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Morton Shelley Bailey (1855-1922) —
also known as Morton S. Bailey —
of Fairplay, Park
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., July 3,
1855.
Son of John W. Bailey and Margaret (Lewis) Bailey; married, September
1, 1888, to Lutie Wilkin.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate, 1890-92; district judge in Colorado 11th District,
1892-1908; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1896; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1909-22; died in office 1922.
Died May 16,
1922 (age 66 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Fisher Bailey (b. 1870) —
also known as Thomas F. Bailey —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., November
15, 1870.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 20th
District, 1916-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene H. Baird (b. 1869) —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in Sinnamahoning, Cameron
County, Pa., August
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
25th District, 1921-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Thompson Baker (1847-1919) —
also known as J. Thompson Baker —
of Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born near Cowan, Union
County, Pa., April 13,
1847.
Married to Margaret Elizabeth Bordner.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
Mayor of Wildwood, N.J., 1911-12; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1913-15.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
7, 1919 (age 72 years, 238
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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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; brother of Conrad
Baker (1817-1885).
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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Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864-1928) —
also known as Howard H. Baldrige —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., June 26,
1864.
First cousin of William
Lovell Baldrige; father of Howard
Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985); grandfather of Howard
Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1900-01; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 16,
1928 (age 63 years, 325
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Thomas Jackson Baldrige (b. 1872) —
also known as Thomas J. Baldrige —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., April 5,
1872.
Son of Howard Malcolm Baldrige and Laura (Mattern) Baldrige; married,
April
18, 1917, to Anna Dean.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania,
1910-21; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1927-29; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1929-43.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Elmer Baldwin (1866-1943) —
also known as Frank E. Baldwin —
of Austin, Potter
County, Pa.
Born in Duke Center, McKean
County, Pa., June 4,
1866.
Son of John E. Baldwin and Josephine A. (White) Baldwin; married, November
14, 1895, to Addie G. Wolters.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
banker;
chair
of Potter County Republican Party, 1902; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1909-12, 1917-31; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1933-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Austin, Potter
County, Pa., August 9,
1943 (age 77 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Austin, Pa.
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George L. Baldwin (b. 1871) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., December
31, 1871.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1906-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1780.
Son of Henry Baldwin and Theodora (Wolcott) Baldwin; half-brother of
Abraham
Baldwin.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 21,
1844 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Thomas W. Barber (1902-1970) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., November
23, 1902.
Son of John J. Barber and Kathryn Barber; brother of Charles
Raycroft Barber.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1970
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Henry Augustus Barclay (b. 1849) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., January
17, 1849.
Son of David Barclay and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill) Barclay; married 1892 to Lily A.
Ward.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1884-88.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California,
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Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) —
also known as Guy K. Bard —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1895.
Son of Silas E. Bard and Miranda S. (Kurtz) Bard.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
chair
of Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;
resigned 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Tau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died November
23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
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George M. Barnard (1881-1949) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in New Castle, Henry
County, Ind., June 6,
1881.
Son of William
Oscar Barnard and Mary V. (Ballenger) Barnard; married, October
4, 1911, to Marion Hannah Dingee.
Republican. Lawyer; Henry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1944-49; died in office 1949.
Quaker.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1949 (age 67 years, 210
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Pa.
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John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March 15,
1881.
Son of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married 1908 to Sara A.
Darr.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57;
took senior status 1957.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., April 10,
1959 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in La Grange, Ill.
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James McClure Barnett (b. 1870) —
also known as James M. Barnett —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in New Bloomfield, Perry
County, Pa., May 24,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
41st District, 1920-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank P. Barnhart (b. 1873) —
of Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., September
6, 1873.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1907-11; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 47th District, 1929-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Bartch (b. 1849) —
of Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Dushore, Sullivan
County, Pa., March 15,
1849.
Son of John G. Bartch and Mary Magdalene Bartch; married 1871 to Amanda
Alice Guild.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1893-94; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1896-1906; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1899-1901, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Bartle III (b. 1941) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 6,
1941.
Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1980-81; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1991-.
Still living as of 2000.
