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Cassius L. Alexander (b. 1875) —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Wayne Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
24, 1875.
Son of Robert Alexander (1837-1923) and Sarah (Dutton) Alexander.
Republican. Mayor of
Corry, Pa., 1909-14, 1917-22, 1929; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) —
also known as Robert G. Allen —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
24, 1902.
Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen.
Democrat. Business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Keene, Albemarle
County, Va., August 9,
1963 (age 60 years, 350
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
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Joseph Moran Barr (1906-1982) —
also known as Joseph M. Barr —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 28,
1906.
Son of James P. Barr and Blanche E. (Moran) Barr.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1936-40; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1941-59; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1954-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1959-70.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Moose; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died August
26, 1982 (age 76 years, 90
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pa.
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Albert Edwin Beech (1904-1973) —
also known as Albert E. Beech —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1904.
Republican. Merchant;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Elks.
Died in April, 1973
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Son of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions; Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Son of William J. Carter and Julia Anna (Clarke) Carter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936,
1940.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Eagles; American Bar
Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette
County, Pa., February
6, 1897.
Son of Michael Cavalcante and Antoinetta (Tate) Cavalcante.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles; Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., October
29, 1966 (age 69 years, 265
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Robert James Corbett (1905-1971) —
also known as Robert J. Corbett —
of Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Ben Avon Heights, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
25, 1905.
Son of Samuel James Corbett and Martha (Henderson) Corbett.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1945-71 (30th District
1939-41, 1945-53, 29th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71);
defeated, 1940; died in office 1971; Allegheny
County Sheriff, 1941-45; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Eagles; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Theta.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 25,
1971 (age 65 years, 243
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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John Herman Dent (1908-1988) —
also known as John H. Dent —
of Jeannette, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Johnetta, Armstrong
County, Pa., March 10,
1908.
Son of Samuel Dent and Genevieve Dent.
Democrat. President,
Local 18759, United Rubber Workers; writer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1937-58; resigned 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1958-79.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of
Italy; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died in Jeannette, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April 9,
1988 (age 80 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) —
also known as James H. Duff; "Big
Red" —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
21, 1883.
Son of Joseph Miller Duff and Margaret (Morgan) Duff.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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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.
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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Son of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate in primary
for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harrison J. Freebourn (b. 1890) —
also known as Harry Freebourn —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
17, 1890.
Son of John Freebourn and Agnes (Brown) Freebourn.
Lawyer;
Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1929-36; Montana
state attorney general, 1937-41; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1949-51.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Freebourn and Agnes (Brown) Freebourn; married, January
18, 1911, to Anne Donnelly (died 1932); married, November
30, 1936, to Mary Elizabeth Moran. |
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James Grove Fulton (1903-1971) —
also known as James G. Fulton —
of Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Dormont, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1903.
Son of James Ernest Fulton.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-71 (31st District 1945-53,
27th District 1953-71); died in office 1971; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; United
World Federalists.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
6, 1971 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Gerlach —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., September
14, 1895.
Republican. Heating
supply business; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45,
8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947.
Moravian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., May 5,
1947 (age 51 years, 233
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Edward W. Helfrick (b. 1928) —
also known as Ed Helfrick —
of Elysburg, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., March 11,
1928.
Son of Edward Helfrick and Elizabeth (Rosenberger) Helfrick.
Republican. Mining
contractor; director, First National Trust Bank;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1977-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1981-2004.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married to Rosemarie Ciokajlo. |
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Darlington Hoopes (1896-1989) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Vale, Harford
County, Md., September
11, 1896.
Son of Price Hoopes (1860-1938) and Elizabeth Leora (Tucker) Hoopes
(1866-1939).
Socialist. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1930-36; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1944; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1952, 1958.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Eagles; NAACP.
Died September
25, 1989 (age 93 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Price Hoopes (1860-1938) and Elizabeth Leora (Tucker) Hoopes
(1866-1939); married, October
22, 1921, to Hannah Lippincott Fouke (1898-1923); married, October
16, 1925, to Hazelette Miller (1898-1996). |
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Thomas Kennedy (1887-1963) —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Lansford, Carbon
County, Pa., November
2, 1887.
Son of Peter Kennedy and Mary (Boyle) Kennedy.
Democrat. Miner;
United Mine Workers secretary-treasurer,
1925-48, vice-president,
1948-60, and president,
1960; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936,
1940,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died January
19, 1963 (age 75 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Gabriel's Cemetery, Hazleton, Pa.
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Joseph Paul Kolter (b. 1926) —
also known as Joseph P. Kolter; Joe Kolter —
of New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in McDonald, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
3, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 14th District, 1969-82; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1983-93.
Member, Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
Italy.
