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Leon Sacks (1902-1972) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
7, 1902.
Son of Morris Sacks and Dora (Clayman) Sacks.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 11,
1972 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Shalom
Memorial Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Wilbur Fisk Sadler (1840-1916) —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Adams
County, Pa., October
14, 1840.
Son of Joshua S. Sadler; married, January
5, 1871, to Sarah E. Sterrett; father of Sylvester
Baker Sadler.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County District Attorney, 1871; district judge in Pennsylvania
9th District, 1884-94, 1904-14.
Died November
11, 1916 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Son of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married, July 12,
1926, to Inez Reams.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; assistant attorney in Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew M. Sallade —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Brother of Jacob
M. Sallade.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Reading, Pa., 1849, 1850.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob M. Sallade —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Brother of Andrew
M. Sallade.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Reading, Pa., 1858.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel W. Salus (b. 1872) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
31, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1903, 1909; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1911-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles William Sandman, Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1956-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75; candidate
for Governor of
New Jersey, 1973.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Richard John Santorum (b. 1958) —
also known as Rick Santorum —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Winchester,
Va., May 10,
1958.
Republican. Administrative assistant to State Sen. J.
Doyle Corman, 1981-86; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1991-95; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Randall James Sauder (b. 1954) —
also known as Randy Sauder —
of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in Du Bois, Clearfield
County, Pa., June 6,
1954.
Lawyer; political
consultant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; defeated (Democratic),
2000.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Anthony Savage (b. 1893) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa., December
25, 1893.
Son of Lewis B. Savage and Anna (Tamosz) Savage; married, September
11, 1915, to Florence Hopkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1928-34.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Order of the
Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) —
also known as John P. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 23,
1908.
Son of Tillman
K. Saylor and Minerva (Phillips) Saylor; married 1937 to Grace
Doerstler.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,
22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Eagles.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa.
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William Irwin Schaffer (1867-1953) —
also known as William I. Schaffer —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.; Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
11, 1867.
Son of George A. Schaffer and Mary H. (Irwin) Schaffer; married to
Susan A. Cross.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
County District Attorney, 1893-1900; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920;
justice
of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1921-43; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1940-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) —
also known as William A. Schnader —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
5, 1886.
Son of Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader;
married, June 9,
1915, to Ethel K. Heinitsh.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1930-35; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes (b. 1958) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in 1958.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Calgary, 1997; U.S. Ambassador to Suriname, 2006-.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2007.
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Hardie Scott (1907-1999) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Cynwyd, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 7,
1907.
Son of John
Roger Kirkpatrick Scott and Helen (Hardie) Scott.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1947-53.
Episcopalian.
Died November
2, 1999 (age 92 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. (1900-1994) —
also known as Hugh Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
11, 1900.
Married to Marian Chase.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District
1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1948-49; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972
(delegation chair).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Lions; Society
of the Cincinnati; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Chi Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died July 21,
1994 (age 93 years, 252
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (1873-1945) —
also known as John R. K. Scott —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomsburg, Columbia
County, Pa., July 6,
1873.
Father of Hardie
Scott.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1899, 1908-10, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1915-19.
Died in 1945
(age about
71 years).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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William Warren Scranton (b. 1917) —
also known as William W. Scranton —
of Dalton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Madison, New Haven
County, Conn., July 19,
1917.
Great-grandson of Joseph
Augustine Scranton; son of Marion
Margery Scranton and Worthington Scranton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1961-63; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1976-77.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10,
1905, to Rosalie Pendleton.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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William G. Sesler (b. 1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April 18,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1961-72; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees;
Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1999.
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Married 1813
to Ruth Snowden Price; brother of Thomas
Shannon, James
Shannon and Wilson
Shannon; granduncle of Isaac
Charles Parker.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and lost a
leg. Shannon's Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River, is
named
for him.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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James Shannon (c.1791-1832) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., about 1791.
Son-in-law of Isaac
Shelby; brother of George
F. Shannon, Thomas
Shannon and Wilson
Shannon; granduncle of Isaac
Charles Parker.
Lawyer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1832, died in office 1832.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of yellow
fever, 1832
(age about
41 years).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfort, Ky.
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George Sharswood (1810-1883) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 7,
1810.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1837;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1845-67; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1868-82; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1879-83.
Presbyterian.