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William G. Bassler (b. 1938) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Butler, Butler
County, Pa., March 6,
1938.
Lawyer; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1988-91; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1991-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) —
also known as Arthur L. Bates —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 6,
1859.
Nephew of John
Milton Thayer; son of Samuel P. Bates and S. Josephine Bates.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,
25th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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George Handy Bates (1845-1916) —
also known as George H. Bates —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
19, 1845.
Son of Daniel Moore Bates; married, May 26,
1870, to Elizabeth B. Russell.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1880,
1884;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1882-83; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1883.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
31, 1916 (age 70 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Deborah A. Batts (b. 1947) —
of New York.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 13,
1947.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1994-.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) —
also known as Robert E. Bauman —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 4,
1937.
Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman; married, November
19, 1960, to Carol Gene Dawson (annulled).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1964,
1972
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated,
1980.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; American Bar
Association; Elks; Humane
Society; Jaycees;
Izaak
Walton League; Gay.
Pleaded
guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation
charge.
Still living as of 1998.
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Herman E. Baumer (b. 1873) —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., April 10,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; manufacturer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1925-35, 1928, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (1767-1815) —
also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath
of His Party"; "High Priest of the
Constitution" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1767.
Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes (Hodge) Bayard; double nephew
and adoptive son of John
Bubenheim Bayard; married, February
11, 1795, to Ann Bassett (daughter of Richard
Bassett); father of Richard
Henry Bayard and James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; great-grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; third great-grandfather of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1804-13.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August 6,
1815 (age 48 years, 9
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in
1842 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Thomas McKee Bayne (1836-1894) —
also known as Thomas M. Bayne —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 14,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Allegheny
County District Attorney, 1870-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1877-91;
defeated, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884.
Alarmed about a lung hemorrhage, he committed suicide,
by gunshot
to the head, in Washington,
D.C., June 16,
1894 (age 58 years, 2
days).
Interment at Uniondale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Richard Joseph Beamish (b. 1869) —
also known as Richard J. Beamish —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
6, 1869.
Son of Francis Allen Beamish and Mary (Loftus) Beamish; married, August
14, 1909, to Maud Weatherly.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1931-34.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Lane Bean (1878-1943) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.; West Norriton Township, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 27,
1878.
Son of Col. Theodore Weber Bean and Hannah (Heebner) Bean; married,
October
14, 1903, to Sarah Albertson Hunter (died 1908); married, August
18, 1917, to Adele Cantrell.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1903; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1935-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Loyal
Legion; Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died September
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 87
days).
Interment at Washington
Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa.
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Mercer Beasley (1815-1897) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1815.
Son of Rev. Frederick Beasley.
Lawyer; Whig candidate for mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1851; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1864-97; died in
office 1897.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
19, 1897 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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James Addams Beaver (1837-1914) —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Millerstown, Perry
County, Pa., October
21, 1837.
Married, December
26, 1865, to Mary A. McAllister.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; defeated, 1882; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1896-1906.
Presbyterian.
Lost a
leg in the battle of Ream's Station, August 24, 1864.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., January
31, 1914 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Son of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver (died 1903) and Jesse Beaver
(1811-1892); married 1863 to Frances
Mary Twombly (1843-1876).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Charles Bechtle (b. 1927) —
also known as Louis C. Bechtle —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
14, 1927.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1969-72; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1972-93;
took senior status 1993.
Still living as of 2000.
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James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) —
also known as James M. Beck —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 9,
1861.
Son of James Nathan Beck and Margretta C. (Darling) Beck; married 1890 to Lilla
Lawrence Mitchell.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900; U.S. Solicitor General,
1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33,
2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 12,
1936 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Julian Beck (1905-1992) —
of San Fernando, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died August
18, 1992 (age 87 years, 97
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Calif.
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Mary V. Beck (1908-2005) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ford City, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
29, 1908.
Daughter of Michael Beck and Anna (Woytowych) Beck.
Democrat. Social
worker; lawyer; member, Detroit City Council, 1950-70 (first
woman to be elected); candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; candidate in
primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1969.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Ukrainian
ancestry.
