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Eugene Vincent Atkinson (b. 1927) —
also known as Eugene V. Atkinson —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., April 5,
1927.
Insurance business; director of customs, Port of Pittsburgh,
1962-69; Beaver
County Commissioner, 1972-78; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1979-83;
defeated, 1976 (Democratic), 1982 (Republican).
Still living as of 2000.
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Harry F. Baily (1882-1971) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland Township, Greene
County, Pa., May 2,
1882.
Son of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily.
Republican. Insurance broker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in Greene County Memorial Hospital,
Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., October
22, 1971 (age 89 years, 173
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ewing Baily and Eldora (Mitchener) Baily; married, June 25,
1908, to Lucy Sayers (died 1924); married, April 23,
1927, to Phila Babcock. |
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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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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker;
insurance business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Sarah P. Hall. |
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David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) —
also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh —
of Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Henrietta, Blair
County, Pa., October
8, 1894.
Son of Moses R. Brumbaugh and Sarah Florence (Stuard) Brumbaugh.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
insurance business; partner, Queen Lumber
Company; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45,
22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1963-68.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Died in Claysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April 22,
1977 (age 82 years, 196
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Martinsburg, Pa.
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Guy Edgar Campbell (1871-1940) —
also known as Guy E. Campbell —
of Crafton, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fetterman, Taylor
County, W.Va., October
9, 1871.
Son of William W. Campbell and Elmina (Straight) Campbell.
Insurance business; oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-33 (32nd District 1917-23,
36th District 1923-33).
Died in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, February
17, 1940 (age 68 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
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Philo S. Clark (b. 1848) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlansburg, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
21, 1848.
Son of Thomas M. Clark and Rebecca (McCune) Clark.
Republican. Insurance business; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hannum Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William H. Clark —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Doe Run, Chester
County, Pa., October
25, 1877.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1927-36; chair of
Chester County Republican Party, 1927, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Clarkson Clothier (b. 1885) —
also known as Robert C. Clothier —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
8, 1885.
Son of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier.
Newspaper
reporter; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
vice-president, Scott Company (industrial personnel consultants),
1918-23; Dean of Men, University of Pittsburgh, 1929-32; director,
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company; president,
Rutgers University, 1932; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Christian
Reformed.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier; married, June 24,
1916, to Nathalie Wilson; father of Arthur Clothier (c.1920-1942;
killed in accident during Army Air Corps training). |
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Ron J. Corbett (b. 1960) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
12, 1960.
Republican. Insurance agent; co-founder of Peppy's Ice Cream,
operator of trucks selling ice cream in Eastern Iowa; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1987-99; resigned 1999; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1995-99; president,
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2005; vice-president, CRST trucking
company, from 2005; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2010-.
Still living as of 2011.
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Jacob Doyle Corman, Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Doyle Corman, Jr. —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born September
17, 1932.
Son of Jacob Doyle Corman and Mary (McClincy) Corman.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; Centre
County Commissioner, 1968-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1977-2004; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married to Rebecca Kay Davis. |
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John J. Coyle (1863-1933) —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
10, 1863.
Son of Philip Coyle and Julia (Duffy) Coyle.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1895-98; founder and president,
American Catholic Union, 1897-1933; president, Pennsylvania Mutual
Life Insurance Company, 1914-33 president, Bell Union Coal and
Mining Company, 1914-33.
Catholic.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
4, 1933 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Montgomery F. Crowe (b. 1890) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Piermont, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
9, 1890.
Son of Charles H. Crowe and Jessie M. (Durkee) Crowe.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 14th District, 1939-54; director, General Hospital
of Monroe County; director, Stroudsburg Security Trust
Company; president, Monroe County Industries;
treasurer, Pocono Lodges Hotel
Company director, Van Karner Chemical
Arms Corporation; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances K. Wirth. |
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Henry M. Curran (1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-70);
chair, New York State Harness Racing Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 13,
1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Rothmann. |
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George Potter Darrow (1859-1943) —
also known as George P. Darrow —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Waterford, New London
County, Conn., February
4, 1859.
Son of Edmund Darrow and Elizabeth (Potter) Darrow.
Republican. Member, board of managers, Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Germantown; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-37, 1939-41 (6th District
1915-23, 7th District 1923-37, 1939-41).
Baptist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 7,
1943 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Interment at Ivy
Hill Mausoleum, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Matthew Anthony Dunn (1886-1942) —
also known as Matthew A. Dunn —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
15, 1886.
News
dealer; insurance broker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 12th
District, 1926-32; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 34th District, 1933-41.
Lost
sight in his left eye at age 12; became
blind with when he lost
sight in his right eye at age 20.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
13, 1942 (age 55 years, 182
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John Stuchell Fisher (1867-1940) —
also known as John S. Fisher —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana
County, Pa., May 25,
1867.
Son of Samuel Royer Fisher (1832-1911) and Maria Louise (McGaughey)
Fisher (1839-1923).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1901-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916
(speaker),
1928;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; defeated in primary, 1922; chairman of
Capitol Investigating Commission, which exposed frauds in the
furnishing of the Pennsylvania state capitol building; chairman of
board, National Union Fire Insurance Company.
Presbyterian.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 25,
1940 (age 73 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
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Robert D. Fleming (1903-1994) —
of Aspinwall, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Son of Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming.
