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Michael John Eagen (1907-1987) —
also known as Michael J. Eagen —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Jermyn, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1907.
Son of Michael Joseph Eagen and Sarah (Nallin) Eagen; married, June 27,
1935, to Helen Fitzsimmons (died 1969).
Lawyer; Lackawanna
County District Attorney, 1934-41; common pleas court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1942-59; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1960-.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died July 7,
1987 (age 80 years, 59
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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Charles H. Ealy (b. 1884) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., January
25, 1884.
Son of Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 16,
1914, to Edna May Pritts.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Solicitor, 1916-19; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1927-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Howard Earle, Jr. (1856-1928) —
also known as George H. Earle, Jr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1856.
Grandson of Thomas
Earle; son of George Hussey Earle and Ellen France (von
Löhr) Earle; married, December
12, 1881, to Catherine Hansell French (1859-1937); father of George
Howard Earle III.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1911.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1928
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Herman Peter Eberharter (1892-1958) —
also known as Herman P. Eberharter —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 29,
1892.
Son of Jacob Eberharter and Louisa (Ramer) Eberharter; married, January
13, 1934, to Emma A. Naughton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1937-58 (32nd District 1937-43,
31st District 1943-45, 32nd District 1945-53, 28th District 1953-58);
died in office 1958.
Catholic.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
9, 1958 (age 66 years, 133
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Charles Richard Eckert (1868-1959) —
also known as Charles R. Eckert —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
20, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1935-39;
defeated, 1938.
Died as the result of an automobile
accident, in Rochester, Beaver
County, Pa., October
26, 1959 (age 91 years, 279
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Franklin Spencer Edmonds (b. 1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Whitemarsh, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 28,
1874.
Son of Henry R. Edmonds and Catherine Ann (Huntzinger) Edmonds;
brother of George
Washington Edmonds; married, December
6, 1909, to Elise Julia Beitler.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1921-26; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1939.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Franklin Edmunds (1828-1919) —
also known as George F. Edmunds —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
1, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1854-55, 1857-59;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1857-59; member of
Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1861-62; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1865-91; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884.
Episcopalian.
Author of Edmunds Act for suppression of polygamy in Utah, 1882.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1919 (age 91 years, 26
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Pleaded
guilty in federal court to conflict
of interest charges,
February 1979; sentenced
to five years probation
and fined
$10,000.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 24,
2004 (age 83 years, 41
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa.
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Henry Ellenbogen (1900-1985) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
April
3, 1900.
Son of Samson Ellenbogen and Rose (Franzos) Ellenbogen; married, December
18, 1927, to Rae Savage.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1933-38; common
pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1938-66.
Jewish.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 4,
1985 (age 85 years, 92
days).
Interment at West
View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Charles H. English (1883-1944) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
30, 1883.
Son of Michael M. English and Maria (Sheridan) English; married to
Mary O'Brien and Aline Walker Warfel; father of John
W. English.
Lawyer; active in the Democratic Party, then later in the
Republican Party.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died February
17, 1944 (age 60 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. English (b. 1915) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., April 20,
1915.
Son of Charles
H. English and Mary (O'Brien) English; married to Otilie Germer.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956;
candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1959; chair of
Erie County Republican Party, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1960.
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Kenneth Joseph English (1899-1970) —
also known as Kenneth J. English —
of Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
27, 1899.
Son of Thomas Francis English and Frances Teresa (Webber) English;
married, November
16, 1938, to Mary Frances Burke.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittston, Pa., 1937-39.
Catholic.
Died in 1970
(age about
70 years).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pittston, Pa.
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Joel Benedict Erhardt (born c.1838) —
also known as Joel B. Erhardt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., about 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1888; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1889-91.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Union
League; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Ermentrout (1837-1899) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., January
24, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1868,
1880,
1888;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1874-80; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-89, 1897-99 (8th District
1881-89, 9th District 1897-99); died in office 1899.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., September
17, 1899 (age 62 years, 236
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Allen Edward Ertel (b. 1937) —
also known as Allen E. Ertel —
of Montoursville, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
7, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; clerk for U.S. District Judge Caleb
M. Wright, 1965-66; Lycoming
County District Attorney, 1968-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1977-83;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1982; candidate for Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1984.
