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Edward B. Bennett (b. 1889) —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in White Township, Indiana
County, Pa., June 14,
1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
contractor; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1933-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Joseph Boland (1880-1942) —
also known as Patrick J. Boland —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., January
6, 1880.
Son of Christopher T. Boland and Frances 'Fanny' (Biglin) Boland.
Democrat. Carpenter; general contractor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1931-42; died in
office 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 18,
1942 (age 62 years, 132
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
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Edward Walter Curley (1873-1940) —
also known as Edward W. Curley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 23,
1873.
Democrat. Builder; president, Stanley Hoist and Machine
Company; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1935-40; died in
office 1940.
Member, Eagles.
Died, from a heart
attack, while seriously ill from a throat
ailment, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
6, 1940 (age 66 years, 228
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993) —
also known as Peter J. De Muth —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
1, 1892.
Son of John De Muth and Barbara (Dietrich) De Muth.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; real estate
business; building contractor; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 8th
District, 1926; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Orange
County, Calif., April 3,
1993 (age 101 years, 92
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan M. Eisenhower (1811-1879) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., 1811.
Republican. Builder; mayor of
Reading, Pa., 1865-67.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died September
2, 1879 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Isiah Faddis (1890-1972) —
also known as Charles I. Faddis —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Loudonville, Ashland
County, Ohio, June 13,
1890.
Son of Samuel C. Faddis and Edna (Moredock) Faddis.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
contractor; oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Mazatlan, Sinaloa,
April
1, 1972 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rogersville, Pa.
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Henry B. Farren (1848-1905) —
of Elvira Township, Buffalo
County, S.Dak.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1848.
Son of James L. Farren.
Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; Buffalo
County State's Attorney; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1903-04.
Died March 5,
1905 (age 56 years, 121
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Gann Valley, S.Dak.
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William O. Herbold —
also known as Bill Herbold —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Pennsylvania.
Contractor; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1955-56.
Still living as of 1956.
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Oliver Emerson Leh (b. 1858) —
also known as Oliver E. Leh —
of Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Ironton, Lehigh
County, Pa., June 28,
1858.
Contractor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lehigh County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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R. H. Megraw (b. 1858) —
of Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., May 1,
1858.
Carpenter; architect;
field man for Philadelphia Natural
Gas Company; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Armstrong County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Randall (b. 1846) —
of Tionesta, Forest
County, Pa.
Born near Toronto, Ontario,
December
27, 1846.
Son of Edward B. Randall and Mary A. (King) Randall.
Republican. Carpenter; hotelier;
Forest
County Sheriff; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1884;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Forest County, 1887-90;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
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Wayne Robison (born c.1882) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Curwensville, Clearfield
County, Pa., about 1882.
Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1931; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Slayton (1863-1935) —
of New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.; McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Virginia, 1863.
Socialist. Carpenter; lecturer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1900 (at-large), 1924 (35th
District); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1902, 1910, 1926; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930, 1932.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 5,
1935 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew J. Sordoni (b. 1887) —
of Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Nanticoke, Luzerne
County, Pa., February
11, 1887.
Republican. General contractor; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 20th District, 1927-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gideon V. Stivers (1786-1870) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., 1786.
Democrat. Carpenter; bridge builder; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1830-38; defeated, 1859.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
26, 1870 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Tompos (b. 1914) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., February
17, 1914.
Son of Rudolph Stephen Tompos and Mary Martha (Dugan) Tompos.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
agent, Local 1574, Carpenters Union; building inspector;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1961-72; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1972.
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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, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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John T. Walsh —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Contractor; assessor;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 13th
District, 1953-60.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; Eagles; Lions.
Still living as of 1964.
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