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Jerome T. Ailman (b. 1849) —
of near Thompsontown, Juniata
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., October
5, 1849.
School
teacher; merchant;
farmer; People's candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1894; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1896; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Juniata County, 1907-10.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Alexander —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Woodward Township, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; real estate
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1897-1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1911-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Anderson (1719-1793) —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Charlestown Township, Chester
County, Pa., July 24,
1719.
Farmer; sawmill
owner; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1778-81.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in 1793
(age about
73 years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Church, Paoli, Pa.
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Samuel Waddell Atkinson (1839-1925) —
also known as Samuel W. Atkinson —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 28,
1839.
Son of John Atkinson (1800-1882) and Margaret (Trimble) Atkinson
(1801-1890).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1893-94.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, in Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va., July 22,
1925 (age 86 years, 85
days).
Interment at West
Alexander Memorial Cemetery, West Alexander, Pa.
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Alonzo P. Beeman (b. 1841) —
of Jones, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1907-10.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward McMath Beers (1877-1932) —
also known as Edward M. Beers —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Nossville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., May 27,
1877.
Son of Anderson Beers and Mary E. Beers.
Republican. Farmer; director Grange Trust
Company, Huntingdon, Pa.; director, First National Bank, Mt.
Union, Pa.; mayor of Mt. Union, Pa., 1910-14; county judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1923-32; died in
office 1932.
Methodist.
Died, of influenza,
in the Naval Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1932 (age 54 years, 330
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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William H. Berkey (1874-1952) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Son of Joshua Berkey and Barbara (Mahan) Berkey.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; farmer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Berkey Hall, a classroom and office building at Michigan State
University, is named for
him.
Died in 1952
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March 20,
1865.
Son of Edward Wiggins Blaine (1825-1914) and Nancy (Adams) Blaine
(c.1832-1870).
Farmer; banker; mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Henry Boehmer (b. 1853) —
of Fulton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pennsylvania, July 11,
1853.
Democrat. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Martin Brunges (1827-1903) —
of Northmoreland Township, Wyoming
County, Pa.
Born in Northmoreland Township, Luzerne County (now Wyoming
County), Pa., May 11,
1827.
Son of John Brunges and Rachel (Silva) Brunges.
Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1872-73.
German
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Northmoreland Township, Wyoming
County, Pa., April 28,
1903 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at Marsh
Cemetery, Centermoreland, Pa.
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Stanley Robert Brunges (1852-1937) —
also known as Stanley R. Brunges —
of Wyoming
County, Pa.
Born in Eaton Township, Wyoming
County, Pa., February
8, 1852.
Son of Jacob M. Brunges and Rebecca (Jayne) Brunges.
Republican. Dairy
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1897, 1903; Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died in Wyoming
County, Pa., September
12, 1937 (age 85 years, 216
days).
Interment at Sunnyside
Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Pa.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Son of William Buckman and Jane E. Buckman.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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Thomas Butler (1785-1847) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., April 14,
1785.
Lawyer;
planter; district judge in Louisiana, 1813; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1818-21.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August 7,
1847 (age 62 years, 115
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, West Feliciana Parish, La.
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James Chesnut (b. 1827) —
of Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Southampton Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1827.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1875-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Powell Clayton (1833-1914) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Bethel, Delaware
County, Pa., August 7,
1833.
Son of John Clayton and Ann (Clark) Clayton.
Republican. Engineer;
surveyor;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; planter;
president and general manager, Eureka Springs Railway;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1868-71; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1871-77; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1872,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1896
(speaker),
1908,
1912;
member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1872-74, 1896-1912; U.S.
Minister to Mexico, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1898-1905.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1914 (age 81 years, 18
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Chester Bidwell Darrall (1842-1908) —
of Brashear (now Morgan City), St. Mary
Parish, La.; Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La.
Born near Addison, Somerset
County, Pa., June 24,
1842.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
planter; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1869-79, 1881-83;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1888.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1908 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Egbert (1820-1908) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., November
15, 1820.
