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Freeman P. Hankins (1917-c.1988) —
also known as Freeman Hankins —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., September
30, 1917.
Son of Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1967-88.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Amvets; NAACP; Freemasons;
American
Woodmen; Elks.
In April, 2000, a Philadelphia branch post office was named for
him.
Died about 1988 (age about 71
years).
Interment somewhere
in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) —
also known as Fred Hobbs —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
6, 1934.
Son of Marian (Hause) Hobbs.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Amvets.
Died, of emphysema,
in Pottsville Hospital,
Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 24,
2005 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Walter T. Kamyk (1913-1979) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
18, 1913.
Son of Anthony Kamyk and Anna Kamyk.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; auditor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 3rd
District, 1949-56.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in October, 1979
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Wanda Plucinski. |
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George Michael Leader (b. 1918) —
also known as George M. Leader —
of Dover, York
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., January
17, 1918.
Son of Guy Alvin Leader and Beulah (Boyer) Leader.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1952; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Amvets; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2009.
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Arthur J. Madar (b. 1905) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Cambria
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Son of Paul Madar and Anna (Seman) Madar.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in Republican
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1954 (Republican), 1956 (Republican), 1958 (Democratic primary), 1960
(Democratic primary); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 1st
District, 1961-62; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1962; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Barbara Dettloff. |
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William Singer Moorhead (1923-1987) —
also known as William S. Moorhead —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 8,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-81 (28th District 1959-63,
14th District 1963-81).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August 3,
1987 (age 64 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Salemville, Bedford
County, Pa., March 9,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO
international representative;
business
agent, Boilermakers Union; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District
1965-74).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP; Polish
National Alliance.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Helen Gustine. |
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Frederick Bernard Rooney (b. 1925) —
also known as Fred B. Rooney —
of Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., November
6, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1959-63; resigned 1963; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1963-79;
defeated, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) —
also known as John P. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 23,
1908.
Son of Tillman
K. Saylor and Minerva (Phillips) Saylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,
22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Eagles.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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Richard Schultz Schweiker (b. 1926) —
also known as Richard S. Schweiker —
of Worcester, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1948-49; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ronald L. Thompson (b. 1899) —
of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Shamokin, Northumberland
County, Pa., August
19, 1899.
Son of Willis D. Thompson and Elizabeth (Taylor) Thompson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1941-42, 1949-60; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Marie Calvert. |
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John J. Vaughan (born c.1908) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., about 1908.
Republican. Played professional
football with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1930s; investigator;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1953-58 (Allegheny
County 8th District 1947-48, 1953-54, Allegheny County 12th District
1955-58); defeated, 1960 (Allegheny County 12th District), 1964
(Allegheny County 1st District); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964,
1972.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Knights
of Equity; American
Legion; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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