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Baptist Politicians in Pennsylvania


  Matt S. Anderson (b. 1904) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 10, 1904. Son of Matthew Anderson and Margaret (Claye) Anderson. Democrat. Office clerk; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st District; elected 1954. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Gertrude Gwendolyn Prestwood.
  Thomas Jackson Baldrige (b. 1872) — also known as Thomas J. Baldrige — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., April 5, 1872. Son of Howard Malcolm Baldrige and Laura (Mattern) Baldrige. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1910-21; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1927-29; superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1929-43. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 18, 1917, to Anna Dean.
  Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) — also known as Arthur L. Bates — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 6, 1859. Son of Samuel Penniman Bates (1827-1902) and Sarah Josephine (Bates) Bates (1836-1907). Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03, 25th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., August 26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81 days). Interment at Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
  Relatives: Second cousin four times removed of John Adams; grandnephew of John Milton Thayer; son of Samuel Penniman Bates (1827-1902) and Sarah Josephine (Bates) Bates (1836-1907); married 1909 to Emily Wells Rusling (1884-1982). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Elmore Browne (1905-1985) — also known as Jack Browne — of Corrales, Sandoval County, N.M. Born in Gibsonton, Westmoreland County, Pa., September 3, 1905. Son of William Fred Brown (1877-1965) and Carmie (Forsythe) Brown (1883-1963). School teacher; chemist; Corrales municipal judge, 1971-76. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Corrales, Sandoval County, N.M., July 17, 1985 (age 79 years, 317 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Married, November 29, 1935, to Katherine Pearl Umbel (1910-2001).
  James Mitchell Chase (1891-1945) — also known as J. Mitchell Chase — of Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pa. Born in Glen Richey, Clearfield County, Pa., December 19, 1891. Son of John M. Chase and Jane T. (Phillips) Chase. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1927-33. Baptist. Member, American Legion. Died in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pa., January 1, 1945 (age 53 years, 13 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, October 6, 1920, to Elise Lake.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) — also known as William J. Crow — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 22, 1902. Son of William Evans Crow and Ada (Curry) Crow. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948. Baptist. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Exchange Club. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., October 13, 1974 (age 72 years, 264 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, October 5, 1923, to Charlotte Sheafer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Potter Darrow (1859-1943) — also known as George P. Darrow — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Waterford, New London County, Conn., February 4, 1859. Son of Edmund Darrow and Elizabeth (Potter) Darrow. Republican. Member, board of managers, Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Germantown; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-37, 1939-41 (6th District 1915-23, 7th District 1923-37, 1939-41). Baptist. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 7, 1943 (age 84 years, 123 days). Interment at Ivy Hill Mausoleum, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edmund Darrow and Elizabeth (Potter) Darrow; married, February 8, 1887, to Sarah Johnson (died 1888); married, September 16, 1897, to Elizabeth Shore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James John Davis (1873-1947) — also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler Jim" — of Elwood, Madison County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Tredegar, Wales, October 27, 1873. Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis. Republican. Madison County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928, 1940; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944. Baptist. Welsh ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Foresters; Woodmen; Maccabees; Delta Sigma Phi. Died in a hospital at Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md., November 22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26 days). Interment at Uniondale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1914, to Jean Rodenbaugh.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) — also known as R. Budd Dwyer — of Pennsylvania. Born in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo., November 21, 1939. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1965-70; member of Pennsylvania state senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987. Baptist. Member, National Education Association; Eagles; Theta Chi; Jaycees. Convicted in December 1986 of bribery and conspiracy in federal court. About to be sentenced, and widely expected to resign from office, he called a press conference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras, he insisted he was not guilty, and then shot and killed himself, in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., January 22, 1987 (age 47 years, 62 days). Interment at Blooming Valley Cemetery, Blooming Valley, Pa.
  Cross-reference: Robert B. Asher
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  George Evans (b. 1882) — of Iaeger, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Blossburg, Tioga County, Pa., September 7, 1882. Son of Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-38, 1941-46. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1916 to Virginia Burke.
