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George Vincent Ayres (1852-1939) —
also known as George V. Ayres —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Luzerne
County, Pa., November
1, 1852.
Republican. Hardware dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 29,
1939 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Son of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware merchant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ward M. Dawson, Sr. (b. 1893) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born September
2, 1893.
Son of Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson.
Republican. Hardware merchant; farm
equipment dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1962.
United
Brethren. Member, Junior
Order; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Interment somewhere
in Breezewood, Pa.
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Michael Liebel, Jr. (1870-1927) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., December
12, 1870.
Democrat. Accountant;
worked in Buffalo office of Nickel Plate Railroad;
organized Cascade Brewery in
1898 (merged with Erie Brewing
Co. in 1900); hardware business; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1915-17;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1920.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August 8,
1927 (age 56 years, 239
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Peter Newhard (1783-1860) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., July 26,
1783.
Democrat. Hardware merchant; Lehigh
County Coroner, 1816-17; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1817-19, 1824-25, 1829; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1839-43.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
19, 1860 (age 76 years, 208
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Fred Pruitt (c.1941-1994) —
also known as "Little Bandit" —
of National City, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., about 1941.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; hardware store
owner; candidate for mayor
of National City, Calif., 1990.
Member, Jaycees.
Died, at Scripps Chula Vista Hospital,
Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., September
26, 1994 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Yetter Wills (1897-1988) —
also known as John Y. Wills —
of Duncannon, Perry
County, Pa.
Born in Duncannon, Perry
County, Pa., 1897.
Son of William Wills and Jane Wills.
Republican. Hardware merchant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1932.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., 1988
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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