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John Andrew Albright (1770-1822) —
also known as Andrew Albright —
of Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., February
28, 1770.
Son of John Andrew Albright (1718-1802) and Elizabeth (Orth) Albright
(1739-1830).
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District, 1822; died in office 1822.
German ancestry.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., November
24, 1822 (age 52 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Rahm (1769-1810). |
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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Son of Conrad Baker and Mary (Winterheimer) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian.
German and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Erwin G. Bartberger (born c.1859) —
also known as E. G. Bartberger —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1859.
Republican. Engraver;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1912.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christian Becker (1851-1917) —
also known as Christ Becker —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Germany,
April
7, 1851.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-16.
German ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1917
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Tamaqua, Pa.
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
Son of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender.
School
teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers (died 1856); married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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Rudolph Blankenburg (1843-1918) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Lippe Detmold (now Lippstadt), Germany,
February
16, 1843.
Son of Ludwig Blankenburg and Sophie (Goede) Blankenburg.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; manufacturer;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911-16.
Quaker
or Unitarian.
German ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April 12,
1918 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Theodore Burchfield (b. 1842) —
of Atwood, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., July 21,
1842.
Son of Robert Burchfield (c.1812-1850) and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield
(c.1813-1876).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1881-84; mayor of
Altoona, Pa., 1890-93.
Methodist.
English
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Burk (1850-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
September
26, 1850.
Son of David Burk and Charlotte (Reinmann) Burk.
Republican. Leather
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1901-03; died in
office 1903.
German ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
5, 1903 (age 53 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April 20,
1867.
Son of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Depinet (b. 1855) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., November
14, 1855.
Son of Michael Depinet (died 1881) and Mary (Ehret) Depinet (died
1856).
Republican. Erie
County Register and Recorder, 1891-1896; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1899-1901.
French
and German ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger (1836-1911) —
also known as Hubert Dilger —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Sangamon
County, Ill.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Sulgen, Germany,
March
5, 1836.
Son of Eduard Dilger and Emmeline (Duerr) Dilger.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of Illinois, 1869-73; appointed 1869.
German ancestry.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action in the Battle of Chancellorsville,
May 2, 1863.
Died in Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., May 4,
1911 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Fisher (1834-1915) —
also known as B. Franklin Fisher —
of Schuylkill Township, Chester
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Spring Mills, Centre
County, Pa., November
21, 1834.
Son of Peter S. Fisher (1804-1873) and Frances Veronica (Heckert)
Fisher (1810-1872).
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884.
German ancestry.
Died in Chester
County, Pa., September
9, 1915 (age 80 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Frank (b. 1842) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March 18,
1842.
Son of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Roupp) Frank.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868
to Mary A. Buchheit. |
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Hiram H. Keller (b. 1878) —
of Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, August 9,
1878.
Son of Lewis Keller and Emma J. (Harpel) Keller.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916;
chair
of Bucks County Republican Party, 1927; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 7th District, 1929-30.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German, and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Frank E. McKee School in North Muskegon is named for
him.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Lakeside
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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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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Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) —
of Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1795.
Son of John
Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg.
Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1828-29.
German ancestry.
Died in 1831
(age about
36 years).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.
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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
12, 1746.
Son of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and Anna Maria (Weiser) Muhlenberg.
Democrat. Pastor;
member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army during
the Revolutionary War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95, 1799-1801
(at-large 1789-91, 1st District 1793-95, 1799-1801); delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801; resigned 1801; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1802-07.
Lutheran;
later Episcopalian.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
1, 1807 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Augustus
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
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Henry J. Myers (born c.1863) —
of Chicora, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1863.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(alternate), 1928.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John N. Neeb (c.1851-1893) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1851.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 42nd District, 1891-93; died in office 1893.
German ancestry.
Died February
19, 1893 (age about 42
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Godlove Stein Orth (1817-1882) —
also known as Godlove S. Orth —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born near Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., April 22,
1817.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1843-49; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Indiana, 1848;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1863-71, 1873-75, 1879-82 (8th
District 1863-69, 7th District 1869-71, at-large 1873-75, 9th
District 1879-82); died in office 1882; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1875-76.
German ancestry.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., December
16, 1882 (age 65 years, 238
days).
Interment at Greenbush
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Pauline H. Peterson —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
School
teacher and principal; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Female.
English
and German ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Soroptimists;
American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harold A. Peterson. |
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Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of
Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; member, Platform
Committee); Governor of
Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1879-81.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 22,
1903 (age 87 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Valentine Remmel (b. 1853) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 10,
1853.
Son of Conrad R. Remmel.
Union
organizer; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel F. Snively (1859-1952) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., November
24, 1859.
Mayor
of Duluth, Minn., 1921-37.
Swiss
and German ancestry.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., 1952
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Sunrise
Memorial Park, Hermantown, Minn.
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Charles W. Staudenmeier (1894-1988) —
of Ashland, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Ashland, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
4, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1933-36; circuit judge in
Pennsylvania.
German ancestry.
Died January
12, 1988 (age 93 years, 69
days).
Interment at New St. Mauritius Cemetery, Ashland, Pa.
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Jacob Croyle Stineman (1841-1913) —
also known as Jacob C. Stineman —
of South Fork, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born April 9,
1841.
Son of Jacob Stineman and Mary Croyle Stineman.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1897-1908, 1913; died in office 1913;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908.
German ancestry.
Died April 2,
1913 (age 71 years, 358
days).
Interment at South
Fork Cemetery, South Fork, Pa.
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Christian Markle Straub (1804-1860) —
also known as Christian M. Straub —
of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; Schuylkill
County Prothonotary, 1845; Schuylkill
County Sheriff, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1853-55; member
of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-58 (28th District 1856-57, 7th District 1858).
German ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 7,
1860 (age about 55
years).
Interment somewhere
in Pottsville, Pa.
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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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Alfred Wilhelm Taubenberger —
also known as Ale Taubenberger; Al
Taubenberger —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 2002, 2004; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 2007.
German ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist.
German and Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer, in
a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March 25,
1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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