Still living as of 1998.
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Harry Allison Estep (1884-1968) —
also known as Harry A. Estep —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1884.
Son of James E. Estep and Isabella S. (Kaye) Estep; married, August
10, 1918, to Blanche Alward.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1920
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 35th District, 1927-33.
Died in Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
28, 1968 (age 84 years, 27
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Alvin Evans (1845-1906) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., October
4, 1845.
Married, November
17, 1875, to Kate E. Shyrock.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-05 (20th District 1901-03,
19th District 1903-05).
Died in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., June 19,
1906 (age 60 years, 258
days).
Interment at Lloyd
Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa.
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Charles Conner Evans (b. 1858) —
also known as Charles C. Evans —
of Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa.
Born in Briarcreek Township, Columbia
County, Pa., January
10, 1858.
Son of Francis Evans and Jane Evans; married, February
23, 1888, to Annie Sloan; married, October
24, 1928, to Elizabeth Mears.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 26th District, 1906-16,
1925-38; appointed 1906, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Evans (b. 1853) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near Bronson, Branch
County, Mich., December
3, 1853.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 5th District,
1898-1929.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Evans (b. 1876) —
of Cambria
County, Pa.
Born September
12, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
47th District, 1920-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Emory Evans (1856-1925) —
also known as Robert E. Evans —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born in Coalmont, Huntingdon
County, Pa., July 15,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 8th District,
1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1919-23; defeated,
1922; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1925; died in office 1925.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 8,
1925 (age 68 years, 358
days).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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John Hoge Ewing (1796-1887) —
also known as John H. Ewing —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Born near Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., October
5, 1796.
Son of William Porter Ewing and Mary (Conwell) Ewing; married, November
2, 1820, to Ellen Blaine (died 1840; aunt of James
Gillespie Blaine); married, August
12, 1845, to Margaret C. Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1838-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1845-47; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., June 9,
1887 (age 90 years, 247
days).
Interment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Charles Aloysius Fagan (1859-1925) —
also known as Charles A. Fagan —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 1,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1896,
1916,
1920.
Died November
25, 1925 (age 66 years, 147
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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George E. Farrand (b. 1878) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Dogtown, Clarion
County, Pa., April 14,
1878.
Son of William Farrand and Jeanette (McKevett) Farrand; married, November
18, 1903, to Alice Knox.
Republican. Lawyer; Ventura
County Clerk, 1900-07; member, California Constitutional
Commission, 1930.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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David M. Farrelly (b. 1807) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., April 15,
1807.
Son of Patrick
Farrelly and Elizabeth (Meade) Farrelly; brother of John
Wilson Farrelly.
Lawyer; Crawford
County Register and Recorder of Deeds, 1830; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1836; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Farrelly (1770-1826) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Ireland,
1770.
Father of David
M. Farrelly and John
Wilson Farrelly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1811-12; major in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-26 (15th District 1821-23,
18th District 1823-26); died in office 1826.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., January
12, 1826 (age about 55
years).
Original interment at Old
Meadville Cemetery (which no longer exists), Meadville, Pa.;
reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Henry B. Farren (1848-1905) —
of Elvira Township, Buffalo
County, S.Dak.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
4, 1848.
Son of James L. Farren.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer; Buffalo
County State's Attorney; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1903-04.
Died March 5,
1905 (age 56 years, 121
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Gann Valley, S.Dak.
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Thomas C. Tom Feeney III (b. 1958) —
also known as Tom Feeney —
of Oviedo, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 21,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1990-94, 1996-2002;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1994; Presidential Elector for Florida, 2000;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 24th District, 2003-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Joseph Feldman (1904-1994) —
also known as George J. Feldman —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1904.
Married to Marion Schulman.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
U.S. Ambassador to Malta, 1965-67; Luxembourg, 1967-69.
