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William McGill Laird (b. 1890) —
also known as William M. Laird —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone, Blair
County, Pa., April 18,
1890.
Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1917-20; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lambert (1790-1853) —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in 1790.
Lawyer; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1840-52.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1853
(age about
63 years).
Original interment at St.
John's Church Cemetery, Church Hill, Richmond, Va.; reinterment
in 1892 at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Frank M. Lardin (b. 1874) —
of German Township, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Petrolia, Butler
County, Pa., October
24, 1874.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Glen R. Law (b. 1897) —
of Sharpsville, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Raymilton, Venango
County, Pa., May 7,
1897.
Son of Oren B. Law and Margaret E. (Ramsey) Law; married to Byrdella
Boyd.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1935-38.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald Lawrence (b. 1968) —
of Wayne, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1968.
Grandson of David
Leo Lawrence.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1996-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2010.
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Thomas Aloysius Leonard (b. 1946) —
also known as Thomas A. Leonard; Tom
Leonard —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
5, 1946.
Son of Thomas Aloysius Leonard and Mary Teresa (Kelly) Leonard;
married to Kathleen Mary Duffy.
Democrat. Lawyer; Philadelphia Register of Wills, 1976-79;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1976,
1980,
1992,
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1976-83; Philadelphia city
controller, 1987-91; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Still living as of 1996.
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Murray Levin (b. 1943) —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
8, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) —
also known as Alfred B. Lewis —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 20,
1897.
Son of John Frederick Lewis and Anne Henrietta Rush (Baker) Lewis;
married, November
20, 1924, to Lena Greenspan (divorced 1939); married, October
14, 1939, to Eileen B. (O'Connor) Lane.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; secretary
of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidate
for Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, later
president, Union Casualty insurance
company.
Episcopalian.
Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Federation of Teachers; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died about 1980 (age about 83
years).
Interment somewhere
in Fairfield County, Conn.
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David John Lewis (1869-1952) —
also known as David J. Lewis —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Nuttals Bank, Centre
County, Pa., May 1,
1869.
Son of Richard Lloyd Lewis and Catherine (Watkins) Lewis; married, December
19, 1893, to Florida M. Bohn.
Democrat. Coal miner;
lawyer; member of Maryland
state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1911-17, 1931-39;
defeated, 1908; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1916 (Democratic), 1922, 1938; member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1921.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
12, 1952 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Fred Ewing Lewis (1865-1949) —
also known as Fred E. Lewis —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
8, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Merchants National Bank and
Dime Savings and Trust Co.; mayor
of Allentown, Pa., 1896-99, 1902-05, 1932-36; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1913-15.
Died June 27,
1949 (age 84 years, 139
days).
Interment at Union
and West End Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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H. Craig Lewis (b. 1944) —
of Feasterville, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Hazleton, Luzerne
County, Pa., July 22,
1944.
Son of Harold W. Lewis and Dorothy M. Lewis; married to Nancy Haigh.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1975-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1981.
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T. L. Lewis (born c.1853) —
of Oakland, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilma B. Liebman —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1997-; chair, National Labor Relations
Board, 2009-.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Auen Linn (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Linn —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 8,
1948.
Son of William Anthony Linn and Margaret Irene (Auen) Linn; married,
September
15, 1973, to Ellen Delaney.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1988; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
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Charles Ludlow Livingston (b. 1870) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 10,
1870.
Electrical
engineer;
lawyer; U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1908-10; Swansea, 1910-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. (1932-1980) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 29,
1932.
Father of Russell
G. Lloyd, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1972-79; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Catholic.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Julia Van Orden; he died eight hours later, in St.
Mary's Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March 21,
1980 (age 47 years, 358
days); his killer was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in
prison.
Interment at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Joseph Simon Lord III (1912-1991) —
also known as Joseph S. Lord III —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 21,
1912.
Son of Joseph Simon Lord and Irene (Hicks) Lord; married, November
25, 1936, to Marie Catherine McCrudden; married, February
14, 1971, to Maureen Colgan McCrudden.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961-76.
Died in April, 1991
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John L. Lotsch (1881-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born February
15, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1928.
Arrested
and indicted
in 1935 on federal charges
of taking
bribes while serving as a special master overseeing a patent
case; the case was dismissed in 1936, but he was immediately reindicted
on an extortion
charge;
that indictment was thrown out by the Court of Appeals. Charged
in 1938, with other officials of a defunct Brooklyn bank, with
conspiracy to violate federal banking
laws by accepting fees for granting loans; tried and
convicted
on three counts; sentenced
to serve one year in jail;
also disbarred.
Pleaded
guilty in 1939 to charges
that he bribed
federal judge Martin
T. Manton, and testified at the judge's bribery trial.
Died in 1967
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Hoge Lowrie (1807-1876) —
also known as Walter H. Lowrie —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March 3,
1807.
Son of Walter
Lowrie.
Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1846-51; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851-57; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-63.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., November
14, 1876 (age 69 years, 256
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry S. Lydick (b. 1860) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in South Mahoning Township, Indiana
County, Pa., April 23,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 2nd
District, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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