Indicted
in 1994 by a Federal grand jury on five felony charges
of embezzlement
at the U.S. House post office; pleaded
guilty in May 1996.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Kopriver, Jr. —
of Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Duquesne, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Florist; mayor
of Duquesne, Pa., 1947-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Louis Leonard (1880-1969) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Belgium,
April
22, 1880.
Son of Julius Leonard (1841-1918) and Catherine (Legot) Leonard.
Democrat. Steelworker;
International
Secretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (Allegheny
County 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District
1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66).
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks;
Eagles.
Died in December, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret B. McClellan. |
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Arthur P. Logan —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Dunmore, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Democrat. Chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1948-49.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Still living as of 1960.
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Harry Arista Mackey (1869-1938) —
also known as Harry A. Mackey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Susquehanna, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 26,
1869.
Son of George W. Mackey and Isadora (MacCollum) Mackey.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1928-32; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; Redmen; Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Son of Walter R. Mahany and Annette (Baldwin) Mahany.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Joseph Margiotti (1891-1956) —
also known as Charles J. Margiotti —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 4,
1891.
Son of Joseph Margiotti and Fortunata (Reca) Margiotti.
Lawyer;
business
executive; director, Punxsutawney National Bank;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Foresters.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 65 years, 143
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Pa.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Son of Gustave Herman Meyner and Mary Sophia (Baumle) Meyner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Jersey
state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary; Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Martin Charles Mihm (1898-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Mihm —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 5,
1898.
Son of Martin Mihm and Kate (Artz) Mihm.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1934; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1936-62 (Allegheny County 7th
District 1936-54, Allegheny County 11th District 1955-62).
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died June 1,
1967 (age 68 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor of
Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles.
The Thomas E. Millsop Community Center in Weirton is named for
him.
Died September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 18,
1868.
Son of Martin Joseph Morin and Rose Joyce Morin.
Republican. Steelworker;
member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Martin L. Murray (1909-1990) —
of Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Ashley, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
16, 1909.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1945; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1957-64, 1969-82 (21st District 1957-64, 14th
District 1969-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, Lions;
Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 1,
1990 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Donald O. Oesterling (b. 1927) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., June 2,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 21st District, 1965-72; defeated, 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Grange; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Rankin, Jr. (c.1869-1949) —
of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Scotland,
about 1869.
Son of George Rankin and Agnes Rankin.
Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 44th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Elks.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie E. Flanagan. |
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Lucio F. Russo —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-74 (Richmond County 2nd District 1953-65,
64th District 1966, 58th District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Tina Iarossi. |
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George J. Sarraf (1901-1966) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 14,
1901.
Son of John Sarraf and Helena Sarraf.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1935-56; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1956-66.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died in 1966
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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Andrew C. Thomas (b. 1902) —
of Portvue, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 8,
1902.
Son of Michael Thomas and Anna Thomas.
Democrat. Barber; deputy
sheriff; investigator;
justice of the peace; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 16th
District, 1953-56.
Member, Eagles.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Jackson Thompson (b. 1901) —
also known as Edward J. Thompson —
of Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 2,
1901.
Son of Andrew Curtin Thompson and Bertha Ellen (Denning) Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1940;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1935-38.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Junior
Order; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Barker. |
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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 Gillis Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1901-03; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles; Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 10,
1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Red
Men's Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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Charles Murray Turpin (1878-1946) —
also known as C. Murray Turpin —
of Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 4,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
steamboat
captain; dentist; burgess
of Kingston, Pennsylvania; Luzerne
County Prothonotary; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1929-37.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Psi
Omega; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Junior
Order.
Died in 1946
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forty
Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa.
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James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) —
also known as James E. Van Zandt —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., December
18, 1898.
Son of James T. Van Zandt and Kathryn Van Zandt.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked in
Altoona shops of Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District
1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Grange;
Eagles; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
6, 1986 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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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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Francis Eugene Walter (1894-1963) —
also known as Francis E. Walter —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 26,
1894.
Son of Robley D. Walter and Susie E. Walter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
trustee, Easton Hospital;
bank
director; Northampton
County Solicitor, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-63 (21st District 1933-45,
20th District 1945-53, 15th District 1953-63); died in office 1963.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1963 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Arthur Weiss (1902-1977) —
also known as Samuel A. Weiss —
of Glassport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Krotowocz, Poland,
April
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-46 (31st District 1941-43,
30th District 1943-45, 33rd District 1945-46); common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Lions; Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1977 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Son of Emanuel S. Wene and Mary J. (Killy) Wene.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Redmen; Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions; Rotary;
Eagles.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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Edward Armstrong Wilson (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward A. Wilson —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1862.
Paper
bag manufacturer; mayor, Absecon, N.J.; member of New Jersey
state senate from Atlantic County, 1908-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Redmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rene V. Zabeau (1916-1996) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Mt. Jewett, McKean
County, Pa., July 10,
1916.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died November
20, 1996 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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