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Augustus F. Daix, Jr. (1866-1932) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
3, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1913-31.
Died in 1932
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter John Daley II (b. 1950) —
also known as Peter J. Daley II; Pete
Daley —
of Coal Center, Washington
County, Pa.; California, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Brownsville General Hospital,
Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., August 8,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
mayor of the Borough of California, Pa., 1973-81; youngest
mayor in Pennsylvania at age 22; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 49th District, 1983-2003.
United
Church of Christ or Disciples
of Christ. Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2003.
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Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817) —
also known as Alexander J. Dallas —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born June 21,
1759.
Father of George
Mifflin Dallas.
Lawyer; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1791-1801; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1801-14; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1814-16.
Died January
16, 1817 (age 57 years, 209
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) —
also known as George M. Dallas —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 10,
1792.
Son of Alexander
James Dallas; uncle of Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867;
physicist) and Mary Bache (who married Robert
John Walker); second great-granduncle of Claiborne
de Borda Pell.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1828-29; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1829-31; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-33; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1833-35; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1837-39; Great Britain, 1856-61; Vice
President of the United States, 1845-49.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1864 (age 72 years, 174
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
7, 1839.
Son of Trevanion B. Dallas; married, October
22, 1867, to Ellen Markoe Wharton.
Lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1892-1909.
Died in 1917
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Burrwood Daly (1872-1939) —
also known as J. Burrwood Daly —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
13, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 12,
1939 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Denis Cemetery, South Auburn, Pa.
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John Dalzell (1845-1927) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Swissvale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1845.
Son of Samuel Dalzell and Mary (McDonnell) Dalzell.
Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1887-1913 (22nd District
1887-1903, 30th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
2, 1927 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Edward Darlington (1795-1884) —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., September
17, 1795.
Nephew of Edward
Darlington (1755-1825); son of Amy (Sharpless) Darlington
(1758-1831) and Jesse Darlington (1762-1842); first cousin of Isaac
Darlington, William
Darlington (1782-1863), Esther Darlington (1793-1877; who married
James
B. Roberts) and William
Darlington (1804-1879); married, April 26,
1827, to Ann P. Eyre (1804-1843); first cousin once removed of Smedley
Darlington.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1833-39; delegate
to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., November
21, 1884 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Interment at Chester
Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa.
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Isaac Darlington (1781-1839) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Westtown Township, Chester
County, Pa., December
13, 1781.
Nephew of Edward
Darlington (1755-1825); son of Abraham Darlington (1757-1844) and
Susannah (Chandler) Darlington (1760-1849); married to Mary Peters
(died 1823); married, September
3, 1827, to Rebecca Fairlamb (1785-1859); first cousin of William
Darlington (1782-1863) and Edward
Darlington (1795-1884); brother of Esther Darlington (1793-1877;
who married James
B. Roberts) and William
Darlington (1804-1879); first cousin once removed of Smedley
Darlington.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1807-08, 1816; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1817-19; district
judge in Pennsylvania, 1821-39.
Died in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., April 27,
1839 (age 57 years, 135
days).
Interment at Pikeland
Friends Burial Ground, Pikeland, Pa.
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William Darlington (1804-1879) —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born October
19, 1804.
Nephew of Edward
Darlington (1755-1825); son of Abraham Darlington (1757-1844) and
Susannah (Chandler) Darlington (1760-1849); brother of Isaac
Darlington and Esther Darlington (1793-1877; who married James
B. Roberts); first cousin of William
Darlington (1782-1863) and Edward
Darlington (1795-1884); married, March 19,
1829, to Catharine Paxson (1806-1886); first cousin once removed
of Smedley
Darlington.
Lawyer; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837, 1873.
Died December
6, 1879 (age 75 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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William T. Darr (b. 1870) —
of Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson
County, Pa., February
6, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
54th District, 1925-29.
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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Samuel Arza Davenport (1834-1911) —
also known as Samuel A. Davenport —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., January
15, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1897-1901.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August 1,
1911 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Stanley Woodward Davenport (1861-1921) —
also known as Stanley W. Davenport —
of Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 21,
1861.
Married, June 13,
1889, to Mary Weir.
Democrat. Lawyer; Luzerne
County Register of Wills, 1893-06; secretary-treasurer, Central
Poor District, Luzerne County; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1899-1901;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904.
Died in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
26, 1921 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Interment at Plymouth
Cemetery, Plymouth, Pa.
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Watson R. Davidson (b. 1870) —
of Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., October
15, 1870.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 39th
District, 1925-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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William T. Davies (1831-1912) —
of Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Glamorganshire, Wales,
December
20, 1831.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1877-84; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-91.