Died, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich., January
30, 2005 (age 97 years, 0
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, South Bound Brook, N.J.
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Edward Roy Becker (b. 1933) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 4,
1933.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1970-82;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1981-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Son of Gunning Bedford and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford; cousin of Gunning
Bedford (1742-1797); married to Jane Parker.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate, 1788; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789;
U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 30,
1812 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic
Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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Edward Ensinger Beidleman (1873-1929) —
also known as Edward E. Beidleman —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., July 8,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-07; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1913-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1926.
Died April 9,
1929 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Clarence D. Bell (b. 1914) —
of Upland, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Upland, Delaware
County, Pa., February
4, 1914.
Son of Samuel R. Bell and Belle (Hanna) Bell; married to Mary Isabel
James.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 9th District, 1955-; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 9th District; elected 1960, 1980.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Exchange
Club; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Cromwell Bell (1861-1935) —
also known as John C. Bell —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Elders Ridge, Indiana
County, Pa., October
3, 1861.
Son of Alfred M. Bell and Sarah (Risher) Bell; married, December
10, 1890, to Fleurette de Benneville Myers; father of John
Cromwell Bell, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1904;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1911-15.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died December
29, 1935 (age 74 years, 87
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974) —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1892.
Son of John
Cromwell Bell and Fleurette deBenneville (Myers) Bell; married,
June
29, 1918, to Sarah Andrews Baker.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died March 18,
1974 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, 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; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers (died 1856); married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton.
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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Phil Berg (b. 1944) —
of Lafayette Hill, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 14,
1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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James Stanley Berger (1903-1984) —
also known as James S. Berger —
of Coudersport, Potter
County, Pa.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., January
3, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District; elected 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960.
Died in April, 1984
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Albert Berkey (1861-1946) —
of Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson Township, Somerset
County, Pa., January
31, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
16th District, 1920-29.
Died May 14,
1946 (age 85 years, 103
days).
Interment at Husband
Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
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Earl Hanley Beshlin (1870-1971) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Conewango Township, Warren
County, Pa., April 28,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1917-19.
Died in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., July 12,
1971 (age 101 years, 75
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland
Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
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Edward MacFunn Biddle, Jr. (b. 1865) —
also known as Edward M. Biddle, Jr. —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Irvine, Warren
County, Pa., October
4, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) —
also known as Francis Biddle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born, in Paris, France,
of American parents, May 9,
1886.
Descendant of Edmund
Jenings Randolph; son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances
(Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27,
1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin (poet).
Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned
1940; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1940-41; U.S.
Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1952.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe
Biden —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
20, 1942.
Son of Joseph R. Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden;
married 1966
to Neilia Hunter (died 1972); married 1977 to Jill
Tracy Jacobs; father of Joseph
Robinette Biden III.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1972-; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1988,
2008;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice
President of the United States, 2009-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804-1849) —
also known as Benjamin A. Bidlack —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Milford, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Paris, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
8, 1804.
Son of Benjamin Bidlack and Lydia (Alden) Bidlack; married to Fannie
Stewart; married, September
8, 1829, to Margaret Wallace; ancestor of Hal
Bidlack.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Pike
County Treasurer, 1834; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (15th District 1841-43,
11th District 1843-45); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1845-49, died in office 1849.
Died in Bogotá, Colombia,
February
6, 1849 (age 44 years, 151
days).
Interment at English
Cemetery, Bogota, Colombia.
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James Soloman Biery (1839-1904) —
also known as James S. Biery —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born near Emlenton, Venango
County, Pa., March 2,
1839.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1873-75; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., December
3, 1904 (age 65 years, 276
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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James Black (1823-1893) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa., September
23, 1823.
Son of John Black and Jane (Egbert) Black; married 1845 to Eliza
Murray.
Lawyer; one of the founders of the National Prohibition Party
in 1869; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1872.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
16, 1893 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810-1883) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Glades, Somerset
County, Pa., January
10, 1810.
Son of Henry Black and Mary (Sullivan) Black; married 1836 to Mary
Forward; father of Chauncey
Forward Black.
Lawyer; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1842; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851-54; U.S.
