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Walter C. Adams, Jr. (b. 1936) —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., August
22, 1936.
Son of Walter C. Adams and Hazel (Worthington) Adams.
Democrat. Scientist;
university professor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1962
to Nancy L. Baier. |
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John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) —
also known as John S. Badeau —
of Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1903.
Son of Charles C. Badeau and Mary Lyles (Stothoff) Badeau.
Minister;
missionary;
university professor; president,
American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961.
Christian
Reformed; later Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died August
25, 1995 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Montague Bakewell (1867-1957) —
also known as Charles M. Bakewell —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 24,
1867.
Son of Thomas Bakewell and Josephine Alden (Maitland) Bakewell.
Republican. University professor; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1921-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1932
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1933-35.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Elks; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
19, 1957 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Thomas M. Balliet (1852-1942) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 1,
1852.
Son of Nathan Balliet and Sarah Balliet.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; university professor; dean, School of
Education, New York University, 1904-19; Law Preservation candidate
for New
York state senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1942 (age 89 years, 354
days).
Cremated.
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Robert Heron Bork (b. 1927) —
also known as Robert H. Bork —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1927.
Son of Harry Philip Bork (1897-1974) and Elizabeth (Kunkle) Bork
(1898-2004).
Lawyer;
law professor; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1973-77; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-74; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned
1988.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987;
rejected by the Senate.
Still living as of 2009.
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Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930) —
also known as Martin G. Brumbaugh —
of Huntingdon
County, Pa.; Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon
County, Pa., April 14,
1862.
Son of George Boyer Brumbaugh and Martha (Peightal) Brumbaugh.
Republican. Huntingdon
County Superintendent of Schools, 1884-90; university
professor; president,
Juniata College, 1895-1906; Puerto Rico Commissioner of Education,
1900-02; Philadelphia superintendent of schools, 1906-15; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1915-19; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Died March 14,
1930 (age 67 years, 334
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, McConnellstown, Pa.
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Hampton Lawrence Carson (b. 1852) —
also known as Hampton L. Carson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
21, 1852.
Son of Joseph Carson (M.D.) and Mary (Hollingsworth) Carson.
Republican. Lawyer;
law professor; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1903-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) —
also known as George S. Counts —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born near Baldwin City, Douglas
County, Kan., December
9, 1889.
Son of James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble) Counts.
University professor; author; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American Labor
Party state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,
1955-59.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died November
10, 1974 (age 84 years, 336
days); body donated
to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.
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Nathaniel Neiman Craley, Jr. (1927-2006) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Red Lion, York
County, Pa., November
17, 1927.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; college instructor; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1965-67.
Lutheran.
Died in Glen Rock, York
County, Pa., June 18,
2006 (age 78 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August 5,
1884.
Son of George Culbertson and Jennie (Smith) Culbertson.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university professor; member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
7, 1839.
Son of Trevanion B. Dallas.
Lawyer;
law professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1892-1909.
Died in 1917
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Son of Nicholas H. Diederich and Clara M. (Wessler) Diederich.
Republican. Pastor;
college professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1920-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 28,
1874.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds.
Republican. Lawyer;
law professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1939-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Union
League; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) —
also known as Maurice F. Egan —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 24,
1852.
Son of Maurice Egan and Margaret (MacMullen) Egan.
University professor; author;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1907-17.
Died January
15, 1924 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1880
to Katharine Mullin. |
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Congress |
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Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) —
also known as Charles C. Ellis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 21,
1874.
Son of Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis.
School
teacher; pastor;
college professor; president,
Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate for delegate to
Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Brethren.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 27,
1950 (age 75 years, 341
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marvin Lionel Esch (b. 1927) —
also known as Marvin L. Esch —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Flinton, Cambria
County, Pa., August 4,
1927.
Republican. University professor; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1990.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Clarence Evans (b. 1891) —
also known as John C. Evans —
of Ridley Park, Delaware
County, Pa.; Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 21,
1891.
Son of Moses David Evans and Rachel Evans.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college professor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1938, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Filner (b. 1942) —
also known as Bob Filner —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1942.
Son of Joseph H. Filner and Sarah F. Filner.
Democrat. University professor; U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (50th District
1993-2003, 51st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; Navy
League; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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John K. Finley (d. 1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. College professor; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1885.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur R. Gemberling —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Selinsgrove, Snyder
County, Pa.
Republican. College teacher; real estate
broker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Horwell Gerberich (1898-1965) —
also known as Albert H. Gerberich —
of Pennsylvania; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Williamstown, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
23, 1898.
Son of Albert Henry Gerberich (1864-1966) and Martha Eleanor
(Horwell) Gerberich (1864-1948).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1919-22; Bremerhaven, 1922-24; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1924-25; college professor.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1965 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment at Atglen
Methodist Cemetery, Atglen, Pa.
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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.
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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 |
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Herbert Funk Goodrich (1889-1962) —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn., July 29,
1889.
Son of George Herbert Goodrich and Mary Ann (Funk) Goodrich.
Democrat. Law professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1940-62; died in
office 1962.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Philosophical Society; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons.
Died June 25,
1962 (age 72 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Goodrich and Mary Ann (Funk) Goodrich; married to
Edith Eastman and Natalie E. Murphy; married, September
23, 1940, to Mary Dern Baxter. |
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George Scott Graham (1850-1931) —
also known as George S. Graham —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia
County District Attorney, 1880-98; law professor; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892,
1916
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in
office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Union
League.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1931 (age 80 years, 294
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Son of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green.