Died September
21, 1912 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Atlee Davis (b. 1862) —
also known as Howard A. Davis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 1st District, 1910-29;
appointed 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Webster Davis (1861-1923) —
also known as Web Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., June 1,
1861.
Shoemaker;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1892; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1894-95.
Died in 1923
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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John Littleton Dawson (1813-1870) —
also known as John L. Dawson —
of Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa.; Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
7, 1813.
Son of George Dawson and Mary (Kennedy) Dawson; married to Mary
Clark; father of Mary Dawson (who married Chauncey
Forward Black).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1844,
1848,
1860,
1868;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1845-50; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55, 1863-67 (18th District
1851-53, 20th District 1853-55, 21st District 1863-67).
His home in 1867-70 was "Friendship Hill," formerly the residence of
Albert
Gallatin.
Died in Springfield Township, Fayette
County, Pa., September
18, 1870 (age 57 years, 223
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pa.
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David Albaugh DeArmond (1844-1909) —
also known as David A. DeArmond —
of Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., March 18,
1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate, 1879-83; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1884;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1886-90; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1891-1909 (12th District 1891-93,
6th District 1893-1909); died in office 1909.
Killed in a house fire,
Butler, Bates
County, Mo., November
23, 1909 (age 65 years, 250
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) —
also known as George B. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1821.
Married 1847
to Susan Cowle Town (1820-1916); father of George
Wallace Delamater.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; oil
producer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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George Wallace Delamater (1849-1907) —
also known as George W. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., March 31,
1849.
Son of Susan (Town) Delamater (1820-1916) and George
Benjamin Delamater.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1877; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1878; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1880;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1887-90; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1890.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in his office at
the Diamond Banking Building, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 7,
1907 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Ralph H. Demmler (1904-1995) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born August
22, 1904.
Lawyer; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1953-55.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
23, 1995 (age 91 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Denison (1818-1867) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
23, 1818.
Nephew of George
Denison.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1863-67; died in
office 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1864.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., June 27,
1867 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forty
Fort Cemetery, Kingston, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Arthur Granville Dewalt (1854-1931) —
also known as Arthur G. Dewalt —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bath, Northampton
County, Pa., October
11, 1854.
Son of Reuben Dewalt and Annie E. Dewalt.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1880-83; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1903-10; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908;
Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1915-21;
defeated, 1926.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
26, 1931 (age 77 years, 15
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Charles Heber Dickerman (1843-1915) —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
3, 1843.
Son of Clark Dickerman and Sarah Adelia Dickerman; married, March 10,
1869, to Joy Ivy Carter (1844-1904).
Democrat. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer; executive of railroad
car building company; director of several banks; chair of
Northumberland County Democratic Party, 1885-88; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1891; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1903-05.
Died in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
17, 1915 (age 72 years, 317
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Pa.
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William Harrison Dimmick (1815-1861) —
also known as William H. Dimmick —
of Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa.
Born in Milford, Wayne County (now Pike
County), Pa., December
20, 1815.
Brother of Milo
Melankthon Dimmick.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1845-47; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1857-61.
Died in Honesdale, Wayne
County, Pa., August 2,
1861 (age 45 years, 225
days).
Interment at Glen
Dyberry Cemetery, Honesdale, Pa.
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Davis Dimock, Jr. (1801-1842) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Exeter, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
17, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; Susquehanna
County Treasurer, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1841-42; died in
office 1842.
Died in Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
13, 1842 (age 40 years, 118
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert William Dinsmore (b. 1940) —
also known as Robert W. Dinsmore —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
26, 1940.
Son of Robert D. Dinsmore and Gladys M. (Russell) Dinsmore; married
to Judith Rice.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-76 (Monongalia County
1969-74, 27th District 1975-76); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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John William Ditter (1888-1943) —
also known as J. William Ditter —
of Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1888.
Son of George Ditter and Elizabeth (Weissgerber) Ditter; married, September
2, 1913, to Mabel Sylvester Bearné.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1933-43; died in
office 1943.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary.
Died in an airplane
crash near Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
21, 1943 (age 55 years, 77
days).
Interment at Whitemarsh
Memorial Cemetery, Prospectville, Pa.
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Robert J. Dodds (b. 1877) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., October
20, 1877.
Son of Joseph Spratt Dodds and Sarah Jane (Wallace) Dodds; married,
February
14, 1914, to Agnes J. Raw.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Theodore Dom, Jr. (1873-1936) —
also known as William T. Dom —
of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 10,
1873.
