps Stokes. See Katzenbach family of New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) — also known as Charles J. Margiotti — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pa., April 4, 1891. Son of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti. Lawyer; business executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Sons of Italy; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Foresters. Died August 25, 1956 (age 65 years, 143 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, February 5, 1918, to Denise Wery.
  Albert Branson Maris (1893-1989) — of Yeadon, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 19, 1893. Son of Robert Wood Maris and Elma (Branson) Maris. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Delaware County Democratic Party, 1924-30; member of Pennsylvania Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-34; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1936-38; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1938-58. Quaker. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in 1989 (age about 95 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Oil City, Venango County, Pa., September 6, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th District); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Lawrence Warren Pierce (b. 1924) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 31, 1924. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1981-90. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1995.
  Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) — of Bedford, Bedford County, Pa. Born in Somerset County, Pa., September 18, 1904. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District 1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Rotary; Union League. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Hubert Teitelbaum (b. 1915) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., July 2, 1915. Son of Jack Teitelbaum and Anna (Wolk) Teitelbaum. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1957-61; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1970-. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Legion; American Arbitration Association; Order of the Coif. Still living as of 1972.
  Relatives: Married, December 2, 1949, to Maja Wahrheit.

 

 


 
   
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