Merchant;
farmer; steamboat
business; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1875-76, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
22, 1908 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Sarah Savery. |
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Robert Frazer, Jr. (1878-1947) —
of Salinas, Salinas
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
8, 1878.
Son of Robert Frazer and Elizabeth M. (McKibbin) Frazer.
Bank
employee; sugar cane
planter; U.S. Consul in Valencia, 1909-12; Malaga, 1912-14; Bahia, 1914-16; Kobe, 1916-20; U.S. Consul General in Calcutta, 1929; Mexico City, 1932; U.S. Minister to El Salvador, 1937.
Died in 1947
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Raymond Gabler (1880-1959) —
also known as Ernest Gabler —
of Monongahela Township, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 20,
1880.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Gabler (1853-1931) and Mary (Main) Gabler
(1858-1943).
Republican. Dairy
farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died July 29,
1959 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Pa.
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William Golden (1799-1887) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Mifflin
County, Pa., October
5, 1799.
Farmer; sheriff;
mayor
of Athens, Ohio, 1870-78.
Died in 1887
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James McKinley Graeff (1862-1908) —
also known as James M. Graeff —
of Westport, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
18, 1862.
Republican. Importer and dealer in wool;
president of a boot and
shoe company; creamery
business; farmer; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., February
22, 1908 (age 45 years, 96
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Westport, N.Y.
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Chester Heilman Gross (1888-1973) —
also known as Chester H. Gross —
of Manchester, York
County, Pa.
Born in East Manchester Township, York
County, Pa., October
13, 1888.
Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-41, 1943-49 (22nd District
1939-41, 1943-45, 21st District 1945-49); defeated, 1940 (22nd
District), 1948 (21st District).
Lutheran.
Member, Grange.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., January
9, 1973 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Manchester
Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester, Pa.
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Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., October
28, 1856.
School
teacher; farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Weldon Brinton Heyburn (b. 1903) —
also known as Weldon B. Heyburn —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Concordville, Delaware
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Son of Harry Hannum Heyburn and Margaret (Darlington) Heyburn.
Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1937-48; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1949-53; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1953-57; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Hibshman (1852-1918) —
of Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Ephrata Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., August
29, 1852.
Republican. Machinist;
tobacco
grower; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.
Died March 16,
1918 (age 65 years, 199
days).
Interment at Hibshman
Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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U. Frank Higinbotham (b. 1858) —
of South Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Redstone Township, Fayette
County, Pa., November
30, 1858.
Farmer; flour mill
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emanuel Himebaugh (b. 1822) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Columbia
County, Pa., February
27, 1822.
Farmer; livestock raiser; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1883-84.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward R. Hinds (born c.1857) —
of Hubbard, Hubbard
County, Minn.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1857.
Farmer; postmaster;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1909-10, 1915-22 (53rd
District 1903-06, 1909-10, 63rd District 1915-22).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Michael R. Hoffman (b. 1857) —
of Maytown, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Conoy Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
31, 1857.
Tobacco
grower; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Banks Holland (b. 1844) —
also known as John B. Holland —
of near McDonald, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in South Fayette Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
17, 1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter L. Houser (1855-1928) —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Tidioute, Warren
County, Pa., May 6,
1855.
Son of James R. Houser and Margaret L. (Magee) Houser.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., April 7,
1928 (age 72 years, 337
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Mondovi, Wis.
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Daniel Newcomb Hunt (b. 1843) —
also known as Daniel N. Hunt —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mansfield, Tioga
County, Pa., January
28, 1843.
Son of Daniel N. Hunt (died 1884) and Miranda B. (Allen) Hunt (died
1863).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; real estate
business; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of
Redfield, S.D.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Adalyn J. Ellis. |
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David D. Johnson (b. 1844) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Wharton Township, Fayette
County, Pa., April 15,
1844.