Died May 28,
1883 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Sheridan (1902-1987) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., September
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1939-47; defeated,
1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1987 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Sherwood (1813-1896) —
of Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
9, 1813.
Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1871-73;
president, Wellsboro & Lawrenceville Railroad.
Died in Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., November
10, 1896 (age 83 years, 32
days).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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Edward Shippen (1729-1806) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
16, 1729.
Great-grandson of Edward
Shippen (1639-1712); son of Edward
Shippen (1703-1781); nephew of William
Shippen.
Lawyer; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1799-1806.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 16,
1806 (age 77 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Shiras, Jr. (1832-1924) —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
26, 1832.
Father of George
Shiras III.
Lawyer; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1892-1903; resigned 1903.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, as the result of a fall, in
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August 2,
1924 (age 92 years, 189
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Benjamin Franklin Shively (1857-1916) —
also known as Benjamin F. Shively —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 20,
1857.
Son of Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth (Penrod) Shively; married 1889 to Laura
Jenks (daughter of George
Augustus Jenks).
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1884-85, 1887-93;
defeated, 1906; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1909-16; died in office 1916; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(speaker).
Died March 14,
1916 (age 58 years, 360
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) —
also known as Herbert B. Shonk —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
28, 1881.
Son of George
Washington Shonk; married 1907 to
Gertrude Knight (daughter of Erastus
Cole Knight).
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;
died in office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a heart
attack, in White Plains Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., 1930
(age about
48 years).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Milton William Shreve (1858-1939) —
also known as Milton W. Shreve —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., May 3,
1858.
Son of Cyrus Shreve and Florella Shreve; married to Mary Hill.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney; chair of
Erie County Republican Party, 1900; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1919-33 (25th District
1913-15, 1919-23, 29th District 1923-33).
Died December
23, 1939 (age 81 years, 234
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., June 2,
1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; farmer; miller; merchant;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., December
5, 1881 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Sinnott —
also known as Joe Sinnott —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Democrat. Chemist;
lawyer; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 2006-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 2008.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles Sitgreaves (1803-1878) —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 22,
1803.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1831-33;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Warren County, 1852-54; mayor
of Phillipsburg, N.J., 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1865-69.
Died in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., March 17,
1878 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Interment at Seventh
Street Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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James Richard Slack (1818-1881) —
also known as J. R. Slack —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., September
28, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1854, 1880; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1856;
member of Indiana
state senate; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1872-78.
General Slack Park in Huntington, Ind. is named for him.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 28,
1881 (age 62 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Bernard C. Smith (1923-1993) —
of Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa., July 29,
1923.
Married to Elizabeth Reynolds (1924-1998).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1962-65; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1966-68.
Member, Rotary.
Died October
19, 1993 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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Earl A. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., December
14, 1876.
Son of George H. Smith and Elizabeth (Hart) Smith; married 1906 to
Florence Rochotte.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New
York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1938 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milford, Pa.
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John Montgomery Smith (b. 1834) —
of Iowa
County, Wis.
Born in Bedford Springs, Bedford
County, Pa., February
26, 1834.
Son of William
Rudolph Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1879; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1880,
1888;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1892; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Smith (1757-1842) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
3, 1757.
Brother of Samuel
Smith.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1789;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1793-95; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1796-1800; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1801-09; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1809-11.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
26, 1842 (age 85 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rudolph Smith (1787-1868) —
also known as William R. Smith —
of Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., August
31, 1787.
Father of John
Montgomery Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; member of Pennsylvania
state senate; delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1856-58.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., August
22, 1868 (age 80 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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W. H. Snell (born c.1853) —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Snyder (b. 1867) —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Pillow, Dauphin
County, Pa., April 16,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1903-07; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1909-17; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1917-21; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920;
Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1921-25.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Souther (1826-1891) —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., March 5,
1826.
Son of Joseph Souther and Hepsie (Armisted) Souther; married 1850 to Letitia
Patterson; second cousin thrice removed of Marc
Hubbard Souther.
Republican. Lawyer; Elk
County Treasurer, 1847; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1855; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1868;
county judge in Pennsylvania, 1871.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1891
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Everett, Mass.
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John T. Spencer (born c.1845) —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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Austin L. Staley (1902-1978) —
of Fox Chapel, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1902.