Attorney General, 1857-60; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1860-61.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., August
19, 1883 (age 73 years, 221
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Samuel Watson Black (1816-1862) —
also known as Samuel W. Black —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
3, 1816.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1852; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-59; Governor of
Nebraska Territory, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Gaines Mill, Hanover
County, Va., June 27,
1862 (age 45 years, 297
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John Blanchard (1787-1849) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
30, 1787.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1845-49.
Died in Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 9,
1849 (age 61 years, 160
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.
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C. Arthur Blass (1884-1970) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., December
17, 1884.
Son of Adam Blass and Mary Blass; married to Annabelle Koehler.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1920-24; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1945-60.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1970
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in East Brady, Clarion
County, Pa., June 19,
1913.
Daughter of George F. Blatt and Clara (Laurent) Blatt.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1972-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in a retirement
home at Hampden Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 4,
1996 (age 83 years, 15
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.
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Alan Neil Bloch (b. 1932) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1932.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979-97;
resigned 1997.
Still living as of 2001.
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Andrew Boden (d. 1835) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Lawyer; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1817-21.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
20, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph C. Body (1903-1973) —
of Boyertown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Yellow House, Berks
County, Pa., February
18, 1903.
Son of Howard W. Body and Mary Alice (Esterly) Body; married, July 26,
1930, to Ruth C. Sproesser.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; vice-president, Pottstown Memorial Hospital;
chair
of Berks County Democratic Party, 1950-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1960-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1962-72;
took senior status 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died June 2,
1973 (age 70 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Curtis Bok (b. 1897) —
also known as Curtis Bok —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Wyncote, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
7, 1897.
Son of Edward William Bok and Mary Louise (Curtis) Bok.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1937-58; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court; elected 1958.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Susan Ritchie Bolton (b. 1951) —
of Arizona.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1951.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Arizona, 1989-2000; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 2000-.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Eugene Cleophas Bonniwell (b. 1872) —
also known as Eugene C. Bonniwell —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
25, 1872.
Son of Evander Berry Bonniwell and Elizabeth (Doherty) Bonniwell;
married, June 5,
1900, to Madeleine Helene Cahill; married, August
28, 1934, to Roberta Curry Ranck.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-39;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1918, 1926, 1934 (primary); candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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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); married 1952 to Claire
Davidson (died 1980); married 1982 to Mary
Ellen Pohl.
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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Franklin Bound (1829-1910) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., April 9,
1829.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1860-63; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1885-89.
Died in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., August 8,
1910 (age 81 years, 121
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
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George M. Bourquin (1863-1958) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Warren
County, Pa., June 24,
1863.
Son of Justin Bourquin and Celestine (Ducray) Bourquin; married, September
25, 1891, to Mary M. Ratigan.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1905-09; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1912-34; took senior status 1934;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1934.
Died November
15, 1958 (age 95 years, 144
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph W. Bouton (b. 1856) —
of McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Portville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., November
20, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
48th District, 1903-29; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1966) —
of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
9, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1952-61; member of New Jersey
state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-66.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; American
Judicature Society; Elks.
He was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.
Died in 1966
(age about
48 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman; married, June 3,
1903, to Pearl Silveus.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) —
also known as Charles E. Boyle —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
4, 1836.
Son of Bernard Boyle (diedl 1839); married, February
7, 1858, to Mary Hendrickson.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; Fayette
County District Attorney, 1863-65; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876,
1880,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87;
territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Occidental Hotel,
Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
15, 1888 (age 52 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Edward Green Bradford II (1848-1928) —
also known as Edward G. Bradford II —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 12,
1848.
Son of Edward
Green Bradford and Mary Alicia (Heyward) Bradford; married, September
18, 1872, to Eleuthera P. du Pont.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1880-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1888,
1916
(alternate); delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1897; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1897-1918; retired 1918.
Died in Clifton Heights, Delaware
County, Pa., March 30,
1928 (age 80 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent L. Bradford —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1838, 1839 (3rd District 1838, 7th District 1839).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bradford (1755-1795) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
14, 1755.