Jewish.
Chief author of a Congressional study which led to the creation of
NASA as a civilian space agency.
Died in the Bryn Mawr Terrace Nursing
Home, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
22, 1994 (age 90 years, 16
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Son of Samuel Ferguson and Margaret (Bush) Ferguson; married 1913 to Myrtle
Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William Cramp Ferguson (b. 1864) —
also known as William C. Ferguson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
2, 1864.
Son of Joseph Cooper Ferguson and Sophia (Cramp) Ferguson; married,
January
29, 1889, to Ella Buckman.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
1st District, 1906-29; appointed 1906.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Sydney Fine (1893-1978) —
also known as John S. Fine —
of Nanticoke, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Alden, Newport Township, Luzerne
County, Pa., April 10,
1893.
Son of Jacob W. Fine and Margaret (Crosp) Fine.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920
(alternate), 1952;
chair
of Luzerne County Republican Party, 1922-23; common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania 11th District, 1927-29; appointed 1927; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1951-55.
Died May 21,
1978 (age 85 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Lee Park, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Thomas Dickson Finletter (b. 1862) —
also known as Thomas D. Finletter —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1862.
Father of Thomas
Knight Finletter.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
1st District, 1913-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Knight Finletter (1893-1980) —
also known as Thomas K. Finletter —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
11, 1893.
Son of Thomas
Dickson Finletter and Helen (Grill) Finletter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
special assistant to U.S. Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, 1941-44; Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, 1950-53; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960;
U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1961-65.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Delta
Phi; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in 1980
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Darwin Abel Finney (1814-1868) —
also known as Darwin A. Finney —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Shrewsbury, Rutland
County, Vt., August
11, 1814.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1848; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-61; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1867-68; died in
office 1868.
Died in Brussels, Belgium,
August
25, 1868 (age 54 years, 14
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Fisher (1834-1915) —
also known as B. Franklin Fisher —
of Schuylkill Township, Chester
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Spring Mills, Centre
County, Pa., November
21, 1834.
Son of Peter S. Fisher (1804-1873) and Frances Veronica (Heckert)
Fisher (1810-1872); married, March 15,
1864, to Alice Eliza Causten (1835-1907).
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884.
German
ancestry.
Died in Chester
County, Pa., September
9, 1915 (age 80 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Michael Fisher (b. 1944) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
7, 1944.
Son of C. Francis Fisher and Dolores (Darby) Fisher; married to Carol
Hudak.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1975-80; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 37th District, 1981.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Elks; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1981.
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John Stuchell Fisher (1867-1940) —
also known as John S. Fisher —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana
County, Pa., May 25,
1867.
Son of Samuel Royer Fisher (1832-1911) and Maria Louise (McGaughey)
Fisher (1839-1923); married, October
11, 1893, to Hapsie Miller (1868-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1901-08; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916
(speaker),
1928;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; chairman of Capitol Investigating
Commission, which exposed frauds in the furnishing of the
Pennsylvania state capitol building; chairman of board, National
Union Fire
Insurance Company.
Presbyterian.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 25,
1940 (age 73 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
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Michael G. Fitzpatrick (b. 1963) —
of Levittown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 28,
1963.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Peter F. Flaherty (1924-2005) —
also known as Pete Flaherty; "Nobody's
Boy" —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 25,
1924.
Son of Pete Flaherty and Anne (O'Toole) Flaherty; married, August
29, 1958, to Nancy Houlihand.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1970-77; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1974, 1980; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1978; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa., April 18,
2005 (age 80 years, 297
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, South Hills, Pa.
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M. Ward Fleming (b. 1884) —
of Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., August
23, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
49th District, 1928-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Son of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming; married, February
12, 1912, to Lethia Cousins.
Republican. Barber;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) —
also known as Daniel J. Flood —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., November
26, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,
1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Charged
in 1979 with taking
bribes; a trial
resulted in a hung jury; resigned
from the House in 1980; pleaded
guilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy to
violate federal campaign
finance laws, and sentenced
to one year probation.