Son of Harry M. Staley and Millie (Boehm) Staley; married 1930 to Elnor
Soisson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1950-68; took senior
status 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died August 3,
1978 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Stanton (1843-1900) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 28,
1843.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1876-77; common
pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1877.
Died in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., March 28,
1900 (age 56 years, 243
days).
Interment at West
Side Catholic Cemetery, Scranton, Pa.
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Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) —
also known as Harold E. Stassen —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn., April 13,
1907.
Lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945
(in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president,
University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1948,
1952,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1958; Republican candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, at the Friendship Village nursing
home, Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 4,
2001 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Interment at Acacia
Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) —
also known as W. A. Steel —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., October
11, 1836.
Son of Stewart Steel (1800-1861) and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel
(1806-1876); married, January
16, 1862, to Frances Louise Sanger (1842-1880; daughter of Lorenzo
P. Sanger).
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stone quarry
proprietor; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76.
Died, reportedly as the result of a horsedrawn
sleigh accident, in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 28,
1879 (age 42 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
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Henry Joseph Steele (1860-1933) —
also known as Henry J. Steele —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 10,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1915-21.
Died in 1933
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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William Shearer Stenger (1840-1918) —
also known as William S. Stenger —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born in Fort Loudon, Franklin
County, Pa., February
13, 1840.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1875-79; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1883-87.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 29,
1918 (age 78 years, 44
days).
Interment at Falling
Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
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Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.; Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., April 4,
1792.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1837, 1841; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1838; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-53, 1859-68 (8th District
1849-53, 9th District 1859-68); died in office 1868; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856
(speaker),
1860.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
11, 1868 (age 76 years, 129
days).
Interment at Shreiner's
Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James S. Stevenson (1780-1831) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Warren
County, Pa., 1780.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1822-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1825-29.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
16, 1831 (age about 51
years).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Andrew Stewart (1791-1872) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in German Township, Fayette
County, Pa., June 11,
1791.
Father of Andrew
Stewart (1836-1903).
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1815-18; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1818-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-29, 1831-35, 1843-49 (13th
District 1821-23, 14th District 1823-29, 1831-33, 20th District
1833-35, 18th District 1843-45, 13th District 1845-47, 18th District
1847-49); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 16,
1872 (age 81 years, 35
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Stephen Stockton (b. 1947) —
also known as Steve Stockton —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 4,
1947.
Lawyer; accountant;
insurance
executive; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Warren Stone (1843-1912) —
also known as Charles W. Stone —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 29,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1870-71; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1877-78; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1879-83; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1890-99 (27th District 1890-97,
7th District 1897-99).
Died near Warren, Warren
County, Pa., August
15, 1912 (age 69 years, 47
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
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William Alexis Stone (1846-1920) —
also known as William A. Stone —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near Wellsboro, Tioga
County, Pa., April 18,
1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1880-86; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1891-98; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1899-1903.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 1,
1920 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Wellsboro
Cemetery, Wellsboro, Pa.
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John F. Street (born c.1944) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., about 1944.
Brother of T.
Milton Street.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 2000-.
Still living as of 2008.
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Joseph E. Streeter (1829-1863) —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Harford, Susquehanna
County, Pa., August 3,
1829.
Lawyer; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1854-55; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-63; died in office 1863.
Died February
20, 1863 (age 33 years, 201
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939) —
also known as Nathan L. Strong —
of Brookville, Jefferson
County, Pa.
Born in Summerville, Jefferson
County, Pa., November
12, 1859.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; lawyer; Jefferson
County District Attorney, 1895-1901; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1917-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
14, 1939 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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Lafayette M. Sturdevant (b. 1856) —
of Neillsville, Clark
County, Wis.
Born in Chandlers Valley, Warren
County, Pa., September
17, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Clark
County District Attorney, 1884-85, 1890-91; chair of
Clark County Republican Party, 1894-98; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1899-1902; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1903-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Swayne (1842-1907) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Guyencourt, New Castle
County, Del., August
10, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1888; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1889-1907;
died in office 1907; impeached
by the U.S. House of Representatives in December 1904; acquitted in
the U.S. Senate.
Died July 5,
1907 (age 64 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sweeny (1796-1877) —
of Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born near Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., February
22, 1796.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1839-43.
Died in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, October
10, 1877 (age 81 years, 230
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
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