Son of William T. Dom and E. J. Dom.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 10th
District, 1922-29; appointed 1922.
Died in 1936
(age about
62 years).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Lee A. Donaldson, Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Etna, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born August
11, 1925.
Married to Katherine Marner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 17th
District, 1955-60.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1960.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Son of John W. Donges and Rose (Renaud) Donges; married, October
1, 1921, to Lillian L. Mosebach.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Ignatius Donnelly (1831-1901) —
of Nininger, Dakota
County, Minn.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
3, 1831.
Married, September
10, 1855, to Katharine McCaffrey (died 1894); married, February
22, 1898, to Marian Hanson.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1860-63; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1863-69; defeated,
1868, 1870; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1874-78; People's candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1892; People's candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Dennis P. Donovan (d. 1966) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Emporium, Cameron
County, Pa.
Son of Dennis W. Donovan (c.1864-1947); married to Anne Mailer.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1947-50.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1966.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus; married, June 26,
1890, to Elizabeth Hatley.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Daniel Dougherty (b. 1826) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
15, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; orator;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Watkinson Douglass (b. 1827) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
25, 1827.
Son of Joseph M. Douglass and Martha Douglass.
Lawyer; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 19th Pennsylvania District,
1862-69; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1871-75; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1889-93; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1889-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Francis Doyle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Son of John J. Doyle and Mary (Hughes) Doyle; married 1917 to Nancy
O'Donoghue.
Democrat. Lawyer; American counsel for Irish Republican
Movement, 1921; represented various Irish revolutionary leaders;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Byron Drew (1877-1953) —
also known as James B. Drew —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 27,
1877.
Son of John Drew and Martha (Rorke) Drew; married, August
20, 1903, to Rhoda Stanley Sproule (died 1910); married, July 12,
1918, to Mary Black Snyder.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-19;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1919-29; superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1931; resigned 1931; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1931-52; appointed 1931; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-52.
Catholic.
Died in 1953
(age about
76 years).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pa.
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Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (1902-1975) —
also known as Alfred E. Driscoll —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
25, 1902.
Son of Alfred Roble Driscoll and Mattie (Eastlack) Driscoll; married
1932 to
Antoinette Ware Tatem.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1939-41; Governor of
New Jersey, 1947-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1948,
1952;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
The Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway is named for
him.
Died March 9,
1975 (age 72 years, 135
days).
Interment at Haddonfield
Baptist Churchyard, Haddonfield, N.J.
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Denis Joseph Driscoll (1871-1958) —
also known as D. J. Driscoll —
of St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in North Lawrence, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., March 27,
1871.
Married to Elizabeth Biglan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1899-1922; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1935-37;
defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa., January
18, 1958 (age 86 years, 297
days).
Interment at St.
Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys, Pa.
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James Henderson Duff (1883-1969) —
also known as James H. Duff; "Big
Red" —
of Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield (now part of Carnegie), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
21, 1883.
Son of Joseph Miller Duff and Margaret (Morgan) Duff; married, October
26, 1909, to Jean Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956;
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-57; defeated, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1969 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Chartiers
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) —
also known as William E. Duffield —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., January
7, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1971-78.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Disbarred
in 1975 for mishandling
cases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978. Convicted
in 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count of perjury;
served six months in federal prison.
Disbarred
again in 1994 for mishandling
a murder case.
Died, of cancer and
strokes,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 2001 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Horatio Snyder Dumbauld (b. 1869) —
also known as Horatio S. Dumbauld —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Salt Lick Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1869.
Son of George Adams Dumbauld and Elizabeth (Snyder) Dumbauld;
married, June 9,
1903, to Lissa Grace MacBurney.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1933-35;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Addison Duncan (1836-1884) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cashtown, Adams
County, Pa., February
2, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1883-84; died in
office 1884.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., November
14, 1884 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Dennis F. Dunlavy (1884-1960) —
of Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamestown, Mercer
County, Pa., March 2,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1924,
1928,
1940
(alternate); candidate in primary for Ohio
state attorney general, 1924; mayor
of Ashtabula, Ohio, 1951-53.
Died in Ashtabula, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 28,
1960 (age 76 years, 87
days).
Interment at Parklawn
Cemetery, Jamestown, Pa.
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Andrew B. Dunsmore (1866-1938) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa., January
4, 1866.
Son of John Dunsmore and Janet (Bird) Dunsmore; married, May 17,
1894, to Sarah E. Ball.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Tioga County Republican Party, 1894; Tioga
County District Attorney, 1895-1903; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1905-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1911-13,
1921-34.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1938
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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