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Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in Pennsylvania
including Druggists and Pharmacists


  Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) — also known as C. William Beales — of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa. Born near York Springs, Adams County, Pa., December 16, 1877. Son of C. W. Beales and Sarah C. (Naylor) Beales. Republican. Pharmacist; postmaster; director, Gettysburg National Bank; director, Gettysburg Ice and Storage Co.; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member of Pennsylvania state senate 33rd District, 1917-20. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., November 14, 1927 (age 49 years, 333 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, March 21, 1901, to E. Mae Sentz.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  L. D. Brown (b. 1866) — of Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn. Born in Brownton (unknown county), Pa., April 12, 1866. Druggist; member of Maryland state house of delegates 48th District, 1909-12; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 53rd District, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Archibald S. Dickson (b. 1834) — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born near Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., August 8, 1834. Son of Joseph Dickson (born 1790) and Mary (Frazier) Dickson (born 1800). Druggist; mayor of Meadville, Pa., 1871-72; president, Missouri & Pacific Railroad, 1878-79; president, Meadville Railroad, 1883. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Anthony J. Di Silvestro (b. 1904) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 15, 1904. Son of A. Guiseppe Di Silvestro and Mary (Califano) Di Silvestro. Democrat. Pharmacist; newspaper publisher; member of Pennsylvania state senate 1st District, 1937-66. Italian ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Angela Perseo.
  George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) — also known as George W. Edmonds — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., February 22, 1864. Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds. Republican. Druggist; coal dealer; lumber business; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died, in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218 days). Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds; married, June 14, 1899, to Julia H. Riley (1874-1945); brother of Franklin Spencer Edmonds.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank L. Glotzbach (born c.1873) — of Faribault, Rice County, Minn. Born in Allegheny County, Pa., about 1873. Pharmacist; mayor of Faribault, Minn.; member of Minnesota state senate, 1907-18 (28th District 1907-14, 18th District 1915-18). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Charles Bonner Hines (b. 1880) — also known as Charles B. Hines — of Stoneboro, Mercer County, Pa. Born in Stoneboro, Mercer County, Pa., January 31, 1880. Son of John Philip Hines and Lizzie E. (Bonner) Hines. Democrat. Druggist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Harriet Welch.
  John Philip Hines (b. 1846) — also known as John P. Hines — of Stoneboro, Mercer County, Pa. Born in Washington, D.C., October 27, 1846. Son of Philip Hines (1778-1860) and Julia Ann (Howard) Hines. Democrat. Druggist; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Hines (1778-1860) and Julia Ann (Howard) Hines; married 1876 to Lizzie E. Bonner; father of Charles Bonner Hines.
  Paul W. Houck (1866-1939) — of Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., May 5, 1866. Son of Henry Houck. Republican. Pharmacist; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Schuylkill County, 1909; Pennsylvania secretary of internal affairs, 1917-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920, 1928; chair of Schuylkill County Republican Party, 1927. Died March 8, 1939 (age 72 years, 307 days). Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Pa.
  L. P. Jenkins (b. 1862) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Lansford, Carbon County, Pa., December 20, 1862. Republican. Druggist; postmaster; mayor of Lead, S.Dak.; elected 1894, 1898; member of South Dakota state senate 38th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  George S. J. Keen (b. 1874) — of Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pa., May 12, 1874. Republican. Pharmacist; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Dauphin County, 1907-09. Burial location unknown.
  J. M. Mitchell, Jr. (b. 1866) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Jersey, 1866. Physician; druggist; U.S. Consular Agent in San Pedro Sula, 1891-1925. Burial location unknown.
  Charles W. Smithgall (b. 1945) — also known as Charlie Smithgall — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Born September 20, 1945. Republican. Pharmacist; mayor of Lancaster, Pa., 1998-2006; defeated, 2005, 2009. Still living as of 2009.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Albert H. Stites (1858-1935) — also known as A. H. Stites — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Dauphin County, Pa., March 2, 1858. Son of Samuel Stites (1816-1882) and Catherine (Matter) Stites (1819-1887). Republican. Merchant; druggist; mayor of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1896-98; member of South Dakota state senate 9th District, 1899-1902; postmaster. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died August 16, 1935 (age 77 years, 167 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, April 14, 1884, to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Law (1860-1927).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harve Tibbott (1885-1969) — of Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pa., May 27, 1885. Republican. Pharmacist; banker; Cambria County Treasurer, 1932-35; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-49 (27th District 1939-45, 26th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948. Died in Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa., December 31, 1969 (age 84 years, 218 days). Interment at Lloyd Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Eldora Humphreys.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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