Son of William Bradford and Rachel (Budd) Bradford; married to Susan
Vergereau Boudinot (daughter of Elias
Boudinot).
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S.
Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795.
Presbyterian.
Died August
23, 1795 (age 39 years, 343
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
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James Bradley (1810-1887) —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
19, 1810.
Brother of John
H. Bradley.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; member of Indiana
state senate, 1869-71.
Died in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., April 30,
1887 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Patton
Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
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Benjamin Harris Brewster (1816-1888) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Salem
County, N.J., October
13, 1816.
Son of Francis E. Brewster and Maria (Hampton) Brewster; married 1857 to
Elizabeth von Myerbach de Reinfeldts; married 1870 to Mary
Walker (daughter of Robert
John Walker).
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1867-69; resigned 1869; Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1876;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1882-85.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 4,
1888 (age 71 years, 174
days).
Interment at Woodlands
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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David J. Brightbill —
also known as "Chip" —
of West Cornwall Township, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1983-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Raymond Joseph Broderick (1914-2000) —
also known as Raymond J. Broderick —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1970; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-84;
took senior status 1984.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died, of cancer, in
Gladwyne, Montgomery
County, Pa., August 6,
2000 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920) —
also known as J. Davis Brodhead; Joseph Davis
Brodhead —
of South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
12, 1859.
Grandnephew of Jefferson
Finis Davis; son of Richard
Brodhead and Mary (Richardson) Brodhead; married to Cecilia
Hawser.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1892,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1907-09; state
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 23,
1920 (age 61 years, 102
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Anita Blumstein Brody (b. 1937) —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1937.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1981-92; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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David Brooks (1756-1838) —
of New
York County, N.Y.; Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1756.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1786-88, 1793-96, 1809-10 (New York County
1786-88, Dutchess County 1793-96, 1809-10); county judge in New York,
1795-1807; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1797-99.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., August
30, 1838 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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John B. Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 29,
1871.
Son of Amaziah Brooks and Mary Brooks; married 1899 to
Genevieve Wilbur.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Broom (1808-1864) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 25,
1808.
Grandson of Jacob
Broom (1752-1810); son of James
Madison Broom.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1864 (age 56 years, 126
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Madison Broom (1776-1850) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., 1776.
Son of Jacob
Broom (1752-1810); father of Jacob
Broom (1808-1864).
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1805-07; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
15, 1850 (age about 73
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Martin Broomall (1816-1894) —
also known as John M. Broomall —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware
County, Pa., January
19, 1816.
Grandfather of John
Martin Broomall III.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1851-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1863-69; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1874; county judge
in Pennsylvania, 1874-75.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 3,
1894 (age 78 years, 135
days).
Interment at Media
Cemetery, Media, Pa.
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John Martin Broomall III (b. 1878) —
also known as John M. Broomall III —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., June 26,
1878.
Grandson of John
Martin Broomall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 32nd
District, 1926-29.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marriott Brosius (1843-1901) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Colerain Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 7,
1843.
Married 1869
to Elizabeth J. Coates.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1889-1901;
defeated, 1882; died in office 1901.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., March 16,
1901 (age 58 years, 9
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Charles Lincoln Brown (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles L. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Shunk Brown (b. 1858) —
also known as Francis S. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 9,
1858.
Great-grandson of William
Findlay; grandson of Francis
Rawn Shunk; son of Charles
Brown and Elizabeth (Shunk) Brown; married 1883 to Lizzie
Hamm; father of Francis
Shunk Brown, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Shunk Brown, Jr. (b. 1891) —
also known as Francis S. Brown, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
3, 1891.
Third great-grandson of William
Findlay; great-grandson of Francis
Rawn Shunk; grandson of Charles
Brown; son of Francis
Shunk Brown and Elizabeth (Hamm) Brown; married, February
10, 1917, to Janet Ramsey McKeen.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1927-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Hay Brown (b. 1849) —
also known as J. Hay Brown —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., September
11, 1849.
Son of Rev. James A. Brown and Mary E. (Hay) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; Lancaster
County Solicitor, 1876-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1899-1921; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-21.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Brown (1766-1835) —
Born near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., September
11, 1766.
