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James Chris Cacheris (b. 1933) —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1933.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Virginia 19th Circuit, 1971-81; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1981-98,
1998-.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Cadwalader (1805-1879) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1805.
Married to Henrietta Maria Bancker (1806-1889).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1855-57; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1858-79;
died in office 1879.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
26, 1879 (age 73 years, 300
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Edward Norman Cahn (b. 1933) —
also known as Edward N. Cahn —
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., 1933.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1974-98;
retired 1998.
The Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown,
Pa., is named for
him.
Still living as of 2010.
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Alexander Caldwell (1774-1839) —
of Westville, Jefferson
County, Pa.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in New Jersey, November
1, 1774.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1825-39;
died in office 1839.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), April 8,
1839 (age 64 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William James Calhoun (1848-1916) —
also known as William J. Calhoun —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
5, 1848.
Son of Robert Calhoun and Sarah (Knox) Calhoun; married, December
26, 1875, to Alice D. Harmon (died 1898); married 1904 to Lucy
Monroe.
Republican. Lawyer; western counsel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1898-99; U.S. Minister to China, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1916.
Died September
19, 1916 (age 67 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James L. Camblos (1888-1970) —
of Big Stone Gap, Wise
County, Va.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
23, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-51, 1956-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died July 11,
1970 (age 82 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Campbell (1812-1893) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
1, 1812.
Son of Anthony Campbell and Catharine (McGarvey) Campbell; married 1845 to Emilie
Chapron.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1842-50; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1852-53; resigned 1853; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1853-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
27, 1893 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Hull Campbell (1800-1868) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., October
10, 1800.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1831; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1845-47.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1868 (age 67 years, 101
days).
Original interment at Monument
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment
in 1956 at Lawnview
Cemetery, Rockledge, Pa.
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Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
21, 1828.
Married to Rebecca Washington Nathan; father of Benjamin
Nathan Cardozo.
Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court; implicated
in a judicial corruption
scandal in 1868, and resigned
from the bench.
Jewish.
Portugese
ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1885 (age 56 years, 322
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert B. Carnahan (c.1826-1890) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born about 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1861-70.
Died July 4,
1890 (age about 64
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hampton Lawrence Carson (b. 1852) —
also known as Hampton L. Carson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
21, 1852.
Son of Joseph Carson (M.D.) and Mary (Hollingsworth) Carson; married,
April
14, 1880, to Anna Lea Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1903-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent Michael Carter (1891-1972) —
also known as Vincent M. Carter —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
6, 1891.
Son of William J. Carter and Julia Anna (Clarke) Carter; married, July 2,
1921, to Helen Carlson; married, August
13, 1929, to Mary Crowley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; Wyoming
state auditor, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1929-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1936,
1940.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; American Bar
Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
30, 1972 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Joseph Casey (1814-1879) —
of New Berlin, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Ringgold Manor, Washington
County, Md., December
17, 1814.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1849-51; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1861.
Died February
10, 1879 (age 64 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) —
also known as Robert P. Casey; Bob Casey;
"Spike" —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
9, 1932.
Father of Patrick
Casey and Robert
Patrick Casey, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1962-66; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1969-77; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1980; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1987-95; defeated in primary, 1966, 1970, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of amyloidosis
and complications of prostate
cancer, in Mercy Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 30,
2000 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Robert Patrick Casey, Jr. (b. 1960) —
also known as Bob Casey, Jr. —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., April 13,
1960.
Son of Robert
Patrick Casey; brother of Patrick
Casey; married 1985 to Terese
Foppiano.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2008;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 2000;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 2002; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 2005-06; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2007-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Catron (1786-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Virginia, January
7, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1824-34; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1865 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette
County, Pa., February
6, 1897.
Son of Michael Cavalcante and Antoinetta (Tate) Cavalcante; married,
September
5, 1923, to Emma Salome Diehl.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., October
29, 1966 (age 69 years, 265
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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John Cessna (1821-1893) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, June 29,
1821.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1850-51, 1862-63, 1892; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1863; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856,
1860;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1865; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1869-71, 1873-75.