Republican. College professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Theodore Greener (b. 1844) —
also known as R. T. Greener —
of Washington,
D.C.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
30, 1844.
University professor; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Bombay, 1898; Vladivostok, 1898-1901; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Vladivostok, 1902-05.
African
ancestry.
First
black graduate of Harvard, 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Samuel Hagelin (b. 1954) —
also known as John Hagelin —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 9,
1954.
University professor; physicist;
Natural Law candidate for President
of the United States, 1992, 1996, 2000.
Still living as of 2010.
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James Denton Hancock (b. 1837) —
also known as "Nya Gua Hai"; "Grizzy
Bear" —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.
Born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 9,
1837.
Son of James Hancock and Mary (Perkins) Hancock.
University professor; lawyer;
solicitor, Allegeny Valley Railroad,
1877-88; solicitor, New York and Philadelphia Railroad,
1878-88; general solicitor, Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad,
from 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1892 (27th District), 1894
(at-large).
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Economic Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Beth H. Harwell (b. 1957) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 24,
1957.
Republican. University professor; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 2004,
2008
(alternate); member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 56th District, 2007.
Female.
Church
of Christ.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Henry Hastie (1904-1976) —
also known as William H. Hastie —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
17, 1904.
Son of William Henry Hastie and Roberta (Child) Hastie.
Lawyer;
law professor; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1937-39; dean, Howard
University law school, 1939-46; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1949-71; took senior
status 1971.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons;
American
Civil Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received Spingarn
Medal in 1943.
Died, at Suburban General Hospital,
East Norriton, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 14,
1976 (age 71 years, 149
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Harriman-on-Hudson (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., November
21, 1867.
Son of A. J. Howe and Jane (Clemson) Howe.
Lawyer;
law professor; member of Ohio state
senate, 1906-09; Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of New
York, 1914-19.
Died in 1940
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Marie H. Jenney. |
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Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) —
also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach —
of Washington,
D.C.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1922.
Son of Edward
Lawrence Katzenbach and Marie
Hilson Katzenbach.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
law professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel for IBM,
1969-86; director, MCI Communications,
2002-04; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1996.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Skillman, Somerset
County, N.J., May 8,
2012 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward E. Kaufman (1939-2010) —
also known as Ted Kaufman —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 15,
1939.
Son of Manuel Kaufman and Helen (Carroll) Kaufman.
Democrat. Engineer;
administrative assistant and chief of staff for U.S. Senator Joe
Biden, 1976-95; college professor; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2009-10; appointed 2009.
Irish,
Jewish,
and Russian
ancestry.
Died in 2010
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winthrop Welles Ketchum (1820-1879) —
also known as Winthrop W. Ketchum; Winthrop Welles
Ketcham —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 29,
1820.
Republican. College teacher; lawyer; Luzerne
County Prothonotary, 1855-57; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1858; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1864;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1860-62; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1875-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1876-79;
died in office 1879.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
6, 1879 (age 59 years, 160
days).
Interment at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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James William Marshall (1822-1910) —
also known as James W. Marshall —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Clarke
County, Va., August
14, 1822.
College professor; U.S. Consul in Leeds, 1861-64; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1874.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
5, 1910 (age 87 years, 175
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carlisle, Pa.
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Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) —
also known as Beth W. Milford; Beth
Wharton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., August
19, 1908.
Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton.
Republican. College instructor; member, Ypsilanti board of
education, 1955-67; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern Michigan
University Board of Regents, 1964-86.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 7,
1992 (age 83 years, 354
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Albert F. Milford, Jr. (died 1977). |
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Charles Pinckney Holbrook Nason (1842-1937) —
also known as Charles P. H. Nason —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
7, 1842.
Son of Rev. Elias Nason (1811-1887) and Myra Ann (Bigelow) Nason
(born 1814).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clergyman;
writer;
lecturer; U.S. Consul in Grenoble, 1901-11.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Died in 1937
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Ormondroyd (1897-1975) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
7, 1897.
Son of Herbert Ormondroyd and Jeannette (Wrighton) Ormondroyd.
Democrat. Professor of mechanical
engineering, University of Michigan; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1953.
Died, following a stroke, at
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
6, 1975 (age 77 years, 364
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen Felton. |
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George Wharton Pepper (1867-1961) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Devon, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 16,
1867.
Son of George Pepper and Hitty Markoe (Wharton) Pepper.
Republican. Lawyer;
law professor; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27; defeated in primary, 1926;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1922-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died May 24,
1961 (age 94 years, 69
days).
Interment at Old
St. David's Churchyard Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.
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James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) —
also known as James K. Pollock —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., May 25,
1898.
Son of James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died October
4, 1968 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Marie Haun. |
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Leon C. Prince —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Lawyer;
college teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1929-36.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
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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Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., 1892.
Democrat. University professor; historian;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.
Died, of heart
failure, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., May 11,
1984 (age about 91
years). Body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson.
Democrat. Pastor;
college professor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) —
also known as Henry W. Temple —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Belle Center, Logan
County, Ohio, March 31,
1864.
Son of John B. Temple and Martha (Jameson) Temple.
Republican. Pastor;
college professor; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District
1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
11, 1955 (age 90 years, 286
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson.
Preacher;
university professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Richard Alsop Wise (1843-1900) —
of Williamsburg,
Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
2, 1843.
Son of Henry
Alexander Wise.
Republican. College professor; member of Virginia state
legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1898-99, 1900; died in
office 1900.
Died in Williamsburg,
Va., December
21, 1900 (age 57 years, 110
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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