Son of Rev. John Brown and Margaret (Preston) Brown; brother of John
Brown; cousin of John
Breckinridge, James
Breckinridge and Francis
Preston.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1791; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1792-96; secretary
of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S.
Attorney for Louisiana, 1805-08; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1813-17, 1819-23; U.S. Minister to France, 1823-29.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 7,
1835 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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William Wallace Brown (1836-1926) —
of Bradford, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Summer Hill, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 22,
1836.
Son of Rasselas W. Brown and Mary P. (Brownell) Brown; married, March 18,
1862, to Ellen Crandall.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; McKean
County District Attorney, 1867-69; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1872-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1883-87.
Died in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., November
4, 1926 (age 90 years, 196
days).
Interment at Alfred
Cemetery, Alfred, N.Y.
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James I. Brownson (b. 1856) —
of Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., January
25, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
27th District, 1918-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Bruce (1832-1901) —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
February
16, 1832.
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.
Died in Walters Park, Berks
County, Pa., October
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
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Charles Napoleon Brumm (1838-1917) —
also known as Charles N. Brumm —
of Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., June 9,
1838.
Father of George
Franklin Brumm.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-89, 1895-99, 1906-09 (13th
District 1881-89, 1895-99, 12th District 1906-09); defeated, 1880
(Greenback), 1888 (Republican); common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1909-17; Bull Moose candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1914.
Died in Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
11, 1917 (age 78 years, 216
days).
Interment at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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George Franklin Brumm (1878-1934) —
also known as George F. Brumm —
of Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
24, 1878.
Son of Charles
Napoleon Brumm and Virginia (James) Brumm.
Republican. Lawyer; solicitor for Miners State Bank; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1923-27, 1929-34;
died in office 1934.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1934 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Interment at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Andrew Buchanan (1780-1848) —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April 8,
1780.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; member of Pennsylvania
state senate; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1835-39.
Died in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., December
2, 1848 (age 68 years, 238
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April 23,
1791.
Son of James Buchanan and Elizabeth (Speer) Buchanan; cousin of James
M. Buchanan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Chalmers Buchanan (1895-1958) —
also known as Thomas C. Buchanan —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., November
12, 1895.
Son of John McFarren Buchanan (1849-1909) and Jane (Mitchell)
Buchanan (1870-1955); married, June 10,
1925, to Juliet Bradford (1902-1980).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944;
member, Federal Power
Commission, 1948-53; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1952-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in 1958
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mill
Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown, Pa.
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John Conrad Bucher (1792-1851) —
also known as John C. Bucher —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., December
28, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1831-33; county
judge in Pennsylvania, 1839-51.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., October
15, 1851 (age 58 years, 291
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Clarence Jay Buckman (1879-1943) —
also known as Clarence J. Buckman —
of Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Middletown Township, Bucks
County, Pa., October
31, 1879.
Son of John B. Buckman and Sarah Ann Dickinson (Hibbs) Buckman;
married, January
25, 1919, to Ada
L. Buckman; father of Clarence Jay Buckman, Jr. (1920-1943; U.S.
Army flyer, killed in action over Europe during World War II).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1909; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1911-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916.
Died in Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa., February
18, 1943 (age 63 years, 110
days).
Interment at Middletown
Friends Cemetery, Langhorne, Pa.
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Ronald Lawrence Buckwalter (b. 1936) —
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., 1936.
Lawyer; Lancaster
County District Attorney, 1978-80; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1980-90; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
1990-2003; took senior status 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Joseph Buffington (1855-1947) —
of Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., September
5, 1855.
Son of Ephraim Buffington and Margaret Chambers (Orr) Buffington;
married, January
29, 1885, to Mary Alice Simonton; married, January
1, 1931, to Mary Fullerton Jones (died 1933).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania,
1892-1906; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1906-38; took senior
status 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
21, 1947 (age 92 years, 46
days).
Interment somewhere
in Kittanning, Pa.
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William Christian Bullitt (1856-1914) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in 1856.
Father of William
Christian Bullitt (1891-1967).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; elected 1882.