Died in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., December
13, 1893 (age 72 years, 167
days).
Interment at Bedford
Cemetery, Bedford, Pa.
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Son of William Burtch Chadwick and Margaret (Moore) Chadwick; married
to Alice Cambern.
Republican. Lawyer; member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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George Chambers (1786-1866) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., February
24, 1786.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1833-37; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839 (speaker); justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851.
Died in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., March 25,
1866 (age 80 years, 29
days).
Interment at Falling
Spring Presbyterian Churchyard, Chambersburg, Pa.
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James A. Chambers (b. 1877) —
of Lawrence
County, Pa.
Born in Lawrence
County, Pa., January
27, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
53rd District, 1927-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anson G. Chandler (d. 1863) —
of Maine.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state senate; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1852; U.S. Consul in Lahaina, 1856-60.
Died in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., 1863.
Interment at Calais
Cemetery, Calais, Maine.
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A. Roy Chase (b. 1883) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Boggs Township, Clearfield
County, Pa., April 2,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
46th District, 1923-29; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Mitchell Chase (1891-1945) —
also known as J. Mitchell Chase —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Richey, Clearfield
County, Pa., December
19, 1891.
Son of John M. Chase and Jane T. (Phillips) Chase; married, October
6, 1920, to Elise Lake.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1927-33.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., January
1, 1945 (age 53 years, 13
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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Thomas McKeen Chidsey (1884-1958) —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
26, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-58; died in office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died April 19,
1958 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Pa.
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George Miles Chilcott (1828-1891) —
also known as George M. Chilcott —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Cassville, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
2, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson
County Sheriff, 1853; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856; member
Colorado territorial council, 1861-62; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Colorado
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-74; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1878; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1882-83.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1891 (age 63 years, 63
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
4, 1909.
Married, November
17, 1956, to Ruth Arnold.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1944,
1952,
1956;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1960.
Special counsel to President Richard
Nixon, 1970-71.
Injured in an automobile
accident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the home
of Massachusetts Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy, and died one week later, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
30, 1974 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Alfred M. Christley (b. 1860) —
of Butler, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Moniteau, Butler
County, Pa., January
13, 1860.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gaylord Church (1811-1869) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
11, 1811.
Son of William Church and Wealthy (Palmer) Church; married 1837 to Anna B.
Pearson; father of Pearson
Church.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1840-42; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1842; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died September
29, 1869 (age 58 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Pearson Church (born c.1838) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., about 1838.
Son of Gaylord
Church and Church; married 1868 to Kate
Law.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73; district
judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1877.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Clark (1826-1891) —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., February
25, 1826.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1890-91, died in office 1891.
African
ancestry.
Died in Monrovia, Liberia,
May
31, 1891 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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Joseph Sill Clark, Jr. (1901-1990) —
also known as Joseph S. Clark, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1901.
Son of Joseph S. Clark and Kate Richardson (Avery) Clark; married to
Noel Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1952-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-69; defeated, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; American Bar
Association; United
World Federalists; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
12, 1990 (age 88 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Rush Clark (1834-1879) —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., October
1, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1860-64, 1876; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1877-79; died in office
1879.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 29,
1879 (age 44 years, 210
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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James C. Clarke —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1875-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Floyd Clinger, Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as William F. Clinger, Jr.; Bill
Clinger —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., April 4,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1979-97 (23rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-97).
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877-1957) —
also known as Thomas C. Cochran —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer
County, Pa., November
30, 1877.
Son of Wilson Henry Cochran and Elizabeth Eve (Robinson) Cochran;
married, August
15, 1906, to Olive Belle Pierson.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County District Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-35 (28th District 1927-33,
20th District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., December
10, 1957 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mercer
Citizens Cemetery, Mercer, Pa.