  Chaka Fattah (b. 1956) — also known as Arthur Davenport — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 21, 1956. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1982-88; member of Pennsylvania state senate 7th District, 1989-94; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1995-; defeated (Consumer), 1991; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate in primary for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 2007. Baptist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Newt Gingrich (b. 1943) — also known as Newton Leroy McPherson; "Nuclear Newt" — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., June 17, 1943. Son of Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson. Republican. College professor; author; U.S. Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1979-99; defeated, 1974, 1976; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1995-99. Baptist; later Catholic. Reprimanded in 1997 by the House of Representatives, and fined $300,000, over false statements he had made during an investigation of his use of tax-exempt organizations for partisan advocacy. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson; married, June 19, 1962, to Jackie Battley (divorced 1981); married, August 8, 1981, to Marianne Ginther (divorced 2000); married, August 18, 2000, to Callista Louise Bisek; step-father of Robert Gingrich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Newt Gingrich: Winning The Future: A 21st Century Contract with America (2005) — Saving Lives & Saving Money : Transforming Health and Healthcare, with Dana Pavey & Anne Woodbury — To Renew America (1995) — Lessons Learned the Hard Way: A Personal Report (1998)
  Fiction by Newt Gingrich: Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War, with William R. Forstchen (2003) — Grant Comes East, with William R. Forstchen (2004) — Never Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory, with William R. Forstchen (2005) — 1945, with William R. Forstchen (1995)
  Books about Newt Gingrich: Mel Steely, The Gentleman from Georgia : The Biography of Newt Gingrich — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
  Critical books about Newt Gingrich: David Maraniss & Michael Weisskopf, Tell Newt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal How Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution — John K. Wilson, Newt Gingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors
  Woodrow Wilson Goode (b. 1938) — also known as W. Wilson Goode — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born near Seaboard, Northampton County, N.C., August 19, 1938. Democrat. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1984-92. Baptist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  Presumably named for: Woodrow Wilson
  See also NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by W. Wilson Goode: In Goode Faith (1992)
  William Herbert Gray III (b. 1941) — also known as William H. Gray III; Bill Gray — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., August 20, 1941. Democrat. Baptist minister; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1979-91. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Trilateral Commission; Alpha Phi Alpha. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married, April 20, 1939, to Dorothy Days.
  Andrew Hoerner Harnly (b. 1864) — also known as Andrew H. Harnly — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pa., February 13, 1864. Son of Henry H. Harnly and Elizabeth (Hoerner) Harnly. Republican. Pastor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1927-32; defeated, 1932. Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry H. Harnly and Elizabeth (Hoerner) Harnly; married, December 26, 1889, to Hattie I. Henry; married, May 7, 1910, to Lulu Lorena Torrence.
  Augustus Eugenio Ingram (b. 1867) — also known as Augustus E. Ingram — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 9, 1867. Son of James Scott Ingram and Marie Louise (Kincaid) Ingram. U.S. Vice Consul in Paris, 1903, 1905-06; Antwerp, 1903-04; Nottingham, 1904-05; Stockholm, 1905; Berlin, 1906-07; Montreal, 1907; U.S. Consul in Bradford, 1909-20; U.S. Consul General in Le Havre, 1922; Vancouver, 1924. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1891 to Alice B. Paris.
  William Kinney (1781-1843) — of St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Washington County, Pa., 1781. Baptist minister; merchant; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1826-30; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1830, 1834. Baptist. Died near Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., October 1, 1843 (age about 62 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, St. Clair County, Ill.
  William Carr Lane (1789-1863) — Born near Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., December 1, 1789. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1823-29, 1837-40; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1826-30; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1852-53; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1853. Baptist. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 6, 1863 (age 73 years, 36 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Edgar M. Levy (1822-1906) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in St. Marys, Camden County, Ga., November 23, 1822. Son of Lewis Levy and Ann (Patterson) Levy. Republican. Minister; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1856, 1900. Baptist. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 29, 1906 (age 83 years, 340 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. (1905-1987) — also known as Robert N. C. Nix, Sr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., August 9, 1905. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 (4th District 1958-63, 2nd District 1963-79). Baptist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Elks; American Woodmen. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 22, 1987 (age 81 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) — of Bellville, Austin County, Tex. Born in Lagrange, Wyoming County, Pa., May 8, 1826. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1884. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Belton, Bell County, Tex., 1903 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Junia Roberts (died 1897).
  Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) — also known as Roy St. Lewis — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Sharon, Mercer County, Pa., September 27, 1891. Son of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney in Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31. Baptist. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 12, 1926, to Inez Reams.
  Marshall L. Shapard — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Democrat. Baptist minister; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948. Baptist. Still living as of 1948.
  Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) — also known as Harold E. Stassen — of South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in West St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn., April 13, 1907. Lawyer; Dakota County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936, 1940; Governor of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945 (in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president, University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958; Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960; Independent Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986. Baptist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Delta Sigma Rho; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Shriners; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, at the Friendship Village nursing home, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minn., March 4, 2001 (age 93 years, 325 days). Interment at Acacia Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) — of Hornell, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in West Franklin, Armstrong County, Pa., February 20, 1872. Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley. Republican. Dry goods merchant; bank director; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member of New York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Hornell, Steuben County, N.Y., December 19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303 days). Interment at Hornell Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, May 17, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt.
  Albert Russell Wynn (b. 1951) — also known as Albert R. Wynn — of Largo, Prince George's County, Md.; Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 10, 1951. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004; member of Maryland state senate, 1987-92; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1993-. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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