Died in 1914
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Burd (1793-1844) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1793.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-35 (13th District 1831-33,
18th District 1833-35).
Died in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., January
13, 1844 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Bedford
Cemetery, Bedford, Pa.
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James Francis Burke (1867-1932) —
also known as James F. Burke —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Petroleum Center, Venango
County, Pa., October
21, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1905-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1932
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 8,
1932 (age 64 years, 292
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Charlton Burnett (b. 1826) —
of Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa., August
31, 1826.
Father of Rogers
Levering Burnett.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1864;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1867-69, 1876-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rogers Levering Burnett (b. 1856) —
also known as Rogers L. Burnett —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa., October
25, 1856.
Son of Charlton
Burnett and Jane Caroline (Levering) Burnett; married, June 15,
1910, to Leonora Miller Pritchard.
Lawyer; Monroe
County District Attorney, 1884-90; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1913-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Caesar Burrows (1837-1915) —
also known as Julius C. Burrows; "The Columbian
Orator" —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in North East, Erie
County, Pa., January
9, 1837.
Uncle of Alfred
Barnes Connable, Jr..
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-95 (4th
District 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-93, 3rd District 1893-95); defeated,
1874, 1882; resigned 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1884;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911; defeated in primary, 1910.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
16, 1915 (age 78 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Robert Grey Bushong (1883-1951) —
also known as Robert G. Bushong —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 10,
1883.
Grandson of Anthony
Ellmaker Roberts; son of Jacob Bushong and Lillie (Roberts)
Bushong; married, July 20,
1919, to Helen Bowman.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1909; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1927-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April 6,
1951 (age 67 years, 300
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Ralph Cox Busser (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph C. Busser —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., January
3, 1875.
Son of William F. Busser and Mary C. (Cox) Busser; married 1902 to Bertice
S. Bates.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Erfurt, 1909-13; Trieste, 1913-17, 1919-20; Bergen, 1917-19; Corunna, 1920-22; Plymouth, 1922-24; Cardiff, 1926-29; Leipzig, 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Leipzig, 1938; author.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Thomas Stalker Butler (1855-1928) —
also known as Thomas S. Butler —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Uwchlan Township, Chester
County, Pa., November
4, 1855.
Nephew of William
Butler; son of Margaretta Paschall (Woodward) Butler and Samuel
Butler; married, February
20, 1879, to Maud Mary Darlington (daughter of Smedley
Darlington); father of Smedley
Darlington Butler.
Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1928 (6th District
1897-1903, 7th District 1903-23, 8th District 1923-28); died in
office 1928.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 26,
1928 (age 72 years, 204
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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William Butler (1822-1909) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., December
2, 1822.
Brother of Samuel
Butler; uncle of Thomas
Stalker Butler.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania,
1861-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1879-99;
retired 1899.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., November
2, 1909 (age 86 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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Henry Butterfield (b. 1838) —
of Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Butler
County, Pa., 1838.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Erie County, 1874, 1893-94;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1876-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Decker Butzner, Jr. (b. 1917) —
of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., October
2, 1917.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
circuit judge in Virginia, 1958-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1962-67; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1967-82; took senior
status 1982.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1982.
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Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
21, 1880.
Married 1905
to Florence Payne.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
president, Tide Water Oil Company,
1924-26, and of its successor, Tide Water Associated Oil Company,
1926-33; president, American Petroleum
Institute, 1933-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
28, 1941 (age 60 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Willing Byrd (1770-1828) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Charles City
County, Va., July 26,
1770.
Second great-grandson of Edward
Shippen; grandson of Charles
Willing; son of William Evelyn Byrd (1728-1777) and Mary Shippen
(Willing) Byrd (1740-1814); married, April 6,
1797, to Sarah Waters Meade; married, October
8, 1818, to Hannah Miles (1789-1839).
Lawyer; secretary
of Northwest Territory, 1800-03; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1802; Governor of
Northwest Territory, 1802-03; U.S.
District Judge for Ohio, 1803-28; died in office 1828.
Died in Sinking Spring, Highland
County, Ohio, August
25, 1828 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Byrd
Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Ohio.
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