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Josiah Cohen (1840-1930) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Cornwall, England,
November
29, 1840.
Son of Henry Cohen and Rose Cohen; married, January
28, 1868, to Carrie Naumberg.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Allegheny County Republican Party, 1882; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1884;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1901-07; common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1907-29.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Among the founders
of the Union of American Hebrew Hebrew Congregations (denominational
body, now the Union for Reform Judaism); also a founder,
in 1875, of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
Died June 11,
1930 (age 89 years, 194
days).
Interment at West
View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Robert Baer Cohen (b. 1938) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 9,
1938.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1966.
Still living as of 2002.
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Ronald E. Coleman (b. 1917) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Roulette, Potter
County, Pa., June 22,
1917.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of
New York Court of Claims, 1961-64.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1964.
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Married, November
12, 1863, to Fannie E. Kingsley (1835-1900).
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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John Conard (1773-1857) —
also known as "The Fighting Quaker" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Plumstead Township, Bucks
County, Pa., November
15, 1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1813-15; district
judge in Pennsylvania.
Quaker.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 9,
1857 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Anne's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard, North East, Md.
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Allen Foster Cooper (1862-1917) —
also known as Allen F. Cooper —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., June 16,
1862.
Married, March 26,
1890, to Alice C. Lackey.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1903-11; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April 20,
1917 (age 54 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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David Cooper (1820-1875) —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 2,
1820.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1875
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Cooper (1873-1928) —
of Bramwell, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Trevorton, Northumberland
County, Pa., February
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; coal mining
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 4
days).
Entombed at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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George W. Cooper (b. 1897) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Glenfield, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1897.
Son of John W. Cooper and Catherine A. (Smith) Cooper; married to
Helen Lillian Weisheit.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 15th
District, 1939-56.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles D. Copeland (b. 1873) —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1911;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 10th District, 1919-29;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel G. Coppersmith (b. 1955) —
also known as Sam Coppersmith —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., May 22,
1955.
Democrat. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1993-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1996
(delegation chair).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Lucas Corbett (1826-1895) —
also known as William L. Corbett —
of Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa.
Born in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., February
12, 1826.
Son of Isaac B. Corbett (1783-1842) and Margaret (Lucas) Corbett
(1785-1848); married 1852 to Rosa A.
Jones (1831-1905).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1868;
delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1873; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate, 1877-78; district judge in Pennsylvania 18th
District, 1885.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died two weeks later, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., February
5, 1895 (age 68 years, 358
days).
Interment at Clarion
Cemetery, Clarion, Pa.
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John F. Cordisco (born c.1955) —
of New Hope, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born about 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 140th District, 1981-86; candidate
in primary for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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George Cadwalader Corson (b. 1889) —
also known as George C. Corson —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
9, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1927; common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania 38th District, 1929.
Member, Grange; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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James P. Costello —
of Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Hazleton, Pa., 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Dennis Coughlin (1883-1946) —
also known as Clarence D. Coughlin —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 27,
1883.
Son of James M. Coughlin; uncle of Robert
Lawrence Coughlin, Jr..
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 11th
District, 1925-29.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
15, 1946 (age 63 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
Greenwood Cemetery, Trucksville, Pa.
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Maurice J. Coughlin (1902-1958) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
2, 1902.
Son of Thomas Coughlin and Mary (Murray) Coughlin; married 1943 to Frances
Teft.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1958
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Robert Lawrence Coughlin, Jr. (1929-2001) —
also known as R. Lawrence Coughlin —
of Villanova, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., April 11,
1929.
Nephew of Clarence
Dennis Coughlin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1965-67; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1967-69; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Jaycees;
Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Mathews, Mathews
County, Va., November
30, 2001 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Roger E. Craig (b. 1933) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., April 23,
1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970.
Protestant.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1970.
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William David Craig (b. 1882) —
of Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Moon Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
31, 1882.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1917-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Force Crater (b. 1889) —
also known as Joseph F. Crater; "Good Time
Joe" —
of New York.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
5, 1889.
