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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Son of Luster F. Buck and Katherine (Marshall) Buck.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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James Indus Farley (1871-1948) —
also known as James I. Farley —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., February
24, 1871.
Son of Franklin Farley and Nancy Jane (McCurdy) Farley.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 16,
1948 (age 77 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
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Ronald E. Forcht (c.1936-2002) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., about 1936.
Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of
Butler, Pa., 1982-86.
Died, of a brain
hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 8,
2002 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Butler, Pa.
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Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Suffered a heart
attack while holding a shotgun,
which accidentally
discharged, killing him, on Fox Island, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
18, 1953 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson Darwin Gillette (1880-1951) —
also known as Wilson D. Gillette —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born near Sheshequin, Bradford
County, Pa., July 1,
1880.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1931-41; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-51 (15th District 1941-45,
14th District 1945-51); died in office 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., August 7,
1951 (age 71 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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John Armand Lafore, Jr. (1905-1993) —
also known as John A. Lafore, Jr. —
of Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Bala, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Son of John Armand Lafore and Anne Francis (Shearer) Lafore.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1950-57; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1957-61;
president, Kellett Aircraft
Corp., 1961.
Member, Union
League.
Died January
24, 1993 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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