Republican. Real estate
broker; insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1951-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Sigma; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died August
15, 1994 (age 91 years, 160
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to D. Jean Varner. |
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Laurence V. Gibb (b. 1899) —
of Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 19,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; auditor;
workman's
compensation referee; justice of the peace; investigator;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1948-55; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-60.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Haluska (b. 1902) —
of Patton, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa., May 9,
1902.
Son of John E. Haluska and Mary (Palko) Haluska.
Democrat. Sales manager, Goenner Brewing
Company of Johnstown, Pa.; insurance business; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1937-56, 1961-64; defeated, 1956,
1964; United Pension candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne P. Flesher. |
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Frank Joseph Harris (b. 1881) —
also known as Frank J. Harris —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1881.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; Allegheny
County Treasurer, 1912-15; Allegheny
County Commissioner, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1927-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Hopper (b. 1923) —
of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
9, 1923.
Son of Ellis S. Hopper and Adra (Dunfer) Hopper.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1977-92.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Bowman. |
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John Inskeep (1757-1834) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born January
29, 1757.
Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1800-01, 1805-06; president,
Insurance Company of North America, 1806-31.
Died December
18, 1834 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Edgar Raymond Kiess (1875-1930) —
also known as Edgar R. Kiess —
of Hughesville, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Warrensville, Lycoming
County, Pa., August
26, 1875.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lycoming County, 1905-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-30 (15th District 1913-23,
16th District 1923-30); died in office 1930.
Member, Union
League.
Died July 20,
1930 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.
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Dale H. Learn —
of Pennsylvania.
Real
estate and insurance business; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1942; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1946; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) —
also known as Alfred B. Lewis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 20,
1897.
Son of John Frederick Lewis and Anne Henrietta Rush (Baker) Lewis.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
secretary of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialist
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidate
for Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, later
president, Union Casualty insurance company.
Episcopalian.
Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Federation of Teachers; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died about 1980 (age about 83
years).
Interment somewhere
in Fairfield County, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John Frederick Lewis and Anne Henrietta Rush (Baker) Lewis;
married, November
20, 1924, to Lena Greenspan (divorced 1939); married, October
14, 1939, to Eileen B. (O'Connor) Lane. |
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Robert Hemphill Longwell (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert H. Longwell —
of Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Polk Township, Jefferson
County, Pa., April 26,
1871.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; life insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Martin (1879-1967) —
also known as Ed Martin —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin, Ten Mile, Washington Township, Greene
County, Pa., September
18, 1879.
Son of Joseph T. Martin and Hannah M. (Bristor) Martin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Dunn Mar Oil and Gas
Company; president, Consumers Fuel Company; director, Citizens
National Bank;
director, Washington County Fire Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1925-29; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1928-34; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932;
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1939-43; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1947-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., March 19,
1967 (age 87 years, 182
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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James A. McDonough (1873-1909) —
of Fulton
County, Pa.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April 22,
1873.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1909; died in
office 1909.
Died June 14,
1909 (age 36 years, 53
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira McJunkin (b. 1860) —
of Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., February
13, 1860.
Lawyer;
Butler
County District Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Edward Norton (d. 1935) —
also known as James E. Norton —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 11th District, 1921-35; died in office 1935.
Died December
9, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter S. Pytko (b. 1901) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1901.
Son of Francis M. Pytko and Anna (Boruta) Pytko.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 8th District, 1935-38; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Stachowiak. |
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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Son of Dr. John Rankin.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas M. Reynolds (b. 1950) —
of Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., September
3, 1950.
Republican. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly 147th District, 1988-98; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1999-2003 (27th District 1999-2003,
26th District 2003).
Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph F. Ricca (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1890.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1922-27;
defeated, 1919, 1920, 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph P. Rigby (b. 1906) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
2, 1906.
Son of Joseph Rigby and Anne (Lavelle) Rigby.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 4th
District, 1951-52, 1955-60; defeated, 1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Young. |
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Warren R. Roberts —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1927-37; resigned 1937; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) —
also known as Robert L. Rodgers —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in El Dorado, Butler
County, Kan., June 2,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance and real
estate business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45,
28th District 1945-47).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1960
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Rocky
Glen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa.
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Richard Murray Simpson (1900-1960) —
also known as Richard M. Simpson —
of Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., August
30, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1937-60 (18th District 1937-45,
17th District 1945-53, 18th District 1953-60); died in office 1960;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
7, 1960 (age 59 years, 130
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pa.
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Thomas B. Smith (b. 1869) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
2, 1869.
Son of Thomas B. Smith and Isabella (Cairns) Smith.
Republican. Messenger and clerk at main office, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1881-86; surety business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-06; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
postmaster;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1916-20; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Stockton (b. 1947) —
also known as Steve Stockton —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 4,
1947.
Lawyer;
accountant;
insurance executive; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 4,
1876.
Republican. Insurance business; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1934; chair of
Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1941-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in May, 1982
(age 105
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
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Alfred Marpole Waldron (1865-1952) —
also known as Alfred M. Waldron —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
21, 1865.
Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1932;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1933-35.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 28,
1952 (age 86 years, 281
days).
Interment at North
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Edward B. Watson (1894-1960) —
of Mechanicsville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Mechanicsville, Bucks
County, Pa., September
4, 1894.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1947-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952;
chair
of Bucks County Republican Party, 1953.
Died June 21,
1960 (age 65 years, 291
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Channing Way (1877-1954) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., July 17,
1877.
Son of Anna Eliza (Smedley) Way (1844-1908) and Marshall
Scarlet Way.
Real
estate and insurance business; burgess
of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1919-21.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., January
20, 1954 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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