Farmer; Fayette
County Treasurer, 1897-99; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Knox (b. 1839) —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
12, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Westmoreland County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) —
also known as John C. Kunkel —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 21,
1898.
Son of John C. Kunkel and Louisa (Sergeant) Kunkel.
Republican. Banker;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District
1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 27,
1970 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Henry E. Lanius (c.1885-1943) —
of York
County, Pa.
Born in York
County, Pa., about 1885.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-20; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1923-43; died in office 1943.
Became blind
in 1903.
Died May 30,
1943 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James N. McBride (1864-1933) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Mercer Center (unknown
county), Pa., December
12, 1864.
Newspaper
editor; farmer; member of Michigan Union Silver Party
State Central Committee, 1899; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 10,
1933 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
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Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) —
of Howard
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 29,
1862.
Son of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97.
Quaker.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., April 17,
1934 (age 71 years, 292
days).
Interment at Middletown
Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
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Walter Patterson (d. 1852) —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y.
Son of Catherine (Livingston) Patterson (1744-1832) and John
Patterson.
Farmer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1821-23; postmaster;
Columbia
County Judge, 1828.
Died November
5, 1852.
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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J. C. Peebles (b. 1826) —
of Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1826.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) —
also known as William A. Peffer —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
10, 1831.
Son of John Peffer and Elizabeth (Souder) Peffer.
Farmer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state senate, 1874; Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1898.
Died October
7, 1912 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Nathan William Pendleton (b. 1854) —
also known as Nathan W. Pendleton —
of South Warren, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in South Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., January
15, 1854.
Son of Andrew Pendleton (1807-1861) and Charlotte Eliza (Buffington)
Pendleton.
Republican. Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bradford County, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Willing Peters (b. 1855) —
also known as Thomas W. Peters —
of Wyoming.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1855.
Cattle raiser; bank
director; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Plauen, 1889-96; U.S. Consul in Plauen, 1896-1903; Kingston, 1914; U.S. Consul General in SAINT Gall, 1903-07; Munich, 1907-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Judson B. Phelps (1836-1906) —
of Conneaut, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
12, 1836.
Son of Sarah (Greenfield) Phelps (1792-1854) and Benjamin Phelps
(died 1873).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dairy
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1897-98.
Died June 16,
1906 (age 69 years, 186
days).
Interment at Penn
Line Cemetery, Linesville, Pa.
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Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.; Luzerne
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., July 17,
1745.
Son of Timothy Pickering and Mary (Wingate) Pickering.
Farmer; Essex
County Register of Deeds, 1774-77; common pleas court judge in
Massachusetts, 1775, 1802-03; member of Massachusetts state
legislature, 1776; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1791-95; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1795; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1795-1800; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-11; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 2nd
District 1815-17); member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1817-18.
Puritan;
later Unitarian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Censured
by the Senate in 1811 for violating an injunction
of secrecy.
Died in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., January
29, 1829 (age 83 years, 196
days).
Interment at Broad
Street Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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William Hubley Potter (b. 1864) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
23, 1864.
Rancher; bookkeeper;
U.S. Consular Agent in SAINT Georges, 1909-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Crozier Reeves (1867-1936) —
also known as A. Crozier Reeves —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
3, 1867.
Grocer; wholesale
grocer; newspaper
publisher; farmer; Progressive candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey, 1912;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1925; member of New Jersey
state senate from Mercer County, 1926-36; died in office 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) —
also known as John S. Rice —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., January
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
fruit grower; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair), 1964;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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John Tyler Rich (1841-1926) —
also known as John T. Rich —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Conneautville, Crawford
County, Pa., April 23,
1841.
Son of John W. Rich and Jerusha (Treadway) Rich.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1873-80 (Lapeer County 2nd
District 1873-76, Lapeer County 1st District 1877-80); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1877-80; member of
Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1881; resigned 1881; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1881-83; defeated,
1882; Governor of
Michigan, 1893-96; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1898-1906; Michigan
state treasurer, 1908; appointed 1908; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1909.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 28,
1926 (age 84 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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James B. Roberts (1784-1822) —
of near Charlestown, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Quakertown, Bucks
County, Pa., November
27, 1784.