Died in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 28,
1994 (age 90 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa.
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Charles Flowers (b. 1845) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dennis Thomas Flynn (1861-1939) —
also known as Dennis T. Flynn —
of Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan.; Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., February
13, 1861.
Son of Dennis T. Flynn and Margaret (Clancy) Flynn; married 1887 to Addie
M. Blanton.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1890-92; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97, 1899-1903;
defeated, 1890, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1908.
Catholic.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 19,
1939 (age 78 years, 126
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Thomas Michael Foglietta (1928-2004) —
also known as Thomas M. Foglietta —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
3, 1928.
Lawyer; member, Philadelphia city council, 1955-75; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960
(alternate); Republican candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1975; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1981-97; resigned
1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1996;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1997-2001.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of
Italy; American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
13, 2004 (age 75 years, 346
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
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Frederick Voris Follmer (b. 1885) —
also known as Frederick V. Follmer —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
13, 1885.
Son of John Samuel Follmer and Elizabeth B. (Voris) Follmer; married,
May
30, 1921, to Ella Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Ford (1856-1930) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
3, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1898-1903; common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1906-29; appointed 1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1930
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
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Chauncey Forward (1793-1839) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., February
4, 1793.
Brother of Walter
Forward.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1820-22; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1826-31; Somerset
County Prothonotary and Recorder, 1831.
Died in Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., October
19, 1839 (age 46 years, 257
days).
Interment at Aukeny
Square Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
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Walter Forward (1786-1852) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in East Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1786.
Brother of Chauncey
Forward.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1822-25 (14th District 1822-23,
16th District 1823-25); defeated, 1824; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1841-43; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Denmark, 1849-51; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1851.
Methodist.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
24, 1852 (age 66 years, 305
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Jon D. Fox (b. 1947) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 22,
1947.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1984-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1995-99;
defeated, 1992, 1998.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Sellers Frazer (born c.1850) —
also known as Robert S. Frazer —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fayette City, Fayette
County, Pa., about 1850.
Son of Caleb T. Frazer and Sarah J. (Baker) Frazer; married, September
25, 1879, to Loretta Gilfillan (died 1908).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1877-79; common pleas court judge
in Pennsylvania, 1897-1914; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1915-36; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930-36.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) —
also known as Lake J. Frazier —
of Winchester,
Va.; Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.
Born near Danville, Montour
County, Pa., December
11, 1898.
Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married
1921 to
Helen P. Holshue.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948;
mayor
of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Son of James T. Fredericks and Mary (Patterson) Fredericks; married
1896 to
Agnes M. Blakeley.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Harrison J. Freebourn (b. 1890) —
also known as Harry Freebourn —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
17, 1890.
Son of John Freebourn and Agnes (Brown) Freebourn; married, January
18, 1911, to Anne Donnelly (died 1932); married, November
30, 1936, to Mary Elizabeth Moran.
Lawyer; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1929-36; Montana
state attorney general, 1937-41; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1949-51.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Freedley (1793-1851) —
of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 22,
1793.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1847-51.
Died December
8, 1851 (age 58 years, 200
days).
Interment at Montgomery
Cemetery, Norristown, Pa.
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Chapman Freeman (1832-1904) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
8, 1832.
Republican. Merchant;
served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1875-79.
Died in Strafford, Chester
County, Pa., March 22,
1904 (age 71 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Walter Frey (1887-1939) —
also known as Oliver W. Frey —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born near Quakertown, Bucks
County, Pa., September
7, 1887.
Married, June 28,
1928, to Jessie M. Straub.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1933-39.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
26, 1939 (age 51 years, 353
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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W. Roger Fronefield (1864-1943) —
of Delaware
County, Pa.
Born near Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., November
22, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
32nd District, 1925-29.
Died in 1943
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Media
Cemetery, Media, Pa.
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Vincent J. Fumo (b. 1943) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1943.
Son of Vincent E. Fumo and Helen (Rodgers) Fumo; married to Susan A.
Vena.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
developer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1979-; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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