Son of Frank E. Crater and Leila Virginia (Montague) Crater; married
1917 to
Stella Mance Wheeler.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to Robert
F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law
partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi; Tammany
Hall.
Mysteriously
disappeared (probably kidnapped and murdered)
on August 6, 1930; his body was never
found; he was declared legally dead in 1939.
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John S. Crawford (b. 1923) —
of Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Homestead, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
11, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County 1st District; elected 1956, 1958.
Still living as of 1960.
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John Vaudain Creely (b. 1839) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
14, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1871-73.
Before his term in Congress expired in 1873, he mysteriously
disappeared; he was never
found, and a Philadelphia court declared him legally dead in 1900.
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William Evans Crow (1870-1922) —
also known as William E. Crow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in German Township, Fayette
County, Pa., March 10,
1870.
Father of William
Josiah Crow.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1907-21; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1913-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Died near Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., August 2,
1922 (age 52 years, 145
days).
Interment at Uniontown
Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) —
also known as William J. Crow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
22, 1902.
Son of William
Evans Crow and Ada (Curry) Crow; married, October
5, 1923, to Charlotte Sheafer.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Exchange
Club.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
13, 1974 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Daniel Cruger (1780-1843) —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
22, 1780.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War
of 1812; member of New York
state assembly, 1813-16, 1826 (Allegany and Steuben counties
1813-16, Steuben County 1826); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1816; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1817-19; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1818-21.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), July 12,
1843 (age 62 years, 202
days).
Interment at Stone
Church Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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John E. Crynock (b. 1917) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in New Salem, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1957-58; defeated, 1960, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Frederick Watts Culbertson (b. 1868) —
also known as Frederick W. Culbertson —
of Mifflin
County, Pa.
Born in North Middleton Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., March 21,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) —
also known as William S. Culbertson —
of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August 5,
1884.
Son of George Culbertson and Jennie (Smith) Culbertson; married, December
28, 1911, to Mary J. Hunter.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
university
professor; member, U.S.
Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Phi Epsilon; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles M. Culver (b. 1871) —
of Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Tuscarora Township, Bradford
County, Pa., January
23, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
42nd District, 1925-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Wesley Cummings (1873-1956) —
also known as Herbert W. Cummings —
of Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 13,
1873.
Son of R. M. Cummings and Mary Elizabeth (Albright) Cummings;
married, February
20, 1902, to Marguerite Edna Howell (died).
Democrat. Lawyer; Northumberland
County District Attorney, 1902-05; county judge in Pennsylvania,
1912-22, 1936-46; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924, 1926.
Died in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 4,
1956 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Interment at Pomfret
Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Pa.
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Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) —
also known as Albert B. Cummins —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born, in a log
house, near Carmichaels, Greene
County, Pa., February
15, 1850.
Son of Thomas Layton Cummins and Sarah (Baird) Cummins; married, June 24,
1874, to Ida L. Gallery.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1888; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1904,
1924;
Governor
of Iowa, 1902-08; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Died of a heart
attack, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1926 (age 76 years, 165
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Erwin Cummins (b. 1880) —
of Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Chartiers Township, Washington
County, Pa., January
22, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
27th District, 1922-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Harvey Cunningham (1890-1961) —
also known as Paul Cunningham —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana
County, Pa., June 15,
1890.
Son of Robert Harvey Cunningham and Sarah Jane (McQuaide) Cunningham;
married 1918
to Harriett French Plummer; married, December
26, 1926, to Gail Fry; father of Edward Plummer Cunningham (U.S.
Marine; killed in action in Saipan, 1944).
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1941-59 (6th District 1941-43, 5th
District 1943-59); defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., July 16,
1961 (age 71 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Great-grandnephew of Andrew
Gregg Curtin; son of William S. Curtin and Edna G. (Mountford)
Curtin; married to Geraldine Hartman.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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