Son of Edward Roberts and Mary (Burson) Roberts.
Farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814-15.
Died in Charlestown Township, Chester
County, Pa., August
29, 1822 (age 37 years, 275
days).
Interment at Pikeland
Meeting Burial Ground, Pikeland, Pa.
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Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
13, 1856.
Son of John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood.
Republican. Rancher; hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1915-19.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) —
of West Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., June 2,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1887 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Churchyard, Seaford, Del.
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Oscar H. Roudebush (b. 1865) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, June, 1865.
Son of Nicholas Roudebush (1820-1899) and Elizabeth (Shontz)
Roudebush (1829-1916).
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916
(alternate), 1928;
Crawford
County Treasurer, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Tate Sedam (1839-1929) —
also known as Robert T. Sedam —
of Ogle
County, Ill.; St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
15, 1839.
Son of Eve Dinges (1805-1841) and Robert Sedam (1811-1848).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member
of South
Dakota state house of representatives 24th District, 1893-94.
Died in St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
6, 1929 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eve Dinges (1805-1841) and Robert Sedam (1811-1848); married to
Emerett Miller Bulkley; father of Carrie Almeda Sedam (1877-1976; who
married John
Terrence McCullen). |
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Jacob S. Serrill (1817-1899) —
of Darby, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., October
18, 1817.
Son of Jane (Pearson) Serrill (1779-1844) and George Serrill
(1782-1851).
Republican. Farmer; burgess
of Darby, Pennsylvania, 1858-59, 1864-66, 1878; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1861-63; banker.
Died in Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., December
30, 1899 (age 82 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus G. Seyfert (b. 1852) —
of Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Berks
County, Pa., April 26,
1852.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1891-97;
resigned 1897; U.S. Consul in Stratford, 1897-1906; Matamoros, 1906; Collingwood, 1906-08; Owen Sound, 1908-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., June 2,
1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
farmer; miller; merchant;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., December
5, 1881 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Cameron Sproul (1870-1928) —
also known as William C. Sproul —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Octoraro, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Son of William Hall Sproul and Deborah Dickinson (Slokom) Sproul.
Republican. Farmer; manufacturer;
journalist;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1897-1919; resigned 1919; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920.
Quaker.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange; Freemasons;
Elks; Union
League; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March 21,
1928 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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William Erskine Stevenson (1820-1883) —
also known as William E. Stevenson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., March 18,
1820.
Son of James Stevenson and Elizabeth (Erskine) Stevenson.
Republican. Cabinetmaker;
farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1863-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1865-68; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1864,
1872;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
29, 1883 (age 63 years, 256
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) —
also known as Zack T. Sutley —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., May 1,
1848.
Son of William Sutley (1818-1899) and Jane (Hays) Sutley (1830-1919).
Democrat. Farmer; postmaster;
livery
business; railroad
builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April 17,
1930 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Yoder Thompson (b. 1875) —
also known as Charles Y. Thompson —
of West Point, Cuming
County, Neb.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
17, 1875.
Son of Thomas Dick Thompson and Elizabeth (Yoder) Thompson.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1935-.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Dick Thompson and Elizabeth (Yoder) Thompson; married 1900 to Martha
Berthold (died 1914); married 1927 to Marie
Chambers. |
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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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Saunders Van Camp (b. 1841) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1841.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. C. Welch (b. 1865) —
of Helen, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., 1865.
Farmer; president, Glencoe Creamery
Company; president, McLeod County Dairy
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1915-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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Thomas Whitted (b. 1832) —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1832.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Ball Yerkes (b. 1839) —
also known as Joseph B. Yerkes —
of Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Hatboro, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 6,
1839.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1873-76.
Burial
location unknown.
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